Registered Charity Number 1093818, Registered Company Number 4204456
FUNDRAISING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Job Title: Fundraising and Business Development Officer
Hours: 24 hrs per week
Rate of Pay: £15 per hour, one-year fixed term
Supervisor: Chief Officer
Place of work:
Wood End Centre, Judge Heath Lane, Hayes, UB3 2PB
Contacts - Internal: DASH Trustees, staff and volunteers
Contacts - External: Council departments, community groups, health professionals, clients, families, wider public.
Key Tasks
• Seeking opportunities for growth by identifying new business opportunities, including new markets, new client groups, new partnerships, funders, corporate donors or new products and services to create sustainable income for our organisation.
• Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and partners.
• Developing marketing and promotional materials to support business development including presentations and proposals.
• Setting up and the ongoing administration of an Alliance of DDPO’s in Hillingdon, to enable partnership bids and representation on various Boards.
• Networking with voluntary sector partners.
• Contributing to creative discussions and decision making about the charity's future.
• Building new relationships with new client groups, gauging their needs and developing proposals to address these.
• Presenting findings/reports to CEO and Trustees.
• Encouraging other employees and potential funders to take part in growing the charity by showing enthusiasm for your work and maintaining a positive attitude.
• Networking with voluntary sector partners.
• Attending events.
• To attend training and being subject to supervision and appraisal.
• To attend staff meetings and other staff events where practicable.
• All staff are expected to work in a flexible way in order to meet the needs of the charity.
• To undertake any task commensurate with the post as requested by the Chief Officer.
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Closing date: Tuesday 31st Oct 4.30pm
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Fundraising and Business Development Officer Job Description 2023
Diversity Monitoring Information
Guidance Notes on Completing the Application Form
Personal Specification Fundraising and Business Development Officer
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Please send completed applications to info@dash.org.uk
ACTIVITY LEADER
Job Title: Activity Leader
Hours: 28 per week (Monday to Thursday)
Rate of Pay £8.33 - £11.50 per hour (dependant on age and experience)
Supervisor: Transitions Officer
Place of work:
The DASH Hub, 1 Crown Walk, The Pavilions Shopping Centre, Uxbridge, UB8 1GX
Key Tasks
-To provide high quality sport and recreational activities for people with a disability
-To promote independence and enable disabled people to have access to information so that they can make independent choices about activities they take part in.
-To ensure that the needs and wishes of service users are taken into account while in the DASH Hub and empower them to articulate their needs and preferences.
-Encourage and assist service users to have awareness of their health and well-being.
-To maintain up to date knowledge of safeguarding procedures.
-To ensure safe environment for staff, services users and volunteers is maintained at the Hub at all times.
-To escalate any concerns for individual service users via the appropriate channels, both internal and external.
-Provide support to individuals to ensure they can take part in all activities. Including adapting sessions to suit all involved.
-To ensure all service users complete client registration form.
-To complete register and take payments from service users.
-To keep up to date, GDPR compliant records on database, ensuring the confidentiality of those records.
-To keep up to date with other local services that may be useful to signpost service users to.
-Representing the organisation in relevant forums.
-To attend training and being subject to supervision and appraisal.
-To attend staff meetings and other staff events.
-All staff are expected to work in a flexible way in order to meet the needs of our clients.
-Some sessions may be held out of normal hours and may involve travel away from the local area.
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Closing date: Friday 29th Sept at 4.00pm
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Activity Leader Job Description 2023
Diversity Monitoring Information Guidance Notes on Completing the Application Form
Personal Specification Activity Leader
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Please send completed applications to ben@dash.org.uk
TRUSTEE VACANCIES
(VOLUNTARY POSITIONS)
We are currently looking to recruit Trustees with the following skills and knowledge:
Personal experience of disability
Experience of fundraising for, or in, a third sector organisation.
Financial management
Human resources
Strategic Planning and organisational development.
Charity law.
Knowledge and experience of marketing or public relations in the third sector.
Information Technology
Our Trustees have the ultimate responsibility for directing the affairs of DASH, and ensuring that the organisation is solvent, well-run and delivers its charitable outcomes for the benefit of disabled people in Hillingdon.
Previous Board/Trustee experience is not necessary and we recognise the benefits of a diverse Trustee Board. We are committed to eliminating discrimination on the basis of gender, age, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality or social class and therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Trustees currently commit to attending monthly meetings of approx. an hour and a half (held remotely at present).
If you meet one or more of the criteria listed above and would be interested in giving your time please contact:
Vanessa Bonner, Chief Officer on 0208 848 8319 or vanessa@dash.org.uk for further information.
