Job Purpose

The Partnerships & Philanthropy team is responsible for identifying, securing, and developing partnerships from businesses, individuals, commissioned and contracted projects, trusts, and foundations to deliver income and secure long-term sustainable strategic partnerships.

This is a new role to maximise the income received from trusts, foundations, grants and commissioning opportunities to support services delivered across North Yorkshire Hospice Care by Saint Michael’s Hospice, Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’ and Talking Spaces.

Key Tasks

1. To maximise new and existing support from trusts taking responsibility for maintaining and developing existing partnerships and initiating, drafting and submitting applications to prospective funders to ensure fundraising net income budgets are achieved and project deadlines met.
2. To be responsible for ensuring trusts receive timely reports on grants and up to date information on activities to increase donor involvement, stewardship, loyalty and funding.
3. Working closely with leads across the organisation, to contribute to the development of bids, applications and documentation for tenders, contracts and other commissioned opportunities
4. To work across the organisation to build effective relationships to identify suitable projects for funding in line with strategy and deliver these on time and in budget
5. To ensure that projects are managed in accordance with grant conditions and restricted funding is appropriately identified and controlled.
6. Research and identify opportunities, and utilise networks to create a pipeline of activity to maximise support
7. Ensure feedback is understood and lessons learned to support development and growth in effective practice
8. Project management ensuring grant, contract and monitoring compliance and reporting requirements are successfully completed
9. To work to agreed targets and KPIs and drive forward activity to ensure that they are met
10. To ensure all processes and activity is monitored and evaluated as necessary, recording all details and communications accurately on the CRM database
11. To work proactively with other members of the Community Relationships Team to plan and organise regular activity for engagement and information sharing purposes, including events and communications.
12. Working with the rest of the Community Relationships Team, Leadership Team and other key internal stakeholders to develop acquisition, cultivation and stewardship activities as appropriate.
13. To contribute to proposals, bids and applications to corporates, major donors and other organisations outside of own remit working collaboratively within the partnerships and philanthropy team and across the community relationships team.
14. To maintain and develop good positive relationships with fundraising volunteers to increase the success of all fundraising initiatives
15. To act as an ambassador for North Yorkshire Hospice Care representing the charity at external events, protecting and enhancing the organisation's brands and reputation, acting as a key ambassador for the charity ensuring that our name and reputation are positively viewed within the marketplace and in line with brand guidelines.
16. To work across the Community Relationships Team and wider organisation on projects to maximise opportunities and utilise skillsets to achieve the departmental strategic goals.
17. To embed the organisation's values into your working practices evidencing this regularly and ensuring this remains a priority.

To carry out all duties in accordance with the law, the Hospice philosophy, and the Hospice policy on equality of opportunity and diversity and collective responsibility.

The above is indicative of the current responsibilities of the post which may change from time to time in consultation with the post holder in line with the service need.

3. Terms and Conditions

Responsible to: Funding Manager

Responsible for: Not applicable

Salary: Internal scale

Hours: 25 – 37.5 hours/week

• This role is home-based, with the flexibility to travel in response to the needs of organisation and supporters.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Good general education

Experience

• At least two years’ experience of trust fundraising leading on both revenue and capital appeals
• Experience of applying for contracts and tenders
• Experience of coordinating multiple projects and delivering to deadlines
• Experience of securing income
• Experience of creating, managing and monitoring budgets

Knowledge/Skills

• Ability to think creatively to match organisation project funding with trust and contract criteria
• Able to prepare a case for support, including detailed project costs
• Able to write persuasive reports with strong story telling elements
• Ability to work to financial targets, forecasting and budgets
• Good knowledge of commissioning and procurement best practise
• Contract development and implementation
• Able to write accurate reports
• Excellent research and analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to take a project management role in funded projects
• Understanding of the importance of evaluation and measuring outcomes
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Office and databases
• Understanding of the importance of building relationships with potential funders
• Excellent written and verbal skills

Attributes

• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent communications and influencing skills
• Excellent team working skills
• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
• Full understanding of and strong commitment to confidentiality
• Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity procedures

St Giles Hospice is looking for an experienced Regional Fundraiser to join its busy fundraising team. The applicant will need to be a proactive individual with regional fundraising and volunteer management experience to join the fundraising team at a hugely important time following the launch of our three year care strategy and ahead of our 40th Anniversary celebrations in 2023. The Regional Fundraiser will manage, drive and promote all regional fundraising activities within a defined geographical area of the St Giles footprint.

With the intention of building new relationships to provide growth in voluntary income and support, the post holder will be responsible for all regional fundraising activities across their defined geographical area. You will provide the best donor management and supporter journey and to ensure the longevity and retention of our community with a proactive approach to securing new donors and ensure that St Giles Hospice is the charity of choice for the communities in which we work. The post holder will work with the Regional Fundraising Manager to develop and implement a successful and profitable, regional fundraising strategy that puts the donor at the centre of all we do that aligns with the objectives for growth in voluntary income across the fundraising team.

With experience securing and managing new community, in memory and commercial relationships, the post holder will have account management experience, understand the needs of our supporters and adapting asks and the management of supporter care journeys accordingly. You will also be a passionate advocate across the region for Hospice care with empathy towards the Hospice movement. An understanding of the services provided by St Giles is implicit, in line with our vision, purpose, values and behaviours.

Our centre fundraising team is expanding and we're looking for a fundraiser who has strong planning and organisation skills to join our team at Maggie's Barts.

You will utilise effective and efficient administrative and fundraising skills to assist in delivering both financial and non-financial targets which will provide a gateway to all fundraising activity across Maggie’s.

You will assist the Centre Fundraising Manager to implement the fundraising strategy to deliver income targets through proactive donor recruitment and excellent donor care. 

This includes supporting and retaining existing supporters and researching new key relationships with individuals as well as partnerships with local businesses, groups and associations.

You will represent the work, vision and purpose of Maggie’s whilst supporting the delivery of local and central fundraising initiatives and campaigns. This includes presentations, face to face, telephone and written communications. 

There will be a requirement to work irregular hours as well as regular local travel. 

In addition to a rewarding career, Maggie’s offers a range of staff benefits including competitive holiday entitlement, workplace pension, option to apply to continue NHS pension, sick pay scheme and travel and cycle loans.

Please send your CV and cover letter by Monday 14 February 2022 at 11p.m.

The closing date for applications may be brought forward if we appoint a successful candidate prior to Monday 14 February.

Our centre fundraising team is expanding and we're looking for a fundraiser who has strong planning and organisation skills, with at least one years experience of events management or fundraising experience.

You will utilise effective and efficient administrative and fundraising skills to assist in delivering both financial and non-financial targets which will provide a gateway to all fundraising activity across Maggie’s. 

You will assist the Centre Fundraising Manager to implement the fundraising strategy to deliver income targets through proactive donor recruitment and excellent donor care.

This includes:

• supporting and retaining existing supporters
• managing key fundraising events such as the London Night Hike and Christmas Carols  
• researching new key relationships with individuals, groups and associations
• managing our ambassador group.

You will represent the work, vision and purpose of Maggie’s whilst supporting the delivery of local and central fundraising initiatives and campaigns. This includes presentations, face to face, telephone and written communications. 

There will be a requirement to work irregular hours as well as regular local travel.

In addition to a rewarding career, Maggie’s offers a range of staff benefits including competitive holiday entitlement, workplace pension, option to apply to continue NHS pension, sick pay scheme and travel and cycle loans.

What if you could go to your place of employment every day with a renewed sense of purpose and direction, confident in the knowledge that the work you do contributes to the greater good? When you work with us as a fundraiser, this could be your life. Grow to understand our potential donor pool and hold a vital role in planning events and coordinating other activities to encourage donations and help us move toward our goal of helping improve the lives and families of people living with dementia. Work with a close-knit, enthusiastic team under the direction of our COO and senior fundraiser to meet and exceed fundraising goals. Stretch and improve your communication and leadership skills and organisational capabilities in this pivotal role.

Job Description

Development:

• Work with the Senior Fundraiser and other departments where appropriate to increase income streams.
• Develop and attend fundraising events
• Develop digital fundraising campaigns
• Develop a supporter journey strategy
• Identify new sources of funding
• Work with the Senior Fundraiser and feedback on progress against fundraising strategies and targets
• Work with the Communications Officer to promote fundraising initiatives and increase awareness of ADSS’s charitable status and ensure consistency between on and offline activity
• Develop relationships with donors, corporates and community fundraising
• Develop and implement a regular giving programme
• Promote Legacy and In Memoriam

Budget and targets:

• Plan and accurately record individual fundraising activity and spend within agreed budgets
• Meet individual and departmental fundraising targets

Data:

• Maintain and manage a fundraising database
• Use supporter data to maximise fundraising opportunities, record activity and evaluate campaigns
• Work within data protection legislation and fundraising code of practice at all times

Other:

• Undertake specific projects as requested by the Senior Fundraiser
• To keep up to date with developments in the industry as they relate to a fundraising role, and to contribute to the overall development of the fundraising department
• To be an advocate for ADSS by promoting our vision, mission and values as well as attending meetings and events as required
• To actively comply with all working policies and procedures
• Carry out any other duties commensurate with the level of responsibility of the post
• Occasional weekend and evening working
• The job description for this position may be reviewed and amended to incorporate the future needs of the department and ADSS.

Candidates should essentially have:

• Great people skills.
• Full driving Licence and access to a car.
• Be able to embrace "hybrid working" - from the office.
• Have experience of fundraising in the charity sector.
• Be able to show successful completion of relevant educational courses.
• Have experience of working in a fast paced team, managing multiple projects to tight deadlines and budgets and reaching fundraising targets.
• Have experience of using CRM systems to analyse fundraising data.
• Have experience running a digital fundraising campaign.
• Have a good working knowledge of data protection legislation and the impact of GDPR and PECR on fundraising activity.
• Have excellent working knowledge of social media for fundraising activities.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience of working with volunteers.
• Have strong IT skills and in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite in particular Excel and Word.
• Have experience of working with external partners and supporters to fulfil all aspects of a fundraising campaign.

Desirable

• Hold a certificate in Fundraising or other related qualification.
• Be a logical, organized planner with a high level of attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines and targets.
• Have experience of using salesforce CRM for fundraising.
• Be able to identify engagement opportunities throughout the customer journey.
• Have experience of using plain english and working within a company's brand guidelines.
• Management of volunteers.
• Experience of developing fundraising and supporter events. 

Closing date for this role is midnight on the 16th February 2022. Interviews for this role will be held week commencing 21st February 2022.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £22,308.00 per year

COVID-19 considerations:
All staff are required to wear a face mask whilst moving around the office environment to protect colleagues and the people we support. Desks are regularly cleaned and sanitised and covid vaccinations are required due to the nature of our business.

Fundraising Team Manager (‘FTM’), Wildlife Trusts: 

- 2 days Team Management per week to be combined with Membership Recruiter responsibilities to full-time hours (5 days/wk)

- permanent contract

- Annual leave 28 days per annum, rising to 33 days after 3 years’ service.

- Employers 4% pension, rising to 8% after 5 years.

Salary: 

- £22,440 per annum, pro-rated (£8,976 per year based on 2 days/week), paid mthly;

- OTE £28,440 (£6k; pro-rated; £2,400 per annum based on 2 days/week)

- 2022/23 Pay award pending.

Work base:  From home to cover 3 Wildlife Trusts:

Dorset, Hampshire & Isle of Wight and Wiltshire.

SWWFL is a successful, growing organisation (over 200% in 4 years) which is wholly owned by Wildlife Trusts. We recruit new memberships for 10 Wildlife Trust charities. Our purpose is to gain new supporters via good quality venues (such as retail stores, garden centres, events and markets), corporate locations & events - all booked by our specialist Venues Team. The STM role represents an important addition to our team to ensure that we can deliver the support and sales/ fundraising expertise required, to ensure growth and success for Trusts.

Responsibilities:

- Undertake sales team management functions including training, coaching & developing new & existing staff in office and field situations (2 days/wk)

- Deliver personal sales target as membership recruiter (3 days/wk)

- The FTM will support the responsible MSM with management of above 3 Wildlife Trusts.

Requirements:

- Confident, mature & flexible Fundraising Team Manager who is used to working across different sales activities and geographical locations.

- Track record of strong personal sales and sales training / coaching & development

Rewards:

- £28,440, pro-rated, as above OTE for 2 x FTM days/wk; laptop & mobile; travel mileage allowance, annual leave, pension & phone

- Varied, rewarding role across a range of Wildlife Trusts; training and development.

TO APPLY:

If you have what it takes to contribute as STM, please complete a personal statement, using the form attached, and forward with your CV to Karen Churchward.

CLOSING DATE: 6th February 2022. Interview 10th or 11th February.

Trusts Fundraiser/Senior Trusts Fundraiser
This role can be offered on a part-time or full-time basis and more senior applicants will be considered for a Senior Fundraising position within the team.

The Talent Set is excited to be partnering with Norwood to find a new Trusts Fundraiser/Senior Trusts Fundraiser. 

Norwood is the only Jewish Charity to have the patronage of Her Majesty The Queen, with wide-ranging services delivered to London and the South East we are focused on providing support to thousands of children and their families each year.

It’s a great time to join Norwood’s Trusts team and work to make a difference every day.

This role requires an experienced fundraiser to build and develop relationships with and secure funds from existing and new trust funders to support Norwood’s key strategic priorities: our work with children and families in crisis, and creating a whole life disability offer for individuals with learning challenges. The role will engage with senior leadership and stakeholders across the organisation and contribute to the income growth of a small but high achieving and collaborative team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain an excellent knowledge of Norwood services and build relationships with service/development/business managers in order to research, design, write and submit trust funding applications to grant making bodies and Local Authorities where appropriate. Be aware of organisational developments and creatively develop proposals to inspire grant makers.
• Account manage and build relationships with relevant funders ensuring all donors are canvassed in a relevant way and provide monitoring, evaluating, and reporting as necessary. Keep up to date with project development and communicate progress to funding bodies.
• To contribute to the attainment of the annual Trust team income budget and provide monitoring, evaluating, and reporting as necessary.
• Where appropriate develop face-to-face relationships with Trust prospects, asking them for high level financial support (or facilitating others e.g. lay leaders and Directors to make an ask), providing them with the highest possible level of donor care.  Where relevant, make arrangements for prospects and donors to visit the work of Norwood.
• Keep up to date with new Trust funding developments, and where appropriate statutory funding developments, monitor donor profiles and maintain recording systems. Develop and maintain an excellent knowledge of Norwood services, the organisation, its strategic direction, and projects.

Person Specification:

We are looking for an individual with superb written and oral communication skills with a real talent for connecting and influencing people at all levels.

To do this, the right candidate will have:

• The ability to work under pressure and manage a varied workload
• Proven analytical skills
• Able and willing to be flexible in approach to work and responsive to changing demands of the service and clients   
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Have drive and passion to get things done to high standard
• Excellent time management skills with ability to work in a pressurised environment
• Excellent PC skills including Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel
• Effective team player, ability to work on own initiative/independently and set own agenda in support of designated services

If you’d like to find out more or be considered for this position, please apply with your CV as soon as possible. Regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to every application.

Along with Norwood, we are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Please note any third party CVs submitted to Norwood will be redirected to The Talent Set for review

To ensure the most efficient use of Extratime’s resources, we prioritise high value fundraising. The main focus of this role will be to support the Fundraising Manager by writing high quality, targeted funding applications to a range of charitable trusts and foundations and other grant making bodies, including local authorities. There may also be times when you will be required to respond to other fundraising opportunities that arise (e.g. major donors, corporate or community fundraising or events).

The post holder will work with the Fundraising Manager to write successful funding applications, manage reporting requirements and respond to all enquiries accurately and efficiently. We are seeking someone with considerable experience in trusts and foundations fundraising, a passion for writing, and an interest in improving the lives of children with disabilities and their families in Brighton & Hove and West Sussex.

This exciting new role is being introduced to build capacity within the team, initially to maintain momentum and income generation during our Fundraising Manager’s maternity leave, then working alongside the Fundraising Manager from year 2 to grow income and help Extratime achieve ambitious goals for the future.

We are seeking a new Individual Giving Fundraiser to help plan and deliver an ambitious and effective Individual Giving development programme for in memory giving, individual donations, appeals, regular giving, raffles, lottery, legacy marketing. Whilst, maximising supporter recruitment and development and ensure long-term donor engagement and income growth.

Working with a fun and creative Fundraising and Communications Team, the hospice has a wide range of staff benefits including free on-site parking, child care vouchers, and 38 days holiday (including statutory).

We are looking for an experienced Fundraiser who will be responsible for generating income and achieving targets in line with the community and events business plan through a variety of fundraising methods and relationships within the community.

You will be responsible for building and developing existing and new partnerships with community organisations and individuals to deliver agreed objectives, retain our current supporters, maximise their support, and proactively seek new relationships to increase awareness and raise income across all three North Yorkshire Hospice Care brands.

You will engage in a wide range of fundraising activities; including collections, sponsored and ticketed events, creating and supporting fundraising groups, as well as supporting groups and individuals organising events and activities on behalf of North Yorkshire Hospice Care.

You will be a confident and friendly professional with excellent communication skills who has a proven track record of high achievement within a Fundraising setting, and who prioritises relationships within the community and with donors to create long-term mutually beneficial relationships to the benefit of the charity.

Candidates will need to have a driving license and access to their own vehicle to travel between sites.

This role is home-based, with the flexibility to travel within North Yorkshire in response to the needs of organisation and supporters.

Benefits include: -

• 28/35 days holiday per year (including Bank Holidays, pro-rata)

• Comprehensive Induction Programme

• Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 8%

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Access to staff support

• Free group life assurance

• Paid DBS check

You will be joining an organisation that is driven, caring, and responsive and you will be playing an important role in enabling us to provide our highly valued services to the people of Harrogate, Hambleton, Richmondshire, and District.

We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks being obtained including successful applicants being required to undertake a DBS Check suitable for the role that you will be performing.  Disclosure expenses will be met by the employer.

North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice, and Talking Spaces. North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (2121179).

Telephone screening will take place soon after application with successful candidates being invited for an interview, which will take place in Harrogate

Corporate Development Manager
Ref: CDM(2022)Cen
Flexible Location/UK Wide with attendance at WWT Slimbridge Wetlands Centre (HQ) required when appropriate
37.5 hours per week with the opportunity to organise hours flexibly
£30,000 - £32,000 per year

This is a key strategic role in our Corporate Partnership Team and drives forward our business development efforts, identifying and securing new corporate partnerships as part of the charity’s wider fundraising strategy. Working closely with the corporate partnership managers and prospect research teams, this role will develop and deliver a corporate development plan, identify potential partners, network and represent the organisation, and develop high quality proposals and presentations. We are looking for a proactive, creative and driven relationship fundraiser. 

This is an exciting time for an experienced corporate fundraiser to join WWT and help to shape and drive forward the corporate partnerships effort. In this role, you will be building and managing partnerships with a wide variety of businesses that will generate significant income for the charity and help to raise our profile. Our corporate partnerships support projects and work across the charity, helping WWT to deliver against our ambitions.

We are looking for a highly organised and innovative individual, with excellent communication skills and a track record in managing successful corporate partnerships. The successful candidate will have exceptional networking and relationship management skills with senior internal and external stakeholders. A flexible, collaborative and proactive approach will be critical for success, as well as the ability to manage competing demands on your time and deadlines.

The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is a conservation charity that protects wetlands for wildlife and people. We conserve, restore and create wetlands. We are pioneers in saving wetland wildlife, both in the UK and around the world. At our 10 UK sites around a million visitors a year engage with wetland nature. We work internationally in key global wetland areas, balancing conservation with sustainable livelihoods and influencing national and international conservation policies.

In return for your hard work and dedication you’ll enjoy a wide range of benefits including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service
• Contributory pension scheme (conditions apply)
• Life assurance
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free entry to all our centres

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

Closing date: 15th February 2022
Interview date: 28th February 2022 with second interview TBC

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you wish to find out more about our inspiring work, please click the apply button to be taken to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

Registered Charity Number England & Wales, no 1030884 and Scotland, no SC039410

No agencies please.

Prospectus is excited to be partnering exclusively with Terrence Higgins Trust to help them recruit for a Senior Corporate Fundraiser. THT are the UK's leading HIV and sexual health charity. They support people living with HIV and amplify their voices, and help the people using their services to achieve good sexual health. They have ambitious plans to end HIV transmissions in the UK by 2030 and this role offers an exciting opportunity to engage companies in supporting this vision.  

This post is offered on permanent full time basis paying £34,085 per annum (inclusive of LW, £31,200 without) to be home based with some office-based meetings in London and a need to go to meet potential partners.  

As Senior Corporate Fundraiser you will work closely with the Corporate Partnerships Manager to create, build and grow corporate and strategic partnerships at THT.  You will produce creative, high level pitches and proposals for exciting, new partnerships as well as managing existing partners and networks. Together, you will deliver the Corporate fundraising strategy; you will build strong internal relationships so that partnerships can grow to be multifaceted across THT.  You will deliver outstanding customer service to all our partners and prospects, managing income and working to your own set KPI's. 

They are looking for an experienced corporate fundraiser with a track record of working on existing partnerships and helping to establish new partnerships. The ideal candidate will be immediately available and keen to hit the ground running. 

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application.  We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.  

About the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust

The Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust was founded in memory of 4-year-old Grace Kelly who passed away in 2014. The vision of the Trust was born from the inspiration that Grace imparted on the people she met. Grace was a compassionate and caring little girl, who looked after others before herself.

We are making a difference to other children whilst fulfilling Grace's wish of helping others.

The team at the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust works to raise awareness, fund research into rare cancers of childhood and produce educational materials for parents, carer and also clinicians. Our evidence-based publications are written by medics and peer reviewed by experts.

We also provide financial, practical and emotional support to families at a time when they really need us we are able to be there to comfort and help guide them as best as we can right from the point of diagnosis right through to sadly bereavement.

The charity receives no statutory funding so wholly relies on its fundraisers and businesses to support with ensuring we have the funds to continue our fights against childhood cancer allowing us to continue to offer our valuable services.

The Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust has a great new opportunity for a self motivated, compassionate and creative individual to join our small but impactful team.

Friendly, enthusiastic and socially-focused – you quickly connect with others and build effective working relationships.

An ability to empathise and communicate effectively about our work with children and families is key. You are naturally warm with a sincere appreciation for people and how they are each uniquely motivated

As a Community and Corporate Fundraiser, we’re looking for a great networker who is highly organised and demonstrates passion and empathy across all areas of communication.  

Exceptional project planning skills and previous fundraising experience are essential for the success of fundraising campaigns and events.

Working alongside our Operations & Fundraising Manager, you’ll be the first point of contact for all fundraising enquiries and play a significant role in achieving income growth.

The successful applicant will work with new and existing corporate and community-based supporters inspiring them to make a difference.

Would you like to make a difference to children fighting cancer?

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Emma Williams at the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust.

Interviews to take place: Friday 18th February 2022

Fundraising and Corporate Partnerships Manager

We are currently recruiting for an outstanding Fundraising and Corporate Partnerships Manager for the Teaching Awards Trust.  This is an exciting new role and the successful candidate will be responsible for developing and executing the fundraising strategy for the charity and work closely with the CEO to manage existing partnerships for the charity and build out new and strategic partnerships.

WHO WILL YOU BE WORKING FOR?
The Teaching Awards Trust is a national charity founded in 1998 by Lord David Puttnam CBE, to celebrate and recognise excellence in education.   We work in education through 2 main projects: The “Thank-a-Teacher” campaign which encourages young people, parents and fellow teachers to say “thank you” to a teacher who has really made a difference in their lives and the Pearson National Teaching Awards, an annual awards scheme that recognises outstanding educational professionals from across the UK.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING

You will proactively develop and secure a pipeline of strategic, corporate partnerships, identify funding opportunities, write bids and proposals, and generate leads for the charity. You’ll be a comfortable networker with a keen business eye, and an appetite to identify, develop and implement opportunities for the growth of the Teaching Awards Trust particularly via corporate partnerships.

Managing relationships and negotiating successful outcomes underpins the success of this role. You’ll have a proven track record of excellent business development techniques and results, alongside your experience of building successful partnerships and relationships at all levels.

In this role, you will drive business development from the corporate sector, securing annual and multi-year partnerships for The Teaching Awards Trust, This is likely to cover a broad spectrum of partnership types including corporate donations from corporate social responsibility and sustainability teams, cause-related marketing schemes, sponsorship, pro bono.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage and nurture existing corporate partnerships – 40%
• Develop new corporate partnerships, and funding streams for the charity for the Awards and the Thank a Teacher Campaign – 40%
• Develop other fundraising routes for the charity such as individual giving, incomes and trust – 20%

You'll also:

• Develop and manage the pipeline of potential high value, multi-year new business opportunities to ensure there is active movement and sufficient lead generation to deliver against planned growth and income.
• Attend networking events and conferences to build a network of contacts amongst potential partner companies and actively cultivate this network.
• Identify and research target companies to provide an informed approach.
• Develop and deliver tailored and compelling proposals and pitches. This will often involve drawing on the skills and knowledge of colleagues from around the organisation to create innovative and exciting proposals.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
The Teaching Awards Trust is a small team so working collaboratively and being a team player are essential skills. Our roles are a mixture of being very hands-on in order to get things done and working strategically to ensure that we meet our long-term objectives. We would love you to apply if you are a people person with strong collaboration, communication, organisation and interpersonal skills. You should have demonstrable experience in the charity sector, desirably in the education sector and impressive experience in managing large partnerships and writing compelling proposals. 

• Significant experience within corporate partnerships fundraising
• Experience of securing new partnership at the five and six figure level
• Experience of excellent account management within a corporate partnerships setting
• An understanding of corporate partnerships and CSR trends within the UK
• Able to work independently, innovatively and take initiative
• Have great presentation skills and excellent verbal and written skills
• Have experience in handling objections and negotiating successful mutually beneficial outcomes for internal and external relationships
• Flexible approach to work and positive can-do outlook
• A team player with a proactive approach to work

Salary £40,000-£45,000

Flexible, home working, with occassional meetings in London

HOW TO APPLY
Please send your CV and cover letter