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Job title: Director of Fundraising and Engagement
Reports to: CEO
Location: East Molesey office, this is a hybrid work model between remote and office (minimum of twice a week)
Hours: 4-5 days a week
Salary: £55,000 – £63,000 (FTE) dependent on experience
The Director of Fundraising and Engagement plays a crucial part in helping us achieve our vision that no family whose child has cancer, or a life-challenging condition should have to cope alone. With an ambitious fundraising aim over the next 3 years, you will be leading a dedicated Fundraising and Engagement team to generate in excess of £1.2million income annually.
As a vital part of the Senior Management Team, you will report directly to the CEO. Your role involves leading the Fundraising and Engagement team, where you will develop and implement innovative fundraising and engagement ideas along with bringing a high level of enthusiasm. As a hands-on and creative fundraiser, your pivotal responsibility is to ensure Momentum’s income sustainability while fostering personal growth and development for our team members.
Role overview
§ Working with the team collaboratively, responsible for leading the implementation of the fundraising and engagement strategy, which seeks to build and improve existing income streams, accelerate the growth in under optimised and emerging income streams and invest in growth opportunities.
§ Build and maintain a portfolio of high value fundraising streams including legacy giving, major donors along with developing new strategy and approach for individual giving.
§ Develop and deliver Momentum’s annual income strategy to secure in excess of £1.2 million increasing to £1.5 million over the next 3 years.
§ Provide exemplary stewardship of our supporters, focussing on retention and development of supporter journeys.
§ Create opportunities to grow our unrestricted income and support our 3-year strategic plan.
§ Personally manage key trust, corporate and supporter relationships alongside CEO.
§ Responsible for managing, recruiting and leading our incredible fundraising and engagement team to achieve their individual targets
o Line management of key team members includes:
§ Head of Community Fundraising
§ Corporate Fundraising Manager
§ Trusts and Grants Manager
§ Challenge Events Consultant
§ Marketing Manager
§ Track progress towards income and engagement targets, adopting an agile approach to manage risk and directing the team’s efforts to optimise return on investment.
§ Create impactful fundraising and engagement initiatives across all revenue channels, pinpointing key focus areas to enhance the income generation portfolio. Continuously assess and adapt plans and strategies.
§ Monitor the impact of our engagement outputs.
§ Translate budgets and plans into inspiring cases for support.
§ Ensure team budgets are managed effectively.
§ Ensure all targets relevant to your role, within the strategic and operational plan, are met.
§ Be an active member of the leadership team, contributing to the overall strategic and operational plan of the charity.
§ Prepare board reports and attend meetings as required.
§ Optimise volunteer involvement across all fundraising activities and oversee relationships with Ambassadors and other prominent supporters as needed.
§ Guardian of Momentum’s brand, marketing and communications, along with playing a vital role in upholding our reputation.
§ Ensure Momentum complies with all statutory and best practice requirements of Health and Safety for all fundraising and engagement activities.
§ Responsible for maintaining compliance in line with relevant regulatory and best practice requirements, including Fundraising Code of Conduct, Data Protection and GDPR, Gift Aid, and Gambling Commission.
§ Act as a professional representative of the charity.
§ Undertake training as required for your role.
§ Other reasonable requests in line with requirements of the role.
Offer will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to employment start date. All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults. The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
Person specification
Essential
§ Extensive charity experience at senior level in fundraising
§ Experience of developing and delivering fundraising and engagement strategies and plans.
§ Proven experience in budgeting and monitoring performance.
§ Track record of growing and sustaining income for organisations with budgets more than £1million.
§ Extensive experience of leadership and line management of teams.
§ Excellent track record of setting and meeting income targets.
§ Expert knowledge of fundraising law, standards and best practice.
§ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to promote the charity to a range of audiences.
§ Ability to motivate and lead a team of fundraising professionals: building positive relationships, developing clear objectives and providing strategic leadership and support
§ Good project management skills with the ability to oversee multiple projects both small and large as well as established work streams.
§ Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise work, handle conflicting demands and meet tight deadlines
§ Work in collaboration across departments and as part of a cross functional team
§ High level of competence in use of IT including Microsoft Office packages and databases, ideally with Salesforce database experience.
§ Financially astute with experience of setting and managing budgets
Desirable
§ Institute of Fundraising member with Certificate in Fundraising
§ Recent experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams.
§ Event management experience.
§ Flexibility to work some evenings/weekends in line with needs.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Travel: Occasional travel across the UK including Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.
We are looking for an experienced Innovation Manager to join the Innovation and Industry team. If you have a good understanding of translational research and knowledge exchange, experience of managing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders particularly within the industry sector, and are passionate about advancing research along the translational pathway for clinical benefit, we would love to hear from you.
About the role
You will apply a scientific and commercial approach to help deliver on our research strategy. You will be responsible for overseeing the translational research activity within the existing portfolio of Versus Arthritis funded research to support innovation and commercial development of research intellectual property. You will work with research award holders, University technology transfer teams and internal teams within the charity to ensure all Versus Arthritis research is adequately identified, protected and exploited. As well as identify, develop and maintain strategic partnerships that contribute to the growth of our current translational research portfolio and the development of new areas of research activity that will increase the likelihood of clinical and/or commercial success for musculoskeletal (MSK) research.
About you
If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:
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A science PhD, MD or equivalent research experience and good understanding of translational research.
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Experience of the practical application of research exploitation and its considerations.
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Experience of relationship management, particularly with industry/corporate partners.
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A flexible and collaborative approach: Able to work closely and adaptively with immediate team and collaboratively across the organisation.
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Excellent liaison and negotiation skills with the ability to respond appropriately, confidently and sensitively.
*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.
Benefits
Your excellent benefits include:
- Flexible hours, environments and working practices to promote a healthy work/life balance.
- Health and wellbeing support – including the Employee Assistance Programme (free confidential 24/7 support with mental health, legal and financial queries).
- Simplyhealth cash plan.
- Supportive and inclusive culture, with a wide range of employee networks and support groups available to join.
- Learning and personal development opportunities.
- Competitive annual leave, with the option to buy/sell up to five days per year.
- Generous pension plan, with employer contribution of up to 10%.
- Life Assurance plan (4 x salary).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Slavery is the fastest growing crime in the world. There are thought to be 50 million people enslaved worldwide and, based on our own research using police data, more than 100,000 victims in the UK alone.
Justice & Care is an anti-slavery organisation working internationally to address slavery and human trafficking, provide release and care for victims, dismantle criminal networks and bring perpetrators to justice. It works to protect communities at risk from traffickers and spark systemic change by working with policy makers and other key stakeholders.
Our Purpose: Joining forces to end modern slavery.
Our Values: As an organisation we have a set of core values that underpin and inform all we do:
• We are collaborative
• We are courageous
• We are experts
• We are relentless
• We are pioneering
This role
Justice and Care is at an exciting moment with the imminent launch of a new ten-year strategy and we are looking to build a finance function to support this growth.
We are recruiting for an experienced Programme Finance Manager to manage and oversee the outworking of key financial processes at Justice & Care. With a particular focus on support for our international projects funded by the US State Department and UK Government but with responsibilities also for our UK audit process and income/expenditure forecasting, this is a broad and varied role.
This is a new role and will be line managed by the Finance Director but will work closely with in-country finance leads, programme teams, the Development team and wider global teams
Your main responsibilities will include;
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Collaborate with country finance leads and the programmes teams to develop detailed and well planned budgets for funding proposals including full cost recovery
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Monitor programme spend against budget, advising programme leads on financial and compliance decisions and producing numeric and narrative financial reporting in various formats, predominantly institutional donors such as the US State Department
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Project manage, forecast and monitor expenditure for UK programmes.
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Liaise with grants managers and project leads to ensure compliance on restricted grants.
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Lead on project management of the UK audit process.
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Delivering regular funder income and expenditure forecasting.
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Regular financial analysis as required to support strategic decision making.
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Manage and respond to finance related queries, becoming the finance point of contact for the UK team.
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Assist in the annual budget process, forging great relationships with budget holders.
Please visit our website to view the full job description and for details of how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Engaging increasing numbers of schools in ACN’s Membership programme, fundraising initiatives, and developing new initiatives and resources working strategically with the Community Fundraiser in Scotland.
You will also be providing support for organised ACN events in Scotland, as well as taking responsibility for running tailored events.
Reporting to the Manager of Operations in Scotland this post will provide key logistical and administrative support. The Youth & Events Co-ordinator in Scotland will contribute to the objectives set out in Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) UK’s overall strategic plan, focusing on agreed aspects of the fundraising and marketing strategy, which contribute to the effective fundraising and awareness raising and ACN’s core aim of providing more aid to the Church in need.
Key areas of responsibility include:
Reach out to Scottish primary and secondary schools and youth settings in the central area of Scotland.
Develop and facilitate initiatives/programmes and resources to be offered to the above groups within a given diocese or throughout the Scottish dioceses as well as sharing resources to develop organisation-wide initiatives.
Develop and deliver themed presentations and workshops; organise mailings to contact targeted groups/areas. Follow this up with appointments
Administratively responsible for all ACN events in Scotland, in close cooperation with the Manager of Operations in Scotland, the Community Fundraiser for Scotland, Administrative Support in the Scottish Office and the Fundraising and Marketing Team. Responsible for promoting events via social media posts leading up to and during events. Using social media after events to recognise success and encourage future engagement.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a National Advocacy Lead to join a dynamic Ethiopian team at a growing international development charity headquartered in Bristol, delivering transformational change for some of the world’s most vulnerable people, living on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About the role
This is a senior role working across the whole Charity, tasked with growing public awareness and support for Clatterbridge Cancer Charity. Leading on marketing, PR, brand and design, this role will manage relations with media, stakeholders, supporters and the wider public, creating and delivering engaging campaigns, generating support for the Charity, demonstrating impact and increasing income generation.
This is an exciting time to join the Charity as it moves to the next stage in its growth. As part of a busy and ambitious team, this role would suit an experienced, proactive and creative individual with a talent for storytelling and a knowledge of data-driven marketing.
You’ll have strong commercial knowledge, with the ability to apply this to the Charity sector; adding value to our existing fundraising activities and impact reporting.
Key responsibilities include:
- Create and deliver a comprehensive marketing & public relations strategy for the Charity to increase levels of awareness, reaching and engaging audiences.
- Build brand awareness, promote income generation and communicate activities and impact.
- Identify, create and maximise press, PR and marketing opportunities for the Charity to achieve strong positive coverage in print, broadcast and online media.
- Utilise the full mix of communications and marketing tools, including media and public relations, internal communications, brand marketing, advertising, campaigns, direct marketing, digital and social media and production of materials
- Lead and give strategic marketing direction to the charity team, taking responsibility for all marketing activities within the charity to ensure consistent messaging
- Identify and develop key relationships with journalists and influencers across a broad range of media
- Lead, manage and plan key Charity marketing and communications initiatives such as the annual Glow Green Night Walk and Annual Ball.
- Be responsible for brand management, ensuring consistency across all internal and external communications and adherence to brand and corporate identity guidelines.
- Oversee the design, production and dissemination of marketing and communications collateral, as required including annual reports and impact statements.
About the Charity
Clatterbridge Cancer Charity is an independent Charity, dedicated to supporting patients and research at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - one of the UK’s leading cancer hospitals.
It’s thanks to our supporters that we can achieve so much for people with cancer across Merseyside and Cheshire, which may not be possible through NHS funding alone.
This includes fund life-saving research to shape cancer care for generations to come, investing in leading technology that drive better outcomes for people with cancer, enhancing the patient environment to support health & wellbeing and enabling innovations in care for every patient, every day.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Hybrid working with base office at The Spine Building, Paddington Village, Liverpool L7 3FA
Closing Date: 19 July 2024
Interview Date: 23 July 2024
Flexible / Hybrid Working Available
Please submit a cover letter with your CV detailing how you meet the criteria for the post and your reasons for applying.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Slavery is the fastest growing crime in the world. There are thought to be 40 million people enslaved worldwide and, based on our own research using police data, more than 100,000 victims in the UK alone.
Justice & Care is an anti-slavery organisation working internationally to address slavery and human trafficking, provide release and care for victims, dismantle criminal networks and bring perpetrators to justice. It works to protect communities at risk from traffickers and spark systemic change by working with policy makers and other key stakeholders.
Our Purpose: Joining forces to end modern slavery.
Our Mission: By bringing together specialists, we work to prevent slavery, to release and care for victims, to uncover and dismantle criminal networks and to spark systemic change.
Our Values: As an organisation we have a set of core values that underpin and inform all we do:
• We are collaborative
• We are courageous
• We are experts
• We are relentless
• We are pioneering
This role
We are recruiting for an experienced senior HR professional to take ownership of all UK HR functions within the organisation, building on the structures already in place to ensure we are a supportive and dynamic place to work.
Justice and Care is at an exciting moment with the imminent launch of a new ten-year strategy and this role will be at the forefront of helping the organisation thrive as we seek to increase our impact.
The Head of HR is a standalone role but will work closely with the Global leadership team and form part of the UK Leadership team. They will be responsible for managing the day-to-day HR operations, overseeing recruitment, employee relations, employee experience, learning and development, reward, talent management, people analytics, EDI and wellbeing.
Your main responsibilities will include;
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Developing and delivering a forward-thinking People Strategy.
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Leading on all people-related activities throughout the full employee life cycle including recruitment and onboarding, performance management, leavers, and related policies and systems.
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Leading on the development, updating and day-to-day implementation of progressive HR policies and processes.
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Leading on all employee relations matters ensuring are handled fairly and consistently in line with legal requirements and Justice and Care’s policies and procedures.
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Implementing and overseeing all learning and development and training programmes within the organisation.
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Managing the HR System ensuring it holds accurate information on all staff
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Ensure we have in place robust and competitive pay and reward frameworks, supporting high performance and career progression.
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Work with the Director of Finance and the Finance team to ensure the accurate processing of payroll.
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Line manage the Executive Assistant/Team Administrator.
Please visit our website to view the full job description and for details of how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Business Development Manager
35 hours per week
£36,000 PA
3% contributory pension
25 days holiday pro rata per annum in addition to public holidays.
The post-holder will be based at Headway Surrey’s centre, at Headway House, 21 North Road, Guildford, GU2 9PU. Occasional remote working may be offered either permanently or ad hoc with the CEO's prior agreement.
3 months probation
On the job training will be provided at all times to help develop your skills and knowledge.
After successful completion of probation, the post holder will be required to undertake a self-study Brain Tree Training Course, called Cognitive Rehabilitation for Professionals which will be paid for by Headway Surrey. Assignments, exercises, and self-tests are included throughout the coursework—some of which are mailed or emailed to a course tutor for feedback. Headway Surrey will provide 2 hours a week paid study time. The course should be completed within 6-12 weeks.
Training on Headway Surrey’s CRM database, Charitylog will be given.
A clean driving licence must be held. Car mileage allowance for travel to meetings in connection with work
JOB PURPOSE:
The main purpose of the role is to:
- Be part of Senior Management Team (SMT), attending weekly SMT meetings.
- Lead the development of an income generation strategy and the development, implementation and monitoring of income generation plan, including all fundraising initiatives, grant applications and other initiatives.
- Work with the Services Manager to obtain metrics on existing services and Finance Manager for costings and make recommendations to CEO to continue, modify or stop services.
- Work closely with the Services Manager to develop new services, including detailed market strategies and pricing plans. Obtain funding to implement new services.
- Develop Marketing & Communications Plan; implementation, collateral, brand, generate and nurture leads.
- Identify new prospects and collaborations and implement.
- Oversee social media and website activities
- Networking and build external relationships, to benefit key strands of income generation, client referral and volunteer support
- Manage hospital Link Worker and connected volunteers.
- Development of Fundraising Plan; development of all fundraising initiatives and grant applications; implementation and monitoring of grant applications and fundraising initiatives. Liaise with freelance fundraiser.
- Produce, monitor and review performance metrics and income for use with fundraising and marketing.
- Deputise for CEO as and when required
The Business Development Manager will play a key role in achieving Headway Surrey’s objectives to achieve our vision and mission:
Vision - To be known as the go to place for acquired brain injury in Surrey. Supporting people in Surrey from all circumstances with traumatic and acquired brain injury, their carers, and families, are supported to improve their quality of life by optimising recovery and maximising independence.
Mission – Headway Surrey supports people with head injuries, their families, and carers, and promotes understanding of the implications of head injury throughout Surrey.
Experience:
- Proven track record of success in business development, sales, fundraising and marketing.
- Proven track record for generating revenue through new business development.
- Proven track record of managing fundraising staff and volunteers to securing funding.
- Experience of writing and implementing Fundraising, Marketing and Communication Plans.
- Experience of building effective and productive relationships with a range of stakeholders, preferably spanning the voluntary, corporate and statutory sectors.
- Successful track record of staff and resource management experience in delivery objectives.
- Proven ability to engage and influence at senior level.
- Experience of representing and promoting organisations in public forums and meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience of building partnerships – developing and maintaining successful working and business relationships with stakeholders and clients.
- Experience of project planning and delivery, including monitoring and evaluation, and working to targets.
In addition, experience of speaking and presenting to stakeholders.
INITIALLY
To undertake an induction program given by the CEO. Observation of sessions, training on CRM, telephone system and other processes/systems.
OTHER TASKS
To provide occasional support in the wider administration duties of the organisation as directed by the CEO.
Headway Surrey is an equal opportunity employer. Employment is based solely on a person's merit, skills, experience and qualifications directly related to professional competence.Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of disability, age, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
How to apply
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Application Instructions
To apply, please send your CV and a short email, highlighting anything that will support your application to show why you are a great fit for our job.
No closing date: Position needs to be filled as soon as possible. 2 interviews (1 on zoom and 1 at the Guildford centre), references, DBS check.
Headway Surrey supports people with head injuries, their families, and carers, and promotes understanding of the implications of head injury
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Working across the Greater Manchester City region, you will play an important role in strengthening and championing the benefits of sport and physical activity, widening access and participation, reducing inequalities and contributing to health, wealth and wellbeing.
Greater Manchester Moving is the Greater Manchester charity committed to changing lives by inspiring a healthier future in Greater Manchester through moving more, sport and physical activity. We play a strategic leadership role in support of GM Moving, the Greater Manchester wide movement, for movement.
We are seeking to recruit an individual with purpose, passion and integrity to lead, support and connect the Greater Manchester system in strengthening and championing the benefits of sport and physical activity, widening access and participation, reducing inequalities and contributing to health, wealth and wellbeing.
We are looking for someone who loves working with people, who can unite people from diverse backgrounds around a vision, who understands the power of collaboration and who can work with others to help us achieve the ambitions set out in the ten-year strategy, GM Moving in Action.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high performing Active Partnership team working with a network committed to making positive change through physical activity, sport and movement.
This is a full-time role (37 hours per week), but job share, and reduced hours will be considered as part of our commitment to flexible working. Working days will predominantly be Monday to Friday, but occasional evening/weekend work may be required.
We have permanent office space in the House of Sport in Manchester, and regular team and co-working days in venues across Greater Manchester, blended with homeworking. We trust you to work in a way that suits you and that enables you to be productive and happy.
Greater Manchester Moving is committed to providing equal opportunities and promoting diversity, irrespective of ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexuality, disability, religion, pregnancy or personal circumstance. We aspire to being a diverse, inclusive and responsible organisation. Our aim is to have a workforce that reflects and understands the communities we work alongside.
Closing date for applications: Monday 8 July 2024 - 5pm
Interview date: Week commencing 15 July 2024
Greater Manchester Moving is GM’s movement for movement working together to positively change the lives of people across Greater Manchester.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Esther Project (TEP) Lead is responsible for the development, implementation and running of The Esther Project, management of the TEP Team and for the development of our network and partnership work.
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.
Key responsibilities:
Outreach: The Esther Project
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Implement strategy for development of The Esther Project
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Oversee Netreach (online outreach), initial contact, visits to service users and manage ongoing contact, ensuring data protection and PECR/GDPR guidelines are adhered to
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Review risk assessments and safety plans for outreach
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Ensure all outreach materials and resources are up to date and available for staff and volunteers
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Manage referrals in and out of TEP, including management of own caseload and allocation of referrals within the Outreach Team
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Keep an up-to-date record of all visits on Lamplight, and any further actions needed
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Manage Monitoring and Evaluation of TEP
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Oversee management and support with delivery of TEP workshops
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Oversee in-house counselling process and monitoring
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Line management of TEP Outreach staff inc monthly supervision
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To host monthly TEP Team meetings
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Assist in the training of all staff and volunteers forTEP
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Act as Yada’s First Aider (training provided)
Network, Training, Research & Learning
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To work alongside the Training Lead on developing and delivering training around supporting women in the sex industry
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To build and maintain strong connections with local services, especially in relation to TEP including Probation, Prison Services, Council, Police, homelessness, domestic violence, mental health and substance misuse charities
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Attend monthly partner drop-ins across coastal West Sussex
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To keep up-to-date with research that is relevant to the field and allow this to inform practice of the Yada team
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Represent TEP at partner meetings e.g. Arun Drug Harm Reduction meeting
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Support monthly review of Yada policy in relation to TEP
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Support outreach work with local Police
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Support Yada partnership development with Sussex Police
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With the Operations Manager, when appropriate, represent TEP on regular Sussex wide network meetings such as Sussex Police Sex Working Portfolio & Subgroup and Pan Sussex Sexual Violence/Abuse (SVA) meeting
TEP Volunteer Coordinator
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To ensure that all aspects of the recruitment, selection and induction process of TEP volunteers functions effectively and safely
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To manage TEP volunteer rota for netreach
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To advertise new posts and oversee the selection process
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To take a lead on interviews and follow up of applications
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To liaise with Yada Operations Manager to ensure DBS checks are up to date
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To run and manage TEP volunteer induction process
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Support development and regular review of the volunteer policy
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To offer regular training and supervision for TEP volunteers
Other Duties
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To support the Yada Operations Manager with strategy and the development of Yada
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To attend monthly team meetings and be an active member in decision making for Yada’s future
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To prepare TEP reports for quarterly Trustee meetings and fundraising feedback reports
Please send a CV and cover letter, addressing the job description and person specification, by midnight on Thursday 18th July 2024. Initial interviews will take place during the week commencing Monday 22nd July 2024.
THE ORGANISATION
Afghanaid is a British humanitarian and development organisation operating in Afghanistan. For close to forty years we have worked with millions of deprived, excluded and vulnerable families in some of the poorest and most remote communities in Afghanistan. We build basic services, improve livelihoods, strengthen the rights of women and children, help communities protect against natural disasters and adapt to climate change, and respond to humanitarian emergencies. Our community-led approach ensures Afghans shape their own development, making them active participants in shaping the future of their country. With our years of experience, our majority Afghan team, and our deep understanding of local, cultural and ethnic issues, we have earned great trust and respect among the communities we work alongside. This has allowed us to gain access to some of the most underserved areas of the country.
JOB PROFILE
Reporting to the UK Head of Communications and Giving (HC&G), you will be at the forefront of demonstrating to the public how Afghanaid is changing lives in Afghanistan, and raise awareness of key issues communities we work with are facing. You will lead the development and delivery of the organisation’s media and PR strategy, building out Afghanaid’s capacity to pitch stories, field opportunities, cultivate a strong network of journalists and high profile supporters, and ultimately secure coverage and opportunities that drive the success of the organisation’s campaigns and heighten Afghanaid’s credibility and profile.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Media and Public Relations
- Design and action an annual Media and PR strategy based on wider team and organisational goals;
- Conceptualise and deliver strategic earned media campaigns, supporting the HC&G to execute and maximise the success of multi-channel campaign development and execution;
- Proactively identify, pitch and advocate for compelling stories, strategically engaging with journalists to expand message reach and ensure brand integrity;
- Field inbound media inquiries, liaising with journalists and colleagues to maximise opportunities;
- Craft and distribute timely press releases, comments, and statements;
- Work with colleagues to cultivate a strong spokesperson team, with a particular focus on developing Afghanaid’s thought leadership;
- Support spokesperson briefing, developing talking points, interview briefs, Q&A materials and drafting speeches;
- Compile up-to-date and detailed media lists, cultivating warm media contacts through high quality stewardship;
- Monitor media coverage on Afghanistan and Afghanaid, including articles, live news, and social media activity to keep abreast of unfolding stories, identifying trends, cultural moments and other opportunities relevant to Afghanaid and devising ways to get involved;
- Generate content for various owned communication channels including the website, newsletters, and social media platforms, keeping the Media hub on the website up to date with the latest news, coverage, and journalist information, and making suggestions for refinement.
- Work with Communications Officer to maintain and execute a coordinated communications calendar, ensuring day-to-day team activities via earned, paid and digital communications streams are synchronised and symbiotic;
- Identify a wide range opportunities for positive exposure of Afghanaid that may inspire new support;
- Work with HC&G to support relationship management of external agencies and consultants, identifying and responding to opportunities to utilise pro-bono support from such businesses;
- Collect and analyse data and produce reports and presentations on key media and PR performance indicators to assess the effectiveness and reach of our communications activities and make recommendations for improvement;
- Identify and pursue opportunities to utilise high profile and celebrity support. Work collaboratively with other members of the Communications and Giving team to engage these contacts in media campaigns, appeals, digital communications and events, and where possible and appropriate cultivate Ambassador-style partnerships;
- Attend relevant events, external fora and working group meetings and identify opportunities for involvement with advocacy initiatives, particularly those within the climate space, that benefits Afghanaid’s goals and reputation;
- Any other tasks as assigned by the line manager, MD and/or Directorate.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Education & Professional Qualification
- A bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent work experience;
Work Experience
- At least 3 years’ demonstrable experience in Media, Public Relations or Communications.
Professional Skills, Competencies, Values and Attitudes
Afghanaid is seeking an enthusiastic self-starter who is passionate about mobilising support for Afghanaid's work and challenging accepted narratives about Afghanistan. The ideal candidate will have a strong eye for engaging stories, a talent for building strong relationships with the media and/or other strategic communications outlets, and experience in generating momentum behind a cause. They will showcase a strong desire to work successfully with colleagues to grow and take real ownership of a fast growing function within a reputable organisation. Specifically, the holder of this position should also demonstrate the following:
Essential:
- A strong understanding of the UK’s media environment and knowledge of how to engage journalists across broadcast, print and digital media outlets across the media landscape;
- Existing network of warm journalist contacts;
- Knowledge of how to plan and execute media campaigns, end-to-end;
- Experience in building awareness of an organisation’s profile, positioning and core messaging via earned media that supports income generation;
- Experience and demonstrable success in building and maintaining excellent relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, particularly in generating sustained engagement from high profile supporters;
- Experience communicating about crisis contexts or sensitive issues, with the proven ability to produce and advocate for sensitive, ethical and nuanced communications and storytelling;
- A self-starter, able to work independently, identify and make the most of emerging opportunities, manage varied workloads and work to deadlines. A desire to grow and take real ownership of a fast growing function;
- Passion for demonstrating the value of media and PR to internal stakeholders and for building trust amongst spokespeople;
- Passion for keeping abreast of sectoral trends and organisational learnings, using insights to inform and improve media strategy;
- Excellent writing skills and attention to detail, with the drive and personal integrity to produce high-quality and accurate work;
- Excellent IT skills, particularly in using Microsoft Office and Canva;
- An outgoing, adaptive and resilient personality, enthusiastic about working successfully within a tight-knit environment;
- Sensitivity to Islamic culture and respect of Afghan customs and traditions;
- Experience and/or willingness to occasionally work outside normal office hours to attend events, respond to enquiries and opportunities, and occasionally deal with unfolding crises (which will be eligible for time off in lieu);
- The right to work in the UK.
Desirable:
- Thorough understanding of the current and historical context in Afghanistan and the wider region, as well as experience in a humanitarian/development organisation specifically;
- Experience running media and/or advocacy campaigns about climate change;
- Experience collaborating with other organisations to draft advocacy messaging;
- Experience in using media monitoring tools;
- Experience drawing up annual or multi-year strategies for media functions;
- Ability to speak Dari and/or Pashto.
OTHER INFORMATION
Afghanaid’s core values are creativity, fairness and honesty. Our staff are passionate about and proud to work at Afghanaid. Teamwork is fundamental to our standards and demonstrated by taking initiative, assisting others and taking on additional responsibilities and tasks if necessary. We are results driven, committed and motivated to achieve targets and take accountability for our own actions.
Afghanaid is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from under-represented and intersectional groups.
Working with communities in Afghanistan to find long-lasting solutions and provide life-saving support to those in crisis.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
You don’t have to know about Down syndrome. You can learn about Down syndrome, but we need you to know how to nurture the heart of an organisation and its people.
Freelance/self-employed contract for 3 – 4 days per week
£30k - £40k p.a. depending on experience & hours – hours and fee are negotiable
Please see our video on our website (Meet the Team, Current Vacancies) for further details from our Chair, James.
Lead the 17-year-old charity into a brighter future
The role demands quality skills and experience in management, governance, building teams and communities, fundraising and finance – in person and online.
Can you simultaneously be creative, a problem solver, ideas person, developmental, positive leader, supporter, confidante, prudent and adventurous?
We are very keen to hear from you. Please send your CV and a 5 min video explaining who you are and why you suit the role and would like this work.
Please send your CV and a 5 min video explaining who you are and why you suit the role and would like this work.
Enabling children with Down syndrome to maximise their potential
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
This vacancy has arisen as the result of the retirement of our current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Autumn 2024. We are looking for a new CEO who not only has a record of strategic leadership and operational excellence, but also a true advocate for our social purpose. We are a small association delivering good quality supported housing provision, with a keen eye on growth and development as we enter our next five business planning period. You will be a successful, versatile manager already working in the sector, looking to inspire our dedicated team to meet our strategic objectives and drive social change in our communities.
With a proven track record of senior leadership in the housing sector, you will be able to evidence a strong passion for service development. Working with an established and effective board you will steer our strategic direction, encouraging a positive culture and upholding our values.
You will be an empowering, compassionate, and collaborative strategic leader. With senior leadership experience gained within housing or a similarly complex and community-focused sector, with specific understanding of the operational aspects of the business. You’ll bring high levels of personal and professional credibility and a successful track record in managing change and nurturing the strong culture we have established.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
· To lead and inspire staff team
· Working closely with the Board to develop and implement a long term strategy
· Maintaining effective working relationships with partners and stakeholders
· Enhancing SCHA’s impact and profile
About You
To fulfil this role, we are looking for an exceptional leader with a CIH Level 5 Diploma in Housing / an appropriate professional qualification.
You will have a diligent, proactive approach, forward-thinking and keen to develop opportunities for our services to make a positive impact to the communities we serve. You’ll demonstrate commercial acumen and business planning skills with the ability to think strategically and make critical decisions.
With a desire for building and maintaining strong relationships, you’ll naturally have a growth mindset and resilience, with a pragmatic and collaborative approach to challenges. You’ll achieve best practice with an informed commitment to equal opportunities and encouraging diversity. This includes a proven track record of managing and developing a cohesive staff team and the provision of high quality customer focused services. You’ll have experience of developing effective working relationships at a senior level with local authorities, banks, statutory bodies and other not-for-profit providers, while promoting the work we do.
What We Offer
Actual salary is £38,400 – 44,800 p.a. (pro rata) based on a 4-day week (28 hrs p.w.)
We offer a great benefits package including 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), a defined benefit pension scheme and an Employee Assistance Programme.
This role is based at our head office in Solihull, plus Agile / Homeworking. The role requires operational travel within the Solihull borough; therefore, the successful candidate will need a full driving licence.
All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check, paid for by the Association.
Closing date: Friday 5th July 2024, 12:00 Noon
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We are keen to reflect the communities we serve and welcome applicants from a broad range of backgrounds and experience. SCHA is a Disability Confident member, with a strong commitment to supporting disabilities. We will make any reasonable adjustments necessary to help candidates participate in our recruitment processes.
Interviews: Teams Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place from week commencing 8th July 2024, followed by an in person interview from week commencing 15th July 2024.
To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter concisely detailing “why you want the role and why you think you are the right person”.
Making a real difference to people’s lives. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults within the communities we work in.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary (grade 8): £47,268 - £51,870 per annum (dependent upon experience)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (full-time, permanent)
Location: National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth (from time to time, travel to our other UK based sites will be required) with the opportunity to adopt hybrid working
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Individual Giving specialist to join the Fundraising & Partnerships Team at the National Museum of the Royal Navy.
Our fundraising income has grown significantly over the last few years thanks to a talented team, and we have an ambitious strategy to grow this income even further.
As a Fundraising & Partnership team we build internal and external relationships to secure financial support to bring to life our collections, care for our objects, engage with young people, fund our capital projects and underpin our core costs.
We do this by sharing the passion of our colleagues; appreciating and sharing our collective experience, knowledge and skills; and advocating about how the NMRN positively impacts local economies, visitors and the wider public understanding of the Royal Navy.
When our team excels we help to deliver NMRN’s vision of becoming the world’s most inspiring Naval Museum, linking Navy to Nation, and inspiring enjoyment and engagement with the story of the Royal Navy and its role in shaping both our nation and the modern world.
We’re now seeking an Individual Giving Lead to drive forward our work in this fundraising strand and exploit NMRN’s investment in brand, audience development and CRM.
Key Opportunities
* Growing our individual giving programme with a particular focus on regular giving, major appeals, capital projects, adopt-an-object, and exploring opportunities through content and gaming.
* Developing and implementing a major donor and mid-level giving programme.
* Working with the Customer Relationship Manager and Web Lead use our data to build supporter and donor journeys.
* Collaborating with the Communications and Content team to drive individual giving opportunities through content on NMRN’s digital channels, as well as those of partners.
* Creating a legacy giving programme that raises awareness of the importance of legacy and gift-in-will bequest and results in an increased number of pledges.
* Working in tandem with the Corporate & New Business Partnership Lead to develop a payroll giving scheme.
If your goal is to develop your career in fundraising in a rewarding role with plenty of opportunities to lead projects and make a difference then we want to meet you.
Knowledge/Experience
We are scaling up our work so we are expanding our team with talented, motivated, and ambitious individuals who want to contribute to helping us become the world’s most inspiring naval museum, to do this you will be a highly motivated individual who is cheerful, personable and equally content with writing strategies as doing the underpinning work.
The successful candidate will be able to evidence their ability to:
* grow, coordinate, and implement regular giving
* generate donations that support major appeals / campaigns
* writing compelling cases-for-support and donor communications
* establish effective working relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally
* develop, communicate, and execute initiatives and effective pragmatic solutions
* work with others to develop effective and targeted email marketing using CRM data
* develop stewardship plans for individual givers and major donors
We Provide:
• The opportunity to be part of a friendly and diverse workplace within a unique heritage environment.
• Group pension plan with Royal London (6% employer contributions, 2% employee contributions and death in service benefit).
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing to 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) after 5 years’ service.
• Free parking.
• Occupational sick pay.
• Enhanced maternity/adoption and paternity pay.
• Flexible working.
• Professional membership fees.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free admission to other national museums and attractions within the reciprocal agreement.
• Discounts at our shops and cafes.
• Free and discounted tickets for family and friends.
This post requires a DBS check as a requirement of working on the naval base. This is not a UK sponsored visa role therefore candidates must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this role.
For further details, or an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Helen McKenna-Aspell, Associate Executive Director: Funding & Partnerships – helen.mckennaaspell(at)nmrn(dot)org(dot)uk
Please submit your applciations via 'Apply via website' no later than midnight, Monday 22nd July 2024. We will be conducting interviews in Portsmouth in July.
If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application process because of a disability, please contact the People team on recruitment(at)nmrn(dot)org(dot)uk for support.
About you
Are you an experienced communications and marketing specialist looking for the next step in your career? Are you excited by the prospect of shaping a new, vibrant communications strategy for an established charity? Would you want the opportunity to play a pivotal role in delivering a 25th anniversary campaign to drive awareness, recognition and support?
If the answer to those questions is yes, please read on…
Job Title: Senior Communications and Marketing Officer
Reports to: Head of Fundraising & Communications
Direct reports: None
Salary: £32,000 - £39,000
Location: Hybrid working; fully remote role considered depending on location; head office 60 Great Queen Street, WC2B 5AZ
Hours: 34 hours per week, Monday – Friday; would consider condensed hours over 4 days.
About Lifelites
Lifelites is a small unique charity that has been providing innovative assistive and sensory equipment, specialist training and technical support to the children’s palliative care sector for 25 years.
Our inclusive technology empowers over 12,500 children to play, create and communicate, helping families build joyful memories and experience moments of fun and connectivity.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced, passionate and skilled communications professional looking for the next step in their career or a new challenge to help us deliver our ambitious growth plans and celebrate our 25th anniversary in 2025.
This is an amazing opportunity to join an established charity looking to reimagine its communications, marketing and brand awareness over the next 5 years.
With a new website launching in September, a special service expansion programme and a year of celebrations, this is a fantastic time to be joining Lifelites.
Applications close: Friday 19th July 2024 at 6pm
Interview: Wednesday 24th July 2024 (online)
Second Interview: Tuesday 30th or Wednesday 31st July (in-person)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.