Charity Manager

We’re looking for a Cash for Kids Charity Manager to join our Cash For Kids team on a full-time basis in Liverpool & Lancashire.

Reporting to the Regional Charity Manager, you'll join a passionate team, working remotely with office visits as needed.

We seek an ambitious self-starter with strong communication, administration, sales, and presentation skills. You'll build relationships with key stakeholders and leverage local corporate contacts to benefit our mission.

A key focus will be networking to recruit companies to support Cash for Kids across the North West.

This is a hybrid position where you will work from home and our offices across the North West.

Our Team:

Cash for Kids is the umbrella brand for 22 local children’s charities in the UK.  Owned by Bauer Media, we are aligned to the Bauer Radio local radio stations and raise funds to grant to under 18’s who are sick, disabled or underprivileged.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the charity’s strategic direction, planning, and daily management.
• Achieving fundraising targets through high-profile campaigns and events.
• Engaging corporates, schools, and businesses to create fundraising events.
• Developing new fundraising opportunities while maintaining existing supporter relationships.
• Networking and developing  new corporate partnerships
• Assessing fundraising activities and propose strategies to maximise impact.
• Creating PR plans, managing grant applications, and overseeing on-air appeals.
• Recruiting, managing, and supporting volunteers and fundraising teams.
• Work from the Mission Christmas warehouse in November and December.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven sales/corporate experience with presentation skills.
• Project management and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Ability to prioritise work for maximum cash growth impact.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, social media, and presentation tools.
• Flexible to work evenings/weekends; must have a full UK driving license.
• Experience in fundraising, events, marketing, or PR is advantageous.

We will also require a DBS check to be carried out upon commencement of role.  Candidates must reside within the transmission area, and have strong corporate connections in these areas

If you’d like to make a real difference and be part of the incredible Cash For Kids team, Bauer Media UK’s leading charity, then we want to hear from you!

Closing date for applications: Friday 28th March

Package Description

Rewards packages at Bauer Media offer a range of salary sacrifice Benefits, such as our pension scheme and flexible holidays, as well as exclusive Perks like great deals and discounts for everyday life.

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + 2 volunteer days 
• Internal Bauer Academy – Wide range of learning opportunities to support with your Career Development 
• Opportunity to buy additional holiday
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay 
• Company pension 
• Cycle to work scheme, tech loan scheme and groups discounts for healthcare insurance
• Discounted subscriptions on Bauer publications (50%)
• Thrive initiatives – Wellbeing at Bauer
• Opportunities to contribute to our Belonging@Bauer and Sustainability initiatives  
• Discounted high street vouchers

About Octave

Octave is a company full of talented, dedicated and creative people. We are a new ambitious and growing organisation with a passion for capturing moments, meaning and magic to make sense of the audio world. Octave is jointly owned by Bauer Media & News Broadcasting, both leading media companies boasting independent local and national radio stations. These include stations such as Absolute, Kiss, talkSport, Virgin Radio etc. Accompanying this scale with data from News UK’s national publications including The Times and The Sun, Octave offers a truly unique audio advertising opportunity to advertisers.

https://octaveip.com/

About Bauer Media Group

Bauer Media UK is part of the wider Bauer Media Group and is the No.1 UK Publisher and the No.1 Digital Commercial Audio broadcaster. We reach 25 million consumers across our Radio and Publishing brands such as Greatest Hits, KISS, Grazia, Today's Golfer, Absolute, TV Choice, Scala, Country Walking, Hits Radio, CAR, Magic, MCN, Jazz FM, Puzzles and many more! 

Bauer Media Group has remained one of the world’s most successful media companies for nearly 150 years through our commitment to continuous innovation and consumer obsession. Founded in Hamburg in 1875 and now in our fifth generation of family ownership, our multi-national company operates in 13 countries across Europe, reaching 200 million consumers.

Belonging at Bauer Mission statement

People are at the heart of everything we do. Inclusivity is part of who we are. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, and encourage authenticity, knowing that our differences are celebrated.

What we will offer you

Quite simply, our promise to you is that Bauer Media is a great place to do great work with great people. Our people take an enormous amount of pride in the brands they support. They like their team members, and they feel supported by their managers. We all take collective responsibility for our culture, because we know it has a ripple effect out across our brands. That’s why our culture of inclusion at work, Belonging at Bauer, is at the heart of everything we do. Belonging at Bauer is about our dual goals of being as representative as we can of the audiences we serve, and about creating a working environment where all our people feel able to bring their whole selves to work every day. It’s part of everything we do, and everyone who works here is responsible. If you join us, you’ll be an important part of this as well.

Our mental health at work

We’re proud to be the driving force behind the “Where’s your head at?” campaign, which is working to put Mental Health First Aiders on an equal footing with traditional workplace First Aiders. This is a priority for all of us that work at Bauer and we now have fully trained Mental Health First Aiders supporting and working across all of our UK locations.

Learning and Development

As the only Media company to be in the top 100 apprenticeship employers, we are striving to always be a great place to do great work for all, Bauer is committed to offering learning and development initiatives through its Bauer Academy tailored to its people, empowering teams and individuals to grow and progress in their careers.

Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

Bauer Core Values

Passion

We LOVE what we do – it inspires, unifies and challenges us. Our passion is contagious – both loud and quiet, making the impossible possible.

Excellence

Our desire for excellence fuels our ambition for personal and business growth.

Trust

We value honesty and integrity. Trust is our foundation, empowering our people to live up to their full potential.

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is our pursuit of opportunity – we are agile, focused and resourceful

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.