Major Trust and Major Donor Fundraiser

The Panathlon Foundation

Remote working (although office space is available at our Stansted office if required)

£30,000 per year pro rata

Part-time (Initially 2 days per week) as a contractor 

Job description

The Panathlon Foundation is seeking a highly motivated Major Trust and Major Donor Fundraiser to help it achieve its aims of supporting and developing the young Special Educational Needs children  of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Panathlon Foundation due to demand for participation in its programmes seeks to add to its income generation streams in order to enable us to do more for SEND children through sport, leadership and inclusion. The Panathlon Foundation currently has over 66,000 participants with each year increase participation percentages, this is an opportunity to join a vibrant charity making transformational change.

The role will focus chiefly on sourcing funding from Major Trusts, potential National Lottery Community Fund, Charity of the Year and Individuals who share our goal of developing  young people.

Our policy is to spend all that we earn on our programmes to reach more children. Our Annual expenditure and income is around £1 million each year and our aim is to increase this to around £1,400,000 by 2029. The successful applicant will have tried and tested Major Trust fundraising skills.

In addition, the successful candidate will have outstanding interpersonal skills enabling them to encourage donations from major donors and all who would wish to support the development of our young people.

The role will work directly to the COO of the Panathlon Foundation, and as part of current fundraising resources we have in place , The role will be primarily working from home (although office space is available at the Panathlon office at Stansted Essex if required) with regular contact with the COO.

Specific knowledge of Major Trust and Donor Fundraising is essential and wider knowledge of other fundraising specialisms would be advantageous, such as Charity of the Year pitches.

Key Focus areas

• Expert knowledge of Major trust fundraising with a track record in designing and securing major gifts through written and/or verbal proposals.
• A track record in securing income from individual donors, Major Donors and Philanthropists including knowledge of legacy fundraising.
• Develop engaging supporter journeys and Legacy pipelines.
• Provide an exceptional experience to our supporters.
• Strong understanding of fundraising principles and ethics.
• Excellent written and interpersonal skills.

Salary £30k pro-rata 2 days per week, annual leave pro rata.

Flexible hours and working from home