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Do you want to tackle the homelessness crisis with your creativity and fundraising knowledge?

We are looking for a Senior Digital Marketing Officer to join the newly formed Public Engagement team. This role will play a vital role in raising funds from members of the public through digital channels, helping to end homelessness and rebuild lives.

St Mungo’s has ambitious growth targets in the digital space and the Senior Officer will be key in delivering a programme of work to achieve income goals and further develop the digital programme for the organisation.

The role reports to the Digital Fundraising Manager meaning there is lots of room to grow and own strategic projects. The role offers excellent cross-learning opportunities as it sits within the public engagement team which encompasses fundraising teams as well as brand and marketing.

In this role you will:

• Develop, deliver and manage fundraising and marketing campaigns on digital channels including paid social media, email, search and display.
• Support growth and improvement in the digital fundraising programme through conducting analysis, reviews, reporting on activity, developing new ideas, implementing testing and supporting team planning.
• Identify opportunities and ideas for new digital marketing activity, develop business cases and rationale for testing.

About you

We are looking for a creative thinker with experience of delivering fundraising campaigns and the drive to deliver new and existing activities, campaigns and processes from scratch. If have excellent problem solving skills and can demonstrate the below, we encourage you to apply.

• You are a pro-active and driven individual with a desire to test new ideas and manage projects from creation to execution.
• You have a passion to learn & develop as a fundraiser and approach tasks with an analytical and creative mindset.
• Above all, you will be genuinely committed to tackling homelessness and rough sleeping.

In this role you will be required to work flexibly for at least 2 days per week from our Central Office in Tower Hill, London. This allows for in person collaboration, team building, line management and other relationship building opportunities. We support a flexible approach to work with opportunities for agile working for the rest of your week; from home, or other St Mungo’s London or regional locations. 

How to apply

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.

Closing date: 10am 16 January 2025

Interview and assessments on: 27 January 2025

St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
• A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
• Great Pay and Other Benefits

Resurgo’s mission is to inspire and equip organisations to bring about ambitious and sustainable social change through our expertise in coaching, impact management and programme delivery. We’re a bold and innovative organisation with the ambition to transform society.

We’re looking for a new Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager to join us for this London-based role. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to scope and develop a new strategic programme to secure high-value income-generating charitable partnerships to help reach more young people. 

We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.

The important stuff 

Location: Hammersmith, London

Contract: 2-year fixed-term, Full-time

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000

Closing date: Friday 24th January, 09.00am (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate).

Interviews: Interviews to commence from Wednesday 5th, February

Application pack: Have a look at our application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo

Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process.

Contact us for any enquiries regarding accessibility.

Resurgo has been named one of the UK’s Best Places to Work by The Sunday Times. 

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

Research and Development

• Work with the Head of Corporate Partnerships to scope and develop a new strategic programme to secure high-value income-generating charitable partnerships to help reach more young people
• Work with key corporates to inspire them and better understand the kind of offer that might be attractive to them
• Identify and research opportunities to build new six-figure, multi-year partnerships with corporates to support targeted Spear Centres around the UK

Pitching

• Develop tailored partnership proposals for each prospective corporates, including volunteer engagement opportunities and funding requests
• Provide specific funding projects, budgets and other financial information as required
• Meet with individual potential partners to present and promote the overall work of Resurgo and the benefits of corporate partnerships and represent Resurgo and the team at community and industry events
• Work with the Corporate Partnerships team and Resurgo Communications team to assist in developing tools, collateral, campaigns and messaging to reach prospective corporates and increase brand awareness

Account Management

• Once established, manage existing relationships with high-value Spear Centre corporate partners, devising a partnership plan for each and ensuring they are appropriately stewarded
• Work with the Corporate Partnerships Executive to utilise volunteering opportunities to increase engagement among corporate partnerships
• Maintain high levels of engagement with corporate partners through meetings, regular updates and timely reports, at a level appropriate to their considerable investment.
• Maintain accurate paper and electronic records for all corporate prospects and partners
• Assist in training and equipping the sponsored Spear Centre to take part in stewarding the corporate partnership on a long- term basis

Active participation in and support for Resurgo’s team and mission

• Help build and develop Resurgo’s ethos and Christian life as a team member including leading and contributing to daily team prayer meetings as an integral part of Resurgo’s operation and for the success of its mission.

This role will suit you if:

• A practising Christian who is passionate about personally representing the Christian values of Resurgo and committed to Resurgo’s mission to transform society.
• Passionate about connecting and engaging with corporate partners to ensure we can continue to support young people facing serious barriers to achieve sustainable employment
• Proven ability to raise funds, develop business partnerships or drive sales. Excellent client management using CRM tools such as Salesforce are desirable
• An excellent communicator with strong relational skills and the confidence and ability to develop a rapport with and positively influence a variety of people from diverse backgrounds in the corporate space
• Excellent writing skills, attention to detail and accuracy, including the ability to produce compelling proposals for a professional, corporate audience
• Demonstration of leadership capabilities; proactive, responsive and a self-starter. Ability to manage multiple priorities to meet targets and deadlines. Strong numerical, reporting and organizational skills, including the ability to establish appropriate and effective processes and structures

You can expect:

• A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities
• Excellent staff development and training opportunities, including our 5-day Coaching for Leadership (valued at £3,000)
• A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
• A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
• 28 days annual leave (including Christmas Gift Days) plus bank holidays
• Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat
• Vitality Health Insurance Benefit

A couple of things to note:

This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)

Salary: up to £41,000 per annum plus generous benefits 

Contract: Full time, permanent

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

Closing date: at 12 noon, Thursday 16 January

NHS Providers is the membership organisation for the NHS hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. We help those NHS foundation trusts and trusts to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate. 

NHS Providers has all trusts in England in voluntary membership, collectively accounting for £124bn of annual expenditure and employing 1.5 million people. 

In this role, you will play a pivotal part in supporting the communications directorate across a range of disciplines for organisational outputs and initiatives. Your primary focus will be on showcasing our policy work through digital and traditional channels, helping to plan, create and execute effective, engaging and impactful communications activity. You will also support on all internal communications across various channels.

You will take responsibility for providing strategic and operational communications guidance to colleagues in support of their projects, leading on communications plans and project managing the production of reports, briefings, emails, social media and other outputs. 

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 HR Team. 

The Christie Charity is a vibrant, fast moving, energetic organisation with a passionate team and a fantastic reputation.We are looking for an experienced, dynamic philanthropy and partnerships manager to lead our philanthropy team. We require someone who has demonstrable experience in philanthropy fundraising or has strong transferable skills. It is essential that you have experience in managing people at a senior level to lead a team of five philanthropy fundraisers.

Everything we do is geared to supporting the renowned Christie hospital to ensure cancer patients receive the highest level of treatment and care and have access to world leading research and technology ensuring they have the best possible experience and outcomes. We provide funding over and above what the NHS is able to provide.

The Charity team is responsible for raising millions of pounds each year to ensure Christie patients receive gold standard care and treatment. This includes everything from access to world first clinical trials and receiving radiotherapy in state-of-the-art treatment centres to young adults being cared for in a bespoke age-appropriate centre and being able to offer patients anxiety reducing complementary therapy, or even creative sessions in our art room.

As Purposeful Ventures' Evaluation Manager you will work in a newly forming evaluation team, as part of a larger experienced and growing organisation, alongside inspirational charities and social enterprises to successfully grow and deliver systemic change.

Purposeful Ventures is currently developing a framework to better understand our impact as an organisation and our approach to monitoring and evaluation for our projects and portfolio organisations. This evaluation work is intended to allow us and the organisations we work with to learn, and to support internal accountability and decision-making.

You will have a crucial role in implementing our developing approaches to monitoring and evaluation to better understand and learn about our impact as an organisation and supporting our portfolio organisations to better understand and maximise the difference they make for young people. You will work closely with both internal and external colleagues, using your technical evaluation skills to provide evaluation support to our portfolio organisations, aligned with sector standards and programme maturity, to inform programme design, delivery and communication of impact.

Successful candidates will have demonstrable experience and success in evaluation roles. This may include research roles in a research agency or other settings designing and delivering robust evaluations for funders or the charitable sector.

Closing date: Monday 20th January, 9am

 

Who we are:

Grassroots Suicide Prevention (GSP) is a national charity committed to the timely intervention and prevention of suicide. We work to empower people to help save lives through connecting, educating, and campaigning nationally.  Our vision is a future where more lives are saved from suicide.

About the role:

We are looking for a highly experienced and skilled project manager (with sales and engagement experience for the FT role) who will help create, execute and evaluate multi project plans and engagement strategies whilst continuously assessing impact and ROI.  You will be a driven project manager with a business mind that has a passion for excellence and delivering high quality outputs that show impact. From planning with the Training Manager to developing and delivering project plans with the Head of Training, Training team, SMT and external partners, you will thrive on the smooth running of our training operations. There is also a focus on engagement and sales to fill our courses for the full-time role, with the support and direction of our Head of Marketing and Communications. You will be someone who loves to exceed targets and sales with outreach activities.

Please reflect that while this is a highly rewarding role with significant real world impact, grit and resilience is required due to the demands of remote working, the subject matter, fast paced and flexible multi-tasking, and the need for a highly goal and results oriented approach.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

· To project manage all our training and services with effective and clear planning, delivery, evaluation and reporting

· Manage contract development, communications, budget planning, timelines and reporting to clients and SMT

· Identify, nurture, and grow client relationships

· Negotiate and influence showing diplomacy, whilst maintaining a firm stance that projects are delivered within our resources and in time

· Work successfully in partnership with a range of internal and external staff and other stakeholders

· Report on progress of each project ensuring filling all training courses places, including doing engagement activity to fill places against set targets and KPIs.

· Work with the Head of Finance to ensure we set realistic targets, budgets and ensure we analyse income performance

· Work closely with the Training Manager and Head of Training, SMT and wider training team to implement the training strategy and action plans to drive forward and grow our training

· Develop action plans with Head of Marketing and Communications for each course and then implement these operationally to drive engagement, increase visibility, sales and income to improve our course sales

· Working with the Training Manager to ensure quality assurance across our courses including proofreading documents and overseeing our training Powerpoints

· To analyse training evaluation data to identify any risks (such as courses not being filled)

· Make recommendations for efficiencies and improve the client experience from initial contact to feedback

· To have oversight of and refinement of our systems and processes such as Salesforce and communications

· Ensure that all training activities adhere to relevant health and safety regulations, safeguarding, suicide prevention and ethical guidelines

· Do any duties to support the Training Manager.

To be successful and thrive in this role, you must be confident, flexible, have pride in your attention to detail, be extremely organised, meet deadlines and be driven to exceed targets. You will need to be a clear and concise communicator as you will be reporting and collaborating with a wide range of audiences.  You will need to be self-motivated and work comfortably on your own and enjoy working in a team. You will enjoy working operationally as well as having a strategic approach to your work.

For this role, you will need:

· Evidence of leading and implementation of successful project plans to deadlines and within budgets

· Evidence of operational, financial and business planning and the financial acumen to set and monitor budgets

· Experience of building excellent client relationships including the public and people at a high level within organisations

· Great negotiation and diplomacy skills whilst having the confidence to ensure your projects are delivered to plan

· To be an excellent verbal and written communicator and experience of adapting your communications to different clients

· To be a confident negotiator and clear presenter

· Proven track record of increasing sales and/ or income through effective engagement

· To have a positive “can-do” attitude and enjoy adapting to different tasks and challenges

· The ability to work independently and in a team

· Willingness to learn and grow from the support and direction from the Training Manager

· Represent Grassroots Suicide Prevention on external groups and promote our services and expertise.

· Experience of Eventbrite Microsoft Office Excel, Office, and Outlook, CRM systems (such as Salesforce), Eventbrite, SurveyMonkey, Mailchimp etc

· Understand the importance of consistent branding and key messages

· A genuine passion for the Grassroots Suicide Prevention’s mission and values.

Bonus points for:

· Project management with a teaching and learning background

· Experience of working in Health and Social Care/ Mental Health or suicide prevention

· Experience of sales, particularly of training courses

· Experience of design and accessibility in communications

Why Suicide Prevention

GSP is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and workplace - a place where we can all be ourselves, and each have the equal opportunity to succeed and be recognised for our unique contribution. We value the experiences, skills and perspectives of all individuals and actively encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds. We make recruitment decisions based on applicants’ skills, experience, and knowledge, ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Our employee benefits include:

• Hybrid/Flexible working – we offer our team a split of home and office working, or fully remote working in some cases.
• Health Cash Plan and employee assistant programme offering a contribution to the costs of everyday healthcare needs (dental, optical, wellbeing) and counselling support, plus legal and financial support
• Learning and development opportunities
• A creative, friendly and collaborative culture.

AKF(UK) Senior Partnerships Managers are part of the Global Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) Partnerships team tasked with identifying and cultivating new funding partnerships and strengthening existing ones to support our strategic goals. They engage with European, Asian and North American government and foundation donors to mobilise resources for ten multi-sector profit and not-for-profit agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) operating across Asia and Africa. In addition, Senior Partnership Managers are responsible for reporting and donor relations on a portfolio of select grants implementing across AKDN themes and geographies in close collaboration with field units, global teams, and our partners. This role will also include line management responsibilities. 

Resource Mobilisation

• Support the Partnerships team to broker and cultivate new relationships and strengthen existing ones with institutional (bilateral and multilateral) and foundations donors

• Lead the development and review of concept notes and proposals (solicited and unsolicited), including logical frameworks and budgets, in close coordination with the Global Programme Team (GPT) and country teams.

• Develop and contribute to positioning pieces and communication materials (e.g. presentations, narrative overviews) to enable regular and effective engagement with donors

• When needed, provide direct hands-on support at country level in design of concept notes, proposals, and budgets and conduct donor or field visits to support discussions with new and existing donors/partners.

• Coordinate processes of contracting and negotiation, engaging relevant stakeholders, and ensuring contracts ‘get over the line’ in a timely and efficient way.

• Contribute to management systems, such as the Award Information Management System (AIMS).

Donor engagement and positioning

• Research, source relevant information, and perform analysis of market trends on new donors, peer organisations, and funding opportunities to identify potential funding and partnering matches for AKF and AKDN priorities.

• Develop positioning materials (e.g. presentations, capability statements, briefs, talking points), collaborating with communications teams to enable effective donor engagement.

• Engage with new and existing donors and partners to identify solicited and unsolicited funding opportunities.

• Guide teams to make informed, effective decisions on which opportunities to pursue (including ‘Go No-Go’ requests).

• Identify, cultivate, and pre-position with partner organisations to form or join consortia focused funding bids.

• Conduct due diligence on new partners in coordination with finance and partnerships teams.

Grants management

• Manage grants through regular coordination with relevant AKDN agencies/country units and the finance department to ensure projects are delivered on-time and on-budget. Proactively support the resolution of challenges as they arise.

• Support the preparation, review and feedback process on donor reports to ensure reports comply with donor requirements and are produced on time and to a high standard.

• Be an interface with donors and communicate on a regular basis about the implementation of on-going grants to maintain a solid relationship and to address queries or challenges effectively. 

Networking and building public awareness

• Participate and actively engage in relevant networking events/conferences to build awareness of AKF/AKDN with the UK and European public more broadly.

• Interface with the Communications team to identify opportunities and support the planning of events either directly targeting or planned jointly with AKF’s institutional donors (e.g., FCDO, EC).

Leadership and People Management

• Play a leadership role in the unit by setting the example of consistently high standards

• Work with the Partnerships Officers to effectively manage grants and to develop and improve quality of concept notes and proposals

• Filter the team and unit's documents ensuring improvements in standards of writing, presentation, content and context.

Carry out any other duties as assigned by the Deputy Directors or Regional Director for Europe & Asia.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field highly preferable

Skills

• Strong level of fluency in French is highly desirable

• Creativity, critical thinking and project management

• Entrepreneurial, pro-active self-starter with maturity and emotional intelligence

• Ability to problem-solve, work independently and multi-task in a fast-paced environment with numerous and competing deadlines

• Ability to handle complex relationships with colleagues, governance and external stakeholders in a professional manner

• Excellent writing, speaking and other communications skills, with thoroughness and attention to detail

• Ability to provide stable, consistent, reliable and courteous communication when dealing with external organisations and all colleagues (especially country units)

• Strong IT skills, including Office and Excel

Knowledge

• Strong proven understanding and knowledge of the European/Asian donor landscape to support programmes internationally

• Knowledge and commitment to international development and improving knowledge of these issues a distinct advantage

Experience

• At least a total of 6 years of professional experience with a minimum of 4 years working in international organisations (preferably, mid to large NGOs), including field-level implementation or management.

• Experience line managing or mentoring staff is highly desirable

• Experience in resource mobilisation and developing relationships, including direct experience with European (EU/EC, Germany, Switzerland, UK) or Asian donors. Experience with North American (USAID, GAC) donors highly desirable

• Experience in developing and writing complex proposals and arguments, business plans/cases, concept papers, briefs, executive summaries, as well as coordinating multiple inputs from a variety of sources, and simultaneously managing a variety of relationships

• Proven experience of managing relationships in complex organisations with numerous stakeholders

• Proven success in managing grants in complex organisations with numerous stakeholder

FURTHER DETAILS

• The role will involve travel to countries where we operate programmes, and where the candidate is supporting grants management.

• As well as a rewarding role with a global international development organisation, you’ll get access to a wide range of enhanced benefits including but not limited to flexible hybrid working, enhanced leave entitlement and access to several health and wellbeing programmes and benefits.

Application Details:

• Must include CV and a supporting statement that outlines why you want the role, why you want to work for AKF(UK) and how your experiences and skills to date make you the most suitable applicant for the role.

• Must have the right to work in the UK

Hours: Full-time 35 hours per week
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Travel: Occasional travel to either our London or Chesterfield office. 

Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.

Within the Finance and Corporate Resources Directorate, the Change Delivery Team are driving delivery of a strategic programme of work to transform Versus Arthritis into a more sustainable charity. As experts in project, programme, and change management, we are deployed to identify, deliver, and embed the organisation’s most complex changes. We also support colleagues to deliver the smaller scale changes and improvement activities in their plans by providing project management guidance, learning and development opportunities, and a suite of tools and templates. We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Project Officer to join our tenacious and supportive team.

About the role

This role is perfect for someone looking to develop their proficiency in project management within an experienced team of project and programme managers and working closely with senior leaders from across the organization. 

The purpose of this role is to coordinate the charity’s most complex programme of change and provide support to the wider Change Delivery Team with opportunities to lead on some activities. 

The Project Officer will work directly with the Head of Change Delivery and Senior Project Manager to support the governance of the Sustainability Programme, improve portfolio business processes, coordinate programme management software, and support programme stakeholder engagement activities.

This role will also champion our approach to project management, advising and upskilling colleagues in this area.

Additionally, the role may be deployed to provide Project Officer support to a component project within the Sustainability Programme- providing efficient co-ordination of project governance groups, contributing to the formulation and maintenance of project documentation, and supporting project stakeholder communications and engagement.

About you

If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:

• Experienced in utilising project management tools and templates to support and coordinate projects.
• Strong organisational and planning skills; ability to deliver to deadlines, and independently manage workload in a fast-paced environment that includes multiple concurrent priorities.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (SharePoint, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel in particular). And bonus points if you’re familiar with Mondaydotcom!
• Excellent listening, communication and written skills with attention to detail and ability to tailor and present information for different audiences.
• Analytical skills, recognising problems and creating innovative solutions. 

*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.

For over 1,000 years West Horsley Place has been a hidden, private estate centred around a grade I listed manor house and 400-acre landscape. Now, we are a fledgling arts charity. At our heart is the belief that culture, heritage and nature improve people’s wellbeing. Added to that is the opportunity to see just how differently an historic house and estate could be used.

We now run a vibrant programme of arts & crafts courses, open house days, house and estate tours, school holiday family fun, performance, theatre and cultural talks. We are looking for a Fundraising Manager to successfully grow our philanthropic income to underpin our work. 

Overall role:

We have successfully secured grants from trusts and private individuals for specific projects and have been supported by freelance bid writers to do so. We now want to capitalise on these beginnings to grow our philanthropic income. To do that, we are seeking a dynamic, experienced fundraiser who can develop and implement strategy, create and manage giving platforms and grow both restricted and unrestricted income.

Main responsibilities:

 Strategy

• Create a short-, mid- and long-term fundraising strategy to achieve maximum success for restricted and unrestricted funding.
• Develop and articulate a clear case for support for each project.

Trusts and Foundations

• Working with the team, assess planned projects for fundraising potential
• Identify new trusts and foundations for identified projects, writing and submitting applications.
• Manage relationships with existing trusts, fulfilling reporting needs and financial compliance.
• Identify key sources and develop bids for the future capital campaign in line with the strategy.

Individual giving

• Create and manage giving vehicles for unrestricted funding from individual donors.
• Create and run a cultivation programme to support the soliciting of individual giving.
• Personally manage a portfolio of donors
• Cultivate and uncover new prospects working with and growing the charity’s network
• Advise and support the Director, Chairman, Board and staff in managing relationships with key funders

Compliance

• Be responsible for accurate record keeping and database management
• Be accountable for all development activity including compliance with relevant legislation such as data protection, GDPR, Gift Aid and tax efficient giving, and applicable charity commission legislation

General

• Represent the West Horsley Place Trust at a senior level to existing and potential supporters

Person Specification

Essential experience

• Demonstrable experience in a senior fundraising role
• Experience of devising and implementing fundraising strategies
• Track record in personally securing 5 – 6 figure gifts
• Substantial experience working with high-net-worth individuals
• Experience of devising and managing budgets; financial management skills
• Experience or reporting to Boards of Trustees and SMTs

Desirable experience

• Demonstrable experience of securing funds from other sources, e.g. companies, events, legacies
• Experience of fundraising in the arts or heritage sectors
• Experience of creating a new fundraising operation in a young organisation

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and presentational skills, with gravitas and the ability to act as an ambassador for the charity at the most senior levels
• Excellent written communications
• Strong negotiation skills
• Excellent judgement & decision-making ability
• Excellent financial management skills and experience of devising and managing budgets

Are you passionate about rebuilding lives and working towards a future without homelessness? Join C4WS Homeless Project, a dedicated charity providing year-round support for people experiencing homelessness. From our well-established winter night shelter in Camden to our Jobs Club, counselling, hosting scheme, and more, we are committed to helping individuals move towards independent living with dignity and care.

About C4WS Homeless Project

Each winter, we collaborate with churches across Camden to run a rotating night shelter accommodating up to 16 guests each evening. Guests receive a warm evening meal, a camp bed for the night, and a hearty breakfast in the morning. During the day, we offer tailored advice, advocacy, and access to essential services, including our weekly Friday Club where former guests can continue receiving support.

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Caseworker to lead on delivering holistic welfare support to our guests and ensure long-term stability in their lives. You will work with a small, dedicated team, providing advice and practical assistance both during and after guests’ time in the night shelter.

In this role, you will also support the night shelter for up to two evenings a week during the winter season (November–April), occasionally including weekends. This involves leading volunteers to ensure the safe and compassionate running of the shelter.

As part of C4WS, you will join a passionate network of referral partners, volunteers, and faith-based communities who have supported our mission for over 20 years.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct welfare support to shelter guests and service users.
• Lead on assessing risks and putting safety measures in place.
• Oversee case management, ensuring guests transition to stability and independence.
• Be present at the shelter for up to two evenings a week during the shelter season.
• Collaborate with volunteers, staff, trustees, and partner agencies to maintain excellent service delivery.
• Support and manage challenging behavior, incidents, and emergencies when necessary.

Essential Criteria

• Experience working with homeless people or similarly vulnerable/disadvantaged groups.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively with guests, volunteers, staff, and partners.
• Proven experience assessing risks and implementing appropriate measures.
• Experience managing challenging situations and emergencies.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Punctual, reliable, and capable of working unsupervised.
• Proficient in office administration and computer literacy.
• Flexible and collaborative approach.
• Willingness to undertake relevant training.

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of welfare benefits processes.
• Experience representing an organisation publicly (e.g., at events or in the media).
• Familiarity with homelessness issues in Camden.

Salary and Contract

• Salary: £40,000 per annum.
• Contract: Permanent

Interviews: Will take place during the week of 3rd February 2025.

C4WS Homeless Project is an equal opportunities employer. We particularly welcome applications from individuals who understand Christian compassion for those without a home and are committed to social justice.

About Cosmic Charity

Cosmic supports the work of the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, and Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, Hammersmith. We fund vital equipment, staff training, research, and support services for patients and their families.

We are seeking an Events and Volunteering Manager to join our small, friendly charity at a pivotal time in our journey. Cosmic is rapidly growing both our service delivery and our team, making this an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of a very special and much-loved charity. This role will oversee and manage the end-to-end planning and high-quality delivery of all income-generation and engagement events for Cosmic, with the goal of maximising income, enhancing supporter engagement, and raising the charity’s profile.

Cosmic already has a portfolio of events ranging from our Cosmic Walk, Dragon Boat and Duck Race, Cosmic Ball, and various annual events hosted by our corporate partners. These events form the backbone of our engagement efforts and provide critical opportunities to connect with supporters, raise funds, and promote our mission. This role will manage the existing events while also developing new opportunities, ensuring a dynamic and diverse event portfolio. Additionally, it will provide Cosmic with the opportunity to develop a collaborative Events Strategy in line with the wider organisational growth strategy, aligning our events with and supporting our overarching objectives.

The Events and Volunteering Manager will also be responsible for facilitating and formalising all Cosmic volunteering opportunities, including our corporate engagement programme, ensuring they align strategically with the charity’s service delivery goals while delivering mutually beneficial outcomes for both the organisation and the corporate partner.

Key Responsibilities

Event Planning and Delivery 

• Develop the Cosmic Events Strategy by effectively initiating and delivering a calendar of events suitable for our audiences, that will drive audience reach and income, focusing on delivering a good return on investment and achieving set objectives.
• Take overall responsibility for planning, organising, and executing a wide range of events, from initial concept to post-event evaluation.
• Lead on all aspects of project management for events, including:
  • Developing and managing event budgets, ensuring cost-effective delivery.
  • Coordinating event invites, monitoring RSVPs, managing guest correspondence, and ensuring strong attendance.
  • Sourcing prizes, managing material production, and liaising with external suppliers.
  • Producing risk assessments and contingency plans to ensure the smooth running of events.
• Promote events effectively to ensure strong attendance and engagement, using a variety of communication channels to reach the correct audiences.
• Oversee on-the-day event delivery, including running briefings, managing running orders, volunteer coordination, and logistics setup.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders, including suppliers and committees, to ensure the success of events.

Event Development and Innovation

• Strategically plan all events a year in advance via a comprehensive calendar to allocate resources effectively and align with the Cosmic 3-year plan.
• Design a varied programme of engaging, high-quality events to attract new supporters and steward existing ones.
• Identify opportunities for new event concepts to grow income streams and increase awareness of the charity’s work.
• Monitor and analyse event performance and ROI to provide insights for improvement.

Supporter Stewardship

• Develop and implement tailored stewardship plans for event donors, ensuring longterm engagement and retention.
• Collaborate with the wider team to provide excellent donor care and build strong relationships with key supporters.

Corporate Partnerships

• Under the leadership of the Senior Philanthropy Manager, steward relationships with relevant corporate partners, developing strong links and identifying opportunities for collaboration via Cosmic events, corporate partnerships/fundraising and volunteering opportunities.
• Coordinate all corporate volunteering activities in collaboration with NHS and Cosmic service delivery colleagues.
• Develop high-quality materials for proposals and presentations to engage potential corporate supporters in events and volunteering.
• Act as the key point of contact to liaise with corporate partners who host and plan events on behalf of Cosmic, ensuring that all income generation, awareness and partnership opportunities are maximised at these events.

Volunteer Management

• Develop and oversee a structured volunteer management programme, ensuring clear roles, responsibilities, and objectives for volunteers across Cosmic’s activities.
• Recruit, onboard, train, and manage volunteers to support:
  • Office-based activities: administrative tasks, office organisation, and day-today support. 3
  • Cosmic events: providing event-day support, including setup and stewarding.
  • Wider projects: community engagement, fundraising initiatives, and special projects.
• Provide ongoing support, training, and recognition to ensure volunteers feel valued, engaged, and aligned with Cosmic’s mission.
• Maintain accurate volunteer records and ensure compliance with relevant policies and safeguarding procedures.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the charity to integrate volunteers into organisational service delivery plans effectively.

Administration and Reporting

• Maintain accurate records of event attendees, income, and expenditure in the charity’s CRM Donorfy.
• Provide regular updates on event progress and performance to senior leadership and trustees.

General Duties

• Build strong relationships across the charity, NHS units, and key stakeholders to identify opportunities for collaboration.
• Keep abreast of trends and innovations in the events and fundraising sectors to ensure best practices.
• Undertake other duties as required to support the charity’s objectives. 

For the full job description and person specification, please see the attached document

Are you passionate about global health & have experience in growing partnerships? Do you have an eye for detail? Then this role could be for you.

IHP’s vision is to see a world in which all suffering due to lack of healthcare is eradicated. Our Christian faith underpins all that we do. It motivates us to care for those in need, and give our best in all circumstances, as an expression of God's love. We serve the poor in health without regard for ethnic or religious background, focusing on where the need is greatest. 

In the last 3 years IHP's income of over £5.8m enabled us to reach over 54 million patients in more than 25 countries across the world. This income came from a range of sources including institutional donors, corporate grants (mainly healthcare companies who also donate medicines and healthcare supplies), trusts and foundations, partner NGOs, and individuals. 

To support our continued growth, we are looking to appoint an experienced (min 4 years), dynamic Senior Programme Funding Officer with a track record of managing and growing partnerships and income. We need someone who can speak the language of development, build our internal capacity and bring their technical expertise. This is a new role and so you have an opportunity to make a real impact.

This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we recently celebrated our 20th Anniversary year and look to a future of growth and building on our past achievements. 

About the role

You will build on our current funding relationships and will specifically drive forward our institutional fundraising to meet agreed income targets. That means bringing your experience in the sector to relationship building, technical grant applications and contract management.  You will guide and oversee bid development and ensure we have a strong case for support for IHP Programmes.  These include a range of therapy areas such as cancer, mental health and deworming, as well as our humanitarian response (eg Gaza and Sudan).  You will manage existing relationships including trusts and foundations and NGO partners and be part of the Fundraising Team's approach to all donors, including corporates and individuals.

Person Specification 

Knowledge and Experience 

• Institutional or Statutory Funding experience for an international development organisation
• Track record of bringing in five/six figure grants
• Experience of supporting the development of fundraising strategies
• Strong supporter relationship management 
• Educated to degree level or equivalent by experience or training
• Knowledge of international development and/or global health issues (Desirable)
• Experience of analysing complex financial and programme data
• Understanding of GDPR and other regulatory requirements linked to fundraising 
• Previous use of fundraising CRM's
• Excellent 

Skills and Attributes 

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Great networking skills and ability to confidently present your case
• Strong attention to detail 
• Excellent research skills with an eye to identify opportunities and translate concepts into effective action plans 
• Strong interpersonal skills and committed to the development of others
• Exceptional reporting writing and proposal development capability
• Mindset and ability to be flexible as part of a small team
• Self motivated and results-oriented with a commitment to meeting and exceeding fundraising targets
• Financial acumen for budget management and financial reporting
• Able to work collaboratively with others across the organisation
• Committed to IHP’s Christian Ethos

See the Person Specification and Job Description for more detail. 

IHP is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Staff regularly spend time together praying for IHP’s work and there is an occupational requirement for the post holder to have a personal commitment to the Christian faith.Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

We offer excellent benefits including a company pension scheme, employee wellbeing and benefits support, training, development and a generous holiday entitlement. We have an active Equality, Diversity and Inclusion staff working group.  Our staff describe our culture as 'inclusive', 'dynamic' and 'rewarding', a place where you will be supported to 'thrive professionally and personally'. A recent starter has described IHP as a place which 'puts people at our heart'.

Join a dynamic team where your skills are valued, your voice is heard and you have the space to work independently and develop.

Applications will be reviewed as received and interviews will be held when required so please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working hours: This is a full-time role (35 hours per week)

Part-time working may be considered for an exceptional candidate with a minimum of approximately 28 hours per week

Salary: £45,000 - £48,000 per annum, subject to qualifications and experience

Benefits: We offer a range of benefits including hybrid and flexible working, 11% non-contributory pension scheme, 25 days holiday rising to 29 after five years’ service.

About the role:

Your chance to join the Diocese of Chelmsford Programme Management Office as a Programme Manager, working within a mission focused team to develop and shape coherent programmes of change ‘to enliven disciples to make disciples’ in the Bradwell Episcopal Area. 

We are seeking individuals with a passion for change to establish, support and navigate the resource intensive phase of strategic implementation. You will be instrumental in engaging others to be receptive to project / programme management disciplines in missional projects and programmes of work across the whole diocese.

We are seeking individuals who are able to demonstrate significant project management experience working in large scale programmes of organisational change, as well as having excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage others.

Qualification in programme management or degree level or a proven track record in programme management will be required for this role. 

Travel is required in this role, and this may include the ULEZ zone of London.

Role Duties

• Work collaboratively with the Bradwell Episcopal Area Team to develop successful applications for external funding for missional growth, including the development and writing of project plans and funding applications. 
• Contribute to the missional strategy, training and implementation of that strategy in the context of church growth and discipleship.
• Work collaboratively within the PMO team ensuring shared learning and a consistent approach to programme management is taken across the three episcopal areas.

Person Specification

• A desire to serve the church in the Diocese of Chelmsford and passionate about enabling growth.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to bring order to complex situations and find innovative ways of solving or pre-empting problems.
•  Good knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes and projects, including risk and issue management.

The Diocese of Chelmsford

The Diocese of Chelmsford is the Church of England in East London and Essex. The Diocese is vibrant and growing with our 463 parishes and 139 schools across Essex, the unitary authorities of Southend and Thurrock, and five East London Boroughs serving a population of around 3 million and rising.  We have nearly 600 churches, which are served by around 500 clergy.

The Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance (CDBF) is a company, and registered charity, that manages the business and operational affairs of the diocese, including matters relating to Finance, Property, Communications and Media, Safeguarding, Governance, Human Resources, Information Technology and Data Management, as well as Mission and Ministry which deals with training and supporting our clergy. We aim to serve our parishes and churches, worshipping communities and church schools with accountability and responsibility.

For more information and how to apply please visit the Diocesan Website.

Closing Date: Friday 17 January 2025

Interview Date: Monday 27 January 2025

Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not. The Talent Foundry (TTF), a UK education charity, bridges this gap and improves social mobility for young people in underserved schools.

Educational inequalities are vast, and the widening disadvantage gap is diminishing social mobility progress. We work with amazing partners, such as the NHS, universities, the rail industry, financial services, technology companies and the creative industries to deliver industry-focused, skills workshops to enhance opportunities for young people (aged 9-18+).

Each year we support 60,000 young people thanks to our transformational industry partnerships and their volunteers’ engagement across lightbulb moments in schools, through to intensive connections with employers.

Our values

Everyone on our team is:

• Passionate about the charity's vision to improve social mobility
• Motivated by team success 
• Proactive in getting things done 

The values of ambition, inquisitiveness, and inclusivity and equity guide us in everything we do.

The Programme Manager role

Due to the continued expansion of our programmes, we are seeking a new team member to support our next period of growth.

You will be a consumate account manager to support our skills and employability programmes designed in partnership with industry. You will work collaboratively with our corporate and industry partners to support teachers and students in schools and further education institutions access a range of TTF educational programmes.

What you will be doing

• Management of multiple projects and events
• Team management (experience of line managing direct reports)
• Building exceptional relationships with partners, teachers and volunteers
• Use systems and administrative processes
• Evaluation and reporting

To succeed in this role you will be an individual who thrives in a fast-paced working environment, be highly organised and not be fazed when your plans need to change to meet schools’ needs (you will always have a Plan B).

We take safeguarding seriously, please note for safer recruitment purposes, all applications must clearly state continuous work history for the last 10 years, or since leaving full time education. It is ok to have employment gaps on your CV, please provide a note to explain these. Any CVs without full history will not be considered. 

Job details

• £35,000 salary
• Full time (37.5 hrs per week)
• Hybrid working*
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (inclusive of Christmas closure)
• Training budget

If you join our team, you can expect to receive feedback like this from our former students: 

"I just wanted to say a big thank you for your help. Without networking with you I would not have been so prepared for the interview. If it wasn't for Powering Potential all those years ago I would not have developed into the person I am today. So for that, I thank you." 

*Hybrid working

This is a hybrid role. You will be working from home and will join Team Together Days in a co-working space in London 2-3 individual days each month. These days are considered commuting days. You do not need to live in London to apply for this role, but you will need to consider what you feel is a reasonable commuting distance and to be able to attend our team days in London.

To read the full job information pack, download the attachment. Please read this before completing your application as it contains some helpful advice of the key experiences and skills we are looking for including: 

• Account management - working with funders and balancing priorities, objectives and deadlines
• Project delivery - operational, event and logistics management
• Staff management

We receive a very high number of applications for our vacancies, please make sure you read the application pack before applying to ensure your skills and experience match the person specification.