This is an exciting new role for us as a relatively new organisation, reflecting a successful period of expansion and a future focused on sustainability and continued growth. As Head of Business Development you will lead on creating a strong income generation culture across the organisation, building a business development mindset into our central communications and policy work as well as our regional delivery plans.

Children need happy, healthy homes in order to thrive but families face more pressures than ever, with many parents finding the practical and emotional demands overwhelming. Home-Start Cymru provides vital emotional and practical support to families with young children through a volunteer-led, home-visiting (pre-covid) model of support. We combine the strengths of our network of community-based volunteers across Wales with our professional expertise in the early years. We are there for parents when they need us most, because childhood cannot wait. 

About the role

Passionate about fundraising? Keen to make a difference within your community?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a detail orientated Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser who will take operational responsibility for all trusts and foundations applications.

This is a 28 hours per week role, worked over 4 or 5 days.  The pro-rata salary for 28 hours is £22,555 to £24,888, dependent on experience.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and submit persuasive, ambitious and well written funding applications to charitable trusts and foundations to secure funding.
• Build on existing relationships with key funders to maximise income and meet ambitious targets.
• Cultivate new relationships with new charitable trusts, lottery funders and government departments and ensure funding approaches match their interests and priorities.
• Work with Service Managers to identify projects and areas of work that would be appropriate for funding applications and would resonate with funders.
• Write reports and updates to keep funders informed of the positive impact of their support.
• Work alongside the Community and Corporate Fundraiser to share knowledge and create the best possible opportunities for the organisation.

About you

This role reports directly into the CEO, and the post holder will be able to work independently and build relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.  You will:

• Have a proven track record of developing and writing successful funding bids
• Have a track record of working to agreed targets and deadlines through effective time management and prioritization.
• Have demonstrable experience managing, collating and reporting data
• Be able to accurately prepare high quality written material.
• Be a persuasive and natural communicator who is able to present and talk passionately and appropriately about carer related matters.
• Be able to work under your own initiative.
• Have an understanding of the carers’ landscape.
• Have proven competence working with standard Microsoft packages plus, databases, data analysis and report writing/generation.

Under current Covid-19 restrictions, this role is home based, with some of your induction being completed in the office. However, when restrictions are lifted you will be expected to split your working week between home and our offices in Burpham, Guildford.

About Us

Action for Carers Surrey has a vision ‘to enable all unpaid carers to have a voice and access support to improve their quality of life and wellbeing.’ You will be joining a committed, passionate charity determined to make a difference to young and adult unpaid carers across Surrey.

We offer an exciting opportunity to become part of a brand-new senior management team in Valleys Kids, led by our newly appointed Chief Executive. We are a community regeneration charity, committed to changing the lives of disadvantaged people in ex-mining communities of the South Wales Valleys.  We are looking for a charismatic, experienced, forward thinking individual with financial acumen, innovative ideas and the commitment to implement them as our Director of Business & Finance. 

This post will be responsible for income generation, driving social enterprise and financial management. It is being recruited in conjunction with a Director of Programmes. There is a potential crossover of skills and abilities, so potential candidates may wish to be considered for either role

Please see the job pack below for a full job description for both roles. 

Job title: Director of Business and Finance

Responsible to: Chief Executive

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Location: Penygraig, South Wales with some home working 

Hours: Full-time 

As a family friendly organisation, we recognise that obligations outside work are important and that balancing work and family commitments can sometimes be a challenge.  We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Annual leave entitlement: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employer pension contributions of 3% 

The Director of Business Development will be responsible for ensuring that Valleys Kids has the resources, people, systems and processes  to continue to thrive and grow. 

You will be responsible for ensuring successful delivery of the organisational infrastructure, collective innovation, staff development and well-being . 

You will facilitate delivery of the business development strategy and annual income generation plan. Initially, you will have specific oversight of three areas: income generation, fundraising and marketing;  financial and administrative operations; and our rapidly developing social enterprises. 

This role forms part of the Senior Leadership Team at Valleys Kids and contributes to overall strategy development of the organisation. Working with the CEO, you will also support Valleys to develop a strong profile for its work at a local and national level.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy: Developing the organisation’s strategic approach to resources management (including financial planning processes, analysis of current and future spending needs, budget-setting, use of assets, implementing the business development strategy and annual income generation plan).

Organisational Development: Working with the CEO and other members of the senior team to ensure that Valleys Kids is a well-managed and successful organisation, with a focus on Quality assurance and continuous improvement in strategy formulation, systems and processes.

Finance and Administration: Managing the finances of the organisation (including oversight of the finance and administration team), linking resource decisions to strategic and service planning priorities, monitoring and reporting expenditure, managing external contracts (including systems for performance and impact evaluation), overseeing HR processes. 

Business Development: Leading income generation initiatives to ensure a strong blend of income stream and overseeing the fundraising team and the social enterprises team.

Social and Community Enterprises: Providing strategic management for the work of Valleys Creative and other initiatives that provide high quality management of community assets and social enterprises.

Innovation: Together with the Director of Programmes, leading on developing new approaches to meeting the needs of communities and working with partners in assessing need and making plans for working together in meeting those needs, 

Corporate Governance: Overseeing arrangements for making the work of the Board of Trustees effective across the whole range of strategic functions it performs.

Person Specification: 

Values:

• A commitment to community development, tackling structural inequality and other barriers to people achieving their potential.

Experience:

• At least 5 years experience of Senior Management 

• At least 5 years experience of leading income generation for an organisation or enterprise, ideally a mixture of traditional fundraising, social enterprise and contracts

• Experience of budgeting and financial management, ideally with budgets over 1 million

• Evidence of successful staff engagement and development practice, linking organisational values with employee behaviour

• A strong track record of networking, developing and maintaining external relationships 

Skills:

• Interpersonal skills and judgement, which inspire confidence and trust from staff, volunteers, stakeholders and other organisations.

• Ability to lead or oversee income generation from a wide range of sources including statutory funding, trusts and foundations, trading income, contracts and individual giving.

• Ability to manage multiple income streams ensuring full compliance to agreements and contracts

• An entrepreneurial approach - able to use resources effectively and develop new ideas and gain buy-in to implement successfully

• Ability to understand and implement effective systems and processes 

• Committed to leading from the front and demonstrating to staff and stakeholders that community development and service delivery are the foremost priorities for the organisation

Do you want to join a vibrant team with a real mission? Are you looking for a new challenge? We are growing as a charity and are hoping to find a creative and enthusiastic fundraiser to tap into our passion and support our goals! We are a nimble, change driven organisation and we are looking for someone who shares our values and can communicate our worth to funders.

The Talent Tap is a charity with a mission to drive social mobility by providing talented school leavers from disadvantaged backgrounds in low social mobility areas with the training, work experience, networks and confidence they need to succeed.We are recruiting an experienced fundraiser to help The Talent Tap grow our support for young people and increase our reach across the UK. You’ll be passionate about social mobility, diversity and inclusion and equal opportunity workplaces.

You will work in conjunction with our CEO and Business Partnership Director to bring capacity, expertise and energy to The Talent Tap’s fundraising activities. As a small organisation, we are looking for someone happy to work across the breadth of fundraising and to work collaboratively and creatively with the whole team.  Specific experience in trust and foundations would be beneficial. 

Although you will be hitting the ground running, we are incredibly flexible in terms of hours.  We are looking for someone with a can do attitude, a networker and communicator with a proven track record of success.

Full job description, the application process and next steps can be found in the attached documents.

Momentum Children’s Charity is a local organisation that supports families whose children have cancer or a life-challenging condition. We were founded 17 years ago by our current Chief Executive and have grown enormously over that time. We currently have partnerships with six local hospitals who refer families to us for support, which ranges from therapies and counselling, to respite holidays and special family experiences.

It’s an exciting time for us, as our vision is to expand further to meet the needs of even more families. To support this growth, we need to raise awareness and the profile of the charity, as well as substantial funds to deliver our support programme. We have an ambitious three-year strategy, which includes broadening our reach into new geographical areas and, in turn, this opens the opportunity to increase our profile, supporter base and fundraising activities in new communities across South-West London, Surrey and Sussex.

The Head of Fundraising will play a crucial part in helping us achieve our vision. Reporting to the CEO, you will be a key member of the Senior Management Team, working alongside our Head of Strategic Development, Head of Service Delivery and Head of Finance and HR.

You will have overall responsibility for Fundraising and Marketing activities, leading and inspiring a small but dedicated team. We want you to bring fresh ideas and lots of enthusiasm: in return, you have our guarantee that we recognise the value and need to invest in fundraising. We’re doing a lot of great things already, but we know we’re not perfect! In particular, we hope you can develop our Individual Giving, Community and Events income streams, and support the other key fundraising areas in reaching their potential. You’ll be joining us as we launch a fabulous new brand design which, alongside a compelling children’s charity cause and plenty of fundable activities, makes our charity a genuinely exciting place to be!

Fundraising Officer
Location: Home-based
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours (Monday to Friday)
Contract: Permanent Full Time
Salary: £24,000 - £26,000 per annum
Reporting to: Fundraising and Communications Manager

Air Ambulances UK

Air Ambulances UK is the recognised national charity championing, supporting and representing the air ambulance charities right across the UK, helping to ensure they can save even more lives every day across the UK.

We have a valued membership of air ambulance charities and other organisations working within the air ambulance sector, and create national partnership with UK-wide organisations, generating vital funds for the charities. We are focused on working together to save even more lives and improving patient outcomes.

Purpose of Post

The Fundraising Officer will be responsible for business development and managing national partnerships that raise funds for Air Ambulances UK and our 21 air ambulance charity beneficiaries across the UK. The main objectives are:

• Creation and management of a robust pipeline to support business development opportunities and income targets for national partnerships.
• Maximise income generation opportunities from existing and new partners.
• Provide exceptional account management to a diverse mix of partners.

 Key Responsibilities

• To work proactively to identify, research and develop new national partnerships (corporates, representative bodies, trusts and foundations) through the creation and management of a robust pipeline.
• To provide exceptional account management to a mix of national partnerships to consistently deliver mutually beneficial and multi-year partnerships aligned to AAUK’s strategic objectives and meet agreed income and engagement targets.
• To secure new corporate relationships including strategic partners, commercial and brand partnerships, grant giving, charity of the year, as well as cause-related and affinity marketing partnerships to contribute to meeting financial targets.
• To develop effective, relevant, and innovative funding proposals and pitches for potential and current partners aligned to Air Ambulances UK 2021 – 2025 Strategy.
• To work collaboratively with beneficiary organisations to deliver the full potential of national partnerships, promote awareness of our national fundraising programme to support business development and to deliver financial and social impact reporting of partnerships.
• To effectively project manage and work collaboratively with local air ambulance charity stakeholders to coordinate and maximise opportunities.
• All relevant administration tasks including thanking and recognition, monthly activity reporting, management of our general inbox and updating and maintaining AAUK’s CRM system (Donorfy).
• To attend meetings and make presentations to staff, beneficiaries, and member charities.
• To keep abreast of market trends and developments in partnership fundraising.
• To work in a way that reflects and supports Air Ambulances UK’s Values
• To perform any other duties as assigned

If you would like to apply for this position, please click the apply button and attach your CV and covering letter which addresses all the criteria in the person specification (attached in additional documents), it will be sent automatically to us.

No agencies please.

Shannon Trust is a charity operating across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, supporting thousands of prisoners a year to transform their lives by unlocking the power of reading. We inspire and train prisoners who can read to teach prisoners who can’t.  2020 saw the organisation adapt due to COVID19 – and we are now building an exciting new strategy that will see a step-change in the number of people we support, the expansion of our offer in and outside of prisons, the development of new digital tools and a focus on innovation. We are now looking for a new proactive, committed, and enthusiastic colleague to join our team and help us continue our journey towards greater impact through reducing re-offending and improved life chances.

The Fundraising Manager will take an insight-led approach to income generation through high quality applications to grant-making trusts and foundations, the growth of public donations, and nurturing relevant external relationships using tailored communications, marketing tools and resources.  We want to hear from applicants who can lead, foster innovation, be a team player, and who bring a track record in attracting funding to criminal justice related work.  Can you take us to the next level?

The closing date for the role is 9am Monday 31st May 2021.  Interviews will take place remotely using Teams.  Shortlisted candidates will be invited by email.  The following date is confirmed for interviews; Wednesday 9th June 2021

Do you want to work for an established and respected local mental health charity?

Solent Mind is the leading ­mental health charity across Hampshire providing a range of high quality services to improve people’s mental wellbeing and to promote choice and rights to everyone who needs our support. Our services operate in various locations throughout the Hampshire area.

We are looking for someone to manage Solent Mind fundraising functions and contribute to business development objectives.

Reference: FBDMMay21

FUNDRAISING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Hours: 37 Hours Per Week

Salary Range: £28,095 - £30,259 Per Annum

Location: Southampton (currently home working due to Covid-19)

Closing Date: Fri 21 May 2021 (Before 9.00am)

Interview Date: TBC

The Fundraising And Business Development Manager will support the growth of Solent Mind’s unrestricted and restricted income in line with annual targets set by Business Development Director and Senior Management Team.

They will draw up and implement plans for a successful fundraising programme and manage the fundraising team, research grant opportunities work with Programme Leads and Senior Management Team to identify appropriate bids to create. Manage the writing of relevant grants and trusts applications in collaboration with project delivery staff. Co-ordinate all internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the bid is submitted by the deadline.

APPLICATIONS ONLY ACCEPTED VIA OUR SOLENT MIND WEBSITE. 

Please see the ‘WORK WITH US’ then ‘WORKING AT SOLENT MIND’ then

'VIEW OUR CURRENT VACANCIES' pages for more information.

​CV’s will not be accepted nor do we accept applications from recruitment agencies

Posts may be subject to a relevant DBS check

Solent Mind welcomes applications from all the communities in which we work.

Appointments are made on merit.

Charity registered number 1081116

Registered with Limited Liability in England and Wales No: 4004500

FUNDRAISING MANAGER

Location May be office based in Maidenhead or can adopt a flexible hybrid option of part home/part office working

Contract Type: 2 years Fixed Term

Salary: From £37,280 per annum, depending upon experience

Hours: Full Time, 37 hours per week

Requirements: Full UK Driving Licence. Right to work in the UK

About the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF):

The CWGF is the charitable arm of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). The CWGC honours and cares for the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars, ensuring their sacrifice will never be forgotten. Funded by six Commonwealth Member Governments, we build and maintain memorials and cemeteries at 23,000 locations, in 150 countries, including some of the world’s most iconic, landmark monuments. More about what we do can be found here.

Today, over a century after we first began, our work continues through our staff, supporters and volunteers who preserve our unique cultural, horticultural and architectural heritage and ensure that the stories of those who died are told. The CWGF highlights the work of the CWGC by engaging people, especially the young, raising funds to deliver a diverse range of projects, events and public engagement programmes which tell the inspiring stories of the men and women who died across the globe while fighting in the two World Wars and by showcasing the history and work of the CWGC today. 

About this Role and You:

With the arrival of the CWGC’s new Director General, Claire Horton, CBE, this is a really exciting time for the CWGF, and we are setting an ambitious agenda for growth and development. This brand-new role will be absolutely key to our success.

Entering its fourth year, you will join a rapidly growing, friendly and energetic team with a supportive and collaborative ethos. This is a pivotal role within the CWGF and you will be our first dedicated fundraiser. You will bring your brilliance, passion, ideas, drive and ambition and be working directly with the Foundation’s Executive Director and CWGC’s Director General. The Foundation is on a transformational journey and income generation and fundraising is a vital part of how our strategy is delivered and realised, You will be instrumental in raising the Foundation’s profile and brand, developing our fundraising programme, growing our income, and making an impact by kickstarting this next important and exciting chapter of the CWGF’s history.

Dynamic and inventive, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience across a variety of fundraising disciplines with a clear understanding of how important the generation of both restricted and unrestricted income is to the overall development of our growing Charity. You will be building relationships across the CWGC with operational, marketing and communication teams to develop shared initiatives and deliver shared targets and objectives.  You will work closely with our busy education team and public engagement coordinators to build fundraising initiatives and projects in regional communities, initially, within the UK and later globally, including our inaugural annual War Graves Week and our newly established Visitor Centres in Northern France and Ieper in Belgium.

There is real opportunity to shine at the CWGF, to help us grow our teams and our work and to make a huge impact by delivering a pipeline of opportunities, supporters and donors, all of whom will enable us to help communities around the world and engage with their own histories. You will be part of a team of truly dedicated and exceptional people seeking to inspire, inform, educate and involve people, particularly the young with millions of stories of the ultimate sacrifice and remembrance, that must never be forgotten.

You will be able to demonstrate:

• Evidence of commitment to the highest standards of fundraising as set out by the Institute of Fundraising
• Recent and relevant, successful track record in a variety of charitable fundraising disciplines including, Trusts, Corporate, Events and Major Donor Fundraising
• A proven track record of securing significant new business, major gifts and new donors
• Experience of working with other charities and partner organisations on events and shared fundraising initiatives
• An understanding of effective Community Fundraising and sponsorship events
• Experience working with volunteers of all ages and backgrounds
• Experience of working with databases and managing supporter data effectively and in accordance with GDPR requirements
• Meticulous attention to detail and excellent organisation, research and planning skills
• Highly effective interpersonal and networking skills, with the ability to build strong and productive relationships
• A team-player – making decisions for the good of the organisation rather than for individual targets and being a passionate champion for partnership working and collaboration
• Willingness to travel
• Ability to work to deadlines and plan and prioritise own workload with minimum supervision
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, listening)
• Excellent presentation and report compilation skills
• Ability to hit the ground running and absorb complex information quickly
• Strong IT skills

In addition, we are looking for applicants who share our Values of Respect, Excellence, Teamwork, Communication, Professionalism and Commitment.

What We Offer:

• A generous holiday allocation, 25 days, rising by 1 day per year, up to a maximum of 30
• Paid public holidays
• Paid office closure between Christmas and New Year
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous Pension Scheme, with the CWGF contributing up to 15%
• Up to six times salary Life Assurance cover
• Employee Assistance Programme
• We offer piece of mind for our employees travelling on business via International SOS

How to Apply

Please visit our website for further details of how to apply.

We are unable to consider applications if all the required documents are not submitted.

Closing Date: Midday, Friday 28 May 2021

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to creating a respectful work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and where any unlawful and/or unfair discrimination is eliminated. We will not unlawfully discriminate directly or indirectly in recruitment or employment on grounds of sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation or marital status, religion or belief.

This is an exciting new opportunity to join our fundraising team. Working alongside the Corporate Partnerships Manager you will be responsible for generating new income from corporates with a focus on unrestricted giving. 

Our ideal candidate will have a proven track record of securing successful new business relationships, from the research stage through to close. You will be a confident communicator, able to build and maintain strong relationships with a range of stakeholders and supporters.

For more details, please download our full Job Description. 

Fundraising Manager – North West

Closing date: Sunday, 9th May 2021

Salary £16.86 per hour/£30,685.20 per annum
Hours 21 - 35
Weeks 52
Annual Leave 25 days plus 10 days bank holiday (pro-rata for part-time)
Contract Permanent
Location Manchester

Henshaws is a northern charity supporting people living with sight loss and a range of other disabilities to go beyond expectations.

We believe that, wherever they are, everyone has the right to an independent and fulfilling life. Our support, advice and training enables people and their families build skills, develop confidence, help each other and look forward to a more positive future.

We are looking to recruit a Fundraising Manager (NW) to lead, develop and manage fundraising in Greater Manchester and the West.

Job Summary

To lead, develop and manage fundraising in Greater Manchester and the West. Ensure fundraising targets are exceeded by cultivating and securing high value partnerships, and by developing and implementing sustainable fundraising plans in line with the organisational and fundraising strategy.

The post holder will provide leadership and guidance to the fundraising team and monitor and report on performance to inform decision making and ensure net income growth is achieved.

Key responsibilities:

Lead the development of Henshaws Fundraising across the area to maximise net income and develop sustainable income streams for short, medium and long-term growth.

Lead, manage and oversee fundraising activity with accountability for collective and individual performance.

Monitor and evaluate progress against strategic plans using management information and budgets to produce reports and forecasts as required.

To be lead specialist in major relationships and corporate fundraising, account managing relationships where appropriate, cultivating new and sustainable relationships for the future

To uphold Henshaws values of Informed, Sharing, Proactive, Inspiring, Compassionate and Empowering.

The ideal candidate will possess:

Proven experience of planning and managing fundraising activities

Knowledge of fundraising Regulation and codes of practice

Educated to degree level or equivalent, or demonstrable equivalent professional experience

Closing date Sunday 9th May 2021 – 12 Noon

To gain a full understanding of the role please read the job description and person specification available on-line Henshaws Website.

Henshaws Society for Blind People aims to employ a diverse workforce and is committed to equality of employment and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

This role may require an enhanced DBS check, please refer to the job description for further details.

Registered Charity No: 221888

COVID-19 considerations:
Henshaws are constantly reviewing our policies and procedures to keep staff safe during the COVID pandemic

The primary function of the Trust Fundraising Manager is to be pro-active in identifying and developing new and existing relationships with trusts, foundations and statutory bodies in order to generate income and assist the team in reaching agreed income targets. ensuring that fundraising activity is in-line with the overall strategic plan for The Big House. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Identify, research and approach prospective contacts in order to cultivate relationships and generate new business.
• To develop and manage a realistic weighted pipeline of trusts and foundations income including the development of new multi-year and growth fund opportunities.
• Develop excellent written proposals including drafting and agreeing project budgets.
• To work with project staff to ensure useful and relevant material is gathered across projects, for detailed and timely reporting to funders and the creation of compelling fundraising material.
• Support the Engagement Manager to identify what impact data needs to be captured to best show the impact of The Big House, and tying this in to overall strategy.

Person specification to include:

• Detailed knowledge of Trusts & Foundations, funding timescales and reporting requirements. 
• Excellent knowledge of fundraising landscape in the UK
• Outstanding communication skills (written and verbal) to engage with funders.
• Experience of achieving set income targets in a fundraising role and a strong track record of cultivating relationships with trustees/trust representatives, and securing major multi-year 5 and 6-figure grants.
• Confident and successful use of IT systems and packages including MS Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint).

About The Big House

The Big House has a simple mission: to enable care leavers to fulfil their potential. The statistics are stark and speak for themselves. While only 1% of children in England & Wales have been in care, they account for 27% of the adult prison population and half of all prisoners under 25. A shocking 46% of care leavers remain continuously NEET (not in education, employment or training) and they are four times more likely to commit suicide.

Through drama and individualised long-term support The Big House help care leavers overcome traumas experienced in childhood so they can make the complex transition from looked-after child to independent adult.

We hope that the attached application pack, along with the Academy’s website, gives you all the information that you need to help you apply for a post here. Chelsea Academy is a great place to work and visitors often comment on the excellent behaviour of our students, the friendliness of our staff and the fantastic Academy building. Our aim is simple; to provide the best quality education for all the students that attend the Academy, to produce happy and employable young people and to become one of the best schools in London.

Chelsea Academy seeking to appoint an experienced, pro-active Fundraising / Development Manager to lead on supporting the fundraising work of Chelsea Academy Foundation, Chelsea Academy’s fundraising charity. Its Mission is to support Chelsea Academy in creating an inspirational community of learning and achievement that will make a positive contribution to community cohesion in Kensington and Chelsea.  Your role would support the Chelsea Academy Foundation to raise enough money to ensure that students have the life skills and aspirations to successfully begin their journeys and flourish into exceptional, well-rounded members of society.

We currently have strong relationships with several generous grant providers but are looking for a fundraising manager to broaden our fundraising to include regular donors, businesses, wealthy individuals and benefactors.  We are looking for an enthusiastic, natural networker who can continue to build on the foundations of a fundraising network already in place. We aim to bring in over £120k annually (and have achieved this over the past three years) and are aiming to increase this to £150k moving forward through the launch of our Flourish Fund.

We can be flexible with working days and hours for an exceptional and experienced candidate and would consider job sharing if two candidates requested it.

Job Description

Fundraising / Development Manager

Purpose:

• To be responsible for the pursuit of additional income through fundraising to support our students and enable them to flourish into exceptional, well-rounded members of society.

Reporting to: Director of Finance and Operations

Working time: Hours a week negotiable, term time only

Main responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• In conjunction with the leadership team, implement a fundraising strategy that will include trust, corporate, and individual giving

• Devise and coordinate effective gift acknowledgement and donor stewardship

• Ensure that accurate records are kept of fundraising operations and donations, in line with the Data Protection Act

• Prospect research and approach planning

• Ensuring effective communication of fundraising development to the leadership team, governors, the Chelsea Academy Foundation trustees, staff, students, and parents

• Presenting to appropriate management, governor and trustee meetings as and when required

• Seek out new partnerships with third party organisations to offer new experiences for students

• Ensure that former students have regular information about the Academy and that an alumni database is held

• Lead on organizing fundraising events that engage the Academy and local community

• Develop and manage a local business partnership programme

• Design all fundraising materials and maintain a folder on google drive for all materials

• Increase income from grant making bodies by writing compelling bids

• Ensure that donor reports meet requirements and contracts, and that they are of a high standard and submitted on time

• Establish a range of new income streams, with a particular emphasis on the application of digital technology e.g. the use of Crowdfunding, as the basis for establishing a more diverse range of income

• Work with the Principal on Marcoms

Candidate Specification

Successful candidates are likely to be able to give evidence in support of all or most of the following:

Professional Skills and Experience

1. Possess appropriate qualifications and / or experience in a similar role.

2. Be ICT literate and be able to operate software effectively to support your role. (Windows and MAC an advantage).

3. Have experience of school data and fundraising systems (Experience of Donorfy CRM system and SIMS would be an advantage but training will be given).

4. Possess the ability to time manage and prioritise effectively in a busy office and school environment.

5. Be able to deal discreetly with confidential information.

6. Show evidence of continued professional development.

7. Presentation and data analysis experience 

8. Possess GDPR awareness and its impact on your role

People, Relationships and Communications

1. Be committed to maintaining a distinctive and inclusive Christian ethos in the Academy.

2. Be able to relate to all students, staff and parents in a positive and constructive way.

3. Be able to develop good relationships with students and to work with them to promote high standards of learning and cooperation.

4. Be part of a whole Academy team which seeks and develops a variety of opportunities to support and work with students.

5. Possess integrity, optimism, resilience, calmness and a sense of proportion.

6. Be able to work flexibly in a changing environment.

7. Possess good written and verbal communication skills.

8. Possess excellent organisational and administrative skills.

9. Be willing to contribute to the wider life of the Academy.

This job description and Person Specification is not exhaustive and is subject to alteration in discussion with the post holder.

Equal Opportunities and Safer Recruitment

Chelsea Academy is an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from suitable candidates no matter their gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability, however, we do expect all our staff to note and follow our Christian ethos which is outlined on our website. Please note that Chelsea Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to satisfy successful references, an enhanced police / Security Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and right to work in the UK  prior to starting employment with the Academy.

If you want to work in a happy, purposeful inner city academy with a strong Christian ethos and commitment to helping every student go on to university or meaningful employment, then we would welcome your application.

Mariella Ardron 

Principal

Job Summary
The Fundraising Officer is a key role for Trust House Lancashire and will lead on the generation of income with a particular focus on community, digital and corporate fundraising, and partnerships to support current and new projects. The right candidate will be a strong communicator who can engage effectively with different audiences and using different media to generate support for Trust House. The Fundraising Officer will increase awareness of our work in the local community and with local businesses and develop those relationships.
According to the office of National Statistics, in the 12 months to September 2019 there were
154, 229 sexual offences recorded by the police in England and Wales and in Lancashire sexual
offences showed an increase of 25% which is substantially higher tha n the increase seen
nationally (7%). At Trust House Lancashire (THL) we have seen almost a year on year increase in
requests for support since we commenced service delivery in April 2014. We worked with 411
individuals over the 12 month period from 1 st A pril 2018 to 31 st March 2019 and received 361
new requests for support. 35% of new requests for support came in relation to children under 18
years.

We want to ensure
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Key Relationships
Internal Chief Executive officer, Operations Manager, Administration Officer, Volunteer Coordinator
External Corporate Partners, Community Members, Friends of Trust House Group.
Main Role and Priority Responsibilities
To be responsible for leading on the development and growth of Trust House Lancashire’s income from Community and Corporate Fundraising.
• Leading on Corporate Events, Corporate Support and Partnerships, and Community Fundraising both digitally and face to face.
• Identifying opportunities and ideas for fundraising activities and events.
• Matching projects to potential funding opportunities.
• Developing and building on long-term relationships with corporate partners and community members to secure ongoing additional funding.
• Applying for awards, prizes, and other forms of recognition for Trust House Lancashire’s work.
• Write and submit regular updates to the CEO, Operations Manager and Trustees on plans and including progress reports, evaluations, and end-of-project reports.
• Keeping track of supporters, events, activities, and income.
• Feeding back on progress against set targets and budgets to CEO, Operations Manager and Trustees.
• Maintaining an up to date understanding on developments in fundraising and third sector funding and new opportunities
• Contributing to the development and delivery of the organisation’s strategy and working with the CEO/Operations Manager to support the implementation of the service delivery plan.
• Working with the CEO/Operations Manager to develop realistic costings and budgets to organise events.
• Contributing to, supporting, and where appropriate leading on additional and developing aspects of Trust House Lancashire’s broader income generation work.
• Managing your own workload to meet priorities, deadlines, and targets.
• Providing management and support to team members and volunteers as appropriate.

General
Trust House Lancashire has a flexible approach to working arrangements. The office base is in Preston, but the role may require travel to events in and around Lancashire and working outside of normal office hours.
Carry out from time to time and as directed, any other duties as required in addition to the above that will be both reasonable and within your capabilities.
Ensure that at all times you take care of your health and safety and that of others by complying with health and safety obligations, particularly by reporting promptly any defects, risks or potential hazards.