HR008A Challengers Application Pack

HR008A Challengers Application Pack

Thank you for applying to work at Challengers

Contents

Guidance notes for completing your application form1

The Challengers Approach2

Job Description ...3

Application form4

Guidance notes for completing your application form

All applicants must use a Challengers Application Form to apply. The information you provide in your application form is used by us when we decide whether or not you will be selected to attend an interview and also as a basis for the interview itself. Your application form is, therefore, very important and we give the following advice to help you complete it as effectively as possible.

Equal Opportunities and Disclosure section will be detached from the rest of the application form and kept in a confidential/secure place. This will ensure an unbiased/unprejudiced selection of candidates in line with equality, diversity principles and good practice.

Online version of the application form

You may have been emailed the application form or downloaded it from the Challengers website.

You can tab through the fields and type to enter the relevant details.

Use you space bar or mouse clicks to check the YES or NO boxes.

If you email your completed form to Challengers, you will need to sign the printed version held at our offices.

Job Description

Look carefully at the Job Description. This gives details of the skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience which we require. Please read this carefully before completing the application form, so that you know what the job involves and the range of expertise needed.

Employment History

When listing your employment history you should ensure that the dates are correct and in the right order and that there are no gaps. Please let us know what you were doing during any periods without paid employment.

Supporting Information

Address all the points on the job description and outline your experience and skills substantiating your statement with examples and evidence. Can you show you meet the requirements for the job? By looking at your past and present experience you may identify hidden skills that you might have taken for granted. This includes any relevant experience gained through your community, voluntary, leisure, family or home interests.

Ask yourself why you are interested in the job, it can be useful to list these reasons and refer to them. Is the job you wish to apply for a promotion or is it a good employment or career move? Could it broaden or give you greater experience?

Place the information in a logical order and make sure that you have included everything you need to.

If you need to continue onto another sheet please attach this to the application form with your name clearly marked at the top. You may enclose additional information if you so wish.

References

You are asked for the names and addresses (including the postcode) of two people we can contact for references. You should give your present or most recent employer or, if you are a student, an appropriate academic reference should be given. You cannot use members of your family as referees.

If you need help

If you need assistance to complete the form, let us know and we will be pleased to help call 01483 579 390 or email work@disability-challengers.org

The Challengers Approach

Please read The Challengers Approach carefully this is our ethos and it is very important that you understand it and be committed to the aims of our organisation.

Our Vision

An environment where facilities are provided for disabled and non-disabled children and young people to play and have fun together, thereby changing the way that society regards and treats disabled young people generation after generation.

Our Mission

To provide a broad range of play, leisure, respite and short breaks thus giving support to disabled children and young people, their family and friends.

The Challengers Approach

To enable children to challenge their impairments through play in a stimulating and safe environment.

To provide suitable care for disabled children and young people whatever their impairment with appropriate knowledge, skill, competence, initiative and sensitivity.

To create an atmosphere where self-expression, co-operation, learning and sharing are encouraged, nurtured and supported.

To create a welcoming and supportive environment and proactively enable young people and their families who use Challengers to participate in the planning and development of our services.

We never exclude a child on the grounds of the severity of their impairment and we do not set geographical limits - play and leisure opportunities for disabled young people are few and disabled people seldom have a local resource.

To positively discriminate in favour of disabled young people while inequality of provision exists.

To uphold and encourage freedom of choice for the individual and so we aim to provide both Exclusive and Inclusive programmes in the communities in which we work.

To treat each other with respect and consideration.

To accept responsibility for ones own actions.

To conduct all our affairs with regard to individual differences.

To be sensitive to everyones right to privacy and confidentiality.

To examine what we do and continually try to improve.

Role:Head of Fundraising Development

Responsible to:The Chief Executive

Liaising with:Senior Management Team Fundraising , Communications, Operations, Finance and Quality Teams ,

The Head of Fundraising will line-manage and support a team to develop a wide range of projects and fundraising opportunities designed to promote, develop and resource within planned budgets, the activities of the charity. She/he will manage and develop relationships with a wide range of agencies to further the work, profile and Vision of Challengers.

The Head of Fundraising is responsible for ensuring that the range of fundraising techniques is of a professional standard and consistent with Challengers ethos as described in the Challengers Approach; the charitys Vision; Policies and Procedures as well as recognised Good Practice.

They will need to work closely with the Head of Marketing and Communications to ensure that the communications which are created are consistent with fundraising messages and complement each other to further the brand and fundraising opportunities.

Main Tasks of the Head of Fundraising

To assist the Chief Executive Officer to develop the fundraising strategy and to promote the vision and direction of the charity.

To oversee the creation of an annual programme of outcome focused projects which efficiently integrate public relations exercises with fundraising and promotion of the charitys vision to meet current and future strategic and resource requirements.

To line-manage, monitor and support a team to achieve the agreed outcomes for each identified project and to measure those outcomes against agreed targets.

To establish and direct a wide range of strategic partnerships including, government, funding partners and volunteers, and facilitate joint-working to effectively promote and resource the activities of the charity.

Co-ordinate reporting against the delivery of Operational Projects and other activities of the charity which may be required by funding partners and to increase opportunities for future support.

Work in a collaborative and consultative manner with the Head of Communications to ensure that they support the strategic goals of both departments and support the work of the Operations Team to reflect changes in the funding environment.

Keep up to date with industry developments and trends to ensure the fundraising strategy is consistently high quality and competitive.

To attend Executive Committee meetings and Fundraising & Communications Meetings. To prepare regular reports for the CEO and Committees as required

To complete KPI and Fundraising income reports monthly

To develop a Fundraising Strategy for Trusts, Corporates, Payroll Giving, Community, Legacy, Regular Giving, Major Donors and joint events with the Head of Marketing and Communications.

To develop an annual plan for Fundraising and work with the Head of Finance to incorporate into a budget

To work with the CEO to nurture and then approach Major Donors

To represent Challengers at meetings with external agencies as appropriate.

At all times seek to advance the reputation, image and standing of Challengers

To identify training opportunities that will benefit the departmental skills

Personal Specification

1. An ability to manage a team with a diverse range of integrated fundraising projects.

2. To communicate effectively and appropriately with a wide range of people from disabled children and young people and their parents, to community funders and Government Ministers.

3. A clear understanding of the Social Model of Disability, Inverse Inclusion and the role of Play and Leisure in the charitys Vision. You must understand the Challengers Approach and be committed to working according to that ethos.

4. Experience of a wide range of communication, public relations and fundraising strategies; you will be able to show how an integrated approach to all of these can further the aims of the charity and resource its activities.

5. Ability to speak about the needs, work and Vision of the charity with passion, accuracy and conci