Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

We are looking for a confident and ambitious fundraiser to join our regional community team. The successful candidate will take ownership of fundraising activity in London, with focus on the West, including postcodes W, SW, N, NW, KT, UB, SM, TW, HA, EN and WD. This region is full of exciting fundraising events, now all we need is a dedicated fundraiser to seek out further opportunities to engage with and secure income from individuals, groups and corporates across west London.

Main tasks include:

• Use own initiative to extend volunteer networks, recruit new volunteers, develop new groups and supporters, and respond to fundraising opportunities.
• Identify and apply for ‘Charity of the Year’ partnerships with corporates in the region, account manage these relationships up to a value of £11,000 per annum and support with partnerships with a value of up to £75,000
• Provide high-quality account/relationship management to volunteer groups and regional corporate partners.
• Support existing volunteer fundraisers to encourage continued loyalty to the charity and to maximise funds raised, in accordance with fundraising legislation and good practice.
• Ensure that fundraising activity is implemented and managed locally by supporting and facilitating the development of groups and volunteers across the region.
• Liaise with local community organisations to extend income and activity in line with strategy.
• Provide face-to-face talks and presentations to community organisations.
• Arrange appropriate volunteer representation at events in the community, spreading the charity’s reach cost-effectively.

We are looking for:

• Educated to A Level or equivalent
• Knowledge of Institute of Fundraising Codes of Fundraising Practice and legal framework of event management and fundraising ethics.
• Knowledge of recruiting key volunteers and fundraising supporters
• Excellent customer service, communication, verbal and written skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• An ability to manage a busy and varied workload
• Understanding and practice of recruiting and supporting volunteer Fundraising Groups
• Proven ability of providing excellent stewardship of our supporters
• Experience in partnership fundraising and/or relationship building
• Experience in public-speaking, such as giving presentations and talking at events
• Experience in regional corporate acquisition and account management.
• Experience in working to ambitious targets.
• Comfortability in working remotely with a high standard of internal communications.

Location: Home based in London or Greater London.

Salary: Circa £30,000 per annum, plus benefits, car allowance and associated expenses (if applicable).

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 10th November 2019, with interviews likely to be held on the 22nd November 2019 at our Cambridge office. We would encourage all applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Telephone interviews may also be conducted prior to the closing date and interview date. Should we wish to contact you to arrange a telephone interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend any interviews on a certain day.

In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

*Exciting opportunity* The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity are looking for a Community Fundraising Assistant to join our team. 

The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity has a three-year strategy that aims to significantly grow our income. Along with funding an existing world-class programme of research, treatment and care, we have also launched our largest ever capital appeal to build the Oak Cancer Centre that will provide radical new solutions for the research and treatment of cancer.
This role will focus on supporting community fundraising activity and being the first point of contact for supporter enquiries. Dealing directly with supporters, the role requires an effective communicator and proactive individual who is passionate about fundraising.

This is an ideal opportunity to join one of London’s hidden treasures. Covering over 1.5 acres in a central London location, Vauxhall City Farm is home to over 60 animals and for 42 years has given Londoners the opportunity to experience the sights, sounds and smells of the countryside along with riding for the disabled, education and training for the local community and beyond.

The Fundraising Officer will report to the CEO and work closely with the Deputy CEO, Marketing Officer and the programme managers to apply for revenue and capital funds.  The post holder will build relationships with potential and existing funders to generate income for Vauxhall City Farm’s impactful educational, recreational and therapeutic programmes. The post holder will have exceptional administrative and IT skills with experience of managing a database of funders.

Our ideal candidate will be a self-starter, highly motivated and have 2 years experience of seeking funding from trusts, statutory bodies and companies.

Farm or agriculture experience is not required, although experience in visitor attractions would be desirable.

This opportunity is offered as 2 year contract (subject to possible extension).

Union Chapel is seeking an interim Head of Fundraising & Development to develop and drive forward the fundraising strategy for all areas of income generation for the organisation.  These include public sector funders, trusts and foundations, corporate sponsorships, philanthropic giving and membership schemes.

The ideal candidate will be a skilled communicator and networker; have demonstrable success in planning and raising five figure sums, a self-motivated approach to work and be confident in developing and managing a small team. A broad understanding of heritage, the arts and social justice projects, and substantial experience in a similar role are essential.

The current Head of Fundraising & Development is moving abroad in December, but will remain supporting Union Chapel’s fundraising efforts around the Sunday School remotely, as Project Consultant. This interim role will assist in the transition between the current Head of Fundraising and future appointments.

UK for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency's national charity partner, is looking for an experienced Database Manager to join our team during an exciting and transformative period.

Database Manager, UK for UNHCR

Location: Central London

Office hours: Monday – Friday; 9am – 5pm

Terms: Permanent role, competitive salary and benefits

Reports to: Operations Director

 Key relationships: Operations Director, fundraising and communications teams, external suppliers and contractors

UK for UNHCR

United Kingdom for UNHCR is the United Nations Refugee Agency’s national charity partner for the United Kingdom. We are a new charity, established to generate public awareness of the plight of refugees and raise funds to help protect them through UNHCR’s humanitarian operations across the world.

Our supporters include UK individuals, communities, corporate partners, trusts and foundations. The funds we raise help UNHCR deliver emergency relief such as shelter, medical care and basic supplies to people fleeing conflict and persecution, as well as healthcare, education and livelihoods opportunities for those who remain displaced over the long term.

We work to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution, war or disaster at home. Only 1% of UNHCR’s budget is funded by the UN, making fundraising critical to UNHCR’s humanitarian work across the world.

Nobody chooses to be a refugee, but we can all play a part in their protection. If you would like to join our team and support the refugee cause, please apply below.

Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic and proactive team player, with a strong interest in fundraising, to become the data lead for our UK fundraising operations. The role will provide analysis, data management and database maintenance of the UK Salesforce fundraising database.

The successful candidate will play a key role in helping the team analyse performance of donor acquisition and retention activities, and donor prospecting. They will also assist the team with data insight for segmentation and optimisation.

Duties and responsibilities

• Assist with testing and launching of the new UK for UNHCR Salesforce platform in collaboration with implementer agency
• Prepare data and import/export using the data loader or other import tools;
• Create reports and dashboards using the Salesforce Report Builder;
• Responsible for data quality and deduplication efforts using validation rules, clean data practices and duplicate management tools;
• Daily administration, troubleshooting and technical support for the salesforce database;
• Management of various AppExchange products;
• Collaborate with business users to gather and document all requirements to prepare business specifications and functionalities;
• Understand, evaluate, and document business processes, applications, and workflows and identify necessary changes; recommend solution improvements;
• Documentation of all system processes and training guides as needed;
• Train new and existing users on system functionality;
• Stay current on all release notes and communicate any new features or changes to the team.

The ideal candidate will be required to have:

• Minimum 6-8 years of previous work experience in UK private sector fundraising directly relevant to the role;
• Completion of secondary education and advanced training or certificate in business administration or a related field;
• Salesforce Admin certification
• Experience with a charity, NGO or humanitarian organisation would be an asset.

Key Competencies

• Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM Products to develop client or business solutions;
• Hands-on experience configuring Salesforce including workflows, validation rules, and security controls;
• Proven ability leveraging analytical and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment;
• Detail-oriented individual with the ability to quickly ramp up on new clients, their business needs, and technologies;
• Strong presentation, communication (written and verbal) skills, and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to juggle and prioritize multiple tasks within a collaborative team environment;
• Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done;
• Drive and desire to learn and grow both technical and functional skill sets;
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project.

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Experience gathering, and analysing user input and requirements;
• Experience documenting user stories and creating to-be process flow diagrams;
• Experience collaborating with business stakeholders;
• Salesforce Admin Certification and one Consulting Cloud Certification (Sales, Service or Community);
• Working experience with an INGO in the humanitarian field an asset.

United Kingdom for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is registered with the Charity Commission (England & Wales), charity no. 1183415. It is the UK national partner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is the lead United Nations agency dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.

Support Through Court (formerly known as PSU) is a highly respected, friendly and energetic charity providing practical and emotional support to people facing court hearings without lawyers. Most of those litigants are frightened of, and unfamiliar with, the courts and many are in danger of losing their homes, children or livelihoods. The number of agencies available to support them is shrinking fast and so demand for our services is rising month by month.  We have just gone through a rebrand to promote our services better to supporters and clients, and we are passionate about our vision that no one should face court alone.

Support Through Court are seeking a Community Fundraising Manager with great marketing and relationship development skills to help us grow our community fundraising income around our service centres. Support Through Court can offer you a supportive and professional working environment with a commitment to developing your skills.

12 months fixed term contract
Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Based at Counting House, London Bridge

What the job involves

We are looking for a dedicated individual to join our established, experienced and successful community fundraising team. As a team, we work hard to combine our strengths and motivate each other. We’re enthusiastic, open, supportive and driven. We’re looking for someone who shares our passion to achieve success.

You will be a customer-focused individual who has a talent for cultivating relationships and have an eye for spotting new opportunities. In a nutshell, you’ll be working across our portfolio of activity with individuals, groups, clubs and partners.

We need you to proactively grow and develop your income areas. To do this, you’ll have first class relationship building skills, a way with words, excellent writing skills and the ability to truly connect with supporters though emotive and compelling interactions. You’ll be working with supporters face-to-face, over the phone, online and in writing. You will help donors receive the ultimate supporter journey and get the absolute most out of their fundraising experience. 

You’ll contribute significantly to identifying new trends and testing ways to grow engagement and understanding of our supporters. You’ll work with your manager to develop and deliver our plans.

What we want from you

This is an exciting opportunity for a bright, personable and enthusiastic individual to really make their mark. You’ll ideally have a solid community fundraising background to enable you to hit the ground running. We want you to make the most of the opportunities given to you to flex your creative side, whilst still delivering on the day-to-day practices, and to enable the team to grow and be efficient. You’ll be joining a fun and experienced team who’ll help you grow your strengths and support your development.

Why work for us?

We have a simple ambition – to stop men dying from prostate cancer. Through shifting the science over the next 10 years to focus on radical improvements in diagnosis, treatment, prevention and support, we can make prostate cancer a disease the next generation of men need not fear. Be part of a team that will put an end to prostate cancer being a killer.

The support we’ll provide

Join our team and you’ll be working at an award-winning charity that will help you learn, develop your skills and expertise, and achieve your highest aspirations. We provide everything you’d expect from a professional organisation – competitive benefits package, contributory pension scheme, life insurance and a season ticket loan – but much more besides. Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future for men.

Closing date: midnight, Sunday 27th October 2019.
Interview date: w/c 4th November 2019.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.

The Database Manager is a newly created role in response to the growth of ClientEarth's donor base, especially through online and individual giving. This role is coming at an exciting time for the organisation and we are looking for someone who relishes the chance to proactively lead on data management at all giving levels within the Development team, working closely with the finance team.

Role requirements

The Database Manager will take responsibility for gift management across online and individual giving streams, regulatory compliance including GDPR, gift aid claims, insight analysis and reporting. They will have advanced knowledge of Raisers Edge and Raisers Edge NXT and demonstrable experience of working with financial systems.

Further Information

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ClientEarth is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Please note that ClientEarth will only be able to employ those who have the legal right to work in the country where this post is based.

We are working with an environmental charity who use the power of law to protect the planet and the people that live on it.

They are now looking to recruit a Database Manager, this is a new role for the organisation due to response of the growth of their donor base, especially through online and individual giving. They are looking for someone who is looking to protectively lead on data management at all giving levels within the Development team, working closely with the finance team.

The ideal candidate will

• Ideally have experience of working with philanthropy and major gift teams.
• Significant knowledge and experience in information and contact management systems such as Rasiers Edge.
• Experience of working with finance teams and a strong working knowledge of financial processes including gift administration, reconciliation and running report's and queries.
• Understanding of the supporter journey, and experience of delivering effective stewardship strategies and multiple giving levels.

Support this large team at a time of change in an interim role for at least three months.

This highly admired charity needs someone to support a developed team during a period of significant change, challenge and opportunity.

In the short term they need:

• a proven, capable and experienced professional to cover Community & Events and Marketing & Innovation
• someone to replace the leader of a developed team, with established practices and strong relationships
• someone who can thrive in a period of significant change, challenge and opportunity – the role and team can both be readapted.

Some specific considerations:

• currently they have a ‘bottom heavy’ structure (lots of officers/execs, fewer managers)
• this is a large and complex charity with some successful team components
• there is pressure to deliver on big income, in a longer period of growth where further (as yet unspecified) changes will happen
• the charity is currently undertaking a database migration, which needs support when bedding in

As a candidate you will need to have experience:

• delivering big income in large and complex teams
• restructuring teams and managing change
• getting things done in an efficient, inclusive and well communicated way
• keeping things running well, while contributing to the wider conversation and helping to trial any new ideas

This is an urgent role and CVs will be reviewed on a ongoing basis, so please get in touch asap.

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Dawn Ballard at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

Overall Purpose of Job

The Marfan Trust requires an experienced fundraiser with strong marketing and communications skills to develop, implement and manage an income generation and awareness raising strategy for the Trust across all communications media, including events. The strategy will be aimed at individual supporters, Corporates, HNWI’s (High Net Worth Individuals), Trusts and Foundations so that the Trust can meet annual and longer term fundraising targets in order to find better treatment for Marfan syndrome, while educating patients, doctors and the public about this potentially fatal heart disease.

The role will include supporter acquisition and retention of our 5,000 strong supporter database, as well as developing and increasing income opportunities and engagement from new and existing supporters and donors. The incumbent will also enable the Trust to become a membership organisation.

The post supports the chairman and trustees of this small national charitable organisation and is based at National Heart and Lung Institute, Guy Scadding Building, London SW3 6LY, where the leading UK clinical and research centre for Marfan syndrome is based, under the direction of Medical Director, Dr Anne Child.

The Marfan Trust

The Marfan Trust is the only Marfan charity in the UK that funds its own laboratory undertaking medical and analytical research so that more is known about Marfan syndrome and its management. The results of the Trust’s internationally recognised research enable doctors and surgeons to provide better treatment for patients in the short and long term. Over 18,000 people are affected by Marfan syndrome in the UK, with many more anticipated to be living with the condition undiagnosed. Our important work hopes to improve the treatment of patients and increase awareness of this condition. For more information, visit our website.

This is a very exciting time to join the Marfan Trust as it has recently moved offices and merged with another Marfan Charity and is looking to develop a new fundraising strategy for the enlarged Trust in which the Fundraising Manager will be instrumental in developing and launching.

Scope of the Role

The Fundraising Manager will work closely with Fundraising Administrator, scientific staff, patients, donors and the rest of the small Marfan Trust team to develop the scope of the Marfan Trust and increase income generation and awareness. The post holder is also expected to build strong relationships with all stakeholders. The Fundraising Manager will also be creative and have exceptional relationship management, sales, marketing and communications skills and be adept at copy writing, managing website content, databases, email systems and social media.

This position offers the opportunity to be an integral part of a new team, and to make a real impact on the charity’s work.

Some travel will be involved in fundraising events and some evening work is required to attend trustee meetings and fundraising functions. Chairman and trustees of the Trust are all affected with the condition, and medical training regarding Marfan syndrome and required terminology for communications will be provided.

Main Responsibilities

· Develop and implement a new overall income generating, fundraising and communications strategy for the Trust in collaboration with the team which will include events and transforming the Trust to a membership organisation

· Develop and implement programmes to build donor loyalty and increase donor retention levels, including strategies to convert one-time donors into regular givers, establishing a legacy programme and major giving programme

· Identify, approach and develop high-value relationships with (a) new donors (businesses, HNWI’s, foundations, Trust’s government bodies etc.) to increase donations and sponsorship and (b) media partners to further publicity

· Build on relationships with existing and new trust supporters, writing letters, appeals, other communications including reports and submitting further applications for funding

· Develop sponsor relationships

· Create, design, develop and manage all the Trust’s communications and PR on an integrated basis in line with strategy across all platforms and media (email, newsletters, mass paper mailshots, social media platforms, grant proposals, corporate giving etc.) including its twice-yearly newsletter

· Plan, write, implement and monitor fundraising and awareness-raising initiatives across all platforms and media

· Update and manage the Trust’s social media platforms

· Provide empathetic supporter care to donors, patients and all stakeholders on the phone, in writing and in person

· Manage the Trust’s website, keeping it current and converting it and its content to a new membership-based website

· Develop, implement and manage events (live and virtual) to support fundraising and awareness-building initiatives ranging from large donor/supporter events to small Christmas sales

· Manage and develop the Trust’s supporter database

· Work in partnership with the Fundraising Administrator, advisors and the whole team and report regularly to the Board of Trustees, attending quarterly Trustee meetings

· Network in order to develop and cultivate new opportunities for fundraising and represent the charity at meetings, conferences and events throughout the UK, sometimes at weekends and in the evening

· Identify and submit applications for prizes and awards that will raise the profile of the Trust

The Candidate will:

· Have experience of developing and running individual and corporate fundraising programmes, including retention and recruitment of high value donors, sponsors and supporters

· Have excellent copywriting skills and experience in writing communications for all media and different audiences

· Be able to creatively problem solve and think outside the box

· Have strong social media and digital marketing skills as well as good PR connections

· Be a self-starter with the ability to manage their own workload, prioritising work and hitting deadlines with minimal supervision, while also working as part of a small team

· Have experience of working with supporter database systems

· Have a working knowledge of the Fundraising Regulator and GDPR principles, and other relevant law and best practice guidance

Help re-energise high value giving at this well known charity by sourcing and developing key new and lapsed funders.

It’s a hugely exciting time to be joining the philanthropy team of this leading first aid charity as they look to expand the team with the support and guidance of a new CEO and Director of Finance and an engaged and dynamic SMT and Trustee Board.

This is a new role, helping to drive a renewed energy in philanthropic giving as well as supporting the major donor team, made up a Head of Philanthropy & Special Events, Team Assistant and Events Officer).

The prospect researcher will support all high value giving across trusts and corporate bodies. Already this calendar year, the team has raised £400,000. With a large event just completed, there is a huge scope to search for new and lapsed donor networks.

The successful candidate will play a key role in driving high value giving and helping the major donor team establish itself as a key income stream. You will be instrumental in supporting the Head of Philanthropy & Special Events and other SMT members to drive a strategic engagement plan. You will embed a best practice approach, as well as GDPR compliant systems and processes, to identify opportunities to allow high value giving to smash their ambitious targets.

Your planning and insight will contribute to the strategic direction of the organisation’s approach to prospect research and management, ultimately contributing to the growth of HNW giving and the exposure of the charity to high value audiences.

The Prospect Research Manager will:

• find the most appropriate HNWI and bodies to support this charity’s work
• follow current fundraising trends and innovations
• hit the ground running with a great network and by refining prospect lists
• use developed databases as well as building and designing new systems, especially for donor referrals, to grow income significantly
• deal with key internal stakeholders, both junior and senior.

The right candidate is:

• an experienced prospect researcher, able to get to work on seeking out the best networks as soon as they begin in the role, OR, a prospect researcher looking to take the next step in their career by developing new, innovative approaches and systems
• an analytical thinker, able to easily analyse data and draft reports for senior staff to help guide philanthropic strategy
• a proactive and confident team player – whilst this role sits in the major donor team, there will be a significant amount of collaborative working across high value giving and the wider fundraising team. A key part of this role will be to upskill your fundraising colleagues, leaving you free to concentrate on more complex, high value prospects and due diligence.

Deadline for applications is Friday 25 October. Interviews are likely to be held 30/31 October, with the successful candidate beginning their role asap.

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Sarah Bowie at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become deafPLUS’ Fundraising Manager. A position that will take the lead on the further development of deafPLUS’ fundraising initiatives (Trusts, Corporate, and individual donors) and fundraising strategy.

Key responsibilities include; Managing and leading the identification of, and approaches to, trusts, foundations and companies, Community and event fundraising, implementing our fundraising strategy, donor development (donor retention and legacies).

We are seeking a Fundraising Manager with excellent writing and research skills who can lead our approaches to trusts, foundations and companies. You will develop compelling cases for support based upon our existing and planned projects, and identify potential funders for each project. Excellent communication skills are essential and you should be able to demonstrate the ability to develop relationships with donors.

While at least one year’s experience of trust fundraising and evidence of fundraising success is desirable, we will accept applications from high calibre graduates with the right skills who are seeking a career in charity fundraising. 

TITLE OF POST:  Fundraising Manager

RESPONSIBLE TO: Head of Operations

RESPONSIBLE FOR: Fundraising and stewardship from the Corporate Sector, high net worth donors and individual givers, in line with the organisation’s strategic plan. 

Salary: Competitive

Location: The Stephen Lawrence Centre, Deptford, London SE8 4HU

The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust is a small charity with a unique national profile dedicated to improving the lives of young people and communities from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds.  The charity has recently been awarded a national day of commemoration and celebration of the life and legacy of Stephen Lawrence.

Through our portfolio of high-impact programmes we:

• Work with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds aged 13 to 30 to inspire and enable them to succeed in the career of their choice. 
• Empower individuals and communities to create better places for people to live and work. 
• Support people to create a fairer society in which everyone, regardless of their background, can flourish

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Fundraising Manager to join the team and help us along our journey to achieving further growth.

Through our portfolio of high-impact programmes we:

• Work with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds aged 13 to 30 to inspire and enable them to succeed in the career of their choice. 
• Empower individuals and communities to create better places for people to live and work. 
• Support people to create a fairer society in which everyone, regardless of their background, can flourish

Over the last two years, we have undergone an exciting journey to move from being London-focused to having national reach and presence through Stephen Lawrence Day and a developing a fundraising portfolio that includes Individual Giving, Events & Community Fundraising, Corporate Partnerships and Trusts & Foundations. We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Fundraising Manager to join the team and help us along our journey to achieving further growth.

Key skills / experience / abilities

• Demonstrable experience of fundraising from corporates for the voluntary sector including CSR experience, community, individual giving or event fundraising
• Experience of working within a corporate foundation
• Proven track record of building relationships with high value supporters and an understanding of stewardship best practice
• Experience in creating and reviewing budgets and tracking and reporting on income
• Knowledge of the wider fundraising sector
• A self-starter who is happy to work independently and prioritise own workload
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to see the bigger picture without losing sight of details
• A positive attitude and willingness to get stuck into tasks at a variety of different levels
• Understanding of and empathy for the work of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust

Job Purpose:

• Lead and manage the growth and development of the Trust’s corporate and individual income by maintaining existing and developing new relationships with companies and individuals
• Pro-actively responding to opportunities for support, ensuring you have a holistic view about how to best maximise each relationship and activity
• Ensure existing and new relationships are stewarded effectively to secure long-term support for the Trust
• To manage the relationship with the Trust’s Ambassadors, providing outstanding supporter care and maximise fundraising opportunities
• To lead on the roll out of the Friendship scheme, ensuring all necessary materials are developed and undertaking marketing activity to recruit members
• To further develop the corporate fundraising strategy, ensuring income from existing partners is maximised and building a pipeline of new partners
• To identify opportunities for income-generating activity by pitching for new external high third-party fundraising and partnership opportunities
• To ensure the new SLCT database (Donorfy) is utilised and used appropriately

Main tasks:

• To work with the CEO and Head of Operations to develop annual fundraising plans and targets
• To lead and manage all corporate fundraising activities of the organization
• To maintain and develop relationships with key funders and donors through face-to-face contact, telephone and written communication
• To develop engaging and high-quality materials and effective processes to help with thanking and stewarding supporters
• To support the maintenance of the Trust’s website, ensuring it contains high quality content that accurately reflects opportunities for supporting the charity
• To support on the successful delivery of Stephen Lawrence Day, identifying opportunities to generate income from the campaign and ensuring it’s messaging is amplified as widely as possible
• To identify and research new sources of funding within the corporate sector
• Develop and manage relationships with existing and new donors in order to maximise fundraising potential and supporter retention.
• To work with the Built Environment officer to help shape the proposition for Building Futures partners ensuring the programme deliver maximum return for the Trust
• To manage a calendar of events and scheduled fundraising activities throughout the year that helps to generate a steadily growing unrestricted income stream.
• To ensure that a response is made in a timely and appropriate manner to all donor enquiries with clear understanding of how to maximise their support 
• To liaise with the Chief Executive, Head of Operations, External Partners and Trustees to explore new funding opportunities in order to maximise voluntary income.
• To research, prepare and submit funding proposals, e.g charity of the year, probono support including agreed outcomes and budgets, in consultation with service delivery staff, finance and other staff, where appropriate.
• To manage all advertising and marketing associated with fundraising, including digital communications (together with communications colleagues)

Line management

• To oversee one direct report to support on all fundraising activities

Financial Management

• To manage the fundraising budget, including planning, phasing and forecasting in line with the organisation’s financial procedures
• To oversee weekly financial report pulling and coding of income
• To work with Head of Finance to develop and refine appropriate financial processes in order to effectively track income
• To prepare regular internal updates on performance against income generation targets
• To report to donors on the impact of our work and the important role they are playing in supporting this

Administrative

• To lead on maintaining the SLCT database (Donorfy), ensuring it’s used appropriately
• To ensure that accurate records of all supporter activity are tracked effectively
• To maintain accurate and up to date records of all funding opportunities, appeals, approaches, donor contacts and coverage.

General

• To attend supervisions, team meetings and other meetings, as and when required.
• To attend internal and external training courses, as agreed with your line manager.
• To represent the organization at internal and external events including networking events, fundraising events and launch activities, as and when required, occasionally on evenings and weekends.
• To adhere to the Institute of Fundraising Code of Practice, Charity Law, Health & Safety Law, GDPR and other relevant legislative requirements.
• To undertake any other duties that may be reasonably required.

Deadline for applications: 4th November at midday

We may interview suitable applicants before the closing date.