Freelance Fundraiser

Freelance Fundraiser

Thank you for your interest in working for UK Youth. UK Youth is the largest national body for the youth sector who, via our members and affiliates, reaches an extensive network of youth clubs and over 700,000 young people. This is a really exciting time to be joining this 105 year old dynamic and energetic organisation, as we grow our reach and impact over the coming year. If you have loads of experience, energy and motivation to help us ensure that every young person is a positive force for change in their own life, and the lives of others, then please read on, and we look forward to receiving your application. Please find enclosed the following: Job Description Diversity Monitoring Form (separate document) General Information on UK Youth To apply for this position, please forward a complete CV and covering letter of one page or less. Please ensure that your application fully addresses the key requirements for the role. Please send to hr@ukyouth.org before the closing date. Alternatively please post these to the address on the back page of this pack for the attention of Katherine Causton. Please mark the envelope Private addressee only. If we have not contacted you within 21 days unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion. We would like to be able to write to every UK Youth applicant individually but must use our limited HR resources carefully. We hope you understand our policy on this matter. Please note that successful applicants for vacancies with UK Youth will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check as a condition of employment. We wish you every success with your application. Yours sincerely Katherine Causton HR Manager

The Role JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title: Department: Location: Reporting to: Salary: Freelance Fundraiser Partnerships and Policy Team Islington London Director of Partnerships and Policy Negotiable dependent upon experience KEY PURPOSE UK Youth have had considerable recent success in fundraising from Corporates, Trusts and Foundations, including Microsoft, Lloyds, Starbucks and UPS, as well as having received significant funding from the Big Lottery Fund, Esmeé Fairbairn, Garfield Western Foundation and the Duvlerton Trust. We have identified a number of additional funding opportunities for which we wish to apply, and are looking for a freelancer fundraisers who can lead on these bids, and support our existing fundraising team during this busy period. The opportunities we are looking at are with trusts, foundations and corporates, so we are seeking applications from people with experience of writing bids in one or more of these areas. This will include; developing project plans for producing bids, allocating roles and responsibilities to appropriate UK Youth staff, writing significant sections of the bids independently, developing project budgets (with input and support from UK Youth staff), producing appropriate copy, editing and proof reading, in order to submit compelling proposals based on innovative ideas as established by UK Youth staff, with an expectation of an extremely high rates of success. Additionally you may be required to identify further funding opportunities, broker relationships and prioritise appropriate bids as needed. KEY TASKS DEVELOPMENT Submit funding application as required, predominately over a minimum of 50,000 Identify further suitable opportunities for Trust and Statutory Fundraising applicable to the priorities of UK Youth Work with UK Youth staff to secure sufficient funding to meet annual pro-rata Trust and Statutory income targets Submit consistent funding requests that have been developed using a coordinated approach to ensure the chances of success are maximised. This includes: Researching and preparing applications to Trusts, Foundations and other grant-making bodies Writing proposals of an exceptionally high standard tailored to individual funders, using clear and precise language, and meeting all necessary requirements, proof-reading all created material Provide additional information, such as project details, funding requirements, budgets and supporting literature Work closely with staff from across the charity to ensure the funding requested is appropriate to the needs of the charity and sufficient to allow delivery of any work the charity is committing to Produce reports for UK Youth s SMT, as required, so that they have up to date information required, including updating of the Income Generation pipeline Person Specification

Who We Are Our History UK Youth was founded in 1911 as the National Organisation of Girls Clubs. It became the National Association of Girls Clubs and Mixed Clubs in 1944 and the National Association of Youth Clubs in 1961. In 1987, it became known as Youth Clubs UK and adopted its current title UK Youth in 2001. In 2010-11 it celebrated its centenary year. Who We Are UK Youth is a leading national charity that empowers young people to take control of their own lives and reach their full potential. We do this by connecting a vast network of youth groups across the UK and running a range of innovative programmes that help young people develop the skills, knowledge and experience they need to succeed in life. Young people today face the triple whammy of high unemployment, high costs of living and poor pension provision. They are growing up in a world where education and training are expensive and offer no guarantee of employment, there is little job security, and employer investment in professional development and career planning is declining. Yet, despite this, most young people remain remarkably positive, generous with their time and energy, and keen to give back to society. At UK Youth we believe we must work alongside young people to find solutions to these intractable problems and empower them to completely reshape their role in society. To every young person who says I can t, our job at UK Youth is to say you can. Through UK Youth Young People: Learn Vital life skills Become more employable Gain recognised awards and qualifications Take action to improve their communities Organise national events and make their voices heard Experience the benefits of outdoor learning We sit at the heart of a network of regional youth associations and national partners. We support them through training and publications and providing a wide range of free resources and activities. UK Youth has developed a sector leading reputation for working with corporate funders and attracting major investments for national projects that are delivered locally through our network members, with support from our national staff. UK Youth s projects create opportunities for young people to be actively involved in the decision making process. Many of our biggest national projects are youth led and young people make up over 15% of our Trustee Board. UK Youth Voice, our national youth steering group ensures that we put young people at the heart of everything we do. This steering group of 16-25 year olds plays a major role in governing the charity and shaping the development and delivery of our programmes. UK Youth has offices in London but our historical base is our Outdoor Activity Centre at Avon Tyrrell in the New Forest National Park. Over 17,000 young people each year experience the opportunity to learn outside the classroom. The Team UK Youth currently employs 80 skilled and dedicated staff across England. Our staff are primarily based between Avon Tyrrell and our London Office, with a number of home-based staff across the country. The Trustees We have a highly committed Board of Trustees which includes three young trustees from our youth steering board UK Youth Voice, CEO s of regional and National Youth Organisations, corporate executives, academics, and finance professionals.

What We Do Our current programmes The Big Music Project works with the biggest brands in music and creates opportunities for young people across the UK, from training schemes and careers advice to work experience, internships and community youth music projects. It equips young people with the skills and knowledge they need to create a successful future in the music and creative industries. The Big Music Project is delivered in partnership with Global Radio (who own Capital, Capital XTRA, Radio X and others) and is funded by The Big Lottery Fund. Generation Code inspires and ignites young people to engage in and learn about computer science and app development through coding. Young people are guided through an engaging course, and with their new skills, work in teams to pitch an idea of how to use coding to enhance their local community. Generation Code is funded by Microsoft. Active Youth gets inactive young people from deprived areas in Cumbria, Leicestershire, Cheshire West and the Wirral involved in physical activity. Get active courses are designed and delivered by young activity ambassadors to their peers. Active Youth is funded by Sport England. Money for Life delivers a financial education programme for young people vulnerable to financial exclusion in some of the most deprived areas across the UK. Money for Life is funded by Lloyds TSB Youth Action provides training and seed funding to support young people to take action and create positive change within their local communities. Youth Action is funded by Starbucks and Cabinet Office. Road Code gets young people to think about road safety prior to starting to learn to drive through interactive training delivered by UPS volunteers. Road Code is funded by UPS. Youth Achievement Awards encourage young people to take on responsibility and create a personalised learning programme based around their own interests. The awards help accredit achievements and use skills such as leadership, creativity and research, helping to build confidence and promote life skills.

How to Apply To apply for the position at UK Youth, please forward an up-to-date CV together with a covering letter of one page or less, explaining how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the role. You should also give the names, positions, organisations and telephone contact numbers of two referees, relevant to the role. References will only be taken once your express permission has been granted. You are also invited to complete and return the enclosed diversity monitoring form. The information on the form will be treated as confidential, and used for statistical purposes. The form will not be treated as part of the application. Applications should be made by emailing your CV and supporting statement to hr@ukyouth.org Applications can also be posted to: Katherine Causton, 485 Liverpool Road, London, N7 8PG Timeline Ongoing Warranty The applicant warrants that she or he has not at any time either been charged with or convicted of any criminal offence associated with or relating to any sexual offence. As UK Youth meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants offered employment will be subject to a Standard/Enhanced disclosure check from the Disclosure Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, as well as convictions. Having a conviction etc. will not necessarily bar you from employment. This will depend on the circumstances and background to your offence(s). It is agreed by the applicant that the Charity is hereby authorised to carry out such checks or enquiries. The applicant also warrants that she or he has the right to work in the United Kingdom. Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act requires UK Youth to make document checks on all potential employees in this regard; these checks will be made at the interview stage. (Refer to www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk for more information) If you have any questions or queries on any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information or wish to have an informal discussion, please contact our HR Manager, Katherine Causton, on telephone 020 3137 3812.

UK Youth 485 Liverpool Road London, N7 8PG 020 3137 3810 www.ukyouth.org