About the charity

Breaking Barriers puts its donors at the heart of their work, and predominantly generates income from strategic partnerships with corporates, statutory and trusts.

Fundraising is closely tied to service delivery, which offers education and employment support for refugees living in London. The charity's programs complement government initiatives, while going the extra mile to support clients at every stage of their journey into jobs befitting of their skills and training.

The charity has grown significantly over the last five years in both headcount and value, and is growing once again in the philanthropy team. There will be a focus on growing the major donor function, assisting the Head of Philanthropy on strategy, and management of a portfolio of existing high level trusts. The fast paced and innovative culture offers candidates the unique opportunity to grow and shape their career with full support of the CEO and SLT.

Job specification

The Senior Philanthropy Manager will steward a portfolio of major donor and trusts, as well as creating new relationships to secure annual and multi-year gifts in support of Breaking Barriers’ vision.

This role will work closely with the corporate fundraising team to build strong relationships with individuals connected through the charity's networks. This role will also network with senior stakeholders, so it is vital that you are an exceptional relationship builder and comfortable working with a wide range of people.

You will have considerable experience of securing and developing major partnerships with HNWIs in the charity, higher education or commercial sectors. Breaking Barriers is looking for a highly competent and proactive individual who is able to spot opportunities and think creatively. You will share the team's determination and will be attracted by the idea of a team with big ambitions to grow and opportunities to try new ideas. 

Key responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of donors and prospects including development of tailored solicitation and stewardship plans for each donor
• Directly solicit major gifts and grants, working closely with colleagues in the programmes team to develop proposals and engagement opportunities
• Line management of Philanthropy Managers
• Attend meetings and events as a senior representative of Breaking Barriers
• Research and identify new prospects and opportunities
• Manage and continually develop a pipeline of existing and new prospects
• Work closely with the Head of Philanthropy to contribute to the development and implementation of strategy, including research, acquisition, cultivation, and stewardship
• Write compelling proposals, reports and correspondence in support of strategic priorities
• Ensure accurate record keeping of all activity and relationships on the CRM database
• Build and develop cross-organisational relationships to facilitate fundraising and strengthen understanding of philanthropy, including with senior stakeholders
• Regularly update and report on philanthropy income pipeline and budget in line with progress to ensure the value and timing of planned income to the organisation is accurate

Person specification

You will be an entrepreneurial, energetic, high value fundraiser with demonstrable experience in securing five- and six-figure gifts. The Senior Philanthropy Manager will work closely with the Head of Philanthropy, CEO and SLT to develop bespoke proposals and manage relationships with high-value contacts. They will also manage two Philanthropy Managers, supporting them to develop their skills across the team's portfolio.

Essential experience

• Strategic and creative thinker
• Experience with either building or growing a major donor program, or an existing portfolio of trusts
• Demonstrable interest in the refugee or migration sectors
• Track record in high value fundraising (5-6 figures), including making successful face to face asks
• Experience of compiling and submitting successful applications to trusts and foundations, major donors, statutory bodies, or relevant comparable private sector experience
• Excellent track record of relationship management
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Knowledge of GDPR and other fundraising regulations in relation to high value fundraising
• Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Desirable

• Experience of developing and implementing high value fundraising strategy
• Experience of creating and managing development boards or other high-level volunteer committees
• Previous experience running fundraising, cultivation, and stewardship events
• Previous experience of line management

Breaking Barriers offers:

• £45,000 p/a
• Office in Shoreditch
• NEST government pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Agile working
• Excellent professional development 

The closing date for application is no later than 17 August 2020.

Applications require a two-page CV and one-page covering letter explaining your philanthropy experience and fit for Breaking Barriers' person spec.

Breaking Barriers are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. Breaking Barriers particularly welcomes applicants with experience of migration and/or a refugee background.

Interviews slots have been initially arranged 19-26 August 2020.

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

Our Fundraising and Communications team is seeking to grow, and with a new strategic cycle beginning in 2021, we are looking for a Trusts and Foundations Manager to help us build on our current success in securing income from Trusts and Foundations.

Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organisation that takes decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger. We save the lives of malnourished children. We ensure everyone can access clean water, food, training and healthcare. We enable entire communities to be free from hunger.

The successful candidate will work in partnership with the Head of Philanthropy and take a leading role in shaping, coordinating and delivering our Trusts and Foundations strategy. You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of existing Trusts and Foundations, which in 2019 delivered income of over £900k, whilst playing a pivotal role in developing this fundraising stream. We are looking for a skilled and dynamic candidate who is a self-starter, highly motivated and passionate fundraiser.

If you love building relationships, and excel at stewardship and donor care, this is a role in which you will thrive. You’ll need to be a creative, innovative and adaptable communicator, confident both in your written and verbal skills, and with a track record of excellent account management of High Value donors. With ownership of the Trusts and Foundations pipeline, you will bring experience of securing significant gifts and identifying new opportunities for growth. As well as developing external relationships, we’re looking for a solution-orientated team player who is able to work effectively across internal functions and with colleagues based around the globe.

Whilst this position is advertised as full time and based in our London office, for exceptional candidates we are willing to consider flexible working arrangements including home working, compressed hours and/or part-time hours.

We are recruiting for a Trusts and Foundations Manager role for an amazing environmental organisation, their work is so crucial and you will have the opportunity to work with some huge funders. Their relationships with their funders are strategic and you will be heavily involved with influencing environmental policy globally.

The team is already well established and successful, their performance has been consistent since the pandemic and they are in a strong place. Initially you will work from home, however the organisation is flexible so homeworking or working regionally permanent would be fine with them.

You will lead on six and seven figure relationships with funders, predominantly managing existing relationships but also exploring new opportunities. You will need to be able to manage relationships internally and externally, messaging complex issues in a compelling way.

You will need:

• Strong experience of securing funding and managing relationships at a six-figure level, this is essential


• Experience of managing and renewing funder relationships, with good negotiation skills


• Experience of working with different teams and building strong relationships internally

Closing date: 29^th July

Salary: £40,000-£45,000

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787or email [email protected].

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

We are working with a great, international Children’s Charity to appoint a Trusts and Foundations Manager.

The Trusts and Foundations Manager plays a key role within the Fundraising team, building and maintaining strong relationships with trusts, foundations, and some statutory partners across Europe to maximise income.

In this role you will be responsible for independently managing a portfolio of existing high value donors, as well as identifying and cultivating relationships with new potential funding partners, with a focus on £50,000+ donors.

For this role, it is important for you to have the following:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.


• An ability to build relationships, negotiate with and persuade a wide range of funding partners.


• Ability to present complex information in an engaging way to a variety of audiences to win understanding and support.


• Ability to motivate and influence across a range of levels internally, including with programme staff and Trustees.

Closing date: asap.

Salary: £39,000

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787 or email [email protected].

If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at World Child Cancer, a unique charity working to diagnose and treat nearly 10,000 children with cancer across the globe annually.

As Head of Trust and Statutory Funding you will be an experienced bid writer and will lead on raising income from Charitable Trusts, Foundations and Statutory sources to fund World Child Cancer’s programmatic work. Working closely with the Programmes Team you will research, identify, cultivate and develop comprehensive proposals for potential funders. Ideally you will have international experience and will take the lead in ensuring funders remain engaged and updated on our work.

The post holder will be focussed on the income, passionate about World Child Cancer’s vision, highly organised with a keen eye for detail and committed to diversity.

This pivotal role will have a direct impact on the number of children with cancer we are able to support in the future. We need someone with ambition, drive and passion who is hungry to grow income further.

As a successful, ambitious Head of Trusts & Statutory you will lead on raising income from Charitable Trusts, Foundations and Statutory sources to fund this inspiring international childrens charity.

The Role
In liaison with the Director of Fundraising and Communications, lead on raising income from charitable trusts, foundations and statutory sources.
Effectively and appropriately steward trusts, foundations and statutory funders who are currently forecast to raise 1.5m in 2020.
Undertake research into trusts, foundations and statutory funders and execute a calendar of approaches.
Work with the charitys Programmes Team to identify projects and package these accordingly with robust budgets.
Reach or exceed the annual income target set within the defined expenditure budget.
Work with the Charitys Trustees and other key supporters to identify leads and connections.

The Candidate
Ability to research and identify potential new donors.
A proven track of fundraising significant sums from trusts, foundations and or statutory funders.
Exceptional communication skills, able to build relationships with people at all levels of seniority.
The ability to translate complex, specialist information into accessible and compelling proposals for a variety of strategic and other grant funders.
Experience of working on multiple projects at the same time and cross-departmentally.
A proven track record of setting and managing budgets.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

This is an exciting opportunity for a self motivated Senior Trust and Statutory Fundraising Officer you will be responsible for managing and soliciting gifts from a portfolio of trusts, foundations and statutory income sources for an inspiring disability charity.

The Charity
Everything this charity does is about valuing and supporting people with a learning disability, and their families and carers. This is an exciting time to join the charity as they expand and help more people than ever

The Role
Support and maintain the delivery of personal financial and non-financial KPIs to ensure that team and departmental targets are achieved.
Manage a portfolio of existing Trusts, Foundation and Statutory supporters and implement first class and creative stewardship and relationship management through efficient reporting, proactive engagement, cultivation events and senior influencing.
Identify prospects based on key areas of the programmes in order to create a robust pipeline and progress these through proactive engagement, cultivation events and senior influencing.
Develop sector-leading asks through compelling applications, engaging presentations and well prepared, goal-orientated meetings.
Work collaboratively with colleagues within Fundraising to maintain oversight of delivery projects and acquire useful information for updates and cultivation opportunities.

The Candidate
Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the Trusts and Foundations market. Significant experience of securing five-figure sum gifts, ideally in a Trust and Foundation fundraising capacity Proven experience of building long-term effective relationships with senior stakeholders, both internal and external
Significant experience of working with and to a wide range of financial and non-financial KPIs
Significant experience of identifying and progressing partnership opportunities through to conversion
Excellent relationships management abilities with the skill to influence and engage cold and warm contacts.
Excellent communicator with the ability to influence small and large groups of decision makers through verbal storytelling
Excellent written skills to convince decision makers through written storytelling

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

I am looking for a Senior Trusts and Statutory Fundraising Officer, to join a charity that is bucking all the current trends in the sector and delivering above their income targets.

This role will give you the opportunity to join a fundraising team that is currently excelling and exceeding their targets, providing stable and secure employment in a currently turbulent marketplace.

This charity is a well-known National Disability Charity, with a multitude of fundraising projects to chose from.

Your role will be to influence, implement and deliver the High Value Strategy, engaging and embedding strong relationships with trusts and foundations.

You will manage a portfolio of existing Trusts, Foundation and Statutory supporters and implement first class and creative stewardship.

Relationship management through efficient reporting, proactive engagement, cultivation events and senior influencing will be key.

For this role, it is important for you to demonstrate key experience in:

• Account management


• Relationship building, communication and influencing skills


• Report writing

Closing date: asap.

Salary: £32,000

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787 or email [email protected].

If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

Job title: Head of Trust and Statutory Funding

Salary: Circa £40K

Location: London

We are working in partnership with an international children’s charity providing specialist health services in Africa, Asia and Central America.  They have a unique twinning approach with a network of international hospitals and volunteer specialists with teams on the ground to improve the health of children around the world to make a lasting difference.

The charity is now seeking to appoint a Head of Trust and Statutory Funding who will lead on raising income from Charitable Trusts, Foundations and Statutory sources.  The successful individual will demonstrate:

• A strong track record of fundraising significant sums from trusts, foundations and or statutory funders
• An understanding of the international context of child health
• Exceptional communications skills including the ability to translate specialist information into compelling proposals
• The ability to work on multiple projects, cross departmentally
• An understanding of the importance of delivering high quality supporter care
• A proven track record of setting, monitoring and managing budgets
• The ability to prioritise and work on own initiative.
• Experience of managing staff and/or volunteers

The successful individual will have excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment to meet deadlines.  You will have a passion for both international development and improving the lives of children.  The role will involve travel within the UK and abroad.

Please apply as soon as possible by e-mailing your CV and Supporting Statement, quoting our reference JO1756.

Our client is looking to receive applications as soon as possible, so please apply without delay.

Interviews will be held during week commencing 10 August 2020

Eden Brown is proud to be working with a fantastic, forward-thinking and rapidly growing charity to recruit a Fundraising Officer. The charity offer individual counselling, group work and helpline services from their base in London.

This is a newly-created and pivotal position, and the role is part of a small, dedicated and friendly team and will have a lot of autonomy as well as flexibility for home-working. This role is for 3-4 days per week.

You will work with their CEO to raise funds, generate income, making sure their fundraising activities meet annual targets, raise their profile and enhance their reputation in line with their values.

The Fundraising Officer will identify, qualify and develop income opportunities from trusts and foundations, in line with their income plan, strategy and values, research, develop and maintain new relationships to secure funding, write tailored, inspirational high quality applications and project reports addressing grant-making priorities or requirements.

You will also plan, develop, implement cross channel direct marketing retention campaigns (through telephone, email, direct mail) and supporter journeys as well as upgrade and reactivation campaigns in order to retain and maximise income and engagement from existing supporters as well as growing the charity's community fundraising programme.

We are looking for a multi-disciplinary fundraiser with a proven track record of success in at least two of the following income streams: trusts and foundation, individual giving, community and events.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to play a significant role in shaping the organisation's fundraising strategy whilst generating immediate impact.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Eden Brown is proud to be working with a fantastic, forward-thinking and rapidly growing charity to recruit a Fundraising Officer. The charity offer individual counselling, group work and helpline services from their base in London.

This is a newly-created and pivotal position, and the role is part of a small, dedicated and friendly team and will have a lot of autonomy as well as flexibility for home-working. This role is for 3-4 days per week.

You will work with their CEO to raise funds, generate income, making sure their fundraising activities meet annual targets, raise their profile and enhance their reputation in line with their values.

The Fundraising Officer will identify, qualify and develop income opportunities from trusts and foundations, in line with their income plan, strategy and values, research, develop and maintain new relationships to secure funding, write tailored, inspirational high quality applications and project reports addressing grant-making priorities or requirements.

You will also plan, develop, implement cross channel direct marketing retention campaigns (through telephone, email, direct mail) and supporter journeys as well as upgrade and reactivation campaigns in order to retain and maximise income and engagement from existing supporters as well as growing the charity's community fundraising programme.

We are looking for a multi-disciplinary fundraiser with a proven track record of success in at least two of the following income streams: trusts and foundation, individual giving, community and events.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to play a significant role in shaping the organisation's fundraising strategy whilst generating immediate impact.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Fundraising Manager

Understanding Recruitment are currently supporting a leading national charity in their search for a new Fundraising Manager based in London Bridge, Central London (1-2 days working from home).

Having adapted exceptionally well throughout Covid-19 this charity has seen great funding stability and are now looking to grow out their fundraising team of 7 with a new Fundraising Manager. As Fundraising Manager, you will be working across a variety of income streams including, Trusts & Foundations, Major Donor, Individual Giving, Legacies and Community & Events. 

An opportunity to take a step up, this Fundraising Manager will get to be hands on with the implementation of a new mid-level donor strategy and support the Director of Fundraising with new fundraising strategy. A chance to also further your line management experience and have your own small team of 3, you will work collaboratively to achieve a team income target of £1.2m.

A great opportunity if you are a fundraiser looking for a step up and keen to take on more responsibility with fundraising strategy and have leadership within a team.

To be successful as Fundraising Manager, you will have:

• Proven experience in fundraising across a range of income streams (particularly Trusts & Foundations)
• Confidence in implementing and creating fundraising strategy
• Evidence of line managing at least 1-2 people previously
• Excellent stewardship of donors and funders
• Collaborative nature and positive outlook

Fundraising Manager / Trust Fundraising Manager / Major Donor Manager /Individual Giving Manager

Salary: £38,000-£42,000 + Working from home options + 28 days holiday + Competitive pension scheme

Location: London Bridge, Central London (this role will initially be home based and will then move into the office gradually from September/October) – Working from home

Apply now for immediate consideration regarding this excellent opportunity!

Full-time, but with some flexibility possible

Background

ShareAction is a charity and campaigning organisation working to unleash the power of the financial system to drive social progress and protect our environment. We focus on transforming the investment system, using it as a lever to generate positive social and environmental impact in the real world.

We do this by:

• Educating and working with investors to improve their practices;
• Influencing the policy-makers and industry regulators that can ensure the investment system serves society’s interests in the long-term;
• Campaigning to unlock the power of investors, as shareholders in companies, to change corporate behaviour (on issues such as climate change, good work and human rights, sustainable food and public health);
• Mobilising ordinary people, who have a stake in the investment system through their pensions and savings, to demand a change in how their money is invested;
• Collaborating with other civil society organisations who share our vision.

Job Description

We are looking for a Funding Manager to join our ambitious Development team. ShareAction is a growing charity working in an area that is attracting increased attention from a variety of philanthropic trusts and foundations across the UK, EU and, increasingly, the USA. 

This is a great opportunity for an experienced fundraiser to shape and develop further the current programme. Building on an already extensive portfolio of funders, the successful applicant will manage these relationships to maximise income whilst developing new partnerships, working on a wide range of funding applications across grant making trusts, foundations and statutory funders.  We are particularly interested in applicants with experience of fundraising from statutory sources across the EU.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The main responsibilities of the role will include:

• Leading on, or being a key contributor to, securing major multi-year programme grants from UK, EU and global statutory sources, foundations and trusts, major annual grants and core grants;
• Supporting the Senior Fundraising Manager to ensure a co-ordinated and collaborative organisational approach to fundraising, including keeping the whole team up to date regarding new opportunities and identifying/communicating next steps;
• Cultivating and maintaining positive funding relationships through timely reports and updates, meetings and events as appropriate;
• Working with the Senior Fundraising Manager and the Fundraising Assistant to ensure all monitoring and evaluation processes are robust and effective and meet the varying needs of our funders;
• Developing and maintaining a bank of project-specific and organisational case studies in line with our brand narrative;
• Taking a strategic approach to identifying and researching prospects and exploring opportunities for raising income for new and existing programmes and projects;
• Maintaining a professional knowledge of trust/foundation and statutory fundraising within the UK, EU and more widely, and identifying appropriate learning opportunities in association with the Senior Fundraising Manager in order to facilitate this.

Please note that this list isn’t exhaustive and the role might change slightly from time to time

Person specification

We are looking for a passionate, determined individual, with the following experience and skills:

ESSENTIAL

• A minimum of two years experience in trust and foundations fundraising, ideally with bid/proposal writing experience for five and six figure projects;
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal and the ability to communicate complex information and ideas;
• Exceptional organisational, project and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure, plan and prioritise work effectively and meet deadlines;
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple competing priorities, completing work to the highest standard;
• Experience of using CRM systems to manage a Trusts and Foundations portfolio, ideally SalesForce;
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word and Excel.

DESIRABLE

• Experience in EU/US based statutory, trust and foundation fundraising;
• Experience in fundraising for climate, environment, social welfare, equality, poverty causes;
• Experience in statutory fundraising;
• An understanding and passion for the role of the investment system in driving positive change in corporate behaviour;
• Experience of working with Office 365, particularly SharePoint.

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people seen and unseen. One of the ways we do this is by actively encouraging staff to work in ways that best suit their needs and our flexible working policy outlines many of the options available- such as part-time and term-time working, job sharing, home working and working compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Due to Covid-19 all interviews will take place online, you will also be expected to work from home for the foreseeable future

How to apply

To apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Note that all personal information will be removed from applications prior to shortlisting which can delay the process in responding to applications. 

Please note that to be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK. Due to current restrictions we are unable to hire anyone that isn’t already living in the UK. Unfortunately we are unable to support visas. 

Deadline: Monday 24 August at 9am

The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust is dedicated to improving the lives of young people and communities from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds.

Through our portfolio of high-impact programmes and partnerships we:

• Work with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds aged 13 to 30 to inspire and enable them to succeed in the career of their choice.
• Empower individuals and communities to create better places for people to live and work.
• Support people to create a fairer, inclusive society in which everyone can flourish.

We have undergone an exciting journey to move from being London-focused charity to having national reach by developing a fundraising portfolio that includes Individual Giving, Events & Community Fundraising, Corporate Partnerships and Trusts & Foundations.

We are looking for a creative, energetic person to lead on the development and implementation of fundraising initiatives, maximising income, reach and creating a diverse funding base.

The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust is transforming to adapt to new ways of delivering, operating and raising funds. We are looking for someone who is inspired by change, driven by excellence and is looking to work in a team of supportive and passionate people.

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Fundraising Manager to join the team and help us along our journey to achieving further growth.

Job Purpose:

The ongoing development and implementation of organisational funding strategy with a focus on strategically important donors across a diverse range of funding streams

• Working closely with the Chief Executive, Head of Operations and wider SLCT team to identify opportunities, develop proposals, and build relationships with prospective funders and partners
• Developing and maintaining a pipeline of funder prospects and prospective collaborative partners
• Overseeing the ongoing development of our CRM database (Donorfy) and business development processes to deliver efficient and timely business development support to the organization
• Lead and manage the growth and development of the Trust’s corporate and individual income by maintaining existing and developing new relationships with companies and individuals working closely the Senior Partnership Relationships Manager
• Pro-actively responding to opportunities for support, ensuring you have a holistic view about how to best maximise each relationship and activity
• Ensure existing and new relationships are stewarded effectively to secure long-term support for the Trust
• To manage the relationship with the Trust’s Ambassadors, providing outstanding supporter care and maximise fundraising opportunities
• To lead on the on-going development of the Friendship scheme, ensuring all necessary materials are developed and undertaking marketing activity to recruit new members and maintain existing members
• To further develop the fundraising strategy, ensuring income from existing partners is maximised and building a pipeline of new partners working closely the SLCT team.
• To identify opportunities for income-generating activity by pitching for new external high third-party fundraising and partnership opportunities

Key skills / experience / abilities

• Minimum 3 years fundraising experience, ideally across a variety of income streams including corporate, community, individual giving or event fundraising
• Proven track record of building relationships with high value supporters and an understanding of stewardship best practice
• Experience in creating and reviewing budgets and tracking and reporting on income
• Knowledge of the wider fundraising sector
• A self-starter who is happy to work independently and prioritise own workload
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to see the bigger picture without losing sight of details
• A positive attitude and willingness to get stuck into tasks at a variety of different levels
• Understanding of and empathy for the work of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust
• Knowledge/experience of digital fundraising campaigns
• Experience of national fundraising strategies

Main tasks:

• To work with the CEO and Head of Operations and wider SLCT team to develop annual fundraising plans and targets
• To lead and manage all fundraising activities of the organisation (some high profile relationships)
• To maintain and develop relationships with key funders and donors through face-to-face contact, telephone and written communication
• To develop engaging and high-quality materials and effective processes to help with thanking and stewarding supporters working with our communications team
• To support the maintenance of the Trust’s website, ensuring it contains high quality content that accurately reflects opportunities for supporting the charity
• Identifying opportunities to generate income and ensuring it’s messaging is amplified as widely as possible
• To identify and research new sources of funding within the corporate sector
• Develop and manage relationships with existing and new donors in order to maximise fundraising potential and supporter retention.
• To work with the Head of Operations to help shape the proposition for partners ensuring our programmes deliver maximum return for the Trust

• To manage a calendar of events and scheduled fundraising activities throughout the year that helps to generate a steadily growing unrestricted income stream

• To ensure that a response is made in a timely and appropriate manner to all donor enquiries with clear understanding of how to maximise their support
• To liaise with the Chief Executive, Head of Operations and wider SLCT team to explore new funding opportunities in order to maximise voluntary income.
• To research, prepare and submit funding proposals, e.g charity of the year, probono support including agreed outcomes and budgets, in consultation with service delivery staff, finance and other staff, where appropriate.
• To manage all advertising and marketing associated with fundraising, including digital communications (together with communications colleagues)

Line management

• To manage direct reports and matrix manage others to deliver on all fundraising objectives
• Experience of managing a team

Financial Management

• To manage the fundraising budget, including planning, phasing and forecasting in line with the organisation’s financial procedures
• To oversee weekly financial report pulling and coding of income
• To work with Head of Finance to develop and refine appropriate financial processes in order to effectively track income
• To prepare regular internal updates on performance against income generation targets
• To report to donors on the impact of our work and the important role they are playing in supporting this

Administrative

• To lead on maintaining the SLCT database (Donorfy), ensuring it’s used appropriately
• To ensure that accurate records of all supporter activity are tracked effectively
• To maintain accurate and up to date records of all funding opportunities, appeals, approaches, donor contacts and coverage.

General

• To attend supervisions, team meetings and other meetings, as and when required.
• To attend internal and external training courses, as agreed with your line manager.
• To represent the organization at internal and external events including networking events, fundraising events and launch activities, as and when required, occasionally on evenings and weekends.
• To adhere to the Institute of Fundraising Code of Practice, Charity Law, Health & Safety Law, GDPR and other relevant legislative requirements.
• To undertake any other duties that may be reasonably required.

Diversity Policy:

The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust is keen to encourage applications from individuals from a diverse range of applicants. We are particularly proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

The post will be subject to a DBS check.

Please complete a 1-page covering letter statement attached to your CV demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the essential and personal qualities listed above, addressing each point in the order shown.

Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competences have helped you achieve positive results.  This will give you the best possible chance of being short listed.

Please note, we will interview suitable candidates before the closing date.