The Head of Major Giving & Events will actively fundraise from a portfolio of individual major donor prospects and donors for Autistica’s work around the UK, with responsibility for 2020-21 fundraising target of £480k (Major Donor & Legacies), £75k (Community & Events). They will lead and line manage a team of two and operate at a Senior level, working with SMT, trustees and key external ‘connectors’ to build effective and long-lasting relationships, in order to raise funds.

This role is crucial in implementing and driving a successful fundraising strategy for our Major Donor & Legacy programme and Community & Events. The post holder will be expected to hit the ground running and will have a significant focus on growing Autistica’s new business pipelines.

Key information

Hours: A part-time role, 4 days per week. Based on a 37.5 hour week pro rata.

Reporting into: Director of Fundraising

Direct reports: Major Donor Manager, Senior Community and Events Fundraiser

Principal accountabilities
• Responsibility for overall strategy for major donor, legacy, community, challenge and events income streams ensuring plans are on track with adjustments made as needed.
• Line manage major donor manager and senior community and events fundraiser to ensure income targets (£470k, £75k) are met.
• Closely support the Major Donor Manager and Senior Community and Events Fundraiser carrying out weekly 121s, quarterly KPI updates and appraisals.
• Work closely with major donor manager and senior community and events fundraiser to create a range of (where appropriate) autism friendly special events for stewardship and new business opportunities.
• Work closely with major donor manager and community and events officer to review all stewardship and new business enewsletters, donor reports, proposals, website updates and other communications to ensure all opportunities are maximised.
• Ensure financial reporting is maintained and accurate including monthly budgeting and forecasting, daily and weekly income tracking.
• Ensure donors receive exceptional stewardship and are thanked in a timely manner with the team responsible.
• Lead on stewardship and cultivation strategy with the support of the major donor manager.
• Represent your income streams across the organisation including attending relevant “Heads of” meetings, reporting income in the weekly chaser meetings and keeping the Director of Fundraising abreast of activity.
• Responsible for liaising with Senior Management Team and Trustees to represent income streams and engage these networks as appropriate.
• Account manage our top-tier major donors (£50k-£100k gift level pa) to ensure they receive great stewardship and meet financial targets.
Key skills and qualifications
• Degree level education or equivalent
• At least five years’ experience working within a senior major donor and/or corporate fundraising role.
• Proven ability to provide inspirational leadership, management and direction to develop the capabilities of diverse teams.
• Ability to interact at all levels and across all sectors with the gravitas and authority to influence and negotiate.
• Engaging and inspiring communications skills both written and verbal.
• Confident, flexible, adaptable and a practical, ‘can do’ attitude.
• Highly strategic with the ability to analyse, interpret and use data to plan for the future.
• Sound knowledge of legislation, regulations and financial issues related to fundraising.
• Excellent written and numerical skills particularly in relation to fundraising budgets.
• Experience of using Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook and CRM database systems.
• A quick learner with the ability to work both independently and as part of a small team.
• Experience of contributing to the creation of innovative fundraising events

Practical Requirements
Available for some evening and weekend work.

We encourage applications from autistic people, people with other neurodevelopmental conditions, people who are BAME and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds or who are currently under-represented within the charity sector.

Location: Please note that the role is either office based in Warwickshire or home based from any location in the UK - dependent on candidate.

Details: an exciting opportunity has arisen to join RDA’s Fundraising team and lead on our Major Donor portfolio. This is a perfect challenge for an experienced major donor fundraiser to take on a strategic and operational leadership role. As a key growth area for the RDA, with significant untapped potential, this role will provide you with the opportunity to develop and implement a strategy in major donor and special events fundraising. We are seeking a motivated and successful fundraiser with a track record in this area and experience of developing relationships to drive growth.  

You will be responsible for ensuring RDA maximises income from major donors, whilst delivering and developing our special events portfolio – including gala dinners, regional dinners, developing our major donor club and developing partnerships with new and existing donors. You will have an excellent track record in generating new business in this area of work.

About RDA: RDA is dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with disabilities through interaction with horses. With the support of 18,000 volunteers and qualified coaches, RDA has 500 centres all over the UK, supporting cities and remote rural areas. Through fun activities like riding and carriage driving, our beneficiaries experience the positive impact of our work; with significant improvements in physical and mental wellbeing, verbal and non-verbal communication, relationship building and confidence.

To apply: download the job description and send a supporting letter identifying clearly how your skills match the person specification and what you would bring to this role, along with your CV. Completed applications should be emailed via Apply with Charityjob button, and titled Major Donor Manager Application in the subject box, by the closing date of Monday 26th October 2020. 

Due to high reponse rates please note that only successful applicants who have been shortlitsed for interview will be notified of outcome of application by Monday 26th October 2020.

All shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview, in person, on at RDA offices in Shrewley, Warwickshire. Interview date: Thursday 5th November 2020.

PURPOSE OF ROLE

Working directly with the Director of Fundraising to deliver Premier’s Major Donor fundraising strategy.

This is a key income generation role for Premier, the UK’s leading Christian Media charity and will involve; relationship building with a wide range of supporters and stakeholders to secure long-term financial support for the charity.

This role will work within a small but dynamic fundraising team to build Premier’s Major Donor supporter base. Identifying and cultivating potential supporters of Premier through our expansive network of relationships, bringing supporters into committed giving programmes and raising funds for Premier’s Leap of Faith special campaign which will raise funds to establish the first ever Centre of Digital Excellence for Christian Media in the UK. 

A unique opportunity for a talented fundraiser, to expand their experience in an exciting media environment which will involve relationship building with high net worth individuals and through prestige events, working with audiences of brands such as Premier Christian Radio, Christianity magazine and Unbelievable? 

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Prospect/Donor Engagement:

• Be an engaging, empathetic and effective ambassador for Premier 

• Contribute to the development of effective cases for support and wider fundraising materials to ensure integration of core messaging and strategic objectives Implement agreed Major Donor fundraising strategies

• Manage a portfolio of donors & prospects, in order to generate major gifts and multi-year pledges, through a mix of face-to-face and desk-based (phone) relationship building

• Establishing a pipeline of opportunity and delivering all aspects of the donor journey including research, cultivation, briefing, ask and stewardship phases for each prospect either in person or by the CEO, other senior colleagues, Board members or volunteer ambassadors

• Achieve donation targets by growing support from existing Major Donors, as well as identifying and securing new Major Donors, bringing them into a closer relationship with Premier

• Help organise and manage regular cultivation events for prospective donors

• Participate in cultivation events e.g. online events such as webinars and Zoom conferences, as well as in person events which could include parliamentary networking events, music events such as the Premier Gospel Awards, community awards ceremonies and a wide variety of conferencing events throughout the UK, with the aim of leveraging the events programme and content production to build a strong portfolio of relationships and/or in support of the wider fundraising programme

Reporting and Pipeline Development:

• Conduct ongoing desk-based research to qualify existing contacts, maximising on Premier’s extensive existing database

• Maintain a diary of prospect cultivation meetings

• Maintain accurate records of interactions with donors and volunteer leaders and regularly update a tracking system

• Deliver responsible fundraising as per the IOF Code of Practice, demonstrating a genuine duty of care for Premier’s supporter base.

To undertake any other reasonable tasks as required by the Director Of Fundraising.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Degree educated

• At least 4 years’ experience working in face to face donor cultivation which could be within Community, Corporate or Major Donor fundraising roles

• Good demonstrable experience in target driven roles

• Proven success in relationship building and creativity in approach, taking a prospect through to Major Donor status 

• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills

• Institute of Fundraising accreditation (desirable but not essential)

• Familiarity with Raisers Edge (desirable but not essential)

ABILITIES & SKILLS

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – spoken, written & face-to-face

• Confident in relationship building with a natural ability to adapt appropriately to different audiences

• Highly developed organisational, administrative skills and the competency to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

• Proficient IT skills and related software packages 

• Results driven but a team player 

• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends

• Regional travel may be required so an ability & enthusiasm for travel is essential

PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Ambitious and pro-active nature

• The post-holder will work within a Christian environment and therefore it will be necessary for the post-holder to have sympathy and understanding for the Christian faith

Corporate Engagement Manager, The Good Food Institute Europe

Engage Businesses to Build a Sustainable, Healthy and Just Food System 

Industrial animal agriculture is at the root of many of the most pressing global issues of our time, from climate change and global hunger, to increased disease risk and poor animal welfare.

The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is at the forefront of the movement to use food technology to replace the products of industrial animal agriculture with plant-based, fermentation-derived and cultivated meat, eggs, dairy, and seafood. Please check out our U.S. affiliate’s website (gfi [dot] org) and read the 2019 Year in Review (gfi [dot] org/2019, in particular pages 10-11 on our Corporate Engagement work), to find out more about who we are and what we do.

We are at an exciting stage in our growth and are looking for a Corporate Engagement Manager to join our team. For more information about this role, please take a look at the job brochure here: shorturl.at/kmsxH.

How You Will Make a Difference
While many excellent alternative protein products and companies already exist, they still comprise a small percentage of the market share of conventional meat, eggs, dairy, and seafood. The Corporate Engagement Manager will drive action to accelerate the growth of the alternative proteins sector in Europe.

You will focus on building relationships with major established companies, influencing them to invest in alternative proteins, stock more alternative protein products, and create new products in this space. As well as engaging with individual decision makers, including senior executives at C-suite level, you will also help to catalyse the sector at the ecosystem level. You could also explore the potential for engaging with entrepreneurs, startups and investors, if this proves to be a strategic area for maximum mission-impact.

As the first Corporate Engagement hire in our growing European team, you will help radically transform the food system by:

• Setting the strategy for GFI Europe’s corporate engagement work, identifying and pursuing the top priorities for impact.
• Managing and delivering all aspects of GFI Europe’s corporate engagement work, and potentially leading a team of specialists in the future.
• Building relationships with established companies (including food manufacturers, co-manufacturers, ingredient companies, and life science companies), influencing them to invest in alternative proteins, produce and stock more and higher-quality alternative protein products, and create new products.
• Potentially also building relationships with other stakeholders, as and when this is strategic for mission-impact. These could include priority grocery stores, restaurants, and foodservice establishments, investors and financial institutions, entrepreneurs and start-ups.
• Acting as a liaison and ‘connector’ between European stakeholders, GFI’s US-based Corporate Engagement team, other GFI global staff, and our broader network.
• Potentially coordinating the creation of resources to help champion the alternative protein sector - for example, databases of investors/companies/ingredients, or ‘manuals’/guides for start-ups.
• Overseeing the generation of new consumer and market research data by contracting external firms, as needed.
• Building communities and coalitions of organisations to champion the alternative protein ecosystem, for example, by bringing together consortia to apply for grant funding..
• Preparing and delivering influential presentations to key corporate decision-makers.
• Being a thought leader by speaking at conferences, webinars etc.
• Performing other duties as required, as a member of our small, growing team.

Who We’re Looking For
You must have:

• A passion for GFI’s philosophy and mission.
• Significant relevant experience, for example in business, management consulting, corporate affairs/management/engagement, brand/product marketing, investment, venture capital, start-ups, food industry sales, or other relevant area.
• Excellent people-skills: the ability to influence, network, and build alliances.
• The ability, confidence and authority to engage with corporate executives, build long-term relationships with them, and to persuade and influence decision-makers.
• Strong team spirit and open and collaborative instincts: you will be working closely with colleagues in our US Corporate Engagement team and around the world.
• Excellent written and oral communication, public speaking and presentation skills.
• Strong strategic ability.
• A can-do approach: a self-starter with the drive and initiative to take responsibility for delivering impact.
• Comfort working remotely in a rapidly-growing and evolving organisation: the ability to work well independently and under pressure, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken (CEFR C2 level). We would also welcome applications from candidates who, in addition, can work in other major European languages.

We want the best people and we don’t want biases holding us back. We strongly encourage people of every colour, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritise an inclusive climate absent of discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team.

The Fine Print

• Terms of employment: Full-time, permanent
• Location: Flexible - we will consider applicants from anywhere in Europe. You will mainly be working remotely: from your home, or wherever you choose. Once the COVID situation has cleared, you and the whole GFI Europe team will get together in-person approximately once every quarter for around 3-4 days at a time, most likely in the London area or Brussels. Subject to COVID, there may also be other frequent work trips within Europe, and occasionally beyond.
• Salary: £38,000 - £50,000. This range is based on a UK hire and will be adjusted if hired elsewhere in Europe.
• Right to work requirements: We are only able to consider applicants who are eligible to work and travel in the EU or UK.
• Application Deadline: 26th October 2020, 11.59pm GMT. We will be assessing candidates on a rolling basis, so please apply now!
• Application process: Please complete this short form, upload your CV and cover letter and complete a short task here: https://forms.gle/2rGC8f37sSt2k3Qd9 - thank you. Your cover letter (of 1-2 pages) and CV should set out:
  • What motivated you to apply for this role.
  • How you meet each of the requirements for the role as listed in the job description.
  • Which bit of the job description energises you the most.
  The full application process is outlined in the job brochure: shorturl.at/kmsxH. We really look forward to hearing from you!
• Any questions? If you have any questions about this role, please do reach out to us at europe [at] gfi [dot] org. If you’ve read this far but decided not to apply, please feel free to share this job description with someone else in your network who you think might be a good fit for the role! Thank you.

Job Title: Director of Audience Development and Fundraising

Company: Cruelty Free International

Location: London-based Hub in Islington with potential for remote working

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £70,000

Cruelty Free International is the leading organisation working to end animal testing globally and is seeking a Director of Audience Development and Fundraising to implement strategies to grow income and deliver key messages across the range of their audiences to deliver a step change for animals worldwide.

Cruelty Free International’s brand and ‘Leaping Bunny’ symbol have a high level of recognition globally and the organisation is one of the world’s longest standing and most respected animal protection organisations.

This new role will be responsible for the organisation’s marketing, communications, audience development and fundraising functions. The post-holder will work closely with the Chief Executive and other departmental leaders to develop and drive innovative and ambitious strategies to engage and increase the organisation’s audiences and at the same time build and maintain a sustainable income base. They will also be a leading advocate for the organisation’s cause and a strong communicator that can represent Cruelty Free International at all levels.

The organisation is looking for an inspirational leader who is a strategic thinker, but with a hands-on, ‘can-do’ approach. They must have experience of working in a similar role leading an audience development team and of developing income generation strategies both in the UK and internationally. A strong track record in the field of philanthropy and corporate partnerships is also required. They will also have led and devised successful marketing and communication strategies for business and audience development and will have excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.

Finally, the successful candidate must share a commitment to animal protection and to the values and aims of Cruelty Free International, to work with them to help create the tipping point for change for animals used in research and testing worldwide.  

For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please contact Anton Packheiser +44 (0) 7749 858597 or Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315.

We are looking for four exceptional people to join us as trustees who can help ensure that we have a high performing Board during a period that we may end up looking back on as among the most crucial in our history.

We are hugely proud of the impact we have had on behalf of people affected by blood cancer. The £500 million we have invested in research over the last 60 years has saved many thousands of lives, and we are now in a position where the day we will beat blood cancer is finally in sight. But with the coronavirus crisis already having had a big impact on our income, it is more vital than ever that we have the strong strategic leadership to keep our mission to beat blood cancer on course.

As a Board, we know we need to become more diverse to better reflect the community we serve and share with us new ideas and opinions, so we would welcome approaches from the following:

• Individuals from black and ethnic minority communities.
• Younger people who may not have had previous board experience but have other experiences, for example: of committee work, associations and other team decision making experience.
• Individuals who have personally been affected by blood cancer who have the capacity to support us as a trustee
• Experience in the following fields would be of interest to us: Medical Research, Audit, and Finance.
• Individuals who have experience of information support for blood cancer patients and health policy.
• Influencers who have experience with fundraising and have celebrity or VIP connections that could be further explored.
• Members of a minority group through physical or cultural characteristics.

This is a challenging but very rewarding role and your contribution could assist the blood cancer community in a huge way.

If you would like an opportunity to make a difference and contribute in a positive way we would encourage you to apply to join us on our journey, please share with us your CV, along with a brief Cover Letter outlining your interest and how you feel you could add value to our cause.

If you would like to know more prior to applying please feel free to get in touch with Louise Keegan - Recruitment Officer at Blood Cancer UK for an informal discussion about this exciting opportunity. 

The closing date for this opportunity is: Midday on Saturday, 31 October 2020.

Thank you for your interest in Blood Cancer UK and we very much look forward to hearing from you!

Please note: Should we be successful in our search for suitable individuals prior to the closing date we reserve the right to close this opportunity early.

National Partnerships Manager, Scotland

(Ref SUS3022)

£31,369 per annum

37.5 hours per week – based in Edinburgh (negotiable)

The exciting challenges of this role including the building and maintenance of effective partnerships with national bodies who can help Sustrans to deliver the Scottish Government commitments on walking, cycling and wheeling.  By identifying and developing new opportunities, you will develop new partnership relationships and approaches and lead a team to delivery shared outcomes.

With experience of delivering complex, multi-partner projects at a senior level and experience of successful and productive partnership working, you will be experienced in delivering to deadline and on budget and in effective networking.  You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to diplomatically communicate authoritatively and persuasively and the ability to develop innovative new projects.  You will also have strong effective leadership skills.  You will have good working knowledge of transport planning and be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Wednesday 28 October 2020.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams during week beginning Monday 23 November 2020.

Should Sustrans receive an overwhelming number of applications for this vacancy, the decision may  be taken to close it earlier than the advertised closing date, so please ensure your application is submitted as soon as possible.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently this includes people who identify as having a disability and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.