The Fore is the UK’s ambitious new funder of dynamic small charities and social enterprises, opening up access to funding and professional expertise for the highest quality organisations driving social change. The Fore matches the skills and resources of the business community with the most talented social entrepreneurs across the UK, connecting businesses and their staff with exciting frontline opportunities to improve society. The Fore works with forward-thinking partners interested in high-impact, cost-effective, thoughtful corporate philanthropy.
The Context
Innovative, early stage charities and social enterprises cannot obtain the funds and support they need to scale and have impact. The entrenched preference amongst traditional funders to support well- established organisations has led to a damaging lack of mobility within the sector.
Private sector funders want to invest in smaller charities that will use the money effectively, but it is virtually impossible for them to sift through and conduct due diligence on the thousands of organisations that are seeking funding.
Many companies either do not have fully-developed CSR programmes or find it hard to offer their employees meaningful, skilled opportunities to volunteer and develop the “softer-skills” that are crucial in more senior and board level positions.
The Fore has a unique model that addresses all these challenges, pairing business skills and funding with exceptional social entrepreneurs for the benefit of both. The Fore identifies organisations with the best ideas, the strongest management and for whom support will create the greatest impact upon future sustainability. The Fore accepts 1,500 to 4,000 applications a year (depending on funds available for distribution) across three 12 week funding rounds, sifting, analysing and carrying out due diligence with the help of trained, fixed-fee ‘low bono’ consultants. The top 3-5% of applicants receive pro bono expertise, mentoring and advice, provided by The Fore’s business partners, along with up to £30,000 of transformation-focused grant funding.
The Fore launched in March 2017 following an extremely successful four-year pilot that was Highly Commended at the 2016 Charity Awards and hailed as ‘a revolutionary criteria-free grant-making scheme’ by Philanthropy: UK. BlackRock, Moody’s, Lansdowne Partners, C. Hoare & Co and the Big Lottery Fund are supporters.
The Fore seeks a
Communications and Events Manager
- Reports to: Programme Director
- Location: Two Temple Place, London WC2R 3BD
- Contract: Permanent, full-time
- Start Date: March 2018
- Salary: £28,000-32,000
- Pension: 1% employee and 1% employer contributions, to rise according to statutory changes
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Fore is now recruiting a Communications and Events Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in our ambitious plans to drive social change and strengthen the UK social sector.
The Communications and Events Manager will have a very broad remit, including marketing, in-house design and content creation, media relations, website management, social media activity, corporate relations and event management.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Communications
- Oversee The Fore’s communications and marketing plan across a range of channels Produce polished, compelling content for a wide variety of audience segments
- Draft quarterly and annual reports
- Develop and nurture relationships with The Fore
- Develop and nurture media relationships and secure press coverage
- Manage The Fore’s website and social media accounts
Events
- Oversee The Fore’s annual programme of events, including regular capacity-building workshops for small charitable organisations and evening events to engage our network of pro bono volunteers and supporters
- Coordinate all event logistics
- Maintain relationships with The Fore’s event delivery partners
As this is a new role in a growing start-up, please note that responsibilities are likely to change and develop over time.
PROFILE OF IDEAL CANDIDATE
- Minimum 2:1 degree
- At least five years’ experience in communications roles in the business, public or third sector with a demonstrated track record of success
- Highly articulate, with exceptional written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Confident, personable, and very comfortable in external-facing roles
- Entrepreneurial, problem-solving style
- Timely, organised, able to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure
- Experience of and enthusiasm for working in a small team in a start-up environment
- Experience of high-quality relationship management and comfortable using CRM database software, ideally Salesforce
- Willingness and ability to organise and attend various events, some of which will take place outside of the office and outside of normal office hours
- Strong interest in supporting social change
HOW TO APPLY
Please send a CV and cover letter by email to the Programme Director, Rachel Stuart, at rachel@thefore.org on or before 25th February 2018. Interviews will be held at Two Temple Place, London WC2R 3BD, on 1st – 2nd March 2018. The Fore is committed to equal opportunity and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
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