Senior Marketing Communications Manager Jobs in Farringdon, Greater London

Are you ready for a new, exciting opportunity to further develop your career in the charity sector? Join our dynamic team at Street League and make a real difference in the lives of young people across the UK!

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Head of Corporate Partnerships. This role is an integral part of Street League’s Commercial Team and will play a key role in maximising our income from corporates as you lead a highly successful team to manage, develop and grow our portfolio of corporate partnerships.

Here at Street League, sport is at the heart of what we do and is what makes us successful. We support young people holistically, recognising the inextricable links between wellbeing, health, and employment.

Role:

As an integral member of Street League’s Fundraising team, you will be responsible for maximising our income from corporates as you lead a highly successful team to manage, develop and grow our portfolio of corporate partnerships. This will include the development of new business, relationship management and stewardship of existing corporate funders as well as managing all corporate financial targets. Reporting into the Commercial Director you will also work closely with other members of the Senior Management Team across the charity.

The role requires passion, determination and talent to ensure young people living in some of the UK’s most disadvantaged communities a brighter future through secure employment. This role sits within the Commercial Fundraising Team that currently manages an impressive selection of corporate partnerships including many household brands and FTSE 100 companies supporting Street League with funding, volunteering, awareness, and pro–bono advice.

Street League values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, including those who have lived experience.

Key details:

Salary: £50,290

Work pattern: 36.25 hours per week, Full time Monday – Friday. Part-time, flexible hours or a job share would be considered

Location: Hybrid (1-2 days a week in our London Victoria office)

Contract: 12-month fixed term contract with the opportunity for a permanent role.

Don't miss this chance to be a part of our mission and help change the game for young people in the UK.

To apply for this role, please submit your application via our online application site by clicking the link below where you will also find the Job Description and Person Specification

Closing date for applications is Monday 28th October 2024.

Our Head of Membership Services will lead the development and implementation of an ambitious membership strategy and engagement plan, ensuring our offer remains competitive and meaningful, meets our members’ needs, and is responsive to feedback.

In this senior management role, you will be responsible for strategic and operational leadership of the membership team, ensuring that members have a positive and engaging experience, that their voices and interests are heard within RCEW, and their interests represented in decision-making.

You will lead on supporting our members to work within the framework of the Rape Crisis National Service Standards (2024), producing and updating guidance and information as necessary and facilitate the sharing of best practice through peer support spaces.

We require the post holder to be female - Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements), of the Equality Act (2010) applies. RCEW and local Rape Crisis Centres provide space where women and children who have experienced sexual violence and abuse are supported and can access services.

The deadline for applications is Sunday 3rd November 2024.

Location:UK, Egypt, oPt, Lebanon 

Location type:Hybrid

Reporting to: Director of Finance and Operations

Annual salary: £66K GBP (UK), $50K USD (Lebanon), 232K ILS (oPt), $45K USD (Egypt)

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours: Full-time (35 hours)

Manages: 1

Candidate level: Senior Management

MAP’s Mission

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees. MAP is the leading UK charity delivering health and medical care to those worst affected by conflict, occupation, and displacement in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon.

Job Purpose

The Deputy Director: Supply Chain & Logistics will be responsible for overseeing the organisation’s goals and strategy related to supply chain management, procurement, and logistics to ensure these functions best support MAP’s mission.  With the organisation currently experiencing a period of growth in both headcount and scale of operations, the role will be key in enhancing logistics capabilities, supporting expansion efforts, and maintaining consistency in supply chain and logistics practices across multiple regions. This new role will be crucial in managing and optimising supply chain operations across multiple countries and regions, aligning logistics strategies with organisational objectives, and ensuring efficient and secure delivery of medical and other supplies within a complex humanitarian crisis.

Duties and key responsibilities

Leadership, Collaboration & Line Management

· Support the Director of Finance and Operations through preparation for and reporting to governance meetings.

· Participate actively as a member of the Leadership Team.

· Provide leadership, direction, training, and motivation as appropriate to the Procurement & Logistics Manager, and working with the directors of MAP’s overseas offices, to the relevant local procurement, finance, audit, security and logistics staff.

Supply Chains and Procurement

· Oversee MAP’s supply chain strategy to deliver efficient and timely support to field offices within an ever-changing humanitarian crisis.

· Embed logistics strategies to ensure the timely and efficient delivery of humanitarian aid including medical supplies, essential goods and other supplies and materials, while navigating complex and unstable environments.

· Oversee and monitor all the procurement processes and commitments to source goods in compliance with organisational policies and donor guidelines, ensuring cost-effective purchasing, quality control, and ethical standards.

· Manage and grow relationships with local, regional and international suppliers, transport providers, insurers, and partners to secure reliable supply routes and mitigate risks related to border crossings, roadblocks, and security threats.

· Analyse supply chain data and assess trends related to demand, transportation routes, supplier performance, and security conditions to inform strategic decision-making and anticipate future needs.

· Have oversight of each of MAP’s warehouses and distribution centres to ensure proper storage, inventory control, and the safeguarding of supplies against theft, damage, or diversion in high-risk areas.

· Ensure all logistics operations comply with local laws, international regulations, donor requirements, and internal policies while developing contingency plans and risk mitigation strategies for emergencies or sudden changes in the security situations.

· Work closely with the People and Culture, Programmes, and Advocacy teams in the deployment of staff, contractors, emergency medical teams and delegations, including managing travel, accommodation and subsistence for deployed and inbound staff.

· Work alongside each country offices’ finance staff to monitor supply chain needs, enable effective risk management, ensure timely supplier payments to optimise resource allocation.                                                                                              

Risk Management

· Risk management – manage strategic and operational risks supply chain and procurement areas working with the Head of Internal Audit & Compliance.

· Maintain insurance policies across all MAP offices to ensure appropriate and adequate risk mitigation and meet statutory requirements.

Person Specification

Experience

· Relevant recognised qualifications in Supply Chain Management, or a related field.

· Substantial experience in providing humanitarian aid in conflict zones, or a similar field.

· Strong background in supply chains, procurement and logistics within the NGO sector within a regional or international setting.

· Experience working in conflict and high-risk security environments with complex supply chains across multiple countries.

· Strong background in sourcing, negotiating, and managing relationships with local and international suppliers to secure cost-effective and high-quality goods.

· Ability to analyse market data and information, evaluate options and to think and plan logistics and supply chains strategically.

· Experience with working in a diverse and multi-cultural environment, including ability to recognise and address challenges arising from working in occupied zones.

Skills and abilities

· Ability to undertake a complex management role in an international organisation.

· Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and build positive workplace culture under challenging conditions.

· Flexibility and adaptability to respond to changing circumstances and urgent needs in occupied areas.

· Proven ability to negotiate and handle situations with diplomacy.

· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

· Fluent in spoken and written English required.

· Excellent IT skills, including experience of using Office 365 software.

· Solution-focused approach, ability to work under pressure.

Knowledge

· An appreciation of the political complexities in the Middle East region, of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and of the position of the Palestinian refugee population in regions where MAP operates.

Personal attributes and other requirements

· Commitment to MAP’s mission, services, and the right to health.

· Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.

· Work collaboratively with others in all aspects of our work.

· Willingness to work flexibility during busy periods and in emergencies.

· Be flexible and perform other associated duties as may arise, develop, or be assigned in line with the broad remit of the position.

· Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.

· Treat with confidentiality any personal, private, or sensitive information about individual organisations and or clients or staff and MAP data.

· Commitment to the values and ethos of MAP.

· Prepared and able to travel frequently occasionally to Egypt, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, and Israel.

Terms and Conditions

This job description does not form part of your contract of employment and can be amended from time to time as the needs of the organisation require.

This is a new role, and a review of the job description will be undertaken in early 2025 or earlier if required.

The deadline for applications is Sunday 3rd November 2024.

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Daryl Upsall International actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. In recruiting candidates, we seek candidates with the proven skills required; irrespective of race, gender, religion or belief, age, disability or sexual orientation.

Purpose of the job

Are you the right person to lead a team who are passionate about improving mental health and wellbeing for the people of Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing, and Hounslow?

We are seeking an interim Chief Executive to cover maternity leave. This role will have shorter term goals namely:

1. Supporting the SLT
2. Developing an annual business plan
3. Reporting to the board
4. Identifying areas for growth and income generation
5. Recovering reserves to ensure financial resilience over the next year

With strong strategic and leadership skills to continue to support the charity, the interim Chief Executive will continue to lead and inspiring our passionate and dedicated team as we work through our 2023-2026 strategy. The interim Chief Executive will act as the main link between the charity and Board. Together with the Chair, they will enable the Board of Trustees to fulfil its duties and responsibilities for the proper governance of the charity.

The right candidate will have a strong focus on business development, financial stability, thinking creatively and courageously about opportunities for growth and new income streams. You will be a passionate advocate for mental health and wellbeing, ensuring the charity is a place where people feel valued, listened to, and supported.

About Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing, and Hounslow Mind

We’re Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing, and Hounslow Mind (HFEH Mind), part of Mind the mental health charity. We provide advice and support to empower anybody experiencing a mental health problem and we campaign to improve services, raise awareness, and promote understanding of mental health.

We work in Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing, and Hounslow and have a range of services and products to help children, young people and adults maintain and regain their mental health. We work with employers, partners, community groups and other charities to achieve our aims.

Key Responsibilities​

• Strategy and Vision 
  • Ensure that business, operational, and annual plans to underpin the strategic plan are developed, agreed, and implemented.
  • Identify and assess strategic risks, issues and opportunities and take responsibility for leading an effective response to each.
• Organisational Development
  • Ensuring the charity has an appropriate organisation structure and management system to fulfil strategic objectives. 
  • Identifying and prioritising funding and commissioning opportunities.
  • Ensuring the charity is aware of best practice and maintains a high quality of work. 
• People & Culture
  • Continue building a staff culture where everyone is valued, clear on their role and equipped to do their job.
  • Provide leadership, supervision, annual appraisals and mentoring of the SLT. 
  • Maintain a diverse workforce that reflects the community, and working towards being a anti-racist organisation.
• Finance
  • Be responsible for overall financial health of the charity. 
  • Recover reserves and identify further areas of cost saving. 
  • Have an overview of finances and resources, ensuring to operate within agreed annual budget.
  • Ensure robust financial management of Charity's resources.
  • Consult with Board and Treasurer to prepare an Annual Budget, to be approved by the Board.
  • Ensure that there are effective mechanisms to ensure the robustness of external and internal controls (financial and non-financial).
• Governance, Reporting and Risk
  • Review major risks which charity is exposed to regularly by the Board and the management team. 
  • Ensure Board are appropriately informed and involved in organisational activities and the organisation benefits from their experience, skills and expertise.
  • Ensure that there are effective mechanisms to ensure the robustness of external and internal controls (financial and non-financial).
• External and internal relations
  • Foster good communication throughout charity and externally. 
  • Actively develop charity's public profile, professional networks and foster good relationships with external stakeholders.
  • Set up mechanisms for listening to the views of current and future beneficiaries. 
  • Regular one-to-one meetings with the Chair. 
• Legal and regulatory compliance 
  • Ensure charity fulfils all its legal, statutory, and regulatory responsibilities.
  • Engage with National Mind. 
  • Ensure organisation continues to deliver the Mind Quality Mark accreditation. 

The successful candidate will need to evidence the following:

You will have knowledge and experience in:

• Demonstrable track record of operating at CEO level or similar, managing, and embedding change.
• Proven track record of managing, growing, and developing support services in line with best practice in different and diverse communities, ideally in health or social care sectors (within Mental Health specifically preferred).
• Experience in recovering reserves and developing cost-saving efficiencies.
• Experience in restructures.
• Experience working with statutory and non-statutory bodies to achieve commissioning and grant targets and to grow the charity.
• Experience of working strategically to source and secure sustainable funding solutions working within tight financial constraints.
• Building effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders including service users based on principles of co-production.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent, with demonstrable evidence of continuous professional and personal development.
• Excellent people management and conflict resolution skills, and the ability to lead, delegate appropriately, motivate and support the performance of staff. 
• Excellent understanding of safeguarding legislation and processes, safety, and quality management.

Your qualities will include:

• An inspiring and empathetic leader, strategist, and communicator, ideally from a mental health background, who can cultivate a culture of learning, creativity, inclusion, and excellence.
• Able to demonstrate passion and commitment for HFEH Mind’s mission (lived experience a plus).
• Strong financial experience and abilities.
• Clear and inspirational leadership and people management skills with the ability to build and lead teams across multiple locations.
• Ability to think and act strategically, developing practical, innovative, and creative solutions to the management of issues and complex problems.
• Ability to identify opportunities to improve business outcomes through partnership at all levels.
• Energy and passion to deliver at pace and cut through obstacles. 
• Highly effective influencing and negotiating skills, with the ability to develop partnerships and alliances across a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Politically astute and resilient, with the ability to manage conflict and ambiguity.
• Outcome focused, with the capability and tenacity to drive the agenda forward. 

Benefits & Support

We want all our team to thrive at HFEH Mind and we offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, and excellent learning and development opportunities.  We are proud of our organisational culture, and we offer a supportive, flexible, and enjoyable place to work.

Employee benefits include:

• Opportunities for flexible working
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing with years of service up to 30 days.
• Workplace pension scheme
• Occupational sick pay scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Regular supervision
• A variety of learning and development opportunities
• Access to “Perkbox” employee benefits
• Cycle to Work Scheme

HFEH Mind are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

HFEH Mind are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing, and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.

Post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

The Talent Set are working with a brilliant Animal Charity to recruit a Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships to lead a newly structured team, leading income growth across Major Donor, Corporate, Trusts and Legacy gifts.

What’s on offer:

Salary: circa £55,000 dependant on experience

Working pattern: Hybrid or Remote, with quarterly travel into Central London

Key duties include:

· Lead on the development and operational delivery of the philanthropy and fundraising partnerships strategy, encompassing work across the high-value donor, legacies, trusts and corporate fundraising income streams.

· Maintain relationships with existing high-value donors and funders, through the provision of exemplary stewardship including reports, mailings, phone calls and face to face meetings.

· Oversee the continued development and growth of the charity’s global legacy programme, including the production of legacy mailings, telemarketing, offline and digital advertising, and features, as well as correspondence with supporters, solicitors and other stakeholders.

· Drive the development of the corporate fundraising programme, working with Global Programmes colleagues and partners based in the countries where the charity operates in.

· Provide supportive and dynamic line management for the Philanthropy and Fundraising Partnerships team.

· Support the Chief Executive, Directors and senior colleagues to build new funding relationships with key stakeholders.

· Work closely with the Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications to develop and drive the Philanthropy & Partnerships growth plan.

We’re looking for the following skills & experience:

· Demonstrable experience of managing multi-faceted, high value fundraising campaigns across Major Gifts, Trusts, Corporate or Legacy fundraising.

· Experience of developing, building and maintaining relationships with high-value stakeholders.

· Experience of line management and building a collaborative, high-performing fundraising team.

· Experience of developing and driving income growth across high-value fundraising income streams.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

We are  seeking a passionate and committed Chief Executive Officer who will help us unite the global Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) community to collectively find solutions to the challenges of the syndrome. Our vision is to create a world where people with PWS receive the services and supports they need to fulfil their potential and achieve their goals. PWS is a complex genetic disorder characterised by low muscle tone and failure to thrive at birth, and later evidence of short stature, intellectual disabilities, behavioural and psychiatric challenges and impaired satiety.

IPWSO is the international umbrella body for PWS associations around the world with 47 full paying country members and contacts in over 120 countries. We are committed to supporting people with PWS and their families whatever their needs and wherever they live.

What we do

We build communities between people with Prader-Willi syndrome, their families and the professionals who support them to share knowledge and expertise and improve outcomes for people with Prader-Willi syndrome and their families everywhere.

We want everyone with Prader-Willi syndrome to get equal access to diagnosis and treatment no matter where in the world they live. We want to ensure better, more consistent outcomes for people with the syndrome and their families.

We work to ensure research into the condition works for everyone and reflects the diverse experiences and environments of those living with the syndrome around the world today.

Main purpose and scope of role

Working closely with the President and the Board of Trustees, the CEO will provide strategic vision and leadership and will strive to ensure that IPWSO delivers its charitable purposes and remains successful and sustainable.

Duties and Responsibilities (to include but not limited to)

Leadership

· Strive to ensure that the charitable purposes of IPWSO are followed and that it delivers the public benefit set out in its governing document.

· Take overall responsibility for the management and administration of IPWSO.

· Provide support and information to the Board of Trustees to enable trustees to fulfil their roles and legal responsibilities.

· Pursue close cooperation with, and accountability to, IPWSO’s members.

· Act as an ambassador for IPWSO by representing IPWSO at events and networking to build new strategic relationships.

· Keep abreast of relevant new research, treatment recommendations and service developments for people with Prader-Willi syndrome.

Governance

· Strive to ensure that IPWSO has governance systems in place that enable it to consistently fulfil its legal, statutory and regulatory responsibilities.

· Maintain awareness of risks and changes in the external environment that could affect IPWSO and advise the Board of Trustees accordingly.

· Together with the President manage complaints (including from whistle-blowers) and recommend actions to the Board of Trustees

Finance and Fundraising

· Work with the Treasurer and the Finance Committee to ensure the overall financial health and sustainability of IPWSO.

· Work with the Treasurer and the Finance Committee to prepare budgets for review by the Board of Trustees and to enable IPWSO to operate within its financial means.

· Seek to ensure that appropriate financial reports are submitted to the Charity Commission and other entities as required.

· Support the work of the Fundraising Committee and strive to ensure a sustainable income from both IPWSO members and individual, corporate, philanthropic and government donors.

· Build relationships with potential donors and prepare funding proposals.

· Seek to provide high quality support to existing donors, by means including the preparation of regular reports and updates.

· Seek out and build new income streams.

Staff, Trustee and Volunteer and Committee Support

· Provide support to staff, trustees and volunteers to enable them to carry out their duties.

· Deputise for other staff members during periods of leave.

· Conduct annual reviews with staff.

· Participate in the recruitment of new staff as required.

· Provide support and advice to IPWSO committees and conference organisers.

Project Support

· Seek to ensure that all IPWSO projects are designed and implemented in accordance with IPWSO’s mission and objectives.

· Support IPWSO’s Project Managers and others who lead IPWSO projects and, if necessary, manage projects directly.

Person specification

Experience, Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Proficiency in English.

Experience of working in a leadership role in the charitable sector either as a CEO or as part of a wider Senior Management Team.

Ability to articulate a compelling vision to inspire others

Broad understanding of global development issues, geopolitical dynamics, and cultural nuances and able to take into account the diverse contexts in which IPWSO operates.

Strategic Thinking: experience of leading and or contributing towards strategic development as well as experience of organizational management and supporting change.

Collaborative approach: outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships, based on mutual respect and shared goals.

Experience of managing budgets, financial planning, preparation of funding applications and report writing.

Experience of working with volunteers.

Desirable

Fluency in another language.

Experience of working in a leadership role in an international organisation within health or disability either as a CEO or as part of a wider Senior Management Team.

Knowledge / experience of PWS.

Willingness to travel internationally as needed to support IPWSO’s priorities.

An understanding of charity operations and governance structures in the UK.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Enthusiasm for IPWSO’s work and commitment to its vision, mission and values including dedication to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Empathy for disadvantaged people.

Cultural sensitivity and respect. Confidence and ability to work well with people from different backgrounds from around the world.

Highly self-motivated and able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.

Adaptability and flexibility. Able to navigate change and uncertainty. Able to accommodate international time zones as well as GMT for UK based staff. 20% of time may be outside of normal working hours.

Ethical leadership.

Resilience and determination.

Desirable

Desire to empower and mentor staff and foster a culture of learning, growth, and innovation.

KCLSU is looking for a Student Voice Coordinator work within the Student Voice team to coordinate the development and delivery of representation practices, and embed these processes across KCLSU’s Community Engagement Department and our student voice partnership work with King’s College London. This will be focused on Student Futures, a large-scale transformation portfolio King’s College London is undertaking.

Student Futures aims to improve student experiences in key areas across the next three years. These areas include improving core processes and systems for education delivery; ensuring the university is able to provide proactive and personalised support for student wellbeing; and delivering a distinct, valuable extra and co-curricular student experience.
At times, the post-holder will also be required to support other King’s Transformation Office programmes, such as Campus Futures, which is overseeing the development of King’s campus spaces and facilities in the next few years.

This role is funded for the next three years, the planned timeline of the Student Futures portfolio, and is offered as a 3-year fixed-term contract.

Job Specification
ENHANCING REPRESENTATIVE PROCESSES
• Act as central point of contact for colleagues across King’s and KCLSU for centralising and sharing information about student voice and representation structures related to Transformation Office projects;
• Set up and oversee systems for the management of student representative data between KCLSU and various King’s project teams;
• Ensure that all areas of student representative recruitment, induction, and support are conducted smoothly;
• Record student attendance and other participation data to support evaluation processes and ensure appropriate remuneration;
• Support the payment of remuneration and/or incentives to student participants where required, working with the KCLSU Finance and relevant King’s teams to ensure this is appropriately administered and recorded.

ORGANISING REPRESENTATION PRACTICES
• Lead on the practical organisation of Student Futures representation practices – calendar management, room booking, procuring materials, etc.;
• Liaise with KCLSU and King’s College London colleagues across a range of teams to ensure smooth operational delivery;
• Provide support with other Transformation Office representation practices where necessary.

DATA & COMMUNICATIONS
• Support the Policy & Research Coordinator with the capture and analysis of datasets relating to the student experience, including data from relevant representation practices;
• Contribute to the scrutiny of evidence, trends, and datasets to identify to identify insight relevant to key Student Futures projects;
• Contribute to student-facing communications related to Student Futures and other Transformation Office programmes as relevant, including updating KCLSU webpages
• Contribute to the delivery of training, guidance, and ongoing support for Student Officers and other student representatives across KCLSU, equipping students with the knowledge and skills that enable them to thrive in their roles and feel empowered to grow as leaders.

GENERAL
• Operate in accordance with health and safety regulations;
• Ensure compliance with GDPR in handling student and any other personal data;
• Undertake any other task appropriate for the grade and responsibilities of the post that may from time to time be reasonably requested.

Candidate Specification

KNOWLEDGE:
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, particularly Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel
• (Desired) Basic understanding of representation systems and practices in universities and students’ unions

EXPERIENCE:
• Experience of working with people via email, audio or video call, and face-to-face
• Experience of providing administrative support
• Experience of working with data
• Experience working as part of a busy team
• (Desired) Experience of working with young people, students, or similar
• (Desired) Experience of working in successful partnership with a range of stakeholders
• (Desired) Experience of using customer relationship management (CRM) or membership management systems

SKILLS:
• Organised and methodical, with strong administrative skills and excellent attention to detail
• Good written and verbal communication skills, able to explain processes or provide instructions clearly and succinctly
• Ability to work in collaboration with others and use initiative and creativity to resolve problems
• Ability to manage working time effectively, prioritise appropriately, and ask for help when necessary
• (Desired) Ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative data to produce insights
• (Desired) Competent IT skills and the ability to learn new systems quickly

APTITUDE:
• Proactive working style with a commitment to learning, development, and innovation
• A commitment to the principles and practices of equality and diversity

The list above is not exhaustive. For further details, please review our Job Pack.

Application Process 

If this is you, please apply by providing a supporting statement and addressing each key requirements of the role.

You will see on our Job Pack that we are a equal opportunities employer and we live by our 4 main values: Inclusive, Collaborative, Open and Brave. KCLSU is a fun, social and flexible work environment which offers opportunities for development as well as great staff benefits.

Benefits of Working for KCLSU include:

• Hybrid Working Policy 
• Pension Contribution
• Interest Free Season Ticket Loan & Computer Loan
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Eye Tests & single focal glasses allowance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and university closure days
• Discounts at KCLSU venues
• £30 wellbeing allowance per term
• Employee Assistance Programme
• "No meeting Friday" ethos
• Death in Service

At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavor to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this role you must:

• Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU. Please note that KCLSU is unable to offer visa sponsorship.
• Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one
• Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union

Closing Date: 20 October 2024

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We're looking for a mid-senior level lawyer to join our brilliant team as a Legal Counsel, where you'll have the opportunity to lead on fascinating, challenging, and meaningful work as part of an innovative, ambitious and values-driven child rights organisation.

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.  When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave.  We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

About the Team

Our Legal and Compliance Team provides high-quality advice, support and representation on the legal, compliance and information security issues affecting SCUK and its charitable business. The Legal Team ensures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and advises on good governance and the effective management of legal risk throughout SCUK.

As part of our organisation wide transformation programme, Organisation of the Future, the Legal and Compliance Team is increasingly working in an environment of agile, multi-disciplinary teams. With a focus on building strong, client-centric relationships and collaboration across the organisation, we're looking to leverage agile principles, learning rapidly and responding to change, while keeping the communities we work with and for, our supporters, people, and partners at the heart of everything we do.

About the Role

As a trusted business partner with a strategic outlook, you'll proactively and pragmatically advise and engage with internal stakeholders on a broad range of legal issues, as well as collaborate dynamically and effectively across Save the Children International (the international programming arm of Save the Children) and with other members of the Save the Children global movement.

You will provide first-class legal advice to SCUK and its subsidiaries in respect of their UK and international programmes; policy, advocacy and campaigns work; and fundraising, retail and marketing activities, modelling professionalism, pragmatism, excellence and integrity in doing so.

You will support the effective delivery of cross-organisational risk, compliance and governance programmes, ensuring that key legal and regulatory risks are managed, whilst promoting a culture of shared responsibility for addressing legal and compliance risks throughout the work of SCUK.

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide strategic legal advice to SCUK's UK Impact, Global Programmes, Fundraising, and Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns Teams, in particular; grant and consortium agreements, donation and commercial participator agreements and arrangements with corporate partners, commercial contracts, including fundraising, professional services, media and IP/IT agreements.
• Advise SCUK staff on a wide range of legal issues and risks arising from SCUK's operations, including in relation to; charity fundraising laws and charity governance; fundraising and marketing communications and events; grant agreements and donor due diligence requests; marketing, advertising, media and defamation matters; and data protection, intellectual property and employment issues.
• Provide legal and governance support to SCUK's subsidiaries and affiliated entities.
• Support with litigation and disputes in the UK and internationally, including managing minor disputes and instructing external lawyers where appropriate.
• Provide advice to senior stakeholders within the organisation, including on legal risk and governance-related matters.
• Develop, advise on, promote, implement and maintain policies, practices and procedures to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, good corporate governance and the effective management of legal risk.

About you

We're looking for a natural collaborator who thrives in fluidity and is able to build credibility quickly and influence at a senior level.

Efficient, self-motivated and able to prioritise effectively under pressure, you'll be highly effective at using legal skills to provide strategic, creative and pragmatic advice to support ambition and innovation within SCUK.

You'll be confident providing strategic legal advice across a broad range of issues, and excited to contribute innovative ideas and fresh thinking to the team.

To be successful, you'll demonstrate:

• Significant post-qualification experience with expertise in one or more of the following areas: general corporate / commercial / contract, employment, finance, charity / not-for-profit, litigation.
• Ability to business partner with a function / team / client, to understand their priorities and to arrive at pragmatic, legally sound solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex issues clearly at all levels and with diverse audiences.
• Well-developed negotiating skills and high ethical standards.
• Ability to remain agile and flexible in the context of changing priorities.
• A mindset enabling and modelling autonomy and responsibility, and sharing power.
• Strong commitment to organisational effectiveness.
• Good understanding of the context in which Save the Children operates.
• Commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission and values.

Other experience you might bring (but not essential):

• Previous in-house experience.
• Experience of charity and fundraising law and practice.
• Experience working in an international development charity.
• Experience working cross-jurisdictionally.
• Fluency in French

If you don't meet all the criteria laid out here but can demonstrate the ambition, energy, and commitment to delivering on SCUK's strategic objectives, putting children at the heart of everything you do, we would still love to hear from you!

What we offer you:

Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.

• We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Ways of Working:

The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter).  This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building. 

Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense. 

Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. 

We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here. 

Head of Brain Injury Service

Lead a passionate team dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families affected by acquired brain injury. Join us as our Head of Brain Injury Service and make a lasting impact through our inclusive, compassionate and innovative support programme.

The Child Brain Injury Trust was originally set up by a group of medical professionals. The organisation has evolved over the years and is now the leading UK organisation supporting families and professionals affected by childhood acquired brain injury. Working in consultation and collaboration with families and professionals, the charity aims to ensure families can access the support they need, when they need it and to ensure they have the best possible chance of reaching their potential.

As Head of our Brain Injury Service, you will be joining the charity at an exciting time, as we have just launched our new five-year strategy – Elevating families, enriching futures. The strategy is our most exciting yet as we look to increase our reach and embed 4 key areas of support: early intervention (currently we work in  major trauma centres and specialist hospitals across the UK), community inclusion, educational services and virtual support. Although our programme delivery model is not  completely defined and embedded, we have a strong framework and a dedicated team who are eager and committed to our strategic goals. We are developing our service in line with the future needs of families and as such we are looking to appoint an individual who is passionate about childhood acquired brain injury, team development and leadership.  By joining an inclusive, compassionate and forward-thinking team, you will be part of developing and growing our highly regarded charity.

The purpose of this role is to provide overall strategic input, direction, development and operational management for the national brain Injury support service. To lead our whole brain injury service team to achieve the five-year strategy.

As well as exceptional leadership and management skills, you will need to enjoy developing and maintaining relationships with a large range of key stakeholders from the clinical, legal and corporate sectors.

We are looking for a confident and experienced individual who has evidenced previous compassionate leadership experience which will be essential and your values will lead your success.

This is a varied and exciting leadership role for the right individual, where no two days are the same.  If you are adaptable, solution focused and have excellent management and leadership skills then we are keen to hear from you. Thank you for your interest in this position.

The Talent Set are working with a brilliant International Development Charity to recruit a Head of Legacy & In Memory to lead innovative campaigns that will strengthen their mission and drive strategy development that ensures growth of legacy income.

What’s on offer:

• Salary: circa £53,000 depending on experience
• Working pattern: Hybrid, 1-2 days/month in Central London office
• 12 month FTC (ideally starting in January)

Key duties include:

• Lead on the strategic development of the Legacy and In Memory programme, considering audiences, products and channels. This includes managing a team of 2 direct reports, as well as the Legacy and In Memory budget.
• Present business cases for the development of the strategic programme and activity based on testing and innovation of audiences, products and channels.
• Collaborate with other Heads of across the Fundraising Directorate to ensure consistent communication to supporters.
• Drive the development of the corporate fundraising programme, working with Global Programmes colleagues and partners based in the countries where the charity operates in.
• Provide supportive and dynamic line management for two direct reports
• Work closely with Data and Insight teams to ensure effective and accurate reporting and that insight drives future activity.

We’re looking for the following skills & experience:

• Experience in strategic management of a multi-channel Legacy programme, including reporting and insight.
• Experience of delivering creative and innovative acquisition fundraising plans, including supporter journeys across both on and offline channels.
• Experience of managing budgets and plans, monitoring, reporting and reforecasting.
• Ability to motivate and inspire a team to exceed targets.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Job title: Programme Administrator

Term: Full time, permanent

Salary: £29,120

Location: Victoria, London – hybrid (working one to three days in the office each week)

Closing date: 12 noon, Monday 21 October 2024

Interviews: w/c 28 October 2024 (held online)

NHS Providers' development programmes team delivered a range of training and development activities for NHS boards and foundation trust governors. The team delivers over 200 events annually. We are looking for an additional programme administrator to take responsibility for the efficient event and logistics administration of this work to deliver high quality training and support for our members. This activity is delivered virtually, in-person or hybrid.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy, high-performing team working across two of NHS Providers' successful programmes – GovernWell and the Board Development programme. The individual should enjoy working in a fast paced environment, be a good communicator with the ability to liaise with colleagues and external stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally. They must be able to work flexibly, both independently and as part of a team, along with being insightful and organised with a keen eye for detail.

We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief. We particularly encourage applications from those from underrepresented communities.

To apply, please send a CV and cover letter setting out why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification to the HR Team.

NHS Providers is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported and welcomes applications regardless of sex, gender identity, race, age, sexuality, beliefs, or disability. To be successful in this role you will need to be personally committed to being anti-racist and support our broader diversity work across all protected characteristics.

Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. NHS Providers is not able to offer visa sponsorship

Parliamentary Affairs Officer

Do you want to influence politicians and decisions makers on how they can benefit people with a learning disability? Do you have a good understanding of parliamentary processes? Great, we may have an exciting role for you. 

Mencap are recruiting for a Parliamentary Affairs Officer on a full time (37.5 hours per week) permanent contract. We are flexible with where you do your work, but we would love you to work in our London office once a week, more if you wish to.

Your primary role as a Parliamentary Affairs Officer is to support our work in Parliament and across Whitehall by helping to build and maintain relationships with MPs, Peers, Ministers and Civil Servants. You will work to actively bring the lived experience of people with a learning disability and their families into the heart of parliamentary debate as well as to the ear of key decision makers. You will be working with the Public Affairs and Parliamentary Manager on briefings, legislative work, and parliamentary engagement as well as aiding the organisation of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Learning Disability.

We are an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation and we particularly welcome and encourage disabled applicants and those from the Black and Asian communities to apply for the role as they are under-represented within the workforce.

What will the Parliamentary Affairs Officer do?

• Contribute to delivering Mencap’s public affairs strategy in Westminster, including briefings for debates and questions and influencing bills.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including MPs, Peers, Ministers and their staff as well as Civil Servants, stakeholders and coalitions across the charity sector.
• Monitor Parliamentary business, highlight opportunities to build Mencap’s influence and identify developments that might negatively impact the charity or people with a learning disability.
• Work with colleagues across Mencap to design and deliver Parliamentary elements of Mencap’s campaigns.
• Support people with a learning disability to engage with Parliamentarians through the APPG on Learning Disability and to meet with MPs.

What you will bring

• A commitment to improving the lives of people with a learning disability
• The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners
• The confidence to challenge senior decision makers and influencers
• A good understanding of parliamentary processes and how to influence them

Your experience

• Experience or a good understanding of how to engage with Parliamentarians and Civil Servants and the legislative process.
• Strong written and oral communications skills and ability to tailor messaging for different audiences
• Experience of working with colleagues across different teams

Please apply now with an up to date CV. This role will close on Thursday 24th October and interviews will take place shortly afterwards.

Benefits

As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.

• 24 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
• Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
• Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
• Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
• Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Mencap

We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential. 

Our work includes;

• Providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
• Providing advice through our help lines and web sites

In their search for two new Finance Business Partners on a permanent basis The National Archives are partnering with Roberson Bell. The National Archives are a non-ministerial department, and the official archive and publisher for the UK Government, and for England and Wales. We are the guardians of over 1,000 years of iconic national documents.

Operating within the management accounting team, as a Finance Business Partner, you will act as the link between finance and the business, using your expertise to support, advise and challenge stakeholders on issues such as affordability, risk and compliance with government standards

The organisation:

We are expert advisers in information and records management and we work with partner across the cultural, academic and heritage sectors. We fulfil a leadership role for the archive sector and work to secure the future of physical and digital records. We collect and secure the future of the government record, from Shakespeare's will to tweets from Downing Street, to preserve it for generations to come.

The role:

• Providing sound financial advice and management to the Directorates. Including reviewing business cases, papers to Governance Committees and policy proposals, to ensure that the financial implications have been properly considered, are affordable and recommendations reflect good Value for Money.
• Presenting financial information to Senior Management Teams on a regular basis. Communicating complex financial issues to internal and external stakeholders, enabling individuals with little financial knowledge to understand key messages.
• Understanding the business - Developing a full understanding of the policies and cost drivers of the Directorates' spend ensuring they are managed and monitored effectively to meet business plans and objectives.
• Leading on month-end and year-end activities, working autonomously to ensure that the management information for your area of responsibility is accurate and correct.
• Challenging and supporting Directors and Budget Managers in managing spend on a portfolio basis. Recognising potential risk and opportunities and identifying solutions to manage them.
• Leading on financial planning and forecasting exercises, supporting and providing constructive challenge to business areas when identifying their funding requirements in-year and going forward. This will include working on significant fiscal events such as Spending Reviews.
• Building relationships with stakeholders across the business and in other support functions e.g. HR, commercial, to understand their needs and priorities.
• You will work with your Directorates and the wider finance team to promote and realise the benefits of our new ERP system.
• Managing two Management Accountants, with responsibility for leading, motivating and developing them.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a fully qualified Accountant.
• You'll be highly motivated and an effective organiser, which will allow you to work fluidly in a fast paced environment, remaining flexible at all times.
• Significant experience in communicating complex financial issues to enable individuals with little financial knowledge to understand the key messages.
• Significant experience of leading on financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Extensive experience of maintaining effective relationships to understand senior stakeholder/colleagues' needs and priorities
• Demonstrable experience of reviewing business cases and/or investment appraisal.
• Be a team player, with exceptional interpersonal skills, able to work with a diverse and broad range of stakeholders across the organisation. Demonstrable ability to influence.
• Have good written and oral communication skills, able to communicate clearly, concisely, accurately and in ways that promote understanding but stands ground when needed

Desirable criteria:

• An understanding of accounting policy and an appreciation of the implications for an organisation of Government legislation and accounting standards

This position will be based officially at the head office in Kew and will require the postholder to work from the office three days a week.

Applications will be under constant review before the closing date, so please apply via the link or contact  Katie Moore at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell. Please note the closing date for applications is 27^th October 2024.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal rec

The organisation:

We are excited to be working with an inspiring international development charity to find them a Head of Fundraising on an interim basis, with the potential to become permanent. This is a hands on role, working to grow income across a major donor, trust and corporate portfolio.

You will be responsible for:

• Manage and increase a portfolio of Major Donors, Trusts and Foundations, and Corporates who have awarded grants to the charity in the past
• Explore innovative methods to enhance current relationships and sustain the existing donor pipeline
• Collaborate with the Programmes Team to develop engaging proposals for current donors and broaden the charity’s reach to new supporters
• Supervise the processing of large donations, ensuring that all administrative steps comply with regulations and best practices, and are executed promptly
• Work with the Marketing and Events Team to maintain alignment in all digital communications, marketing initiatives, and fundraising appeals
• Organize and participate in donor-specific trips to nurture and strengthen existing relationships.
• Support the CEO in mentoring and managing junior staff involved in fundraising and related functions, eventually overseeing one or two direct reports.

Person specification:

• Experienced fundraiser with a track record of securing 5 and 6 figure gifts
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational abilities with keen attention to detail and capacity to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Creative and persuasive skills for designing innovative fundraising initiatives
• Presence and self-assurance to engage with high-profile individuals effectively
• Capacity to work independently in a dynamic, fast-paced entrepreneurial setting with a small team and limited resources
• Proven experience as a lead fundraiser in a charity, ideally with a focus on international charities or projects in developing countries

What's on offer:

This role is offering a salary of £50,000 - £60,000, with flexible working arrangements offered. This is a fast moving role and applications will close as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make adjustments to always ensure a fair process.