CPRE, the countryside charity is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Individual Officer to support the development, delivery and growth of our individual giving programme through exciting new innovation testing.
Over the past year CPRE, the countryside charity has undergone great transformation which has led to a completely new brand, a strong set of organisational values, a new strategy (which has just come into play), in depth audience insight and the initial launch of our new website, amongst other exciting developments.
As one of two individual giving officers, you will support programme growth and generate income from donors both new and existing. These donors will give to us through membership, regular donations, annual appeals, raffles digital fundraising and through new products we are yet to establish. Reporting to the Individual giving manager, you will support the development, implementation and growth of a portfolio of products, while working in our friendly and busy office in London. By building upon existing relationships, and attracting and converting new supporters, you will grow our income in this area, helping to create a sustainable platform for all our fundraising activity.
We are looking for an enthusiastic all-rounder. Someone with a real passion and aptitude for working with creative partners and colleagues to creating compelling and effective fundraising communications while also being confident in the more technical aspects of direct marketing: drafting data briefs, devising robust tests and analysing results.
The successful candidate will have previous experience in a charity fundraising environment and a proven track record in project managing direct marketing activities across a variety of income streams and channels, including digital and social media. In line with our objectives, ideally your experience will include supporter acquisition as well as retention, with knowledge of new product/offer development and implementation of ‘test and learn’ programmes.
We will be shortlisting on a daily basis so apply now!
To apply, candidates should read the candidate information pack and Job and person specification below then complete the application form (CVs will not be accepted). Please make sure you address the criteria outlined in the Job and person specification; failing to do so, will mean you will be unlikely to be shortlisted.
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CPRE is an equal opportunities employer.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £51,010 Per Annum
Location: Head Office - London
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
About the role
To lead the Challenge Events Team and be the charity’s Challenge Events strategic lead. You will be a strong and visible leader of Challenge Events activities across the charity, driving and developing long term income generating strategies and subsequent implementation plans to maximise existing and emerging opportunities.
The role will lead the development of the Challenges Events strategy and manage staff engagement and change throughout this process. You will play a key role as part of the senior leadership of the newly formed Public Fundraising team and work collaboratively with the Heads of Individual Giving and Innovation and New Product Development (NPD) to deliver multi million pound growth from a diverse and integrated fundraising portfolio and a significant supporter base.
You will maintain oversight of the Challenge Events portfolio and partner with the Marketing and Communications Directorate to develop compelling digital marketing plans and content to drive engagement to recruit participants and volunteers; alongside partnering with the Fundraising Standards & Operations Team to develop insight, processes and deliver short and longer term stewardship supporter engagement activities.
The role will lead by example using expert knowledge and insights about Challenge Events fundraising, marketing and supporter development to capitalise on opportunities in this market space to drive income to benefit young people affected by cancer.
How to apply
Please click the ‘apply now’ button below. You will need to upload your CV and Supporting Statement which explains how you think you meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification.
Closing date: 16 March 2020
First interview: 24 March 2020
Second interview: 2 April 2020
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Project Manager - Individual Giving
You will join us as an Individual Giving Projects and Transformation Manager responsible for playing a key role in the transformation of our Individual Giving activity and ensuring all departmental activities are effectively monitored, evaluated and optimised.
Project Manager - Individual Giving Responsibilities:
- Manage a range of cross departmental projects that will improve the performance of RNIB’s Individual Giving activity and support the long-term transformation of the programme.
- Act as the Individual Giving Team lead and primary point of contact on a range of integrated campaigns and cross departmental projects that have an impact the success of the Individual Giving programme and the donors experience of supporting RNIB.
- Play a lead role in annual departmental business planning and the quarterly forecasting of all Individual Giving income and expenditure. This includes identification of opportunities, risks and mitigations across the Individual Giving programme, where appropriate.
- Oversee the Individual Giving team’s performance evaluation processes, ensuring all financial and non-financial information is efficiently collated and all information shared with key stakeholders is accurate, clearly presented and supports timely and effective decision making.
Project Manager - Individual Giving Requirements:
- Highly developed project management skills, ideally with experience of applying agile project management principles.
- Experience of business planning and overseeing performance management framework.
- Knowledge of marketing or fundraising using CRM systems.
- Knowledge of the regulatory and legal requirements relating to direct marketing and in particular, UK fundraising.
- Experience in prioritising and scheduling complex activities and resources.
- Proven experience of setting, managing and monitoring complex budgets and business plans.
Ability to understand and demonstrate commitment to RNIB’s Equal Opportunities Policy and to ensure all activities are consistent with the Equal Opportunities Policy. This includes all staff activities and their interface with the general public.
About RNIB Royal National Institute of Blind People:
We’re the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and we’re here for everyone affected by sight loss. Working for us means working for one of the UK’s biggest charities, supporting almost two million people living with sight loss in the UK.
RNIB is committed to being led by our customers (blind and partially sighted people), and one of the ways we do this is through active involvement and engagement in many of our work activities, including the recruitment of new members of staff.
Location: Judd Street, London, WC1H 9NE
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £32,000 to £38,000 per annum
Closing Date: Sunday 1st March 2020
You may have experience of the following: Transformation Manager, Business Transformation, Business Planning, Project Manager, Fundraising Manager, Budget Management, Project Management, Service Delivery Manager, Charity, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector etc.
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- Are you an exceptional fundraising professional, eager to lead on income diversification and sustainability?
- Do you want to join a ground-breaking, determined and compassionate charity that is leading the fight for child refugees caught in limbo in Europe and elsewhere?
Safe Passage International is looking for a Head of Fundraising to take forward the development and implementation of our fundraising strategy.
Building on strong foundations that have seen the charity grow income to £1.2m in our first 4 years, the successful candidate will lead the continued development and diversification of our income portfolio to support Safe Passage’s sustainable growth over the next 5 years.
We are ground-breaking, fast growing, and cross border. You will be a fundraising professional with a hands-on approach, passionate about refugee issues, and ready to lead strategy development within a fast-paced organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with colleagues in the UK, Greece, and France in order to deliver long-term solutions for refugees.
- Salary £40,000-£48,000 pro rata (depending on experience)
- Full time (37.5 hours per week), or part time (30 hours per week), flexible working considered
- London Office
- Reporting to Safe Passage CEO
- Line management responsibilities: 2 x Development Manager, Digital Comms and Fundraising Manager (0.5)
Who we are:
Safe Passage was founded in late 2015 in response to the refugee ‘crisis’. In the past four years we have grown from a small UK project, to an international organisation with 23 members of staff supporting refugees to access safe and legal routes to asylum across Europe.
- Our vision is for every person seeking asylum to be able to access a safe and legal route to a place where they can lead a full and dignified life.
- We do things differently - championing refugees’ rights by combining strategic legal work, advocacy, capacity building and community organising.
- We are focused on achieving systemic change in refugee and asylum policy at both nation-state and international level.
To date over 2,000 individuals have travelled to safety through routes we have opened. Our work is recognised with awards from Liberty, Sheila McKechnie, the European Parliament and EU Commission and chosen as Guardian ‘Charity of the Year’.
Working at Safe Passage means working at a different sort of charity. We’re small, nimble and laser focused on the impact that only we can bring.
To apply:
Visit our website to view the Job Description & Person Specification.
Email your CV and a cover letter that addresses each point of the Person Specification and tells us why you would love this role and working for Safe Passage with the Email Subject Line: Head of Fundraising APPLICATION.
Closing date: Tuesday 17th March at midday.
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In this exciting role you will recruit, develop and retain individual donors as well as use your experience in supporter recruitment and engagement to contribute to this mental health organisations ambitious fundraising goals.
The Charity
Believes a better life is possible for millions of people affected by mental illness.
The Role
Management of supporter recruitment, development and retention direct marketing activities across a broad number of channels including direct mail, telephone, digital, face to face, press, radio.
Campaign management includes planning, briefing and liaising with third party suppliers (incl telemarketing agencies, copywriters designers, printers and mailing houses), proof reading, artwork approval
Make sure campaigns are managed on time and within budget, maximizing ROI
Build strong relationships internally, liaising and briefing as appropriate key internal stakeholders up to senior level to ensure campaigns are delivered optimally
The Candidate
Proven track record of at least two years working in a direct marketing team preferably in the charity sector
Experience of database targeting, segmentation, testing and response analysis and associated impacts on budget monitoring and forecasting
Proven experience of working to and exceeding targets and KPIs
Experience of a range of direct mail, telemarketing, digital advertising and email techniques, including complex multi-channel campaigns and journeys for different products
IMPORTANT NOTE
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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.
The Fundraising team over at TPP are delighted to be working with an environmental charity who don't just only campaign for the environment but also promote the health benefits of the countryside on mental health. They are currently looking to recruit a new Individual Giving Manager to shape and develop their individual giving programme. The charity itself has gone through a massive transformation which has led to a new brand, new strategy as well as the launch of a new website. They have also undergone in depth audience insight.
The Individual Giving and Membership Manager will work with these developments to the charity to support them in growing the income from new donors. You will utilise the investment that the charity has opened to develop campaigns across a variety of channels. These will include memberships, regular giving, raffles and digital fundraising. Reporting into their Head of Fundraising, you will develop and implement a portfolio of new products, using audience insight to direct you in your decision making. You will manage over a small team, ensuring that all objects are met, ideas are bounced around the team and providing development opportunities within their careers.
Job title: Individual Giving and Membership Manager
Cause: Environment
Location: London
Salary: £39,000 to £42,000
To be successful within this role you will need to have come from an Individual Giving background, having successfully delivered a range of fundraising campaigns. You will have experience managing direct marketing activities across a range of channels, including direct mail, door drops, inserts and digital. Key experience they are looking for is the ability to lead a team, setting objectives as well as supporting in personal growth. You will be creative within the ability to write compelling fundraising stories, being able to translate these to deliver a robust supporter journey.
If you are looking for an opportunity to have more involvement in influencing and shaping the programme and really making a mark on what the charities does, then this is the role for you.
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We are delighted to be working with a Youth Charity who work on a global basis with a mission to enable girls to live life to their fullest potential. Based in North London they have a reputation for excellence and are highly respected throughout the world.
Individual Giving Fundraising Manager
Youth Charity, North London
£30K - £35K
14 Month Maternity Contract
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Individual Giving Fundraising Manager to come in and work on a series of exciting campaigns across a range of fundraising and marketing channels. The role will focus on developing and supporting programmes aimed at lower-level givers via large international events as well as via supporter appeals (both online and offline). You will develop strategies, deliver a series of products and initiatives to encourage support from individual donors. You will develop fundraising appeals, take a lead on the implementation of donor stewardship and work with the Communications teams to execute campaigns.
We are looking for someone with significant experience in devising strategies to generate income from individual donors. You should have experience in supporter engagement and direct marketing. You will be adept at maintaining and building long term relationships with donors/volunteers. Finally, you should be an excellent communicator, have an ability to work under pressure and knowledge of trends in individual giving and digital fundraising.
Interested applicants should send their CV in the first instance.
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We are working with a national environmental charity recruiting an Individual Giving and Membership Manager.
This role will be responsible for the development, implementation and growth of a portfolio of Individual Giving products.
By building upon existing relationships, and attracting and converting new supporters, you will grow income in this area, helping to create a sustainable platform of fundraising activity.
For this role, it’s important for you to demonstrate key experience in:
- 3 to 5 years proven experience in individual fundraising
- Extensive experience of generating regular income from individual donors and meeting donor recruitments
- Willingness to drive innovation with ambition to grow Individual Giving
- Excellent understanding and knowledge in CRM databases, reporting and analysis with a good understanding of audience segmentation and donor journeys
- Experience in the production of fundraising materials (both in print and digital)
This role will also manage a team of two.
Closing date: asap.
Salary: £40,500
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787 or email [email protected].
If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.
Senior Individual Giving Manager
London, UK
About Us
We are Pancreatic Cancer UK, the charity that is focused on supporting the research, diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer.
It’s a tough challenge and a disease that has been sidelined for too long, but through our expert support and information services, our innovative research and our campaigns to improve care and treatment, we are tackling it head on.
We’re now looking for a Senior Individual Giving Manager to join our team and play a key role in our fundraising activities.
The Benefits
- Salary of £42,000 - £45,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
- 25 days’ holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays
- Contributory pension
- Travel loans for the purchase of an annual season ticket
- Death in service benefit
- Paid compassionate leave
If you’re a fundraising professional with experience of executing integrated mass charitable fundraising campaigns, this is a fantastic opportunity to step into a senior role with a dedicated and inclusive organisation fighting to make a difference for pancreatic cancer patients.
Joining a dedicated and friendly team, you will be supported to develop both personally and professionally and provided with access to our employee assistance programme and confidential helpline.
So, if you want to use your career to make a positive and lifechanging difference, building our fundraising, educating the public and taking the fight to pancreatic cancer, we want to hear from you.
The Role
As the Senior Individual Giving Manager, you will lead the development and management of our individual giving programmes and activities.
With a strong focus on digital strategies, you will oversee and ensure the increase of supporter engagement and income sources. This will include cash appeals, regular giving, payroll giving, in memoriam giving, legacies, general and online donations.
Reporting to the Head of Mass Market Fundraising, your role will also involve:
- Supporting the development and implementation of new strategies to increase income across all individual giving streams
- Managing existing fundraising programmes
- Creating and executing integrated campaigns to mass audiences on a wide range of platforms
- Preparing detailed income and expenditure reports for each area of activity
- Assisting with the preparation of the annual budget
- Exploring and testing new methods for increasing donor recruitment and donations
- Leading on the growth and delivery of our in tribute, in memoriam and legacy programmes
About You
To join us as the Senior Individual Giving Manager, you will need:
- Fundraising and charity experience
- Experience of executing integrated mass campaigns delivering on charitable fundraising and marketing goals
- Experience of developing and implementing a growth strategy primarily for digital individual giving programs
- Knowledge of the latest not for profit sector digital marketing techniques
Other organisations may call this role Individual Giving Manager, Senior Fundraising Manager, Lead Fundraising Manager, Senior Donations Manager, Senior Fundraising Development Manager, or Legacy Donations Manager.
We would also like to hear from you if you have held the role of Fundraising Marketing Manager, Fundraising Campaigns Manager, or Charity Marketing and Communications Manager.
Pancreatic Cancer UK may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
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Join a small, dedicated team working on cash appeals, memberships and supporter journeys.
Currently supporting 22,000 people in the UK, this charity has in place a promising five year strategy to ensure an increase in supporters, donations and social awareness.
Individual giving is currently on budget to achieve £165.5k this financial year, with investment focused on proactively improving their membership product and on implementing and delivering bespoke welcome and supporter journeys.
This is a great opportunity for an innovative and driven direct marketeer to join a small dedicated team. The initial focus will be on introducing standard practice to retain supporters and give them the best donor experience. You will also introduce new calendar lead campaigns and cash appeals to generate income.
This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to grow as the role grows and expands.
Job specification
- Assist the Head of Fundraising in creating and implementing a new welcome and supporter journey
- manage the membership magazine and its 1,200 subscribers
- work on a project to segment 14,000 E-news subscribers into more meaningful data to enable better communications
- assist the Head of Fundraising to create and manage calendar lead cash appeals via digital channels
Person specification
- An experienced Direct Marketing Officer, either acquisition- or retention-focused, with experience using digital, direct mail and product memberships to attract supporters
- An open minded and flexible fundraiser with a keen eye for data and developing new ways of working
- working knowledge on legacies and in memory beneficial, but not essential
To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Ellie Taff at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.
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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
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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:
- 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
- Track record in developing and managing a complex donor pipeline from cultivation, to bid presentation and ongoing relationship management.
- Set and implemented a fundraising strategy and vision
- able to demonstrate that you are comfortable engaging with, shaping and presenting organisational messages effectively to a variety of difference audiences.
- 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
Who we are and what we do
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We are delighted to be recruiting a Head of Fundraising for a wonderful charity supporting ex-prisoners get back into work. This is a key role within the organisation, reporting directly into the CEO who is an ex-fundraiser himself and working to lead the team to build income.
They already have a very healthy income of around £1.3 million and a well-established fundraising team. This role will just inspire them to take fundraising to the next level.
You will need to be able to demonstrate:
- A successful demonstrable track record of raising significant funds from companies, trusts and foundations
- Experience of one or more other types of fundraising activity
- An awareness of and commitment to addressing the key issues facing prisoners, ex-prisoners and their children and families
- Highly persuasive, with excellent inter-personal, communication and negotiation skills
Closing date: 9th March 2020
Salary: £50- £55k
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787 or apply online.
If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.
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.
Renaissance Foundation
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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.