Fundraising Manager 

You will already be an incredible Charity Fundraiser ready to be a key player with responsibilities to run appeals, develop regular giving and legacies, recruit new supporters, provide first class supporter care, manage events and speak in church and other supporter meetings. 

We have an incredible community of supporters and your job is to inspire more people to join this movement of change, working with them to bring hope for a better future and bringing holistic healthcare to those who battle poverty and sickness in hard-to-reach communities in Malawi, Nepal and India.

If you have a proven track record of at least three years in charity fundraising we’d love to hear from you. We're looking for a person who is a dedicated charity fundraiser ready to rise to the challenge of raising vital funds for our health projects.

About Us

We believe Every Life Matters. As an experienced international healthcare charity, we’re committed to helping transform lives through compassionate, effective, and sustainable healthcare, and guided by our Christian faith. We work closely with trusted partners in Malawi, Nepal and India to tackle inequalities for people who are excluded and marginalised by sickness and poverty through developing palliative care, reducing the impact of disease and responding to healthcare emergencies.

Our ideal Fundraising Manager

• At least three years of Charity Fundraising experience.
• Experienced in building a regular giving income stream
• Experienced in creating and running fundraising appeals
• A people person, brilliant at building strong supporter relationships and donor journeys
• A motivational and confident communicator, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proactive and hard-working, equally competent when working alone or as part of a team.
• Good organisational and project management skills
• Excellent IT skills including MS Office, Excel, Raisers Edge NXT
• Strong social media skills
• Preferably educated to degree or similar standard

Christian Faith

EMMS International is a non-denominational Christian charity. The post-holder will be committed to our Christian beliefs and values. The role involves talking and praying in churches and with supporters about our work and our shared Christian beliefs.

Travel - You may be required to travel mainly within the UK and possibly overseas to our projects in Malawi, Nepal or India.

Right to work in the UK - All staff are required to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK

Hours: 35 hours per week, but we’re open to flexible working

About the Role

We have big goals over the next few years.

We’re going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we’ll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Will you join us?

If you know how to lead a marketing team to engage large numbers of people over the full marketing mix of channels, you can help us meet our goal of increasing the number of supporters donating to us by 33% over the next three years.

You will need:

• Excellent team management skills
• Experience of project management involving colleagues from other teams
• Experience of managing multi-channel and multi-product portfolios
• Experience of launching new marketing channels, products or propositions based on audience insight and market trends.

Pls see the text below for the Fundraising Manager – Events

• You will join the Community and Events team as Events Manager. You will be leading the Events team of 9 to manage our third party portfolio making investment decisions to incrementally grow participation and provide an excellent challenge and running experience.

and Fundraising Manager – Products advert.

• You will join the Community and Events team as Products Manager. You will be leading the products team of 7 to develop our virtual and digital events portfolio using audience insights to inspire support and provide an excellent supporter experience.

Please view the attached job description and person specification for the full list of duties and responsibilities.

The closing date for applications is 23rd May with interviews held between 2nd-9th June.

Other benefits available to you should you choose to join Mind are:

• Flexible working
• Generous gender-neutral parental leave
• Access to reflective practice
• 25 days annual leave plus 5 Mind Days (a paid day of leave after 5 of each of the year’s bank holidays) and Christmas closure
• A competitive pension package
• An interest free season ticket loan

A little bit about Mind

We won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.

We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Our goals:

• Supporting people likely to develop mental health problems, to stay well.
• Empowering people who experience a mental health problem to make informed choices about how they live and recover
• Ensuring people get the right services and support at the right time to help their recovery and enable them to live with their mental health problem
• Opening the doors to people with experience of mental health problems participating fully in society
• Gaining equality of treatment for people who experience both mental health and other forms of discrimination

Our values underpin everything we do. They are:

• Open: We reach out to anyone who needs us.
• Together: We're stronger in partnership.
• Responsive: We listen, we act.
• Independent: We speak out fearlessly.
• Unstoppable: We never give up.

We value the power of diversity.We embrace the different perspectives that each of us bring.We are creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is appreciated for being authentic and bringing their whole selves to work regardless of race, gender, age, religion, identity and experience.

We are committed to becoming truly anti-racist in everything we do and ensuring that all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.

Hours: 35 hours per week, but we’re open to flexible working

About the Role

We have big goals over the next few years.

We’re going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we’ll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Will you join us?

If you know how to lead a marketing team to engage large numbers of people over the full marketing mix of channels, you can help us meet our goal of increasing the number of supporters donating to us by 33% over the next three years.

You will need:

• Excellent team management skills
• Experience of project management involving colleagues from other teams
• Experience of managing multi-channel and multi-product portfolios
• Experience of launching new marketing channels, products or propositions based on audience insight and market trends.

Pls see the text below for the Fundraising Manager – Events

• You will join the Community and Events team as Events Manager. You will be leading the Events team of 9 to manage our third party portfolio making investment decisions to incrementally grow participation and provide an excellent challenge and running experience.

and Fundraising Manager – Products advert.

• You will join the Community and Events team as Products Manager. You will be leading the products team of 7 to develop our virtual and digital events portfolio using audience insights to inspire support and provide an excellent supporter experience.

Please view the attached job description and person specification for the full list of duties and responsibilities.

The closing date for applications is 23rd May with interviews held between 2nd-9th June.

Other benefits available to you should you choose to join Mind are:

• Flexible working
• Generous gender-neutral parental leave
• Access to reflective practice
• 25 days annual leave plus 5 Mind Days (a paid day of leave after 5 of each of the year’s bank holidays) and Christmas closure
• A competitive pension package
• An interest free season ticket loan

A little bit about Mind

We won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.

We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Our goals:

• Supporting people likely to develop mental health problems, to stay well.
• Empowering people who experience a mental health problem to make informed choices about how they live and recover
• Ensuring people get the right services and support at the right time to help their recovery and enable them to live with their mental health problem
• Opening the doors to people with experience of mental health problems participating fully in society
• Gaining equality of treatment for people who experience both mental health and other forms of discrimination

Our values underpin everything we do. They are:

• Open: We reach out to anyone who needs us.
• Together: We're stronger in partnership.
• Responsive: We listen, we act.
• Independent: We speak out fearlessly.
• Unstoppable: We never give up.

We value the power of diversity.We embrace the different perspectives that each of us bring.We are creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is appreciated for being authentic and bringing their whole selves to work regardless of race, gender, age, religion, identity and experience.

We are committed to becoming truly anti-racist in everything we do and ensuring that all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.

Hours: 35 hours per week, but we’re open to flexible working

About the Role

We have big goals over the next few years.

We’re going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we’ll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Will you join us?

If you know how to lead a marketing team to engage large numbers of people over the full marketing mix of channels, you can help us meet our goal of increasing the number of supporters donating to us by 33% over the next three years.

You will need:

• Excellent team management skills
• Experience of project management involving colleagues from other teams
• Experience of managing multi-channel and multi-product portfolios
• Experience of launching new marketing channels, products or propositions based on audience insight and market trends.

You will join the Individual Giving & Legacies team as Legacy & In Memory Manager. You will be leading the Legacy & In Memory team of 3 to manage our In Memory and Legacy portfolio, working across the organisation, with local Minds and our external partners to provide excellent supporter engagement and identify opportunities for growing income.

Please view the attached job description and person specification for the full list of duties and responsibilities.

The closing date for applications is 23rd May with interviews held between 2nd-9th June.

Other benefits available to you should you choose to join Mind are:

• Flexible working
• Generous gender-neutral parental leave
• Access to reflective practice
• 25 days annual leave plus 5 Mind Days (a paid day of leave after 5 of each of the year’s bank holidays) and Christmas closure
• A competitive pension package
• An interest free season ticket loan

A little bit about Mind

We won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.

We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Our goals:

• Supporting people likely to develop mental health problems, to stay well.
• Empowering people who experience a mental health problem to make informed choices about how they live and recover
• Ensuring people get the right services and support at the right time to help their recovery and enable them to live with their mental health problem
• Opening the doors to people with experience of mental health problems participating fully in society
• Gaining equality of treatment for people who experience both mental health and other forms of discrimination

Our values underpin everything we do. They are:

• Open: We reach out to anyone who needs us.
• Together: We're stronger in partnership.
• Responsive: We listen, we act.
• Independent: We speak out fearlessly.
• Unstoppable: We never give up.

We value the power of diversity.We embrace the different perspectives that each of us bring.We are creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is appreciated for being authentic and bringing their whole selves to work regardless of race, gender, age, religion, identity and experience.

We are committed to becoming truly anti-racist in everything we do and ensuring that all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.

Hours: 35 hours per week, but we’re open to flexible working

About the Role

We have big goals over the next few years.

We’re going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we’ll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Will you join us?

If you know how to lead a marketing team to engage large numbers of people over the full marketing mix of channels, you can help us meet our goal of increasing the number of supporters donating to us by 33% over the next three years.

You will need:

• Excellent team management skills
• Experience of project management involving colleagues from other teams
• Experience of managing multi-channel and multi-product portfolios
• Experience of launching new marketing channels, products or propositions based on audience insight and market trends.

You will join the Individual Giving & Legacies team as Acquisition Manager. You will be leading the Acquisition team of 3 to manage our Acquisition portfolio, working across the organisation and with our external partners to diversify our channel mix, engage with broader audiences and identify opportunities to grow our active donor base.

Please view the attached job description and person specification for the full list of duties and responsibilities.

The closing date for applications is 23rd May with interviews held between 2nd-9th June.

Other benefits available to you should you choose to join Mind are:

• Flexible working
• Generous gender-neutral parental leave
• Access to reflective practice
• 25 days annual leave plus 5 Mind Days (a paid day of leave after 5 of each of the year’s bank holidays) and Christmas closure
• A competitive pension package
• An interest free season ticket loan

A little bit about Mind

We won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.

We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Our goals:

• Supporting people likely to develop mental health problems, to stay well.
• Empowering people who experience a mental health problem to make informed choices about how they live and recover
• Ensuring people get the right services and support at the right time to help their recovery and enable them to live with their mental health problem
• Opening the doors to people with experience of mental health problems participating fully in society
• Gaining equality of treatment for people who experience both mental health and other forms of discrimination

Our values underpin everything we do. They are:

• Open: We reach out to anyone who needs us.
• Together: We're stronger in partnership.
• Responsive: We listen, we act.
• Independent: We speak out fearlessly.
• Unstoppable: We never give up.

We value the power of diversity.We embrace the different perspectives that each of us bring.We are creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is appreciated for being authentic and bringing their whole selves to work regardless of race, gender, age, religion, identity and experience.

We are committed to becoming truly anti-racist in everything we do and ensuring that all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.

WR Fundraising Recruitment is looking for an experienced trusts fundraiser for an exciting new role where you will have the opportunity to grow a trusts and grants fundraising stream while managing a number of existing multi-year relationships with the likes of Children in Need and Big Lottery.

A great home working role for an experienced fundraiser who can shine while working autonomously.

With a role that covers the entire trusts fundraising process from prospect research to monitoring and reporting, you will have the opportunity to diversify the trusts and grants fundraising stream – bringing new funders to the charity and developing key relationships with existing and new funders.

You will inherit a strong portfolio or existing grants (over £250K) and a database of ready to go applications and prospects.

We’re looking for an experienced trusts fundraiser who is willing to take responsibility for all aspects of trusts fundraising – including prospect research, relationship building and reporting) has a track record of securing a wide range of grants (up to 6 figure would be preferred).

With a prominent cause in the spotlight, and a very financially stable charity, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of applications and bids and join an emerging fundraising team that’s set to grow over the next year.

Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager

Full Time, Permanent

Home Based / Remote – With occasional meetings in London area.

Circa £35,000 per annum

Duties will include:

• Generate fundraising income from key Trusts and Foundations and research potential new avenues for funding
• Write tailored, inspirational applications and reports addressing grant-making priorities or requirements as specified
• Building strong relationships with other teams within the organisation in order to understand the work of the Charity and thus build a case for support
• Maintain and deliver a pipeline of applications and reporting to grant makers, including prospecting for new funders
• To research relevant Trusts and Grant making bodies, developing compelling applications
• Build new relationships with trust and grant awarding organisations, updating them with the work of the charity and impact of trust funding.
• Stewardship of existing trusts and foundations, reporting on impact and identifying new opportunities for support

The ideal candidate will have:

• Track record in trusts fundraising / winning funds through bids and applications to grant giving, statutory bodies and foundations
• First class, demonstrable written communication skills with the ability to write compelling and innovative proposals and funding reports
• Strong interpersonal, networking and relationship building skills
• Proven experience undertaking research, developing proposals, and winning funding.
• Experience in managing relationships with trust and grant awarding bodies

To apply or for further information, please email a copy of your up to date CV in the first instance.

The team at WR Fundraising Recruitment are passionate about bringing together talented fundraising professionals with fantastic organisations. We’d love to hear from you if you are looking for a new fundraising opportunity.

Hours: 35 hours per week, but we’re open to flexibility

Fixed Term Contract ending on 31st January 2022 (Maternity Cover)

About the Role

We have big goals over the next few years.

We’re going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we’ll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Will you join us?

If you know how to lead a marketing team to engage large numbers of people over the full marketing mix of channels, you can help us meet our goal of increasing the number of supporters donating to us by 33% over the next three years.

You will need:

• Excellent team management skills
• Experience of project management involving colleagues from other teams
• Experience of managing multi-channel and multi-product portfolios
• Experience of launching new marketing channels, products or propositions based on audience insight and market trends.

You will join the Community and Events team as Community Manager.You will be leading the Community team of 8 to develop our supporter led fundraising adopting a relationship building approach to grow income and provide an excellent experience.

Please view the attached job description/person specification for the full list of duties and responsibilities.

Please view the attached job description and person specification for the full list of duties and responsibilities.

The closing date for applications is 23rd May with interviews held between 2nd-9th June.

Other benefits available to you should you choose to join Mind are:

• Flexible working
• Generous gender-neutral parental leave
• Access to reflective practice
• 25 days annual leave plus 5 Mind Days (a paid day of leave after 5 of each of the year’s bank holidays) and Christmas closure
• A competitive pension package
• An interest free season ticket loan

A little bit about Mind

We won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.

We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Our goals:

• Supporting people likely to develop mental health problems, to stay well.
• Empowering people who experience a mental health problem to make informed choices about how they live and recover
• Ensuring people get the right services and support at the right time to help their recovery and enable them to live with their mental health problem
• Opening the doors to people with experience of mental health problems participating fully in society
• Gaining equality of treatment for people who experience both mental health and other forms of discrimination

Our values underpin everything we do. They are:

• Open: We reach out to anyone who needs us.
• Together: We're stronger in partnership.
• Responsive: We listen, we act.
• Independent: We speak out fearlessly.
• Unstoppable: We never give up.

We value the power of diversity.We embrace the different perspectives that each of us bring.We are creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is appreciated for being authentic and bringing their whole selves to work regardless of race, gender, age, religion, identity and experience.

We are committed to becoming truly anti-racist in everything we do and ensuring that all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.

re you a fearless leader with the passion to beat heartbreak forever? Are you able to inspire and build pioneering relationships?

Our Community Fundraising team has ambitious targets to help us in our fight to beat heart break forever. We are recruiting for an ambitious, confident and engaging Fundraising Manager to develop and grow our supporter network and income in Bristol, Bath and Gloucestershire.

Putting the supporter first, you’ll maximise income and awareness for the BHF within your patch through proactively securing and managing community and corporate fundraising partnerships whilst recruiting/supporting networks of fundraising groups, supporters and volunteers. 

With fantastic local knowledge matched by your passion for the cause which will enable you to help our supporters to achieve their ambitious fundraising goals. You’ll also proactively build and develop fundraising groups and recruit individual volunteers and supporters, securing fundraising partnerships and delivering national campaigns, local projects and maximising community engagement.

About you

You'll have a proven track record in fundraising at a community level. You will have been involved in projects such as the winning and management of charity of the year or longer-term corporate/clubs/association partnerships, volunteer or people management experiences and supporter/customer engagement. 

With strong evidence of transferable skills and experience, e.g. a track record exceeding KPI’s in sales or account management, customer service, business development or fundraising. You’ll have excellent communication, networking and relationship building skills and be passionate, tenacious and motivated to make a difference in the fight against heart disease.

This is a brilliant opportunity to join our ambitious forward looking team and contribute to our recent track record of fantastic growth. This role provides a brilliant opportunity to transition from a local charity to gain experience with one with nationally recognised brand presence. Or for an ambitious salesperson who is an expert in their field, to use their transferable skills to help our vision become a reality. We're brave, informed, compassionate and driven in our fight against heart disease and, if that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

You will also need a full UK driving licence plus previous experience of working remotely and be able to demonstrate an ability to manage and motivate team.

About us

Every single one of us is vulnerable to the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases – they are the world’s biggest killers. But the research we fund represents hope. And nothing matters more than finding cures and treatments that give us more time with the people we love.

Interview process

The interview process will be held over MS Teams.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
 

FUNDRAISING MANAGER

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

Contract Type: 2 years Fixed Term

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

Hours: Full Time, 37 hours per week

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

About the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF):

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

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

About this Role and You:

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

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

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

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

You will be able to demonstrate:

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

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

What We Offer:

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

How to Apply

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

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

Closing Date: Midday, Friday 28 May 2021

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

WR Fundraising Recruitment has a great opportunity for an experienced fundraiser to take on a role as Fundraising Manager with a regional charity; supporting families and children across Berkshire. There is a lot of scope for the right candidate to build on the current programme, particularly in the area of individual giving, so experience of this would be desirable alongside skills in Raiser’s Edge or similar.

This role will be a mix of working at home, in the office, and around the community. You’ll need to be confident wearing a range of 'different hats’ and dealing with a diverse group of stakeholders. You will be leading a team of 3 fundraisers around the region and providing support, insight, and leadership on all aspects of the organisation’s fundraising while being very hands on with individual giving management.

You will be a self-starter, happy to work independently, while also working to embed a positive fundraising culture within the organisation. This is a new role, so there is plenty of room to input in to the fundraising strategy, and to innovate around new forms of income development.

Fundraising Manager

Home based role with weekly working in Reading Office, Berkshire

Full Time, Permanent

£35,000 per annum

Key responsibilities of the role will include:

• Implement a new fundraising strategy in line with business objectives and with a focus on development of an individual giving programme
• Present on the charity’s work to a range of stakeholders and partners
• Research and create compelling fundraising proposals for a range of funders
• Lead a Community, Events and Corporate Fundraising team ensuring targets are developed and met
• Design a new individual giving offering, alongside the development of supporter journeys, including legacy giving
• Build new relationships with a wide range of partners, and effectively nurture existing relationships for sustainable growth
• Identify potential opportunities with local community groups, corporate partners, and trusts/foundations
• Demonstrate impact through quantitative and qualitative reporting

The ideal candidate for this role will:

• Be an enthusiastic fundraiser, passionate about delivering income for a community focused charity
• Have experience of delivering an individual giving programme and mapping the supporter journey
• Have experience in delivering an effective fundraising strategy
• Be a brilliant communicator, with exceptional written and spoken English
• Have line-management experience
• Be a driven self-starter, able to work independently and manage a varied and diverse project portfolio

To register your interest and for more information please send your CV in the first instance.

The team at WR Fundraising Recruitment are passionate about bringing together talented fundraising professionals with fantastic organisations. We’d love to hear from you if you are looking for a new fundraising opportunity.

Founders4Schools are delighted to announce this exciting opportunity to join our fundraising team. You will play a key role in implementing and continuing to shape our ambitious fundraising strategy, so we can help raise the aspirations of every young person across the UK. 

Founders4Schools is an award-winning educational-tech charity which connects young people with inspirational role models to raise their aspirations, to fulfil their potential and to prepare them for the rapidly changing world of work. We offer a simple, free-to-use digital platform which enables teachers all over the UK to connect their students with inspiring business role models (virtually or in-class). Our work aims to tackle inequality by providing equal access to the world of work, to support young people by aligning what they learn at school, with future careers and to provide young people with the confidence they need to take their first steps into the workplace. 

The successful candidate will ideally have at least 3 years of senior level fundraising experience, a proven, personal track record of winning and delivering corporate partnerships and experience in writing successful proposals for commercial partnerships and winning bids to trusts and foundations. 

We are looking for a confident, dynamic and resourceful, self-starter with excellent communication and presentation skills, and fluency in writing proposals. You will be experienced in identifying new income opportunities through research and networking, building pipelines in order to meet budgets, and managing internal and external stakeholders.

Our ideal candidate will be confident in managing a fast paced and conflicting workload, have a sales mentality, and be able to think laterally to identify income opportunities. Experience in cause related marketing, fundraising events, digital income streams and growing income strategically through social media are advantageous.

Main duties:  

• Manage and develop a pipeline of new funding opportunities
• Effectively account manage secured partnerships 
• Develop attractive proposals and a case for support to secure long-term corporate partnerships with multi-year commitments
• Develop effective stewardship plans and cultivate relationships to develop new and existing relationships to maximise future funding potential
• Support the organisation and management of donor engagement events and fundraising events
• Write compelling funding bids to secure five figure income levels from trusts and foundations 
• Report to and work with the Director of Fundraising to achieve quarterly targets against budgets
• Deliver other duties as required by the organisation 

Person Specification

Essential:

• Proven personal record of delivering an annual income in excess of £400,000
• Experience of identifying and building relationships with new fundraising prospects. 
• Extensive experience in building successful corporate partnerships and sponsorship packages
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Excellent social media knowledge 
• Convincing presentation and negotiation skills
• Experience in organising and managing events (fundraising and stewardship)
• Experience of using a database to manage pipelines and budgets
• Proven ability to work with colleagues from a range of disciplines
• Be passionate about raising the career aspirations of children and young people and supporting employability prospects 

Desirable:

• Good network of prospect funders and partners
• Experience of working on cause related marketing partnerships
• Experience of winning or managing ‘Charity of the Year’ partnerships
• Experience of developing successful fundraising bids and securing income from trusts, foundations or government bodies.

 
Benefits include:

• Home-based, flexible working 
• Professional and personal development
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) 
• Summer and Christmas team celebrations
• Line management opportunities

Please apply online here with your CV and one page cover letter. Please explain why you want this role, what you would bring to the team and how your skills and experience would enhance our team.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status

For an informal discussion, please contact the recruiting manager, Laurena Robinson. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with interviews taking place online.

Fundraising Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fundraising Manager, to help a Cambridge based charity increase income from trusts and foundations, major donors and legacies.  

Our client is a local charity that cares about Cambridge and its green landscapes, they protect the green setting of Cambridge and its most valuable landscapes and work to enhance and connect them for people and nature.

Position: Fundraising Manager

Salary: circa £35,000 pro-rata, dependent on experience.

Location: Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge - This role is suitable for home working combined with team working at the office and site-based activity.

Duration Full-time (37.5 hrs per week) preferred but will consider flexible working arrangements to accommodate work-life balance.

Benefits: 33 days annual holiday entitlement pro rata, includes allowance for Public/Bank Holidays, a pension contribution of up to 5% of gross pay.

Closing date: 10:00am, Monday 17 May 2021

About the role:

As Fundraising Manager you will be a key member of the Management Team, you will co-ordinate and deliver fundraising activity and own the charity’s fundraising targets.

This role potentially covers the full range of fundraising opportunities, the main focus will be fundraising from mid-level donors, legacies, membership and trusts/foundations. The charity’s ambition is to develop a small team who can work to broaden the scope of the fundraising work, there will be opportunities for line management responsibilities if desired.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Increase charitable giving from current supporters.
• Research and identify fundraising opportunities from trusts and foundations as well a major donors and corporate fundraising.
• Develop and promote appealing memorial and legacy giving opportunities.
• Responsible for membership recruitment and retention to achieve annual targets for membership subscriptions. 
• Develop and maintain effective systems to support the fundraising functions of the charity.
• With the CEO, discuss and agree an annual budget for fundraising.
• Prepare accurate, succinct and easy to understand reports on the charity’s fundraising work.
• Ensure that the charity adheres to relevant fundraising legislation, including compliance with the Fundraising Regulators guidelines.

About you:  

To be successful in the role of Fundraising Manager you will be supportive of the charity’s cause; you will use your relationship management skills to strengthen existing funding relationships and use your research and networking skills to identify and cultivate new opportunities.

You will bring with you the following key skills and experience:

• Demonstrable evidence of successful fundraising from individual donors, trusts & foundations and legacies.
• Excellent written and visual communication skills, with evidence of producing effective fundraising content.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to encourage support for the charity and build long-term relationships.
• Knowledge of UK fundraising and data protection regulations.
• An excellent eye for detail.
• Good IT skills (spreadsheets, Microsoft Office suite, database management) and experience of fundraising support systems.
• Experience of administering grants and donations.
• Experience of organising donor cultivation and solicitation events.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small, friendly and committed management team where you can make a real difference and your work will have an impact, so apply today!

Please ensure that, along with your CV, you submit a covering letter telling us how you feel you would be a good fit for the role.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Fundraiser, Corporate Fundraising Manager, Community Fundraising Manager, Donor Manager, Major Donor Fundraising, Individual Giving, Philanthropy, Community Fundraising Manager, Trust Fundraising, Partnerships Fundraising, Development Manager, Regional Fundraising Manager, Area Fundraising Manager etc

This is an exciting and busy time to be joining UK Youth as we prepare to launch our new strategy and transform the way we work to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. As a result,  we are recruiting for a number of new roles designed to enable the organisation to grow, improve our ways of working and enable us to deliver our ambitious 2025 strategic plan.

In this role, you will lead the delivery of our flagship fundraising events (including Art for Youth London, Art for Youth North, Gala Dinner), committee management, as well as leading our bespoke and challenge events (including London Marathon, Royal Parks, Great North Run) ensuring we can grow our supporter base and contribute to the organisation tripling our income in three years (from c. £7m in 2020/21). In this role, you will work closely with the Events Strategy Manager supporting them to transform our approach to events at UK Youth, to develop new events across the organisation, including the development of supporter cultivation and stewardship events.

Who we are

UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and

empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.

UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross-sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.

Why work at UK Youth

We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising (even whilst we are all working remotely!) from lunch and learn sessions, staff quizzes to virtual coffee meet ups.

UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer, and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment.

We welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our organisation, including Black, Asian, minority ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are also currently underrepresented by men and so are seeking applications from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity to bring a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights to UK Youth.

What we can offer you

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture.

• Flexible/Agile Working
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
• Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell, our New Forest Outdoor Centre, including camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
• CycleScheme and TechScheme

How to apply

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please click here and complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system (provided by Applied)

• Closing date for applications will be 30 May 2021 12 pm
• First round interviews are due to take place 3-4 June 2021

As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks, which include criminal record check and employment reference.

As part of the recruitment process, UK Youth will be gathering and uses certain information about you. For further information regarding this, please review our Data Protection Privacy Notice which explains what data of yours we process and how we use it.

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

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

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