Board of Trustees - Fundraiser

We are looking for a talented and committed fundraising specialist to join the Board of Trustees at the Ecology Centre.

Like many charities, effective fundraising is the life-blood of supporting the sustainability of our charity such that we can achieve our vision and mission. We are therefore looking for a dynamic and innovative fundraising specialist to join our Board of Trustees. As a proven fundraising specialist, you will work in collaboration with the Board of Trustees, General Manager and operational teams to design and implement an effective fundraising strategy for the charity. You will bring your knowledge and experience to ensure the charity has effective processes in place to execute successful fundraising campaigns (including grant writing and development and management of partnerships). In doing so, you will play a key role in helping to drive the present and future of the charity to achieve its objectives in the immediate and long term.

We are looking for an individual with drive and passion that aligns with the purpose of our charity and who can help to support our strategic direction and commercial success with a skillset that complements those of our existing Trustees.

We are looking for an individual with proven experience of executing successful fundraising campaigns, who can provide support with the following key areas:

• Strategy development: Working with the Board of Trustees and General Manager to shape an effective fundraising strategy, fostering long-term sustainability and growth in line with our values
• Strategy execution: Support as necessary the process of fund identification and grant writing to secure key funds and grants for the charity
• Partnership Development: Targeted and strategic identification of partnerships to advance our goals and support to manage key stakeholders within our key funders
• People support: Providing expert advice as necessary to the General Manager and operational team to ensure alignment at all levels.

Previous experience in environmental and/or third sector roles is welcome but not necessary, and nor do we consider it a requirement that you have previous experience as part of a Board or Executive Committee.

Most important to us, however, is having integrity, team-working ethic and a passion to help develop and grow our charity.