Head of Fundraising

Alder Hey Family House Trust

Ronald McDonald House – Liverpool Alder Hey

Circa £40,000 per annum, plus benefits

About us:

Ronald McDonald House Liverpool (Mac House) is an independent charity based in Liverpool, established in 1993 to provide support and accommodation to the parents of children in the nearby Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. The charity offers a 'home from home' for families a short distance from the hospital, allowing families who live further afield and/or those who are in difficult financial circumstances to be close to their sick child.

In its 26 years of operation, Mac House has provided accommodation to 32,000 families. The house now has 84 rooms and is the largest Ronald McDonald House in Europe.  Functioning as one of just three charities under the Ronald McDonald Charities umbrella that holds independent charitable status, Mac House needs to raise £700,000 a year to continue to deliver its services and maintain its independence as a charity.

This is an exciting time for the charity, we are ambitious for our future and see many opportunities ahead for us and are therefore investing in a number of different areas including the refurbishment of our accommodation and our fundraising programme.

We are a small, dynamic team; engaging and innovative fundraising and marketing is critical for us to continue offering a ‘home for home’ for our families.

The role:

We are seeking an experienced fundraising manager with excellent communication skills and a successful track record of exceeding targets across a range of income streams.  They will be able to influence and motivate others, build positive relationships with key stakeholders and work collaboratively throughout the organisation.  An effective change maker, they should be able to identify quick wins, manage risk and progress long term plans for sustainable income growth whilst embedding string governance across all activity.

The successful candidate will need to be comfortable in developing strategies, working with budgets and forecasts as well as motivating and managing an established team to make the most of every donation we receive.  They will have an excellent understanding of a range of income streams, including community, corporate and events fundraising, individual giving, trusts and legacies.  They will also introduce innovative opportunities to maximise income and maintain the high profile of our charity.

At Mac House we believe that every donation matters and as such, our families and supporters are at the heart of all our activity.  Our Head of Fundraising will have excellent rapport and an ability to develop and nurture relationships with our supporters.

How to apply:

Contact Wendy Carson for an informal chat, or visit our website

Please download the job description and person specification for more information and if you think you have what we are looking for send in your CV and supporting statement (please ensure your supporting statement is no longer than 3 sides of A4) 

Closing date:24th February 2020

Interviews:5th and 6th March 2020

JOB PURPOSE.

To lead and oversee all ADD’s public fundraising programmes, increasing support and income from this area through new donor recruitment, deepening relationships with existing supporters, updating fundraising approaches including the use of social media and building on ADD’s networks to develop support from high net worth individuals. To do this, you will encourage our country teams, and the disability activists that we work with, to share powerful and motivating stories about their individual experiences and the nature of their work. You will develop, drive and deliver against a new ambitious 5-year public fundraising strategy.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE.

We are looking for a candidate with the following skills and experience:

• Proven track record meeting ambitious fundraising targets through raising funds from donors giving at all levels.
• Experience of strategic planning of public fundraising portfolios using a range of approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to harness the experiences of staff, partners and beneficiaries to motivate donors.
• Experience motivating and leading staff teams and line managing individuals.
• Experience writing and designing publications.
• Experience working for an international development organisation in a fundraising role.

Please visit our website to see the job description for more information.

ABOUT ADD INTERNATIONAL.

For over 30 years ADD International has been supporting some of the world’s most remarkable disability activists working on the frontline of discrimination. We give them and their organisations the tools and resources to build powerful movements for change; and we make sure their voices are heard by global leaders and people with the power to make real change. We have offices in East Africa, Bangladesh, Cambodia and the UK, a staff team of approximately 100 people and a turnover of over £3m, of which approximately £700k is currently raised through public fundraising. 

Are you experienced in fundraising?  Are you looking to broaden your role?  This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic charity in a pivotal position.  Working closely with the Director you will cultivate an established network of donors to maximise income and lead on fundraising efforts and impact assessment.

You will be process driven with strong organisational skills and an attention to detail. You will lead the development of our operational infrastructure.

Background

Renaissance Foundation works with young people with significant challenges in their lives. We work with inspirational people, businesses and institutions to give our beneficiaries resilience, life experience and skills to enable them to achieve their potential.

We are at an exciting and pivotal point in our development, looking to broaden and grow our income streams, to invest in the development and scale of our programme, and to strengthen our processes and capacity to grow.

We are looking for a Head of Fundraising and Operations, who will play a critical role in making a success of our vision. This broad-ranging role will lead our fundraising efforts and impact assessment, and the development of our operational infrastructure.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Fundraising and impact assessment

The role will have principal responsibility for developing and delivering a fundraising strategy, building on the foundations that have increased income from around £40,000 to £180,000 over the past four years.

• We expect this to include:
  • Managing relationships, with the support of the CEO, with major donors
  • Managing relationships with and applications to trusts and foundations
  • Managing smaller donor programmes
  • Fundraising and engagement events
  • Communications with existing funders and other potential supporters
  • Managing the charity’s donor and supporter database
• Managing interns  working in this area
• Using the information captured by our outreach team to maintain and analyse information on participants and their activity, to develop case studies, and to measure our impact over time
• Ensuring that we remain clear on the needs of our participants, using research where necessary, and that our impact addresses these needs

Operations

The charity is at a stage of its development where we need to strengthen our processes and become more systematic about the way we operate. Renaissance Foundation is full of creative talent and energy; we need to ensure that this is focused to ensure that we are maximising our impact. The remit is therefore broad, but we expect it to include:

• Ensuring that the workings of and rationale for all aspects of the programme are clearly documented, to ensure alignment of focus internally, and to assist with the articulation of our mission to potential supporters
• Ensuring that our data on referral agencies, participants and programme partners is of the highest quality
• Assisting the CEO in defining operational targets for employees and volunteers, and tracking performance against these targets
• Playing a lead role supporting the CEO on any major projects (eg. moving premises, setting up satellite hubs)
• Playing a lead role supporting the CEO on developing the charity’s strategy and longer-term plans

Person specification

Experience:

• Educated to degree level
• At least 3 years experience in a fundraising or fundraising operations role
• Previous direct responsibility for operations is not critical but desirable

Personal qualities:

• The ability to think in a highly structured way and to simplify complex issues into forms that can be easily understood by others
• Excellent written English, with extensive experience of business and/or marketing communication
• Excellent oral communication skills
• the ability to engage and communicate with a broad range of people 
• Flexibility, and enthusiasm for working in the fast-paced and constantly changing environment of a growing service-providing charity
• Effective time management skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritise competing demands, even when under pressure, in a methodical and systematic manner

First round interviews will take place the week of the 9th March. 

The Social Interest Group (SIG) is new and innovative and was formed as a charity in 2014. Its sole aim is to be a vehicle to develop and strengthen the charities that are within it, so they in turn thrive and do social good.  Currently supporting Penrose Options and Equinox Care.  Penrose Options provides person-centred support, health and social care for people with a history of offending and mental ill health. Equinox Care provides personalised support, care and recovery to people with multiple and complex needs. This includes people who experience mental ill health, drug dependence and alcohol dependence.

We are seeking a highly motivated and passionate Head of Fundraising and Relationships to lead on the development and implementation of our fundraising strategy.

This is a crucial role within the organisation and involves building funding relationships with existing and new strategic donors, applying for funding, and working with the Director of Development, Marketing and Communications and other colleagues, to diversify funding streams. The Head of Fundraising and Relationships focuses on generating unrestricted income through developing large, multi-year and strategic funding proposals, securing new funding relationships and managing a small but well-performing team.

Main Responsibilities will include:

• Lead from the front in cultivating and managing donor relationships and serve as an active ambassador for the Social Interest Group in the charity fundraising world.
• Responsible for all elements of applying for funding applications including identification of opportunity and writing. Support will be provided by the Bid and Marketing Coordinator as well as the Assistant Bid Writer.
• In collaboration with the Director, set and lead the implementation of the Groups fundraising strategy, to drive the organisation forward, whilst working in partnership with the Executive and Senior Management Team and the Trustees.
• Devise and deliver a strategic funding plan for the group, that will include exploring and developing new sources of funding to ensure the charity’s long-term financial sustainability
• Play an active role in cross-organisational strategy-setting and operational planning for Fundraising and engagement

What we are looking for in the successful candidate:

1. Evidence of having successfully cultivated new relationships and partnerships that have resulted in tangible outcomes, including a track record of securing multiple five and six figure donations
2. Track record in developing and managing a complex donor pipeline from cultivation, to bid presentation and ongoing relationship management.
3. Set and implemented a fundraising strategy and vision
4. able to demonstrate that you are comfortable engaging with, shaping and presenting organisational messages effectively to a variety of difference audiences.
5. experience of developing and implementing new commercial offerings; especially knowledge of sponsorship and and/or developing new funding streams for a not-for – profit organisation.

Why work for us?

• Excellent core and on-going training aligned with personal development plan
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Medi-cash which includes the following:
• Discount gym membership
• Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
• Dental treatment via NHS or Private
• Physiotherapy, Indian Head Massage and a range of other therapies
• 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 2 years and increasing 1 day per year up to 30 days annual leave
• Life Assurance

Harris Hill is thrilled to be assisting the fantastic charity, Group B Strep Support, in the search for a new Head of Fundraising at their office in Haywards Heath, West Sussex on a full or part time basis.

Group B Strep Support is a National charity that works across the UK, striving to prevent life-threatening group B Strep infections in new-born babies. They aim to inform every expectant parent of the dangers posed by group B Strep infection. If a pregnant woman is tested for group B Strep, she can be offered antibiotics in labour to minimise the risk to her baby - preventing illnesses such as sepsis, meningitis and pneumonia.

GBSS is looking for a creative Head of Fundraising who can create, implement and keep under review a new fundraising strategy for the charity. Their income comes from a narrow range of income streams events income and corporate fundraising. You will build on the current fundraising streams and look to grow their income via trusts and foundations, major donors and individuals.
The role is for someone to really make their own as you will be leading on creating and delivering the strategy. Ideally you will have implemented a stewardship plan that empowers and retains supporters, so you will come into this role with your creative cap on. You will be joining a wonderful small team who are incredibly passionate and driven fundraisers.

Ideally you will have a background of delivering within mixed income streams, but it is essential that you have had experience of securing four/ five-figure donations from Trusts & Foundations and HNWIs.

If you would like to receive a full job specification for this role or have a confidential conversation, please send your cv to [email protected] or call Hannah at Harris Hill on 0207 820 7336.

Closing Date - ASAP

Only suitable candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Do you want to play a key role in the only organisation which supports disadvantaged young people of Irish heritage in the UK?  Are you a dynamic self-starting individual who will relish the opportunity to lead the Irish Youth Foundation (UK) as it celebrates its 30th anniversary and plans for the next 30?

More information on the organisations we support can be found on our website.

The Role:

As Head of Fundraising and Development you will identify, develop and nurture relationships with new and prospective supporters for the IYF whilst maintaining the valued support of existing philanthropic and corporate donors.

You will have the support and expertise of IYF’s newly appointed Patrons, Board of Trustees and development advisors.

This position affords considerable flexibility in hours and location of work.

The Organisation:

The Irish Youth Foundation (UK) was established in 1989 and is the only national charity in the UK specifically aimed at helping disadvantaged young people of Irish heritage and their families.

IYF has awarded more than £5 million to help improve the lives and opportunities of young Irish people in Britain and Northern Ireland. Grants are awarded annually to a wide range of organisations and community groups, along with Irish students at UK colleges and universities.  The IYF (UK) supports charities tackling poverty, mental health issues, education and a variety of other needs. Recipients include Artillery Youth Centre in Belfast, Irish Community Care in Liverpool and Irish Film London.

At IYF we are proud of our reputation as a lean and nimble foundation where the vast majority of the funds raised go where they are most needed:  projects supporting the young people themselves.

Remit:

• Work with the Board of Trustees to develop the Strategic Fundraising Plan, targets and KPIs
• Income generation from new revenue streams: particularly focused on corporate philanthropy and CSR.  Consolidate existing philanthropic sources, including revenue from the extensive support base
• Devise and implement donor acquisitions strategies and, in consultation with the Board, develop a committed group of financial supporters
• Manage the fundraising budget and ensure industry guided ROI
• Have regular interaction with the Development Group alongside strategic support from the IYF Chair

Person Specification:

• An affinity with IYF’s mission, belief in the power of philanthropy
• Strategic capability and commitment to increase charitable income generation from private sources
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with staff, companies, high level donors, volunteers and the public
• Confident presenting to senior people
• Strong self-motivation and ability to work independently and attend evening events as required

As the Senior member of a growing fundraising team, the majority of your time will be as a hands on fundraiser, focused on developing new and as yet largely untapped sources of funding,with a target of growing new income streams.

Charity Is a national charity that provides support to prisoners, people with convictions, and their families. We support people to make a fresh start, and minimise the harm that can be caused by imprisonment to people who have committed offences, to families and to communities.

The Role
Lead, manage and inspire the fundraising team
Increase annual charitable income from the team
Work with business Development colleagues and regional Heads of Services to develop regional plans to ensure fundraising, business development and service delivery strategies are aligned.
Your focus will be within the City of London including the City Livery companies, the legal sector, and from other opportunities including businesses in London, High Value/Major Donors, and the Big Lottery.
Achieve sustained growth in subsequent years, on the basis of targets to be agreed with the SLT.
Work closely with the chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Finance to monitor fundraising performance against budget and targets
Ensure the charity are achieving an appropriate mix of unrestricted and restricted income
Monitor restricted grants against expenditure and agree priorities, deadlines and planning time scales for applications and appeals.

The Candidate
A successful demonstrable track record of raising significant funds from companies, trusts and foundations.
Experience of developing action plans and budgets.
Experience of using and getting the best from a fundraising database.
Experience of one of more other types of fundraising activity (this might include individual giving, major donors, legacies, community fundraising and events)
Experience of successfully recruiting and managing staff.

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.

Prospectus is excited to be working exclusively with the suicide prevention charity, James' Place to search for a Head of Fundraising Manager to take up the newly created position.

James' Place exists to help men who are experiencing suicidal crisis. The charity opened its first centre in Liverpool last year and provides a brief, intensive, therapeutic intervention in a safe environment. A second centre will open in London in 2020.

This role is offered on a full or part time permanent basis to be based in their London office. The post holder will first be tasked with working with the Executive Director to develop an ambitious income generation strategy. This position offers a high amount of autonomy and flexibility with a good level of seniority to help build the organisation as it works towards opening more centres across the UK.

The selected candidate will be a proven fundraiser that has a fundraising generalist background and can work at pace in a growing organisation. The Head of Fundraising will be able to turn their hand to building relationships, meeting with corporate leaders, and stewarding donors too. Experience working with fundraising committees and a board of trustees is desired but not essential.

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

Prospectus is pleased to be partnering with a literacy charity to recruit their new Head of Fundraising. This organisation believes that everyone should have the pleasure of reading and that being blind or partially sighted, dyslexic or unable to hold a book should not be barriers to the written word. With an amazing collection of over 11,000 titles and with the dedicated support of a team of volunteers they provide an extensive audiobook lending service to their members, with around 37,000 books being sent out each month!

It's an exciting time to join the charity as they progress with the development of a new and ambitious fundraising strategy which will see the introduction of new funding streams, enabling them to diversify their offer and reach to more members. The purpose of this charity is to change lives through reading, and there could not be a better time to join.

The Head of Fundraising will contribute to the new strategy and will manage a small and dedicated team of four fundraisers across the areas of legacy, trusts and grants. Key to creating a transformational programme of fundraising will be developing the areas of major giving, corporate partnerships, individual giving and creating a strong digital offer for members and supporters.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have significant fundraising experience and will be adept at developing and growing functions in order to increase income. Excellent leadership skills will be key as will a positive and 'can do' attitude!

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

Job Title: Deputy Head of Fundraising

Hours: Contract 6 to 9 Months – Flexible 22.5 to 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 (Full-Time Equivalent)

Location: Alton, Hampshire

We are working in partnership with a health charity seeking to appoint a Deputy Head of Fundraising to support the development and strategic direction of the individual giving and legacy income streams.  This hands-on role will work closely with the existing team to identify, plan and deliver new supporter activity and lead on a series of acquisition campaigns.  The post holder will share their experience and knowledge to help share and implement a first-class stewardship programme across all revenues.

The successful individual will need to demonstrate the following:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a senior fundraiser in either individual giving or a supporter management role.
• Proven experience of developing and delivering successful supporter acquisition campaigns
• Experience of developing Individual Giving or Legacy strategic plans
• Proven experience of developing supporter engagement tools and driving long term support
• Experience of evaluating data to help test, profile, segment and plan future activities.
• An understanding of digital and social media channels to introduce new activities and maximise relationships
• Experience of setting and managing income and expenditure budgets

We are seeking a driven and highly proactive individual with excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate and influence a wide range of stakeholders including suppliers, supporters and colleagues.

You will be able to work independently and as part of a team and have the ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines.  This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual.  If you feel you have the drive and passion to succeed in this role, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

Please submit your CV in a word document, with a supporting statement, quoting our reference JO1745.

We are working exclusively with Praxis to recruit a Head of Fundraising, they are looking for a successful fundraiser who is a strategic thinker, you will need to have a strong Trust Fundraising background and also take responsibility for the IG programme.

Harris Hill are delighted to be partnering with a small independent mental health charity, recruiting for their Head of Fundraising. This is an exciting role for someone who wants to lead a fundraising function. You will be developing and leading on strategy, building expertise across different fundraising channels, as well as leading as part of the senior management team. They are a wonderful charity who pride themselves on their unique working environment which is instantly infectious and compelling for prospects and donors when they arrive. Every day you will work amongst people whose lives have been changed by the organisation, and you will see first-hand how fundraising makes a massive difference.

Responsibilities
- This role is an exciting opportunity to take the next steps in your fundraising career; to lead on fundraising for a small and growing organisation.
- Develop and lead on strategy, building expertise across fundraising channels.
- Produce all bids and submissions on managing partnerships
-Lead on developing corporate partnerships and co-ordinate any Community fundraising
- Building relationships internally and externally.

Person Specification
- A demonstrable track record of success in raising funds, particularly from Trusts and Foundations.
- Experience of developing fundraising plans
- Experience of developing fundraising initiatives from a range of sources.
- Experience of successful relationship building and stewardship of funders.
- A passion for building excellent quality mental health services.

Flexible working, lovely office environment. Option to work from home up to two days per week too.

If you have these skills then please send Hannah Laking at Harris Hill your up to date CV. Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted with further information

Prospectus is exclusively collaborating with FareShare to support their search for a new Head of Fundraising who will sit at the heart of the organisation's ambitious plans for growth. As Head of Fundraising, you will drive corporate partnerships fundraising, as well as strategically directing and empowering a team across corporate and trusts and foundations fundraising.

Your role will be essential in enabling the organisation to achieve its mission: to use surplus food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK, by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty. You will be fundraising to generate the necessary income to fund the central work of FareShare across the UK.

As Head of Fundraising, you will develop and drive the implementation of the fundraising strategy, as well as supporting the team (two direct reports, team of seven all together) to ensure that opportunities across income streams are maximised.

Your expertise will be in developing strong corporate partnerships and you will actively use this to engage new potential partners and develop the existing relationships. With previous leadership experience, you will be looking for a role where you can work collaboratively with other senior leaders and drive a successful fundraising team.

The organisation can offer flexible working in addition to other benefits.

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

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking and multi-award-winning organisation as the new Head of Fundraising and Communications. 

Aspire supports people facing significant barriers to employment, such as homelessness, offending histories, substance misuse or social exclusion, to move into and towards employment, training, education and housing. This recruitment comes at an exciting time in Aspire’s growth. Aspire began in 2001 supporting a small number of people affected by homelessness in Oxford city into employment: we now work with over 2,000 people across Oxfordshire, helping them to achieve significant life changes, and we’re piloting new activity in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. We run multiple, innovative employment and housing programmes including our “Through the Gate” project for ex-offenders, a homelessness prevention service and a Housing First project.

Aspire’s fundraising programme and brand profile has increased significantly over the last 5 years. We have a strong track record of successful fundraising to local and national trusts and foundations, which has enabled us to launch and sustain many of our employment and homelessness programmes. Over the last 18 months, Aspire has also built up a strong programme of year-round events, partnerships and appeals designed to generate unrestricted income for the organisation. In addition, Aspire’s profile has grown significantly with established social media channels, website management, Google Ads and media relations now in place. Further developing Aspire’s fundraising strategy and increasing unrestricted income to support Aspire’s long-term sustainability will be a key aspect of this role going forward.

Overall Purpose of Job: Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and managing one part-time Fundraising Officer and one part-time Communications Officer, the post holder will be responsible for implementing and developing Aspire’s fundraising strategy with a particular focus on increasing unrestricted income and strengthening individual giving, including with major donors. This role is part of Aspire’s Senior Leadership Team.