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Job Title: Partnerships Manager
Location: London, Manchester or Birmingham
Salary: £33,000 - £39,000 London or £31,000 - £37,000 Manchester and Birmingham
Terms: 5 days per week (37.5 hours), open to flexible working arrangements
Contract: Permanent
Purpose of the role:
The main purpose of the Partnerships Manager role is to lead on the delivery of first-class account management to a diverse portfolio of corporate partners, generating income to support Breaking Barriers’ work. Each partnership at Breaking Barriers is bespoke, comprising fundraising, skilled volunteering, awareness raising and, crucially, placement and job opportunities for our refugee clients.
Working closely with the wider Partnerships Management and Programmes teams, you will be responsible for launching new partnerships and retaining business by deepening relationships and identifying opportunities for growth.
The successful candidate will have experience managing corporate partner relationships, including making fundraising asks and managing external communication with donors and partners at all levels of seniority. You will deploy your influencing skills and ability to build profitable relationships to great effect as you take a leading role identifying and nurturing future strategic partnerships. An understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility would be advantageous.
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations:
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to apply:
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Wednesday 30th October. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
Your primary role will be to support the development of good quality voluntary provision for children, young people and families. As part of a countywide team, you will be expected to actively support the planning of countywide programmes/events with your colleagues, providing opportunities and training on SCVYS objectives.
The key purpose of the Service Impact & Youth Engagement Manager role is to proactively support the delivery of a range of service functions that meet the needs of and promote growth within the voluntary and community sector in Staffordshire, specifically services focused on children, young people and families. This includes:
1. Support the SCVYS team to work to agreed key performance indicators including outcomes aligned to the SCVYS Strategic Plan and various contract delivery plans. Utilising the Lamplight Case Management System aligned to the Value of Infrastructure Programme functions.
2. Regularly reporting on all relevant performance information to a variety of funders including Staffordshire County Council, the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, the Young Foundation and the Integrated Care Board in line with agreed timescales and contract monitoring requirements.
3. Alongside SCVYS managers support and contribute to all elements of internal Quality Assurance ensuring SCVYS remains committed to excellence across everything we do and all we say about what we do.
4. Line management of the Youth Engagement team including an exciting portfolio of programmes including UK Youth Parliament, Young Community Researchers, elected Countywide Youth Council, Summer War Graves project and any other pieces of commissioned work, alongside partners including Staffordshire University, Staffordshire County Council and the German War Graves Commission (Volksbund).
5. Contribute where required to any additional externally commissioned work that includes research, consultation and evaluation elements as and when required within capacity limitations.
6. Take a lead in designing the look and content of publications such as the Annual Report, Social Value Report, etc. and supporting the updating of the State of the Sector report published approximately every 4-5 years.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: London
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Hours: 08-1.0fte
Salary: £53000-£60000
Benefits Hybrid working, 30 days leave, workplace pension matched up to 5%
Are you passionate about the role and contribution of the voluntary sector? Do you have a background in qualitative research, facilitating and developing new partnerships? IVAR is looking for a Deputy Director of Research who will work together with the Director of Research to lead a cohesive research team to ensure our work has the greatest possible impact.
At the Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR), we work with charities, foundations and public agencies to strengthen UK communities through action research. We champion the role and contribution of the voluntary sector. Through our research projects, we build an understanding of what it takes to deliver for communities and causes across the UK. We hear what helps voluntary organisations and what gets in their way. We then work with funders and public agencies to influence practice, build dialogue and put charity voice at the heart of change.
As Deputy Director of Research, you will be expected to work closely with the Director of Research to support quality assurance, the development of research practice, the maintenance of ethical standards, and the continuous improvement of writing and research communications. You will also support the identification and development of new work and partnerships. For more details of our work please read our full job description.
It is essential that you have experience of the voluntary sector and working with funders, and you will have a strong understanding and experience of qualitative research. You will have a proven track record in line management and be confident to lead a portfolio of varied projects. As a strong communicator you will be required to facilitate complex discussions and focus groups, build partnerships and have a track record of winning new work. You will also have excellent written skills with the ability of writing in an accessible and engaging manner for different audiences throughout all stages of the research process.
If you feel that this sounds like you would love to hear from you.
What we offer:
- £53-60,000 per annum
- Hybrid Working (Thursdays are a key working day in the London Office, SE11)
- 08-1.0fte Hours
- 30days annual leave
- Pension matched to 5%
- Personal and Professional Development opportunities
How to Apply
To apply please complete an online application by noon Monday 28th October 2024.
Interviews will be held in person at the offices on 14th November.
Start date: early 2025.
Please submit your CV, a cover letter (maximum of two A4 sides) and links to a couple of examples of reports/papers that you have authored. Your cover letter should include;
- Why you are applying
- How you meet the person specification
- Your availability to start
- What in particular you would bring to IVAR.
We value, welcome and respect all the differences that make us who we are, including: age, cultural background, disability and mental health, ethnicity and race, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, and social background.
Welcome to the Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR).
We work with charities, foundations and public agencies to strengthen UK communities through action research.
So, what does this mean? We champion the role and contribution of the voluntary sector. Through our research projects, we build an understanding of what it takes to deliver for communities and causes across the UK. We hear what helps voluntary organisations and what gets in their way. We then work with funders and public agencies to influence practice, build dialogue and put charity voice at the heart of change.
Closing date 28-10-2024
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Ukie is the trade association that represents and supports the UK’s thriving video game and interactive entertainment industry. Our small team supports a membership of nearly 700 leading businesses, helping them as they create some of the world’s most exciting games. Our membership includes cutting-edge companies working across the interactive entertainment industry from Sony PlayStation, Electronic Arts and Microsoft to Improbable, Space Ape and Jagex.
With a changing political environment and new Government there are several significant issues for the sector to navigate including online safety, the use of AI, long term skills and training challenges, and how to maintain the sector as an engine of growth in the UKs creative industries. We are offering an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, bright and determined policy and public affairs professional to join our team and shape how we engage Government and other external stakeholders on behalf of our members.
Increasingly we are working beyond the games and interactive entertainment industry, working on a cross sectoral basis with partners in the creative and tech industries. We also work with other relevant trade associations on an international level to share best practice and ensure we are able to react to and shape policy on a global basis.
About you
This role his is an ideal role for an ambitious, self-motivated individual who thrives in a small but dedicated team environment and who wants to develop their knowledge of policy making, engagement and campaigns at a trade body with a national profile.
Ideally you will bring:
- The ability to work accurately with a good eye for detail
- The ability to manage and meet deadlines and competing priorities
- The ability to work with a range of internal and external stakeholders with varied priorities
- A willingness to learn and develop specialist policy knowledge and how it affects the video games sector
- Excellent writing skills and the ability to condense complex policy areas into understandable briefings for stakeholders
- Good political acumen and the ability to spot trends and opportunities for engagement for Ukie and its members
What you’ll be doing
- The post holder will help advance Ukie’s policy work on aspects of UK and international policy impacting the games and interactive entertainment industry through:
- Monitoring policy changes and providing in-depth policy analysis, research, and reports for internal stakeholders.
- Relationship building and engagement with Ukie members and wider sector stakeholders, including attendance at internal and external stakeholder meetings and coalition industry groups.
- Support the Senior Policy Manager in research for Ukie’s external consultation responses, co-ordinating with members and facilitating internal forums for discussions on particular issues.
- Support in organising events and engagement with policy makers within Whitehall, Westminster, the Devolved Governments and with regional, combined and local authorities as well as with our global partners in the EU, US and further afield.
- Assisting the policy and research teams with major public affairs projects and campaigns according to the UKIEs internal strategy and drawing on Ukie’s internal data and external partners where appropriate.
- Supporting and promoting Ukie at external political meetings, including our bi-annual Westminster Games Week.
- Support in raising the profile of Ukie and its significant policy priorities through external communications in partnership with the Ukie campaigns team, and through public scrutiny such as the use of written parliamentary questions.
- Acting as the lead point of contact for the APPG on Video Games and Esports to which Ukie acts as the secretariat and taking responsibility for liaising with its members.
- Lead on external policy communications such as the Ukie Policy Byte, the bi-weekly political newsletter, with support from Senior Policy Manager and Head of Policy where necessary.
- Be responsible for the team administration of internal stakeholder meetings, including sending out invites, taking minutes and preparing relevant material as well as maintaining up to date email lists of all stakeholders.
Relationship Management
- Develop and maintain relationships with games industry member businesses and a wide range of external bodies; including partner organisations, government officials and other trade bodies.
- Support the Senior Policy Manager and Head of Policy in the management of Ukie’s internal stakeholder groups – including Ukie’s policy group and its various working sub groups.
- Maintain stakeholder engagement trackers and act as a point of contact for external engagement with Parliamentarians, regional politicians and their offices.
- Support the Head of Policy and Chief Executive in any external engagements.
- Support the policy team and wider Senior Management team with other reasonable tasks as required
Qualifications and experience required for this role
Qualified by experience. You don’t need to hold a degree to apply for this role, but experience of working in a policy facing role, public affairs agency or regulatory environment would be advantageous. On-the-job training will be provided via Ukie or external providers where appropriate.
Hours of Work
- Monday to Friday – 9.00am to 5.30pm
- Expectation that some evening and weekend work may be required to attend or run Ukie events as the business requires.
This role profile is not exhaustive; working as part of a small and dynamic team, there will be an opportunity to tailor the role to your interests and ambitions in agreement with the Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager and Head of Policy and Public Affairs.
There is also the expectation that you will be flexible to help the wider organisation and its other teams in accordance with its strategic priorities where necessary, as directed by the Head of Policy or Chief Executive where appropriate.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Cosmic supports the children’s and neonatal intensive care units at St Mary’s and Queen Charlotte’s Hospitals in London. The charity funds vital medical equipment, provides family support services, and enables staff training and education. Cosmic also contributes to groundbreaking research to improve care for critically ill children and babies. Through these efforts, the charity helps deliver exceptional care and emotional support to families during challenging times.
At Cosmic the Service Delivery Manager role will be pivotal in enhancing collaboration between Cosmic and NHS units across two hospital sites. This newly created role focuses on managing critical service delivery projects and campaigns.
Key responsibilities include building relationships within the PICU (Paediatric Intensive Care Unit) and NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), promoting Cosmic’s mission, and managing health campaigns and projects. The postholder will also implement data metrics to assess service impact and report findings to stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will possess strong project management skills, experience in stakeholder engagement, and a knack for data analysis. This role offers the opportunity to work with a small but very supportive and motivated team at a crucial and exciting time of growth.
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Our prior Program Manager has moved up to the role of Chief Programs Officer on our executive team. As such, we are looking for a deeply impact-motivated Program Manager to run our flagship Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program. In this role, you will train, advise, and pair exceptional potential founders through a twice-annual, two-month training program. This culminates in supporting the founders through a seed fundraising round and the launch of new charities delivering exceptionally cost-effective programs at scale across global development.
Our program has incubated more than 40 new charities over the past five years, with many receiving recognition from charity evaluators such as GiveWell and Animal Charity Evaluators as field-leading organisations.
IMPORTANT: This is a summarised version of the job advert for CharityJob's purposes. Clicking 'Apply' will take you to the complete and detailed version on our website, where you'll also be able to apply.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program is a twice-a-year intensive training program enabling cohorts of 8-16 exceptionally talented international entrepreneurs and nonprofit professionals to launch outstandingly cost-effective, evidence-based new nonprofits in the space of two months.
The program chiefly consists of a twice-annual sequence.
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Preparing the upcoming cohort and running the initial book club where participants deep dive into our handbook and the recommended idea reports
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The two-month program itself, which includes a 2+ week in-person section and consists of training and coaching participants to select co-founders and ideas
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Post-program support to the new founders, providing ongoing guidance and facilitating connections with our networks of mentors and alumni.
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Evaluation and improvement work for the program itself, and the post-program support and evaluation plus improvements period. In between, the team
The Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program team chiefly consists of ~two FTE preparing and running the program and interacting regularly with the recruitment team (for finding and selecting the ideal program candidates), the research team (for selecting and adapting the ideal charity ideas for the program participants), and the operations team (for supporting the incubated projects immediately upon launch through the program). This role reports to Samantha, our Chief Programs Officer, and works closely together with Steve, the second Program Manager who focuses mostly on participant training and coaching.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
The exact %s of these will depend on what will be most impactful and the interests and skill areas of the successful candidate, but will likely look something like this:
Direct Program Management - 40%
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During the preparation phase:
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Clearly and proactively managing timelines and communications with internal staff, external partners, and program participants
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Improving systems such that running the program becomes more efficient and effective round over round
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During the program phase for 8 weeks twice a year (February to March and August to September):
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Facilitating training sessions - discussions, presentations, workshops - with participantsbased on best practices
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Providing key feedback on participant project work on short timelines, including on materials such as cost-effectiveness analyses, geographic assessments, theories of change, budgets, pilot plans etc.
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Mentoring participants directly in 1:1 calls and chats
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Guiding participants through two intense in-person weeks in our London office, including in their co-founder and charity idea testing and decisions
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Towards the end and immediately following the program:
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Helping participants develop our raw researched top nonprofit ideas into organisations ready to implement a first pilot within mere months of graduating
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Advising participants on key decisions regarding their charity and providing encouragement and support to get their project proposals across the finish line in time for the seed network funding circle to award seed grants
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Connecting graduates with suitable mentors from our network and identifying, engaging, and onboarding new mentors
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Alumni/Community Management & Development - 40%
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Identifying, championing, and, where suitable, delegating post-program support initiatives that would improve charity outcomes (e.g., speed, likelihood, and size of impact)
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Creating opportunities for connection, collaboration, and cross-learning of our growing alumni and extended community
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Managing a growing extended community of mentors, advisors, and service providers that could support our charities at different stages of their development (e.g., seed, pilot, scale-up, external evaluation)
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Managing shared digital knowledge and communication bases like our resource hub and 300+ member slack community
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Evaluating opportunities and focusing on the most impactful ones
Program Improvement / M&E - 20%
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Carrying out and improving our internal program monitoring & evaluation:
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Collecting and assessing feedback from participants and alumni
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Prioritising areas for improvement
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Brainstorming and deciding on solutions
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Implementing or delegating improvements
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Identifying priority gaps in program curriculum and structure based on M&E, proactive research, and later charity outcomes
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Designing or adapting existing content, including applied projects, workshops, or written material, to support program goals
FUTURE GROWTH TRAJECTORIES
This is a senior role within AIM, but future growth and expertise development trajectories for excelling hires could look like:
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Focusing on charity strategy development and advising: a hire with more experience and expertise in launching, piloting, and scaling could play a more active hand in revamping our content and mentoring charities on their strategies from the outset; i.e. advising closely on plans, giving more feedback on early project plans, mentoring directly post-program, etc.
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Leaning into building out a thriving alumni ecosystem: optimising our post-program coordination, expanding our partnership work, spending more work on post-program content and community, coordinating our networks of alumni and mentors, creating digital/in-person events, and other strategies to help our charities and their staff reach & expand their potential
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Becoming an expert in M&E: playing a heavier role in the impact assessment & optimisation of Charity Entrepreneurship as the key impact arm of AIM. This would involve more collaboration with our research and recruitment teams to improve our systems and feedback loops, and/or our M&E specialist working to create early internal evaluations of our charities and later external evaluations
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(At some point) going through our Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program themselves as a participant, bringing all the built skills and expertise to bear in their own nonprofit
ABOUT YOU
The role is most suitable for a mid-level professional (3-5+ years of experience) with a background in running programs or nonprofit organisations. An ideal candidate may bring experience in launching and implementing new or early-stage programs or in conducting earlier stage intervention research or monitoring & evaluation work, particularly in LMIC contexts. The applied experience will be invaluable in training, pairing, and advising the next generations of incubatees who are aiming to launch some of the most impactful nonprofits in the world.
We expect excellent candidates will meet many (but not all) of the criteria below. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the listed characteristics. In the past, we've offered positions to applicants who demonstrated strong overall potential, providing training to address skill gaps. We prioritise high general ability, a strong work ethic, and alignment with our values, methods, and approach to maximising global impact over specific prior work experience or backgrounds. We sketch a picture of potential ideal candidates to give a more concrete sense of what particularly strong candidates might look like, not to discourage interested readers from applying.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
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Personality traits:
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Conscientious and organised
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Has a bias toward action
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High emotional intelligence
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Calm under pressure when others around them may feel stressed out (i.e. program participants making important decisions)
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High standards and a constant desire to improve
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Excited to ruthlessly focus on only the most effective tasks
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Highly collaborative, low personal ego
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Keen to give and receive feedback
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Quick and self-driven learner
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Excited to advise and learn across a range of cause areas and interventions (global health & development, animal welfare, policy…)
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Competencies / abilities:
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Highly organised and autonomous, able to run projects with many moving and constantly changing parts from start to finish and call in external input or support where needed
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Generalist, with a good balance of “people” and “project” skills
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Can sensitively deliver critical feedback and nudge participants into more impactful directions while leaving them feeling optimistic and motivated
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High cultural sensitivity (our participants are from all over the world) and ability to flexibly communicate with a wide range of stakeholders (e.g., potential candidates, mentors, funders)
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Able to analyse and synthesise information from a range of quantitative and qualitative sources (e.g., putting together ideal co-founder pairings on the basis of numerical information from surveys and program project performance ratings plus qualitative information from 1 on 1s)
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Experience / technical skills:
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Interest in and knowledge about the charity sector and a sense of key factors that make organisations successful
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Deeply results-focused and impact-minded
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Some prior experience with interventions and sectors from our key cause areas of global health & development, animal welfare, and policy, or occasional exploratory cause areas (e.g., biosecurity and meta charities)
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Has some basic familiarity with a range of sources of (especially empirical, quantitative) evidence and can (learn to) both teach and advise on them
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Desirable Skills and Experience Include:
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Experience delivering programs in nonprofit or government settings, ideally in LMICs
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Experience in founding or working at early-stage organisations
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Foundational (empirical, nonprofit) research literacy
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Basic quantitative and spreadsheet skills
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Knowledge of Global Health & Development and/or Animal Welfare and/or the EA space and an existing network in one or more of these
WHAT WE OFFER
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A job with a large, tangible impact on the world - your work will attract and select the founders of new field-leading charities and for-profit companies, as well as high-impact researchers and AIM staff
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High levels of intellectual challenge, autonomy, variety, and learning on the job
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An informal, fun, warm, and supportive work environment with high talent density. Our office in East London houses about 50% of our staff, dozens of charity founders and staff, and hosts a range of co-working opportunities and social events for the wider impactful entrepreneurship London community
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Become a part of our international network of ambitious, driven entrepreneurs and highly talented philanthropic professionals
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A true start-up culture, including low bureaucracy, a quick and collaborative work spirit, and high levels of talent density
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Significant opportunities to attend events and conferences to represent AIM, including international travel
BENEFITS
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A flexible working schedule, 30 paid days off per year, and unlimited sick leave
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UK visa sponsorship, if needed, as well as support with moving costs if relocating to London
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An annual costs-covered retreat to bring our whole team together to celebrate our achievements
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A workspace in our vibrant central London office, which is a hub for our program alumni and high-impact organisations/professionals
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Parental, dependents, and compassionate leave schemes
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A range of other benefits, including a payroll giving scheme, staff tenure donation scheme, contributions towards professional development and IT costs, and a workplace pension
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We are open to discussing specific personalised perks or benefits that may enhance your work experience
APPLICATION PROCESS
Our application processes aim to be highly predictive, time-effective, and informative for you. Our process consists only of stages that our best evidence suggests are predictive of success on the job (such as test tasks) rather than more common but less predictive stages (such as cover letters). We only invite candidates to the next stage if we think they have a good chance of passing it, and take care to choose tasks and interview questions that will also give you a good sense of the role and our culture.
Applicants will be asked to complete the following stages:
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Submitting our general application form (30 minutes to 1 hour),
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A general test task (2-3 hours) with the top 10 to 30 candidates,
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An initial interview (15 minutes) with the top 10-20 candidates,
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A test task simulating the work you would do in your role (2-3 hours) with the top 5-15 candidates,
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A final, more in-depth interview (~60 minutes) with the final 2-5 candidates.
We will also conduct a reference check before making an offer. Each stage typically takes 1-2 weeks from the end of the application deadline, and we hope to make an offer within ~8 weeks of the application deadline. Ideally, the candidate will begin onboarding as soon as possible after an offer is made. We strongly prefer candidates to join the team by January 2025, but we would consider a different date for an ideal candidate.
We help you find and transition to a high-impact career with comprehensive support, removing barriers and accelerating your journey to maximize good.
King’s College Hospital Charity is dedicated to supporting life-changing care at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. We’re here to help King’s go beyond what the NHS can provide to meet the needs of current and future patients.
We make the best care possible by raising money for cutting-edge equipment and facilities, innovative research and pioneering treatment, pushing boundaries, transforming clinical services and finding new ways to improve how people experience King's hospitals.
The Senior Fundraising Operations Officer will lead on a number of weekly and monthly data import processes, ensuring income and supporter contact data is loaded accurately onto the CRM system.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Database Manager in the management and development of the Charity CRM database, championing its use across fundraising and identifying opportunities for system development. They will also work with colleagues across fundraising and communications to support the selection of data for marketing campaigns.
Key tasks
- Lead on the import of both online and offline income streams, investigating and resolving anomalies.
- Undertake data marketing selections, in conjunction with the Database Manager, liaising with fundraising colleagues on selection criteria.
- Work with the Database Manager to provide effective database and operational support to end users.
- Undertake all aspects of the Supporter Services Assistant role on days when they are not in the office, ensuring supporter enquiries are responded to, income processed twice weekly and donations thanked.
- Work with the Database Manager to develop and continuously improve database reporting across both Charity CRM and Power BI in support of the fundraising and communications operational plan.
About you
You will have:
- A highly organised, and thorough approach to work with meticulous attention to detail
- The ability to see projects through from start to finish managing time and tasks effectively
- The ability to multi-task, managing a heavy workload and at times conflicting priorities as well as tracking progress on a wide range of tasks
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- The ability to work on own initiative without supervision
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- A team-building approach, coupled with discretion and a supportive style
- Experience in working with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) databases
- Experience in using Advanced Microsoft Office packages, particularly Excel, Word, and SharePoint
- Experience in undertaking data selections for marketing mailings
- Experience in data import protocols - extracting data and transforming it ready for import.
We are a friendly team, committed to a diverse and inclusive culture and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We offer a collaborative working environment with bespoke learning opportunities, 25 days holiday plus the bank holidays, and various employee benefits to help you balance your work and life. To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter of no more than two pages on setting out how you meet the criteria via the Charity website by Tuesday 22nd October at 23:59:59.
Stage 1 phone call will take place either Wednesday 23rd or Friday 25th October. Interviews will take place Monday 28th October.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Prospectus is proud to be working with the Jacobs Futura Foundation, a newly established philanthropy aiming for lasting impact, in their search for a Senior Programme Analyst. This is a full time, permanent role, based in London (Hybrid).
The two focus areas for the foundation are to protect the world's tropical rainforests; and to support athletes to fulfil their potential following the end of their sporting careers. The Senior Programme Analyst is required to stay up to date on these topics, leading on research and the development of briefings and reports, and bring insight, ideas and recommendations to our work based on evidence. The postholder will identify strategies and partnerships for the Foundation and will be expected to engage with grantees to review progress, compile reports, identify issues and challenges and provide assessments and recommendations. The postholder will also work across the organisation leading on ad hoc projects for internal and external purposes, including organising and convening meetings, drafting papers and articles, and managing information systems.
The successful candidate will be an effective communicator, both written and verbal, able to mix their research capabilities with summarising large amounts of information for different audiences and with a track record of drawing out analysis, insights and recommendations. Past experience of research and report writing will be crucial. This is a growing organisation and this is a key role in helping the organisation as it learns and develops . The ideal candidate will also be happy to be a self-starter, able to manage some ambiguity, and hold a drive to develop this role.
To discuss this role further, in the first instance please apply with your CV only. Strong candidates will be contacted for a more in-depth conversation and the full job description.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
Are you driven by the desire to create lasting change for vulnerable communities? Zetetick Housing is looking for a dynamic and strategic Business Development Manager to deliver results in expanding our network, services and impact. In this role, you’ll do more than secure partnerships—you’ll build vital relationships that open doors, develop initiatives that transform lives, and drive business growth in alignment with our mission. With a strong sales background, you will have a focus on fostering long-term success, and be at the heart of a team dedicated to making a difference.
We offer a competitive salary, flexible working conditions, and an environment that supports both your professional and personal growth. Be the catalyst for change—apply today and help us expand our reach more people, and help more families.
From flexible working, health awareness and support for our staff through training, 25+ days holiday and much more we do our best to ensure everyone is able to work in a supportive, dynamic and engaging workspace. We are fuelled by our Bedrock values that encourage growth and development through kindness and social responsibility.
Job Purpose:
Zetetick Housing is entering a new stage of growth, and we are looking for an experienced business development professional to drive forward a new team of focused, friendly and determined individuals to help our organisation grow. You’ll be looking for an opportunity to bring your ideas and experience into and you will lead both digital and community development functions with a focus on generating growth and sustainability for the organisation. You’ll be out on meetings, enjoy telling people about what we do – and bringing on board new partners in property and our local community creating value, raising brand awareness, income and aligning with our mission.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the team with an understanding of how you are contributing to the organisation’s strategic goals.
- Gain awareness of our vision, mission, and core service model, and be a brand expert on us when asked any question either out and about, on the phone, or using that knowledge when writing sales copy.
- Estate agent partnership growth: Working to establish us further as a go to for local estate agents across our area of operation.
- Educating our local authority partners: You’ll drive the team to build up awareness with our partners in local authorities by getting in front of social care, and housing teams to tell them all about why we do what we do.
- Collaboration is key: Work closely with the fundraising manager, housing, and finance teams to ensure that our key messages are joined up.
- Stakeholder Management: Manage relationships with key stakeholders, including landlords, estate agents, service providers, and major community partners, ensuring long-term collaboration and mutual value.
- Innovation and Growth: Share your ideas, research, insight and understanding in supporting the departments continual improvement.
- Reporting accurately on the team’s performance. The team will be measured on number of relevant meetings, presentations and new partnerships bought on each quarter.
- Be prepared to commit to ad hoc tasks across the organisation on occasion. Everyone at Zetetick is expected to conduct Homeliness visits and contribute to work at times that is not exclusive to their job description.
About You:
You are a dynamic, relationship-driven professional who thrives on building meaningful partnerships and driving growth. You understand the importance of building strong, lasting connections that contribute to the long-term success of Zetetick Housing. Your ability to stay focused while managing multiple projects and priorities is one of your strengths, and you excel in fast-paced environments where flexibility is key.
You are a clear communicator, able to articulate ideas and proposals confidently to different audiences, whether presenting to senior leadership, partners, or community members. Most importantly, you bring a positive, resilient attitude to everything you do, maintaining composure and focus even under pressure.
To provide and maintain specialised quality homes, not just housing. To empower choice and deliver dignity to all we work with.
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We know how much difference a Health Play Specialist can make to children who are
seriously ill and for a lot of hospitals and community healthcare settings these roles can fall by
the wayside when budgets are critically tight. Our pilot Starlight Health Play Specialist project
has now demonstrated the positive impact of play staff for babies, children and families.
We’ve already learned so much and are designing an impact assessment tool with the
practitioners. Although the setup of the project is done, there is lots of learning still to do and
the manager of this work will facilitate and maximise this learning.
Starlight Health Play Specialists not only create the time, space and opportunity for children to
play, whether that’s for preparation for procedures, management of anxiety, entertainment
during long periods of boredom or aiding recovery. They carry out on-the-ground research,
measure impact of activities, sharing their learning with us and help us to really understand
what makes a brilliant Health Play Specialist and develop standards and training.They are
beacons of good practice, championing and protecting play in healthcare – and that is where
you, our new Play Specialist Programme Manager, come in.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a motivated and highly organised national Quality Manager to join our expanding team. This is a new role that will lead on the quality assurance of IPS Grow delivery, responsible for implementing a robust quality management system and measuring our work against agreed standards. This includes quality assuring resources for the IPS Grow team and the IPS community, streamlining internal processes, and ensuring consistency of IPS Grow delivery across regions.
This is a national role that will work closely with the Head of Delivery and wider IPS Grow senior team, with a mix of remote and in person working from our London office.
The Team
IPS Grow is a national programme designed to support the expanison of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services in mental health, primary care, and drug and alcohol teams across England. The programme is led by Social Finance in partnership with the Centre for Mental Health. It is funded by NHS England and Improvement (NHSE/I), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).
Responsibilities
1. Oversee internal and external quality across IPS Grow delivery
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Implement policies and processes that align fidelity reviews with international best practice.
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Oversee the IPS Grow Quality Mark, ensuring accurate and consistent application.
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Establish systems for monitoring delivery against KPIs and contract requirements.
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Maximise our focus on race equity across internal operations and external delivery.
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Identify and implement quality improvements based on internal and external stakeholder feedback.
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Work with the Workforce Manager to quality assure training materials for the IPS workforce.
2. Facilitate learning and development of IPS Grow delivery staff
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Drive high-quality recruitment and onboarding processes.
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Collaborate with Regional Managers to implement competency frameworks, performance plans, and a training programme that supports professional development.
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Embed staff development and reflective practice across team processes such as team meetings and staff 1:1s.
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Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of L&D initiatives and make necessary improvements.
3. Streamline knowledge management
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Implement a robust system for version control and documentation procedures.
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Ensure a comprehensive range of high-quality resources is available for IPS services.
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Embed a race equity lens across new and existing resources.
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Work with key stakeholders to coproduce resources and ensure content is accessible and reflective of the communities IPS services work with.
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Work with senior colleagues to develop and maintain an internal knowledge management hub for delivery staff, ensuring all resources are up to date and relevant.
4. Communication and collaboration:
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Work closely with the Head of Delivery, Regional Managers and other senior leadership staff to share best practices and coordinate efforts across regions.
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Build and maintain strong relationships with local and national stakeholders; attend and contribute to stakeholder meetings, sharing insights and updates on quality development initiatives.
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Contribute to internal and external communications, including newsletters, reports, and presentations.
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Support the implementation of data collection and analysis processes to ensure high-quality standards and drive continuous improvement across IPS Grow services.
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Collaborate with the Data Manager to ensure data accuracy and integrity, leveraging insights to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.
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Continuously refine practice and skill by engaging with IPS experts and other stakeholders in the UK and internationally to bring the best and most up-to-date understanding of “what works” to programme delivery.
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Influence the strategy by working with the senior team to shape our strategy and roadmap for future projects.
About you
Skills and competencies
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Data driven: Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and make informed decisions.
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Problem-solving: Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to problem-solving.
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Relationship management: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
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Organisational skills: Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and requests, create project plans, and meet deadlines.
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Leadership: Delivery of performance expectations and supporting the team to translate research into effective on the ground practice.
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Adaptability and flexibility: Ability to adapt to changing project needs and work effectively in a dynamic environment and changing system with multiple stakeholders.
Experience
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Proven track record in managing quality systems and compliance within a complex organisation
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Experience in developing and delivering training programs related to quality assurance and compliance
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Experience delivering against project plans, timelines and deliverables that are results focused
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Experience of implementing quality improvement in an IPS or employability context would be advantageous though is not essential
Working at Social Finance
The fixed salary for this position is £56,500 per annum. Working for a mission driven organisation is more than just what we pay though, it’s about our culture, our approach and what else we offer.
About Social Finance
We are an ambitious not for profit organisation that partners with governments, service providers, the voluntary sector and the financial community. Together, we find better ways of tackling social problems in the UK and globally.
Since we started in 2007, Social Finance has helped to pioneer a series of programmes to improve outcomes for individuals with complex needs. Our innovations, including the social impact bond model, have mobilised more than £500 million globally. We have sister organisations in the US, Israel, the Netherlands and India and a network of partners across the world.
What we do
Our unique method combines financial analysis, data science, service design, and social issues research.
We focus this expertise on understanding the needs of service users and working with communities to create new responses to challenging social problems.
We develop models, products and services that are pragmatic and have the scope to drive systemic change to improve people’s lives. In the UK, we focus on issues such as homelessness, domestic abuse, mental health, learning difficulties, loneliness and vulnerable children on the edge of the care system. We also look to improve equity for marginalised communities in social services. Internationally, we design outcomes-based models for issues such as maternal and neonatal health, education and employment.
Our Values
Everyone at Social Finance believes that change for communities is possible. To help us achieve it, we have three core values that guide everything we do. We are curious, empathetic and pioneering.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We actively encourage applications from under-represented and minoritised groups, including those with lived experience of the social issues we are working to address. We are an equal opportunities employer and support a range of flexible working options.
How to apply
Social Finance are using Applied, a platform developed by the Behavioural Insights Team, to record your application. Applied is focused on using behavioural and data science to improve hiring decisions and minimise unconscious bias in the recruitment process. You will be asked to respond to four situational based questions which will allow you to express your ability.
Your answer to each question will be viewed in isolation. Please therefore ensure there is enough detail in that single response, without any references to your other responses
Closing date for applications: Monday 28th October 2024 at 9am
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30-minute Zoom interviews will take place on Wednesday 6th November
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Face to face interviews will take place Thursday 21st November at our Social Finance office in London.
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Should you require any reasonable adjustments to allow you to attend, please highlight this when you are invited.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you able to spot a compelling news angle? Do you have an excellent knowledge of the health landscape, and a proven track record of delivering high profile media campaigns?
If so, you could be the Senior Media Officer (Health) we are looking for!
Then this role might be perfect for you.
About the Role
As our Senior Media Officer, you will play a vital part in our busy media team by delivering dynamic and creative campaigns to influence Government and NHS policy as well as supporting the team's Press Office function, capitalising on PR opportunities, improving stakeholder buy-in, and reducing reputational risk.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the development and delivery of the health communications yearly plan, aiming to raise awareness of heart and circulatory diseases through the media.
- Work with Medical and Marketing teams to propose, develop, and deliver ambitious and influential communications campaigns.
- Deliver PR activity that supports the BHF’s priority health and influencing campaigns, including reporting on improving survival rates from cardiac arrest through our Revivr and The Circuit programmes, reducing risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and influencing around NHS healthcare.
- Create engaging content and press releases aimed at a range of different audiences to position the BHF as a leading voice in media narratives around health and policy and promoting the BHF’s information and support services to patients.
No two days will be the same as you play a key part in responding quickly to breaking news and bringing the human impact of our research to life, you will foster productive partnerships with diverse stakeholders, ensuring people with heart and circulatory diseases receive accurate information through the media.
Working arrangements
This is a blended role, where your work will be dually located between your home and our London office.
As the role supports the BHF’s busy press office, you will participate in our out of hour’s service on a rotational shift basis
At BHF we believe in the power of working together. On a blended contract, you can expect to spend some time in the office, at least one day each week, on average. The use of office spaces is driven in part by your role and the work you will do with other teams. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.
Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about the flexibility offer available at the application or interview stage.
About you
With a strong news sense, especially across the medical landscape, you will have the ability to react responsibly to external opportunities using your extensive creative expertise alongside your experience of strong media campaigns.
You can quickly to pick up on new and often complex scientific material, then condensing it into context that will connect to audiences of all levels will be essential to the role. You’ll also be able to demonstrate a proven track record of delivering media campaigns. You’ll use your outstanding communication skills to manage large networks of both internal and external stakeholders. Alongside this you will participate in patient case study interviews, managing their stores in a sensitive manner and pitching them to the press as appropriate.
Our ideal candidate would be a positive media professional, who has extensive press office experience and the ability to juggle tasks in a sometimes-pressurised environment whilst still delivery a high level of service within the charity. Assisting colleagues from all across the wider organisation to provide high quality information as required.
About us
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
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The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award (the Award) is a Non-Formal Education and Learning framework encouraging young people to find their purpose, place and passion in the world.
In more than 120 countries and territories, our globally recognised accreditation is available to all 14 to 24-year-olds, of all backgrounds, locations, cultures and abilities.
Through the programme, each young person becomes part of something special while developing their own interests, universal skills and life aspirations.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation is the international charity that drives and encourages the Award’s growth, access and impact across the globe. Working in partnership with organisations and governing bodies, we oversee the licensing of Award operators – including schools, youth groups, employers and custodial institutions.
The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will support the Senior Operations Manager and the Bid Manager to help develop and implement monitoring and reporting processes across the Foundation’s grant-giving activities.
To be successful in the role, you must have excellent knowledge of results-based monitoring and reporting, including experience in sampling techniques and the use of computer software in support of monitoring, reporting and statistical analysis; demonstrate strong organisational and administrative skills, and ideally have experience working with colleagues from different cultural backgrounds. This role will also work closely with colleagues from the Operations, Communications and Development teams to ensure accurate information is delivered to key stakeholders.
Our long term ambition is that every eligible young person aged 14 – 24 will have the opportunity to participate in the Award.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Advert: Trusts & Foundations Manager (maternity cover), Fundraising Team, Wonderseekers
Job details
Hours: between 30 - 37.5 per week. Flexibility will be considered working a minimum of 30 hours per week / 0.8 full time equivalent. Salary and pay will be adjusted accordingly.
Work pattern: Weekdays, exact work pattern flexible and can be discussed at interview
Salary: £35,000 per annum (if working 30 hours per week, actual salary £28,000)
Contract and start date: 12 month fixed-term maternity cover (with possible extension) starting w/c 9 December ideally (flexibility possible)
Line manager: Head of Major Gifts, Fundraising Team
Responsible for: Fundraising Officer
Holiday: 25 days per annum plus bank holidays. Option to buy/sell some leave and gain additional days for continuous service after four years. The post holder is not expected to work bank and public holidays.
Location: Wonderseekers HQ, Eastleigh with regular attendance at Winchester Science Centre, Winchester
Benefits: Cash health scheme, life assurance, buy/sell annual leave, long service holiday bonus, café and shop discount, free tickets to WSC and partner attractions, family friendly leave, wellbeing policy, mental health first aiders, cycle to work scheme, financial loans, flexible IT, casual dress, staff events, free parking, pension contribution, inflationary pay rise and more.
Application deadline: Tuesday 12 November 9am
Interviews: Provisionally 19, 20 or 22 November
Please contact us if you’d like to arrange an informal chat or have any questions about the role before applying - see website for contact details.
The Role
The Trusts & Foundations Manager (maternity cover) will be an experienced and accomplished Trusts & Foundations fundraiser, who will secure £500k+ in grants towards the Team’s £3.5 million projects income target, enabling the Charity to deliver its exciting capital and activity Masterplan.
Skillful at assimilating and interpreting complex information to craft compelling, high-level funding proposals, self-motivated and tenacious, the post holder will manage a personal portfolio of T&Fs, researching, developing and submitting high-quality, personalised five and six-figure funding proposals to contribute towards individual project targets.
Working as part of a small Team of experienced T&F and major donor fundraisers, the Trusts & Foundations Manager will play a key role in developing and managing the funding pipeline, delivering exceptional donor cultivation and stewardship to secure the income needed and establish a strong and loyal donor base for the Charity.
The post holder will have impeccable interpersonal and presentation skills and be comfortable representing the Charity and engaging with senior internal and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Charity to achieve its strategic goals by generating the fundraising income required to deliver core activity and development works
- Work with the Major Gifts Team to build, manage and implement the funding pipeline, conducting research, writing briefing notes / cultivation plans, maintaining CRM records and producing regular progress reports
- Manage a personal portfolio of T&Fs: conduct research, develop and implement bespoke cultivation plans, prepare and deliver high-level funding proposals and provide exceptional stewardship
- Work with colleagues across the organisation to monitor project progress and help colleagues to understand and support the fundraising process
- Deputise for the Head of Major Gifts as required
- Support the Head of Major Gifts and the Head of Impact & Learning to plan and deliver project impact reports for funders
- Manage the Fundraising Officer, supporting them to manage their own portfolio of T&Fs, reviewing and providing constructive feedback on funding applications and ensuring that they provide efficient administrative support to the Major Gifts Team
Person Specification:
Experience and Knowledge
- Experienced T&F fundraiser with a good working knowledge of the sector
- Demonstrable success of securing five and six figure grants
- Expert bid writer
- Experience of managing senior stakeholders
- Basic understanding of logic / theory of change models and social impact measures
- Experience of using a CRM system
- Knowledge of charity financial governance and gift management processes
- Experience of business planning and managing a budget
- Some experience of people management is desirable
Skills and Abilities
- Exceptional written communication skills with the ability to write clear, concise, accurate and persuasive funding applications
- Well-organised with the ability to conduct systematic research and assimilate complex information
- Confident presenter / orator with the ability to build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships
- Ability to review and critically analyse others’ work
- Good budgeting and data analysis skills
- Goal-oriented and tenacious with the ability to work efficiently to manage the funding pipeline and achieve targets
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships
- Proficiency in Office 365
Ready to Apply?
When you are ready to apply, please submit your application through our recruitment portal https://www.wonderseekers.charity/vacancies.
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Citizens Advice Tandridge District have an exciting opportunity to join our small friendly advice team as an Advice Service Manager, working in our Caterham and Oxted offices.
The successful candidate will be responsible for and have:
· Great interpersonal skills and an advice background to manage our advice services.
· They will be responsible for the day to day delivery of our advertised advice services, including supporting training, overseeing and supervising the quality of advice given and managing performance of staff and volunteers.
· The ability to bring out the best in the team, as well as to ensure the highest quality of advice across our core service and varied projects.
· Be a trained Advice Session Supervisor/ or knowledgeable generalist adviser/caseworker and/or willing to complete the appropriate training.
· You will be part of the senior management team, inputting into the running of the office, developing relationships with relevant stakeholders and funders where appropriate and promoting our service.
· You will ensure new initiatives are implemented smoothly and that volunteers, staff and supervisors are appropriately supported and developed.
· The role includes providing cover for Advice Session Supervisors and filling short-term gaps in staffing as necessary.
· We will consider applicants who have experience of working in the advice sector and of managing volunteers
Joining Citizens Advice means becoming part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in people’s lives. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive environment that values integrity, support, inclusion and collaboration. If you’re ready to take on a pivotal role that impacts every people’s live and contributes to a greater cause, we’d love to hear from you.
The Citizens Advice service values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, as they are currently underrepresented in our workforce.