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We seek a leader with a strong Christian faith and a passion for supporting children with disabilities in China to lead our UK operations.
Location: Flexible with the option to be home based. The role can be tailored to be full-time or part-time.
Applications close at 9 a.m. Monday 10th March.
Who we are.
International China Concern (ICC) is an international organisation with six offices worldwide dedicated to changing lives by bringing love, hope, and opportunity to China’s most vulnerable children with disabilities.
For over 30 years ICC has provided care for children and young adults with disabilities whether they are living with their family, in a group or are journeying into adulthood. Through our programmes, such as the Family Partners Programme to support families raising a child with a disability to support children with disabilities in welfare centres, to assisting young adults in developing life skills, exploring vocations and receiving job training, we provide compassionate and innovative support and services to impact the lives of China’s most vulnerable children.
International China Concern UK is now looking for its next Executive Director who will play a vital role in supporting ICC’s work in China.
About the role.
As our next Executive Director, you will play a key role in driving ICC UK’s strategic direction in alignment with ICC International’s global vision. With a focus on developing and executing fundraising strategies, you will bring skills in developing innovative and impactful fundraising campaigns and the ability to strengthen and foster long-standing relationships with individual donors, churches, corporations and foundations. We are also seeking someone with the confidence and credibility to represent ICC at high-level events and speaking engagements.
By partnering with the UK board and engaging with our international network, you will have the scope to shape and develop our next UK strategy and future fundraising activity.
As a Christian-based organisation, you will bring a strong Christian faith, a passion for our work in China, and an alignment with our mission to ensure every child with a disability in China is embraced by love, fuelled by hope and empowered with life-changing opportunities.
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Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Monday 10th March.
Our Mission is to ensure every child with a disability in China is embraced by love, fueled by hope, and empowered with life-changing opportunities.


Senior Finance Planning Strategy Manager
Location: Bristol, Birmingham, London or Sheffield
Permanent/Full Time
Closing date: 03/03/2025
Our offer to you
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:
- Competitive salary and pension scheme
- 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
- Hybrid, Flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts – you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping
About Us
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,416 employees and over 31,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.
St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response & Nighttime Economy) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes). There is also a buoyant social enterprise network which delivers first aid training and supplies medical consumables to businesses and consumers.
Job Summary
This role leads the teams who deliver the Business Partnering, Planning, forecasting, analytics and financial reporting for the businesses across the Community Engagement Network (Fundraising, Volunteering & Youth). The role is a key leadership position within the Finance team and the Community engagement Network for driving commercial analysis and insights to support and direct strategic decision making, track and govern spend and lead the revenue forecasting to forward-plan resources. Responsible for supporting the management accounting and business partnering to Community Engagement including budgeting and interim forecasts, ensuring they are aligned to strategic operational plans. Working in partnership with the Directors & Heads of across Community Engagement, the role specifically focusses on Fundraising, tracking and monitoring ROI and effectiveness of campaigns, Events and other fundraising initiatives. Line management of team overseeing Youth and Volunteering.
About You
Educated to degree level, Professional Accounting Qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), Minimum 5 years PQE experience and experience in Fundraising finance roles, Experience of fundraising strategies and best practices in the Charity Sector, Significant experience in managing the day-to-day, monthly and forecasting management accounting processes, Experience in leading a team to deliver a best-in-class business partnering service across an organisation, Track record of delivering high quality business and financial analysis, that provides insight into; business outcome drivers, the future business state, alternative scenarios and options, Extremely well organised, able to plan and deliver multiple competing priorities in a challenging environment, Ability to use Microsoft® applications especially Excel, to advanced level.
About the Role
- Provide a best-in-class finance business partnering service to Community Engagement and key stakeholders around St John regarding Community Engagement activities
- Provide strong support to the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis through the delivery of high-quality business and financial analysis, with detailed outcomes and benefits, to support consistent and effective delivery of services or identify and present coherent rationales for change
- Work with the relevant stakeholders to provide accurate and on time monthly management accounts, forecasts and annual budgets
- Provide financial acumen, support and challenge to St John’s Fundraising team, conducting cost-benefit analysis of fundraising campaigns to assess financial effectiveness and recommend improvements
- Analyse trends in donations and fundraising expenses to identify opportunities for cost efficiencies and revenue maximisation.
- Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes related to fundraising, such as donation tracking, financial reporting, and budgeting
- Ensure that all financial activities related to fundraising comply with relevant laws, regulations, and internal financial policies
Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)
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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.
'St John Ambulance is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice. Therefore, all successful applicants will undergo pre-employment checks, including DBS Clearance, as part of the onboarding process, if applicable to the nature of the role'.
Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.
Our approach is to raise funds in the UK to support locally led implementing partners who deliver a wide range of projects including those that focus on maternal health, education, disability, women and girls, neglected tropical disease, supporting the vulnerable, and post-crisis recovery.
This is an exciting opportunity to be our next Chief Executive Officer and work with our small passionate team to provide strategic management and oversight and ensure that fundraising and grant making is cost effective, sustainable and appropriate.
We are seeking a CEO who relishes a wide remit, is skilled in fundraising, enjoys supporting and developing an effective team and who is willing to ‘get stuck in’ and make things happen.
Key responsibilities include:
· Delivering strategic and fundraising plans aligned to the charity’s vision and values
· Responsible for all financial, legal and corporate functions
· Ensuring robust financial management and the overall financial health of the charity
· Delivering strong leadership to inspire, empower, motivate and maintain productivity
· Leading on all partner relationships in Ethiopia and in the UK
· ‘Dotted line’ interim management of our sister charity Ethiopiaid Ireland
The post holder will be expected to travel to Ethiopia.
Download the full job description and candidate pack for more information and how to apply.
Recruitment Timetable
· Application deadline: Midnight on Sunday 2 March 2025
· 1st stage interviews: Monday 24 or Tuesday 25 March held online
· 2nd stage interviews: Tuesday 1 April in our Bath office
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an ideal role for someone who wants to take a leadership position in a fast paced, cause-driven dynamic environment and get a diverse range of opportunities across social enterprise. You will be highly organised, with strong attention to detail, and the sort of person who gains satisfaction from juggling multiple priorities and working with multiple stakeholders. You must thrive in a busy environment and be excited about working for an agile and passionate social enterprise. You will be responsible for managing the programme across the regional, so should be happy working autonomously whilst always having the support of the central team. This is a great opportunity to work for a growing social enterprise, ambitious about making a real difference to the lives of people in the local community and expanding our reach into new areas in the UK.
Background To The Role
Well Grounded runs the UK’s first series of specialty coffee training academies, connecting people looking for work with sustainable careers in the coffee industry. We are looking for a motivated and passionate individual to join our team, as Programme Lead for our Bristol academy and impact. Since 2023 we have been running training programmes from Bristol with 73% of completers going into work. We are looking for someone to build our presence in Bristol as our first permanent team member in Bristol, working closely together with our central team in London. You will be responsible for running our programmes in the area including overseeing recruitment of candidates (‘trainees’) for our programmes, working with local community organisations, coffee employers and potential funders.
About The Role
As the local lead, you will be responsible for managing the day to day operations of our social impact in the local area, liaising with local employer partners, recruiting learners onto our programmes and ensuring onward employment for Graduates. To ensure the long-term success of our Bristol academy, fundraising will also form a part of this role, so we are looking for someone entrepreneurial with strong networking and partnership building skills. You’ll be equally comfortable connecting with local government contacts as with local coffee industry leaders to create new funding opportunities and partnerships. Safeguarding, monitoring and reporting are essential to this role and we will provide safeguarding training as part of your induction.
We want to meet the right person for the organisations’ plans for the future and support you to grow and develop based on your strengths. Most importantly you will have a strong conviction in the potential of all people to achieve their goals.
Perks:
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Free coffee
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36 days paid leave per year: 25 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, 3 days between Christmas and New Year, prorated
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Employee Assistance Programme offering free counselling
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Shine provides specialist support from before birth and throughout the life of anyone living with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, as well as to parents, families, carers and professional care staff. Working throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Shine is a community of over 14,300 members. Together we share achievements, challenges, and information about life with spina bifida, hydrocephalus and related issues. Shine enables people to get the best out of life.
We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic, ambitious Regional Fundraiser to join our team.
In this role you will:
- Recruit, build and maintain supporter relationships with individuals, community groups, organisations and businesses across the country
- Be proactive within your assigned area to identify opportunities for fundraising and raise awareness of the charity
- Manage supporters effectively using Salesforce (CRM Database) to understand supporter motivations to provide excellent stewardship
- Meet agreed financial targets, provide monthly financial progress reports and put mitigation plans in place for any shortfall
- Promote Shine activities and campaigns to raise awareness and drive income
Who we’re looking for:
We’re a successful, motivated fundraising team looking for someone to join us with:
- Knowledge and experience of working across community, corporate, event and individual income streams, with a proven history of achieving financial targets
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to motivate and inspire supporters and build long-term relationships
- Excellent oral communication skills with a high degree of diplomacy, empathy and confidence
- Ability to be a team player who can work on their own initiative to plan and manage their workload
- Ability to effectively manage multiple and competing priorities to meet deadlines
- Excellent organisational skills with firm understanding of KPIs, targets, budgeting, and risk mitigation
- Full clean driving licence and the ability to work weekends and evenings as required
- Good working knowledge of MS Office and Salesforce CRM database (preferred)
In return, Shine will offer you:
- A competitive salary
- Full time or part time, working pattern to be agreed with the right candidate between 21 to 35 hours
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays + additional discretionary leave between Christmas and New Year (pro-rata for part-time hours)
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Additional annual leave due to length of service
- 3% pension contribution
- Life Assurance cover
- Broadband allowance
- Support to learn and develop
If you would like the opportunity to join this fast paced, expanding organisation that prides itself on making a difference to the lives of individuals with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, then we would love to hear from you!
Shine is a Disability Confident employer and will offer guaranteed interviews if a disabled applicant meets the minimum criteria for the job. For more information about Shine, please visit our website.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Jo Marriott, our Head of Fundraising.
To apply, please submit your CV and supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role criteria.
*Please note applications without a supporting statement will not be accepted*
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
To apply, please submit your CV and supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role criteria.
*Please note applications without a supporting statement will not be accepted*
Providing specialist advice and support for spina bifida and hydrocephalus




The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Quality and Safeguarding Officer
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £28,100
Hours: Full time (36 hours per week). Flexible working options available
Reporting To: Quality Improvement Specialist
Manages: N/a
Location: Remote with occasional travel to the Leicester head office and other locations, where required.
About Home-Start UK
Home-Start is a federated charity consisting of a central national office – Home-Start UK - and 177 geographically dispersed local Home-Start organisations, all working together under the same identity.
We recognise that being a parent has never been easy. Every Home-Start volunteer is trained to work alongside parents to overcome the challenges they are facing. We work with parents to build on their strengths and give them the support that they tell us they need. We offer no judgement – just compassionate, confidential help and expert support. This peer-to-peer support is key to the difference Home-Start makes and often our volunteers have lived experience of the challenges their families are facing themselves.
About The Role
Home-Start UK is looking for a Quality and Safeguarding Officer to support our quality assurance (QA) programme and help ensure high standards of safeguarding practice across our network of Home-Start charities.
As part of our Quality team, you will play a key role in coordinating QA reviews, supporting our QA self-assessment programme, and overseeing policy reviews. You will also help facilitate our Quality Reference Group (QRG), Safeguarding Forum, and Trustee Safeguarding Training.
In this role, you will provide safeguarding support by responding to queries, liaising with Home-Start charities, escalating concerns to a designated safeguarding lead, and promoting best safeguarding practices across the network.
If this sounds like your type of challenge, we’d love to receive your application.
Closing date for applications is Friday 7th March, 5pm.
Interviews will take place virtually on the 18th and 19th March 2025.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Please note: a basic DBS check will be required for this role. This will only be requested if you are successfully appointed to the role.
Home-Start UK is committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity. We wish to encourage applications from all parts of the community irrespective of gender, race, colour, age, sexual orientation or disability.
Candidates will also be sent the interview questions ahead of their interview so that they may fully prepare. Appointments will be based on merit, following an open and clear selection process.
Home-Start UK, a charitable company limited by guarantee. Company No. 5382181. Charity No. in England and Wales 1108837 and in Scotland SCO39172.
No agencies please.
Since 2004 the MS Therapy Centre (NW) (MSTC) has been supporting those with Multiple Sclerosis to lead more positive, enriched lives by providing complimentary therapies, Oxygen treatment, support and wellbeing services. It remains MS centric but also extends its reach to those with other neurological conditions, cancers and other specific conditions.
This is an exciting time to join our charity as we develop our new Centre based in Eccles alongside working on a strategy of cautious and sustained growth. We are looking for a dynamic and enterprising fundraiser to develop our work with trusts and foundations. They must be as passionate as we are about helping our members attain all that they can and wish to achieve.
You will need to be a team player with excellent communication and people skills. We require someone to be pro-active, resilient and good-humoured with excellent organisational and time management ability. Whilst working remotely you must be able to commute to the Centre on a regular basis. If you have a suitable background from working or volunteering in this area of fundraising then this could be an exciting opportunity for you.
To apply for this position please download the Job Description, Person Specification and Application form.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This is an exciting opportunity to manage the growth and expansion of a successful, global trauma-informed training programme.
Salary: £40,000
Hours: 37.5 hours a week
Location: Remote working, with a requirement to travel nationally to in-person contracts and company away-days (travel is expensed).
Postholder Reports to: Global Digital Programmes Director, Hope After Harm
Please note that interviews will be held on the 12th and 13th March.
Hope After Harm is an established, registered charity aimed at empowering adults and young people recover from harm and trauma. We want to see a society where everyone feels safe and can thrive, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Through support, advocacy and education we enable people to rebuild their lives and reclaim their future. And we inspire others to do the same, creating safer, more inclusive communities. We have a proven track record of service delivery across Thames Valley and beyond, with our digital and training programmes supporting professionals and survivors globally.
The successful Training Manager will head our “Rise for Change” training programme and have the exciting opportunity to continue to grow the programme’s success to date, expanding our offerings and reach to be fully integrated across the charities service provisions.
Rise for Change is training that is uniquely created by subject matter experts and directly addresses the need for intersectional and trauma informed domestic abuse training for professionals in all sectors. Our aim is to empower participants, no matter their professional role, to be able to respond safely and appropriately to domestic abuse both within the workplace and in the wider scope of their lives. You will be leading a linked programme of activity with our global Bright Sky programme which forms part of our wider Digital Programmes team. As the only global resource of its kind, Bright Sky is leading the way in technological responses to domestic abuse.
Role
*Before applying: Please note that to be considered for this role the post holder to be able to demonstrate that they carry in-depth knowledge/ job experience related to domestic abuse*
Lead the development, quality and delivery of Hope After Harm’s training programme in line with the charity’s values, strategic direction, placing victim-survivors and those with lived experienced at the heart of what you do.
Deliver training and consultancy to professionals, organisations and businesses from our set package of training, or by curating and delivering bespoke packages to meet their needs.
Upkeep current training packages, whilst scoping and developing new packages in line with sector need and organisational strategy.
Ensure growth and sustainability of the programme through income generation, attracting new clients and driving repeat custom, directly managing client relationships.
Ensure the longevity of established relationships with key partners and stakeholders through regular meetings, problem-solving and support.
Uphold programme quality through metrics and appropriate reporting on outcomes, using feedback to refine and improve training offers
With support of the Director, leverage technology to enhance training accessibility, including e-learning platforms and virtual training tools.
With support of the Director, recruit, train and oversee a pool of sessional trainers, ensuring quality of their delivery in line with programme standards
Maintain our CPD accreditation on current and new training packages.
Respect and uphold the value and necessity of intersectionality within domestic abuse and sexual violence prevention and safeguarding, across all areas of work.
Maintain accurate recording and reporting of training/project delivery, including a training delivery calendar, CRM and all administrative processes and wrap around support.
Collaborate effectively with teams from across Hope After Harm to ensure that our training approach and packages are underpinned by the expertise and input available from across the charity.
Person Specification
Essential
A thorough understanding of domestic abuse and gender-based violence through a trauma informed and intersectional lens, including the impact and mitigation of vicarious trauma.
Be an experienced, highly skilled trainer with the ability to engage people through remote and in-person delivery.
Experience in managing training programmes, and with an absolute commitment to quality and client satisfaction
Ability to recruit, train and oversee a pool of sessional trainers.
Excellent communication, negotiation and advisory skills, both written and verbal when interacting with a range of agencies and individuals.
Motivate individuals and agencies to move through courses of action and decision-making processes
Knowledge and experience of using CRM’s, such as Hubspot, to track client engagement.
Track record of income generation - creating growth strategies for training programmes, in particular using social media and online sales platforms
Ability to plan and prioritise work effectively and manage projects and multiple deadlines
Skilled user of technology with high literacy of key presenting programmes, video platforms and databases.
Ability to travel for stakeholder meetings and team/organisation away days and deliver training when required (most meetings and contracts are remote)
Be comfortable operating a remote working environment with ability to network internally and externally
Have the flexibility to undertake tasks beyond the job description
Desirable
Bring an understanding and experience of CPD accreditation
Hold a “Train the Trainer” qualification or be willing to obtain one during onboarding.
Please submit your CV and cover letter, of no more than 1.5 A4 pages, via the Apply button. Applications without a sufficient cover letter will not be considered.
For this role you will need:
To be free from any criminal conviction which would conflict with the responsibilities of the post; you may be required to have a DBS Enhanced disclosure.
To be able to deal with all information on a confidential basis and understand data protection requirements.
To have Citizenship of the UK or have entitlement to work in the UK
Hope After Harm is committed to equality and diversity. While not a requirement for application, we do strongly encourage those of black and ethnic minority background, people with disabilities and the LGBTQIA+ community to apply for this role.
Hope After Harm is an equal opportunities employer; the aim of our policy is to ensure no job applicant, employee or worker is discriminated against either directly or indirectly on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age or disability. We do not disbar applicants with criminal convictions and are mindful of the requirements of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about making the arts and screen industries more accessible & inclusive to deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent (DDN) creatives? We are seeking a DDN individual to become our next Marketing and Communications lead.
Please note: Under the positive action provisions of the Equality Act we will be recruiting a deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent person for this role.
About TripleC
TripleC is a BAFTA award-winning, disabled-led Community Interest Company that champions the inclusion of deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent (DDN) people across the arts and screen sectors. TripleC is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.
Our mission is to drive up the role of DDN people in the arts and screen industries and the role the arts, screen and creativity in the lives of DDN people, changing the lives of DDN people for the better. We’re disabled led at all levels of the organisation – from our Board, through our Senior Leadership Team, our staff, our access leads, and our intersectional focus groups. We work across the whole of the UK to effect change, collaborating with the major broadcasters, production houses, theatres and arts organisations.
About the role
The core purpose of the role is to ensure that TripleC’s output (whether on social media, on our website, in our marketing materials etc) is attractive and accessible for DDN people with a range of access requirements.
The successful candidate will have a strong creative flair and a passion for digital and storytelling alongside proven expertise in marketing and communications.
The Marketing and Communications Lead plays a crucial role in supporting TripleC’s engagement with:
- Deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent (DDN) creatives including professionals who work in the arts and screen industries, and DDN young people and adults in the community;
- Our audiences (at webinars, masterclasses, workshops, live in-person events);
- Our industry stakeholders (eg theatres, broadcasters, producers, arts organisations);
- Our funders (eg Arts Council England, National Lottery, ScreenSkills); and
- The press and media.
Essential criteria (Please note this role is for a deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent (DDN) individual.)
- Commitment to TripleC’s mission to drive up the role of DDN people in the arts and screen industries and the role of the arts and screen in the lives of DDN people.
- Understanding of and belief in the inclusion of all staff and stakeholders irrespective of race, gender, sexuality, age, access requirements, economic background, or lived experience.
- Professional experience in/knowledge of Marketing and Communications.
- Excellent communication skills to create compelling, creative and persuasive communications.
- Previous knowledge of/skillsets in content creation for a company or organisation.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage and take responsibility for own workload, handle multiple priorities, and delegate workloads and workflows to others.
- Excellent IT skills including use of Google Drive/Docs, Microsoft Office Suite.
- Knowledge of/skillset in creative project software/platforms such as Canva
- Solution focused.
Terms
This is a permanent, employed (PAYE) role.
The core contract is for 3 days per week (22.5 hours). We also offer paid overtime from time to time by mutual consent.
There will be a probationary period of 3 months.
Salary: pro rata 3 days a week (22.5 hours) £25,740 (£42,900 full time equivalent)
Location: From home (flexible)
Reports to: TripleC Senior Leadership Team
Further information
Under the positive action provisions of the Equality Act we will be recruiting a deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent person for this role.
This role is for a deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent (DDN) individual. We are particularly keen to attract applications from people who are under-represented, in the UK workplace generally and at TripleC specifically. This includes (but is not limited to) DDN people from the global majority, DDN LGBTQQIA+ applicants, and applications from DDN people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Philanthropy Manager.
Salary: £43,500 per annum.
Location: Remote.
Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week.
Benefits:
- 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays pro rata, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
- Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
- Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
- Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
- Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.
Why Action for Children?
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.
A bit about the role
Action for Children aims to deliver substantial growth from our high value audience over the next five years, with the Philanthropy & Trusts team playing a vital part of that ambition. Together with the Events and High Value and Corporate Operations teams, we will drive income from high-net-worth individuals and trusts and foundations, develop new and existing committed relationships, and offer exceptional supporter experiences.
It's an exciting time to join the philanthropy team at Action for Children, and we are looking for a collaborative, energised and forward-thinking individual to join our ambitious team of fundraising professionals. As we move into a new strategy period, focus will be placed on innovating new products and maximising opportunities to grow our audience.
Together we aim to deliver a high-quality philanthropy programme to our supporters whilst raising significant income to support vulnerable children across the UK.
As Philanthropy Manager, you will manage and drive forward activity to secure significant multi-year donations from major donors and family foundations, supporting organisational priority projects and services alongside unrestricted funding. You will be responsible for developing a pipeline to maximise income for key areas of growth and identifying and developing long lasting relationships.
You'll help to create brighter futures by:
- Working collaboratively to implement activities to deliver the Philanthropy team's financial aims and objectives, with a responsibility for delivering an annual individual income target, focussing on securing six-figure gifts from major donors and family foundations.
- Line managing staff, utilising Action for Children policies and procedures to drive performance.
- Developing and implementing individual solicitation and engagement plans for a portfolio of existing donors and new prospects.
- Collaborating with fundraising colleagues to track and report on donor prospecting activities.
- Managing the consistent delivery of relationship management techniques, effectively communicating, championing best practice.
Let's talk about you
- Relevant experience of major donor fundraising with an excellent track record of initiating new relationships and securing five and ideally six figure gifts.
- Proven experience of developing, networking, and enhancing donor relationships.
- The ability to manage a complex pool of prospect and donors, devising clear donor solicitation plans with the aim of securing long term financial philanthropic support.
- Experience of leading, inspiring and line managing to achieve against specific financial goals.
- Experience developing effective working relationships across an organisation, including with senior staff and volunteers.
Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.
We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
Want to know more about Action for Children?
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Closing Date: Wednesday 12th March 2025.
Interviews will be week commencing 17th March 2025.
See below for further information about working with us: