Fundraiser Jobs in Greater London
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Tom’s Trust, a charity dedicated to providing mental health support to children, with brain and central nervous system tumours, and their families. We currently have services in East Anglia, the North East and North West of England and have plans to reach every area of the UK by 2030 but we need your help to do so!
Are you a passionate, highly motivated and organised individual? Do you have brilliant application and report writing skills and are able to build effective relationships with donors? If you are, we are seeking a Trusts & Foundations Manager to be an integral part of the Fundraising & Marketing team where you will be responsible for submitting applications to Trusts & Foundations for our services in the UK.
You will be working to deliver Tom’s Trust’s ambitious targets for trust and foundations income for 2024/25 and beyond. The post-holder will help to research and explore new avenues for funding and building a strong pipeline of new donors who have the potential to support the charity. You will be building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders at trusts and foundations and preparing and delivering targeted funding applications to those organisations. You will be able to build upon and develop a compelling case for support for both the services we offer as a whole and for specific projects that reflect our work.
Applications are open until 9am on Friday 19th April but we will interview on a rolling basis and will appoint sooner should we find someone suitable so please apply at your earliest convenience
Please submit your CV and a covering letter.
Applications are open until 9am on Friday 19th April but we will interview on a rolling basis and will appoint sooner should we find someone suitable so please apply at your earliest convenience
Please don’t hesitate to apply if you feel most of the criteria applies to you but you’re unsure of one or two of the main duties and responsibilities. We can provide support along the way for the postholder and we’re looking for a candidate with potential. Tom’s Trust are an equal opportunities employer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are thrilled to welcome you to Black Mind Matter UK, an organisation dedicated to promoting mental health and well-being within the Black community. In the last year we have provided 1000’s of sessions of therapy for individuals in the Black community and we have ambitious growth plans.
Head of Fundraising and Communications
Location: Flexible, must work from our London office at least once a week and required for in person meetings and fundraising activities.
Salary: £50,0000 (including London weighting) plus a competitive pension
Contract: Full time - permanent
Our benefits:
- Competitive pension
- 25 days annual leave
- Flexible working (with some core hours)
- In person and remote working
You will be joining the organisation at a pivotal time as we ambitiously seek to grow our reach and income over the next five years. We laid considerable foundation in our fundraising function and now we’re looking for a driven, focused and highly proficient Head of fundraising and communications to join our team to deliver Black Mind Matter UK’s strategy.
About the role
We are recruiting an exceptional and experienced Head of fundraising to work closely with the chief executive and the board of trustees to lead and manage the growth of Black Minds Matter UK’s fundraising activity. This exciting role will suit an experienced fundraiser who can deliver strategically and influence at a senior level both internally and externally. They will implement fundraising initiatives and our overarching fundraising strategy to build and manage partnerships, working creatively to grow existing funding and establish new income sources.
Reporting to the CEO, this role will manage the current team and grow our fundraising function according to the fundraising strategy. They will also be part of Black Minds Matters UK’s senior leadership team.
Our vision
A community of Black people, readily accessing mental health support, recovering fully from mental illness and thriving
Our Mission
We create and champion safe, and accessible mental health support with, and for the Black community.
Our Values
Community, Access, Safety, Healing and Change
Please note that the application deadline is March 29th 2024.
We will review all applications and contact shortlisted candidates for further assessment and interviews.
Interviews:
First round online: Beginning of April 2024
Second round: In-person in London, Mid to late April 2024 – To be confirmed
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.
At Black Mind Matter UK, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from Black and minority ethnic communities.
Black Minds Matter UK is registered charity in the UK
Charity Number: 1193036
No agencies please.
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Samaritans is a charity providing a safe place for people to talk, round the clock, every single day of the year. They are dedicated to reducing feelings of isolation and disconnection that can lead to suicide.
There are 201 Samaritans branches located across the UK and Ireland. People can get in touch by phone, email, letter or by visiting a branch. Volunteers also do outreach work, for example, at festivals, prisons, hospitals and schools. During 2021, around 22,000 people volunteered their time for Samaritans.
- Almost 20,000 trained listening volunteers responded to calls for help.
- Around 2,500 volunteers supported the running of more than 200 branches and locations across the UK and Ireland.
- Over 1,300 people in prison volunteered as trained Listeners.
As a vital part of the Trust and Statutory fundraising team, the Stratutory Manager will report to the Head of Trusts and Statutory and work closely with project teams across the organisation, including senior operational leads and the Communications and Campaigns Team. With a strong ability to work strategically and collaboratively across departments, the prison estate and statutory agencies, the role has responsibility for co-ordination of operational and financial information for key strategy programmes, identifying statutory funding opportunities and ensuring timely, high-quality reporting.
As Statutory Manager, you will:
- Research and develop statutory funding sources at 5- and 6-figure level, identifying funders and scoping out funding opportunities, supporting a team income target of c£4.5m.
- Be responsible for applications, reports, relationships and stewardship communications with Statutory funders, including DHSC, and prison funders
- Proactively pull together application materials, wording, project outlines and budgets to create a compelling case for support against key programmes, projects or themes in line with likely statutory funding opportunities
- Engage and liaise with key stakeholders across the organisation, securing relevant sign off for timely submission of bids
Ideal skills and experience:
- Experience of statutory fundraising from government or lottery sources at 4- or 5-figure level
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage a portfolio of applications and funding relationships, developing strong cultivation, stewardship and engagement opportunities to grow partnerships with funders
- Build and maintain a personal and organisational profile with external stakeholders within relevant government departments
- Support Samaritans’ vision and values
Benefits include:
- Family-friendly policies
- 28 days annual leave inclusive of wellbeing days
- Matched pension contribution up to 5%
- Samaritans are a flexible organisation, and embrace hybrid working