Head of Fundraising & Communications

Are you a senior level fundraising professional seeking a fresh new challenge?

Percival Resourcing are delighted to be working with the charity Your Place, and to support them with their search to hire a new Head of Fundraising & Communications.

This is a newly created role and you will report directly into the Chief Executive Officer, and as a senior level fundraising professional, you will be responsible for leading on Your Place’s strategy around generating income from corporates, individuals and trusts and foundations, as well as their overall communications strategy.  

Your Place’s aim and mission is to solve the major issue of homelessness in East London, and as the new Head of Fundraising & Communications, you will make a significant impact and play a vital role in supporting the cause.  

In addition to your salary, joining Your Place, you will enjoy the following benefits :

• Annual leave : 25 days excluding bank holidays. Rising by one day annually up to 30 days.
• Pension : Your Place will match your contribution up to 7.5%.
• Training & Development : Contribution towards training and development, memberships or professional creditations.
• Hybrid Working : 2 days a week in their East London office and the remainder remote working.   

As the new Head of Fundraising & Communications, your duties and responsibilities will include :

• Provide strategic leadership of the fundraising and communications team, including regularly monitoring performance to deliver against objectives and budgets.

• Create a new fundraising strategy to diversify and grow their  income streams across all areas of fundraising to help support their ambitious goals
• Once strategy developed implement clear and realistic fundraising and communication strategies to ensure objectives and targets are met, as agreed with the CEO, Strategic Management team (SMT), and the Board.
• Focus on both existing and new funding, developing a plan to cultivate new opportunities and relationships with their  supporters from trusts and foundations to Individual donors to Increase engagement and support fundraising strategy

• Oversee Marketing and Communications Strategy as supported by the Communications and Supporter Manager, building the charity’s profile and increasing fundraising income.
• Support the Communications and Fundraising Manager (Individual Giving and Major Gifts) in the development and retention of existing audiences
• Work with the CEO to support the creation and delivery of awareness and external campaigns ensuring that this work is in line with the charity’s overall fundraising and marketing strategies.

• Oversee accurate recording of income, sources and allocation to ensure proper organisational expenditure
• Development of all Fundraising & Communications policies and procedures

• Lead and manage the development of team managers members, so that they are equipped with the skills and confidence to perform their roles.

As the new Head of Fundraising & Communications at Your Place, your skills, experience and knowledge will include :  

• Experience developing, implementing and successfully delivering a multi-stream fundraising strategy, with targets of £1m+
• Strategy and planning experience
• Experience producing fundraising strategies in the charity sector
• Experience of managing and developing high-performing teams