Qualifications Manager

Homebased with some travel to offices and locations throughout the country. 

About Us 

We are the Chartered Institute of Fundraising, the membership body for UK fundraising. We represent and champion the work of individual fundraisers, charities and their partners.

Supporting fundraisers through professional development and education, we connect them across all sectors and skill sets to share and learn with each other. Together, we can best serve our causes and communities now and in the future. 

We are now looking for a Qualifications Manager to join us on a part-time, fixed-term basis for 12 months, working 21 hours per week. Flexible working arrangements are available. 

The Benefits 

- Salary of £21,900 pro rata (£36,500 FTE)

- Annual leave starting at 25 days per year, plus 9 Bank Holidays and additional time off between Christmas and New Year (pro rata)

- Up to 7.5% employer contributions to our stakeholder pension scheme (after probation ends)

- Enhanced sick pay from day one

- Flexible, remote-first working for an excellent work/life balance

- Support for your health and wellbeing with an Employee Assistance Programme

- Two days of paid leave annually to volunteer for a registered charity

This is an excellent opportunity for an education professional with experience developing qualifications to join our respected organisation. 

The Role 

As the Qualifications Manager, you will oversee the development, management, and delivery of qualifications that will provide fundraisers with professional recognition, increased insight and improved job prospects. 

Specifically, you will take charge of all our existing qualifications, ensuring the academic integrity of learning products and project managing the rewrite of our Level 4 Certificate and Level 5 Diploma qualifications. 

You will also scope opportunities to deliver Level 3 and 6 qualifications in future in order to offer students modular options and a more comprehensive learning solution. 

Additionally, you will support us to achieve Ofqual awarding status and obtaining final chartered status that would empower us to award chartered status to individual fundraisers. 

About You 

To be considered as the Qualifications Manager, you will need: 

- Experience of developing and managing qualifications in an educational establishment

- Experience of working with subject matter experts to maintain and develop learning content

- Experience in faculty/speaker acquisition and working with senior-level stakeholders

- Knowledge or experience of the charity sector, fundraising, or professional associations

- Proficiency in Learning Management Systems, and CRM systems

- Excellent communication and customer service skills 

Other organisations may call this role Qualifications Development Manager, Learning and Development Manager, Education Manager, or Professional Development Manager. 

The closing date for this application is 1st December 2024. 

Webrecruit and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising are equal opportunities employers, value diversity, and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business, and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be. 

So, if you want to make a difference as the Qualifications Manager, please apply via the button shown.  This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

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