Creative Industries Executive
Please note that on occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their application as early as possible.
Job Summary
We are a multi-award winning, creative and innovative organisation and the Creative Industries Team is as the heart of the fundraising we do. Working on critical cross-department initiatives, you will help to drive innovation across War Child’s highly ambitious and successful fundraising operations. You will work on a range of events and projects, help to identify new fundraising opportunities and develop meaningful solutions that maintain the values, creativity and entrepreneurialism of War Child UK.
If you share our values and believe that children’s lives should not be torn apart by war, we want to hear from you.
Your Role
Salary for this permanent full time role is circa £30,000 per annum
We’re looking for a creative, detail oriented and highly organised team player to help plan and deliver a range of exciting projects and innovative fundraising activities. You’ll play an integral role in the Creative Industries Team and work closely with our Music and Communications teams to engage new audiences with War Child’s mission and generate sustainable income.
Sometimes you will proactively lead initiatives, at other times you will support the delivery of big cross-departmental projects, from War Child’s Secret 7” to our legendry entertainment events. You will play a crucial and active role in the teams delivery of both annual activations and one-off opportunities to ensure that our Fundraising and Communications remains innovative, ambitious and successful.
Your Responsibilities
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Take ownership over small-scale fundraising opportunities within the Creative Industries team, managing the shared team inbox, assessing opportunities against strategic objectives and meeting income targets.
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Confidently contribute and engage with the teams vision to become the charity of the creative industries by being able to negotiate deals with stakeholders, put forward new ideas and approach potential new partners in line with the team’s plan.
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Play a central role in the delivery and production of major annual fundraiser Secret 7”, leading on artwork operations, including managing volunteers to fulfil artist packs and auction items, supporting creative ideation, and coordinating the management of all artworks both digitally and physically, in close collaboration with the Creative Industries Project Manager.
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Deliver excellent external relationship management to suppliers and partners who support on production of high-profile and ambassador created limited editions, e-commerce collaborations and marketing campaigns. This will include cultivation planning, written correspondence, proposal writing, creating presentations and representing War Child at networking events.
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Support a range of team functions across a multitude of projects that range from online auctions, campaigns, exhibitions, high profile and War Child ambassador led activations and e-commerce opportunities.
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Ensure smooth financial processing for fundraising events and other activities through processing invoices from and payments to suppliers, ensuring that invoices are authorised in accordance with the finance policy
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Build and maintain trusting, open and effective relationships with colleagues in order to deliver collaborative projects and events.
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Actively participate in regular department and team meetings, contributing to strategy discussion and decisions that will be beneficial to the development of fundraising activities
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Proactively use Salesforce database and become a ‘Salesforce champion’ to maintain up to date records and work with data team to ensure continuous improvement in this area.
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Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current activities of War Child and be an advocate of the War Child brand
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Contribute to creating a culture committed to the safeguarding of children and adults and compliant to War Child’s Safeguarding and PSEAH (Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse & Harassment) policies.
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We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace. All staff are expected to actively contribute to this by embedding principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging into their day-to-day work, decision-making, and interactions with colleagues, partners, and supporters.
These duties provide a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required consistent with the grade of the role.
You Are
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Experienced in working in a creative environment, ideally with exposure to fundraising
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Highly resilient, with the ability to work in ambiguous circumstances, managing multiple priorities
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Experience of project management, working within budget, managing your workload to meet deadlines and hit targets
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Experience using data and insight to inform decision making and product and/or process improvement
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Experienced in working as part of a team to deliver an event or activation with the ability to work calmly under pressure in a fast-paced event environment
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Able to work effectively and appropriately with Influencers and high-profile supporters
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Able to work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, building and maintaining long-lasting, mutually beneficial relationships
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Knowledge of trends in the fundraising industry with the willingness to stay up to date on the latest developments that could create opportunities for War Child
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Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM database
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Up to date knowledge of fundraising regulation and GDPR, and its implications for fundraising policy and practice.
About Us
At War Child we are driven by a single goal – ensuring a safe future for every child affected by war.
Using our 30 years of experience and proven methodologies, we aim to reach children as quickly as possible when conflict breaks out and stay long after the cameras have gone to support them through their recovery. We work with local communities and governments to help protect and educate children, and support them to heal and learn, for a safer, brighter future.
We understand children’s needs, respect and stand up for their rights, and put them at the centre of everything we do – because one child caught up in conflict is one child too many.
Every day, our local teams are in communities and in refugee camps creating safe spaces for children to play, learn and access psychological support, and we specialise in responding rapidly to emergency crisis situations to deliver immediate and critical care impartially to help to those who need us most, when they need us most.
Because no child should be part of war. Ever.
Our Values
- Bold: We use our passion and creativity to deliver high quality evidence-based work designed to maximise our beneficial impact for children in conflict.
- Accountable to children: Children can rely on us to respond to their voices and to treat them with respect and dignity.
- Anti-racism: Anti-racism is not merely a belief. It includes actions that we mainstream throughout our work to change and challenge policies and behaviours that perpetuate racism.
- Transparent: We expect to be held to account by our supporters and participants and we respond with openness and honesty.
- Supportive of each other: We support each other to achieve ambitious goals and be the best we can be. We are honest and open, sharing our successes & confronting our challenges.
Our Benefits
- Flexible working - we recognise the considerable benefits that flexible working can bring and are happy to discuss any possible flexible working options with our employees from hiring. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, occasional working from home and compressed hours.
- Annual leave – 28 days per year (full-time) rising to 33 days with service, plus bank holidays
- Pension - all eligible employees automatically enrolled into a Group Personal Pension Plan with a 5% employer contribution, with minimum employee contribution on a salary sacrifice basis. This increases to 6% after one year's service.
- Family leave – we offer enhanced Maternity, Partner/Co-Parent/Paternity Leave, Adoption & Shared Parental Leave
- Health & wellbeing - employees may take advantage of a healthcare cash plan and a range of wellbeing initiatives and training. In addition, all employees have access to free, confidential one-to-one wellbeing consultations with trained counsellors.
- Learning & development - dedicated to the investment in learning and continuing professional development for all our employees
- Workplace Nursery Benefit – employees make tax and NI savings on nursery costs for children up to the age of 5
- Flexible public holidays - up to two standard UK public holidays can be exchanged for those that have cultural or religious significance.
- Cancer Cover: Voluntary contributions can be made through payroll allowing employees to claim back on a range of cancer treatments.
- GP 24/7 Helpline: A GP helpline is be available to all UK employees providing access to a qualified GP, 24/7 via a telephone or webcam consultation, and offers diagnosis, advice and reassurance on a range of medical matters, as well as authorisation of private electronic prescriptions.
- Welcome Bag for new starters: A War Child Tote bag, War Child T-shirt and some other practical things to welcome new colleagues to War Child.
- Discounts on War Child Merchandise: 25% discount on full price War Child merchandise, available to all employees, sold through Shop for Good.
- Range of flexible benefits such a Cycle to Work scheme and season ticket loans.
Flexible Working
We positively support flexible working arrangements. These currently include: office working, homeworking, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexi-time, flexi-place (hybrid working) and job shares. We would be happy to discuss individual flexible working requests during the interview process.
How to Apply
- To apply, simply submit an application through our Current Vacancies page and attach a copy of your CV.
- On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their application as early as possible.
- If you have any questions about reasonable adjustments before or during your application, we welcome the opportunity to talk about what we can do to fairly adapt our process for you. Please share what you’re comfortable with to help us put the right support in place, by emailing careers@warchild.org.uk. Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential by our HR team.
- We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the country where this role is based.
Safeguarding
Our work with children and at-risk adults to ensure their safety is our top priority. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in all aspects of our work. We maintain a zero-tolerance policy for any behavior or practices that put children and/or vulnerable adults at risk of abuse or harm.
Successful applicants will be required to comply with and sign our Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct, and PSEAH Policy. You can find the Safeguarding and Integrity policies here:
https://warchild.sharepoint.com/sites/Integrity
Diversity and Inclusion
We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to ensuring that all our people and job applicants are treated fairly, irrespective of where, what or whom they were born, or of other characteristics. We want to offer a safe and inclusive workplace where all our people, especially those who are currently marginalised or underrepresented, can be themselves at work. You can read our Diversity and Inclusion policy on our website, and if you have any questions about our commitment to diversity and inclusion do get in touch: https://www.warchild.org.uk/our-work/policies-and-reports/diversity-and-inclusion
Pre-employment Checks
Employment with War Child will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:
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a satisfactory police record check to include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or an International/National Criminal Record Check
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a clear vetting and Due Diligence check
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receipt of two professional satisfactory references