Wellbeing jobs in bristol, bristol city
FareShare South West (FSSW) joins the dots between food waste and hunger, empowering
communities to turn an environmental problem into lasting social good. We rescue
tonnes of quality surplus food from the industry and share it with charities and
schools to bring health, dignity and routes out of poverty for people across the
south west. Our supportive volunteering and employability programmes offer local
people the opportunity to thrive.
By joining us, you’ll be part of an inclusive, friendly team in a small but fast-growing
charity that helps fight the injustice of who gets to afford a healthy diet.
FSSW is an independent local charity, working in partnership with
FareShare UK (FSUK). By being part of the national FareShare network, we can help
rescue more food. By being small and independent, we can remain close to our
local partners and people and continuously adapt to meet the needs of local
communities. The member charities we share food with transform lives, using food
to connect people with other support and routes out of poverty, including children
and families, people on low incomes, homeless people, refugees, domestic abuse
survivors, people in recovery, older people and many others.
Purpose of the post
The Warehouse Supervisor plays an essential role in the smooth running of the Vale Lane warehouse, supporting all aspects of the food operation.
You will work as part of a team to effectively support the warehouse operation, incoming goods, storage and dispatch of goods to Community Food Members (CFMs) to high levels of compliance and service. This role will include working with a large and diverse team of volunteers throughout the week.
The role will be primarily based at our South Bristol warehouse, where alongside our usual food redistribution operation and volunteering programme, we run our youth employability programme FareChance for 18 to 25-year-olds to develop logistics and workplace experience.
Duties and responsibilities:
Warehouse
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Ensure the smooth running of food intake, storage, and food distribution, liaising with food industry representatives, FSUK, distribution companies and hauliers.
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Support the South Bristol Hub Manager in coordinating and maintaining the fleet of vans and machinery.
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Provide ongoing support to the South Bristol Hub Manager to ensure high levels of compliance in the warehouse throughout the year and for internal/external audits.
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As part of the warehouse team, reduce waste and maximise the distribution of surplus food to members.
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Report to the South Bristol Hub Manager with operational improvements to increase efficiency and implement agreed changes.
Volunteers and FareChance
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Oversee (under the direction of the South Bristol Hub Manager) FareChance participants, regular volunteers and corporate volunteers on warehouse shifts, delegating/assigning tasks, and supervising work to ensure all tasks completed effectively.
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Support and train all FareChance participants and volunteers with their allocated warehouse/job-specific tasks/roles
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Supporting the FareChance participants’ and volunteer’s health, safety, and welfare during their shift.
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Undertake continual professional development e.g. training in mental health, active listening, coaching, safeguarding, inclusive practice etc
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Provide positive role modelling to FareChance participants and volunteers while undertaking warehouse tasks together.
Goods In and Storage
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Follow FSSW goods-in procedures including liaising with suppliers, completing relevant paperwork, using inhouse software and fork-lifting duties.
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Ensure pickable and non-pickable areas are ready to receive good in and dispatch orders at all times.
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Manage storage of stock within the warehouse, including:
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Assisting with stock checks
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Ensuring effective stock rotation and sharing best practice
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Oversee the dispatch of goods through deliveries and collections ensuring all FSSW procedures are followed.
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Liaise with the wider FSSW team and FSUK to report quality, quantities, and other issues.
Compliance and Health & Safety
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Operate according to the FSUK HACCP Food Safety Manual and FSSW compliance standards and processes.
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Support the South Bristol Hub Manager to ensure compliance with relevant food hygiene, health & safety, and other standards applicable to FSSW premises, vehicles, refrigeration equipment, staff, and volunteers.
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Undertake relevant training in food hygiene, safeguarding and health & safety
General
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Respond to/answer any enquiries/communications via telephone, email, in person or via inhouse IT/systems.
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Engage positively with any visitors to the warehouse.
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Support FSSW events.
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Carry out any other duties that may reasonably be required in support of the main purpose of the role, including liaising with the wider FSSW team.
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Uphold high quality care and standards of conduct when dealing with all stakeholders and the general public.
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Support the security of the FSSW sites and assets.
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Driving and fork-lifting duties where appropriate.
Person Specification – knowledge, skills, experience, and values
Essential
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Ability to develop, initiate and maintain systems and procedures
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
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Good administrative and organisational ability
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Problem solver and competent decision maker
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Full UK driving licence
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IT competent and able to use various IT platforms/systems
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A clear commitment to the ethos of FSSW, and to the agreed plans of the organisation, and able to positively contribute towards its achievement
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Experience and knowledge of adhering to health and safety standards
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Forklift truck operator’s qualification (or willing to train as an essential part of the role)
Desirable
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1 years’ experience of working in warehousing operations
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Voluntary sector experience
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Experience of working with people who require support
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Experience of working within a food operation
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Qualification in Food & Hygiene Level 2
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Experience of supervising/managing staff and/or volunteers and delegating tasks
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Experience of delivering training
Why work for FareShare South West?
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Real Living Wage employer
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Benchmarked pay scales
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Employee Assistance Programme – free advice and counselling
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Access to a free professional coach
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Annual budget for personal development training for every staff member
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Staff wellbeing group
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Inclusive, welcoming culture
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Rewarding roles with genuine positive impact on the environment and local people through food, volunteering and employability skills
We actively encourage applications from people of all lived experiences, including
but not limited to people from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ people, disabled
people, a working-class background, not from a University-attending family. We
value the positive impact that wide representation has on FSSW.
Our mission is a future where no food is wasted, and all people can thrive.





The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job purpose
To support and deliver effective communications, including marketing and digital engagement activities, which raise awareness of Dementia Carers Count and foster connections with our community of carers, campaigners and donors. Your work will help us reach and support more carers, raise funds and campaign for changes which will ensure that no dementia carer feels isolated, invisible or alone.
Key responsibilities
•Understand our cause, linked issues, and how these are publicly perceived
•Horizon scan to spot social and news trends as well as potential influencer targets
•Manage our social platforms, keeping abreast of media and public zeitgeist about our cause and related issues. You will design and deliver paid advertising campaigns and monitor, respond, share, engage, comment on posts, according to our guidelines and with responsibility for reputation management
•Share audience insights with colleagues to ensure effective stewardship of all our defined audiences
•Support development of media relationships. You will curate press and media lists and respond to media queries, with shared out of hours responsibility.
•Draft statements and press releases and pitch ideas for articles and features, developing copy as needed and tracking coverage
•Support user-led story telling as part of content creation, including interviewing carers about their experiences and identifying opportunities to share carers’ voices in our materials
•Draft website copy and develop assets for digital use and printed materials which communicate our key messages and brand and which support specific campaigns
•Review and monitor evaluation and reporting metrics to provide regular and campaign-based management information relating to the success of digital and media activity
•Support effective cross-organisational internal communication
•Adhere to all relevant legislative and regulatory obligations relating to marketing, digital and communications
•Carry out other duties commensurate with this post as requested.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Chapter One
Chapter One is a dynamic, growing charity with a vision of a world in which all children have the literacy skills needed to thrive. Our mission is to close the reading gap by providing children with one-to-one support at the time they need it most.
Our unique Online Reading Volunteer programme currently supports about 3,000 children a year. It pairs disadvantaged, struggling five to eight-year old (KS1) readers with reading support volunteers who come from over 140 local and national businesses. The volunteer ask is very focused: readers commit 30 minutes a week to read with a child using a bespoke digital platform for an entire academic year. The results are transformative, boosting children's reading confidence and ability.
We have set ourselves ambitious targets to support thousands more children by 2029, and this role, with responsibility for managing, stewarding and nurturing our existing corporate partners, will be crucial to ensuring that we have sufficient volunteers and support to achieve not only this target, but also to develop other innovative pilot programmes.
For more information about our programmes please visit our website. Please also take some time to visit our social media channels and watch our videos.
About the role
Chapter One is seeking a proactive, energetic and enthusiastic Corporate Partnerships Manager to be an integral part of a team which aims to both maximise corporate income and deliver an excellent partner and volunteer experience.
Reporting to our Head of Corporate Partnerships, and responsible for the line management of our Corporate Partnerships Officer, you’ll deliver on our annual volunteer and income targets and maintain our strong partner retention rate (target 87%). This will involve supporting the account management of a portfolio of existing partners and the responsibility to nurture relationships to increase partner investment in Chapter One over time. The role involves collaborating across departments to ensure a seamless and positive experience for volunteers and partners
This is an opportunity for an experienced partnerships manager to take on a more senior role and demonstrate their sales acumen and creativity in a dynamic, flexible and agile charity.
Key Responsibilities
Partner Stewardship
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Lead the account management of a selected portfolio of corporate partners, ensuring Chapter One achieves its annual retention and growth targets
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In collaboration with the Head of Corporate Partnerships, devise effective schemes of delegation and partner allocation within the Corporate Partnerships Team
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Focus, in all corporate partnership discussions, on maximising income
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Identify opportunities to increase a partner’s support eg by identifying other regional/divisional opportunities or inclusion of Chapter One as a social value partner in public sector bids
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Conduct regular partnership meetings, including mid and end of year reviews, proactively proposing tailored opportunities to retain and grow partner support
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Lead on producing high quality written communications, reports, proposals and pitches as per the requirements of each partner, collaborating with the Data and Systems Officer and Fundraising team as needed
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Advocate effectively, with passion and enthusiasm, for Chapter One’s programmes in a variety of internal and external settings
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Proactively network to deepen and strengthen external relationships with Chapter One partners, identifying speaking opportunities for Chapter One where possible
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Strategically use LinkedIn to identify, connect with, and actively engage key stakeholders within corporate partner organisations,
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Attend conference and events to represent Chapter One and talk about its work to existing and potential new partners
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Keep up to date with relevant business news and strategic shifts or developments at key partners and sectors, proactively seeking opportunities to broaden knowledge
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Regularly analyse data in Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets, working with formulas, pivot tables and data analysis tools to aid decision-making and create dashboards.
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Oversee and maintain all Account Management related processes, including stewardship plans, recording of activity on the Salesforce CRM and internal platform databases
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Ensure, in conjunction with the Finance Assistant, that partners are invoiced for their Chapter One donations accurately and in a timely manner
Line management
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Line manage and develop the Corporate Partnerships Officer, ensuring adherence to all Chapter One’s HR Policies and Procedures
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Be a source of advice and guidance for the Corporate Partnerships Officer as they manage their allocated partner relationships
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Supervise the Corporate Partnerships Officer to lead volunteer recruitment meetings, including stepping in if necessary
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Supervise the Corporate Partnerships Officer to manage new partner onboarding meetings, stepping in to lead them if required
Partner/volunteer onboarding and experience
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Alongside the Head of Corporate Partnerships, use internal systems to assign partner teams and volunteers to specific schools and ensure that their needs are met
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Develop proactive, supportive relationships with Volunteer Coordinators in partner organisations, providing high-quality data and information in a timely manner
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Work closely with the Volunteer Support Team to ensure that partner and volunteer onboarding is a smooth, time-efficient experience
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Support the Programme Management team to liaise with partner contacts about the organisation of in-person school/office visits and virtual meet and greets
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Attend Chapter One’s internal Volunteer Experience group and Corporate Engagement Group.
Marketing and Communications
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Work with the Marketing and Communications team to ensure that companies and volunteers have access to an array of promotional assets and recruitment materials
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Create and provide content for the regular volunteer and corporate partner newsletters, including working with partners to gather volunteer testimonials and partner profiles
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Work closely with the Marketing and Communications team to develop ways to promote, showcase and celebrate partnerships and individual volunteers across our social media channels and other digital platforms
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Encourage corporate partners to promote Chapter One through their own social media and channels
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Support the organisation of online and in person partner and volunteer recognition events
We are looking for the following key skills, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:
Account Management Skills:
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Experience of managing Corporate Partnerships, or equivalent relationship-based roles in a fundraising, events, sales or marketing environment
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Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with business professionals at all levels
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Expert meeting facilitation skills
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Strategic thinker, able to maximise income and growth opportunities
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Understanding of CSR / ESG partner policies and social value trends
Communication Skills:
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Able to eloquently express commitment to Chapter One’s mission and values
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Outstanding presentation and storytelling skills, with the ability to excite and inspire an audience
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An ability to create compelling, attractive written pitches, ensuring messaging and brand are consistent
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Experience of engaging partners on social media (particularly LinkedIn)
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Experience of representing organisations at events
Technical Skills:
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Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets (including formulas, pivot tables, dashboard creation)
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CRM management (specifically Salesforce)
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Experience of complex data analysis
You’ll be more successful in the role if you have:
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Experience of working in the charity/non-profit sector
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Line management experience
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Experience of mentoring and developing staff
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Experience of process oversight and improvement
Chapter One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value and celebrate diversity in backgrounds and experience and are deliberate about the kind of teams we are building. Literacy is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds to maximise our innovation, creativity and impact. We especially welcome applications from persons who have experienced disadvantage and/or from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in the organisation.
Chapter One is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All postholders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure. Copies of our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy are available on request.
Please send your CV (maximum 2 A4 sides) and a covering letter via Charity Jobs. Your covering letter (maximum 1 side of A4) should include:
1) Your relevant experience, including clear examples.
2) Tell us about a partnership that you have grown over time, how much investment you secured and what you personally did to make it succeed.
3) Tell us about how our organisational mission is in line with your values.
Applications that fail to meet these criteria will automatically be discounted. We want you to have every opportunity to shine and to show us your talents—please let us know if there is anything we can do to make sure the assessment process works for you.
At Chapter One, we want to create a world where all children have the literacy skills needed to thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Borderlands is looking for a Fundraising Manager to join our team. This is an exciting role with real purpose, helping us build a sustainable funding future that supports our values and the people at the heart of our work. At Borderlands, we work alongside people seeking sanctuary, supporting them through the challenges of the asylum system and walking with them on the journey from exclusion to belonging. You’ll be joining a team full of heart, care, and commitment.
Job title: Fundraising Manager
Type of contract: Fixed term contract – 12 months – with scope of extending this
Hours of work: 14 hours per week (between Monday and Thursday to be arranged with the line manager)
Location: preferably at the Borderlands office at The Assisi Centre, Lawfords Gate, Bristol or hybrid. However, we will consider applications for remote work
Salary: FTE £35,235 - £38,626 (£14,094 - £15,450.40 pro rata) depending on experience, plus contributory pension scheme
Annual leave: 10 days A/L per annum (excluding bank holidays)
Reporting: to the CEO
Personal Outlook: The post-holder must have a strong commitment to the voluntary sector and a desire to make a real difference to the lives of asylum seekers and refugees. This role is suited for someone target – driven, with excellent writing skills and great attention to detail. They will be working closely with the CEO, an external fundraiser, the Welcome Centre and Operations Lead, as well as our Finance, Admin and Communications officer. The post holder will be responsible for building on a strong foundation of support from Trusts, Foundations and other grant-making bodies, will cultivate and develop strong relationships with grant-givers to grow our income and support our organisational aims.
About Borderlands fundraising: So far Borderlands’ grant fundraising work has been led by a freelance fundraiser working 3-4 days a month (“Grants and Trusts Fundraiser” in the organisational chart). The Fundraising Manager will work in partnership with them and divide the role and responsibilities according to experience and capacity. Currently, most of our income is from grants; our key funders include the Henry Smith Charity, Garfield Weston Foundation, John James Foundation, Bristol Impact Fund and Nisbet Trust. More info can be found on our latest Impact Report.
This is the first time Borderlands is recruiting for an in-house fundraiser role. In addition to working on grant applications and reports, the manager will support the Finance, Admin and Communication Officer with local giving and developing corporate partnerships.
Some of the benefits of working at Borderlands include:
·Flexible and hybrid work
·Supportive staff team
·Workplace pension contribution
·Optional 1:1 and quarterly staff supervision facilitated by therapists from Trauma Foundation South West
Applications can be submitted in hard copy or by email by Wednesday 7th of May 2025 at 12pm/noon. Late applications unfortunately cannot be considered. We are also unable to accept CVs as applications.
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The National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (NFYFC) is seeking a dynamic and experienced Fundraising Manager to develop and implement strategies for securing funding from trusts, grant-making bodies, and corporate partners. This role is crucial in ensuring NFYFC’s financial sustainability and growth, collaborating with team members and engaging with our vibrant community of young farmers.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Advocacy Manager
Location – Remote from the UK with regular travel to Manchester and London
Starting Salary - £40,416 per annum (plus contributory pension)
MAG saves lives and builds futures by working with others to reclaim land contaminated with the debris of conflict, to reduce the daily risk of death or injury for civilians, and to create safe and secure conditions for development. MAG shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize as a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines for our work to ban landmines. Our vision is a safe and secure future for men, women and children affected by armed violence and conflict.
We are looking for an exceptional Advocacy Manager to work within our Policy and Strategic Partnerships team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic international charity that shared the 1997 Nobel Peace-Prize.
You will be working with the Director of Policy and Strategic Partnerships in the development and delivery of MAG’s advocacy work, including leadership of MAG’s UK parliamentary engagement, and contribution to the European and US engagement strategies.
The successful candidate will have previous experience of engaging and influencing UK parliamentarians, including the House of Commons and House of Lords, in support of advocacy objectives through a variety of tactics. You will have up-to-date knowledge of the UK political scene, and key players for MAG’s focus areas, knowledge of UK parliamentary processes and influencing tactics. You will also have a proven track record of meeting targets and deadlines and an ability to build, manage and develop relationships with key stakeholders. Excellent coordination and communication skills will also be essential.
The role will involve travel in the UK and Internationally.
What you can expect in return:
· Competitive salary
· 25 days annual leave per year, plus public holidays.
· Company pension (matching at 5%
· Employee Assistance Programme: MAG offers free access to Health Assured, a service providing 24/7 confidential support and expert advice on a wide range of issues.
Further information and how to apply:
For the further information on the role, the application pack and details of how to apply, please visit the MAG website by the closing date of 5th May 2025.
Application is by submission of the following documents to humanresources [@] maginternational [.] org by the closing date of 5th May 2025:
1. Up-to-date CV
2. Cover letter, setting out why you believe you are suitable for this position, and how you feel you align to MAG Values.
3. Completed Candidate Profile Form
Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, we cannot respond to every application. If you have not heard back from us within 3 weeks of applying, your application has not been successful.
Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding here and background checks here. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available on our website.
MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.
We do whatever it takes to get to a landmine before another child does.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.