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Partnerships Manager

Remote
£40,000 per year
Full-time or part-time (Full-time, with scope to negotiate to a minimum of 0.8 FTE)
Permanent
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Job description

Become Chance for Childhood's new Partnerships Manager!

Please note: This is a fundraising post.

Following a highly successful period of growth, Chance for Childhood has a fantastic opportunity to join our fundraising team.

This is an exciting time to join. Our reach is increasing thanks to the success of multiple bids with trusts, foundations and institutional grantmakers. With enhanced sectoral credibility and a strengthened brand, we are now in a strong position to widen our operational presence and attract new funders for projects that will transform the lives of thousands more children in vulnerable situations. We need your skills and expertise to help us secure these funds and make a real difference to our beneficiaries.

Role details

  • £40,000 salary
  • Remote-based, with one day per month in our London office
  • 28 days annual leave pro rata (three to be taken during the Christmas office closure)
  • Birthdays off
  • 5% employer’s pension contribution
  • Flexible working as standard
  • Potential for exciting international travel depending on budget

Who we are

Chance for Childhood believes that no child should have to fight for a safe, happy childhood.

We exist to ensure that every child in Africa can thrive from their early years through to adulthood. Together with partners, supporters, children, and their communities, we protect, educate and create lasting change for every child threatened by violence, neglect and conflict.

We work in five African countries (Ghana, the DRC, Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda) and we are carving out a niche as experts in inclusive education and safe spaces for children facing multiple complex vulnerabilities.

In 2022, we launched the #OverExposed campaign to advocate for ethical imagery and storytelling in the fundraising and marketing materials of international development charities.

Duties

The role will involve a combination of stewardship and new business, helping us to secure support from more trusts, foundations and businesses who share our passion for transforming the lives of children in the communities with whom we work.

Key duties will be to:

  • Prospect and research potential grantmakers and businesses who share our strategic objectives
  • Take a relationships-based approach wherever possible, establishing warm relationships between partners and Chance for Childhood
  • Provide input to the 2025-2030 fundraising strategy, using your experience and knowledge of the fundraising landscape to help us devise an ambitious but sustainable plan to safeguard our work for the next five years
  • Maintain a strong pipeline of funding opportunities
  • Draft compelling, creative and persuasive funding proposals
  • Secure four, five and six figure grants from trusts and foundations
  • Manage a small portfolio of trusts and corporate partners, maintaining an accurate calendar of reporting and stewardship expectations
  • Write and submit accurate reports to funders’ deadlines
  • Beyond meeting formal reporting requirements, provide outstanding informal stewardship to funders, developing strong relationships and increasing the chances of repeat funding
  • Communicate skilfully across borders with our brilliant in-country programmes team to maintain a flow of information, stories and data for fundraising and reporting
  • Accurately record communications using our fundraising CRM (Beacon) and enable reporting on expected income
  • Work effectively within our small, supportive and mighty fundraising and marketing team to ensure strong dissemination of ideas, and fidelity to our organisational brand in communications
  • Stay well informed of existing and new fundraising legislation and adhere to the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice, the Chartered Institute of Fundraising best practice as well as relevant fundraising and UK GDPR requirements

Person specification:

A highly organised, detail-oriented self-starter who engenders credibility and trust with stakeholders, you will have good working knowledge of corporate and trusts and foundations fundraising, and very strong written and verbal communication skills.

To be the right fit for this role, you do not need to have a degree. You do not need experience in international development fundraising, although this would be an advantage.

We are looking for someone who is:

  • A knowledgeable, confident and experienced professional. We’re looking for a fundraiser who loves fundraising
  • Committed to the values of Chance for Childhood, including ethical storytelling and shifting power to local communities
  • Motivated by working towards a wide range of positive outcomes for children in vulnerable situations, including facilitating access to physiotherapy and rehabilitation for children with disabilities, educational opportunities for displaced and conflict-affected children, and developing sustainable livelihoods for families in poverty
  • A natural planner, organised and efficient and capable of supporting the planning of Chance for Childhood’s trusts and foundations and corporate partnerships operations
  • An excellent written communicator, experienced at writing persuasively and emotively
  • A compelling verbal communicator, able to build rapport with donors and stakeholders at multiple levels
  • A meticulous researcher; capable of finding and using relevant data to underpin credible proposals
  • Able to manage multiple competing priorities and work flexibly as part of a fast-paced and ambitious team
  • Energetic and proactive; able to make decisions independently and manage your own workload
  • Engaging and approachable
  • Skilled in collaborating with colleagues, and building relationships with prospective and existing grantmakers
  • A flexible, open-minded and solutions-focused thinker who is ready to take risks and try new things in pursuit of our fundraising goals

Application process

To apply, please send the following documents:

  1. Your CV
  2. A letter of no longer than 2-pages illustrating how your skills and experience make you the right person for the role
  3. A completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Timeline

Deadline for applications: Thursday 26th September 2024

  1. Shortlisted candidates contacted by Friday 4th October
  2. First stage: Online 45-minute interviews held w/c 14th October. Interviewees will also be asked to provide an example of their writing they are proud of.
  3. Second stage: In-person interviews held in London w/c 21st October
  4. Appointment made by end of October

We can be flexible with the above schedule if necessary; it is provided as an indication of our planned timeline.

Chance for Childhood

Chance for Childhood is committed to creating an inclusive working environment, promoting and providing equal opportunities in employment. 

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as these are underrepresented at Chance for Childhood.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. A Police criminal record check will be required for this post, as part of Chance for Childhood's commitment to child protection, as outlined in our Safeguarding and PSEA Policy, which all staff are required to sign and adhere to. 

Thank you for your interest in Chance for Childhood!

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Chance for Childhood View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 11 - 20
Posted on: 27 August 2024
Closed date: 26 September 2024 at 23:30
Tags: Fundraising, Corporate Fundraising, Trusts / Foundations

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