Major Appeal Project Manager

We are looking for a talented leader, with a background in campaign or fundraising appeal delivery, to project manage our large scale and ambitious fundraising appeal to help beat blood cancer.

The Major Appeal Project Manager will be responsible for supporting the development of the appeal, working with colleagues across the organisation on all aspects of the planning and delivery, to ensure a strategic, joined up approach that is efficient and effective. You will play a key role in driving forward the collective momentum of the appeal.

Alongside a track record of successful campaign and/or appeal delivery, ideally in a fundraising setting, you’ll bring ambition, drive, and strong organisational skills to the role to help us be the generation to beat blood cancer.

We offer a truly agile and flexible working environment alongside other excellent benefits including 5 wellbeing days a year. If you’re looking to work in a collaborative, supportive and ambitious fundraising team then we would love to hear from you.

We welcome applications for part time hours (minimum 28 hours), please state the hours you wish to work in your cover letter. This role is also open as a secondment opportunity for internal candidates who wish to apply.

Application DeadlineSeptember 15, 2024DepartmentEngagementEmployment TypeFixed Term ContractLocationLondon/HybridWorkplace typeHybridCompensation£51,000 - £56,000 / year

Key Responsibilities

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Appeal development**

• Produce an appeal project plan that ensures all teams, departments and individuals involved are clear on their roles, responsibilities and deliverables
• Drive the appeal planning, working closely with the Executive Team, Head of Philanthropy and Appeal Board, and managing the appeal budget
• Work alongside the internal appeal working group and ensure that all stakeholders are kept informed, agendas are relevant, notes are circulated and any decisions taken are recorded and the appeal plan is updated
• Work with colleagues across all areas of Fundraising, including the Philanthropy and Partnerships Team, to ensure the fundraising elements align with the appeal targets
• Work with the Engagement Team and external agencies as required to ensure that the appeal is supported by high quality collateral
• Drive forward the ambition of the appeal, identifying opportunities and proactively addressing barriers, and harnessing the collective momentum of the internal appeal working group

Appeal Management

• Co-ordinate and monitor the implementation of the appeal plan, activities, milestones and timelines and flag areas of concern and innovative solutions where appropriate
• Develop and manage a risk and issues log
• Establish an appeal reporting model that ensures progress against objectives is measured, that any risks or issues are raised at the earliest opportunity and that all stakeholders are given visibility of progress on areas that are relevant to them
• Produce regular reports for the Executive Team, Board of Trustees and the Appeal Board
• Ensure that all data is accurately recorded in the CRM system, and that reports can be easily produced.
• Supporting as needed with the development of appeal assets, including case for support, proposition and development of merchandise

Staff and Stakeholder Engagement

• Communicate the development of the appeal to internal audiences, ensuring the organisation it is kept up to date on progress
• Quickly build up excellent working relationships across the organisation and ensure internal stakeholders are fulfilling actions on time and in budget
• Be the initial point of contact for all appeal related enquiries from staff and stakeholders
• Coordinating training opportunities for stakeholders to learn more about the appeal, including our research community and people affected by blood cancer, to ensure inclusion of different communities in the appeal
•  An ability to manage the relationship with external consultants when required
• Ensure key stakeholders are kept informed and up to date on progress, both within the department and outside

THINGS WE ALL DO

•  Promote Blood Cancer UK’s vision, mission and core values
•  We’re all fundraisers. This is slightly different for all roles, and your team will have fundraising KPIs and objectives we all work to
•  Attend and assist at Blood Cancer UK events and activities as required (NB this involves evening and weekend work)
• Be an effective ambassador for Blood Cancer UK at any activity you attend
• All staff are expected to adhere to Blood Cancer UK’s policies and procedures
• Do any other reasonable things your manager needs you to do
• We work in partnership with our community by actively involving people affected by blood cancer in the decisions we make about our work – what we do and how we do it

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, with the ability to develop relationships senior colleagues and senior volunteers and able to work as part of a collaborative, successful team
• Experience of large-scale project planning and management
• Experience of working on a large-scale fundraising campaign or appeal (desirable)
• Able to co-ordinate complex projects including the ability to manage conflicts, prioritise tasks, sequence activities and identify time-based deliverables.
• Experience of using a CRM or other database to manage supporter information
• Able to work well under pressure and be solutions focused
• Experience of bringing together groups of people and forging solutions based environments
• Able to work as part of a collaborative, successful team
• Confident using data and insight to improve performance and make decisions
• Fluent with digital collaboration tools to meet, share and collaborate with colleagues
• A positive attitude to technology, insight and data, including an enthusiasm to use new technologies and ways of working to deliver team/individual objectives
• Understanding of personal data under the principles of GDPR

About Blood Cancer UK

FLEXIBLE WORKING & OUR BENEFITS

We welcome conversations about part time working, job shares, and all forms of flexible working right from application stage. You can get in touch with us at [email protected] if you want to ask us anything about flexible working.

Benefits: We think our benefits are brilliant, and the majority start from day 1. These are just a few of them:

• 30 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays
• Generous pension scheme and Life Assurance
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, as well as study leave and a day off to move house
• Wellbeing is a priority for us, we offer a wide range of individual and team support in our Wellbeing Hub
• Our Academy is our in-house Continued Professional Development (CPD) learning and development programme, including an internal mentoring scheme. We have organisation-wide focus days, which are days set aside for you to focus on your own development, without being interrupted by emails and meetings.
• Cycle to work and season ticket loans
• Opportunity to take sabbaticals

You can find full details about our benefits on our website.

Location: Working agile means we changed from having a culture where people are expected to be in the office from 9am to 5pm to one where we’re much more focused on what they deliver. We've built a positive culture where autonomy, trust, wellbeing and flexibility allow us to recruit and retain the very best people.   We recognise that teams still need to come together regularly to develop relationships and strengthen collaborative working.   Therefore, for the majority of roles, your contractual place of work will be one of our offices. The expectation for how often you will be required to attend the office is outlined in the job profile and will be discussed with you.   Details about our hybrid and agile working approach (including how travel expenses work) can be found on our website.

HOW TO APPLY

We ask you to send us a CV and cover letter. In your cover letter, we'd like to know why you're interested in working with us at Blood Cancer UK. It's also helpful if you tell us why you think you are a great candidate for this role based on the skills, knowledge and expertise section above. Your cover letter doesn't have to be too long, 1-2 pages is ideal. Please don't add photos or graphics to your CV, as we use blind shortlisting at this stage of the process.

Full details about our recruitment processes, including how we use blind shortlisting and what to expect at each stage of the process can be found on our website. Sometimes we close our vacancies early, usually because we have had a lot of great applicants, so we’d always encourage you to apply early rather than wait until the deadline.

WHY WORK AT BLOOD CANCER UK?

We're the 9th best charity in the UK to work for according to Best Companies 2021!

We started because of Susan, we’ll get there because of you.

Blood Cancer UK was started by one family who lost their daughter, Susan, to blood cancer, and that history and sense of family continues to shape who we are today. When you join Blood Cancer UK, you don’t just become an organisational employee – you become part of a collaborative community dedicated to funding research into beating blood cancer that includes some of the most inspiring people you’ll ever meet.

And we’re not that far away from beating blood cancer. We’re confident we can do it within the next generation, and this makes us hugely ambitious and gives us a sense of real urgency. It also means we’re changing quickly as an organisation as we constantly challenge ourselves and strive to become more and more effective. This pace of change means working here isn’t for everyone. But if you’re excited by the chance to work in a fast-paced, agile and supportive environment with the focus and ambition to beat blood cancer this could be the place for you! We focus on results rather than time spent at a desk, so we deliver more for people affected by blood cancer.

Blood Cancer UK offers the chance to work for and with people affected by blood cancer, and the opportunity to advance your career and develop your skillset whilst taking on exciting new challenges and making your mark.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusivity. Read our statement which reflects our strong drive to change in this area.

To this end we would welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minoritised communities, and applicants with a disability, to better reflect the community we serve and help broaden our perspectives.

You can read some examples of how we can support you through the application and interview process here.

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