Chayn CIO

Role Description We're looking for a thoughtful, organised and motivated Business Development Graduate to help Chayn build the relationships and resources we need to sustain and grow our work. Your work will include: - Researching trusts, foundations, institutional donors and other funding opportunities that align with Chayn's work - Helping prepare grant applications, proposals, budgets and supporting documents - Maintaining accurate records of funding opportunities, applications, deadlines and reporting requirements - Supporting the coordination and delivery of funded projects, including monitoring deadlines and gathering information from across the team - Helping prepare grant reports and other updates for funders - Collecting and organising monitoring, evaluation and impact information - Supporting individual giving campaigns and fundraising events - Researching prospective donors and opportunities to grow Chayn's supporter community - Drafting donor communications, including thank-you messages, appeals, newsletters and project updates - Helping develop thoughtful supporter journeys and donor stewardship - Supporting research and outreach for potential partnerships - Helping coordinate online and in-person events for funders, partners and supporters - Monitoring fundraising activity and helping us understand what is working - Supporting fundraising reporting for Chayn's leadership team and Board of Trustees - Keeping donor and partner information organised and up to date Qualifications - Strong written and verbal communication skills in English - The ability to research a topic and identify the most relevant information - Good organisational skills and close attention to detail - The ability to manage deadlines and keep accurate records - Confidence using Google Workspace, Microsoft Office or similar digital tools - The ability to summarise complex information clearly and persuasively - A proactive approach and willingness to take initiative - The ability to work independently and collaboratively in a small remote team - Openness to feedback and a willingness to learn - An understanding of intersectionality and systems of oppression - An affinity with Chayn's mission and organisational values Requirements - Experience in fundraising, business development, partnerships or nonprofit work (desirable) - Experience gained through an internship, student project, volunteering, activism or paid work (desirable) - Familiarity with grant applications, proposal writing or donor reporting (desirable) - Experience conducting prospect or funding research (desirable) - Experience writing newsletters, appeals, reports or other external communications (desirable) - Familiarity with databases, customer relationship management systems or fundraising trackers (desirable) - Experience supporting events, campaigns or partnerships (desirable) - Basic experience with budgets, data or monitoring and evaluation (desirable) - Experience working remotely or as part of an international or multicultural team (desirable) Benefits - Gain practical experience across grants, fundraising, donor engagement and partnerships - Develop your research, proposal-writing and relationship-management skills - Learn how a small international nonprofit builds a sustainable and values-aligned funding model - Contribute to real funding applications, campaigns and donor communications - Learn how trauma-informed and survivor-centred principles shape fundraising in practice - Work alongside colleagues across programmes, communications, survivor services and operations - Build a portfolio of fundraising and business development work Inclusion At Chayn, inclusion and accessibility are at the core of our work. We welcome applicants from all walks of life. Given the nature of our work and our global audience, we particularly encourage applications from those who grew up in the Global South or Majority World. We also encourage applications from people of colour, LGBTQ+ people—we are a trans-inclusive organisation—people with disabilities, and people who have experienced exclusion or marginalisation. Up to 70% of our team members are survivors of abuse, so if you are one too and are thinking of applying, know that you will be in a safe and affirming space. We aim to make our recruitment process as accessible as possible, but know there may be more we can do. If you have particular accessibility needs or require additional support, please contact us so we can think together about how to make the process easier for you.

Role Description We're looking for a creative, thoughtful and organised Communications Graduate to help us tell people about Chayn's work and reach more survivors, supporters and partners. You'll work across our social media, newsletters, website, campaigns and organisational communications. Your brief includes: - Drafting and scheduling content for Chayn's social media channels - Writing and editing newsletters, blogs, website copy and campaign materials - Helping plan and deliver campaigns, resource launches and organisational announcements - Turning complex research and sensitive subjects into content that is accessible, engaging and easy to understand - Creating visual content and adapting existing templates and assets - Keeping our website, blog and resource pages accurate and up to date - Helping manage communications calendars, content trackers and digital assets - Engaging thoughtfully with our online community - Supporting our commercial partnerships efforts via LinkedIn and our newsletter - Monitoring social media, website and newsletter performance and helping us learn from the results - Researching relevant news, trends, awareness dates and conversations relating to gender-based violence, technology and survivor support - Supporting communications for events, partnerships, fundraising and organisational updates - Helping coordinate communications requests from across the Chayn team Your biggest challenge will be communicating about gender-based violence with care, ensuring our content is honest about harm without being sensationalist, and warm without becoming vague or patronising. Qualifications - Strong written English and the ability to communicate ideas clearly - A thoughtful and sensitive approach to writing about gender-based violence, trauma and survivor support - Good organisational skills and attention to detail - An interest in digital communications, storytelling and campaigning - The ability to research a subject and summarise what you find - Confidence using Google Workspace or similar digital tools - The ability to manage your time and work independently in a remote team - Openness to feedback and a willingness to learn - An understanding of intersectionality and systems of oppression - An affinity with Chayn's mission and organisational values Requirements - Experience creating social media posts, newsletters, blogs, videos or website content (desirable) - Experience gained through an internship, student project, volunteering, activism or paid work (desirable) - Familiarity with tools such as Canva, Mailchimp, Hootsuite, and Notion (desirable) - An understanding of digital accessibility or writing for different online audiences (desirable) - Basic experience using analytics to understand how content is performing (desirable) - Familiarity with SEO (desirable) - Experience working remotely or as part of an international or multicultural team (desirable) - Knowledge of another language (desirable) Benefits - Build a varied portfolio of published communications work - Learn how trauma-informed and survivor-centred principles shape communications in practice - Gain experience across campaigns, social media, newsletters, websites and digital analytics - Work alongside colleagues across programmes, survivor services, fundraising, research and operations - Develop your writing, editing, planning and content production skills - Learn how a small, international feminist organisation communicates with different audiences around the world Inclusion At Chayn, inclusion and accessibility are at the core of our work. We welcome applicants from all walks of life. We particularly encourage applications from those who grew up in the Global South or Majority World, people of colour, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, and people who have experienced exclusion or marginalisation. If you have particular accessibility needs or require additional support, please contact us so we can think together about how to make the process easier for you.