This is an exciting time for the newly established Switch the Play Foundation. Having operated as a social enterprise for 4 years and building a trusted and credible reputation for delivery, Switch the Play has recently converted to charitable status. The Fundraising Manager will be expected to work closely with the Chief Executive to lead and implement the fundraising strategy for the charity.

The role will be joining the small team at the Switch the Play Foundation and presents an exciting opportunity for someone to play a key role in helping make a significant difference to supporting the positive transition of sports people to life outside of sport. The role brings with it stimulating opportunities for continued professional development enabling the role holder to further grow our fundraising work.

You will be responsible for planning, supporting and leading activities to engage new and existing funders. You will be responsible for meeting income targets by using various techniques to generate donations from sources such as corporate relationships, philanthropy including high net worth individuals and trusts and foundations, and individual giving.

We are looking for a highly motivated, visionary and innovative individual, with a strong set of values aligned to those of the Foundation. This is an exceptional opportunity for an individual to join a unique and thriving organisation which is passionate about making positive change in the lives of professional sports people.

Switch the Play is committed to creating a safe working environment. All recruitment is undertaken in line with our Safer Recruitment Policy. We are committed to Equal Opportunities for all and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of race, gender identity, biological sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

To apply please send a cover letter and copy of your cv to the contact details provided. We are also happy for candidates to submit additional information about their suitability for the role through a video or creating a Wake via Wakelet. 

Harris Hill is delighted to be assisting the fantastic charity, Group B Strep Support, in the search for a new Major Gifts Manager 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 newborn 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 Fundraiser with experience of securing four/ five-figure donations from Trusts & Foundations and/ or HNWIs, to join their team. You will have sole responsibility for setting up and running the Trusts & Foundations and HNWI fundraising stream for the charity.
You will need to enjoy researching funders and developing projects as much as you like stewarding funders and hitting income targets. In conjunction with this, you will have sole responsibility for creating, producing, and implementing a new Trusts & Foundations and HNWIs fundraising strategy for the coming year. Throughout, you will need continually to monitor financial performance, keep an eye out for any new marketing and fundraising opportunities, and report progress back to the Chief Executive.
To be considered for this role you will need to be well versed in building and managing relationships with Trust & Foundation supporters and/or with HNWIs. You will have significant experience of successful fundraising from donors, demonstrable excellent written communication and project management skills, and excellent attention to detail.

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 Natalie at Harris Hill on 0207 820 7336.

Closing Date - ASAP

Only suitable candidates will be contacted.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Major Gifts Fundraiser
Norwood 
£35,525
Stanmore
Full-time, Permanent

Norwood has been proudly serving the community for 225 years and is the largest Jewish charity in the UK supporting vulnerable children and their families, children with special educational needs and people with learning disabilities and autism. 

Every day our multidisciplinary teams and dedicated volunteers make an invaluable difference to people's lives. 

The Major Gifts Fundraiser will be responsible for managing an existing portfolio of major donors and building relationships with potential new major supporters to Norwood. You will cultivate the charity’s major donors ensuring long term relationships and engagement with their activities.

The postholder will also be jointly responsible, with the Head of Events, for income to corporate and major donor events.

Along with your fundraising credentials you will also need to be able to demonstrate an understanding of the UK Jewish community. This is not just the values, traditions and beliefs that underpin both family and communal life but also how these shape the character and patterns of philanthropic giving by the community.

Applications are in the format and CV and Supporting Statement.

Given the current crisis we are experiencing a high volume of applications for the active searches we are managing at the moment. We regret that it is impossible to provide a detailed individual response to each application received. If you do not hear from us within 7 days of the advertised closing date, please assume that your application is not being taken forward to the selection stage.

Job specification

• High profile national charity
• Manages one report
• Leading engagement with HNWIs, and digital special events
• Inbuilt flexible working

Person specification

• Min. 2 years’ experience of major donor fundraising
• Exprience of making the ask at £5k+

Norwood has been proudly serving the community for 225 years and is the largest Jewish charity in the UK supporting vulnerable children and their families, children with special educational needs and people with learning disabilities and autism. 

Every day our multidisciplinary teams and dedicated volunteers make an invaluable difference to people's lives. 
Working together with the Assistant Director of Fundraising & Community Engagement, your remit will be to develop and implement the Major Gifts & Trust strategy, and leading and managing your team to ensure stewardship of the Major Donors & Trusts cultivation plans. You will also  work closely with the Head of Events in connection with the income generation from the Annual Dinner, corporate events and other events involving major donors.

The successful candidate is likely to be able to demonstrate experience of developing relationships with major donors and major donor prospects, experience of achieving significant major donor gifts and of devising and implementing strategic plans.

Further Information and to Apply
Please submit your CV via the 'Apply/Enquire' button in the first instance - a full pack will be made available to CVs of interest and/or we will be in contact to discuss the opportunity and organisation with you.
Given the current crisis we are experiencing a high volume of applications for the active searches we are managing at the moment. We regret that it is impossible to provide a detailed individual response to each application received. If you do not hear from us within 7 days of the advertised closing date, please assume that your application is not being taken forward to the selection stage.

NFP Consulting is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates. NFP Consulting is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Scripure Union is seeking a Major Donor Fundraiser, to help deliver an ambitious growth in income to support the work of Scripture Union in England and Wales. The successful candidate will:

• be an experienced major donor fundraiser who has a sound knowledge of the UK Christian marketplace and the attitudes and motivations of Christian donors.
• be an excellent communicator with a proven track record in project managing and major donor campaigns.
• have proven track record of personally soliciting high value gifts from major donors and of developing long term relationships.
• have experience of arranging events and organising high-profile meetings with senior colleagues, stakeholders, and donors.
• have excellent networking, negotiation and influencing skills.
• be an enthusiastic team player and be competent at working effectively on your own, as well as part of a team.

If this describes you, and you are in agreement with the aims and beliefs of Scripture Union, then we would like to hear from you. For more details or to apply, please visit our website and submit your CV and a covering letter.

If you have any questions about this role, please contact Adelaide Nketsia, HR Officer

Closing date:31 July 2020 

Interview date: To be confirmed

Interview Location: On Microsoft Teams

The Labour Party is looking to recruit a Major Donor Officer to expand the Fundraising team, to be based in Scotland. The post-holder will develop the Labour Party’s fundraising programme in Scotland.

We are looking for an experienced relationship-fundraiser with a strong track record in securing individual gifts to support specific projects and campaigns. The successful candidate will be proactive, forward-thinking and passionate.

This is an opportunity to work directly with the Head of Fundraising and take on responsibility to build the Scottish Labour Party’s fundraising programme in line with the UK fundraising strategy. 

The successful candidate will have prior experience of fundraising from individuals, proven experience in securing 5 and 6 figure gifts, ability to write compelling cases for support and donor reports and experience in developing fundraising appeals

To apply for this role, please follow the link on this page. Please title your application with your name.

Please note all interviews will be held remotely.

The Labour Party values equality and diversity, and welcomes applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

An exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and talented individual with experience in fundraising to be the new Funding Development Manager of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain. 

The Band comprises two of the finest youth and children’s brass bands in the UK and gives exceptionally gifted young players the opportunity to perform advanced music and receive the highest quality teaching and care, helping to provide the brass band movement and the music profession develop their next generation of leaders. 

A key member of the management team the purpose of this role is primarily to develop and deliver the Band’s funding development strategy so that we can meet the goals of our strategic plan.

The role will involve some responsibility for raising public awareness of the Band’s work to support its courses and concerts and to fundraise for the organisation.

This is a new role and will suit someone wishing to make a real difference whilst enjoying flexibility in working arrangements

Please note interviews for shortlisted applicants will be held by Zoom.

Further information on the Band and its activities can be found on our website.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

Since the coronavirus outbreak began, our society has pulled together to achieve extraordinary things. Thousands of people sleeping rough have been temporarily housed in a matter of weeks, and many more were prevented from becoming homeless due to emergency changes to legislation.

As we begin to emerge from lockdown, we now stand at a crossroads: we can build on the incredible progress that has been made by helping everyone move into a secure and permanent home; or we risk seeing thousands of people being forced into homelessness.

We are recruiting for a Philanthropy Manager to join our expanding Partnerships and Philanthropy team, to work alongside our inspirational supporters and beneficiaries to bring an end to homelessness in Great Britain.

About the role
As Philanthropy Manager, you will lead on launching and growing our new philanthropy Giving Club. We are working with an excellent consultant now to design this new offer and the new post holder will take over the reins to establish this exciting new supporter journey. We have a well-established and loyal supporter audience already giving at this level and we want to provide them with an exceptional supporter experience, whilst also providing the engine room to grow our partnerships and philanthropy networks.

The philanthropy team have already grown income by 124% in recent years with a number of new team members in place, so now is a brilliant time to join now that we have clear plans in place for further growth, a great energy in the team and an incredibly urgent cause.

About you
To be successful in this role you will have

• Some experience of philanthropy fundraising, building strong relationships and securing gifts of 4 to 5 figures
• A natural flair for relationships and the ability to work equally well with a wide range of people
• Excellent communication skills, written, verbal and listening
• Knowledge of planning, monitoring and evaluating success in fundraising
• You will be a team player, with a flexible approach and the ability to collaborate well with others

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your on-going development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. For the supporting statement section, please address how you meet points 1-5 of the person specification, which can be found on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team, contact details can be found on our website. 

Closing date: Tuesday 14 July (23:59)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

For more information about our work and to see our work in action, please visit our website.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

We are currently looking for a full time permanent Philanthropy Manager to join our team.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is a non-formal education and learning framework operating in more than 130 countries and territories around the world, through which young people’s achievements outside of academia are recognised and celebrated.

We at The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation are the engine that drives and supports the Award’s growth, access and impact across the globe.

It is our long term ambition that every eligible young person aged 14 – 24 will have the opportunity to participate in the Award. Our vision is that 20% of them are from at risk and marginalised communities for whom the Award can be truly life-changing.

The purpose of this role is primarily to build long lasting, highly engaged philanthropic relationships. This includes donor research, due diligence, recruitment, renewal, development and delivery of appropriate communications material and donor relationship management.

We are looking for an experienced and self-assured major gifts fundraiser who can proactively lead, cultivate and steward major donors internationally, predominantly with a focus on 5/6 figure gifts.

The role will work closely alongside one other Philanthropy Manager to build a comprehensive relationship with our incredibly generous donor groups, ensuring that they feel part of our charitable work, feel able to contribute and able to introduce their friends and colleagues to our work. It is envisaged that this role will require an even split between front facing donor engagement and high-quality donor relationship management.

To apply for this role, please enure that you submit a cover letter with your CV. 

The closing date for applications is the 16 July 2020. Interviews will take place shortly after the closing date and we are looking for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.

This job is unlikely to attract a Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship (formerly a work permit). Applications from candidates who require Tier 2 immigration status to work in the UK may not be considered if there are a sufficient number of other suitable candidates. To apply for a Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship, employers need to demonstrate that they are unable to recruit a resident worker before recruiting an individual overseas.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and self-motivated Senior Philanthropy Manager, to join our thriving Partnerships and Philanthropy Team on a 12 month fixed term Maternity cover basis. Working in more than 120 countries, we do whatever it takes to create breakthroughs in the way the world treats children. Our Fundraising, Brand & Marketing department exists to inspire millions of people – from individuals to large corporate organisations – to support our quest for change. Together, we save children's lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.

The Senior Philanthropy Manager will:

• Source investment from major donors (primarily 6 figure gifts) initiating and developing meaningful, long term relationships with prospective major donor supporters of Save the Children
• Significantly contribute to the Partnerships & Philanthropy Team's ambitious targets; supporting the creation of a sector leading department
• Exercise influence to drive greater impact across the team and wider organisation, helping further our mission for children
• Work with senior volunteers, consult and work with senior stakeholders and the Chief Executive's office

The role will also support in the development of team members, playing a key role in supporting the success of others in developing long standing major donor relationships.

To be successful you will have extensive experience of working within an account management or fundraising environment. You will also have excellent communication skills both face-to-face and on the phone. In addition, you will have:

Strong inter-personal, influencing and relationship building skills with the ability to work with senior stakeholders, across teams and build strong internal and external networks
Excellent written skills, knowledge of proposal development, and the creation of compelling communications for donors
Experience of managing and developing people
The ability to plan, prioritise and manage a varied workload to meet deadlines; with experience of working in dynamic, exciting and fast paced environment.
An understanding of Supporter Databases with excellent IT skills including Word, Excel and Powerpoint
At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note - We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and may schedule interviews before the closing date.

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

Closing date: Sunday 19th July 2020

This is an exciting opportunity to join an inspirational and visionary children's charity as part of their growing fundraising team. Established in 2000, Caudwell Children works to transform the lives of disabled children and their families, enabling them to challenge the barriers they face throughout childhood by providing practical and emotional support.

Caudwell Children is going through an exciting period of growth having recently opened a new state-of-the-art facility for multi-disciplinary therapy programmes for childhood disability and research of neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism, within the grounds of Keele University.

This transformational period brings the need to develop all income streams to enable this growth and so Caudwell Children are looking for an experienced Philanthropy Manager to join their team on a permanent basis.

Caudwell Children - Philanthropy Manager

Location: Keele, Staffordshire

Salary: £26,000 - £35,000 plus bonus (dependent on skills and experience)

Contract: Permanent

Supported by the CEO Trudi Beswick and founder/major benefactor John Caudwell, the legacy circle is a network of high-profile individuals personally motivated to support the challenges facing children with disabilities and their families.

As Philanthropy Manager, your focus will be on developing new sustainable income through high-profile fundraising activities, providing personal contributions and introducing influential contacts to Caudwell Children.

To be considered for this position you will have demonstrable experience of major donor fundraising with a strong track record in securing five to six figure gifts from high net worth individuals. You will have proven experience or recruiting new prospects as well as managing donor engagement and cultivation strategies.

Closing date for applications: Harris Hill reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration.

If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Faye Marshall at Harris Hill. 

We look forward to hearing from you.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

Since the coronavirus outbreak began, our society has pulled together to achieve extraordinary things. Thousands of people sleeping rough have been temporarily housed in a matter of weeks, and many more were prevented from becoming homeless due to emergency changes to legislation.

As we begin to emerge from lockdown, we now stand at a crossroads: we can build on the incredible progress that has been made by helping everyone move into a secure and permanent home; or we risk seeing thousands of people being forced into homelessness.

We are recruiting for a Corporate Account Manager to join our expanding Partnerships and Philanthropy team, to work alongside our passionate supporters and beneficiaries to bring an end to homelessness in Great Britain.

About the role
As a Corporate Account Manager, you will work across some newly won accounts and get stuck in to new business, as part of a Partnerships team of 7 to help drive our next few years of growth and innovation.

The Partnerships team merged with the Philanthropy team three years ago, to maximise the cross over potential in networks and relationships between the two audiences. This has led to a new strategy, some big wins and deeper, more strategic corporate partnerships. We’ve won partnerships with some household name brands and have huge ambitions to grow this body of work not just to raise money but, crucially, to reach the public with the message that ending homelessness is now within our grasp.

We also have the support of a the newly formed Fundraising Development Team, supporting the Partnerships team. This team ensure we have incredible 6 and 7 figure cases for support, a range of volunteering experiences and the meaningful engagement opportunities we need which means you can focus on what you do best; creating exceptional relationships and impactful partnerships to end homelessness.

About you
To be successful in this role you will have:

• A track record of developing a new business pipeline, and winning partnerships at the 5 and 6 figure level
• Experience of providing excellent account management
• Experience of engaging and influencing c-suite individuals, understanding their motivations and inspiring confidence.
• A comprehensive understanding of CSR and sustainability, with an understanding of future business and CSR trends that might impact corporate fundraising
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• An entrepreneurial attitude with the ability to learn quickly and work proactively.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. For the supporting statement section, please address how you meet points 1-5 of the person specification, which can be found on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team, contact details can be found on our website.

Closing date: Tuesday 14 July 2020 (23:59)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

For more information about our work and to see our work in action, please visit our website.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Fundraising Manager – Individuals

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust, taking the reins of Individual Giving fundraising.  This is your chance to join a passionate local charity that is committed to safeguarding the Severn Valley Railway.  In 2012 the Charitable Trust was established to help future proof this much loved major tourist attraction, and eight years on we have raised over £5million. We are now embarking on our next chapter, to raise £10million, would you like to come on board?

Overview

Post: Fundraising Manager, Individual Giving

Reporting to: Director of Development

Employer: Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust

Salary:  £30,000 to £35.000

Primary location: Number One, Comberton Place, Kidderminster

Hours: Part-time (30 hours)

Holiday: 31 days (inclusive of Public holidays)

Summary of Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your proven fundraising experience in individual giving to this driven and passionate heritage charity. The Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust is a separate entity to the SVR Holdings Company who operate and run this much loved attraction.  The Trust’s focus is to help secure the future of the Severn Valley Railway through donations, grants and sponsorship.  This position is a hands on role and initially comes with line management of a part-time Fundraising Co-ordinator and 3 volunteers.  We envisage this area of the business growing as the successes of your initiatives are realised.  We have been extremely successful in our individual giving thus far, but it is time for a new experienced fundraiser to take it to the next level, focusing on both acquisition and retention, and building a stronger fundraising volunteer base to assist you in delivering your plans.  Your remit will involve a mix of fundraising techniques, including 1-2-1 fundraising to our high value donors.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Strategy and Planning

• To increase income generated from individual giving fundraising activities.
• To create and execute a donor acquisition and retention strategy.
• To manage the individual giving budget in line with objectives and KPIs, reporting to the Director on income and expenditure and highlighting variances in a timely manner.
• To test, monitor, evaluate and implement existing and new channels and key messages that allow two-way engagement with donors.
• To develop long term sustainable income through identifying the audiences, channels and messages that will maximise effectiveness and efficiency.
• To develop high quality supporter care including responsive and prompt donor care and stewardship and to support the Fundraising Co-ordinator to implement these.
• To develop a volunteer-led model of fundraising.

Direct Marketing

• To manage and deliver integrated online and offline campaigns.
• To manage the design, print and production of direct marketing activity, negotiating bought in services and ensuring invoices are in accordance with quotes.

Administration and Reporting

• To manage the Individual Giving budget and provide monthly updates to the Director.
  • To keep accurate and up to date records of all activities, using ThanksQ CRM database, extracting reports for the team as required, and maintaining high standards in customer care and record keeping.

Managing Relationships

• To provide management and guidance to the Fundraising Co-ordinator to ensure that KPIs and objectives are achieved and a clear personal development plan is in place.
• To build strong internal working relationships with colleagues and externally with supporters.
• To work with the SVR Holdings Marketing and Communications team to gain support and cross selling opportunities within the different SVR audiences.

Development

·To work with the Director to review the Trust’s CRM database and consider an Organisation wide CRM system.

Other

·Proactively ensure all materials produced are accurate and compliant with relevant GDPR protection and Gift Aid legislation.

·To undertake all activities in line with best practice standards and processes as set out by the Fundraising Code of Practice and industry regulatory bodies.

·To keep abreast of all developments in Individual Giving and ensure charity compliance.

·To contribute to the Fundraising Team’s strategic planning and budget process.

·To carry out any other tasks as reasonably requested.

·To actively implement the principles of Equality and Diversity.

Person Specification

Educated to degree level and / or an accredited fundraising qualification such as Certificate or Diploma in Fundraising.

Experience

• Developing and implementing an Individual Giving strategy.
• Managing and developing team members.
• Increasing income through donor acquisition and retention.
• Using a fundraising database to record data and extract intelligence accurately.
• Implementing donor segmentation, targeting and positioning strategy.
• Knowledge of a range of fundraising products, recruitment channels and engagement channels.
• Managing income and expenditure budgets.
• Presenting to internal and external stakeholders.

Skills and abilities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Able to engage audiences using a range of communication tools.
• Strong direct marketing skills; skilled at devising and delivering social media and print campaigns.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and to secure resources and support from colleagues in different business areas.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills; confident and personable with the ability to manage and build strong relationships with key individual donors and organisations.
• Strong organisation and time management skills. Able to plan / prioritise own work and meet agreed deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and methodical approach to tasks.
• Competent use of MS Outlook, Excel, Word and the Internet.
• Strong numerical / budgeting skills.
• Strong data processing skills.
• Experience of social media campaign management.

Attitude and Personal Qualities

• Motivated, reliable and professional.
• Flexible, able and willing to respond to changing priorities.
• Strong team player with collaborative working style, who enjoys individual and team working.
• Willing to participate in all activities relevant to the role.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Commitment to GDPR and Fundraising Code of Practice.
• Commitment to the principles of Equality and Diversity.