Training And Education Officer Jobs

The Development Manager (Individual Giving) will focus on increasing donations from individual supporters. Working closely with the Head of Development and CEO, you'll be responsible for growing donation schemes for individual supporters, stewarding major donors, delivering public fundraising appeals and promoting opportunities for supporters to make gifts in wills.

We look to recruit a candidate excited to take responsibility for their own area of work as part of a small team. We will consider strong applicants with previous experience in fundraising / development or transferable skills and knowledge from customer-facing roles in other sectors.

This is a full time permanent position with a minimum of 3 days based on site.  We are open to flexible working arrangements including part time working and compressed hours.

TO APPLY please send your CV and a cover letter of no more that 2 sides detailing how you meet the requirements below. 

Interviews are expected to take place on 13th and 14th November. Please state in your cover letter if you are unable to interview on these dates

Key duties

1. Manage and develop relationships with a portfolio of individual supporters
2. Plan and deliver a year-round programme of supporter events encouraging donors to engage with our work
3. Implement supporter stewardship systems with the aim of retaining and increasing support
4. Assist with the planning and delivery of annual individual giving campaigns 
5. Process and acknowledge donations and Gift Aid claims on CRM system (Spektrix)
6. Support with researching and drafting briefing documents for prospect and supporter meetings
7. Develop strong internal relationships to help promote the work of the Development team
8. Represent the organisation at fundraising sector events

Essential

• Experience of organising events to engage or steward supporters, clients or customers
• Proven track record of successfully managing a portfolio of supporter relationships or customer accounts
• Experience of delivereing supporter or customer journeys leading to increased support and engagement
• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Ability to analyse customer feedback
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills

This is not an exhaustive list. Please see the JOB PACK for full details

Our commitment to equality and diversity

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We strive to build a diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of our community and helps us to deliver more for our visitors. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities.

Love the countryside? Care about climate, nature, housing and local people's voices? Leading countryside charity, CPRE Sussex, is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic planning professional to join our team.

CPRE Sussex has campaigned for over 50 years to protect, celebrate and regenerate the Sussex countryside. Part of the England-wide CPRE network, with over 2000 members and supporters, the charity works to ensure that good development to create healthy, thriving communities meets the challenges of the housing, climate and nature crises – and that poor development does not take away from what makes Sussex’s landscapes so special. 

As our Planning Campaigner, you will bring your planning qualifications and experience to support CPRE Sussex’s work across the full range of land use planning issues, working with our dedicated part-time staff and passionate group of volunteers and trustees to:

• shape our response to emerging Local Plans across East and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove,
• comment on significant development proposals to ensure we get schemes that deliver locally-needed affordable housing, low-carbon infrastructure and other key services, while protecting precious landscapes, green spaces, nature and climate, 
• inform and advise the public on planning matters.

Reporting to the Director, and working closely with the volunteer chair of our planning committee, as well as the England-wide CPRE network, you will lead our campaigns on local and national planning policy.

1-year fixed term contract, maternity cover

35 hours per week, minimum one day per week from office

Accountable to: Director of Operations & Membership Systems

PLEASE SUBMIT COVERING LETTER ALONGSIDE CV FOR YOUR APPLICATION.

Key Responsibilities:

Facilities and office administration

· Lead on all first aid and fire compliance duties

· Issuing and collating health and safety risk assessment forms to staff, organising fire, health & safety and first aid training as required

· First point of contact for staff re any office/building/equipment maintenance issues

· Liaise with landlord for office/building/equipment maintenance/health & safety matters

· Stationery, refreshments and printing replenishing and ordering

· Courier and postage bookings and arrangements

· Maintain a supplier contact list

· Processing, collating and reconciling credit card expenses

· Managing documents/files within the onsite storage area (crypt) and around the building

· Provide office induction to new staff, including requesting FPH/RCP passes, IT accounts, welcome pack including, IT & health & Safety induction and fire evacuation training

Events and Travel Administration

· Manage event registrations.

· Log and chase event registration RSVPs for external invites and issue joining instructions

· On the event day involvement and support including arranging set up

· Source venue space for FPH events and meetings to be held externally

· Identify and negotiate bulk accommodation for FPH events/conference

· Make travel and hotel arrangements for FPH Officers, Board members, Committee members and staff including taxi, rail, air and car.

· Identify, develop, implement and maintain administrative procedures/systems

Zoom administration

· Arrange zoom meetings and webinars as per requests, including sharing meeting details

· Log relevant meetings in the booking’s spreadsheet

· Host zoom meetings and provide support as required 

Membership Programme

· To provide administrative support to the membership team when required

· Assist with incoming membership queries/request

Workforce Programme (Revalidation & CPD) 

1. To support and administer the Faculty’s statutory duties relating to the revalidation of public health specialists including:

· monitoring and delivering the revalidation service

· responding to member and other queries in relation to revalidation.

· maintaining and updating the list of FPH revalidation appraisers

· liaising with external stakeholders, including the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges 

2. To support the development and delivery of a system of appraisal and revalidation for public health specialists from backgrounds other than medicine. 

3. To administer the Faculty’s annual programme of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity including:

· monitoring and delivering the annual programme

· maintaining and updating the CPD database

· processing annual CPD returns

· arranging annual training of CPD advisers

· supporting members in using the online CPD Diary

4. To administer the CPD annual review process including analysis of the review for the CPD Director. 

5. To provide administrative support to the CPD Committee including:

· organising and servicing meetings as required

· preparation of papers

· minute-taking and follow-up of action points

6. To deal with general enquiries and to assist with all routine tasks of the Education, Standards & Advocacy Department.

7. To deal with enquiries to a high level of customer service, replying, referring or responding as appropriate.

8. To liaise with colleagues elsewhere in the organisation to ensure good communication, coordination and collaboration.

9. Provide cover within the department as required and assist with general enquiries.

10.  Undertake any other reasonable activities as requested by the Deputy Chief Executive.

Person Specification

Skills and abilities

Excellent organisation and problem-solving skills = Essential

Excellent customer service skills and delivering a customer-centric service = Essential

Ability to communicate (verbal and written) in a manner that is fluent, clear and compelling to a range of audiences = Essential

Ability to successfully manage multiple work streams, including organising time effectively, prioritising workload and meeting deadlines = Essential

Ability to identify and solve problems or concerns constructively and creatively = Essential

Ability to identify opportunities for systems and processes to be improved to deliver solutions = Essential

Ability to develop processes and encourage others in their adoption = Essential

Ability to work as part of a team and support team objectives = Essential

Ability to understand and demonstrate commitment to the FPH’s Values, Ethical Policies and Equality & Diversity Policy and to ensure all activities are carried out within this framework = Essential

Experience & Qualifications

Proficient user of Zoom Meetings and Webinars and Microsoft Teams = Essential

Experience of working effectively within a team, developing effective and supportive relationships with colleagues = Essential

Experience of using a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system (preferably Microsoft Dynamics) and Microsoft products e.g. outlook, word = Essential

Degree qualification or equivalent = Essential

Experience of working in a operations or facilities team = Desirable

Experience of working effectively in a Royal College or Faculty environment = Desirable

Experience of working in a membership organisation = Desirable

Skilled in data analysis and manipulation using tools such as Excel, Microsoft Dynamics = Desirable

We are seeking to recruit to the post of Business and Estates manager at Lindsey Lodge Hospice and Healthcare. The role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth operation of our hospice facilities as well as developing our management information systems. The postholder will join the executive team and undertake a high degree of variety and multiple responsibilities including but not limited to the development of a business and analytics functions, oversight of the Hospice's environment  as well as lead responsibility for both capital and non-capital projects.

The Diocese of Derby is committed to becoming a greener, net diocese as it responds to the fifth mark of mission, to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth. The postholder will work in collaboration with existing and yet to be appointed officers within a new ‘buildings for mission’ sub-team within the Department of Discipleship, Mission & Ministry to facilitate smooth administration and communication which will resource churches, schools and other Christian communities to cherish creation through the reduction/ elimination of their carbon footprint.

Key Responsibilities
 • Supporting the NZC Programme / Project Manager in monitoring and tracking progress across all 
   parishes.
• Offer project and contract administration guidance to parishes.
• Work closely with the Diocesan Environmental Engagement Officer in supporting the improvement 
  of Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) responses.
• Support heads of departments across the diocese both in their NZC work and also in other work 
  to release time for them to manage their environmental tasks. This work will be of an administrative 
  nature and vary from department to department.
• Gather data on carbon emissions and progress in the diocesan Action Plan and contribute to the 
  writing of reports.
• Administer grant-funding streams allocated to the Diocese.
• Ensure all SharePoint folders are up to date and assist in maintaining effective and efficient filing 
  including the appropriate use of Teams.
• Become familiar with the resources provided by the national NZC and environment teams updating 
  relevant digital and other media outlets producing communication material as appropriate.
• Support the NZC Working Group including setting dates and venues, writing up the minutes and 
  organising the paperwork and reporting its work.
• Work closely with the other members of the environment team om matters of common concern

• support the ethos, aims and objectives of the Church of England and the diocese; 
 

Closing date for applications is midnight on the 17th November 2024
 

Company: Royal Statistical Society
Salary: £60-65k

Line manager: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 

Line management responsibility: Head of standards and corporate relations (and 3 reports), Member support manager, Volunteering opportunities manager 

Term: Permanent, full time 

Background:

Our vision is a world where data is at the heart of understanding and decision-making

Founded in 1834, the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is one of the world’s leading organisations advocating for the importance of statistics and data. We’re a professional body for all statisticians and data scientists – wherever they may live. 

We have more than 12,000 individual members in the UK and worldwide. As a charity, we advocate for the key role of statistics and data in society and work to ensure that policy formulation and decision-making are informed by evidence for the public good. Members work with RSS staff to support areas such as policy development, education, training, statistical communication, and statistical literacy.

The Director of Professional Services is responsible for our professional affairs activities, overseeing the creation, maintenance and application of relevant standards through our professional affairs committee, and certification and accreditation schemes. They are also responsible for member recruitment and management, ensuring we continue to attract new RSS members and partners, and that their needs are met. They also oversee a range of activities that engage RSS members (including groups that bring members together on a topic or geographical basis, RSS honours and awards, and our volunteering opportunities), securing both our impact on society and member retention. 

Informed by an in-depth understanding of the needs of members and prospective members, the Director manages these activities strategically across the organisation, bringing relevant staff together within small teams working on defined goals that support our objectives, foster a sense of value and community for all members and ultimately lead to the growth in membership and impact of the Society. 

Pension and benefits: Our defined contribution pension scheme can be joined after three months in post. Your contributions of up to 8% of salary will be double matched by the Society (making a maximum contribution by the Society of 16%). A training budget, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and employee assistance programme are also available.

Location: The RSS office is in central London and currently open twice a week. We offer flexible working arrangements and office attendance is encouraged but not mandatory depending on the role. In person attendance for certain meetings is required (including all staff/team meetings and governance/committee meetings that take place in person). Limited travel within the UK and internationally may be required. 
 

Working hours: 35 per week full-time. Applications for job shares, part-time and flexible working will also be considered.

Holidays: 25 days per annum, plus bank holidays and an additional close down between Christmas and New Year. 

Probation: This post is subject to a six-month probation period. 

Key responsibilities: 

Understanding needs and the changing external environment 

• Develop an understanding of the preferences and needs of statisticians and data professionals, and others interested in data and statistics, to evolve our value proposition and align member benefits to those preferences and needs 
• Undertake research to identify new target audiences for membership 
• Monitor and respond to developments and emerging trends in charities, membership organisations and other learned societies, and in statistics/data science/AI to ensure that our membership offering remains timely and relevant 
• Plan and deliver membership surveys and oversee the collection and management of member data 
• Provide robust analysis of member behaviours to forecast future renewal patterns to inform financial planning 

Development of strategies and plans 

• Drawing input from across the organisation, develop strategies for membership recruitment, management, engagement, retention and professional affairs that support the organisation’s objectives and foster a sense of value and community for all members  Lead the creation and delivery of fully costed programme plans for member recruitment, management, engagement and retention that align with key strategic goals  Support the development of wider strategies and plans across the organisation 

Programme management and delivery 

• Deliver programmes of benefits, products and services which meet the needs of members and attract non-members  Monitor and report on progress and performance against targets and plans  Manage projects, including the establishment of new benefits, products and services, ensuring that quality work is delivered on time  Work with colleagues to identify and develop promotion, sponsorship and other funding opportunities, and support colleagues in sales meetings with potential sponsors and funders  Continually assess and improve processes and oversee the development and maintenance of standard operating procedures 

Interfaces with other teams and groups 

• Convene and lead cross-RSS groups to develop, share and review plans and activities and identify opportunities for synergy and collaboration  Work with heads and other teams across the organisation to support related objectives  Work with staff responsible for business development to capitalise on development opportunities  Identify relevant experts within the RSS membership and engage them in programmes, formalising a network of volunteers and providing them with support and advice  Collaborate with RSS volunteers, staff and external providers to ensure the delivery of projects and outputs to agreed deadlines  Select, lead and manage contractors and third-party organisations to support programme deliverables 

Leadership and management 

• Bring relevant staff together within small teams working across the organization on defined goals that support our objectives  Play an active role in the RSS Senior Management Team, providing leadership, and strategic insight for the organisation as a whole, and work together effectively in setting and achieving the Society’s goals  Contribute to decision-making regarding the strategic direction and financial management of the Society  Oversee budgets and meet income targets for individual programmes  Negotiate with suppliers to deliver value for money  Line manage staff 

Other 

• Represent and promote the Society to relevant external bodies and groups Other project work or tasks as reasonably required by the Chief Executive or Executive Committee 

Person specification: 

Essential 

• Educated to degree level or equivalent  Senior leadership experience  Significant experience developing strategies and plans, preferably within a membership organisation  Experience using data and evidence to develop value propositions and align services with needs  Significant experience of programme and project management and operational delivery  Excellent organisational skills and an ability to identify and respond to changing priorities  Ability to accurately assess project needs or problems, make sound decisions and develop effective solutions Ability to plan, organise, prioritise and delegate work to ensure completion to time and budget  Experience of negotiation and influencing  Experience leading and managing staff and contractors  Ability to develop relationships and communicate with a wide range of people  Ability to structure information and present ideas and concepts clearly and concisely, particularly in written form  Strong interpersonal skills; ability to persuade, inspire, influence, and achieve results through others  Ability to establish and develop an extensive network of external contacts  Strong numeracy skills, and the ability to produce, monitor and assess estimates/costs and work within budget  Experience leading a small team and employing flexibility and imagination to achieve short-term and long-term business objectives  Experiencing tendering for work and managing external contractors  Ability to make sound commercial decisions and identify commercially viable/profitable projects  Collaborative team worker – works with colleagues to achieve strategic and operational objectives  Ability to work effectively and achieve results in a changing environment  Ability to work on own initiative within RSS guidelines/directives  Demonstrable commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion 

Desirable 

• Experience overseeing professional affairs in a member organisation  Interest in or experience of statistics, research, or other aspects of the Society’s work  Familiarity with developments within data science, statistics, machine learning, AI and related subject areas  Understanding of professional membership organisations and learned societies, and their role in the current climate  Experience of the not-for-profit sector and working with volunteers

How to apply for the role 

Please submit your CV and a covering letter to Holly O’Brien, RSS Governance manager, at the email address detailed on our website.

The deadline for applications is 5pm 4 November. We may arrange interviews before the deadline has passed. 

The covering letter should be a maximum of two sides of A4 and cover why you are interested in the role as well as how you meet the job specific competencies.

Any questions about the role should also be directed to Holly. Likewise, if you are interested in applying but cannot do so until nearer the deadline, please email Holly to register your interest.

Volunteering Projects Manager

Maternity cover

Discovery is a student-run, charity based at Swansea University.  Each year, more than 400 student volunteers deliver community-based projects to enrich the lives of the community around them.

The role of the Volunteering Projects Manager

The Volunteering Projects Manager is responsible for the support, development and effectiveness of our projects. Providing a high level of support, coaching and development to our student volunteer project coordinators.

Salary –  £30,124.49 (Please not this is NOT pro rata. Discovery is a 4 day week organisation, the salary specified above is for a 28 hr working week.)

Working hours 28 per week (we are a 4 day week organisation)

Normal working hours will be agreed between 9 and 5.30, Tuesday to Friday  with a half hour unpaid lunch break, some out of hours working will be expected for which time of in lieu will be granted. Exact working hours to be agreed with the Director.

Annual leave allowance – 26 days pro rata plus bank holidays. Usually taken outside of term time and must be agreed with the line manager.

Pension 5% employer contribution to NEST scheme after 3 months employment (employee contribution will be inline with statutory requirements)

This is a fixed term contract beginning early January 2025 ending 31st December 2025

Closing date 12 Noon Friday 15th November

Prosiectau Gwirfoddoli Discovery yn Abertawe

Rheolwr Prosiectau Gwirfoddoli

(Dros gyfnod mamolaeth)

Mae Discovery yn elusen sy'n cael ei rhedeg gan fyfyrwyr ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe.  Bob blwyddyn, mae mwy na 400 o fyfyrwyr gwirfoddol yn cyflwyno prosiectau cymunedol i gyfoethogi bywydau'r gymuned o'u cwmpas.

Rôl y Rheolwr Prosiectau Gwirfoddoli

Mae'r Rheolwr Prosiectau Gwirfoddoli yn gyfrifol am gefnogi, datblygu ac effeithiolrwydd ein prosiectau. Maen nhw’n cynnig lefel uchel o gefnogaeth, hyfforddiant a datblygiad i gydlynwyr prosiectau gwirfoddoli.

Cyflog – £30,124.49 (Sylwer NAD yw hwn yn pro rata. Mae Discovery yn sefydliad 4 diwrnod yr wythnos; mae’r cyflog uchod ar gyfer wythnos waith 28 awr.)

Oriau gwaith 28 yr wythnos (rydyn ni’n sefydliad 4 diwrnod yr wythnos)

Yr oriau gwaith arferol fydd rhwng 9am a 5:30pm, o ddydd Mawrth i ddydd Gwener gydag egwyl cinio hanner awr heb dâl. Bydd disgwyl rhywfaint o weithio y tu allan i oriau arferol a bydd amser yn gyfnewid yn cael ei ganiatáu. Bydd yr union oriau gwaith yn cael ei gytuno gyda'r Cyfarwyddwr.

Lwfans gwyliau blynyddol – 26 diwrnod pro rata ynghyd â gwyliau banc. Fel arfer, bydd gwyliau blynyddol yn cael eu cymryd y tu allan i amser tymor a rhaid cytuno ar hyn gyda'r rheolwr llinell.

Pensiwn Cyfraniad gan y cyflogwr o 5% i gynllun NEST ar ôl 3 mis o gyflogaeth (bydd cyfraniad y gweithiwr yn unol â gofynion statudol)

Mae hwn yn gontract cyfnod penodol sy’n dechrau yn gynnar ym mis Ionawr 2025 ac yn dod i ben ar 31 Rhagfyr 2025

We are looking for an Events and Fundraising Assistant to transform lives through our events and supporter engagement.

Join an outstanding adoption charity and award-winning trauma recovery service provider that is passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of women, children and families from many different backgrounds. 

Position: Events and Fundraising Assistant (Events and Supporter Engagement Assistant)

Location: Reading / Hybrid, with at least one day per week in office 

Contract: Permanent, part time position - 22 hours per week, with flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends

Salary: Pro-rata salary of £13,728 - £15,851 per annum (full time equivalent range £23,088 - £26,658 per annum)

Closing date:  9am Tuesday 19 November 2024

Interview date: Thursday 28 November 2024

Early applications are encouraged as we may close this vacancy on an earlier basis if a successful candidate is found.

About the role:

As Events and Fundraising Assistant you will ensure that those who chose to support PACT through donations or attending our fundraising events have an exceptional experience. Some of your key responsibilities will include:

· creating and maintaining a calendar of fundraising events and attending them

· efficiently organising our events administration

· provide administrative tasks to our income generation team

· maintain accurate database records and produce reports

· research and develop fundraising opportunities

About you:

The successful Events and Fundraising Assistant will have experience of event organisation and planning. They will enjoy collaborating with others and be an excellent communicator who can plan and prioritise efficiently, whilst delivering exceptional customer service.

If this sounds like you then visit our website and apply today to join a supportive team in a rewarding role and be part of something truly meaningful.

Other roles you may have experience of could include:

Fundraising and Events Assistant, Events Assistant, Fundraising Assistant, Assistant to Events Manager, Community Events Assistant, Events Fundraising Assistant, Marketing and Events Assistant, Events Team Assistant, Marketing Assistant, etc.

Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at PACT. We have robust measures and best practices in place to safeguard and protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we take pride in maintaining outstanding safeguarding standards. Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s safer recruitment pre-appointment enquiries, including a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). The role description provides information on what our safer recruitment enquiries include and the level of DBS required to work in the role. All opportunities with PACT are based in the UK.

South East London Mind have an exciting new opportunity for a Head of Services to lead on supporting and developing our existing services in the London Boroughs of Lambeth & Southwark. This includes the successful and established Counselling Services, Advice & Information Service, Peer Support and Befriending. This exciting new post will also involve taking a lead on local partnerships with both statutory and other voluntary sector organisations.

With experience managing community-based services and of partnership working, you will need to demonstrate that you can motivate teams and individuals, communicate effectively and deliver continuous improvement in service delivery.

The successful candidate will join an established group of Heads of Services who represent us across our other 3 boroughs.

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check

Closing date: Sunday 3rd November (11:59pm)

Likely interview date: Monday 13th November

About Us

SEL Mind supports people with mental health problems and dementia in the boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. We are proud of our diverse workforce and know that our organisation is made stronger by the variety of backgrounds, experience, and ideas within it. We promote a culture of inclusion and representation, and are working hard to build a workforce that even better reflects the communities we support.

SEL Mind is somewhere that you can be your authentic self without fear of discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, gender, age, lived experience of mental health problems or anything else that’s part of who you are.

Read more about staff benefits and why staff love working here on our website.

St Stephen’s Twickenham is a vibrant, evangelical, charismatic resource church with over 600 people attending every week, roughly 200 of whom are under 18.

Our vision is to Love God, Grow Disciples and Transform Communities. Sundays are central to how we do this, as we gather across four services (one online) to worship together and learn from His Word. We are passionate about worshipping God and equipping each other to be whole life disciples. We love enabling people to explore faith through Alpha as well as our ever-expanding Youth, Children’s and Families ministries and we want to see change in society through church planting and various social transformation ministries.

We are presently undertaking a new strategy process and are excited where God will lead us over the next few years, in all aspects of church life but particularly in terms of our work with Kids and Youth.

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Team and Rota Administrator for the National Domestic Abuse Helpline. The National Domestic Abuse Helpline is Refuge’s largest service. We have a busy team of Helpline Advisers working around the clock to support our callers, 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, and a fantastic pool of volunteers. We are looking for a highly organised, experienced Administrator who is passionate about ending domestic abuse and has great knowledge of GDPR legislation, to help us improve our systems and manage some of the day-to-day processes that make our work possible, including our complex rotas. This is a new role, and the post-holder will have the opportunity to shape how we do things, as well as playing a critical part in our life-saving work.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

At St Stephen’s we are ambitious to reach as many children as possible with the good news of Jesus and then to enable them to grow as disciples. We already have a thriving Kids & Families ministry and work in local primary schools, but we know there is so much more that God is calling us to in this next season.

Might you be the person to help us with this?

The Associate Children’s Pastor will be vital in enabling this growth to happen by working alongside the Children’s Pastor, Lauren Goodall, taking responsibility for certain areas of the ministry as well as developing new initiatives.

ODAC continues to be on a journey of organisational change and growth, with the financial implications that come with that, having begun to diversify our business model to expand our programmes.

We are therefore recruiting a Finance Manager to lead the implementation and delivery of best-practice financial management and planning, ensuring that ODAC is ready to continue to increase our charitable impact.

This is the first Finance Manager role in the organisation and the role will involve using your knowledge and experience to develop the way that ODAC works. In recent years, financial management has been led by the Chief Executive, with a freelance book-keeping contractor and a 0.5 days/ week Finance Administrator, and we have an experienced Finance Lead on the Board of Trustees.

The Finance Manager will lead on bookkeeping, financial management, and providing support and advice to budget holders. They will collaborate with the Director on financial planning and reporting, and will be responsible for reviewing and implementing best practices, ensuring that the charity’s financial functions are fit for its size, purpose, and growth.

DETAILS

TITLE: Finance Manager 

WORKING HOURS: 0.4 FTE / 2 days per week (16 hours)

PAY: £35,000-£38,000 FTE depending on experience pro rata (£14,000 – £15,200 real salary) per annum

CONTRACT TYPE: Part time, permanent

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Qualified AAT qualification, Level 2 or above.

DEADLINE: 9am, Thursday 7th November

INTERVIEWS: Monday 18th November (please hold your availability if applying)

Grant Partnerships Coordinator

Are you proactive, curious and passionate about empowering young people and building meaningful partnerships? Do you want to develop your career in the grant partnerships and donor stewardship field?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! Join the team as a Grant Partnerships Coordinator and help forge strong, impactful relationships with national partners, driving positive change for thousands of young people.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from under-represented groups; in particular from Black, Asian, Mixed Race & other ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ communities. The dedicated Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Group, with support from the Senior Leadership Team, is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive.

Position: Grant Partnerships Coordinator

Location: Bolton/hybrid (two days a week in the Bolton office combined with home-working and travel across the Youth Zone network as required)

Salary: £30,000 - £33,000 (dependent upon experience)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours/week) however would consider part-time working 4 days per week.

Benefits: Agile working with flexibility in working hours; 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to a maximum of 30 days); birthday leave, additional annual leave purchase scheme; company matched pension; company sick, maternity, paternity & adoption pay; Employee Assistance Programme, active and engaged networks to join (including Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) and access to Charity Worker discounts.

Closing Date: Wednesday 20 November at 12noon

First Stage Interviews: 28/29 November - virtual

Second Stage Interviews: 5/6 December - in person at a Youth Zone (TBC location)

About the Role

Over the last two years the organisation has developed some outstanding national partnerships. This is a newly created position designed to maximise the potential of national partnerships by joining the successful Grant Partnerships Team and collaborating with teams in volunteering, impact, and storytelling.

We need you because the team are busy helping to give life changing opportunities to young people across the country. With seven large-scale youth centres (Youth Zones) set to join their existing network of 15, the organisation will soon be reaching more young people than ever before. Grant Partnerships with national partners has been instrumental in making expansion and ongoing support possible. As the organisation embarks on a new three-year strategy and is ready to take collaborations with national partners to new heights. This is where you come in!

So what will you be doing?

With support from the Head of Grant Partnerships, you will collaborate with colleagues, Youth Zones and partners to ensure vibrant relations between national funders and the charity. Operationally you will achieve this by supporting the stewardship pipeline system to ensure national partners feel connected to the everyday impact and stories that their support brings. You will also develop your own portfolio of national funding prospects and opportunities that may also include ‘Charity of the Year’ and fundraising events.

Success will be defined by how ‘above and beyond the grant terms’ engagement is with national partners and how they recognise themselves as an active part of the difference the team are making to over 55,000 young people.

About You

You are an excellent communicator who can craft persuasive written proposals and present complex information in a clear, impactful way. You have also got a knack for building strong relationships, both in person and through written communication, and you thrive when moving things forward working with multiple stakeholders. If you’re proactive and curious and looking to develop your career in fundraising and donor stewardship this is the role for you.

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter (of not more than two pages), explaining clearly why you are interested in the role, and answering ALL points as outlined on the role profile.

About the Organisation

A national charity that believes all young people should have the opportunity to discover their passion and their purpose that fund and build state-of-the-art, multimillion-pound youth centres called Youth Zones in the country’s most economically disadvantaged areas. We train the amazing people that run them and offer continuing support to Youth Zones nationwide through a national network of independent youth charities.

We recognise that the workforce is under-represented in certain areas and are committed to addressing this. Therefore, we actively encourage applicants to submit anonymous applications; in practice this means removing your name and email address from your CV and cover letter. The HR Lead will have these details from your submission, but they will not be available to the selection panel when they are considering your application.

We are committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires a basic DBS check.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Fundraising Executive, Stewardship Executive. Fundraising Officer, Stewardship Officer, Grant Partnerships, Grant Coordinator, Grants Coordinator, Partnerships Coordinator, Grant Partnerships Coordinator, Grant Officer, Grants Officer, Partnerships Officer, Grant Partnerships Officer.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation