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We are looking for a dynamic and strategic Communications Manager to join our Development and Communications Team. This exciting role includes overseeing the production of our supporter magazine, annual report and digital content. You'll get the chance to develop new communication strategies and be at the heart of communicating our impact. We would love to hear from you if you are interested in this role! 

Who we are

At UCCF, we are passionate about students reaching students with the good news of Jesus. For over 100 years, UCCF has equipped and empowered students to discover Jesus and live for Him on campus.

We seek to resource Christian Unions (CUs), which are groups of students from a range of local churhces who join together to help everyone at uni engage with the life-changing message of Jesus. 

Each year, tens of thousands of students hear the message of Christ through CU ministry. Together, we are reaching students for Jesus.

The details of the role

• Contract: Permanent
• Salary: £30,900 - £35,000 pa, depending on experience
• Role type: full-time (36¼ hours/week), but we are open to discussing the possibility of the role being part-time
• Location: Blue Boar House, Oxford (UCCF’s office). We offer a hybrid arrangement where Tuesdays are our core day for in person working, and team members have flexibility to work from home for two days a week.
• Holiday allowance: 30 days per year, plus 8 public holidays
• Start date: as soon as possible

All other terms and conditions will be explained at interview.

Nature and scope: As the Communications Manager will be regularly involved in contacting supporters, churches and other outside organisations, it is an occupational requirement that the post holder is a believer in Jesus Christ as Saviour, Lord and God, and is in good standing with their local evangelical church, thus being in fellowship with the world-wide Christian family. They are required to sign assent to the Doctrinal Basis, to participate in UCCF collective worship and prayer and to model Christian discipleship in public and private life.

This role is maternity cover for the Head of Fundraising.

The Fundraising and Business Development Manager is a really exciting position which will play a key role in driving growth and sustainability for FearFree by identifying and securing new funding opportunities, developing strategic partnerships, and enhancing our service delivery.

The successful candidate will work across the senior leadership team, service teams, the fundraising team and the marketing team to ensure that FearFree is well-placed to respond proactively and also reactively to business development opportunities.

The role can be hybrid, with attendance at our office in Exeter or Trowbridge. The candidate should be willing to visit the fundraising team several times in the other office during their tenure.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make a real meaningful impact on the lives of those impacted by domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Fundraising and Revenue Generation:

1. • Support the fundraising and service teams to identify, research, and secure funding opportunities from trusts, foundations, government grants, tenders, and corporate sponsors.
   • Build and maintain relationships with donors and funding bodies to secure ongoing support.
   • Identify and build relationships with major donors and philanthropists/ philanthropic bodies to secure support.

Strategic Partnerships:

1. • Work with the fundraising team to identify and establish strategic partnerships with corporate, public, and community stakeholders.
   • Collaborate with local authorities, social enterprises, and private sector partners to develop initiatives that support FearFree’s mission.
   • Represent FearFree at external meetings, conferences, and events to promote the charity and develop new networks.

Service Development:

1. • Work with service delivery teams to help collate ideas and design innovative and sustainable programmes that support FearFree’s beneficiaries.
   • Project manage the creation and development of these programs and services from concept, to secured funding.
   • Monitor trends and changes in the domestic abuse sector and charity sector to identify new opportunities for service improvement.

Marketing and Communications:

1. • Collaborate with the marketing team to develop targeted marketing strategies aimed at raising the profile of FearFree.
   • Contribute to the development of campaigns that highlight the impact of FearFree’s work and attract potential donors and partners.
   • Engage with the media to promote FearFree’s services and successes and raise awareness about domestic abuse issues.

Team Leadership:

1. • Manage and support the fundraising team (Senior Trust and Foundation Fundraiser, Devon Fundraising Manager, Wiltshire Fundraising Manager), providing direction and guidance to ensure the successful delivery of objectives.
   • Foster a collaborative and inclusive working environment, encouraging innovation and professional growth within the team.

For a full job description/person specification and to apply, please follow the link provided on this website. There is no specific closing date for this role and this vacancy will close once a suitable candidate is found, so early applications are encouraged.

FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace.  We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued. 

This is a unique opportunity to join a local charity that ‘punches above its weight’ in relation to raising awareness and empowering young refugees and asylum seekers in Kent. We are looking for a professional and passionate fundraiser to play a leading role in building relationships with new trusts and foundations, individual and family philanthropists, and corporate partners. As well as a proven record in fundraising, the successful candidate must have a commitment to supporting young refugees and asylum seekers. The candidate will be self motivated and have the ability to work independently as well as in a team.

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. Working with partners, including Barclays LifeSkills, Dell Technologies, Network Rail and the NHS we deliver industry-focused, skills workshops to enhance opportunities for young people (aged 9-18+).

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

The Programme Coordinator role 

Due to the exciting expansion of our programmes we are seeking a new team member on a fixed term basis o support our next year of growth and delivery.

In this role you will provide crucial customer service and administration to support the delivery of our inspiring employability and skills-focused workshops in schools. 

What you will be doing

• Coordination of multiple projects and events
• Using systems and administrative processes to manage workshop delivery
• Enhance our feedback and customer service to all our stakeholders, including schools and volunteers

The skills and experience you will bring

• Managing multiple and often conflicting priorities 
• Use of IT, data and systems to operate efficient programmes (MS office, inc. Excel)
• Working in a fast paced environment
• Strong accuracy and attention to detail
• Understanding the importance of deadlines and achieving targets
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Planning, coordination and organisation 
• Time management 
• Customer service delivery focussed with a desire to achieve targets and objectives
• Technology (inc. MS office, including excel and spreadsheets) and seeking ways to maximise IT in administration
• Problem-solving and using initiative

To read the full job information pack please download the attachment. Please read this before completing your application as it contains some helpful advice of what we are looking for. For safer recruitment purposes - please ensure your CV includes the month and date of your previous employment and includes information about any employment gaps. 

Job details

• £26,000 salary (pro-rata for part time)
• Full or part time opportunity (min 3 or 4 days a week)
• Hybrid working
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays
• Training budget

And 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 it. 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 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 for the team days in London.

Event Manager

Salary: £45,000

Contract: Full time (35 hours a week), 14 months fixed term contract

Location: The position is based at the Peace Direct office in Central London (with options for hybrid working) 

Peace Direct is an international charity that works with local peacebuilders and their allies to shift power and resources for sustainable peace. Local people are the experts in the conflicts that affect their communities, and only they understand what it takes to build peace that lasts. We make sure these local peacebuilders have the resources they need to make peace a reality, and that their work is resourced, acknowledged and supported by the international community.

The role

If you have the expertise and enthusiasm for event management, this could be the role for you!

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Event Manager to help coordinate, plan and deliver Peace Direct’s 2025 global peacebuilding gathering to be held in Kenya. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successfully managing large-scale events from inception to completion. This role requires excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills to ensure the seamless execution of events.

This brand new role is a 14 month contract specifically developed to deliver and roll out the event. Along with two Event Assistants under your direction, you will be responsible for managing and implementing the programme, including handling travel arrangements (100+ bookings), including flights, hotels, and transportation. You will have a solid background evidencing strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to build a smooth rapport with internal and external stakeholders critical to the success of the event. Stakeholders will include local suppliers, peacebuilders, funders and direct engagement with the venue and service providers and key donors.

We are looking for someone with a keen eye for detail to ensure a high professional standard is maintained - even under work pressures - and with budget management experience of large projects (exceeding $250k), ensuring cost-effectiveness and adherence to financial and time constraints.

Interested? Then please see the attached recruitment pack for more details about the role and how to apply. 

The deadline for applications is 23:30hrs on Wednesday 6th November.

Domestic abuse has blighted women’s lives throughout history. We’ve been helping women in London recover from its effects since 1996. Our specialist counselling transforms the mental health and wellbeing of women who have suffered physical, emotional or sexual abuse, financial exploitation or coercive control, and we have assisted well over 15,000 people to date. Add your skills to our closely-knit all-female team and you can help thousands more on the road to recovery.

You will lead Woman’s Trust income generation ensuring adequate income to sustain and grow the organisation, increasing its income from £1.3 Million to £3 Million in the next 3 years. While raising funds from multiple income streams, focus growths areas will be statutory and Trust and foundation funding securing six-figure, multiple-year grants and contracts. You will effectively communicate our services and campaign our aims aligned to our strategic priorities.

You will oversee the development and implementation of the fundraising strategy and the funding pipeline; ensure the maintenance and development of excellent relationships with current and new funders, stewarding grants and reporting back; review, update and develop service budgets; oversee the submission or coordination of quality bids, approaches, and events.

As a member of the senior leadership team, this post will work cross departmentally and will contribute to the overall strategy of Woman’s Trust, working closely with the CEO and the Board of Trustees. You will lead and line manage the Senior Trust and Foundation Manager and Fundraising Officer.  You will deliver a direct income target for each year, with a focus on the development and tendering of statutory commissioning.

Hours: 35 hours per week (28 hours will be considered).

Location: Office based with remote working available – minimum of 50% of working hours in Woman’s Trust Office, Edgware Road/Paddington, NW1.

In return, you can expect exceptional career satisfaction plus an excellent package of benefits including:

• 25 days holiday + 3 days in December + Public holidays (pro rata)
• 3% pension contribution
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme

To find out more and apply with your CV, please visit our website via the apply button.  

Closing date: 9.00am on 11th November 2024.

Interviews will be held on 14th and 15th November 2024.

We will conduct interviews on a rolling basis. Please note, if an appointment is made before the deadline, the post will close early. 

This post is open to women only. The Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1 applies. 

Who we are

REDRESS is an international human rights organisation based in London and The Hague that pursues legal claims on behalf of survivors of torture in the UK and around the world to obtain justice and reparation for violations against their human rights. We empower survivors to access justice through human rights cases against governments, civil cases against individuals, and cases where we advocate for law enforcement bodies to prosecute perpetrators under the principle of universal jurisdiction.

Our approach is strategic, so that as well as representing an individual we target the policy reasons that enabled the torture to take place, by building a campaign that uses advocacy, community engagement, and communications to influence change.

REDRESS has undertaken a process of growth and modernisation over the last few years. You can find information about the organisation in the latest Trustees Annual Report. We are strengthening our processes to improve staff development, further enhance our diversity, build our survivor-centred approach, and ensure people with lived experience are part of REDRESS. 

The Team

The Administrative Assistant will work within the operations team to support the smooth running of the London office including managing the office environment, managing suppliers, liaising with our IT support, and ensuring administrative tasks are completed efficiently.  This role will also support REDRESS’ projects with administrative tasks including support with the delivery of events and organising travel.  

Position Profile

The main responsibilities of the role are:

Events support: Assist with delivering internal and external events, including booking flights, hotels, catering, venues, checking VISA requirements, organising interpretation, preparing logistics, drafting forms.

Projects support: Assist with project tasks and support the delivery of activities to strengthen our ‘Community of Practice’ (partner NGOs globally) which includes support with workshops, surveys, follow-up, and newsletters.

Office operations: Support the effective operation of the office, including liaising with our IT providers and supporting staff IT requests, maintaining office supplies, opening and closing the building, helping to keep the office tidy and welcoming, assisting with visitors, and preparing for meetings.

General Responsibilities

The position will contribute to the work of REDRESS as follows:

Human Resources: Assist with the delivery of human resources functions, including the recruitment process. Assist with the recruitment and onboarding of new staff, fellows, and interns.

Financial operations: Support financial operations, including processing expenses claims and expenditure requests.

Managing enquiries: Deal with enquiries by phone, email, and post, and engage with colleagues to respond to them.

Health and Safety: Assist with health and safety assessments and any changes required as a result.

Wellbeing: Assist with the staff peer support group, wellbeing portal, and the social committee.

Database: Support to create and maintain our databases, including mailing lists.

Platforms: Support platforms including the website by uploading content and creating mini sites on Office365 platform.

Communications: Support the Communications team with social media when necessary.

Support to other departments: Provide general administrative assistance to staff, fellows, and interns.

The position is also expected to carry out such further duties as may reasonably be required from time to time by REDRESS.

Person Specification

This is an entry level position, and so we will consider candidates at the beginning of their career, with some relevant experience.

Essential Competencies

The successful candidate will need to have the following essential competencies:

· Educated to degree level and/or at least two years’ relevant experience.

· Relevant experience through internships, volunteer roles, work experience, educational work placements, or other practical experience.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

· Excellent organisational skills: multi-tasking, attention to detail, flexibility, time-management etc.

Desirable Competencies

A strong candidate will also have other desirable competencies:

· At least two years' relevant work experience, preferably in the non-profit sector or in an international environment. 

· A qualification in administration.  

· Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 suite of software, particularly Excel., and Microsoft Platform.

· Skills in a language other than English, in particular French, Arabic or Spanish. 

Personal Attributes

To work for Redress, the candidate should have the following personal attributes: 

· Happy to work collaboratively as part of a small and energetic team with a wide range of personalities. 

· Highly efficient and organised, with an ability to multi-task, show initiative, solve problems, and take a hands-on role when necessary.

· Able to think and work strategically, creatively, and under pressure.

· Able to understand and support the aims, objectives and values of REDRESS and reflect them in all aspects of work. 

· Able to work with survivors of human rights abuse with a range of specific needs. 

Terms

Reporting. The position is part of the Operations team and will report to the Operations Manager.

Hours. This is a full-time position at 35 hours a week. Evening and weekend work may be required from time to time.

Location. The position is based at the REDRESS office in London.

Flexible Working. REDRESS is an “in-person” organisation and we value team work, but we have a flexible working policy which allows for working from home. This role is currently required to be in the office at least three days a week.

Salary. REDRESS has fixed salary scales, with annual cost of living increases, and the possibility of step increases with strong performance. This is an entry level assistant position, and the salary is £31,681 which is A1 on our salary structure.

Duration. The contract is for a fixed-term of 12 months, but is expected to be extended, subject to funding.

Start date. The position would start in January 2025.

Probation. There is a six-month probationary period. 

Pension. REDRESS offers a pension contribution of 10% of salary.

Holiday.  There are 25 days of holiday per year, in addition to UK public holidays. The office is also closed between Christmas and New Year.

Status. The candidate must have the right to live and work in the UK. Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor a UK immigration process for this role.

Interview process. We expect to do two rounds of interviews. We may ask candidates to complete a brief written test as part of the process but will provide information on that nearer the time.

· First round Interviews will take place on a rolling basis and will be on-line.

· Final round interview will take place on 27 November 2024 and will be in-person at our office in London.

How to Apply

Please upload to our recruitment portal a single PDF file with: 

· A cover letter of no more than one page explaining (a) why you would like to work for REDRESS, (b) how you fulfil the personal specification for the role, and (c) how you will contribute to the diversity of REDRESS.

· Your CV or resume.

Please also complete the anonymous Diversity Monitoring Form. We use the information from the form to tell us about the diversity of the applicant pool for each of the positions that we advertise. We keep the conclusions of the analysis for our records, and the underlying data is destroyed three months after the recruitment closes.

Deadline:  19 November 2024

Age UK is offering a fantastic 12-month fixed term contract (maternity cover) for a Senior External Affairs Manager.

In this impactful role you will develop and lead the delivery of Age UK's integrated public affairs and campaigning work, with the overarching aim of creating sustainable change for older people in line with our strategy and goals. You will develop and implement effective public affairs and campaigning approaches that really hit home, and produce results.

To achieve this, you will work collaboratively with the rest of our high performing External Affairs team, other Age UK colleagues, our network of brilliant local Age UKs, and other charities and organisations that share our campaigning aims.

Leading Age UK's public affairs function, you will oversee our influencing work in Westminster and maintain our high profile. You will also have access to one of Age UK's best campaigning assets: several hundred thousand campaigners, many of them older people, who work with us to influence change.

We operate a hybrid-working model, a blend of home and office working. This role will include regular days working from our London office. Travel costs to the London office are the responsibility of the post-holder and are not covered by the charity.

Please see role description for all responsibilities

Must haves:

* Significant experience of strategic public affairs and/or campaigning work designed to achieve change.
* Strong track record of developing and implementing successful campaigns and project managing influencing activities and leading project teams.
* Excellent all round communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate clearly and concisely to a range of audiences.
* Experience of engaging with senior stakeholders including Parliamentarians, and Ministers.
* Significant experience of working collaboratively, internally and externally.
* Understanding of online and offline campaigning techniques, and knowledge of using campaign planning tools to ensure the success of campaigns.
* Experience of promoting public involvement in campaigns.
* Excellent knowledge and understanding of local and national government structures, the UK Parliament and our political, policy and campaigning context, and experience of influencing them.
* Fast, strategic and analytical thinking skills and experience of demonstrating good judgement, including strong political judgement.
* Strong decision-making skills and confidence in making strategic and operational decisions.
* Ability to project manage, including personal time management, planning, implementing, devising and prioritising multiple projects to meet agreed deadlines and targets, overseeing work across teams and monitoring and evaluating quality and impact.

Great to haves:
* Experience of acting as a media spokesperson.
* Experience of managing budgets.
* Knowledge or understanding of public policy issues and how they impact on older people.
* Experience of collaborative working with service users.
* Experience of influencing change from a voluntary sector perspective.
* Experience of working in a political environment.

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
• Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Child Bereavement UK helps children and young people (up to the age of 25) and families, to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.

Their mission is to tackle the inequalities that exist in the availability, accessibility and quality of bereavement support and training across the UK and to build capacity within communities to manage the impact of child bereavement.

In addition to supporting families experiencing bereavement, the charity also provide training to professionals, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.

As Philanthropy Officer, you will join a passionate and collaborative Fundraising Team, working closely with the Head of Corporate, Philanthropy & Events and other CBUK departments. With support, you will take personal ownership of a portfolio of high-value donors and prospects, contributing to the charity’s Major Donor strategy. You’ll be part of a supportive team that fosters creativity and teamwork, working together to secure essential funding that directly impacts the lives of bereaved families across the UK.

We are seeking someone creative and analytical who has strong research, administration, relationship management and database skills, and who can provide excellent donor stewardship.

As Philanthropy Officer, you will: 

• Identify and research new potential major donors supporting a team income target c.£1.5m
• Manage a portfolio of major donor relationships at 4-5 figure level
• Develop donor cultivation and stewardship plans
• Implement a patron and celebrity stewardship plan

Ideal skills and experience: 

• Fundraising experience from core income streams such as major donor, corporate or trusts and foundations
• Experience of prospect research and preparing donor materials
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Managing records using CRM systems like Raiser’s Edge

Are you an able Administrator with a heart to see positive change in the lives of people who are trying to make a new start in the community after prison? Do you have good all-round IT and communication skills, and enjoy working in a team?

South West Community Chaplaincy (SWCC) aims to provide effective care and community support for people as they leave prison and re-integrate back into their local area, within the counties of Devon, Cornwall and western Somerset.  This incudes mentoring, practical support and signposting to assist the integration of ex-prisoners into their communities, in collaboration with other professionals.

We are seeking a part-time Project Support Administrator (up to 15 hours per week).  The post-holder will be based at our Exeter office, although there is some scope for partial homeworking, subject to agreement.

We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, with previous administrative experience and good IT skills (Microsoft Word, Excel Outlook etc.), including a sound grasp of data entry (Microsoft Azure, Teams).  Excellent interpersonal skills are essential, as is the ability to be an effective communicator, conveying information efficiently in writing, face-to-face and by phone. 

The post-holder will have a pastoral heart and concern for the wellbeing of people, will be in sympathy with the faith ethos and values of the charity, and be able to promote an inclusive environment where people of all faiths, and people of none, can work together for the transformation of lives and communities.

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the country’s largest Citizens Advice delivering advice and advocacy services to tens of thousands of people every year. We deliver services by phone, digitally and face to face, in multiple locations and to some of Sheffield’s most vulnerable communities. We also work to influence local and national policy and are committed to increasing the opportunities for those who use or need our services to help shape what we deliver.

Our work empowers people and changes lives. Following expansion in our services we are looking for a skilled leader and communicator to take up this new senior leadership role.

This is a diverse and challenging role - but it’s also an exciting one. To succeed you’ll need:

• The skills to inspire and encourage teams to achieve our vision
• The ability to build, develop and maintain strong mutually beneficial partnerships centred around the needs of our clients. Knowing when to compromise and when not and how to build trust and credibility.
• The ability to think long-term in a fast-moving  environment and to demonstrate flexibility when adapting to change.
• The ability to manage the mechanisms and systems that capture an overview of service and staff effectiveness and performance and to swiftly identify and mitigate any issues.
• A strong commitment to and ideally experience of co-production
• Impressive communication and influencing skills

We can offer you a supportive culture within a charity setting committed to social justice. We offer an attractive remuneration package with good terms and conditions of employment including: 35 hour working week; 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays), Pension scheme, Hybrid Working, enhanced maternity and paternity policies and Health Plan with integrated employee assistance programme.

The closing date for completed applications is:  9:00am, 11 November 2024 .

Interview date: 22 November 2024

Are you a enthusiastic and self-motivated Fundraiser with the ability to write compelling, high quality applications? Would you like to help give animals a better life?

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated Trusts Fundraiser to contribute significantly to the development of income generation at Raystede. You will expand our existing programme of Trusts support by creating persuasive applications and undertaking effective research, with the aim of securing funding for a variety of core costs and capital projects.

This is an exciting role as you will help our Funders to engage deeply with our work, and the lives of the animals in our care, as you present tailored cases for support and gratifying evaluations.

An excellent storyteller with a keen eye for detail, you will be able to interpret financial data and funding criteria, as well as strategically plan for existing and future funding needs. You may have experience of Trusts in another fundraising role, or perhaps you’re also an animal-loving fundraiser, or someone who researches, complies and writes reports professionally.

You will also be responsible for setting up a stewardship plan for Trust Supporters and building and maintaining relationships over the phone, through written communications, and on-site or at events. You will be supported in delivering excellent stewardship.

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, you will have autonomy to plan your time and manage and grow the Trusts & Foundations pipeline. You will be encouraged to take an innovative approach to stewardship and be supported to continue your professional development.

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Are organised and proactive with the ability to prioritise multiple projects strategically
• Have inspirational and concise report-writing skills
• Have strong research abilities and excellent record-keeping
• Can network and build relationships at a senior level, internally and externally
• Have good IT skills, including CRM databases and MS Office applications

• Want to make a real, tangible impact to the lives of animals
• Have the passion and drive to go the extra mile, keeping excellent donor care and animal welfare at the heart of everything you do

About Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare

Raystede is a charity that aims to give animals a better life through rehoming, rehabilitation and sanctuary, and give people the support and knowledge they need to treat animals with care and respect. Raystede is Sussex’s biggest animal welfare charity, with nearly 70 years’ experience of caring for and rehoming animals. Uniquely, we care for a huge range of animals - from dogs, cats and donkeys to rabbits, parrots and alpacas. Our experience, expertise and partnerships enable us to deliver an exceptional quality of care for the animals we help. Many of the animals have been neglected, abused or exploited. Raystede helps most of the animals find new homes but also provides life-long sanctuary for elderly horses and other animals that cannot be rehomed. Raystede provides love and safety to those animals that would have nowhere else to go.

The new CEO will represent the charity across the UK, building strong commercial networks, identifying opportunities for growth, business development and diversification. Furthermore, the role will be ultimately accountable for the operational running of the Association, to ensure legal, regulatory and financial compliance.

The successful applicant must be a ‘people-centred’ leader who believes that success is achieved by enabling others to achieve their potential. Engagement with – and growing of – will be very important. Having a passion for school libraries, children’s literacy and children’s books will be essential. For further details please refer to the CEO Recruitment pack

About the Role

We are seeking a Programmes Delivery Officer within our Global Relationships Team, whose role will be to support our vision to equip the Methodist Church in Britain to be a growing, evangelistic, inclusive, justice-seeking Church for the 21st century.

Reporting to the Deputy Director of Global Relationships, the successful candidate will be a collaborative and professional member of the Global Relationships (GR) team within the Mission Team as it fulfils its strategy in response to Our Calling and a Methodist Way of Life.

In this post, you will focus on the following priorities:

• develop and implement our People to People programmes, including long-term Mission Partnering, Encounter Worldwide, Encounter Together, Global Mission Fellows, the incoming Evangelists Programme, Church Twinning and more.
• help facilitate and strengthen ongoing relationships between Partner Churches and the Methodist Church in Britain, and provide Methodist people with unique opportunities to learn and engage in mission in a variety of global contexts.
• promote the work of global relationships with children and young people at 3Generate, their annual gathering.

About You

Key Requirements

• Graduate qualification in mission, development studies, project management or equivalent, together with relevant experience.
• Excellent understanding of the global mission context in the 21st Century.
• Proven ability to work cross culturally and to relate to persons within different globally based organisations.
• Highly organised and able to track multiple areas of work.
• Availability for occasional on call and out of hours work.

It is a requirement that applicants have the right to work in the UK.

Our Culture, Values and Benefits

Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.

We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.

The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups.  We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.

For an informal discussion with a member of the team please see our website for GR Admin contact details. 

If you have questions about the vacancy or require reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the recruitment process, please see our website for HR contact details. 

Closing Date: 4 November 2024

Interviews: 21 November 2024