Corporate Fundraising Manager Jobs

About the role

The Royal Institution (Ri) is an independent charity which has been connecting people with science for over 200 years. Founded in 1799 through the wonderful generosity of 58 patrons, to this day we remain based in our original, magnificent, Georgian home in central London. Thanks to the support of those early philanthropists, the Ri has inspired generations of scientists over the years whose discoveries have helped shape our modern world.

The Ri has a clear vision that ‘Science is for Everyone’ and it is our belief that everyone should have equitable access to science. Through our packed event programme available in person or online, our UK schools outreach and social impact initiatives, and our global digital reach including 1.4m YouTube subscribers we achieve our mission by connecting people with scientists to explore science together.

With a new 5-year strategy in place, the Ri is looking for an experienced and passionate fundraiser to lead a team to deliver growth across all areas of fundraising to scale our charitable impact and reach new audiences. This is a critical role in developing and executing our fundraising strategy, and driving the charity’s financial sustainability.

Leading and working alongside a team of four fundraisers; you will identify and deliver funding sources; including but not limited to major donors, patrons, individual giving, grants, and corporate partnerships. You will deliver exceptional supporter relationship management and by using your entrepreneurial style will realise new funding opportunities.

About you

Are you hungry for growth and success and have a sales orientated approach to securing new funding?

Do you have:

Significant demonstrable experience of fundraising growth and success?

Experience of creating a fundraising strategy and action plan across all main funding sources?

Experience of Ultra/High Net Worth Individual (UHNWI) and Major Donor relationship management?

Exceptional communication and people skills with experience of networking, building relationshipsand influencing senior stakeholders ?

Experience of people management, financial management and business planning?

A rewarding opportunity for someone wishing to gain insight into the operational efficiency of a fantastic Secretariat's fundraising department and provide day-to-day coordination and project management support for departmental projects and initiatives.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing comprehensive administrative support service to the Fundraising and Marketing department.
• Supporting the Director of Fundraising and Marketing in the effective administration of departmental meetings, invoicing, and budget tracking across the team.

Strong interpersonal skills are required for this role to be able to respond to colleagues, other key stakeholders needs, with respect and intention to provide an excellent and efficient service.

This is an ideal role for anyone wishing to understand the mechanics of a fundraising function, process donations and hold an integral role in engaing with donors and the public.

We wish to receive applications from individuals that have a real interest in learning, coupled with a "can do attitude" and have excellent communcation skills; orally and in writing.

Please refer to the job description and contact the HR team if you have any questions about the position,

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis, as we expect this position to be filled very quickly. So please submit your CV with a short covering letter [no more than 1 page].

Following a series of significant new business wins (including a potential 7 figure retail partnership), the Corporate Fundraising Team at CALM are now looking to grow. We are looking for a Corporate Fundraising Manager to join us on a 12-month contract. This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled account manager, experienced in growing and developing multi-layered corporate partnerships, who is also interested in developing their new business skills. 

You will be primarily responsible for managing CALM’s key partnerships, most significantly our new exciting retail partnership, which has the potential to be transformational for CALM. This role will provide high-quality account management and personal and innovative stewardship of existing partners, and will also work alongside the team in winning and onboarding new corporate partners. This role reports into the Corporate Fundraising Lead. 

Core Responsibilities 

• Contribute to CALM’s Fundraising Revenue targets, through excellent relationship management and supporter care

• Confidently represent CALM at key meeting and events

• Be a data steward for fundraising, ensuring quality data management

• Build excellent working relationships with internal teams at CALM and collaborate with them effectively

• Consistently demonstrate CALMs Values, leading by example.

• When required, be an active and engaged member of CALMs EDI Supergroup

• Maintain awareness of industry trends and best practice, with a view to use these to increase CALM’s income

• Adhere to GDPR and be fully conversant with relevant fundraising regulator legislation and guidelines

Role Specifics

• Provide excellent relationship management to CALM’s largest high-value corporate partners, including producing an account management plan, supporting fundraising initiatives and employee engagement, thereby significantly contributing to the corporate fundraising budget and strategy

• Create engaging, accurate, and tailored reports and updates that meet the partnership’s needs and interests

• Build strong working relationships and collaborate closely with colleagues across CALM to complement partnership activity

• Continue to seek ways of deepening the relationship with the partner, including additional areas of funding

• Work with the Corporate Fundraising Lead and other key colleagues across the organisation to secure new corporate partners where capacity allows. This may involve (but not limited to) writing applications, pitching, and canvassing for staff votes 

• Support improvements to working practice, process and knowledge across the High Value team to drive efficiency, improved ROI and inform strategy

• Maintain awareness of industry trends and best practice, with a view to use these to increase CALM’s income

Skills and Experience Required

• Experience of managing multi-layered corporate partnerships worth £100k+, ideally with experience of growing/extending relationships

• An exceptional relationship manager, able to be in daily contact with the partner and their key stakeholders

• Highly organised with the ability to plan and prioritise work effectively and meet multiple deadlines

• Knowledge and understanding of the corporate fundraising landscape

• Ability to produce high-quality written communication

• Empathy for and awareness of CALM’s mission and values

Why us?

Reports to: Corporate Fundraising Lead

Contract: 1 year, with potential to become permanent

Benefits: Benefits: Unlimited annual leave, Healthcare cash plan, 6% pension contribution, hybrid working, nine day fortnight, therapeutic services

Based: London Waterloo twice a week (Wednesdays and Thursdays) / Remote Working (Mon, Tues & Fri), 9.30am - 5.30pm.

Salary: £35,000-40,000 per annum

A work environment that values creativity, personal growth and collaboration

‘Philanthropy & Partnerships’, which covers Grants, Trusts & Foundations, Major Donor and Corporate fundraising streams, is pivotal to Noah’s Ark – typically accounting for around 75% of the charity’s overall income. In real terms, that is £3m of our £4.1m fundraising target for 2023-24. This role feeds into our Major Donor and Corporate income streams. Philanthropy & Partnerships is a real area of expertise for Noah’s Ark, with much scope for further growth. The successful candidate will therefore enjoy opportunities to develop an exciting, multi-disciplinary portfolio and gain invaluable in-house training and support, working as part of a high-performing and super supportive team, ready for its next exciting growth phase.

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious individual to shape,develop,implement and deliver core events and community activities through leadership of this function. Critical to your success will be your positive and pro-active appraoch and your communication skills and strategic thinking capability. You will lead on the planning,development and implementation of an effective Events and Community Fundraising programme in order to meet objectives and net income in order to meet objectives and net income targets as set out in the buisness plan and wider organisational strategy.You will manage the volunteer programme to ensure volunteer support is maximised on events,projects and office based administrative tasks. 

Based in our busy public-facing fundrasing office you will manage the events and community fundrasing tema and report to the Senior Public Fundrasing Manager to ensure all activity is co-ordinated and opportunities are maximised to deliver high supporter care and compliance with fundrasing best practice.

Location: Home Based
Contract type: Permanent
Hours per week: 35
Salary: £29,857 (FTE)

Closing date: 2nd January 2024
Interview date: 8th January 2024

Do you want to join our commitment to ensure no family faces cancer alone?

We are looking for a standout relationship manager to join our fantastic team of fundraisers who work tirelessly to raise funds for Young Lives vs Cancer. This is a role of variety, opportunity and innovation and we are looking for someone who embraces change and constantly strives to achieve more.

A great personality and team ethic are really important in this role as you will maximise income for Young Live vs Cancer by coaching our supporters to reach their goals, whilst seeking out new fundraising opportunities for your geographical area. This role sits within the ‘Supporter Experience’ team, and we need someone with natural customer service skills who wants to deliver a legendary experience to all of their supporters. Your team of supporters will range from volunteers and individuals to groups and local corporates.

We are not your average employer, nor are we looking for an average candidate in a 9-5 role. What we offer is the flexibility and adaptivity to ensure that your personal work/life balance is taken care of. Whether it is finishing early for an appointment, picking up from school or further education, we can help to make it work for you. Many of the team work condensed or flexible hours to suit their individual circumstance so we would love to discuss your needs more at interview.

Experience within a similar role, or within the charity sector, would be great but we know that a lot of the most important skills in this role are easily transferable from another sector. We want the right person, and we will invest in training the right candidate. The skills we are looking for in this role are:

- Strong prioritisation skills
- Great communicator
- Self-Motivated
- Emotionally intelligent
- Master at storytelling
- Epic at relationship building.
- Self-Aware
- Great at spotting opportunities
- Influencing/Negotiating
- Compassion
- Bravery
- Integrity
- Team player

The must haves:

- A full UK driving licence and access to a car (including business insurance)
- A sufficient Broadband connection if home based.
- Live in the East or West Midlands of England. Candidates who live outside of the local authority should highlight an intention to relocate to the area in their covering letter for their application to be considered.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

If you think this sounds like you then please have a read of the attached job specification. If you would like to discuss the role before applying, then we welcome these informal chats.

Diversity declaration

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their race, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation.

We are committed to taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities and creating equitable opportunities for all. We are passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive, and equitable organisation, as well as reflective of the diverse children and young people we support. Click here to find out more about our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy.

Accessibility

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible.  Please get in touch with us if you would like to discuss any specific requirements.

What we offer

Every quarter we offer a wellbeing and development day where no meetings are held. It’s a day for everyone to spend time on whatever supports their own personal wellbeing and professional development – whether that’s catching up with training, life admin, exercise or reading. There is no prescription to these days as we know everyone is unique.

You may also have experience in the following: Fundraising Manager, Senior Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Engagement Manager, Senior Fundraising Engagement Manager, Fundraising Engagement, Community Engagement, Senior Fundraising Officer, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Senior Fundraiser, Business Development, Business Development Manager, Account Manager, Account Management, Supporter Engagement, Relationship Management, Customer Relationship Manager, Client Relationship Manager, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector etc.

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About the role:

In this role, you will be responsible for driving forward a successful programme of fundraising from the corporate sector, cultivating strong relationships with existing and prospective partners in a way which communicates the values of the charity and builds potential for long term support.

This will include day-to-day account management, prospecting partners research and developing tailored applications, presentations, pitches, and proposals to win new business. Your role will have line management duties, overseeing the Corporate Partnerships Officer and Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator to develop plans for expanding the current partnerships, find new ones, and develop new corporate fundraising and volunteering concepts.

While your primary focus will be on nurturing and developing corporate relationships, you will also support other income generation opportunities such as in-year appeals and fundraising events.

The postholder will be required to work 2 days in our head office in Kings Cross, with the rest of the working week from home. 

About you:

• Demonstrable experience of successfully generating five-figure funds from the corporate sector and account handling commercial client relationships within a fundraising environment, including Charity of the Year partnerships.
• Proven business development track record.
• Experience of developing targeted applications and proposals to the corporate sector, with a proven ability to present the charity’s work in a compelling way that resonates with corporate audiences and articulates the mutual benefits of prospective partnerships.
• Proven experience of developing good working relationships both within the charity and corporate sectors, including negotiating with and influencing decision makers at all levels.
• Experience of project management and analysis, monitoring and evaluation and running projects to deadline; highly numerate and attentive to detail.
• Entrepreneurial, results-driven and able to work on own initiative and also as part of a team; meeting deadlines under pressure.

About us:

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment. 

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. 

Important info:

Please note we will be interviewing candidates as suitable applications are received, please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close applications early. 

Every dog and cat in need deserves expert, personalised care and support, and to be loved. This organisation has a diverse team of c.80 staff and c.150 volunteers, here for dogs, cats, and communities in the UK, in Afghanistan, and in Georgia. They offer expert veterinary care, rescue and rehoming services, programs in the community, and guidance and support to improve the lives of dogs and cats in need.

It is an exciting time to join, with ambitious plans in development to raise the organisations profile and deliver their strategic objectives over the coming years so they can broaden reach and deepen impact for dogs, cats, pet owners, and communities. They feel the urgency of soaring demand for their vital work and feel relentless in their commitment to rise to meet it.

The Philanthropy Manager will lead corporate and trust fundraising, working closely with the Head of Fundraising, Head of International Projects and Relations, and the wider Senior Management Team. You will plan and deliver tailored and engaging applications and pitches, securing both restricted and unrestricted funding.

This role will take ownership of the corporate and trust fundraising strategies, researching new opportunities, developing budgets and approaches, as well as leading the day-to-day relationship management of these important partners.

As Philanthropy Manager, you will:

• Lead corporate and trust fundraising and develop these areas to increase net income and establish long-term relationships
• Identify new opportunities within corporate and trust fundraising supporting an income target of c.£200k from Trusts and c.£70k from Corporate
• Manage and maintain the corporate and trust pipelines, including inputting into the annual budget and monthly management account processes
• Lead the day-to-day management and stewardship of a portfolio of corporate and grant making bodies, developing tailored plans for each existing and potential funder

Ideal skills and experience:

• Proven and successful track record of working with corporate partners or trusts and foundations at 4- and 5-figure level
• Passion for working with organisations and institutional funders to deliver transformative growth
• Experience of trust and foundation fundraising techniques and project bid submissions
• Enjoyment of networking and building relationships

Employee benefits include:

• 33 days (including statutory bank holidays) annual leave, increasing to 34 days after two years’ service and 35 days after five years
• An extra day off on your birthday
• On completion of two years’ service, staff have the option to buy or sell up to five days annual leave each year
• Permanent members of staff, on completion of 2 years’ service, have the opportunity to have an extra five days paid annual leave a year if they are volunteering on a organisation-supported project
• 10 days sick pay will be paid to staff in a rolling year
• Health Cash Plan, including visits to the dentist, optician, physiotherapist, chiropractors etc.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 50% off veterinary fees and cost price pet food
• Cycle to work schemes
• Interest free season ticket loan

Fundraising Assistant 

Reports to:Senior Fundraising Officer

 Location:Remote (UK based) working days but will be required in the Bristol office at least once a week 

Salary: £23,000 

Length of contract: Permanent , 37 hours per week

Closing date: 9am Monday 18th December 

Interviews: 4th – 5th January 2024. 
  
Main Purpose of Post  
  
You will be joining our fantastic Fundraising team who keeps the organisation surviving and thriving by bringing in funding from the smallest individual donor, a high profile corporate partner, or individual major donor. This post holder for this role work across the whole Fundraising team, providing administrative and operational support, including maintaining the fundraising database.

We’re looking for someone with great people skills, as well as drive, initiative and determination. You’ll be diligent with details and accuracy, and have a dynamic approach to your work. You will be a natural problem solver, always looking to improve upon current processed to improve on efficiency.   

The post holder will develop and maintain both internal and external contacts and will need a thorough understanding of Women’s Aid’s work.  

Duties and Key Responsibilities 

1. Fundraising 

• Monitor the fundraising inbox, acting as first point of contact for a wide range of enquirers and supporters, including some high profile, maintaining a professional approach at all times.

• To process donations through our CRM – working closely with finance and the wider fundraising team 

• To assist with the implementation of a regular giving strategy, and support with donor communication and retention.  

• To provide additional support at peak times of year such as our winter appeal and International Women’s Day. 

• To assist with the organisation of fundraising events as required.  

• Support with the management of Women’s Aid’s online giving programmes including Just Giving and Enthuse.   

• To assist with sending out fundraising merchandise including supporter packs, running vests, t-shirts etc.   

• Support the team with data processing on the CRM database. 

2. Stewardship  

• To assist with the implementation of the donor stewardship programme for all donors including one off, regular givers and community fundraisers.  

• Actively work to reduce the attrition rate of donors by ensuring regular contact is maintained with all donors.  

3. Information management  

• Take responsibility for ensuring that full records are maintained on the fundraising database.  

• Collate departmental performance data for fundraising activities.   

• Act as first point of contact for a wide range of supporters, including some high profile, conveying a professional image at all times.   

• To assist with the administration of fundraising activities on the CRM including mailings and event administration when required.  

• To carry out a range of information gathering activities as required, including online research.   

• To maintain the fundraising database including timely processing of donations, grants and making sure donors are thanked.  

• Ensure that data processing is in accordance with GDPR compliance. 

4. Financial  

• To ensure all donations are processed quickly, correctly, and donors are thanked in a timely manner.   

• To lead on some of the financial functions such as reconciling the bank statements between Fundraising and Finance, ensuring donations are correctly coded. 

Person Specification 
Experience: Essential 

• Experience of working in a fundraising or sales/customer facing role.  

• Experience of building and maintaining strong relationships.  

• Experience of working within a team and individually to achieve success.   

• Experience of using a database. 

Experience: Desirable 

• Experience working in a charity environment. 

• Experience of using a fundraising or CRM database. 

Skills & Abilities: Essential 

• Excellent computer skills and experience using a wide range of computer packages, including Microsoft packages. 

• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to liaise with people at all levels, on the telephone, face to face and in writing.   

• Ability to carry out thorough research to keep-up-to date with new fundraising opportunities.   

• Demonstrable initiative and determination.  

• Excellent attention to detail and accurate record keeping.   

• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage a busy workload.  

Knowledge: Essential 

• Knowledge and understanding of Feminism.  

• Understanding of domestic abuse and the issues relating including the impacts on women and children.  

• Understanding of the role of Women’s Aid.   

Knowledge: Desirable 

• Knowledge and understanding of GDPR and compliance. 
    

Other Requirements 

 Essential 

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and sensitivity of the aims and objectives of Women’s Aid;  

• Commitment to anti-racism and anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities. 

• Willingness to travel and work occasional unsocial hours as required. 

• To be flexible within the broad remit of the post. 

Summary of Terms and Conditions of Employment 

Terms of appointment: Confirmation of appointment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period.  This will normally be of six months (less for short term contracts).  During this time an employee will be expected to establish their suitability for the post. During the probationary period employment may be terminated in writing, giving one week's notice by either party (this may be waived by mutual agreement). Only any statutory dismissal procedure will apply during the probationary period. There is no probationary period for contracts of under 3 months.  

Salary:  £23,000 pro-rata  + benefits.  Salary is paid in arrears through bank credit by the 25th of each month.  Part time staff receive pro-rata payment based on hours worked.   

Working hours:  The standard working hours for this post are 37 hours per week, based in Bristol at least one day a week with remote (UK based) working; benefits include a generous bank holidays and annual leave package and contributory pension scheme.   

Support and supervision:  Women’s Aid has a commitment to providing regular supervision and support to staff with annual appraisals forming a key part of staff development.  We have a training policy in place and encourage staff to take an active role in their career development plan.  

Pension:  Women’s Aid is enrolled with the People’s Pension scheme. Women’s Aid normally contributes 7% of salary and the employee contributes 3% towards the group pension scheme. Eligible staff will be automatically enrolled on the scheme when they have successfully completed the 3 month interim probationary review.  

Annual Leave:  Women’s Aid offers an annual leave entitlement of 28 days per year rising by one day per year until 30 days annual leave per year is reached.  In addition, we offer 8 days public holidays plus 2 additional days in March and August. All leave entitlement is calculated pro-rata for part time employees.  

Other leave:  Employees have contractual rights to time off for reasons of sickness, maternity and other circumstances.    

Period of notice: 1 month after your probationary period has been completed.  

Union:  You have a right to membership of a trade union. Women’s Aid recognises Unison.   

 Asylum and Immigration Act 1996:  To confirm your right to work in the UK, Women’s Aid will need to see the original of at least one document from a specified list (available on the UK Government website). Most commonly this is a British Passport. 

 Additional information is available on request.  

Are you an experienced fundraiser looking to use your passion and expertise to support impactful arts activities involving people with experience of homelessness? Experience of implementing successful major giving and corporate income programmes? Want to be part of a dynamic, ambitious, joyful organisation? Then this could be the role for you!

The Choir with No Name (CWNN) has been building supportive choir communities with homeless and marginalised people since 2008. We were founded on the premise that singing makes you feel good; it distracts you from all the nonsense in life and helps you build confidence, skills and genuine, long-lasting friendships.

“I’m so happy to have found CWNN. It’s made such a difference to me. I’ve broken a 25-year cycle with drugs and honestly, I don’t think I could have done it without the choir. I’m not existing anymore, I’m living, and that’s huge.”

- Richard, choir member

We are at an exciting stage as an organisation with an ambitious 10-year strategy to increase our choirs from six to thirty by 2033, so we are investing in our fundraising team to grow our income in line with our bold strategy and plans.

Reporting to the Head of Development, the Development Manager will take an active role in building a robust and sustainable major donor and corporate fundraising programme to help us expand our work across the UK over the coming years. They will work closely with the Head of Development to establish new and exciting partnerships with high-net-worth individuals and companies who align with our values, to grow income sustainably and guarantee the long-term stability of the organisation.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and firmly believe that each team member can provide a unique perspective and valuable contribution to the lives of the people we work with, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, ethnicity, religion or belief. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness. We follow an anonymous recruitment process.

• Reports to: Head of Development
• Contract: 2-year fixed term contract with potential to extend
• Hours: Part time, minimum 15 hours to max 25 hours a week, flexible and compressed hours possible.
• Location: Remote, with colleagues in London, Colchester and Sheffield. Must be UK resident/taxpayer.
• Annual leave: 25 days per year pro rata (rising with length of service) + UK bank holidays
• Salary: £33,500 to £36,000 (dependent on experience).
• Benefits: 6% employer contribution pension, Employee Assistance Programme, home working allowance, flexible hours

Job description

Major Donor Fundraising

• Proactively research, identify, and develop support from high-net-worth individuals.
• Manage a portfolio of philanthropy partners, building our income from major donors and developing a long-term major donor strategy.
• Plan and participate in engaging cultivation events, fostering strong donor relationships.

Corporate Fundraising

• Build and nurture strong partnerships with companies of all sizes, taking a proactive approach to ensure mutually beneficial partnerships nationally and locally in our choir cities.
• Securing gig sponsorship and Charity of the Year partnerships, both on a national and local level.
• Manage a portfolio of corporate partners of all sizes, building our income from businesses and developing a successful long-term strategy for securing financial, pro bono and in-kind support.
• Develop long-term relationships with companies and senior business people for the Choir with No Name
• Develop our workplace singing workshop programme into a sustainable self-earned revenue stream

General

• Contribute to the annual fundraising strategy, alongside the Head of Development and CEO.
• Develop a robust fundraising pipeline and stewardship plan to generate sustainable income in line with our targets and strategy.
• Produce accurate and timely reports for funders and Trustees.
• Ensure donation data is accurately recorded in accordance with data protection regulations.
• Carry out any other duties as may be reasonably required by the Choir with No Name within the scope of the role.

Experience/skills

• Demonstrable experience securing and stewarding high-value relationships with supporters.
• Demonstrable experience cultivating, securing and managing successful corporate partnerships.
• Proven success in achieving challenging fundraising targets and meeting deadlines
• Proven ability to produce high quality reports & narratives
• Excellent presentation/pitching skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent written, verbal and communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across a dispersed team.
• Strong IT skills with the ability to work effectively using MS 365 products
• Experience using a CRM system/donor database
• A strong understanding of legal and best practice fundraising requirements

Personal requirements

• Love networking, relationship building and have an eye for opportunity.
• Ability to work well with a board of trustees and respective sub-committees.
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences – as comfortable pitching to a team of corporate partners as you are talking about our fundraising with our choir members.
• A self-starter who can work with a high degree of autonomy.
• Results driven.
• Good at managing priorities and remaining calm under pressure.
• Consistently work with integrity and confidentiality.
• Excellent at creative problem solving and a positive can-do attitude.
• A desire to be part of a committed and hardworking team working in alignment with the values of the Choir with No Name.
• Ability to work occasional weekends and evenings.
• A good sense of humour!
• A love for music and singing is a bonus!

Deadline for applications is 9am Friday 6th January 2024

We have an exciting opportunity to join Bristol Animal Rescue Centre as our Head of Fundraising and Communications.

Head of Fundraising and Communications
Location: Bristol Animal Rescue Centre, 48-50 Albert Road, St Philips, Bristol BS2 0XA – some home-working may be possible subject to business requirements
Salary: £45,000 - £49,000 dependent on experience
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours/week – usual hours are 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, with consideration for team requirements and occasional evening and weekend working for which TOIL can be agreed
Contract: Permanent

About Us:

Our mission is to ensure that animals in need within our community receive the compassion, care and respect they deserve. We are committed to helping, healing and homing animals for as long as they need us.

About the role:

You will lead a diverse and dedicated team of staff and volunteers in the essential areas of
fundraising, marketing and communication. We are hugely dependent on harnessing the support of a wide range of generous donors to be able to continue delivering our animal welfare services, so this role is essential to Bristol Animal Rescue Centre being able to meet its long-term strategy and mission.

As such you will:

• Produce and deliver innovative, ambitious, yet achievable Fundraising and Communications strategies
• Prepare and present regular performance reports to the CEO and Trustees, managing engagement with the Board and Trustee sub-committees
• Drive income generation across all areas ensuring growth of income matches our service delivery needs
• Keep actively informed of social and economic trends and income generation opportunities to be able to forecast how opportunities might be changing, and produce proposals for where we should be focussing effort for the best returns as part of your Fundraising Strategy
• Ensure that we build positive relationships with a wide range of supporters to fund and promote the vital work of Bristol Animal Rescue Centre in order to achieve our mission

About you:

To succeed in this role you will:

• Have proven experience of meeting fundraising targets across a breadth of income streams including: Corporate, Trusts and Grants, Community, Individual Giving and Capital Appeals.
• Experience of leading and motivating teams to succeed
• Proven budget management experience
• Ability to demonstrate innovation and drive in relation to developing income generation opportunities
• Be passionate about, and dedicated to the welfare of animals

What we offer:

• A great place to work with passionate and dedicated colleagues
• An opportunity for some home working, subject to operational requirements
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted rates with PetPlan pet insurance

Application deadline: midnight on Sunday 14th January 2024
Please note that applications will be considered on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close the vacancy before this date if a suitable candidate secures the role.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

As a charity we try to minimise recruitment costs; if you have not heard from us within three weeks from the closing date of applications please assume that, on this occasion, your application has not been successful.

Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 Under Section 8 of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, employers must ensure that any prospective employee is legally entitled to live and work in the UK. If you are made a provisional offer, you will be required to produce an official document confirming that you are entitled to live and work in the UK, e.g. passport; full birth certificate and official document confirming your name and national insurance number or a passport/travel document/ letter from the Home Office.

Bristol Animal Rescue Centre and Bristol A.R.C. are the working names for RSPCA Bristol & District Branch (a charity registered in England & Wales 205858) and the linked charity the Bristol Dogs and Cats Home (a charity registered in England & Wales 205858-1)

Please do not send a CV as this will not be considered.

No agencies please.

We are looking for a dynamic Corporate and Community Partnerships Co-ordinator to join our creative fundraising team.

In this role you will secure long-term, mutually beneficial income from the corporate sector and from community partners within the city, across a range of disciplines and formats, including their Charity of the Year, cause-related marketing, and sponsorship. You will develop and secure new partnerships with Bristol’s businesses as well as nurture and account manage existing partnerships.

As well as this, you will seek to increase our presence in the community, connecting and seeking funding from organisations such as Rotary clubs, schools, and faith-based groups.

We are looking for someone with the passion to end homelessness in Bristol and the drive to fund services for people experiencing housing insecurity.

Caring in Bristol receives funding from the National Lottery.

Job Title: Head of Fundraising and Communications

Reporting To: CEO

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Loughborough with regular travel to Cambridge and any other locations where Baca’s services are delivered.

Salary: £35,310 - £42,800 Full Time

Working Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week

Purpose of the role

The Head of Fundraising and Communications is responsible for developing and implementing the:

• Fundraising strategy for Baca - ensuring we have the funds needed to undertake our work, that we continue to build a sustainable funding model that balances a range of funding streams and that donors feel engaged and part of the story of Baca.
• Communications and media strategy of the charity - ensuring that our communications to supporters, partners and within the media is excellent and on brand.
• Leadership and oversight of the Development Team.

Position in the organisation

In this role, you will be part of the Leadership Team and report directly to the charity’s Chief Executive. The role is currently responsible for a team of 2 people.

Main responsibilities

Income

• Provide strategic leadership, ensuring that the charity is focussed on sustainable income and not over reliant on any single donor or steam - including driving innovation to secure new income streams, testing new concepts, and assessing commercial viability.
• Develop, lead and deliver the Fundraising Strategy for Baca, ensuring sustainability of services with effective financial oversight of income plan.
• Lead the Development Team to be excellent - ensuring they are working in line with Baca’s Vision and Values, whilst maximising their skills, meeting targets and managing performance; providing excellent return on investment for the charity.
• Working with the team, ensure a robust strategy is in place which delivers against the budget, providing stretching but achievable targets.
• Ensure all activities are aligned with Baca’s Values and overall strategic direction and meets statutory and regulatory requirements and our ethical and sustainability policy.
• Responsible for ensuring all supporters have a clear stewardship plan which maximises their engagement with the charity and ensures that they feel engaged.
• Oversee the use of the donor data, in compliance with UK regulations.
• Review the effectiveness of the team periodically and implement change to maximise potential income.
• Develop and maintain policies and procedures relevant to the Fundraising Team.
• Ensure all risks are identified, communicated, and managed in line with Baca’s Values and enable the achievement of our strategic goals.
• Provide fundraising reports to the Board - ensuring that performance is monitored effectively and investment made strategically.

Communication

• Develop and outwork Baca’s communication strategy - to engage supporters and underpin income generation, raise awareness about the issues faced by child refugees without families, fleeing their countries from war, persecution and exploitation.
• Oversee the generation of tailored content (films, photographs, our annual report, donor updates, digital assets, website and socials etc) reflecting the work of Baca to maximise income, engage stakeholders and to raise awareness about the work of the charity.
• Ensure that our brand guidelines are kept up to date and outworked consistently across Baca’s internal and external communications.
• Drive the planning and execution of an integrated traditional and social media engagement strategy - to amplify key messages and create positive awareness amongst key stakeholder groups.
• Drive the development of policies and standards around all communications outputs and ensure they are implemented consistently in line with Baca’s Values.
• Ensure that the Values of the charity are reflected in all communications, and that corporate identity is applied consistently.

Leadership duties

• Serve as a fully active member of the Leadership Team, supporting the CEO in developing and delivering the organisational strategic objectives.
• As appropriate, speak into all areas of the charity - to help ensure that we work as effectively and efficiently as possible.
• Increase understanding and awareness across Baca regarding income generating activities, encouraging all staff, Trustees, Ambassadors and others make an active contribution towards income generation and promotion of the charity.
• Produce reports, investment proposals, presentations, and associated documents for internal and external audiences, including Trustees.
• Manage external stakeholders, attend events, and give presentations to drive awareness and support for Baca.
• Working as part of the Leadership Team, develop, maintain, monitor, and report on financial performance, budgets, and forecasts and KPIs.
• Ensure all income generation activities are fully integrated across Baca, recognising the importance that all of the team plays in helping to raise funds for the work.
• Take on special projects, outside the remit of the role, as required.

General

• Be a role model, leading by example in practicing the Values of Baca to achieve our Vision and Mission.
• Play an active and supportive role within the organisation.
• Take ownership of all administrative aspects of the role.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to work undertaken and ensure all confidential material is stored according to Baca’s Confidentiality statement and Data Protection Policy.
• Treat all staff and young people fairly and without prejudice, in line with Baca’s Equality and Diversity policy and adhere to all Baca’s policies and procedures
• Be adept in employing the correct procedures for dealing with any safeguarding incidences or concerns, in line with Baca’s Child, Vulnerable Adult Protection & Safeguarding Policy.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, in line with the needs of the team.

Person Specification

Baca is looking for someone who can take the strategic lead for all aspects of Baca’s fundraising and communications to ensure young people, who are refugee unaccompanied asylum seekers aged 16 to 18, have the best chance to rebuild their lives for a better future. The successful applicant will:

• Put the best interests of the young people at the heart of their role.
• Be willing to learn from the young people consistently and will ensure that safety and a learning attitude will be at the core of Baca’s external engagement.
• Be able to subscribe Baca’s values and demonstrate them in their behaviours.
• Be very organised, practical, proactive whilst managing a varied and busy workload.
• Be very approachable and enjoy working as part of a diverse team and supporting others.

The role will require the successful candidate to complete an enhanced DBS check.

The closing date for applications is 5 January 2024. Applicants will be shortlisted and interviewed as they arrive.

We are looking for someone to secure and steward long-term, multi-faceted relationships with companies and brands to achieve annual Corporate Partnership income targets and growth as well as securing future funding that meet Battersea’s strategic objectives.

About us

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love and expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them.

All the knowledge we gather in our centres helps us to improve the lives of the animals we’ll never meet, through our work with other rescue organisations and charities. We also help people make informed choices when getting a pet, we provide training and welfare advice, and we campaign for changes in the law when we see that dogs and cats or their owners deserve better.

Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

Income Generation department

Battersea’s multiple award-winning Income Generation department raises around 60% of the Charity’s total income. Working with colleagues across the organisation, we provide members of the public and organisations with opportunities to engage with Battersea and to support our work. Through continued investment, net fundraising income has risen from just £100,000 in 2010 to £13m in 2021, and we will continue to grow our income to make sure Battersea can be here for every cat and dog now and in the future.

Philanthropy, Partnerships and Commercial teams work to engage philanthropists and partners to support Battersea’s current and future work; helping them to understand the dramatic difference their donations can make to the work of our charity. Within Philanthropy and Partnerships sits the Corporate Partnerships team. We explore and cultivate new and existing partnerships with companies to drive income that supports the care of our animals through sponsorship, cause related marketing and aligning strategic objectives.

What we can offer you

We offer our employees a wide range of benefits to reward them for the value that they bring to Battersea, to support them in their work, to help improve their health and wellbeing, and maintain a healthy work-life balance. These include:

28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental (£100), optical (£100), physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture (£325) every year
Annual interest-free season ticket loans
Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
Life insurance
Support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, a wide range of tools and resources, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Hybrid working policy

We operate a hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. We believe this enables our office-based staff to maintain the benefits of home working, while allowing for collaboration and interaction with our animal-facing staff and maintaining a connection to our cause. As such, you’ll be expected to work in our Battersea office for at least 50% of your working week.

Equality, diversity and inclusion at Battersea

At Battersea, we are committed to providing equality of opportunity, and developing and supporting a diverse workforce and inclusive culture in all aspects of our organisation. We aim to ensure that this pledge, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.

By hearing from and valuing different experiences, perspectives and contributions, we know we can provide the best expert care for every dog and cat who needs us. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and from members of minority ethnic communities, who we know are currently under-represented at Battersea.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we're happy to discuss any support or personalisation you may need during your application and/or interview process as part of our workplace adjustments. 

Closing date: 7th January 2024

Interview date(s): 16th & 17th January 2024

If you think you’re a good fit for the role, and you’re passionate about dogs, cats and our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

For full details, please download our recruitment pack.

To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised; we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.