Fundraising Lead

This is a fantastic time to join our charity as Fundraising Lead and you will have real opportunity to help shape and develop our small charity going forward. We’ve built an enviable social media following and we have 26,000 people in our Facebook group which is growing by roughly 1000 members per month. Despite being tiny, we have a very good track record on grant applications and we have great testimonials for the projects we’re running. We’re creating real impact and are determined to develop and broaden our support further.

The Role: This is a new role and we’re looking for someone who is passionate about the work of our charity. The purpose of the role is to increase our income streams through regular giving and grants and foundations. We’re looking for someone who can build on our success and momentum who will help to shape overall fundraising strategy, create and lead on new fundraising initiatives and build partnerships, supporters, and create sustainable income streams.

Key Duties: The successful candidate will work closely with the Senior Management Team and Board of Trustees and have responsibility for:

• Shaping and developing the charity’s fundraising strategy as well as contributing to the charity’s wider long term fundraising plans.

• Meeting agreed financial targets.

• Maintaining strong relationships with existing donors and proactively developing and growing new donors and supporter relationships.

• Delivering presentations to businesses, community partners, donors, supporters, and ambassadors.

• Creating a positive and inspiring experience for partners, donors, and supporters of AGN.

• Working with the CEO to create  a regular giving programme from scratch and maintaining these donor relationships.

• Developing creative and innovative ways to engage new supporters, businesses, donors, and partners.

• Raising awareness of AGN and highlighting our valuable work.

• Researching and writing relevant grant applications 

• Maintaining the database (Beacon), ensuring all administration related to grant and community activity is kept up to date.

• Attending management, team, and fundraising meetings when necessary.

• Developing good working relationships with all AGN volunteers and stakeholders.

• Adhering to AGN operational and employment policies and procedures.

The Candidate: We are looking for someone who is passionate, energetic, enthusiastic, entrepreneurial, loves meeting new people and developing relationships. We’d love to work with someone with the following skills and experience:

• Has a successful background in a fundraising role, ideally with trusts and foundations fundraising experience.

• Is a fantastic communicator, presenter, and networker. • Has incredible drive and energy to make a di erence. • Is passionate about our cause to support autistic girls and women and their families.

• Is able to work flexibly, multi-task and work on own initiative.

• Has strong IT skills, including Google Drive and Databases (we use Beacon and Plinth).

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday per year pro rata.

• Pension Scheme

• We support and encourage ongoing professional development.

• Flexible working hours

• Home-based working