Job Description : Fundraising Manager

Job Title : Fundraising Manager

Salary : £ 40,000.00

Job Location : Ace of Clubs, Clapham, SW4 7AP

Hours : Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Reports to : Ace of Clubs Trustees Management Committee

Responsible for : Fundraising, Shops Manager

Purpose of Job.

To proactively seek out funding opportunities, develop project concepts and proposals, and to prepare and submit detailed applications for funding.

To oversee the management of two charity retail shops, and staff, for generating additional income streams.

Key duties :

Funding

• To develop a deep understanding of Ace of Clubs work and values, so as to identify key matches with external donors.
• Take the lead on research for new income streams from donors (such as Institutions, Trusts, Foundations, Corporates, individuals).
• To develop and prepare compelling and high quality funding proposals that are strategically relevant and attractive.
• Write, co-ordinate, submit funding applications to donors.
• To generate income from a range of donors, across a number of projects, to agreed targets, with a focus on large grants.
• Lead on account management of existing donors (providing regular contact, updates and required reports).
• To develop and maintain excellent relationships with a portfolio of existing and potential donors, through networking, face-to-face meetings, regular communications and high quality reporting.
• Manage the on-going process of Ace of Clubs funding applications, ensuring all internal and external deadlines are met.
• Manage donor and application database (both existing and potential).
• To  innovatively consider, devise, promote fundraising events and activities for Ace of Clubs (including digital and cashless giving).
• To manage and promote Ace of Clubs internet and social media presence.

Retail charity shops.

• Effectively manage the Shops Manager, who is responsible for the smooth-running of two charity shops (i.e. staff management and rotas, shop lay-outs, stock management and control).
• Imaginatively direct sales initiatives and promotions.
• Develop an Ace of Clubs Shop brand.
• Utilise shops as means of raising the profile of Ace of Clubs and associated activities.

General duties.

• Ensure that all duties are carried out in accordance with policies, procedures and regulations as stated in Ace of Clubs employee handbook.
• This job description is not exhaustive and the post-holder may be required to undertake other appropriate duties, responsibilities and projects from time to time.

Key relationships.

Internal : Trustees Management Committee, Company Secretary, Manager of Centre Operations, Shops Manager.

External : Grant-making Trusts, Foundations, Corporates, Institutions and individual donors.

Person Specification.

Qualifications.

• Good basic education to GCSE.
• Minimum level C (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics.
• Degree (or further education) expected but not a pre-requisite.
• Institute of Fundraising (or equivalent) desirable.

Experience.

• A proven track record of a minimum of three years successful fundraising, preferably in the charity sector.
• Ability to work flexible hours, particularly in meeting deadlines.
• Energy, enthusiasm and flair to work hard and achieve ambitious targets.
• Proven ability to manage and develop relationships.
• Proven database experience.
• Proven experience of  thinking, developing and delivering “strategically”.

Skills and competencies.

• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to plan, balance and cope with competing priorities.
• Proven time management skills with regard to prioritising and meeting deadlines. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and presentation abilities.
• Staff management experience.
• High standard of numeracy, computer competency, digital skills.
• Experience of interacting with members of senior management (such as Directors at Board Level, or Trustees).

Personal attributes.

• Highly motivated and ability to work alone or as part of a team.
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with staff, volunteers, donors, sponsors and trustees.
• A proactive and creative approach.
• Commitment to delivering quality services.

Other.

• Cross-cultural sensitivity to, and understanding of, the needs of  Ace of Club’s client group.
• Good diplomatic skills.

Recruitment process.

Stage 1 : Submit C.V. and cover letter through Charity Job, online.

Stage 2 : Short-listed candidates invited to preliminary interview with Ace of Clubs interviewing committee.

Stage 3 : Finalists invited to interview with Ace of Clubs Trustees Management Committee, involving presentation from candidate according to previously notified criteria.

This is an exciting role for a professional with strong and comprehensive fundraising experience in both strategy and implementation. This small but growing charity wants to expand its local impact and if you would like a role with variety and enjoy the challenge of exceeding fundraising targets then First Love Foundation would be ideally suited for you.

The ideal candidate must have the ability to creatively develop and deliver innovative and effective fundraising activities: events, trusts & foundations, corporate (payroll giving, match-funding). You need to be organised, able to work under pressure, pro-active, a self-starter, with a track record of achievement within a similar role. This role is new and part of the SMT (Senior Management Team).

How to Apply:

Please send a CV and an accompanying letter detailing how your experience fulfils the requirements of the post as detailed in the job descrption.

Interview date: 11th or 12th February 2020

This is a 12 month fixed term contract with possible extension.

We are looking for an experienced Corporate Partnerships Manager to join our team.

The landscape for corporate fundraising is shifting as businesses seek tangible social or financial returns on their charity investment. At JDRF we are looking to build long-term mutually beneficial relationships with corporate partners to help us find a cure for type 1 diabetes. You will use your experience of new business development and account management in fundraising or sales to research, secure and retain corporate partners for JDRF.

You will be responsible for creating and maintaining a pipeline of corporate prospects and managing the business development and account management process to optimise short, medium and long-term income generation.

You will have previous experience of:

• Income generation
• Corporate new business development
• Corporate account management
• Complex project management involving key stakeholders

As an employer we offer:

• Flexible working and will consider compressed hours
• Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days and bank holidays
• Health cash plan
• Season ticket and cycle loan
• Pension scheme

To learn more about the role please download the job description. 

To apply for the role please complete the form below.

JDRF is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are a growing and ambitious charity and are dedicated to our 400,000-strong type 1 diabetes community in the UK.  We work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia.  We are a trusted source of information, provide support and raise the condition up healthcare and government agendas.

‘JDRF is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.’ 

We are delighted to work one of the longest standing charities in the UK, as they launch their new 8 year fundraising strategy this February.

They support thousands of young people of all backgrounds to better their lives, as well as providing a range of crucial support to seafarers. They hired a new Director of Fundraising a year ago, who has been instrumental in ‘rebooting’ the fundraising unit, building a great team, and is now on the look out for a talented and ambitious Corporate / Partnerships Fundraiser.

About the role

• The current portfolio is approx. 200k of various maritime and youth style partnerships (30% of the role approx.)

• The new biz target is 275k for the next year. There is a strong pipeline and lots of conversations to pick up on (70% of the role approx.)

• Huge opportunity to shape the role, working closely with the DoF&C on developing the overall strategy

• Work closely with marketing, major donor, trusts and other teams to maximise charity-wide income opportunities

• The long term plan is to hire an officer that this role would ultimately manage

What we're looking for

• A Corporate Partnership Manager (or equivalent) looking for a new challenge OR an exec/officer with several years experience looking to step up!

• New biz experience is a must, from prospect research through to bringing on partnerships

• A self starter who wants the responsibility of a corporate function

• A creative & collaborate thinker – strong interdepartmental relationships key

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Liam Huse 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.

The Samson Centre for MS is a self-funded charity providing invaluable physiotherapy and exercise for people living with Multiple Sclerosis. Based in Guildford, we have around 170 members, all of whom have MS.

Salary £30,000 FTE per annum (part-time will be considered).

The Fundraising Manager role is exciting and varied and is key to generating income towards the ongoing operating costs of the Centre. The Fundraising Manager will lead on fundraising strategy and planning, working with the Centre Manager and Trustees.

Main features of the role include:

- writing successful bids for funding from charitable trusts and foundations and other statutory funders

- building links with businesses and local supporters

- increasing awareness of the charity and its services

- coordinating volunteers for fundraising events as and when required

- leading on social media presence for the Centre

Requirements for the role:

- demonstrable experience of generating income and meeting targets

- a minimum of 2 years experience of writing compelling grant making trust applications. Experience of liaising with corporates to secure funding is also required

- must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be confident at presenting to audiences. Experience of building strong local networks is important, as is the ability to work independently

- ideally based locally and must have the use of a car

 Deadline for applications 14 Feb 2020.

Bromley & Croydon Women’s Aid is seeking to recruit a Senior Fundraising and Development Officer, a person who will help us secure funding to run high-quality services for survivors of domestic abuse, and who is passionate about making our charity sustainable.

You will work closely with the Senior Management Team and you will secure funding from a range of sources, including local authority, trusts & foundations, corporate partnerships and individual giving. You will develop BCWA’s fundraising strategy in line with the organisation’s business plan. You will also develop and maintain strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and work closely with the Senior Management Team to achieve the organisation’s development goals. You will have significant professional experience of business development and fundraising acquired in the corporate or charity sector, as well as experience of building and managing relationships with a broad range of stakeholders, including donors and project partners.

BCWA are a well-established domestic abuse charity in South London supporting survivors of domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women. We are seeking a motivated, flexible and experienced individual to join our team to help us deliver excellent services and tackle domestic abuse in our community.

Employee benefits we offer:

• A friendly, flexible and values-led organisation
• Competitive salary
• 25 days of annual holiday, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)
• Contributory pension scheme (5%)
• Training to help you perform your role and support your professional development

Job Title: Senior Fundraising and Development Officer

Hours: Full time (35 hours)

Contract Type: Full time and permanent

Salary: £28,000 – £32,000 (depending on experience)

Application Deadline: 12th February 2020 5pm

Interviews: 26th February 2020

To learn more and download the Job Description, see Additional Documents.

To apply, complete the online application form via our website.

If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks from application submission, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Female applicants only. In light of the nature of work, the candidate’s gender is considered to be an occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010.

BCWA are an Equal Opportunities Employer | Reg. Charity No.1068007

Mummy’s Star has been providing support to women and their families diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy or within a year of a birth since 2013 and operates across the UK and Ireland. To date the charity has supported over 800 families

We are now at the exciting stage where we are looking to recruit a Fundraising Manager to support our work.

For this home-based role, the successful candidate will focus on specific fundraising areas identified in the fundraising strategy. Highly motivated, skilled and resourceful, they will have management skills, influencing abilities and a proven track record of delivery across the fundraising mix including corporate partnerships, trusts and grants and managing high value relationships.

Above all, they will be a creative thinker who can translate ideas into action, whilst demonstrating a strategic and proactive approach to researching, targeting and recruiting donors/supporters.

The post-holder is expected to contribute to Mummy’s Star-wide initiatives and development activities at a senior level. Within the small team all staff are expected to work in a flexible way and tasks that have not been covered in the job description may have to be undertaken. Time off in lieu is given for additional hours worked in line with our staff handbook policies.

Post holder will have good IT skills, including Word, Excel and be confident and competent with the internet, social networking sites and email. Travel will be required, therefore driving and having your own car would be preferential but is not essential.

Application is to be provided on no more than 2 sides of A4 to the email address below and emailed to the address below. A CV will be accepted as evidence of work experience but not as application

We now have an exciting opportunity for a trusts and foundations specialist to join our successful and established team at Fundraising Manager level. The ethos of our fundraising team is about collective commitment to our mission, hungry for success on an individual level but supporting each other as required and enjoying and celebrating each other's efforts. Together we've secured around £3 million in the last 12 months to support young people through our programmes and membership development work. We're in a crucial stage of the team's development as we build to ensure we have the strategy and capacity to support the whole organisation's plans for 2020-23.

We are looking for an experienced trusts and foundation specialist with a track record of securing six figure funds from grantmakers and public sector contracts; a fundraiser with outstanding writing and communication skills and the knowledge of UK and London grantmakers to take our market analysis work forward. We expect you to have the relationship and project management skills to work independently with our delivery staff to write and take the lead on major new proposal ideas.

We're looking for a Fundraising Manager who will increase our fundraising income to support our aspiration to create inspirational parks that improve people's health and wellbeing, reconnect people with nature and bring diverse communities together.

You will develop and implement a fundraising strategy to accelerate income growth in a sustainable manner across a diverse range of income streams, focusing on generating donations from trusts and foundations as well as corporate sponsorship.

For this exciting opportunity, you will need to have fundraising experience ideally gained in a charitable environment, whilst also having strong previous experience in building relationships with major donors and corporate partnerships.

If you're looking for your next step in your fundraising career and don't have all the experience on the person specification, but are a wizz at writing grant applications we'd still love to hear from you.

This is a fixed term post until 31 May 2021. We will consider both full-time and part-applications for the post.

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Key responsibilities:

Develop a fundraising strategy that will ensure the financial sustainability of a relatively new, but fast-growing charity, meeting annual targets: 

• Work closely with the Foundation Manager to review existing fundraising activity
• Create a fundraising strategy to grow income across all fundraising streams

Trusts, Foundations and Grant-making Bodies:

• Identify and research opportunities, keeping an accurate record of opportunities and applications applied for, creating an annual calendar of key prospects
• Develop core generic trust proposals for each project that requires funding
• Write tailored applications, addressing grant making priorities or specific requirements of each trust/application
• Develop and maintain reporting systems to ensure each funder is kept up-to-date with our project’s progress

Corporates and major donors:

• Develop corporate partnerships, maximising engagement with employees at all levels
• Identify and approach corporate prospects, securing financial contributions and the support of employees
• Grow relationships with major donors across the region

General Fundraising - develop and implement other elements of fundraising mix:

• Create, implement and manage fundraising campaigns for specific projects within our parks and open spaces
• Work with community groups to increase local fundraising activities
• Develop a legacy plan
• Support the implementation of a new CRM system to increase donations and monitor donor journeys
• Ensure data is collated in accordance with GDPR regulations
• Monitor income and effectiveness of fundraising campaigns, producing accurate financial information and keep appropriate funding records for auditing purposes

Support the marketing and communications plan to increase relationships with supporters and donors, as well as tell the story of our fundraising projects:

• Write copy for the website, social media and e-newsletters
• Collate case studies and photographs/video content 

How to apply: Please send your CV and covering letter detailing how your meet the Person Specification and stating whether you'd like to work full or part-time by midnight on Sunday 23rd February 2020. 

Provisional interview date: Friday 6th March 2020.

For further information please contact Cathi Farrer, Foundation Manager. 

Paul's Cancer Support Centre is seeking a passionate and energetic Fundraising Manager to drive income generation and ensure the sustainability of the charity. This new and exciting role will be responsible for the creation and implementation of a fundraising plan to raise funds from a range of sources and achieve agreed income targets. This is a part-time role which provides the opportunity for flexible working.

Founded in 1983, Paul’s Cancer Support Centre provides support to anyone whose life has been affected by cancer, including families and carers. Paul’s is the only charity working in Wandsworth and the surrounding boroughs that supports people regardless of their type of cancer, or how long they have been living with cancer — whether it’s coping with a new diagnosis or undergoing treatment, rebuilding a life after cancer, or approaching the end of life. Last year, we provided support to 520 people, including home visits to 87 people who were too ill or frail to leave their own homes.

To apply for this post you will need to submit the following documentation to by no later than 5pm on Friday 14th February 2020:
1. A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements; and
2. A Covering Letter (no longer than two pages), explaining how your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the key skills and competencies criteria set out in the job description. Please include the names of two referees who may be contacted at shortlist stage i.e. before the final interview. No contact will be made with referees without your prior knowledge.
 

Interview will be held at Pauls Cancer Support Centre,1st Floor, 20-22 York Road, London SW11 3QA on 20th / 21st February. Please advise in your application if you are not available to attend interview on either of these dates.

Blind Veterans UK is the national charity helping vision impaired ex-Service men and women lead independent and fulfilling lives.  We offer blind veterans access to the highest quality of services to help them discover life beyond sight loss.

The number of veterans we help is increasing rapidly as we implement our overall strategy to embed a national footprint and take our exceptional services to the beneficiary.

The role of the Senior Manager - Direct Marketing is to develop, grow and manage Blind Veterans UK supporter retention and development programme, by retaining and growing our supporters who yield the best lifetime value.  This includes lifetime and legacy gifts whilst developing and implementing effective retention strategies and supporter contact activities across cash giving, in-memoriam, committed regular giving, weekly lottery and raffle.

We are looking for an experienced professional to direct and deliver our supporter retention and development programme nationally and regionally.  You will have good strategic understanding, be financially astute, innovative and resourceful and will have management experience.

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits and career development opportunities for the right candidates.

Closing date: Friday 31 January 2020 at 23.00pm

Interview date: to be conducted on an ongoing basis

To apply, please send your up to date CV and Supporting Statement of not more than 750 words outlining how your knowledge, skills and experience meet the person specification.

Please note only applicants who submit a CV with a Supporting Statement will be considered.

Due to the high number of enquiries and applications we receive for our vacancies we don't acknowledge each one - if you haven't heard from us within a week of the closing date, please assume that we won't be inviting you for an interview. You are, of course, welcome to try again if a suitable post comes up. We are unable to provide feedback to candidates not shortlisted for interview.

This is a full time post working for the umbrella charity University Hospitals Birmingham Charity, the official charity of four of Birmingham’s largest hospitals – Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital.

This vacancy is based at Solihull Hospital.

The Fundraising Assistant will work closely with other members of the hospital charity, providing support to the fundraising team and the Charity overall.

Working as part of a team the post holder will have specific responsibility for accurate data inputting of donations, fundraising and Gift Aid claims and correspondence with donors and fundraisers.

The post holder will also learn how to organise and run events put on by the charity and its supporters. This role will involve regular evening and weekend work at charity events and as such is subject to a 7 day working week contract.

The post is suitable for someone who wishes to start a career in fundraising, or who has experienced fundraising in a voluntary capacity.

Be the first professional fundraiser leading high value giving at one of the most progressive employers in terms of flexible working

This professional body for teachers has its foundations in over a century of support to the teaching profession. It celebrates, supports and connects teachers to take pride in their profession and provide the best possible education for children and young people.

This is an exciting time for a driven, ambitious fundraiser to join. They will be the inaugural Fundraising and Business Development Manager and as such will have an unrivalled opportunity to shape and grow a burgeoning philanthropic programme.

Despite its small size (28 people across the whole organisation) and having limited in house fundraising expertise, there have already been some impressive successes in terms of trusts and major donor fundraising, thanks to the excellent networks of the Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer.

While there are some conservative targets associated with this role, the successful candidate will drive the strategic direction and growth of voluntary income with a focus on three main areas:

1. Trusts and foundations
2. Events and journal development
3. Corporate fundraising

Initially, the successful candidate will be the sole fundraiser, reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, but it is anticipated that given time and success the manager will be given budget to recruit a junior officer to support them. It is highly likely that they will then promote to a ‘Head of’ position quickly.

The successful candidate will have direct access to the Chief Executive and their extensive network, who understands the importance of fundraising. The candidate will be reassured of the Chief Executive’s full support in, and understanding of, the importance of fundraising.

Job specification

• Lead the development and delivery of strategic multi-year plans which drive sustainable, long term growth in voluntary and commercial development
• Develop bespoke and ‘off the peg’ fundraising collateral including cases for support and specialised funding packages
• Motivate the organisation to take a ‘fundraising first’ approach, fostering a culture of collaborative working and cross team support
• Work closely with SMT and Council to identify and secure further support

Person specification

• An inspiring fundraiser who excels at strategic thinking and is willing to be at the coal face of the organisation’s fundraising. This is a sole fundraising position, so the candidate will need to turn their hand to all tasks, from administrative to high end face-to-face relations with funders
• Five- to six-figure giving experience across a range of income streams
• A strong understanding of commercial and third sector business development
• An externally focused relationship builder, motivated to generate new income by engaging new funders and developing excellent proposals
• An interest in education

This is one of the most progressive employers QuarterFive has encountered in terms of flexible working. They will consider full or part-time, and condensed hours. If you’re looking for a role that you can fit around your life, this could be it.

In the first instance, please send a CV and cover letter.

Submission deadline is Friday 7 February, with first round interviews taking place on 10 and 13 February.

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Sarah Bowie 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.

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a Senior Event Manager, and develop and deliver high profile events to support Partnerships & Philanthropy's annual income, engagement and investment goals.

This is a fixed term position for 10 months, with the main responsibility to plan and deliver a global high-level conference on Malnutrition to help galvanise increased funding and impact for the children most affected by malnutrition across Africa in September 2020.

As a leading advocate for children and nutrition, Save the Children aims to bring together philanthropists from Africa and beyond, international agencies, governments and experts to contribute to addressing the issue of tackling malnutrition through a one-day conference and engagement event in Tanzania.

This fixed term position will require you to work closely with a core internal project team to deliver the goals and KPI's of the conference. As the lead project manager, you will work closely with our Tanzania country office on logistics and, Policy and Advocacy specialists on creating the agenda and compelling content for the day-long conference. As well as working closely with the multi-disciplinary project groups, and members of the Senior Leadership Team within Partnerships & Philanthropy driving this initiative, you will also have direct contact with donors, partners, and senior stakeholders including the Executive Leadership Team at save the Children.

You will be required to work proactively and collaboratively, demonstrating a high degree of initiative and project leadership. In addition, you will build strong relationships, communication channels and ways of working with the both the main project and high-level steering groups. The role may require you to work outside of office hours on occasions and you must be able to travel to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania within the first two weeks of September.

To be successful you will be proactive, and solutions focused with excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships, negotiate and influence senior individuals. You will have significant event management experience with exceptional project management skills. In addition, you will have:

• Experience of managing a diverse workload, with multiple deadlines, deliverables and stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present concepts and proposals in a clear, effective way

 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.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 23rd February 2020