Community Southwark

Community Southwark is the umbrella body for charities and community groups in Southwark.  

We have 1,000 not-for profit group members and over 60 years’ experience of offering free services and making connections, including: 

• Advice and training (e.g. governance, funding, evaluation and impact) 

• Advertising, matching, and celebrating volunteers including corporate volunteers 

• Networks to bring groups together and influence decision makers 

• Tailored support for ethnic minority led groups 

• Information sharing through our e-bulletins, social media, venues and funding databases 

We have strong and productive links with funders, Southwark Council, businesses, and the local NHS. We host Healthwatch and a network of Health Ambassadors. We work in partnership to support thriving neighbourhoods and community-led solutions to the borough’s deep-rooted inequalities.  

Our 2022-26 strategy 

• Enable a more impactful and sustainable Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) 

• Support the creation of a more inclusive and equal Southwark 

• A collaborative VCS able to influence change 

The Role 

We are seeking a creative and motivated individual committed to helping charities and community groups to secure corporate funding. The successful candidate will identify potential corporate partners, assist our members to develop corporate fundraising strategies, and build relationships to maximise donations and support. This is a new role sitting at the heart of our volunteering team and working closely with our Corporate Volunteering Officer. It is an exciting opportunity to shape and develop the most effective model of supporting our members with their corporate fundraising.    

Job Description 

Relationship management  

• Identify, build and manage relationships with corporate partners 

• Respond to enquiries from corporate partners 

Work with colleagues across the Community Southwark team to support VCS groups which have not historically had corporate relationships   

Training and support 

• Deliver Corporate Advice Appointments for VCS groups wishing to create corporate fundraising strategies. 

Deliver Corporate Fundraising training workshops and offer one-to-one support with participants’ corporate fundraising approaches. 

Communications 

• Promote specific funding opportunities to corporate partners 

• Facilitate relationships between VCS groups and corporate partners which lead to donations through events, newsletters, and workshops 

• Celebrate positive case studies of successful corporate donations 

General 

• Support Community Southwark’s mission, vision, values and strategic objectives  

• Undertake other tasks from time to time and as appropriate, that may be required by management in line with the goals of the organisation  

• Work within all of Community Southwark’s policies, and help to ensure that equity, diversity and inclusion is integral to the organisation’s work  

• Perform five days (pro rata) consultancy on behalf of the organisation   

Changes 

This is a description of the job as it is presently constituted.  It is the practice of the organisation to examine job descriptions from time to time and to update them to ensure they relate to the job as then being performed, or to incorporate whatever changes are being proposed. This would be conducted in consultation with you through your Support & Supervision sessions.  

Person Specification 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Needed 

• An experienced relationship builder, creating networks and connecting others  

• Experience of corporate fundraising with a track record of securing donations 

• Strategic vision – able to think through opportunities and plan for the long term 

• Excellent written and communication skills 

• An understanding and appreciation of the VCS and the corporate sector and the potential for partnerships 

Behavioural competencies              

• Confident with a range of audiences, including those in senior positions 

• High level listening, influencing and negotiating skills 

• Extremely well organised, flexible and proactive 

• A bold and inclusive approach, with a commitment to making a difference 

Additional Information  

Salary: £34,026 per annum (pro rata) 

Contract Duration: Permanent 

Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week  

Location: The office is in 11 Market Place, London, SE16 3UQ for a minimum of one day per week. The postholder will also be required to work in the community and may work the rest of the week from home. 

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave (exclusive of public/bank holidays) per annum; pro-rata for part-time employees.  

• 2 Volunteering Days per annum 

• £535 annual training allowance.  

• Pension – Employer contribution: 5% 

• Cycle to Work Scheme.  

• Flexible working with a focus on work-life balance and employee wellbeing 

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay 

Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential helpline for personal or professional concerns) 

Next Steps

Closing date: Wednesday 4th September 2024 at 12 noon

Interview date: Wednesday 11th September 2024