Appointment Brief
DIRECTOR
MAY 2015
INTRODUCTION
The Kensington and Chelsea Foundation
is a dynamic, young charity, poised to
tackle the next stage of growth.
Launched in 2008 with the aim of raising the awareness
of both residents and local businesses to the huge
contrasts that exist between the haves and havenots within our Borough. Over 400 local charities do
remarkable work to address these issues, but few are
known to our wealthier local residents.
Despite the difficult climate that has prevailed in recent
years, we have so far raised more than £2.6 million,
enabling us to make more than 300 grants to local
charities and community organisations.
In 2014/2015 alone we distributed £312,000 to 61
local charities. We have also successfully attracted the
enthusiasm and support of a wider number of local
people, willing to contribute both financially and
through volunteering their time and skills.
We have also established a significant new endowment
fund, thanks to support from a key local estate, which
will generate ongoing annual income for supporting local
charitable endeavours.
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Founded in 2008 and led initially by a local resident,
Jeremy Raphaely, on his retirement from business,
over the past two years the Foundation has been led
by Diana Spiegelberg who has been instrumental in
taking the organisation through to the next stage in
its development. Having significantly developed its
potential, Diana is moving on to a new major role
within the sector and as such we are seeking to identify
another proven professional, with the vision, energy
and commitment to lead the organisation forward to
new heights.
The role will require a passion for developing individual
and corporate local philanthropy, and delivering
the dramatic benefits it can produce. It calls for
entrepreneurial creativity and determination, the ability
to think outside the box and break new ground.
The opportunities are enormous, but not without
challenge.
If you are the type of individual who would relish
such opportunities and challenges, we would very
much like to hear from you! Please contact our
advising consultant, Philip Nelson on 020 7691 1920,
or via e-mail on [email protected]
Tim Coleridge,
Chairman
ABOUT US
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is one of
extreme contrasts. Whilst enjoying the highest incomes
and property values in the UK, huge inequalities exist
with some wards ranking amongst the nation’s most
deprived.
More than 400 local charities work tirelessly to address
these social and economic issues, bringing a wealth
of local knowledge and experience to bear on them.
But most of these charities are small and largely
unknown to local residents, many of whom are
generous towards national and international causes.
The Kensington and Chelsea Foundation
makes it simpler and more rewarding
for local residents and businesses to
support local charities that they wouldn’t
otherwise be aware of, strengthening the
community for everyone.
We have also been successful in adding leverage to
donor’s gifts and securing matched funds to enhance
their impact.
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WHAT WE DO
• We increase awareness of the contrasts and needs
within our Borough
• We are a source of expert knowledge about local
charitable opportunities
• We enable residents, businesses and schools to
become effective local charity donors and volunteers
• We endeavour to increase the value of gifts through
matching opportunities and tax efficient giving
• We bring together individual donors, enabling them
to achieve more together than they could singly
• We add value by matching local donor’s interests and
concerns with local charities addressing local needs
• We give grants pro-actively to carefully selected
local charities
• We monitor grants awarded and provide feedback
to donors
• We foster innovation and synergy between local
charities, to maximise local impact
• We run a vibrant corporate engagement programme,
Business & Community Together, and collaborate
with schools across the Borough through our Schools
Programme
ABOUT US
OUR TARGETTED CAMPAIGNS
BUSINESS & COMMUNITY TOGETHER
Summer Sparks
In September we launched Business & Community
Together, our extended corporate engagement
programme for businesses wishing to make a positive
impact locally. We have three year support from City
Bridge Trust to underpin this growing programme.
2014 saw the launch of our new Summer Sparks
initiative, which gives local young people the chance
to learn new skills and have new experiences over the
summer holiday period. Thanks to the generosity of
partners over 500 local young people benefitted from
additional services which ranged from youth clubs
staying open longer to a residential trip to the Isle of
Wight and a subsidised dance programme at Venture
Centre. Fundraising was enhanced by bringing additional
skills into local charities, for example a prominent high
end gym sent its personal trainers to lead sessions for
one of our community partners.
“Thanks to Summer Sparks, our young people had the best
summer ever” Sean Mendez, Solidarity Sports
Winter Warmth
The Foundation’s Winter Warmth campaign is a local
solution for addressing fuel poverty amongst older
residents. Together we work with those who can to
donate their winter fuel payment to support more
vulnerable older residents, as well as raising awareness
of the challenges faced by many of the winter months
to the wider public in general.
In 2013/2014 we worked with Age UK K&C, Citizens
Advice Bureau and Nucleus Legal Advice Centre to
provide financial assistance to 88 local residents in need.
“Without your help I am certain I would have
become seriously ill as fuel prices are so expensive”
Local resident benefiting from a Winter Warmth grant
In November 2015 we launched the fifth Winter
Warmth campaign with an increased emphasis on
making younger residents more aware of the challenges.
Intergenerational work included practical Design &
Technology with local schools, culminating in inviting
isolated older residents “back to school” to judge the
work produced.
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Working with The Volunteer Centre Kensington &
Chelsea, we tailor volunteering opportunities for
employees that match business objectives with local
needs. The Foundation is delighted to have three
key founding Business & Community partners,
Amey plc, DMG Media and Harrods.
“It’s great to get to know my colleagues better and see them
in a different environment. Taking a day out of the office
and participating in an activity such as this is a win-win
situation for everyone” Capital & Counties employee
Our dialogue with corporate partners helps them to
identify local charity partners in line with Corporate
Responsibility objectives and staff fundraising plans.
ABOUT US
FINANCIAL STRENGTH –
MAKING EVERY PENNY COUNT
As of 31st March 2014, the Foundation’s Reserves
stand at over £200,000, of which £125,000 is held in
unrestricted funds.
We have been extremely fortunate since inception
to have secured the support of a growing number of
corporations, trusts and foundations including local
family trusts, individuals and schools, to support both
our charitable and our core funds. We consider it both
a privilege and a responsibility to receive this support,
and believe that the potential exists locally to increase
it significantly over the coming years.
Every penny – 100% – of all charitable donations we
receive is ringfenced for local charities. We raise funds
for our core costs separately, including from our growing
network of Foundation Friends and Patrons.
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WHERE ARE WE TODAY?
Over the past 12 months The Kensington & Chelsea
Foundation has worked with an even wider spectrum
of local residents, businesses and schools to galvanise
more support than ever before for local charities and
community groups.
Our mission remains to make it easier and more
rewarding for local people to make a difference
close to home and we believe we’re doing just that.
By working collectively we can do more to address the
imbalances that exist on our own doorstep, especially
in relation to health inequalities, social isolation,
educational attainment and employment.
“The Kensington and Chelsea Foundation is a movement in
which every local individual and business can be engaged”
Tim Coleridge, Chairman
For further information on The Kensington and Chelsea
Foundation please visit www.thekandcfoundation.com
ROLE PROFILE
Title: Director
Hours: 35 hours per week
FUNDRAISING AND STEWARDSHIP
Salary: £55,000 per annum
• Ensure sufficient core funding for the Foundation’s
sustainable development
Reporting to: Board of Trustees
• Attract and develop new donors to support growing
levels of charitable distribution
As Director, you will be responsible for providing
hands-on leadership and building on the Foundation’s
success to date, for meeting its ambitious goals for
raising and distributing local funds, as well as achieving
a demonstrable impact on local lives by bridging existing
social and economic gaps.
MAIN TASKS
• Achieve the goals set out in the Foundation’s current
Business Plan and immediate priorities for strategic
direction agreed with Trustees, as well as reviewing
the Business Plan and agreeing future priorities in
consultation with the Board
• Present the Foundation’s public face, raising its profile
and driving its marketing and PR activities to engage
donors and secure their on-going support
• Work with the public, statutory agencies, businesses,
schools and local bodies and charities to build the
Foundation’s role as a key feature of the Borough’s
civic society
• Ensure that grants are awarded in line with the
Foundation’s policies, that they are appropriately
monitored and donors are adequately informed of
their impact
• Lead and inspire a small team, effectively and
efficiently managing the Foundation and its resources
to deliver a distinctive, high-quality service
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• Build sound and lasting relationships with the
Foundation’s supporters to ensure their continued
engagement with the Foundation and charities it
supports
• Develop robust methods for demonstrating and
articulating the Foundation’s Impact
• Explore and develop new streams for income
generation, including through endowments
• Shape an enticing events programme that will appeal
to the Foundation’s Friends and Patrons and elicit
further support
• Lead themed campaigns that raise funds and
awareness for particular causes
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
• Expand and develop relationships with opinion
formers and with the media to raise the Foundation’s
profile, building its role within the Borough
• Act as an ambassador for the Foundation, building
public awareness of its goals, activities and successes,
as well as developing good relationships with local
charities, ensuring that the Foundation’s supporting
role for their work is clearly understood
• Continue to develop the Foundation’s across social
media platforms to reach a wider audience
• Develop strategic alliances to ensure that the
Foundation is seen as a model of good practice
for place-based philanthropy across London
ROLE PROFILE
STRATEGY, LEADERSHIP AND
GOVERNANCE
• With Board approval, develop the Foundation’s
strategy to be challenging but realistic, preparing
business plans, financial reports and policy
recommendations to support this strategy
MANAGEMENT
• Motivate and manage the Foundation’s team to
achieve the Foundation’s ambitious goals
• Be responsible for ensuring the secure and effective
use of the Foundation’s financial assets and its
database
• Ensure compliance with the Foundation’s legal
and charitable responsibilities
• Be aware of and minimise risks that may endanger
the Foundation’s reputation and success
• Report to, service and keep the Board appropriately
informed, consulting its members as necessary on
matters of strategic importance
• Recruit and manage volunteers as necessary to
deliver events and other initiatives
GRANT MAKING
• Promote and develop the Foundation’s grant making
policies and methods for assessing the effectiveness
of local charity partners recommending to the Board
such changes as may from time to time be necessary
• Ensure that grants are properly made and monitored
• Keep donors informed as appropriate of grants made
and their impact, in order to stimulate further interest
and engagement
• Maintain an open and creative dialogue with local
charities to ensure that the Foundation’s grant making
will be effective in addressing local need and achieving
real and lasting impact
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GENERAL
• Keep abreast of and advise the Board regarding social,
political and economic developments, which might
affect the Foundation’s strategy
• Explore and develop creative partnerships in
furtherance of the Foundation’s goals
• Be available as necessary outside of normal working
hours to attend events and represent the Foundation
on selected Boards or Committees
• Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably
required
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PERSON SPECIFICATION
EXPERIENCE
• Innovative and entrepreneurial, with well-developed
strategic management and leadership skills
• Success in marketing and in fundraising from
statutory, individual, trust and corporate sources,
generating significant ongoing income through
both existing and new donors
• Creative networking and building a wide range
of high level relationships
• Achieving results with limited resources
and building organisational capacity
• Setting, working to, measuring and evaluating
key operational and strategic objectives and
Key Performance Indicators
• Shaping an organisation to meet the demands of
its Board, core and charitable funders and the local
charities it supports
• Entrepreneurial by nature, and passionate about
making a positive difference to the local community
• Highly committed and creative, with a can-do
determination to succeed
• Good understanding of community philanthropy,
and how to develop it for maximum impact
• Demonstrable understanding of corporate social
responsibility and ability to work with high level
corporate clients
• Personal credibility and gravitas to network creatively
with civic leaders, donors, charities and others,
building good relationships at all levels
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• Strategic and visionary thinker with excellent
presentation skills for a variety of audiences
• Persuasive written and verbal communication,
networking, negotiation and relationship
management skills
• Strong project management skills with the ability to
successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously
whilst working flexibly, under pressure, and meeting
demanding deadlines
• Highly developed analysis and reporting skills,
being able to identify and explore innovative ways
of working
• Ability to interpret changes in the external policy
environment and translate them into internal policy
and practice as appropriate
• Broad IT competence
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends when
necessary
DESIRABLE SKILLS
• Involvement in grant-making
• Connection with and local knowledge and
understanding of Kensington and Chelsea
• A knowledge of the voluntary sector and the
challenges it faces
• Experience working with and influencing
a Board of Trustees
• Experience working with and managing volunteers
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this position, please send a comprehensive
CV and a supporting statement.
Please ensure that your application fully addresses the
appointment criteria in the person specification.
You should give the names, positions, organisations
and telephone contact numbers of two referees, one of
whom should be your current/most recent employer.
References will only be taken once your express
permission has been granted.
You are also invited to complete and return the enclosed
monitoring information form. The information on
the form will be treated as confidential, and used for
statistical purposes. The form will not be treated as
part of your application. We would also be grateful if
you could let us know if you will require any special
provision as a result of any disability should you be
called for interview.
Finally please ensure that you have included mobile,
work and home telephone numbers, as well as any dates
when you will not be available or might have difficulty
with the indicative timetable.
Applications should be submitted via the Prospectus
website: www.prospect-us.co.uk/jobs/details/HQ00157339
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TIMETABLE
Published advert closing date:
Sunday 14th June
Preliminary interviews at Prospectus:
w/c 15th June
Final panel interviews: Thursday 25th June and
Friday 26th June
These dates may be subject to change and applicants
will be advised in advance should this happen.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Should you decide to make a formal application,
you will receive feedback within five working days
of the closing date.
Shortlisted candidates may be required to undertake
additional assessment before or after the final interview.
QUERIES
If you have any queries on any aspect of the
appointment process, need additional information or
wish to have an informal discussion, please contact
Philip Nelson on 020 7691 1920 or via email at
[email protected]
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