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OCW Data and Fund Manager

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Here at Human Appealwe have an exciting opportunity for an OCW Data and Fund Manager to join our team based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester.The role will be require you to be in office full time You will join us on a full-time basis as part of an initial 1-year term. In return, you will receive a salary between £39,950 to £54,050 per annum dependent on experience.

Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide.

As OCW Data and Fund Manager, the successful candidate will play an integral role in ensuring the efficient and effective operation of the Orphan and Child Welfare (OCW) program. This includes overseeing the management of key operational processes, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of program data, and maintaining alignment with program objectives. The role involves drafting and ensuring timely signing of Funding Agreements for regional and field offices, supporting the continuous improvement of the orphan sponsorship methodology, and monitoring internal processes for compliance. OCW Data and Fund Manager will also conduct regular checks on termination submissions, maintain data quality in Salesforce, and manage the orphan sponsorship termination process, with a focus on minimizing financial impact and optimizing program performance. Data and Fund Manager will significantly contribute to improving the overall effectiveness of the OCW initiatives. We are ideally looking to appoint somebody immediately to this role.

Benefits of joining us as our OCW Data and Fund Manager include:

  • 35 days Annual Leave
  • Matched pension contribution
  • Employee discounts and memberships
  • Access to wellbeing hub
  • Prayer facilities
  • Opportunity to really make a difference!

Key duties and responsibilities of an OCW Data and Fund Manager:

  • Act as the main contact for Orphan Sponsorship Programme regarding data and fund process for other internal departments (e.g. Communications, Donor Care, Finance, Fundraising, Systems) as well as HA's regional offices (e.g. France, Spain, USA).
  • Achieve a year-on-year increase in the acquisition and retention of donors to the orphans sponsorship programme.
  • Ensure the consistent and timely entry, validation, and reconciliation of orphan sponsorship data in Salesforce, maintaining a high standard of accuracy and completeness.
  • Ensure the accurate management of the orphan sponsorship termination process in-line with guidelines and identify patterns with a view to reducing the amount of terminations year in year to mitigate the financial burden to HA.
  • Regularly monitor Salesforce to identify the highest-priority cases for sponsorship and ensuring this information is circulated to regional offices and income generation departments (Donor Care, Fundraising and Comms) and that they are provided with the coaching to identify these priorities themselves, in order to mitigate the financial burden to HA.
  • Ensure accurate financial management across the programme, by contributing to the annual budgeting exercise, ensuring quarterly funding agreements and payment sheets are in place, and ensuring that all programme expenditure is accurately reconciled.
  • Ensure the delivery of at least two comprehensive donor reports annually, fostering increased engagement, satisfaction, and long-term retention.
  • All regional and field offices sign Funding Agreements on time. Ensuring the funds are being transferred from all ROs to HQ and to all FO/Partners from HQ accurately and in a timely manner

    What we're looking for in our OCW Data and Fund Manager:

  • Bachelor degree, ideally in a related discipline, data science, computer science, information management, statistics, public administration, public information, management or a related field. A Master's degree is an advantage
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar role
  • Computer literate and proficient in MS Office Suite. Knowledge of Object-oriented programming languages, like Python, Java, and Scala is an advantage.
  • Excellent written and spoken English. Additional languages is a bonus.

    This would be an ideal role for an experienced OCW Data and Fund Manager looking to make a difference in a rewarding role within the Charity Sector!

    We are looking to appoint this role ASAP and will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so for the best chance of success please click 'apply' today to become our OCW Data and Fund Manager - we would love to hear from you.

    Disclaimer: Please be aware that due to the anticipated quantity of response, we will only be contacting candidates who are shortlisted to interview stage. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that unfortunately you have been unsuccessful this time.

    A Little Bit About Human Appeal...

    We have a high staff satisfaction rating of 4.5 out of 5 on Glassdoor! Here's why:

    What our CEO Says:

    "We are faith-based but not faith-specific. We have faith in all of humanity and believe we can achieve great things when we work together. So, come and be part of a dynamic global charity where we celebrate our differences, as well as our common humanity"

    Dr Mohamed Ashmawey

    What our Staff Say:

    "At Human Appeal, each one of us has the opportunity to influence others. If you are prepared to challenge yourself there are no limits, so come and make it happen!"

    Simon, Systems and Reporting Manager

    "I have been working at Human Appeal for many years! I believe in the cause we are working for. I believe in the charity sector and I believe in the reward we get for helping our fellow human beings in desperate need"

    Insaf, Finance Lead

    "Working as a fundraiser, every day is different. It can be challenging, but when you're working tirelessly and raising funds to help those in need, it's an amazing feeling"

    Adnan, Fundraising Coordinator

    "I saw an opportunity to assist in helping people across the world with the excellent work Human Appeal carries out. I enjoy working with so many talented people in a fast-moving environment"

    Steve, Procurement Manager

Our Greatest Achievements Include:

Safeguarding bright futures for more than 22,000 vulnerable orphans in 9 countries. Our one-to-one sponsorship programme has a built-in school attendance requirement while covering the cost of food, housing, medical care, and learning materials.

Pioneering technologically innovative infrastructure projects in Pakistan, like designing and building a 25-km embankment on the Chenab River in Pakistan. Protecting an entire community from being washed away, the embankment has held back the floods each year, including Pakistan's worst flooding in a decade during its last monsoon season.

Protecting the health of mothers and their children in war-torn Syria by running the only free maternity hospital in Idlib, Syria. By offering free medical care to vulnerable mothers and children, our staff at Al Imaan Hospital providing life-saving care to 100,000 patients every year.

Quenching the thirst for the 2 million residents of the Gaza Strip by working with UNOCHA to purify Gaza's water network. And now, our newest project involves building a large-scale desalination plant to provide daily access to clean water for 60,000 people across Gaza.

Recovering lost livelihoods for vulnerable farmers in Gaza by planting 80,000 olive trees since 1991. The farming project provides each farmer with 30-40 prime olive trees so they can establish a vibrant, sustainable crop that yields not just food but income for generations.

Restoring safe and secure residential spaces in Syria, like the construction of a new town with 1,000 newly constructed homes in Al Zahoor.

COME AND JOIN THE FAMILY - click 'apply' today!

OCW Data and Fund Manager

Human Appeal
Manchester, UK
Full-Time

Published on 20/02/2025

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