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Do you care about doing something worthwhile with your working day? Are you passionate about supporting people at work and beyond? At FareShare South West, you can make a real difference to the one million people in the south west who are going hungry.
It’s very rewarding and impactful to work here, the sense of social positivity and giving to the community in ways that I never thought would be possible.
Daniel
FareShare South West joins the dots between food waste and hunger, empowering communities to turn an environmental problem into lasting social good. We rescue tonnes of quality surplus food from the industry and share it with charities and schools to bring health, dignity and routes out of poverty for people across the south west. Our supportive volunteering and employability programmes offer local people the opportunity to thrive.
Current vacancies:
Grants Manager (recruitment timeline extended with more flexibility of hours and higher salary range)
FareShare South West is a Real Living Wage employer. We believe everyone who works for us deserves a salary that meets the costs and pressures they face in their everyday lives. All employees, regardless of age, receive a minimum hourly wage of £12, higher than the government minimum for over 21s which currently stands at £11.44 per hour. Salaries will be reviewed when the minimum wage increases in April 2025.
Grants Manager
Reporting to: Head of Fundraising
Salary: £31,000 – £34,000 per annum pro rata based on experience and skills
Hours: 30-37.5 hours per week (flexible choice of weekdays)
Terms: Permanent Contract, 25 days Holiday (exc. Bank Holidays) pro rata, 5% pension contribution.
Location: Bristol, with some hybrid working optional. Will include occasional travel to our warehouses in Bristol and Plymouth and other partners across the south west
Purpose of the post
FareShare South West’s (FSSW) fundraising need and strategy has developed and diversified rapidly in line with major growth since 2017. As a charity we annually raise over £700k in fundraised income from trusts and foundations, corporate donations, individual donors, major donors, community fundraising and events. In the next year this is set to grow to over £1m as we plan exciting new services across Bristol, Devon and Cornwall.
The Grants Manager (GM) is a new fundraising role that will be vital in supporting our growing team with bid writing to grant-making trusts and foundations. Trust and foundation income has historically been the biggest source of fundraised income for FSSW, which we aim to grow further over the next three years.
We are looking for an individual with experience of researching and writing applications to secure five and six figure grants from trusts, foundations and statutory sources. With excellent spoken and written communication skills they will be happiest writing applications and reports. The GM will be responsible for securing income for capital and revenue-based projects, from both existing and new funders, leading on larger budget (£15k+) applications.
How to apply:
Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you would be a good fit for the role to the recruitment manager Sophie Coles at: recruitment@faresharesouthwest.org.uk.
Deadline to apply is 9am Monday 31st March.
Volunteer Coordinator
Reporting to: Volunteer Recruitment Manager
Salary: £24,570 – £25,340 pro rata
Hours: Flexible between 30-37.5 hours per week
Terms: Permanent, 25 days Holiday pa (pro rata, exc. Bank Holidays), 5% pension contribution
Location: Bristol with occasional travel
Purpose of the role
Volunteers are the backbone of our operation at FSSW. We recruit over 350 volunteers from a myriad of backgrounds, who make up around 90% of our team. The volunteers help with every aspect of the operation from driving our vans, picking orders to administrative duties. They gift their time to FSSW for many reasons including wanting to be part of the solution to food waste, ensuring perfectly good in-date surplus reaches people in need, giving back to their local community or some are looking for professional and/or personal development.
We have built a volunteer programme which supports a wide demographic of people. This role will primarily lead on:
– Rota and Data Management
– Recruitment and Retention Support
– Communications
– Volunteer experience and pastoral care
We want to work with you to make sure that the recruitment process is accessible for you. If you have any questions about the post, please contact Samantha Robinson and Kate Meyler at recruitment@faresharesouthwest.org.uk or call 0117 954 2220 to let us know how we can support your access needs.
To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter explaining why you would be a good fit for the role to recruitment@faresharesouthwest.org.uk
Closing Date: 9:00am 14th April with interviews being held on 21st, 23rd and 24th April. However applications will be reviewed as they are received and FSSW may close the role at an earlier date.
Benefits of working for FareShare South West
- Real Living Wage employer
- Benchmarked pay scales
- Employee Assistance Programme – free advice and counselling
- Annual budget for personal development training for every staff member
- Staff wellbeing group
- Inclusive, welcoming culture
- Rewarding roles with genuine positive impact on local people through food, volunteering and employability skills
We actively encourage applications from people of all lived experiences, including but not limited to: people from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ people, disabled people, a working-class background, not from a University-attending family. We value the positive impact that wide representation has on FareShare South West.
We want to work with you to make sure that the recruitment process is accessible for you. Please contact recruitment@faresharesouthwest.org.uk or call 0117 954 2220 to let us know how we can support your access needs.
About FareShare South West
FareShare South West is an independent local charity, working in partnership with FareShare UK. By being part of the national FareShare network, we can help rescue more food. By being small and independent, we can remain close to our local partners and people, and continuously adapt to meet the needs of local communities. The member charities we share food with transform lives, using food to connect people with other support and routes out of poverty, including children and families, people on low incomes, homeless people, refugees, domestic abuse survivors, people in recovery, older people and many others.
“I started as a volunteer. I like giving something back. It’s something really meaningful and purposeful.”
Georgina
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To find out more about our volunteering programme and the roles available, check out our volunteer page.
