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You will be attracted to this role because of:
- You have an affinity to the cause - if you understand bipolar, this is a change-driven organisation where you can achieve impact and be close to the work that matters to you.
- There’s a high chance of success - the £3.5 million figure is ambitious but realistic, based on a extensive research.
- There is a momentum of growth - 95% since 2019 and the third highest in the mental health sector.
- You will be personally responsible for this success.
- You will succeed at a broad professional level.
The Director of Fundraising be responsible for developing and implementing a fundraising strategy. This will include the day-to-day management of the existing fundraising team and championing fundraising at senior management level and with the Board.
The ideal candidate will have:
- 5 to 10 years of fundraising experience, including managing a fundraising department.
- Proven track record of achieving a step change in income generation
- Experience of two of the following fundraising methodologies: Grants, Corporate, Community and events, Legacies, High net worth individuals or Commissioning
Evidence of continuous professional development in fundraising together with management experience and/or qualification is essential. As is strong digital skills, with a track record of maximising the use of CRMs and excellent business writing skills.
Must have good internal and external interpersonal skills, be an inspirational leader and capacity to represent Bipolar UK at a senior level.
An affinity to bipolar will be an advantage
Our mission is to empower everyone affected by bipolar to live well and fulfil their potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As a QEHB Charity Senior Corporate Fundraiser you will primarily be based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in Edgbaston, with frequent travel off site to attend meetings and events.
You will be key in helping to build new relationships with corporates across the region and nationally as well as nurture existing supporters.
This role is for someone with considerable experience in corporate fundraising (ideally 3-5 years) within a Charity with a proven track record of delivering on income targets and proactively generating fundraising leads and ideas.
The Senior Fundraiser will work closely with other members of the hospital charity and will be responsible for delivering demanding fundraising targets from corporate supporters and local businesses.
This role will cover fundraising for all aspects of the hospital, including the hospital charity’s work with military patients.
This role will be responsible for designing and implementing new fundraising projects to offer our corporate donors, with the aim of driving income and increasing engagement across the four hospitals.
As well as generating a substantial income stream for the Charity, the successful candidate will also work alongside the Communications Team to design a communications strategy that increases both engagement and income generation.
The post holder will also be involved in the organisation and delivery of fundraising events for the Charity. This role will involve regular evening and weekend work at charity events and events organised by our supporters.
Changing lives and saving lives for patients, families and staff at our hospitals
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Trusts Fundraiser
Hours: 35 hours a week. Flexible working considered.
Salary: £40,553 - £44,822
Contract: Permanent
Location: London (with hybrid working options)
More than one in four children is growing up in poverty in the UK. It doesn’t have to be this way. If you have a track record in trusts fundraising and believe in tackling social and economic injustice, then you could play an important role in helping Child Poverty Action Group deliver on its mission.
CPAG’s grant income from trusts, foundations, and some statutory income has grown significantly to nearly £2 million annually. The Trusts Fundraiser will work with the Head of Fundraising to expand the pipeline, raise restricted and unrestricted grant income, and build relations with funders.
You will have outstanding communication skills, a highly organised approach to work, strong self-motivation and enjoy working in a small team.
We understand that many people, especially people who identify as women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds or from other underrepresented groups, only apply for jobs when they believe they match all the criteria. If you don’t meet all the criteria in the person specification and want to play a role in helping to tackle UK child poverty, please consider applying.
We operate a hybrid working system and would be happy to discuss any flexibilities required. CPAG is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion which you can read more about in the job pack.
For more information about this post and to apply download the Trusts Fundraiser job pack and application form.
If you have questions or need specific arrangements or reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process please contact us at the email address listed in the application pack.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 18th November 2024
Interviews will be held in London on: Monday 25th and Wednesday 27th November 2024
Child Poverty Action Group works to prevent and end child poverty – for good.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Royal Institution (Ri) is an independent charity which has been connecting people with science for over 200 years. Founded in 1799 through the wonderful generosity of 58 patrons, to this day we remain based in our original, magnificent, Georgian home in central London. Thanks to the support of those early philanthropists, the Ri has inspired generations of scientists over the years whose discoveries have helped shape our modern world.
The Ri has a clear vision that ‘Science is for Everyone’ and it is our belief that everyone should have equitable access to science. Through our packed event programme available in person or online, our UK schools outreach and social impact initiatives, and our global digital reach including over 1.5m YouTube subscribers we achieve our mission by connecting people with scientists to explore science together.
The Ri is a small and welcoming environment with a creative team who are committed to nourish everyone’s desire to engage with science.
We are looking for an experienced corporate fundraiser to join our Fundraising Team. You will be a compelling and engaging communicator who can work at all levels of the organisation to cultivate and develop the relationships that will enable the Ri to achieve its strategy. You will be a strong account manager and skilled in securing new business, managing a portfolio of corporate supporters at different stages – from prospecting through to pitching, contracts negotiation and partnerships renewal.
Do you see yourself working for a reputable and treasured organisation dedicated to engaging the public with science? Then this fantastic opportunity is for you!
You must be comfortable working with a small team but also successful in working with sponsors in a corporate setting. You should also be able to identify and meet sponsor needs, drawing on creativity and problem-solving skills to offer tailored sponsorship propositions. You will have a varied portfolio of sponsors from day one with household brands from across the tech, pharma and financial services industries. Strong presentation and communication skills are a must.
Please review the full job description and person specification (download below), and click the apply button to submit your CV. Please also supply a supporting statement (no more than 500 words) explaining why you are interested in the role and how you meet the criteria set out in the person spec as soon as possible and by 10am on Monday 18 November 2024.
We plan to interview on 26 November but may interview as applications come in. We may also close the application process early if we have a strong field of applicants.
The Ri is a charity that brings the public and scientists together to share their interest and passion for science.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As a senior fundraising team member, you will take a strategic approach to leading the development and management of our Major Donor, Trusts and Legacy programmes to maximise income and meet annual targets. You will be accustomed to dealing with senior level figures in the corporate world and in managing the highest-level relationships between the Trust, the Charity, Trusts, legators and significant donors.
For this role, you will need
- Have successfully managed a high-value and diverse portfolio of major donors
- Good understanding of the fundraising process
- Ability to prepare written donor proposals, donor stewardship and the ability to plan and execute events related to the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors
- To work independently to plan and implement creative strategies to increase philanthropic gifts by creating bespoke cultivation and solicitation plans that utilise senior stakeholders effectively.
- Be able to build strong relationships and partner with key staff across Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in line with our strategic ambitions.
-Experience working within a results-oriented environment, with a record of achieving personal KPIs and targets.
-Excellent interpersonal and verbal skills and proven experience managing or liaising with clients, customers, or charity donors.
- Excellent administration and organisation skills, demonstrating the ability to manage conflicting priorities and meet deadlines under pressure.
- Ability to work well as a team member and on my initiative.
The work of Frimley Health Charity helps to improve lives across all our hospitals for patients, staff, and visitors.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Variety, the Children's Charity, seeks an experienced fundraising leader, people-person, and all-around star to be our next Director of Fundraising & Communications – could it be you? Based in our head office in London, you will work with our CEO and Regional Director of Development (North West) on significantly growing our income. Backed by a fantastic brand and reputation, you will lead through a transformative period of growth as we raise funds to make a real and immediate difference in the lives of disabled and disadvantaged children and young people.
At Variety, the Children's Charity, we believe every child has a right to live their best life and reach their full potential. We fund and deliver life-changing programs that give disabled and disadvantaged children and young people across the UK a better future. 2024 is our 75th year in the UK, and we are part of a global network that has raised and donated close to £1.6 billion to positively impact the lives of children in need.
We are one of the most well-recognised and trusted charities as a result of this illustrious track record. Today, in the UK we have a team of 20 dedicated staff, which will grow over the next 12 months, who support our work and an enviable network of committed supporters and volunteers across the country.
We’re not content to rest on our laurels – we have recently completed a leadership transition that will provide the strategic and operational foundation for the charity to be more effective than ever. We plan to double our income in the next three years and grow our support for children and young people across the UK.
To do this, we need a dynamic, forward-thinking fundraiser who can engage effectively with staff, Trustees, volunteers, donors, and beneficiaries. Someone who knows how to make the most of the unparalleled showbiz and business networks our trustees bring to the organisation. Who can demonstrate a deep understanding of fundraising, a commitment to achieving ambitious financial targets, the ability to lead by being fully accessible to various stakeholders and can actively participate in key Variety events, including the Variety Club Showbusiness Awards, Variety Props Awards and the Variety Disability Sports Awards. Success in the role will make a huge difference to the lives of the children and young people we support as well as putting our new Director on the map.
The Appointment Brief for this role with full job description and person specification is available upon application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Baobab Centre is a non-residential therapeutic community that supports young asylum seekers and refugees who have experienced human rights abuses and have sought asylum in the UK as unaccompanied minors. Our two focus areas are rehabilitation and justice.
This is a unique opportunity for a passionate and experienced fundraiser to progress further in their career, with the freedom to creatively enhance and develop the fundraising strategy of an impactful community-based charity.
As Senior Fundraising Lead you will be Baobab’s key fundraiser and a self-starter with experience of working in a small or medium sized charity. You will lead on the development of fundraising at Baobab, exploring new avenues for funding, as well as nurturing and growing existing fundraising relationships. You will be responsible for strategising and carrying out a successful program of fundraising from small, medium and large charitable trusts and foundations to an agreed annual fundraising target. You will also assist in delivering Baobab’s individual major donor programme, helping to set up and deliver communications and events related to this income stream. There is scope to explore further fundraising activites including events, corporate and community fundraising. You will play a central role and work closely with our operations team, as well as recieving expert monthly mentoring from a senoir fundraising consultant.
This role is for 4 or 5 days per week depending on your preference, it will include Fridays which is when staff meetings are held.
Please read the below alongside the full Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Mental Health: All of the young people Baobab supports suffer significant mental health and developmental difficulties and many function in an unstable and more immature way than their chronological age. Due to their experiences it takes time to gain trust from the young people in our community. As a core member of our team, you will understand the impact of specific human rights abuses on the development of children and young people in exile and their individual experiences of loss, trauma and grief on their mental health and well-being.
Baobab’s Model: Please read the accompanying ‘Baobab Clincial Context and Model’ document for a detailed introduction. It often takes a significant amount of time to understand Baobab’s model of working, which aims for rehabilitation and justice through attending to both the internal and external world of each young. It is important that you strive to have an insight to the experiences of both the internal and external factors impacting on the lives of unaccompanied young people attending our centre. It is also important that you understand the ways in which UK society and policy impacts on young asylum seekers (including invisibility, marginalisation, discrimination, and the fact of waiting in uncertainty for a long time).
Multi-disciplinary Working: Baobab aims to be a reflective, thinking organisation and we place a high value on shared thinking time, sharing responsibilities and working together with others. A key aspect of the role is communicating and working in a holistic way.
Please include details on relevant fundraising experience, including examples of successfully won bids; as well as relevant experience related to the context of our work.
The Baobab Centre is a non-residential therapeutic community that offers support to young survivors of human rights abuses seeking refuge in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Fundraising Supporter Development Coordinator
About the role
CUF equips people and churches to build just and flourishing communities where they live, so everyone across England can access support when they need it most.
Our fundraising team is a valued part of this, and as our supporter development coordinator, you will coordinate campaigns, direct marketing appeals and other supporter communications, using fundraising best practice, to maximise Church Urban Fund’s income for all components of individual and church giving. This role will report to the Head of Fundraising and Communications.
Job Description
Location: Hybrid: Office base is in London with expectation for a minimum of one day per week in the office (The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, Vauxhall, London, SE11 5RR)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week (flexible working arrangements considered)
Salary: £32,000 – £35,000 depending on experience.
Annual Leave: 22 days + 3 CUF discretionary days + Bank Holidays per annum.
Key Responsibilities
Instigate and undertake activities in the following key areas:
· Recruiting new individual supporters through on- and off-line channels, and by identifying prospects from within CUF’s connected audiences;
· Increasing lifetime support from existing individual givers through appeals, feedback pieces, and other engagement mechanisms;
· Being responsible for income and expenditure, including analysis of results and insight about data trends and ROI
How to apply:
For an informal chat about this role or for more information, please contact our Head of Fundraising and Communications, Kate Mulkern.
To apply, firstly please download and read our job pack on the careers page of our website. Then email an up-to-date CV and covering letter, outlining how your skills and experience fit the role profile’s responsibilities
Please note we will not consider CVs without a covering letter.
Closing date: 9:00am Monday 2nd December 2024 with interviews on Wednesday 11th December 2024 (in London)
Church Urban Fund is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.
About the Help Chapter
The Help chapter brings together our core services responsible for responding to incoming enquiries from supporters, beneficiaries, and members of the public, including managing and responding to feedback and complaints.
About the role
As a Chapter Member at the National Deaf Children's Society, you'll be in a Chapter of like-minded and skilled specialists, experts, and emerging experts. Chapters are self-organising, and every member has a vital role to play, sharing their skills, knowledge and experience and learning and developing together. Led by the Chapter Lead all Chapter Members will value and respect each other's contribution and learn and develop collaboratively.
This role will design, implement and manage systems to ensure that fundraising and marketing activity is of a high quality, complies with relevant legislation and sector codes and is consistent with National Deaf Children’s Society policies.
You will carry out a programme of detailed quality assurance activity and monitoring to identify areas where improvements can be made and provide fundraising teams with recommended actions. This work has a particular focus on the management of telemarketing and face to face recruitment.
You will prepare reports for internal teams and stakeholders and provide support and guidance to fundraising staff in relation to compliance and what is required of them.
You will network effectively with peers across the sector and engage with external regulatory and sector bodies, such as the Fundraising Regulator, the CIOF, the DMA and the ICO, to ensure that the organisation is aware of all relevant developments and our views and priorities are taken into consideration; actively participating in sector consultations, meetings and working groups as appropriate.
Occasional travel will be required to shadow and monitor compliance training and to support our fundraising agencies.
What might a day in the life look like?
- Take ownership of and manage our internal Call Monitoring process – selecting and allocating calls from our agencies and listening to the majority to recognise any potential issues or trends that may arise.
- To follow up any feedback with the agencies and ensure they are compliant with fundraising code of practice.
- Updating and monitoring the site lists on our websites to ensure our supporters know where we are.
- Attend monthly and ad-hoc compliance forums and engage with external bodies to ensure we are maintaining standards across the sector. A chance to network with peers and even offer insight into our best practise.
- Quarterly due diligence checks with our agencies, along with monitoring of job adverts and contracts to ensure compliance.
- To manage and monitor our Mystery Shopping programme – engaging with the agencies regarding feedback and follow up, and approving invoices.
- A monthly compliance tracker to be shared internally so we know our key areas of focus.
- Management of our fundraising shadowing programme, with the occasional visits to our agencies for compliance training, feedback and shadowing.
- To help the organisation to deliver excellent standards of supporter care by providing cover for the team where necessary.
- To identify compliance issues which require follow-up or investigation and to conduct or direct any internal investigation.
- To conduct periodic audits (including National Deaf Children’s Society’s fundraising suppliers) to ensure that compliance procedures are followed and that compliance systems are effective.
- To catch up with your Chapter and offer valuable insights and support.
Who are you?
· You’re passionate about working as part of a team and sharing and developing your skills, knowledge, and expertise in a collaborative environment
· You have a can-do attitude and are focused on achieving outcomes
· You’re happy to share your thoughts, skills, knowledge, and experience
· You have an open mindset and embrace new concepts and ideas
· You’re a natural collaborator
· You’re adaptable within a changeable environment
· You thrive in an agile product design and delivery environment
What will be in your toolkit?
· Strong digital skills and a sound understanding of agile values and principles
· A commitment to the organisation’s culture
· Comfortable with ambiguity
· Bravery, courage and an appetite for risk taking
· An exclusive focus on customers
· An enthusiasm for giving and receiving continual feedback
Disclosure check
This role requires a basic disclosure check. This post will be working in a position of trust and responsibility within the charity.
Our expectations
We expect all staff to:
· abide by and promote our Policy of Informed Choice, its Vision and Values, Code of Conduct and Equal Opportunities Statement.
· take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
· develop an understanding of deaf awareness and BSL skills whilst employed with the charity.
The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for an Events and Community Fundraising Officer to join our team
Salary: £30,000
Base: Central Edinburgh/hybrid
Hours: Full time and permanent. 35 hours a week over core working hours of 10am - 3pm, Monday to Friday, with a one-hour lunch break. The office is open 8am – 6pm daily and our hybrid working policy requires all full-time employees to work at least two days a week in the Edinburgh office.
Benefits: 10% employer pension contribution; employee assistance programme and counselling service; enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay; enhanced sick pay; 31 days’ paid holiday/year plus four paid winter public holidays; 2-weeks fully remote working/year; three paid carer days/year; death in service benefit; cycle to work and travel season ticket schemes.
To support the Team’s work-life balance, we work a nine-day fortnight where the charity is closed every second Friday.
About the role and why we need you
By joining our friendly, committed charity you’ll be making an impact every day. Working within the Events and Community Team, you will have the opportunity to grow this income stream and work across the charity to provide sector-leading supporter experience. You will work closely with the Events and Community Manger to lead the charity’s outdoor and challenge event portfolio, attend challenge events and community fundraising activities to steward supporters, deliver talks and give thanks. The role also gives you the chance to show why discovery research is vital to starting new cancer cures, and as a highly collaborative charity, your colleagues will be eager to share their expertise with you.
The charity’s values are Curious, United, Real, Entrepreneurial and Spirited, which you can readily demonstrate day to day. You will be an advocate for our vision and act as a role model for the charity when in touch with event and challenge participants.
Please note your cover letter will be key to the success of your application and applications without cover letters may not be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting opportunity to play an instrumental part in our fundraising team. Through your work, you will help us make sure Syrian communities have the education and medical care they need, every day, and when emergencies strike. Action Syria has over a decade of experience working with local partners in the Middle East region making a positive difference to over 25,000 people affected by conflict, displacement and natural disaster each year. We are looking for a motivated, highly efficient and fun Fundraising Executive to help us deliver ambitious plans for the next three years, including a series of spectacular fundraising events and initiatives in 2025 (from Gala dinners to carol services and supper clubs).
About the role
Working closely with the Head of Development and the Communications team, you will play a key role in delivering a diverse range of fundraising activities, including events, appeals, and campaigns. In addition, you'll contribute to enhancing the supporter journey and providing outstanding donor care. This role also offers the exciting opportunity to take the lead on specific initiatives, allowing you to drive projects from concept to completion and make a direct impact. We are a small team and seek a reliable multi-tasker, who is extremely organised, pro-active and inspiring. You will be equally comfortable organising guest lists for events or liaising with our high-net-worth donors. We are a proactive, creative and ‘hands-on’ team and hope you are too.
This is a real opportunity for the right candidate to learn the nuts and bolts of fundraising as well as make your mark on inspiring others to give within a small and powerful charity. For those looking to advance their career, this role also offers a pathway to take the next step professionally, with increasing responsibility and ownership over key fundraising initiatives.
This role will ensure that Action Syria:
- Has the capacity to successfully deliver a number of fundraising initiatives per year (including events)
- Can continue providing education and medical care to Syrian communities affected by conflict and displacement.
Responsibilities
1. Support the fundraising function, including:
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Event and campaign management: Assist with planning and coordination for our key fundraising initiatives, including gala dinners, carol concerts, appeals, comedy nights, and third-party fundraising events. Manage guest lists, liaise with suppliers coordinate venues, and handle press and printing needs.
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Corporate donor relations: Help build and maintain our corporate donor database, with a focus on managing commercial participators and related agreements to enhance sponsorships and collaborations.
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Trust & Foundations: Work closely with the Head of Development on grant applications, reporting, and scheduling to secure and sustain funding.
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Individual Giving: Lead on gathering content for our Regular Giving campaigns, including materials for the Action Syria Recipes, enhancing donor engagement and retention.
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Marketing and communications collaboration: Ensure all fundraising initiatives are effectively marketed to the right audiences for maximum engagement and impact.
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Supporter Care: Ensure donors are thanked promptly, appropriately, and placed on the correct support journey. Ensure data in CRM system is current and accurate.
2. Support the team on administrative and operational tasks as required including:
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General support: Manage the general inbox, respond to queries, and forward messages to relevant team members. Scheduling meetings internally and externally as required.
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CRM support: Ensure data in the CRM system (Donorfy) is current and accurate.
See Job Description (attached) for full person specification and how to apply.
Are you looking for a role in trusts and general fundraising? Are you passionate about playing a vital role in preventing malnutrition in women and children across vulnerable communities and conflict areas?
Charity People are thrilled to be partnering with Mary Dinah Foundation to find their new Grants and Fundraising Associate.
Position Title: Grants and Fundraising Associate
Job Type: Remote (with the ability to attend in-person meetings at the office in Knightsbridge)
Salary: £26,000 - £30,000
About the Charity
Mary Dinah Foundation are the largest NGO in the world dedicated to creating global change through local impact, with operations in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Liberia, Ghana, and the United Kingdom.
Their mission is to prevent the deaths and illnesses caused by malnutrition, to provide pathways to the treatment of malnutrition, and to protect women and children from sexual and gender- based violence (SGBV) as well as other harms and discrimination
About the role
As a Grants and Fundraising Associate, you will lead our fundraising efforts, including securing grants, cultivating donor relationships, and developing strategic fundraising plans. Your strong background in grants management, fundraising, and project management will be pivotal in driving the financial sustainability of our projects and expanding our donor base.
You will develop and implement fundraising strategies to secure grants, corporate sponsorships, and individual donations. - Identify and research potential funding opportunities from international agencies, foundations, and private donors. You will prepare compelling grant proposals, ensuring alignment with donor priorities and organizational goals. - Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with donors, partners, and stakeholders to enhance fundraising efforts. - Organize and coordinate fundraising events and campaigns to engage supporters and raise funds for our programs.
About you
Ideally you will have a proven track record of successfully securing grants and fundraising targets. - Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
If you are passionate about driving positive social change through sustainable development initiatives then we encourage you to apply.
If this sounds like your next role, please contact [email protected] today with an updated CV; we would love to hear about your experience and share more details about this fantastic opportunity and how to formally apply.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
*Please note: This position is being advertised on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, if this affects you in anyway, please get in touch with Katharine Tinker-Switzer at Charity People*
About Resolve
Resolve is a local charity with a lot of heart.
Our purpose is to meet the needs of local people who need substance misuse treatment, are homeless or are experiencing poverty. We help people move to manageable, positive lifestyles where they can contribute and enhance their local community.
We know we make a difference because our clients tell us “I was in deep despair, but I was supported beyond belief. It made me feel a much brighter, bigger person. I don’t feel like a broken mum anymore.”
Alongside high levels of job satisfaction, staff also get generous holiday entitlement, flexible working, ongoing training, free parking and employee wellbeing support.
About the role
The Fundraising Manager will play a pivotal role in the growth of Resolve. Funded for five years by The National Lottery Community Fund, the Fundraising Manager is central to securing the resources necessary to provide essential Drug and Alcohol treatment services ensuring organisational sustainability.
Resolve is currently reliant on Trusts and Foundations for funding, and you will spearhead efforts to diversify our income streams and expand our donor base.
Your responsibilities will encompass developing and executing a robust fundraising plan, forging strong relationships with key donors and surpassing fundraising targets.
This is a senior role and you will contribute significantly to organisational strategic initiatives, ensuring long-term sustainability and growth.
About you
· Strong evidence of fundraising success with a track record of raising income from donations.
· Experience of developing and delivering fundraising plans, alongside working towards and exceeding targets.
· First class communicator (verbal and written) with the ability to communicate to a range of audiences.
· Proven ability to build strong and lasting relationships with stakeholders and supporters.
· Innovative, bold, ambitious and creative.
· Adept at collecting both data and client’s stories to demonstrate the impact of our work.
Other roles you may have experience of: Business Development Manager, Donations Manager, Community & Events Fundraiser, Relationship Manager
For full details please see the recruitment pack. Apply either through CharityJob or submit a CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification. The closing date is Monday 4 November 2024, 12pm with interviews on Monday 11 November 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Advert: Head of Major Gifts, Fundraising Team, Wonderseekers
Job details
Hours: 37.5 per week. Flexibility will be considered working a minimum of 33.75 hours per week / 0.9 full time equivalent. Salary and pay will be adjusted accordingly.
Work pattern: Weekdays, exact work pattern flexible and can be discussed at interview
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum dependent on experience (equivalent to £36,000-£40,500 based on 0.9 FTE)
Contract: Permanent
Line manager: Director of Fundraising, Fundraising Team
Responsible for: Trusts & Foundations (T&F) Managers and freelance T&F Fundraisers
Holiday: 25 days per annum plus bank holidays. Option to buy/sell some leave and gain additional days for continuous service after four years. The post holder is not expected to work bank and public holidays.
Location: Wonderseekers HQ, Eastleigh with regular attendance at Winchester Science Centre, Winchester
Benefits: Cash health scheme, life assurance, buy/sell annual leave, long service holiday bonus, café and shop discount, free tickets to WSC and partner attractions, family friendly leave, wellbeing policy, mental health first aiders, cycle to work scheme, financial loans, flexible IT, casual dress, staff events, free parking, pension contribution, inflationary pay rise and more.
Application deadline: Tuesday 12 November 9am
Interviews: Provisionally 19 and 20 November
Please contact us if you’d like to arrange an informal chat or have any questions about the role before applying (see our website for email address)
The Role
To deliver on our new strategy and exciting capital and activity Masterplan, Wonderseekers is growing its Fundraising Team. The Head of Major Gifts is a pivotal new role within this team: working closely with the Director of Fundraising and managing a small team of experienced Trusts & Foundations (T&F) fundraisers, to achieve an initial target of circa £3.5 million within the next two years.
Accomplished at assimilating and interpreting complex information to craft compelling, high-level funding proposals, the post holder will lead and coordinate project fundraising campaigns to achieve the individual project targets, ensuring the highest quality of funding approach and donor stewardship across the Major Gifts Team.
In addition to managing and supporting the in-house T&F Managers and freelance T&F fundraisers to secure five and six figure grants, the post holder will develop and manage their own portfolio of major T&Fs and high net worth individual (HNWI) donors contributing circa £1 million towards the overall initial target. Working with the Director of Fundraising, they will play a lead role in establishing a strong and loyal major donor base of organisations and HNWI for the Charity in anticipation of future funding needs.
The post holder will have impeccable interpersonal and presentation skills and be comfortable representing the Charity and engaging with senior internal and external stakeholders at the highest level.
This is an exciting opportunity for a senior fundraiser to become an influential member of the Charity’s Leadership Team. Following achievement of the initial target, the Head of Major Gifts will play a strategic role in designing and implementing future fundraising campaigns (for “business as usual” and special projects) to support the Charity’s strategic plan and maximise its social impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Charity to achieve its strategic goals by generating the fundraising income required to deliver core activity and development works
- Be an active member of the organisation’s Leadership Team, attending strategic planning sessions to keep abreast of the Charity’s future projects pipeline, identify funding opportunities and help colleagues to understand and support the fundraising process
- Deputise for the Director of Fundraising as required
- Lead and coordinate agreed fundraising campaigns, including developing project cases for support, researching/building funding pipelines and writing cultivation and stewardship plans
- Manage a personal portfolio of T&Fs and HNWIs, conducting research, developing and implementing bespoke cultivation plans, preparing and delivering high-level funding proposals and providing exceptional stewardship
- Manage and support the Major Gift Team, coordinating the team’s fundraising activity, ensuring that approaches, applications and stewardship are in line with fundraising regulations, the Charity’s Fundraising Promise, are of a consistently high quality and provide regular progress reports to the Director of Fundraising
- Work with the Director of Fundraising, other members of the Senior Leadership Team, Trustees and the Charity’s Volunteer Leaders to develop and grow a HNWI funding pipeline, conducting contact mapping and other research, producing briefing notes, working with senior stakeholders to develop and implement cultivation plans and organising information / cultivation events
- Work with the Head of Impact & Learning to plan and deliver project impact reports for funders
Person Specification:
Experience and Knowledge
- Experienced T&F fundraiser with a good working knowledge of the sector
- Experience of managing and cultivating T&F and HNWI prospects#
- Experience of securing and managing six and seven figure grants
- Expert bid writer
- Knowledge of logic / theory of change models, social impact and how to measure it
- Experienced people manager
- Experience of business planning and managing a budget
- Experience of working with senior internal / external stakeholders
- Knowledge of charity financial governance and gift management processes
- Knowledge of Donorfy or other fundraising CRM is desirable
Skills and Abilities
- Exceptional written communication skills with the ability to write clear, concise, accurate and persuasive funding applications
- Confident presenter / orator with the ability to pitch to an audience of senior stakeholders
- Ability to assimilate, analyse and interpret complex information
- Ability to review and critically analyse others’ work
- Systematic and tenacious researcher
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships
- Good budgeting and data analysis skills
- Strategic thinker and goal-oriented with the ability to work efficiently to manage the funding pipeline, achieve targets and contribute to the achievement of strategic goals
- Proficient in Office 365
Ready to Apply?
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SWEDA is growing fast. Since the pandemic, the number of children, young people and adults who need our support has grown exponentially. An estimated 1.25m people in the UK have an eating disorder, and an NHS mental health questionnaire in 2023 found that 59.4% of 17-19 year olds ‘screened positive’ for having eating problems.
We have responded by expanding geographically (into Bristol and South Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire), developing our children and young people’s services and investing in the development of a fundraising team. Our Head of Fundraising has been in post for just over a year and our Fundraising & Communications Officer joined in January 2024. Now we need a Fundraising Manager to help us develop and grow our community fundraising to diversify our income and secure SWEDA’s future. We are a small and friendly team and will make you feel very welcome.
Your role will be to help us devise and deliver community and individual fundraising campaigns, secure and cultivate corporate partnerships and forge relationships with schools and other community partners. You will also recruit and manage a team of volunteers to fundraise and raise awareness. You will be someone who loves meeting people and is ambitious and driven to achieve results. You will have lots of enthusiasm, energy and ideas. You will be comfortable trying new things and in being adaptable; we want to scale our public fundraising activity and are applying a ‘test and learn’ approach. The primary objective will be to raise funds to support our life transforming work, but also to raise awareness and understanding of eating disorders, and help establish SWEDA as the eating disorder specialist across the South & West.
We are looking for a candidate who has the necessary skills and experience to fulfil the following role:
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plan, lead and deliver on income generation plans for individuals (including regular giving and appeals), community and corporate fundraising to grow SWEDA’s income year on year.
- Forge and cultivate relationships with supporters – individuals and businesses – in person, on the phone and through SWEDA’s communications channels.
- Maintain a clear focus on acquisition across community, corporate and individuals, with dedicated time for proactive prospect research.
- Monitor, evaluate and report against agreed performance indicators
- Work collaboratively with the Head of Fundraising and other team members to maximise income generation opportunities
- Develop a network of volunteers to support cost effective and successful public fundraising activity.
- Drive innovation to improve fundraising practice, increase ROI and test new approaches to raise money.
- Use data insight to drive decision making and improve performance.
- Plan and implement an effective stewardship plan which prioritises personalised long term relationships.
- Effectively use the CRM to record and manage your work, capture donor information/consents and support strategic planning.
- This is a new role, so your main duties and responsibilities may change. You can help to shape it!
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