Job of the Week: Work for the Young Ealing Foundation

By Dimitris Kouimtsidis

26th Aug 2021 | Local News

The Young Ealing Foundation is looking for a Membership Development Manager to start in the new year
The Young Ealing Foundation is looking for a Membership Development Manager to start in the new year

LOCKDOWN 2.0 is coming to an end in a couple of days and hopefully that means more businesses will reopen and more jobs will become available.

In the meantime, here's our Job of the Week.

The Young Ealing Foundation is looking for a Membership Development Manager to work four or five days a week.

The job is based in Ealing but home working could also be considered.

Main purpose of the role:

  • To develop membership with voluntary groups working with Children and Young People within the borough of Ealing
  • To develop engagement and communications with the members and improve the range of services offered to members
  • To provide one-to-one fundraising support to members
  • To be part of the Senior Management Team and feed into management processes and decisions including line management responsible for management of the monitoring and evaluation framework for Young Ealing Foundation

Main duties and responsibilities:

Member development:

  • Consult on and refine the YEF membership offer according to member feedback
  • Manage fit-for-purpose CRM system to capture membership data (Salesforce)
  • Research and recruit potential members
  • Set up initial 1-2-1 membership visits
  • Manage relationships with strategic partners to ensure YEF membership offer does not replicate existing services

Member support:

  • Conduct regular member visits
  • Annually review membership offer to ensure it meets members' needs
  • Provide content and direction for member newsletters and communications
  • Arrange robust programme of member events and training

Fundraising and small grants management:

  • Provide one-to-one fundraising support for members to apply for small grants from external sources
  • Review, co-ordinate grants panel and process for applications to member's small grants
  • Ensure impact reports and monitoring are completed for grants streams

Management:

  • Support the implementation and review of the YEF strategy and business plan
  • Provide line management support as and when required (currently no direct reports)
  • Jointly (with the Fundraising Development Manager) implement and manage the YEF Impact Measurement strategy
  • To demonstrate through personal and professional example a commitment to equality of opportunity for all groups and to challenge discrimination, racism, sexism and other forms of unjust behaviour

The right candidate:

Experience:

  • Professional experience in a grassroots charity or social enterprise
  • Knowledge and understanding of youth work principles and practice
  • Partnership working with voluntary and community groups and public sector organisations
  • Developing databases and managing CRM systems (Salesforce experience desireable)

Skills:

  • Strong relationship management and great interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate to people at all levels
  • Highly organised and able to manage a varied workload
  • Ability to work flexibly across a wide range of tasks
  • Ability to use initiative and work autonomously
  • Competent using MS Office products

Knowledge:

  • In depth knowledge of community and voluntary sector services and the challenges they face
  • Understanding of national and local initiatives in children and young people's services and how these impact on small voluntary sector groups
  • Knowledge and understanding of organisational management for charities

Other:

  • Demonstrable commitment to supporting cultural competency
  • A passion for effecting positive change for Children and Young people
  • Ability to model a culture of high performance and continuous learning, placing the highest duty to children, young people and families at the centre of decision making at all times
  • Willingness to pitch in to tasks outside the job description when required and to work outside of core office hours (evenings and weekends) as and when the need arises

Salary is £30,000 per annum, pro rata.

Deadline for applications: Sunday December 20, interviews week commencing January 11

If you're interested in applying, please upload your CV and Cover Letter at www.timewisejobs.co.uk/job/152118/membership-development-manager-4-5-days-per-week.

     

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