Community & Charity

The PRI is a non-profit investor partnership between the UNEP Finance Initiative and the UN Global Compact with over 1100 signatories around the world - representing some $30 trillion in assets under management. The organisation provides a framework, thought leadership and set of voluntary best practice principles which assist investors to integrate environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues into investment processes and ownership practices.

The fundraising Manager will be responsible for all non-fee fundraising activities both in the UK and overseas. Further responsibilities will include:

• Developing and delivering the sustainable fundraising strategy for PRI using all appropriate fundraising streams including institutional and major donors and corporations
• Initiating, managing and coordinating all fundraising campaigns
• Researching and accessing appropriate grant funding in the UK and overseas
• Ensuring all fundraising activities are in compliance with statutory legislation and recognised codes of conduct

This position will suit an experienced fundraiser with an ability to engage a variety of donors and an understanding of the processes required to ensure this function is successful. The candidate will have:

• Experience in a not-for-profit fundraising position
• Experience in dealing with external agencies
• Direct marketing and social media experience is preferable
• Working experience of the financial service/investment industry is desirable

To apply, please send you CV to Simone Awramenko at unpri@acre-resources.com or call +44(0)207 400 5589.

Supporting the Head of CR, this role will play an integral part in developing the CR infrastructure across all international offices and the various business units.

You will:

• Manage pro-bono and volunteering programmes, including co-ordinating events, volunteers and liaising with community partners
• Manage fundraising activities and liaising with external stakeholders i.e.: charity partners
• Assist with the environmental and diversity work plans
• Produce communication materials around the CR programme as well as assisting with producing the CR report
• Work with various stakeholders and clients to raise the profile of the CR activities both internally and externally

Ideally, applicants will have previously worked within a professional services environment, or perhaps looking for a move into CR from a marketing, communications or teaching background. A demonstrable interest in Corporate Responsibility is also crucial.

You will be proactive and self-motivated, with excellent organisational skills, and the ability to project manage multiple tasks at any one time. Strong attention to detail is essential, along with excellent communication skills, commercial acumen and excellent client liaison abilities.

Salary: £25k - £30k

Please provide your CV in Microsoft Word or Rich Text format only.

We thank all applicants who respond, but only those short listed will be contacted.

The remit is responsibility for the CR programme; across community investment and charitable partnerships, employee volunteering, internal / external communication, environmental governance and the CR budget.

The successful individual will have:

• A demonstrable track record of multiple senior internal stakeholder relationship management and influencing skills and adept at building consensus
• Gravitas, particularly in relation to committee and senior stakeholder meetings
• Sole responsibility for managing a CR programme / function
• Experience of working strategically with charity partners and responsibility for aligning and implementing community investment activities
• Evidence of supporting and improving employee volunteering
• Examples of developing and implementing new initiatives around energy efficiency or waste management and a working knowledge of the current topical issues for environmental agendas
• Mentoring and developing junior team member(s)
• Excellent communication skills and a track record of successful written communication material around CR success for internal and external use
• An understanding of financial services and a demonstrable interest in issues and challenges within banking and finance

To apply please contact Helen Pradas-Page via email helen@acre-resources.com. Please attach CV as a word document. Only those short listed will be contacted.

The role involves:

• Responsibility for developing, managing and delivering a new CR programme from scratch that is aligned with core business
• Identifying and working in partnership with external stakeholders such as NGOs and government in order to be an external thought leader on community and social issues that are impacted by the financial services industry, for example financial education / diversity / inclusion
• Working with, influencing and engaging with internal business stakeholders and business heads to gain a better understanding of the commercial benefits of the corporate responsibilities initiates
• Delivering internal and external communication materials. Collaborating with marketing and branding teams to help with the communication of the new corporate responsibility strategy and initiatives

The successful individual will have:

• A track record of working in a corporate environment within a Corporate Responsibility / Community Investment / Citizenship team with responsibility for developing and delivering new strategy aligned to core business
• Examples of influencing and engaging senior business stakeholders and senior leadership
• Ideally, a comprehensive knowledge of the financial services industry and the issues that face the banking sector in relation to social issues and opportunities for improvement. Or perhaps experience in a large corporate environment and have the transferable stakeholder engagement/ influencing skills involving thought leadership on social and community issues
• Experience of identifying, fostering and building charitable partnerships
• Strong project management sills

Salary: Competitive + benefit package

To apply and discuss, please contact Helen Pradas-Page via email helen@acre-resources.com or call 0207 400 5578. Please provide your CV in Microsoft Word or Rich Text format only. We thank all applicants who respond, but only those short listed will be contacted.

The role involves:

• Directing and coordinating strategy, governance and engagement across Community Investment for the Retail and SME Business sectors
• Leading, championing and developing the strategic, planning and operational approach to Community Investment; ensuring the teams within Community Investment function are working seamlessly together
• Working as a team player with other ‘Heads of’ to achieve and innovate shared goals
• Leading on strategy areas for different programmes such as education, employability and financial skills
• Analysing the programme portfolio in relation to market needs to develop innovative solutions to align, scale and grow the impact of the programmes
• Working in collaborative partnership with senior management across the business to create and embed the advancement of the programmes
• Directing and developing opportunities for the bank to be increasingly positioned as a thought leader through influencing key external stakeholders and engaging, challenging and influencing internal business leaders to deliver breakthrough activities and thought leadership events
• Leading as a key contact for external stakeholders regarding the delivery of strategic Community Investment programmes and delivering presentations
• Actively engaging with key external stakeholders to develop clear understanding of material issues in relation to the challenges and opportunities for the bank
• Managing a £6 million budget and larger employee engagement / volunteering budget, in accordance with policies, procedures and governance, to identify and implement opportunities for efficiency
• Pre-empting the issues and challenges of the various stakeholders within the bank to ensure successful proposal acceptance at a senior level, thereby working to best practice and within the budgetary risk/control governance framework
• Monitoring key indicators of performance within Community Investment against plans, highlighting gaps and recommending actions to address them
• Ensuring team action plans within Community Investment are delivered within agreed timelines and to the highest standards
• Working with Communication/PR Teams to develop the external engagement strategy
• Overseeing the production of engagement materials through working in collaboration with internal Communications/Branding teams

The successful individual will have:

• An excellent track record of influencing skills, building strong relationships with diverse senior stakeholders with varying interests and needs. Excellent diplomacy skills with the ability to get results within a matrix environment
• Evidence of strategic Community Investment thinking and implementation that is aligned with business strategy in order to create and embed change
• Excellent public speaking and presentation delivery skills and written communication skills
• A fully comprehensive understanding of the media and how to exploit it including social media
• Extensive knowledge of the external environment in which a bank operates, including the media, public policy, consumer and community affairs issues.
• A sound knowledge of UK government, party politics, social issues and current affairs
• An understanding of the financial services industry and the issues that face the banking sector
• Applicants do not necessarily need to have experience in the banking and finance sector. The key is to have a track record at programme level, and have the depth of skills required for the role, therefore experience could be transferable from another industry sector

To apply and discuss, please contact Helen Pradas-Page at helen@acre-resources.com and 0207 400 5578. Please provide your CV in Microsoft Word or Rich Text format only. We thank all applicants who respond, but only those short listed will be contacted.

The role involves:

• Leading on the financial inclusion / financial education / financial diversity / financial skills community programme to fully align all activity to deliver against the bank’s Citizenship strategy
• Engaging and influencing senior stakeholders across all UK business units to further their input, buy-in and support for this Community Investment programme
• Conducting detailed analysis and insight to inform and develop recommendations for this programme through to implementation
• External and internal presence as the bank’s subject matter expert on financial inclusion / financial skills, for example influencing through to MP level. Delivering presentations to external audiences at conferences and thought leadership events
• Innovating as a thought leader within the financial inclusions / education / skills space
• Establishing and managing strong and innovative partnerships with external organisations and NGOs to increase the bank’s voice and influence in the market place. Management of partner relationships at a senior level
• Benchmarking the bank against other organisations to provide innovative solutions that influence change within the bank’s business for competitive advantage
• Leading the strategic development of the framework and tools used to engage colleagues in volunteering within the programme
• Deploying and identifying the skills and capabilities of employee volunteers to benefit communities in support of the Citizenship strategy
• Project managing the delivery of the programme to time, against plans and KPIs, within budget and meeting the governance requirements to the highest standards
• Providing strong leadership to a team of two direct reports in order to deliver key objectives
• Working in partnership with other teams and other ‘Heads of’ within Community Investment to further understand current and emerging issues for the group
• Working collaboratively with internal PR/Communications teams to help with the support materials for this Community Investment programme

The successful individual will have:

• A demonstrable track record of strategic thinking aligned with business strategy to successfully embed change within Community Investment
• Experience of programme management within Community Investment at a large enterprise
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, impact and relationship management skills
• Strong influencing, negotiation and communication skills at all levels of an organisation with demonstrable previous experience of gaining credibility with internal and external senior leaders
• Strong ability to understand complex business issues and align with community investment / corporate responsibility strategy
• First class project management and problem solving skills
• Strong qualitative and quantitative measurement and evaluation capability
• High quality writing and internal reporting skills
• It is advantageous, but not essential, to have experience in financial services industry. The key is to have a track record at the level and depth of skills required for the role, therefore working at this level, skills can be transferable from another industry sector

To apply and discuss, please contact Helen Pradas-Page at helen@acre-resources.com and 0207 400 5578. Please provide your CV in Microsoft Word or Rich Text format only.We thank all applicants who respond, but only those short listed will be contacted.