Community Fundraising Manager

• Annually: £24,000 - £27,241 plus £500 home-working allowance

• Region: East

• Location: Flexible & Home Based

• Department: Community & Events

• Vacancy Type: Permanent

• Working Hours Per Week: 35

• Closing Date: 25 March 2020

The NSPCC Community & Events Fundraising Team is looking to recruit a dynamic and enthusiastic fundraiser to join our team. This is an exciting time for Community Fundraising as we enter a new phase in our strategy, which both supports and develops our network of volunteers and other community income streams, as well as seeking new partnerships with from companies and other organisations in order to grow income across the area.

These are challenging times for the voluntary sector, yet we know that children are now at greater risk of abuse, so we are looking for someone with a passion and commitment to keeping children safe, because every childhood is worth fighting for. 

Operating from home in one of the areas specified, you will work as part of the Community & Events Fundraising Team, contributing to fundraising initiatives across the East Region. The post-holder will be required to travel across the patch and to the NSPCC’s Head Office in London for team meetings.

Interviews will be held w.c. 30th March 2020 or w.c. 6th April.

FUNDRAISING AND OPERATIONS MANAGER

 

Reporting to: Executive Director 

Based at Choices Offices (390 Caledonian Road, N1 1DN) or at home during lockdown

Salary: £28,000 pro rata plus pension contributions in line with the Government’s statutory requirement

Hours of work: This is a part-time role of 2.5 day/week (20 hours). You will occasionally be required to work out of hours and flexibility will be expected.

This contract is for one year with the possibility of extension

Safeguarding: Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

 

About the role:

This is a varied and interesting role in which you’ll play an important part in supporting Choices and its growth. The Fundraising and Operations Manager will manage and develop our community fundraising (individual giving and events) and support the Executive Director with running our grant application fundraising.The role also involves developing new areas of fundraising (e.g. corporate; major gifts; mid-level giving), as well as ensuring the smooth running of our office and operations.This is predominantly a fundraising role which includes the management of our office and programmatic operations, given the overlap of impact reporting and data management responsibilities.

About the candidate:

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, creative and self-starting, bringing relevant experience to the role. This job would suit an experienced fundraiser returning to work after a career break, or someone earlier in their career who is ready to take on more responsibility and play a key role in Choices’ future development. As a part time role, it would suit someone looking to work in fundraising and operations whilst also pursuing other interests or meeting caring commitments.

One of the benefits of working in a small charity as a key member of a friendly team is that you can make your role your own and develop it further according to your interests and skills. The successful candidate will therefore be able to demonstrate they are an entrepreneurial self-starter who would relish this opportunity.

About Choices:

Choices is charity that operates from a Christian ethos of compassion, care and respect, delivering services in the community and in prisons including:

-       Non-directive, non-judgmental support for those facing unplanned pregnancy

-       Counselling support for those coming to terms with a decision to terminate a pregnancy or facing anxiety during pregnancy

-       Befriending services for pregnant women and new mothers facing low income, isolation and anxiety

-       Counselling for women in prison supporting them through issues of child separation 

There is an occupational requirement attached to this role requiring you to be a practicing Christian.

Job Description: The Fundraising and Operations Manager will be responsible for two main areas of work and time will be split between the two as the work dictates:

1) managing and developing our fundraising work, with a focus on individual giving, campaigns and events, but also exploring the development of new income streams (e.g. mid-level giving; major donors)

2) managing office operations, and supporting programmatic monitoring and evaluation

Specific tasks include (but are not limited to):

1.  FUNDRAISING

• Stewarding existing supporters through existing means (e.g. sending out newsletters via MailChimp) and developing a more creative and sustainable stewardship programme

• Communicating with individual givers via email and phone

• Identification of mid-level and major donor prospects among individual givers, and proactive prospect research and cultivation

• Supporting external grant-writers to apply for grants, and report-writing

• Managing, recording and submitting monthly appeals to trusts and foundations

• Organising both fundraising and stewardship events

• Running online campaigns and appeals, including creating assets, writing copy, merging emails, using social media platforms.

• Keeping accurate and up-to-date records of grants and securely storing all fundraising data (e.g. donor data, Gift Aid forms) in accordance with GDPR)

• Managing all fundraising data, including managing and developing the use of a CRM database (currently Salesforce) that is also used to store client data.

2.  OPERATIONS

• Running our office processes and procedures (eg Health & Safety and insurance, managing office services, utilities, petty cash, data storage, updating policies, general office upkeep including stationary, office supplies etc)

• Operational support for different project areas (eg collating statistics, updating the database, creating evaluation reports, managing volunteer applications, etc)

• Taking responsibility along with other staff for answering phone calls, booking appointments for clients

• Developing the CRM for recording client data and impact reporting in addition to donor data

• Attend Choices Management Team meetings (on Thursdays) and occasionally attend Board meetings as required (weekday evenings)

 

PLEASE NOTE: This job description gives a broad overview of the types of responsibilities but is subject to change in discussion with line manager/trustees based on needs/demands in the work of Choices Islington.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Essential:

•  Mature Christian faith. In order to safeguard Choices’ Christian culture and ethos and in keeping with the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9 Para 3) Choices’ Trustees have applied an occupational requirement to this role whereby the post holder will be committed to upholding and modelling Choices’ Christian ethos.

• Supportive of the work of Choices

• Experience of working as a fundraiser (ideally within individual giving and community fundraising)

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with experience of engaging with a wide range of stakeholders

• Ability to proactively build and develop positive relationships internally and externally 

• Excellent organisation skills

• Strong project management/administration skills, preferably in the charity sector

• IT and social media literate (experience of mailing systems e.g. MailChimp is desirable)

• Experience of working with CRMs/databases 

• Self-motivated and confident working alone

• Solutions-focused

• Excellent interpersonal skills and team player

• Capacity to be flexible and innovative in the changing circumstances of a small, but growing charity

Desirable:

• Entrepreneurial thinking

• Knowledge of safeguarding

• Knowledge and experience of using Salesforce (CRM)

 

How to apply:

Application is by CV and covering letter with reference to the job description and person specification. Please set out clearly what skills, experience and qualities you will bring to the role and how your Christian faith informs your understanding of Choices’ work and vision.

Please include the name and contact details of two referees: one to be your most recent employer and the other a senior leader at your church who knows you well. References will not be sought prior to the interview.

The closing date for applications is 10.00am on June 30th, but we may close before this if we find the right candidate. You will be notified if you have been shortlisted for an interview.

Summary

SumOfUs is looking for an experienced digital fundraiser and campaigner to help grow our income and help us win campaigns against corporate power. If you love raising money online to fight for change, if you are excited about global economic justice, and if you are hungry to experiment with new technology to change the world, then this is the role for you. 

This role will report to the Fundraising and Campaigns Director and sits at the intersection of campaigning and fundraising. It is responsible for leveraging compelling campaigns to raise donations from members. SumOfUs is member funded, meaning we do not accept money from corporations or governments, and rely mostly on individual contributions to fund our work of holding companies accountable for their actions.

This position is full time and remote, and can be undertaken by anyone between GMT +2 hours (Western Europe / East Africa) and GMT -4 hours (East Coast Americas).

A bit about us

SumOfUs is a global movement of consumers, investors, and workers standing together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new and sustainable path for our global economy. We are a movement of more than 15 million people, brought together by a global team of 35 campaigners, fundraisers and operations staff. Our purpose is to challenge corporate power everywhere. We hold the biggest corporations in the world (and their political allies) to account by mobilising millions of people to take collective action.

We are aiming to fundamentally reshape the global economy to put people and planet over profit, but we know we can not do it alone. We build partnerships with on-the-ground activists and organisers, and we follow their lead. We innovate, experiment and embrace professional and organizational growth. We invest in people and we invest in how we work, because our vision calls on us to build the most effective, global, diverse, and talented team possible.

We highly value a diverse team and an equitable work environment where every member of our team is set up to thrive. We have taken steps to nurture this environment including an Anti-Oppression Leadership Team that leads work to transform injustice within the organization. We expect all team members to take responsibility for co-creating an equitable work community where everyone is able to do impactful, world-changing work. We offer benefits including additional sick days for parents and caregivers, flexible working hours, and professional development stipends. We review our policies and practices for equity frequently. We recruit and encourage people identifying with marginalized communities to apply.

What you will do as part of our team

• Write compelling emails that inspire our members to donate or take action. You will come up with strategic campaign tactics and compelling narratives about corporate power;
• Coordinate with campaigners on the most strategic tactics to win campaigns and build our movement;
• Work directly with fundraising team leader and deputy leader to achieve strategic objectives by leading projects including, but not limited to optimisation and team development;
• Make sure we are updating our best-practices to reflect global (and regional) trends in digital fundraising; and
• Support our team and work with contractors, including project management.

Skills and experiences you will need to bring:

We have no formal education requirements – if you can meet the responsibilities of the role and are willing to grow, that is all that matters.

All roles at SumOfUs require you to be:

• Dedicated to building a fairer and more sustainable global economy;
• An excellent communicator in written and spoken English, this is our primary working language;
• Committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace culture; and
• Able to work remotely.

And, this role in particular will require you to:

• Have experience with online fundraising, and able to run fundraising campaigns from start to finish;
• Be able to identify and develop inspiring and impactful campaigns
• Have excellent writing skills with a solid understanding of campaigning;
• Have an excellent understanding of donor behaviour and how to inspire people to donate, with good instincts for what can be viral and capture attention; 
• Be keen to learn and develop new skills, and find innovative solutions to challenges; and
• Have experience supervising and mentoring staff.

Big pluses

We know that no one can possibly have all these skills and experiences - you will likely be able to bring 2 or 3 of the following to our team:

• Be familiar with the Avaaz/MoveOn/38 Degrees/Campact model of digital fundraising;
• Experience managing a large email list (100,000+ subscribers);
• Understand basic data analysis, ideally in a fundraising environment;
• Experience designing and running experiments and A/B tests;
• Proficiency in major world languages other than English – especially French, German or Spanish;
• From or experience working closely with communities affected by corporate power -- from indigenous communities to low-wage workers;
• Experience with market campaigns or corporate accountability issues.

How to apply

We don’t find cover letters particularly helpful in seeing the way you might fit with this job. Instead, use the form on our website to upload your resume and respond to the three questions.

Applications close 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on June 7, 2020. Applications are only accepted through our website.

Further details

Compensation is competitive and will be determined based on a combination of experience, seniority, and where you live. (For some context: this position in New York City would pay between $66,000 and $74,000 per year and in London would pay between approximately £44,900 and £50,000 per year depending on experience and seniority; the compensation level will be adjusted in other regions based on cost of living.)

SumOfUs is a fully remote and distributed team, as such we offer stipends to offset cell phone and internet costs. We offer stipends to set-up home offices or to rent space in a coworking environment. We offer five weeks paid vacation (plus additional sick leave and all major public holidays off and 6 months paid parental leave), contributions to retirement, and the ability to work from home and work with a degree of flexibility outside our core hours of operation. We cover private health insurance premiums for employees and dependents who live in countries without public insurance. We are happy to answer any questions you have about our parental leave policies and other, similar benefits in interviews.

SumOfUs is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of SumOfUs to provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants for employment and employees and not to discriminate because of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, personal appearance, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, genetic information, or political affiliation. Equal employment opportunities will be provided in employment, recruitment, selection, compensation, benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced fundraising professional to lead on income generation across the charity. This a real opportunity to grow and develop the fundraising pipeline.

The Charity A small but fast growing international health charity. .

The Role
Develop and deliver the fundraising strategy, creating detailed operational plans Develop robust financial forecasting monitoring and reporting frameworks
Steward effective relationships with funders, including the monitoring of grant contracts and ensuring timely reporting and communications.
Undertake research to locate new potential supporters, identifying access channels and enabling initial engagements.
Working with the Digital Communications producer, develop inspiring supporter journeys to solicit initial donations
Support the CEO in outreach and opportunity generation activities, attending conferences, seminars and networking events to build new networks and contacts
Work closely with production Managers and Head of Research & Evaluation to develop innovative, high quality funding proposals for a range of funding partners and donors

The Candidate
At least three years experience in grant writing and fundraising, with track record of successful securing six figure gifts.
Demonstrable expertise in developing and writing high quality proposals that articulate a compelling case for support.
Experience of working in consortia to build bids,either as a lead or sub applicant, and experience of project managing bids to successful completion.
A strong relationship builder, with a proven track record of growing and developing relationships and income in a small charity setting.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Corporate and  Community Fundraising Manager

c.£30,000-£40,000 pa + extensive range of benefits

North London based

Insignia Recruit is currently working with a leading private hospital based in a well appointed, easy to access location in North London. As you would expect, our client offers the highest quality of care to patients and all profits fund their on-site Hospice which treats in excess of 3,000 terminally ill patients and their families every year.

As an experienced Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager, your brief will be to generate awareness and funding for the fantastic work they do. You will also have the opportunity to develop and deliver a corporate and community fundraising strategy aligned to the agreed budget while also increasing the number and range of donors and support fundraising activities throughout the department. Ideally therefore, you will have significant experience managing the fundraising space, encompassing a broad range of income-generating activity.

In more detail you will:

• Have experience in managing change at both a strategic and operational level

• Demonstrate skills in recruiting, managing, developing and motivating teams

• Be experienced in researching, developing, delivering and evaluating business opportunities

• Understand the principals of effective community and corporate fundraising

• Ideally have knowledge or experience of hospice fundraising

• Be adept at developing and managing a significant budget and operational plan.

In return you can expect the salary as indicated, plus benefits such as private health cover, ongoing training and development, discounts at local, national and online shops, interest-free season ticket loan, Cycle to Work scheme, Childcare vouchers and participation in Employee Service Excellence recognition rewards.

If you believe you are the ideal candidate for this lovely position, please apply online using the link provided and quoting reference CJ1. 

Closing date:  5th April 2020

Our client is an Equal Opportunities Employer

As traditional sources of funding are under review, our partner, a wildlife crime prevention entity in East Africa, is seeking the support of an experienced professional to review existing sources of funding, and advise them in developing a financial sustainability plan.

Key Deliverables

• Review existing sources of funding, and analysing how their programme implementation might be impacted as a result of reduction in funding.
• Analyse how existing databases and resources might be used to generate more publicity, interest and funding. 
• Reviewing and identifying alternate sources of funding – including individuals and other grant providers – and developing a plan & strategy for fundraising.

Person Specification

• Finance professional, with experience in analysis and modelling [essential].
• Experience in fundraising finance and financial planning for a not for profit organisation [essential].

This is an exciting role for an Senior Fundraising Executive - Trust, Statutory and lottery to be part of the fundraising team and be supported by the Deputy Director of Fundraising for a large membership organisation.

The Charity
Are one of the largest membership organisations in the UK who make a real difference to the lives of 7 million people in the UK.

The Role
Responsible for income generation of restricted and unrestricted income through fostering relationships and writing compelling proposals to charitable trusts and foundations, lottery and statutory funders, in line with targets agreed with the Deputy Director of Fundraising.
Develop and cultivate relationships with trusts and foundations Trustees, staff and other influences through regular and appropriate communication and through meetings and invitations to events, when relevant.
Account manage own pipeline portfolio of grants, including compiling producing progress reports in line with funders requirements and their deadlines.
Coordinate with appropriate colleagues in finance to ensure that TSL donations recieved are recorded accordingly on Raisers Edge and on the financial system on the same day.

The Candidate
Experience of fundraising from charitable trusts, working in a small fundraising team, ideally with proven track record in raising income.
Understanding of the statutory and lottery fundraising environment.
A track record of success in preparing in preparing fundraising proposals for a range of programmes, including core and restricted appeals.
Experience in account managing grants from charitable trusts and foundations and ideally from statutory and lottery funders.
Ability to communicate effectively and enthusiastically in writing, face to face and by phone about the charity and its fundable projects to potential funders.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Frimley Health Charity are looking for a bright, organised and dedicated individual who has worked for charities previously and within a fundraiser capacity. You will be responsible for raising the profile and for fundraising for the charity at Wexham Park and Heatherwood Hospitals and you will be expected to work closely with the Head of Fundraising, voluntary services team and key stakeholders across the hospitals.

The post of Wexham Park Hospital & Heatherwood Hospital & Events Fundraiser is an important link between the charity, the hospital and the local community. You will be expected to lead in generating and maximising donor engagement with the hospital, increasing the contributions of individuals and businesses, exploring new fundraising opportunities from various sources and developing the event portfolio.

Key responsibilities will include strategic development, project and event management, business relationships, account management and budgetary control. You'll need to be able to network, since success in the role depends heavily on being able to forge positive relationships with supporters. You will require a good knowledge of fundraising and considerable energy and enthusiasm that will inspire the patients, businesses and the local community to choose the charity as their preferred choice and raising awareness of the charity's work, aims and goals.

Frimley Health Charity is driven to improve patients’ lives and this role will play a huge part in helping us to achieve this goal. The charity is investing for growth so there could not be better time to join this ambitious team.

About You

For this role you will need:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience and a proven track record in a fundraising role at any level
• Ability to work independently, as well as with others
• Excellent oral and written English language skills
• Enjoy working collaboratively
• A positive can-do attitude
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to meet often competing deadlines
• Emotional intelligence and resilience
• Excellent interpersonal, networking and relationship-building skills as well as the ability to influence and motivate supporters
• Ability to work with attention to details and with accuracy
• Ability to work on multiple projects/assignments as needed
• Sensitivity to donors and their needs, with the ability to easily relate to others

The closing date for this role is the 14th June 2020. Interviews are scheduled to be held in late June 2020.

Senior Trusts & Grants Fundraiser
Based: Home Working
Hours: Full-time - 37.5 hours per week (flexible working considered)
Terms: Fixed Term Contract up to one year (maternity cover)
Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and successful Trusts and Grants team to manage and develop a portfolio of trust funders, securing income for Child Bereavement UK.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative and creative trust fundraiser to join our team and help us achieve our vision for all families to have the support they need to rebuild their lives, when a child grieves or when a child dies.

As a key member of the Trusts and Grants Team you will be responsible for creating and submitting compelling and bespoke funding proposals and managing funder relationships in line with the annual Trusts and Grants Strategy.

Child Bereavement UK helps children, parents and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. We support children and young people up to the age of 25 who are facing bereavement, and anyone affected by the death of a child of any age.

We provide training to professionals in health and social care, education, and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.

Closing date: Friday 19th June
Interview Date: w/c Monday 22nd June

Applications
For more information about the role, please download the Job Description and Person Specification below. 
Please click the apply button to submit a copy of your current CV covering all time periods and a covering letter outlining your experience and skills relevant to the job description and person specification, an explanation for any gaps in your CV and other information that you feel we should know in order to assess your application.

No agencies please.

Street League work with young people, progressing them into employment, education and training by engaging them through football, fitness, dance fitness and rugby. We specialise in helping our participants (16-24 years’ olds from disadvantaged areas) progress from our unique sport/fitness and education programmes into sustainable employment, education and training.

We are a growing organisation and currently operate across the UK in 14 regions, including Greater London, North West of England, West Midlands, Yorkshire and extensively across Scotland.

We are recruiting a Corporate Fundraiser based in our London office who will provide support with the day-to-day management of Street League’s numerous corporate partnerships alongside the Corporate Partnerships Manager. You will work towards achieving the Commercial Team’s target, growing and retaining existing partners to ensure the sustainability of Street League’s operations. 

We are looking for candidates with previous fundraising experience but particularly those who have experience working with and engaging corporate partners.

Street League will begin screening candidates prior to the closing date and an appointment could be made ahead of this date. Candidates are strongly advised to send their applications as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

All posts are subject to a Disclosure Check.

Street League is an equal opportunities employer.

Are you motivated to apply your experience and skills in shaping the strategic direction of a high impact charity that enables people in need to transform their lives?

Do you have experience of fundraising in a senior role?

Then join us our dynamic board as our Trustee with fundraising experience. This is a strategic role; you won’t get involved in fundraising applications.

Citizens Advice Lewisham (CAL) is the lead agency in the Advice Lewisham partnership providing vital services in a large and culturally diverse London Borough.

Through its dedicated staff and volunteers a wide range of advice and information services are provided to individuals enabling them to exercise their legal rights, resolve debt issues, secure benefit entitlement and sustain their accommodation.

Aims of the role

The Supporter Engagement team is responsible for communications and fundraising for Wycliffe Bible Translators. The Major Donor Fundraiser will support the Relationships Director to manage our portfolio of major donors.  This will be a varied role which includes developing major donor relationships, managing the major donor lifecycle for individual donors, helping coordinate major donor events, and working with the Relationships Director to ensure that all research, administration and data on major donors is kept updated.

This is a great opportunity to gain experience for anyone interested in developing this crucial income stream through good relationships with our growing portfolio of major donors. The role will be in keeping with Wycliffe’s mission to be an expression of the Christian life and faith.

Key tasks

Working as part of the Supporter Engagement team, and adhering to all departmental procedures, the Major Donor Fundraiser will:

• Represent the organisation to major donors and other supporters in a manner consistent with our ethos, values, branding guidelines, and strategic priorities
• Manage the relationships with major donors in such a way that Wycliffe’s ministry is understood and opportunities to invest are presented appropriately
• Manage a caseload of 50-100 prospective and current key relationships. This involves creating individual plans to develop the relationships, keeping accurate records, providing regular reporting and proposals, meeting agreed annual income targets and progressively growing these
• Assist the Relationships Director in organising events at which major donors and trust representatives will be invited to fund key projects within the Wycliffe portfolio
• Develop and manage the legacy marketing plan, including running agreed events, developing legacy literature and soliciting pledges
• Have a good understanding of where funds are needed, working with colleagues to ensure the necessary supporting information is available
• Make effective use of the organisation’s database, ensuring all relevant information on people and activity is captured in compliance with data protection legislation
• Support the Relationships Director with research into prospective major donors
• Work with fundraising colleagues to deliver a joined-up programme of relationships and income generation
• Accompany major donors on overseas trips when appropriate
• Promote major donor awareness across the organisation to develop a culture of all-staff involvement in major donor activities, and raise awareness of its importance for the benefit of the organisation
• Pray regularly for the key relationships and trusts team, supporter engagement team and wider Wycliffe staff
• Any other tasks and responsibilities as directed by the Relationships Director

Person specification

Essential

• Warm and outgoing personality, able to build good relationships within a small team
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to take initiative
• A high degree of personal organisation, with the ability to prioritise and multitask
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Fully committed to upholding Wycliffe’s aims and values
• Comfortable participating in daily office prayer meetings

 Desirable

• Educated to degree level (a new graduate willing to be trained will be considered)
• Experience of working in a similar role
• Knowledge of relationship management software such as Salesforce
• Personal experience of cross-cultural mission
• Problem-solving skills, with the ability to find creative solutions

Director of Fundraising and Engagement

Location: Liphook, Hampshire – office based or remote working with regular visits.

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Competitive 

Dreams Come True, a charity which creates life-enhancing and life-changing experiences for children and young people with serious and life-limiting conditions is seeking a hands-on Director of Fundraising and Engagement to build a fundraising team and deliver a strong, dynamic and achievable income generating strategy.

Dreams Come True has a big heart and a clear charitable purpose. They are the only wish-granting organisation that fulfils the dreams of children and young adults from a wide range of backgrounds, medical conditions, locations and ages and to transform their dreams into a reality, whether that is meeting their idol or Disney character or working on a fashion magazine.

The role of Director of Fundraising and Engagement will have direct responsibility for developing and delivering long-term fundraising and marketing strategies for Dreams Come True and, as a key part of the leadership team, help shape joined-up fundraising initiatives.

This is a critical time for the charity as they recover from the impact of COVID-19 and this is a fantastic opportunity for a fundraiser to make a name for themselves and build up a department that will grow and adapt with evidence of increased funding and success. That will involve identifying and then managing a team of expert consultants, delivering detailed plans for individual giving, legacies, trusts and foundations to increase impact, make a difference and be responsible for a step-change in how the charity engages and generates income.

Dreams Come True are looking for an experienced leader with a track record of securing new business and growing income from a small pipeline start and of creating a legacy of sustainable success. You will have a strong working knowledge of marketing and communications in the charity space and experience of devising, implementing and delivering fundraising strategies. You must be able to lead and motivate supporters, staff and consultants and be a positive and enthusiastic role model for your team. Finally, you will live the organisation’s values of honesty, empathy, respect and openness and support their aim to be the most impactful charity of its type in the UK.

For more details and to apply with your CV and cover letter, please select the button shown.

PLEASE NOTE: We are expecting a strong response to this great opportunity, so we will be shortlisting as we receive applications. We strongly advise you to apply early to register your interest.

CLOSING DATE: 9am, Monday 22nd June 2020. 

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• Lead on cultivation and stewardship of Major Donors with an income target of circa £1m
• Work alongside CEO and Director of External Affairs to strengthen and promote case for support
• Line management responsibility of two executives covering Trusts and Corporate Fundraising (combined target of £1m)
• Provide vital fundraising expertise and leadership both internally to stakeholders, and externally to donors