National media briefing: Centrepoint, Basildon charity shop thieves, 'smug' give-a-goat gifts - and Elton John's winter charity ball

Third Sector Online, 16 December 2009

Today's charity-related national news

Seyi Obakin, chief executive of Centrepoint, is interviewed in The Guardian.

Columnist Virginia Ironside bemoans ‘smug' give-a-goat charity gifts.

Thieves target four charity shops in Basildon.

Celebrities attend Elton John's fundraising winter ball.

Development Officer Barking & Dagenham CVS £29,604, London
Head of High Value Events Save the Children £38,000 - £43,000 + pension, Farringdon
Director The Marr-Munning Trust £47,500 per annum FTE salary (£38,000 pro rata) plus pension contribution, London
Head of Volunteering Macmillan Cancer Support £60,000 - £65,000 pa + benefits, London
Membership Payments Officer Royal Pharmaceutical Society 25,000 pro rata, Based at the Society's HQ in London. The offices are in close proximity to Vauxhall and Waterloo.
Head of Volunteering Development Save the Children £45,000-£47,000 + pension, Farringdon
Fundraising Manager (Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset) The Air Ambulance Service £25,000-£30,000 p/a, plus benefits, Home Based, South West England to cover Gloucestershire, Somerset & Dorset
Press Officer - Asia Pacific Amnesty International Secretariat £41,124 per annum, London
Fundraising Director National Trust c. £80k + excellent benefits, Heelis, Swindon
Appeals Director Downside Fisher Youth Club (The Downside Settlement) £37, 848 - £40,555 (Inclusive of London Weighting), Southwark, London