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We have an exciting opportunity to join our Fundraising team as Philanthropy Lead.

Jewish Care’s Fundraising team must raise £20m in donations for 2024/25, to ensure we can continue to deliver quality care services for the Jewish community. From April 2024, this has also included Jami’s services, supporting those in our community who are impacted by mental illness.

You will collaborate with the Senior Philanthropy Manager, helping to meet the Philanthropy Team’s target of £10.7m within the broader Fundraising team's goal. You’ll play a pivotal role in growing our portfolio of key supporters, as well managing a number of existing relationships and providing support for a number of Philanthropy Events.

This post is working an average of 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday with some occasional out of hours working for fundraising events.

What you will be doing:

Prospect Management and Patron Programme Growth

Driving engagement with new supporter prospects and manage Patron Programme growth.
Conducting research and outreach for new supporters.
Organising small engagement events for new and existing key supporters.
Nurturing important relationships through bespoke stewardship initiatives.

Coordination of Key Jami Supporters

Managing Jami’s supporter portfolio, focusing on high-net-worth individuals.
Maintaining supporter records, stewarding supporters in a timely fashion, and creating tailored communications.
Recruiting and coordinating high-net-worth individuals to host events like Jami Mental Health Awareness Week dinners.

Philanthropy Team Support

Playing an integral role in supporting with the organisation of Jewish Care’s Annual Fundraising Dinner, as well as other Philanthropy events and projects.  
Assisting in crafting bespoke proposals and update reports.

Fundraising Team Support

Supporting other teams within Fundraising & Marketing as needed and provide flexibility for event-based evening or weekend work.

What you will need:

Experience of working in similar fundraising/ Philanthropy role (E)
Experience building effective relationships with supporters (E)
Project or event management experience (E)
Knowledge of philanthropy fundraising and the UK Jewish community (D)
Relationship-building skills, especially with high-net-worth individuals (E)
Strong project management skills and goal orientation (E)
Excellent written, verbal, and IT skills, including experience with Raisers Edge or similar databases (E)
Team-oriented and adaptable to hybrid working
Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to learning and skill development

Why Join Us?

Become part of a dedicated team making a tangible difference in the Jewish community, offering support to those who need it most.

Do you want to support individuals and families in our local community to improve their home’s energy performance with the overall goal of reducing the number of Merton and Lambeth residents who live in fuel poverty?

Are you looking for a role with a professional, supportive and expanding advice charity with over 80 years of experience working in South West London?

If so please read on:

Citizens Advice Merton and Lambeth (CAML) is the leading advice charity supporting individuals and families across the London boroughs of Lambeth, Merton but also wider London. We provide a range of information, support and advice services. We also work to raise awareness and understanding of the challenging issues affecting our clients and communities.

Owing to charity expansion, we are looking for advisers with experience in providing energy advice. If you have at least one year’s experience of working in an advice support organisation, are passionate about supporting individuals and families in need and interested in joining a dedicated, professional team we would love to hear from you.

The successful candidates will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work flexibly with clients and for the charity skills and experience to provide high quality energy information and advice. You will be meticulous in your work, especially when supporting clients and maintaining case records for continuity of follow up advice and casework. You will also be very well informed with regard to legislation, case law and policy changes relating to advice and benefits.

You will help clients to maximise their income, provide education around energy-saving techniques and support with energy debt issues including billing, applying for grants and setting up payment plans.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive energy advice directly to clients via face to face and telephone appointments
• Ensure income maximisation for clients through the take up of appropriate welfare benefits.
• Commit to ongoing training/development as requested by the charity
• Use your interpersonal skills to explore, listen and understand complex problems as they affect each individual and tailor your approach to advice accordingly
• Provide a clear plan of action and follow-up on actions relating to cases as appropriate
• Identify and escalate serious problems, including safeguarding, appropriately
• Ability to work to own initiative within a team environment. Work closely with service colleagues and wider CAML team
• Support clients in CAML offices and outreach venues
• Promote the Energy Advice Service within the local community

Monitoring Quality and Case Recording

• Ensure all client engagement and support is comprehensively and accurately recorded
• Review your work, and monitor quality standards, as per the Citizens Advice quality framework
• Ensure data protection regulations are adhered to and office procedures followed
• Work with your line manager and senior managers to develop and improve services, and your own standards

Other Duties and Responsibilities

With the wider charity team and other organisations, ensure clients are supported with related advice issues

Ensure all work is fully compliant with our policies and procedures and Citizens Advice Quality Standard

• Assist and contribute to the charity’s communications, research and campaigns work

• Maintain positive working relations with our stakeholders

• Professionally represent Citizens Advice Merton and Lambeth

• Other duties as requested by your line manager, senior manager and Chief Executive

Research and campaigns

Support the R&C team on any campaigns the team is working on.

Professional Development

All of our team receive comprehensive induction to the charity and our work. We support Advisers in their professional development to ensure we’re up to date with recent legislation, case law, policies and procedures relating to benefits and debt and undertake appropriate training as agreed with your line manager.

Person Specification

•  Generalist Adviser certificate (Citizens Advice or equivalent)

• Complete NEA Energy Awareness (Level 3) or relevant energy training or willing to complete it together with relevant energy/advice trainings

• An understanding of the energy sector and providing advice to Clients, including those in financial difficulty

• Experience of using client management databases (we use Casebook)

• Fantastic communication skills

• Ability to prioritise work, meet deadlines and manage caseload

• IT competency and experience

• Ability and willingness to work as a team

• Understanding of and commitment to the aims, principles and values of Citizens Advice service

This job description and personal specification does not form part of any contract.

If you’re interested in the role and joining us, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please follow the link to our website to read the full job description and find out how to apply.

The deadline for applications is 6pm, Sunday 17th November 2024. 

If you do not hear from us, we are afraid your application was unsuccessful.

We reserve the right to close applications early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

We are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office and will process your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act 2018. Please refer to our online Privacy Policy for more information on how your personal data will be processed and store.

Robertson Bell is pleased to be supporting NSPCC in their search for a new Senior Finance Business Partner to join their dynamic team on a permanent basis. NSPCC are the UK’s leading children’s charity who believe that every childhood is worth fighting for. They have been looking out for children for over 100 years, to protect them and prevent abuse.

The Senior Finance Business Partner will report into the Head of Finance Business Partnering and provide leadership to a small operational team. The role is responsible for the delivery of all aspects of operational financial management within each directorate or department it supports. The role will provide high-quality financial management and advice, together with comprehensive reporting and analysis to inform and aid decision making.

The organisation

From their campaigns to their services, the NSPCC strive to make a difference in everything they do. They work with schools, provide support and advice for families and deliver therapeutic services. They undertake ground-breaking research, campaign for change, and run two free helplines providing support and advice: Childline (for children and young people) and Helpline (for adults seeking advice). Between 2016 and 2021, they helped make 6.6 million children safer from abuse - but they won’t stop until they stop child abuse and neglect altogether.

The key duties of this Senior Finance Business Partner are as follows:

• Business partner with the Senior Management Team to develop knowledge of their Directorates.
• Take on a value-added role, acting as a trusted advisor and demonstrating the ability to constructively challenge ideas and plans.
• Be involved in business and planning meetings in partnership with senior leaders.
• Be the finance subject matter expert in the Directorates the role supports, proactively thinking about how decisions would affect the wider organisation and the Directorate, making recommendations as appropriate.
• Produce, collate and ensure timely delivery of accurate budget and forecasts for the areas the role supports, with supporting analysis and commentary.
• Provide timely and accurate advice to budget holders to allow effective management of their budgets, highlighting potential opportunities and risks.
• Ensure the delivery of month end processing and variance analysis.
• Prepare and deliver accurate consolidated financial monthly, quarterly and annual operational performance reporting packs.
• Support the ‘Head of’ in the preparation of financial models for the evaluation of proposed business changes, and subsequent implementation.
• Manage, supervise and develop direct reports, being accountable for the work they produce.

The successful candidate will have:

• Achieved their full accountancy qualification.
• Have extensive experience of working within a management accounts or business partnering function, of a complex organisation.
• Substantial experience in the preparation of financial management information, including the production and monitoring of budgets, forecasts, financial models and delivery of associated reporting, analysis and commentary.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to analyse numbers critically, extracting pertinent information for management.
• Strong and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ideally, knowledge of charity accounting (SORP).
• Experience of managing, developing and motivating staff.

By joining their team, you will have an opportunity to work for an influential organisation at the forefront of child protection.

This role will officially be based out of their offices near Liverpool Street, with Tuesday & Wednesday required to be worked from the office, and the rest from home. Applications are under continuous review, so if you think this role sounds like the right next step for you, please do not delay in applying to ensure you are considered!

This vacancy involves a unique opportunity to be the Sex Worker ISVA Learning and Policy Influencing Lead  of an exciting new regional partnership program alongside National Ugly Mugs and POW (Notthingham) funded by the National Lottery Communities Fund. Based with Basis Yorkshire, this role will lead on influencing of policy and sharing of learning from this program to improve outcomes for sex workers who have experienced sexual violence including developing resources, organising events and sharing learning based on data from the program as well as working with those with lived experience and those in government and other authorities who help shape health and justice systems. Each organisation will be employing a SWISVA which will be line managed within each organisation. While the post is based within Basis Yorkshire, the post can be fullfilled working hybrid,  but will require frequent travel between Leeds, Nottingham, Manchester and nationally.

Basis Yorkshire is an award-winning charity that was founded in 1995 and now operates across Yorkshire. This is a unique opportunity to join a challenging and vibrant organisation, working with women who are involved in sex work. For more information about what Basis Yorkshire does and its values, please visit our website. 

The Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) is the national charity for people affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom.

CLAPA supports people affected by cleft to take control of their journey, connect with others, and use their voices to impact the future of care. Our vision is that no one affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom will go through their journey alone.

We are seeking a Head of Communications and Marketing to lead on the charity's communications strategy.

The Head of Communications and Marketing is a strategically important post in the organisation with lead responsibility for overseeing communications, marketing and PR for the UK’s only national cleft lip and palate support charity. The role involves managing all aspects of internal and external communications including media relations, digital content and brand strategy. 

The role reports directly to the Chief Executive, is a member of the Senior Management Team and works closely with the CLAPA Board of Trustees to ensure that we maximise all opportunities to promote the work of the charity.  The post holder also has responsibility for the direct line management of the Communications and Marketing team.

How to Apply

Please read the Recruitment Pack in full and then complete the online Application Form linked within. For safeguarding reasons, we are not able to accept CVs.

Applications close: 9am on Monday 9th December 2024

Interviews – 1st stage: Thursday 12th December 2024

Interviews – 2nd stage: Tuesday 17th December 2024

Start date: As soon as possible – to be agreed

We are seeking to appoint a Head of Finance following the retirement of the current post holder. The Head of Finance is a vital senior management role within the College, responsible for leading the Finance Department, as well as contributing significantly to our financial decision-making. 

We are looking for an experienced accountant with excellent technical and interpersonal skills. The Head of Finance will drive delivery of timely and useful financial information as well as streamlined financial processes. The role is varied and stimulating offering opportunity for professional growth and personal impact. 

This is an exciting moment to join St Catharine’s. We are in the process of evolving the 2025-30 Strategic Plan and the successful candidate will be able to contribute to these discussions. Our strong and stable team of Senior Officers, led by the Master Sir John Benger, is committed to delivering an ambitious financial resilience programme as part of this plan to ensure that we continue to provide an outstanding education to our students. 

The Head of Finance is responsible for the day-to-day management of financial and accounting operations including budgeting, management information and financial, tax, charity commission and other statutory reporting.  The Head of Finance is also responsible for banking and insurance arrangements and management of financial systems and controls.

We welcome applications from individuals who can demonstrate the following skills: 

• The ability to engage effectively and constructively with a wide range of stakeholders – this role holder is required to collaborate with Academic Fellows of the College and other Heads of Department

• Sound planning and organisational skills to manage diverse and conflicting priorities proactively and work to deadlines

• The ability to lead, nurture, motivate and develop staff to achieve good results

• Excellent understanding of accounting software, Microsoft Office, spreadsheets and 

• Modelling and how to use IT systems to improve efficiencies 

• Use their initiative and have a creative approach to solving problems 

• A flexible and collaborative approach to tasks and willingness to proactively embrace change

• A strong customer focused approach 

For further details of this exciting opportunity, please visit our website.

No agencies please.

Location: London
Salary: Circa £105,000 + Attractive Benefits
Deadline for Applications: [9th December]

The Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF), one of the UK's largest grant-making charities, is seeking a Group Finance Director to lead its financial operations. Funded entirely by Freemasons and their families, MCF’s mission is to build better lives by supporting individuals and communities in the areas of healthcare, education, and independence. Since its establishment in 2016, MCF has awarded over £150m in grants, impacting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

The new Group Finance Director will play a crucial role in overseeing MCF’s financial strategy, ensuring the charity’s long-term viability, and managing assets in excess of £400M. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a skilled financial team and contribute to strategic decisions that impact MCF’s operations and charitable work.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Financial Leadership: Advising the Chief Executive and Board on financial strategy, ensuring comprehensive financial planning, accurate reporting, and compliance.
• Investment Management: Developing and managing MCF’s investment strategy, ensuring financial sustainability and growth.
• Relief Chest Operation: Overseeing the management of the Relief Chest, a key operation that handles charitable donations from Masonic units across the country.
• Team Leadership: Leading and developing the finance team, ensuring a high standard of financial management and operational efficiency.
• Board and Committee Engagement: Providing financial insight and reporting to the Finance Committee, Audit and Risk Committee, and Board of Trustees.

Experience and Skills

The successful candidate must be a professionally qualified accountant with significant post-qualification experience and a proven track record of contributing to financial strategy and decision-making at Board level, (ideally in the charity or not-for-profit sector). You will have robust Financial Management skills, experienced in overseeing financial operations within an SME organisation, balancing financial operations with a strategic outlook and the leadership skills to manage, inspire and influence your team and colleagues, promoting a culture of excellence and accountability. The post-holder will be an exceptional communicator, astute decision maker and capable of inspiring transformation in an organisation undergoing exciting change.

 Benefits

• Competitive salary (£105,000)
• 30 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Generous pension scheme
• Life assurance and employee assistance programme
• Professional membership subscriptions and support for ongoing development

Why Join MCF?

The Masonic Charitable Foundation is a key player in improving lives and communities across the UK. By leading the financial direction of MCF, the Group Finance Director will be at the heart of an organisation dedicated to making a positive difference. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the charity's future and drive its strategic objectives forward.

How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV along with a supporting statement (2-3 pages)

 Timeline

Application Deadline: 9th December

Shortlist: 8th January

1st Stage Interviews: 13th and 14th January (London Office)

2nd Stage: w/c 20th January (London Office)

Nightingale Hammerson is an independent charity and a leading specialist in the care of older people. We have served the Jewish community since 1840. We have two care homes, Nightingale House in Clapham and Hammerson House in East Finchley.

Nightingale House offers a warm and comfortable environment, with personalised care that centralises the needs of the residents, with on-site therapists, dieticians, and a wealth of activities for residents to enjoy.

We are incredibly proud that Nightingale House has been rated as “Outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

The Role

Are you deeply driven to help others? Do you have the desire to do this in a creative and personal manner? Being an engagement lead may well be the job you have been looking for.

It is a human need to engage with the world and with each other in a meaningful way. But what does this engagement look like? There are as many answers to that question as there are people in the world. For those who are older and disabled it is a great challenge to maintain the relationships and activities that have supported them through life. As engagement leads at Hammerson House it is our challenge to help them do so and, taking a person centred approach, results in a wide and ever shifting variety of activities and individual interventions for our residents. We are a large and innovative organisation that is always trying to develop new ways to foster community and connect our residents with what matters to them.

We are specifically looking for a new member of the team to work with our residents living with dementia and while this does present particular challenges the rewards are also particularly high.

This is a job of tremendous variety and possibilities and requires individuals who have the energy, people skills and logistical know-how to bring the right ideas to fruition. Experience of working in care is not a necessity and we would welcome candidates with a diverse range of people-facing experiences and those with creative backgrounds. Experience of supporting people with dementia or other neurological conditions would be desirable.

Hours

Full Time – 37.5 hours per week

Salary

£30,000 per annum for the full time role 

What is in it for you?

• A friendly, supportive, team working environment
• Subsidised staff canteens
• Training & development opportunities
• 25 days (plus bank holidays) annual leave, increasing over time
• Refer a friend bonus scheme (T&C Applied)
• Perkbox

Apply Now

If you meet the above requirements, we'd love to hear from you! It's also very important to us that as well as meeting the job description, you can bring a wealth of experience and qualities that make you ideal for working with the elderly on a daily basis.

Values

Embrace and embody our core values of Compassion, Respect, Excellence, Dignity, Integrity, and Teamwork.

Safeguarding

Our positions are subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosures, which will be completed upon a successful application. All applications will be handled individually, following our policy and organisational requirements. Please do not apply if you require sponsorship.

Diversity

We champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and residents we serve. You'll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

It is often a role experienced fundraisers progress to but will suit a person with the right transferable skills. You may have experience of major donors in another fundraising role, or perhaps you’re an animal-loving fundraiser, sales or business development professional with a strong track record of understanding clients and listening to their motivations.

You need to be an effective and inspiring relationship builder, well organised, an excellent communicator, attentive to detail, and able to think on your feet. A love of animals, a passion for animal welfare, and an understanding of the special human-animal bond would be highly desirable for this role.

It is an exciting time to join the fundraising team at Raystede as we enter our third year of building our partnerships programme. You will work closely with the Corporate and Trusts Fundraisers, as well as the wider team, including the Community and Individual Giving teams.

You will also be working closely with our animal care teams on animal welfare related projects as well as our estate teams, trustees and senior management team.

We are growing our income generation to meet the challenges on behalf of the animals in our care who do not have a voice of heir own. The role of Major Donor Fundraiser is crucial to ensuring our supporters are engaged deeply with our cause, through strong stewardship and cultivation activity.

The Major Giving programme is well underway, and you will be supported to deliver excellent stewardship and design a personal stewardship programme. Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, you will have autonomy, 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 an experienced fundraiser or account manager with excellent relationship development skills.
• Can inspire and influence supporters to deepen relationships.
• Can work with discretion, tact and sensitivity.
• Have excellent networking skills, able to network at the highest level and work closely with our CEO, Trustees and Senior Management Team.
• 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

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.

To arrange an informal discussion about the role, please refer to our website for contact information.

Closing date for applications is 19 December 2024, however interviews are being conducted on a rolling basis, so please apply without delay to avoid disappointment.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Community Key Worker

Salary: £22,000 - £26,000

Location: Keyworking across Basildon and Thurrock. Must attend our main office once a week in Chelmsford

Contract: Fixed Term until 31st March 2026 (with possibility of extension)

Hours p/w Full Time 35hrs per week

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police & Prison Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

About the role:

Are you an excellent relationship builder who can work with women and a diverse range of delivery partners to ensure that she meets her potential and successfully progresses through and beyond her probation supervision? Can you meet a women wherever she is at in her journey and work with her to create an individualised support package that gives her the best chance of breaking the cycle of offending?

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for a feminist organisation who understand that supporting women in the criminal justice system requires a specialist and gendered approach? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?

In your role as a Community Keyworker, you will be working with women involved in the Criminal Justice System; those on Probation in the Community and those women being released from Prison as part of their Post Sentence Supervision; providing some in-reach and ‘Through the Gate’ support. You will be working in a team of Community Keyworkers in your region. Each Keyworker will provide holistic one to one community support to women with a variety of needs.

About You:

Are you a strong believer in advocating for others? Are you empathetic, patient and determined? Then this opportunity could be right for you.

The Minerva London service provides holistic, trauma-informed support for women in touch with the Criminal Justice System. We do this through offering dedicated one to one support, safer women’s centre spaces and specialist interventions and partnerships.

To be successful as the Community Key Worker you will need the below experience and skills.

You will be working in a supportive, friendly, and welcoming team whilst having oversight of a caseload of women, who may be under the supervision of the National Probation Service or in custody, enhancing the offer of holistic support and advocacy services available to them throughout their journey.

Building relationships with other statutory and non-statutory agencies in local communities is vital to build referral pathways and provide a whole system approach to supporting individuals.

To carry out this work you will meet women in the community in your designated borough and co-locate with other agencies including the National Probation Service, as well as regularly attending Advance’s North London vibrant Women’s Centre/office space.

You will be a creative self-starter who will support the service and look for innovative solutions to support clients with complex needs. You are confident professional relationship builder and has good awareness of Safeguarding procedures. Strong Administration skills and understanding of compliant behaviours also experience of supporting. With good knowledge of the criminal justice system and awareness of other support provisions.

• Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:

• A 35-hour working week
• An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!) if working a 35 a hour week.
• Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
• Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee eye-care scheme
• Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
• Organisation wide away days
• Thorough induction and training
• Career development pathways

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have any additional needs,please email talent and the Talent Acquisition Team will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe.

We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

Fundraising Officer (Retention)

Salary£35,437

LocationLondon/Hybrid

Weekly Hours35

The Vacancy

Job Title: Fundraising Officer (Retention)

Location: London/Hybrid

Salary: £35,437

Weekly Hours: 35

Reference: YMC1063379

Are you passionate about making a difference through fundraising? Do you thrive on building relationships, creating impactful campaigns, and engaging supporters to help improve lives? If so, this is the perfect role for you. YMCA England & Wales is looking for a motivated Fundraising Officer (Retention) to join our dynamic Public Fundraising Team and play a key role in supporting vulnerable young people across England and Wales. 

What you’ll do

In this role you will focus on retaining and growing our base of regular and cash donors. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring our supporters feel valued and connected to the transformative work of YMCA. 

Working within the Retention Team, you’ll: 

Create Engaging Campaigns: Develop compelling fundraising materials, including cash appeals, newsletters, emails and loyalty programmes, to enhance the supporter experience. 

Lead Retention Strategies: Implement targeted strategies to encourage donors to stay engaged and upgrade their support over time. 

Manage Key Projects: Oversee exciting initiatives like a new email welcome journey, testing matrix and upgrade strategies.

Leverage Data Insights: Use supporter feedback and profiles to inform decision-making, ensuring campaigns are data-driven and audience-focused. 

Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with colleagues, agencies, and suppliers to deliver seamless campaigns that inspire action. 

Who we are looking for

We’re seeking an enthusiastic and proactive individual with: 

Fundraising or Marketing Expertise: Experience in donor retention, direct marketing, or individual giving is essential. 

Strong Project Management Skills:  Ability to juggle multiple campaigns, manage timelines, and liaise with diverse stakeholders. 

Data-Driven Decision-Making: Skilled in using data and audience insights to inform strategies and campaigns. 

Excellent Communication Skills: Confident in producing engaging copy and working collaboratively with teams and suppliers. 

A Passion for the YMCA Mission: Alignment with our values and a drive to support young people in achieving brighter futures. 

About Us 

The YMCA is a global movement, the world’s oldest and largest youth charity, operating in over 120 countries and reaching more than 65 million people. In England and Wales, our federation comprises 85 independent YMCAs working locally to support young people to belong, contribute, and thrive. YMCA England & Wales acts as the national council, providing support, enabling development, and being a unified voice with Government and decision-makers. 

At YMCA, we focus on empowering young people while delivering a wide range of community-based services to meet local needs. Our cash programme is an integral part of this mission, providing critical unrestricted funds to support our work. We are part of a worldwide movement with a strong and recognised presence in the UK.

Fundraising at YMCA England & Wales has three pillars:

• Fundraising for distribution through initiatives such as our RoomSponsor programme
• Fundraise to support YMCAs and fund our policy, campaign and research work, that changes the lives of young people
• Help YMCAs fundraise themselves by providing assets, propositions and advice for local YMCA fundraisers

Please apply today with CV and cover letter and help us continue to build a better future for young people across England & Wales.

Our recruitment process is anonymised and candidates' names are hidden. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates. Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration, safeguarding training and undertake a DBS check.

About Us:

Conwy Mind is a dedicated mental health charity committed to providing life-changing support to individuals facing mental health challenges. We are passionate about raising awareness, breaking down stigma, and making mental health care accessible to all in our community.

To support and expand our work, we’re establishing an exciting new Income Generation Team dedicated to increasing our income, developing innovative fundraising ideas, and engaging our community in meaningful ways.

About the Roles:
As we build on the fundraising success, we've achieved over the past two years with events such as Mental Elf and Seal splash, we're excited to establish a new Income Generation Team to take our efforts to the next level. We are seeking an inspiring Income Generation Lead and two enthusiastic Fundraisers who bring fresh ideas, energy, and a passion for our cause. This team will be pivotal in driving our fundraising initiatives forward, generating new income streams, and creating engaging events and campaigns to expand our reach and impact. Working across Conwy, Gwynedd and Ynys Mon we have big plans. The work will also involve supporting and developing joint opportunities with our neighbouring local minds in North Wales.

Income Generation Lead

Salary Grade/ Rate: £32,000 Actual Hours: Full Time – 35 Hrs per week

Annual Leave: 35 days pro rata (including bank holidays) Responsible to: CEO

Aim of the post:

Join our dynamic team to spearhead income generation initiatives that will diversify and boost our funding streams. Your efforts will directly support our mission to provide enhanced services for individuals experiencing mental health challenges. This is a new post in the charity created in response to emerging demands and the implementation of Conwy Mind’s strategy.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced individual to lead the development of Conwy Mind’s Fundraising and Engagement Strategy, promote our corporate training courses, collaborate with stakeholders, with an aim to deliver significant income growth.

Leading a team to maximise income which includes a Fundraising Officer, Social Media Officer and Trainer who delivers Mental Health First Aid Courses to organisations across North Wales.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborative Research: Partner the CEO and key team members to explore and secure new funding opportunities.
• Team Leadership: Oversee the Income Generation Team, which includes marketing our services, arranging delivery of external training to organisations and, fundraising.
• Strategic Bid Writing: Lead the creation and submission of innovate fundraising proposals, ensuring alignment with donor and organisational requirements.
• Strategic Development: Propose an Income Generation Strategy which aligns with our overarching organisational goals.
• Plan Implementation: Drive the execution of the Income Generation Plan, including marketing, publicity, fundraising and corporate and training initiatives.
• Relationship Building: Forge strong connections with local organisations to promote our corporate training programmes.

Income Generation

• Expert Guidance: Provide specialized knowledge on income generation and growth to senior management.
• Diverse Income Streams: Develop sustainable income sources through contracts, grants, and innovative opportunities such as workplace wellbeing packages, staff training in managing mental health, community, and corporate fundraising.
• Business Growth Strategy: Lead the team in creating robust business growth strategy for income generation in Conwy Mind and subsidiaries.
• High Profile Promotion: Promote our services to high profile organisations and identify innovative income generation opportunities.

Organisational

•  Active participation: Attend and contribute to meetings, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Compliance: Adhere to Health and Safety guidelines, company policies, and GDPR regulations.
• Policy Development: Contribute to the development and maintenance of financial policies, ensuring compliance with legislation.
• Promotion and Fundraising: Actively promote the charity’s work and participate in fundraising activities.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure compliance with internal quality standards.
• Service User Focus: Prioritise the needs of our service users in all activities.
• Mission and Values: Uphold and promote the mission and values of the charity.

Key contacts and relationships

Internal: CEO, Senior Leadership Team, Income Generation Team

External: Funding organisations, high level donors and corporates

Join us in this exciting role where your contributions will make a significant impact on our ability to support those in need. Be a part of an enthusiastic team dedicated to making a difference!

Person Specification

The specific skills, knowledge and abilities required of an individual to be able to effectively perform the role.

Essential:

• Experience of diversifying Income streams for a sustainable future
• Experience of attaining unrestricted income streams  
• Experience of working directly with funders
• Experience of marketing on social media
• Report writing for funders and the CEO
• Experience to managing a team
• Experienced IT user with excellent knowledge of office 365  
• Experience of working at a senior level
• Ability to think creatively and make sound decisions  
• Ability to contribute and collaborate as part of a team  
• Highly initiative-taking and motivated
• Demonstrable experience of exceeding targets and income budgets  
• Organisational and time management skills
• Influencing and negotiating skills
• Excellent attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
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Desirable:

•  Liaising directly with the CEO
•  Educated to a minimum standard of ‘A’ Levels or equivalent
•  Welsh Language

Scope of job description

This job description reflects the immediate requirements and responsibilities of the post. It is not an exhaustive list of the duties but gives a general indication of work undertaken which may vary in detail in the light of changing demands and priorities. Substantial changes will be carried out in consultation with the post holder.

Our Application Process

We embrace diversity and understand that being an inclusive organisation, recognising different perspectives, will enable us to provide excellent services. We are committed to ensuring all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equality in physical and mental health for all.

Book a phone conversation with us before you apply, and we will talk you through the role, how your skills and experience might fit our job description and person specification and talk you through how to complete the application form.

Once you have submitted your application form, we will compare your application to what we are looking for with our person specification, and if they’re a good fit we’ll contact you for an interview.

Closing date for Applications:

5pm, 13th December 2024

Interview Dates:

15th & 16th January 2025 – Interviews will be carried out face-to-face at Unit 5325, North Wales Business Park, Abergele, Conwy, LL22 8LJ

AMDANOM NI:

Mae Mind Conwy yn elusen benodedig ar gyfer iechyd meddwl. Mae wedi ymroi i ddarparu cymorth trawsnewidiol i unigolion sy’n wynebu heriau iechyd meddwl. Rydym ni’n angerddol dros godi ymwybyddiaeth, cael gwared â stigma, a sicrhau bod gofal iechyd meddwl yn hygyrch i bawb yn ein cymuned. 

Arweinydd Cynhyrchu Incwm

Gradd/Cyfradd Cyflog: £32,000 Gwirioneddol Oriau: Amser llawn - 35 awr yr wythnos

Gwyliau Blynyddol: 35 diwrnod pro rata (gan gynnwys gwyliau banc) Yn gyfrifol i: Prif Weithredwr

Nod y swydd:

Ymunwch â'n tîm deinamig i arwain mentrau cynhyrchu incwm a fydd yn arallgyfeirio ac yn hybu ein ffrydiau ariannu. Bydd eich ymdrechion yn cefnogi ein cenhadaeth yn uniongyrchol i ddarparu gwasanaethau gwell i unigolion sy'n profi heriau iechyd meddwl. Mae hon yn swydd newydd yn yr elusen a grëwyd mewn ymateb i ofynion sy'n dod i'r amlwg a gweithrediad strategaeth Mind Conwy.

Rydym am benodi unigolyn profiadol i arwain datblygiad Strategaeth Codi Arian ac Ymgysylltu Mind Conwy, hyrwyddo ein cyrsiau hyfforddi corfforaethol a chydweithio â rhanddeiliaid, gyda'r nod o sicrhau twf incwm sylweddol.

Arwain tîm i fwayafu incwm sy'n cynnwys Swyddog Codi Arian, Swyddog Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol a Hyfforddwr sy'n darparu Cyrsiau Cymorth Cyntaf Iechyd Meddwl i sefydliadau ar draws Gogledd Cymru.

Prif Gyfrifoldebau:

• Ymchwil ar y Cyd: Bod yn bartner i’r Prif Weithredwr ac aelodau allweddol o’r tîm i archwilio a sicrhau cyfleoedd ariannu newydd.
• Arweinyddiaeth Tîm: Goruchwylio’r Tîm Cynhyrchu Incwm, sy’n cynnwys marchnata ein gwasanaethau, trefnu hyfforddiant allanol i sefydliadau a chodi arian.
• Ysgrifennu Cynigion Strategol: Arwain y gwaith o greu a chyflwyno cynigion codi arian arloesol, gan sicrhau aliniad â gofynion y rhoddwr a’r sefydliad.
• Datblygiad Strategol: Cynnig Strategaeth Cynhyrchu Incwm sy'n cyd-fynd â'n nodau sefydliadol trosfwaol.
• Gweithredu'r Cynllun: Ysgogi gweithrediad y Cynllun Cynhyrchu Incwm, gan gynnwys marchnata, cyhoeddusrwydd, codi arian a mentrau corfforaethol a hyfforddi.
• Meithrin Perthynas: Creu cysylltiadau cryf gyda sefydliadau lleol i hyrwyddo ein rhaglenni hyfforddi corfforaethol.

Cynhyrchu Incwm

• Arweiniad Arbenigol: Darparu gwybodaeth arbenigol ar gynhyrchu incwm a thwf i uwch reolwyr.
• Amrywio Ffrydiau Incwm: Datblygu ffynonellau incwm cynaliadwy trwy gontractau, grantiau, a chyfleoedd arloesol fel pecynnau llesiant yn y gweithle, hyfforddiant staff mewn rheoli iechyd meddwl, codi arian yn y gymuned a chodi arian corfforaethol.
• Strategaeth Twf Busnes: Arwain y tîm wrth greu strategaeth twf busnes cadarn ar gyfer cynhyrchu incwm yn Mind Conwy a'i is-gwmnïau.
• Hyrwyddo Proffil Uchel: Hyrwyddo ein gwasanaethau i sefydliadau proffil uchel a nodi cyfleoedd cynhyrchu incwm arloesol.

Sefydliadol

• Cyfranogiad gweithredol: Mynychu a chyfrannu at gyfarfodydd, gan sicrhau aliniad â nodau sefydliadol.
• Cydymffurfiaeth: Cadw at ganllawiau Iechyd a Diogelwch, polisïau'r cwmni, a rheoliadau GDPR.
• Datblygu Polisi: Cyfrannu at ddatblygu a chynnal polisïau ariannol, gan sicrhau cydymffurfiaeth â deddfwriaeth.
• Hyrwyddo a Chodi Arian: Mynd ati i hyrwyddo gwaith yr elusen a chymryd rhan mewn gweithgareddau codi arian.
• Sicrhau Ansawdd: Sicrhau cydymffurfiaeth â safonau ansawdd mewnol.
• Canolbwyntio ar Ddefnyddwyr Gwasanaeth: Blaenoriaethu anghenion ein defnyddwyr gwasanaeth ym mhob gweithgaredd.
• Cenhadaeth a Gwerthoedd: Cynnal a hyrwyddo cenhadaeth a gwerthoedd yr elusen.

Cysylltiadau a pherthnasoedd allweddol

Mewnol: Prif Weithredwr, Uwch Dîm Arwain, Tîm Cynhyrchu Incwm

Allanol: Sefydliadau ariannu, rhoddwyr lefel uchel a chorfforaethau

Ymunwch â ni yn y rôl gyffrous hon lle bydd eich cyfraniadau yn cael effaith sylweddol ar ein gallu i gefnogi'r rhai mewn angen. Byddwch yn rhan o dîm brwdfrydig sy'n ymroddedig i wneud gwahaniaeth!

Cwmpas y swydd-ddisgrifiad

Mae'r swydd-ddisgrifiad hwn yn adlewyrchu gofynion a chyfrifoldebau uniongyrchol y swydd. Nid yw'n rhestr hollgynhwysfawr o'r dyletswyddau ond mae'n rhoi syniad cyffredinol o'r gwaith a wneir a all amrywio o ran manylder yng ngoleuni gofynion a blaenoriaethau newidiol. Caiff unrhyw newidiadau mawr eu gwneud yn dilyn ymgynghori â deiliad y swydd.

Manyleb y Person

Y sgiliau, y wybodaeth a'r galluoedd penodol sydd eu hangen ar unigolyn i allu cyflawni'r rôl yn effeithiol.

Hanfodol:

• Profiad  arallgyfeirio ffrydiau incwm ar gyfer dyfodol cynaliadwy  
• Profiad sicrhau ffrydiau incwm anghyfyngedig
• Profiad weithio'n uniongyrchol ag arianwyr  
• Profiad farchnata ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol
• Ysgrifennu adroddiadau ar gyfer arianwyr a'r Prif Weithredwr  
• Profiad reoli tîm
• Defnyddiwr TG profiadol gyda gwybodaeth ardderchog Office 365  
• Profiad weithio ar lefel uwch
• Y gallu i feddwl yn greadigol a gwneud penderfyniadau cadarn  
• Y gallu i gyfrannu a chydweithio fel rhan dîm
• Yn barod iawn i fentro ac yn llawn cymhelliant
• Profiad amlwg ragori ar dargedau a chyllidebau incwm  
• Sgiliau trefnu a rheoli amser
• Sgiliau dylanwadu a thrafod
• Sylw rhagorol i fanylion gyda lefel uchel gywirdeb

Dymunol:

• Cydgysylltu'n uniongyrchol â'r Prif Weithredwr
• Wedi'ch addysgu o leiaf i Safon Uwch neu gyfwerth  
• Yr Iaith Gymraeg

Y Broses Gwneud Cais

Rydyn ni eisiau gwneud ein rolau mor hygyrch ag y gallwn i’r ystod ehangaf bosibl o ymgeiswyr, felly mae’r sgyrsiau hyn yn rhoi cyfle i chi ofyn cwestiynau, i weld a yw eich sgiliau a’ch profiad yn addas, ac i gael gwybod mwy am y broses gwneud cais.

Trefnwch sgwrs dros y ffôn gyda ni cyn i chi wneud cais, a byddwn yn trafod y swydd gyda chi, a sut mae eich sgiliau a’ch profiad yn cyd-fynd â’r disgrifiad swydd a manyleb y person, a gallwn drafod sut mae llenwi’r ffurflen gais.

Ar ôl i chi gyflwyno eich ffurflen gais, byddwn yn cymharu eich cais â’r hyn rydyn ni’n chwilio amdano gan ddefnyddio’r manyleb person. Os byddwch yn addas, byddwn yn cysylltu â chi am gyfweliad.

Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno ceisiadau yw:

5pm, 13 Rhagfyr 2024

Dyddiad y Cyfweliadau:

15 a 16 Ionawr 2025 – Cynhelir y cyfweliadau wyneb yn wyneb yn Uned 5325, Parc Busnes Gogledd Cymru, Abergele, Conwy, LL22 8LJ

The Katie Piper Foundation are seeking a passionate and proactive Fundraising Relationships Manager to lead our supporter-led fundraising and corporate partnerships, while also supporting events and major donor stewardship. This role offers a unique opportunity to build and nurture impactful relationships, helping us grow our sustainable income to expand our reach and support for survivors.

You will work closely with the Head of Fundraising and Marketing, as well as our Communications Lead, to maximise our fundraising potential and amplify the charity's message. This is a part-time, dynamic role within a small, dedicated team where no two days are the same!

Key Responsibilities

• Relationship Building: Recruit, support, and manage relationships with individual supporters, corporate partners, and community groups, helping them reach their fundraising potential.
• Corporate Partnerships: Identify and secure new corporate partnerships, including charity of the year opportunities, sponsorships, and collaborative fundraising initiatives.
• Community Engagement: Develop supporter-led fundraising activities, encourage survivor involvement, and foster a diverse community of supporters dedicated to our mission.
• Event and Campaign Support: Play a key role in planning and supporting charity-organised and third-party fundraising events.
• Major Donor Stewardship: Collaborate with the team to engage and steward major donors, building long-term relationships that sustain our mission.

About You

You are a natural relationship builder with a creative and strategic approach to fundraising. You are highly organised, proactive, and able to inspire supporters and partners to achieve their fundraising ambitions. You’re comfortable working independently and as part of a small, collaborative team, bringing passion and commitment to each project.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Proven experience in fundraising, relationship management, or a related field
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work creatively and strategically to achieve fundraising goals
• Experience with corporate partnerships and community fundraising is desirable
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Passionate about making a difference for survivors of life-altering burns and scars

Why Join Us?

The Katie Piper Foundation is dedicated to supporting survivors of life-altering burns and scars, empowering them to rebuild their lives with confidence. We provide life-changing, personalised burns rehabilitation, advocacy, and support to help survivors thrive. Join us in making a lasting difference!

• Opportunity to make a real impact in a unique and rewarding role
• Part of a supportive, close-knit team with a shared purpose
• Flexible, part-time hours in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

How to Apply

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you! Applications require CV and supporting statement.

Join us and help transform the lives of survivors of burns and scars. Together, we can make a real difference!

Robertson Bell are working on behalf of The King’s Trust to recruit to a Finance Manager position on a permanent basis. At The King’s Trust, we believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing. We help young people from disadvantaged communities and those facing the greatest adversity by supporting them to build the confidence and skills to live, learn and earn.

The role of the Finance Manager is to ensure finance operations processes are fit for purpose, documented and communicated; to monitor and report on the performance of the team and to identify opportunities and support the implementation of improvements and efficiencies. This is a key role in delivering financial support and information to the Trust to ensure its continued delivery

of programmes and support for young people.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and document financial controls framework relating to Sales, Purchase and General ledger as agreed with the Financial Governance & Control team or in response to audit findings.
• Support the Head of Finance Operations to embed a “right-first-time” approach; review, enhance and streamline processes and respond to regulatory or technological changes that impact Trust.
• Set, agree and monitor service standards in conjunction with stakeholders and finance colleagues; and provide regular reports to senior management and stakeholders.
• Develop a suite of KPIs with stretch targets for the Finance Operations Team, work with colleagues to embed, monitor and report to senior management with actions required to achieve target where required.
• Document all Finance Operation processes and procedures.
• Prepare the VAT return for The King’s Trust VAT group.
• Ensure Finance Operations processes are compliant with VAT regulations; provide advice and support to the GL team to ensure all transactions have the correct VAT treatment applied.
• Maintain Finance pages of the Intranet ensuring colleagues have access to all information and documentation to interact efficiently with finance processes.
• Identify training needs for non-finance colleagues; plan and agree on targeted training programmes with non-finance colleagues.
• Network with peers (internal and external) to keep up to date with sector and organisational changes and best practices.
• Work with the internal and external audits as required.

The successful candidate will:

• Have extensive experience overseeing accounts payable and receivable ledgers in a senior capacity, with the knowledge to proactively identify process improvements.
• Naturally analytical and have the desire to drive efficiencies, implement KPIs and contribute to the team’s development strategy.
• Have an understanding of VAT calculations and regulations. Ideally have exposure to partial-exemptions relating to the non-profit sector.
• Be a confident communicator and have the ability to communicate financial information to non-financial stakeholders.

The successful candidate will be based in their Birmingham office, requiring you to go into the office three days per week. You will also benefit from a fantastic holiday package, including 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and closure over Christmas and New Year.

Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!