Fundraising Manager

Role Description

Mission of the role

Support the overall income generation of the organisation through developing three income streams: mentor programme sales, grants from trusts and foundations and corporate donations.

Structure and remuneration

• Days: 4 days per week (32 hours)

• Location: 2 days/week from office in Kennington, option to work from home for the other two days

• Management: Managed by Founding Director

• Salary: £38,000 pro-rata 

• Holiday: 33 days pro rata, plus Christmas office closure

• Development: individual and team coaching, plus training budget 

This role is an income generation role with a focus on corporate giving, grants from trusts and foundations and sales from our mentoring programme.

Role Responsibilities 

Corporate Giving

• Identify and research potential corporate social responsibility (CSR) partners aligned with the organisation's mission.

• Support Founding Director to develop relationships with corporate partners to secure funding

• Create compelling partnership proposals, including staff volunteering opportunities, to prospective corporate partners, ensuring that volunteering opportunities within corporate partnerships are supporting the impact of our programmes

• Maintain and nurture relationships with partners, ensuring mutual benefits and long-term collaboration.

Trusts and foundations

• Identify and research grant opportunities from foundations, local councils, and other funding bodies.

• Write and submit high-quality grant applications, including all required documentation and follow-up reports.

• Maintain a grants calendar to track submission deadlines, reporting requirements, and renewal opportunities.

• Prepare reports for funders and stakeholders where appropriate

Sales from Mentoring Programme

• Identify and engage prospective clients, especially in areas identified as target sectors based on trends in mentee interest

• Create marketing materials to effectively communicate the value of the mentoring programmes.

• Manage the sales pipeline, from initial contact through to closing deals and onboarding new clients.

• Maintain and nurture relationships with clients to ensure long term relationships

• Organise talks and create marketing materials to recruit mentors from within client companies in line with our programmes calendar

General

• Maintain presence on LinkedIn

• Keep records on airtable up to date

• Attend all team meetings and any identified training as necessary