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This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and talented fundraising team.
We are looking for an experienced Trust and Corporate Manager - to be known as a High Value Partnerships Manager - to join our small and friendly fundraising team. You will be responsible for driving our strategy for fundraising from Corporate Partnerships and Trusts & Grants, both of which are already well-established income streams with lots of great potential. You will also use your experience to identify, attract and win new partnerships.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week (negotiable for the right candidate)
Flexibility: We are a flexible employer and most of our staff are juggling things (including caring for multiples!) We are great at making jobs work around life.
Salary: £35,000-£37,000 (pro rata)
Reports to: Head of Development
Work location: Hybrid/remote. Office space in London Bridge, although entirely remote option is fine. Occasional travel to partner meetings will also be required.
How to apply: Please send a CV and covering letter (no more than two pages) to [email protected]
Closing date: Sunday 1 June
Interview dates: First-round interviews will be virtual and take place in early June
Purpose of the role
- Accountable for winning and delivering partnerships with Corporates and Trust & Grants, alongside a Community Fundraising Manager and with support from a Fundraising Officer
- Secure new partnerships that are vision-aligned, with a focus on multi-year grants
- Research and develop a strategy for growing our High Value (Corporates and Trust & Grants) income, whilst providing excellent relationship management, delivery and reporting to those we’re already working with
- Line manage a Fundraising Officer who will provide support to implement your fundraising strategy
- Work with the Head of Development and Senior Management Team to identify opportunities across the charity to fundraise for and demonstrate the impact of our work to partners
- Work with the Membership team to maximise opportunities with brands to offer discounts to our 15,000 members
- Support the Head of Development and fundraising colleagues to maximise fundraising opportunities reaching our members
Ideal candidate
The ideal candidate will have experience in developing and implementing a strategy for High Value Partnerships. They will be able to demonstrate how they have researched and negotiated partnerships and/or submitted funding applications, providing excellent stewardship and creating meaningful partnerships that lead to long term support and therefore sustainable income.
Person specification
Essential
- Significant experience of building and delivering a High Value strategy
- Experience of the full fundraising pipeline, including researching, cultivating and securing multi-year 5 or 6 figure donations from Trusts, Foundations or Corporate Partnerships (experience of both income streams a plus)
- Excellent relationship building skills up to a senior level
- Ability to project manage the delivery of partnerships including impact reporting
- Experience working in a CRM and analysing data to inform decision-making (Microsoft Dynamics experience a plus)
- Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
- Able to collaborate with a team of various disciplines or work independently as required
- Enthusiasm for the issues we work on
Desirable
- Line management or mentoring experience
- Working understanding of admin processes relating to fundraising
- The ability to demonstrate a commercial mindset
- An understanding of GDPR in relation to fundraising
Employee Benefits
- 36 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- Flexible working options (with the opportunity to work exclusively remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Bespoke personal development plans with access to training courses
Caring for you
- Free access to a confidential 24/7 Employee Advice Service with a specialist range of support and information
- Family friendly benefits including paid leave: in the event of miscarriage/still birth; to support IVF/fertility treatments; and antenatal appointments for both expecting mother and other parent.
- 3% employers’ pension contribution
Twins Trust operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and talented fundraising team.
We are looking for an experienced Community Fundraising Manager to join our small and friendly fundraising team. You will be responsible for driving our strategy for Community Fundraising, Individual/Regular Giving and Events. With a database of around 100,000 registrants and 15,000 members, these existing income streams have lots of great potential. We have amazing fundraisers in our community who take on challenges like the London Marathon, London to Brighton bike ride, or their own swimming challenge and there’s lots of great potential amongst our supporters, including our committed members and regular givers.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week (negotiable for the right candidate)
Flexibility: We are a flexible employer and most of our staff are juggling things (including caring for multiples!) We are great at making jobs work around life.
Salary: £31,000-£33,000 (pro rata)
Reports to: Head of Development
Work location: Hybrid/remote. Office space in London Bridge, although entirely remote option is fine. Travel to events will also be required.
How to apply: Please send a CV and covering letter (no more than two pages) to [email protected]
Closing date: Sunday 1 June
Interview dates: First-round interviews will be virtual and take place in early June
Purpose of the role
- Grow a successful existing income stream (Fundraising Events and Regular Giving) and develop and grow a comparatively new income stream (Community Fundraising and Individual Giving) for Twins Trust. You will do this alongside other fundraisers in the team and with support from a Fundraising Officer
- Lead and develop a multi-year strategy for growing our Community and Events programmes, with a well-planned calendar of events throughout the year covering different themes and geographies
- Lead the strategy for our Individual/Regular Giving programme
- Lead on the creation, planning and delivery of a new Twins Trust owned mass participation fundraising event
- Provide strategic support and guidance to our Fundraising Officer to implement the annual raffle, ongoing Lottery programme and Individual Giving programme
- Work closely with other teams across Fundraising, Membership and Communications to spot opportunities to maximise income and drive new projects forward
- Provide exceptional relationship management and stewardship to fundraisers in our community to make them feel appreciated, maximise income raised and encourage repeat fundraising
Ideal candidate
The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience of developing and implementing a strategy for Community Fundraising. They will be able to demonstrate how they have delivered one or more of these income streams and grown these programmes significantly, providing excellent stewardship to fundraisers.
Person specification
Essential
- Significant experience of leading a 6 figure multi-year community fundraising strategy including forecasting and monitoring income and expenditure
- Experience of leading community, events, or Individual/Regular Giving fundraising - taking ownership and achieving growth in scale and income
- Experience of creating and delivering a new medium to large scale (£25k plus) fundraising event, maximising all commercial opportunities within it
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Ability to manage several projects at the same time
- Experience working in a CRM and analysing data to inform decision-making (Microsoft Dynamics experience a plus)
- Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
- Able to collaborate with a team of various disciplines or work independently as required
- Strong IT skills, including SharePoint and advanced Excel
- Enthusiasm for the issues we work on
Desirable
- Working understanding of admin processes relating to fundraising
- Understanding of digital marketing
- An understanding of GDPR in relation to fundraising
Employee Benefits
- 36 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- Flexible working options (with the opportunity to work exclusively remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Bespoke personal development plans with access to training courses
Caring for you
- Free access to a confidential 24/7 Employee Advice Service with a specialist range of support and information
- Family friendly benefits including paid leave: in the event of miscarriage/still birth; to support IVF/fertility treatments; and antenatal appointments for both expecting mother and other parent.
- 3% employers’ pension contribution
Twins Trust operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and talented fundraising team.
We are looking for an experienced Fundraising Officer to join our small and friendly fundraising team. You will support the High Value Partnerships Manager and Community Fundraising Manager, both of which are already well-established income streams with lots of great potential. It’s a great opportunity to work across varied income streams including Corporate, Trusts & Grants, Community, Fundraising Events and Individual/Regular Giving.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Flexibility: We are a flexible employer and most of our staff are juggling things (including caring for multiples!) We are great at making jobs work around life.
Salary: £24,000-£27,000
Reports to: High Value Partnerships Manager
Work location: Hybrid/remote. Office space in London Bridge, although entirely remote option is fine. Travel to partner meetings/events will also be required.
How to apply: Please send a CV and covering letter (no more than two pages) to [email protected]
Closing date: Sunday 8 June
Interview dates: First-round interviews will be virtual and take place in early-mid June
Purpose of the role
- Reporting to the High Value Partnerships Manager you will provide support across our two priority Fundraising streams – Community Fundraising (Community, Events and Individual/Regular Giving) and High Value Partnerships (Trusts, Grants, Corporate and Sponsorship)
- Conducting prospect research (Corporate and Trusts/Grants) creating a pipeline of targeted opportunities, and submitting applications for funding
- Providing excellent relationship management to those in our community who fundraise for us, whether that’s as a Regular Giver or Marathon runner
- Providing support to the Manager planning Fundraising Events, recruiting participants, attending and cheering on our fundraisers and thanking our supporters
- Accountable for delivering our annual raffle, ongoing Lottery programme and stewardship of our amazing Individual Givers
- Support the wider Development team with admin relating to Fundraising
Ideal candidate
The ideal candidate will have experience either in supporting the delivery of High Value partnerships or Community Fundraising. They will be able to demonstrate how they have researched partnerships and/or submitted funding applications, providing excellent stewardship and creating meaningful partnerships that lead to long term support for the charity.
Person specification
Essential
- Experience of donor stewardship
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Ability to research and find vision aligned funders
- Ability to project manage the delivery of partnerships and/or events
- Excellent writing, communication skills and attention to detail
- Able to collaborate with a team of various disciplines or work independently as required
- Ability to multi-task and manage several different priorities at once
- Enthusiasm for the issues we work on
Desirable
- Working understanding of admin processes relating to fundraising
- An understanding of GDPR in relation to fundraising
- Experience working in a CRM (Microsoft Dynamics experience a plus)
Employee Benefits
- 36 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- Flexible working options (with the opportunity to work exclusively remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Bespoke personal development plans with access to training courses
Caring for you
- Free access to a confidential 24/7 Employee Advice Service with a specialist range of support and information
- Family friendly benefits including paid leave: in the event of miscarriage/still birth; to support IVF/fertility treatments; and antenatal appointments for both expecting mother and other parent.
- 3% employers’ pension contribution
Twins Trust operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a professional and experienced finance team.
We are looking for a proactive and diligent Accounts Assistant - ideally with charity experience and familiar with Xero. You will be responsible for the department’s day-to-day operations, owning accounts payable and receivable functions, managing transactions, and ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting. This is a varied role, giving a great opportunity for exposure to many areas of finance and purchasing disciplines. You will be the first point of contact for all finance-related queries both internally and externally.
You will be working in an upbeat, innovative charity with strong vision, ambition and a fantastic culture and leadership team. The working pattern will be home based with occasion travel to London for social team events and trustee meetings if required.
Contract: Permanent (part time)
Hours: 28 hours per week across four or five days
Flexibility: We are a flexible employer and most of our staff are juggling things (including caring for multiples!) We are great at making jobs work around life.
Salary: £27-£28.5k (pro rata) dependant on experience and qualification level
Reports to: Head of Finance and Operation
Work location: Home based with occasional travel to London to attend training, social events and trustees meetings (up to 6-8 times a year)
How to apply: Please send a CV and covering letter (no more than two pages) to [email protected]. If you have any questions about the role, please get in touch with Anna Arnell at [email protected]
Recruitment timeline: We are interviewing suitable applicants as and when they apply. We encourage early applications
Purpose of the role
- Provide key operational support to the Head of Finance in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the finance function
- Support in compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements, ensure that all processes are in-line with industry best practice
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records and ledgers
- Review and process supplier invoices, staff expenses, weekly payment runs and reconciliations
- Support Head of Finance in accurate and timely production of management accounts
- Take responsibility of control account reconciliations across balance sheet
- Support in the reconciliations of VAT and submission of VAT returns
- Ensuring company processes are regularly reviewed, updated, and fit for purpose
- Maintain the finance mailbox, ensuring queries are responded to promptly
- Creating invoices and issuing them to customers
- Support with external and internal audit
- Provide support for financial planning and analysis projects as needed
- Process all data using correct VAT codes, referring queries to other team members as appropriate
- Supporting the company secretary with general administration
- Other reasonable duties commensurate with job grade
Person specification
Essential
- High levels of numeracy and literacy, with ability to interpret financial data accurately
- Proactive in initiating and leading process or systems improvements
- Decision thinker, able to analyse data and make robust decisions
- High integrity, hold self and others accountable
- A can-do attitude, willing to go the extra mile
- Able to work on own initiative
- Knowledge of key financial principles, including a core understanding of the chart of accounts structure, cost centres, restricted and unrestricted fund incomes accrual accounting, systems and procedures
- Excellent analytical skills and a high level of attention to detail
- Previous experience using Xero and thorough knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Excellent communication skills and strong customer focus with the ability to build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to learn new systems and procedures
- Ability to multi-task, prioritise and meet deadlines
- Discretion in dealing with confidential and sensitive information
- A professional and proactive outlook and demonstrable experience of taking personal ownership of the above task
Desirable
- AAT or Part Qualified ACCA, ACA or CIMA or studying towards an accounting qualification
- Experience accounting for charity VAT
- Experience of producing management accounts
- Experience assisting with year-end audit as required by the Charities Commission and/or Companies House
- Understanding of charity sector
Employee Benefits
- 36 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- Flexible working options (with the opportunity to find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Bespoke personal development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Various opportunities to feedback into how we internally operate
Caring for you
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Free access to a confidential 24/7 helpline service with a specialist range of support and information
- Family friendly benefits including paid leave: in the event of miscarriage/still birth; to support IVF/fertility treatments; and antenatal appointments for both expecting mother and other parent
Twins Trust operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Inclusivity
Our vision is for equity, diversity and inclusion to be at the heart of what Twins Trust is about. We're committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, where everyone feels supported, valued and able to be themselves.
Our staff are key to the support that we provide to families of twins, triplets and more. Their lived experiences, ideas and perspectives will help us to achieve our vision of a world where all twins, triplets or more - and their families - feel supported and empowered, whatever they may face.
We encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact us by emailing [email protected].