• Hours:                             37.5 per week (will consider 30 hours per week)
• Location: Flexible (office based with some home working)

Brook has been the UK’s leading charity supporting, educating and empowering young people from diverse communities to make informed decisions about their sexual health and wellbeing for 55 years. We believe in a society where young people are free to be themselves.

Our mission is to equip young people for life’s challenges. We know being a young person can be tough, and through our innovative clinical services, digital support, tailored counselling and inspiring relationships and sex education, young people are able to take charge of their sexual health and wellbeing.

About this position

This role will be responsible for growing Brook’s income through trust and foundation grant fundraising. You will be responsible for identifying and securing funding from a range of trusts and foundations, supporting income diversification, innovation and business growth.  Working with colleagues, at all levels, across the organisation you will to be responsible for developing partnerships and writing compelling funding applications and proposals that meet Brook’s strategic aims and support delivery of business priorities. 

About you

We are ideally seeking someone who has a track record in securing funding through trusts and foundations grant funders. However, we also welcome applications from those with a positive, solution focused attitude and experience of developing and maintaining partnerships and promoting business development. You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will have experience of working within the charity sector and have the ability to translate Brook’s work into compelling cases for support that result in additional income within a competitive funding environment.

You will have proven project management experience, be able to make decisions, work autonomously, meet challenging targets and work to tight deadlines.  You will be expected to represent the organisation externally and you will have excellent presentation and networking skills.

In return for your expertise, enterprise, initiative and drive, we can offer a truly supportive environment and genuinely interesting work for a charity that has a proud history and an exciting future.

Your application

To apply for this role, please submit your CV and a personal statement (no longer than two sides of A4) by midday on Friday 16th July 2021.

Your application should outline why you are a suitable candidate and your reasons for applying, together with how you meet the person specification.

Interviews for this role will take place over Zoom or face to face in London week commencing 26th July 2021.

Based in London (initially remote, with flexibility on-going). Salary: £32,000, pro rata. This role is a 9-12 month fixed term contract for maternity cover

This is a part-time role (minimum 22 hours per week) but we are open to applications from applicants looking to work full-time hours, and would also be open to job share and secondment options.

About the Role

NPC is recruiting for a Trusts and Foundations Manager (Maternity cover) to join our dynamic Innovation and Development team, for nine-twelve months with possibility of extension.

The Innovation and Development team at NPC leads on new strategies, partnerships and projects and spearheads our fundraising activity to support our charitable mission. We are a small team, and there is plenty of opportunity to get involved with programmes, events, and idea generation.

The Trust and Foundations Manager will support the growth of trusts and foundations income and will implement and build upon the strategy in this area, primarily focusing on creative, targeted funding applications to small, medium, and large funding bodies. You will identify, cultivate, and secure trusts and foundations support to NPC's wider variety of programmes and activities. The Manager will also work across revenue streams where appropriate including with major donors and the Supporters Circle to ensure an excellent donor experience.

The selected candidate will be skilled at initiating and building relationships with new and existing trusts and foundations supporter via telephone, email, and in person when possible, ensuring the relationship that is built is beneficial for both NPC and the partner. You will have demonstrable experience of trusts and foundations fundraising and will enjoy remaining creative and consultative with your funding approaches. Crucially, you will understand the balance required between bespoke applications and the potential need for developing compelling proposals on a quick deadline. You will have a keen interest in the charitable sector in the UK and philanthropy and will enjoy working with colleagues who are leading experts in their field.
 

How to apply

We are an equal opportunities employer. As part of the application process, we ask that you complete an equal opportunities form, which can be found on our website. Information supplied will be treated in confidence. If you do not wish to complete the equal opportunities form, it will not influence your application in any way.

To apply, please send us a cover letter providing your evidence of meeting the skills and competencies above and in the job description, your CV and a completed equal opportunities form by 10 am on Monday 21st June.   

Your cover letter should provide evidence of meeting the key skills and competencies noted above and in the job description and will be used in the initial screening of your application. For support in writing your cover letter, please refer to the guidance within the Recruitment FAQ's section on our website.

Please include the job reference [TFM01] in the subject of your email and let us know how you heard about the role. If you require plain text versions of the job description or equal opportunities form please contact us.

Please note that applications will be considered on a rolling basis therefore we may close the position sooner than the closing date of 10am on Monday 21 June.

NPC welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds and we are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. Please let us know how we can help you with the application process in any way.

Job Title: Trusts and Foundations Manager

Salary: Up to £32k

Hours: Permanent, full-time

Location: London, with agile working

We are working in partnership with a long-established youth work charity, who aim to create positive futures for young people, and are at the cutting edge of tackling poverty and educational failure in inner London. The organisation is almost totally reliant on fundraised income to keep its projects functioning and to fund new projects, and they are seeking to appoint a Trusts and Foundations Manager to ensure the continuation and development of this strong funding stream. 

The new postholder will embrace challenge and be excited by the prospect of being able to work in a small and entrepreneurial organisation, with the chance to shape its future fundraising and profile.

The successful individual will demonstrate the following:

• A proven track record of raising funds from trusts, foundations and statutory sources, including funds of over £50k and multi-year grants, as well as monitoring and reporting experience
• Creative thinker who can identify needs and spot opportunities for business development
• Strong project management skills
• Strong relationship development and management skills
• Strong written and communication skills with excellent attention to detail

We are seeking an individual with lots of energy and initiative, who is tenacious and driven by results; someone with good writing skills and a committed team player who can contribute positively across a range of fundraising opportunities. 

Applications should be submitted via Charisma Charity Recruitment.

For more information, please contact Katherine Anderson-Scott, Charisma Charity Recruitment.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. 

Closing date for applications: 23 June 2021, however, please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

XLP is a youth work charity working to create positive futures for young people and at the cutting edge of tackling poverty and educational failure in inner London.

As a charity, XLP is almost totally reliant on fundraised income to keep its projects functioning and to fund new projects. At present about 50% of our income comes from charitable trusts and foundations, including The National Lottery, Henry Smith Charity and Comic Relief. The Trusts and Foundations Manager is key to the continuation and development of this strong funding stream.

The Trusts and Foundations Manager will have an impressive track record in building new partnerships and securing high-level funding from grant making trusts, foundations and statutory sources. They will embrace challenge and be excited by the prospect of being able to work in a small and entrepreneurial organisation, with the chance to shape XLP’s future fundraising and profile.

We are looking for someone with lots of energy and initiative, who is tenacious and driven by results; someone with good writing skills, a committed team player who can contribute positively across a range of fundraising opportunities.

We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• A proven track record of success raising funds from trusts, foundations and statutory sources, including funds of over £50k and multi-year grants;
• Minimum of three years in a similar fundraising role;
• Creative thinker who can identify needs and spot opportunities for business development;
• Strong project management skills to bring relevant internal stakeholders together to create fundable projects and scope out financial and operational requirements;
• Ability to develop detailed knowledge of XLP’s work and impact;
• Strong relationship development and management skills to grow and retain funding;
• Strong written and communication skills with excellent attention to detail;
• Ability to manage competing priorities and tasks.

In order to succeed in the role, you will also have the following competencies:

• Creative and innovative mindset;
• Strategic thinking and strong judgment;
• Proactive and driven;
• Solutions focused.

We also commit to supporting you as part of the XLP community and to providing training and development as required.

Location: London, Chesterfield or homeworker
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £34,553 per annum (London), £31,199 per annum (rest of UK)
Benefits: Read more about what we offer on our website
Contract type: Permanent
Travel: Some travel to other Versus Arthritis offices and project locations in the UK
Closing date: 21 June 2021

Summary

We are Versus Arthritis. We are fundraisers, programme managers, volunteers, administrators, editors and accountants all doing everything we can to push back against arthritis. Together, we'll continue to develop breakthrough treatments, campaign relentlessly for arthritis to be seen as a priority and support each other whenever we need it. Together, we're making real progress. But there's still a long way to go, and we won't stop until no-one has to tolerate living with the pain, fatigue and isolation of arthritis.

We have an exciting opportunity for two full-time Trusts Officers to support delivery of an ambitious fundraising target within a highly successful team. These are hands-on roles for people with demonstrable experience or equivalent in delivering trust fundraising income and who are familiar with managing relationships with a range of grant-making organisations.

Joining a friendly, committed team, you will be expected to collaborate closely with colleagues within the Trusts and High Value Partnerships team, and within the wider organisation, and be confident when approaching trusts and foundations. You will be expected to take on the management of some existing relationships as well as generating your own strong prospect pipeline, in addition to supporting delivery of the trust strategy to grow our portfolio of small, medium and large funders and multi-year funders.

About the role

We are a new charity, bringing together donors from both Arthritis Research UK and Arthritis Care. With a new vision, we also have plans to grow significantly the support we receive from existing and new charitable trusts, foundations, lottery and statutory sources over the coming years. The main purpose of the Trust Officer is to:

• Manage a portfolio of medium and large trusts, lottery or statutory funders, securing donations between £10K and £100K.
• Collaborate across internal teams to maximise funding opportunities and ensure effective reporting of funding received.
• Build great relationships with key stakeholders.

You will have excellent written and interpersonal skills and have the drive to succeed. You'll be experienced in writing creative and compelling cases for support and have a good record of securing income from trusts and foundations. Strong communication skills, both written and spoken, are required as is an up to-date-knowledge of prospecting sources. Strong time management skills are a must, as is a positive and friendly approach, pro-active work ethic and a collaborative nature.

Key requirements

To succeed in this role you need to have the skills and experience to:

• Articulate and package up our priority projects.
• Write the very best applications, tailoring to the funder, based on their needs.
• Balance multiple projects and funding applications at the same time.
• Read and interpret financial accounts and budgets.
• Research and identify significant new funders.
• Secure and manage gifts from trusts, foundations, lottery or statutory sources of over £10K.
• Devise development plans for funders.
• Equivalent or transferable skills from other sectors and areas of work will also be considered.

How to apply

To apply you MUST submit:

1. a concise, up-to-date CV
2. along with a completed supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the key requirements set out in the job description and person specification for the Trusts Officer role
3. please include where you've seen this role advertised.

Email your completed application by 21 June 2021

Interviews

First interviews expected: Week commencing 28 June 2021 on Microsoft Teams.

About us

Arthritis causes pain, fatigue and isolation for 17.8 million people in the UK every single day. It can impact on the ability to work, our relationships and take away our independence. We don't accept this.

We are Versus Arthritis. We are volunteers, healthcare professionals, researchers and friends, all doing everything we can to push back against arthritis. We're reaching out to everybody with the information and support they need, funding vital research and changing the way society sees arthritis. Together we'll keep running, researching, in?uencing, volunteering, advising, chatting, baking, listening. We won't stop until no-one has to tolerate living with the pain, fatigue and isolation of arthritis.

Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us defy arthritis.

Read more about what we do, working for us and what we offer on our website.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Versus Arthritis is a Registered Charity No: 207711 and in Scotland No. SC041156.

As Trusts & Statutory Officer, you will assist in developing a comprehensive rolling programme of targeted and specific trust applications in order to raise funds, in the form of significant grants, from charitable trusts, foundations and institutional bodies

About the Role

In this important role, as part of the Fundraising team, you will assist in developing a comprehensive rolling programme of targeted and specific trust applications in order to raise funds, in the form of significant grants, from charitable trusts, foundations and institutional bodies. You will work with colleagues to identify suitable projects which will engage and inspire your portfolio of funders to support our work, using your expertise you will develop them into viable, and strategically aligned, projects.

You will be joining a growing fundraising directorate with big ambitions to grow income and be best in class. We want to find people who can grow with us.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

About You

To be successful in this role you should have at least one years’ experience in trust fundraising and a track record of success soliciting grants and gifts from trusts and foundations.

About Us

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes.

Over the next decade, we have bold ambitions to help transform out-of-hospital care, having a positive impact on the people we treat and the communities we serve.

We are a team of 1,600 employees and 18,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid.

You will receive;

• Competitive salary & pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health and Wellbeing portal - Access to financial, health and wellbeing guidance and support.
• Discounts - Blue Light, NHS Discounts and SJA discounts including discounts on mobile phone, gym membership, cinema, restaurants, holidays and shopping-including your weekly food shop.

Interview Date: TBC

Application Review Date: 21 June 2021

We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

Prisoners Abroad is an impressive, unique welfare and human rights charity providing advice and support to British people affected by overseas imprisonment. We help people during their incarceration, when they return to the UK and need resettlement services, and we also support their family and friends throughout the trauma.

As a member of our dynamic fundraising team, you will be raising income from trust and statutory sources by seeking new funding relationships, writing engaging grant proposals and reporting on impact. All underpinned by providing excellent relationship management and stewardship/cultivation experiences to funders. 

With a track record of growing income gained through a minimum of 3 years experience, you will use your oustanding written skills to create compelling cases for support that will enable us to secure grants and make partnerships that develop into long lasting relationships. 

It is essential that you have strong communication skills and the ability to build effective positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, as well as a keen eye for detail.

Prisoners Abroad is a friendly and focused place to work offering 30 days’ annual leave + bank holidays and a 6.5% employer contributory pension. We are ‘usually’ based in a purpose-built office that is located a 3-minute walk from Finsbury Park Station (zone 2) which is 10 minutes from Oxford Circus and serviced by the Overground, Victoria & Piccadilly lines. 

To apply for this position, please submit your CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification.

Description

As our Trusts and Foundations fundraiser you will have a pivotal role in raising the funds needed to help children living with illness, disability and serious health challenges feel better – using the proven power of giggling. Our Giggle Doctors bring magical moments to children in hospital, hospices and care centres and, increasingly, via virtual visits.

Developing exciting and persuasive proposals you will build new donor relationships and broaden support from existing donors to deliver significant donations and strong partnerships. 

Theodora Children’s Charity is a truly inspirational and pioneering charity which successfully works to improve children’s experience of being ill with our unique Giggle Doctor programmes.   

You will join a fun, hard working charity team along with Dr Bananas, Dr GeeHee, Dr Whoopee, and lots more Giggle Doctors, to bring much more than laughter for children and their families when they need it most.

Senior Trusts Fundraiser

 Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Hours: 35 per week

Location: London

Salary: £29,678 per annum

Closing date: 30 June 2021

Expected date of interviews: Week commencing 5 July  2021

Job ref: VA429

Do you believe in standing up for human rights alongside torture survivors? Would you like to use creativity, technology and people power to raise significant funds to positively impact the lives of torture survivors?

Freedom from Torture is looking for a Senior Trusts Fundraiser to join our new, friendly Philanthropy and Partnerships Team. This is an exciting chance to join us as we place survivor empowerment and movement building at the heart of our next four year strategy.

About the role

The key purpose of the role is to generate income from Trusts and Foundations to support Freedom from Torture’s work with survivors of torture.  You will work closely with the Senior Trusts and Grants Manager and Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships to implement the fundraising strategy, by raising income from small and medium sized Trusts and Foundations in line with agreed income targets. You will be expected to identify high value and long term income growth potential, and deliver a year round portfolio of funding applications. 

You will also provide excellent relationship management and stewardship/cultivation to existing and prospective donors. You will prepare compelling applications and reports to donors in line with funders’ criteria and conduct portfolio reviews. 

About you

· To be successful in this role you must have demonstrable experience of successful fundraising from a variety of Trusts and Foundations including meeting and or exceeding fundraising targets.

· It’s essential that you have strong communication skills and the ability to build effective successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

· You must have experience and knowledge of Trust fundraising research tools and developing fundraising applications for a range of Trust funders.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided.

Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution and 1% employee contribution.

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer! People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies please.

Senior Partnerships Manager - Trusts and Foundations
Location: School-Home Support Centre Office, Stratford, with occasional travel (potentially UK wide) - would consider flexibility for the right candidate
Contract: Permanent
Annual Salary: £39,118 - £45,196 depending on skills and experience
Benefits: 28 days annual leave, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme

School-Home Support is recruiting for a Senior Partnerships Manager to manage our dynamic Trusts and Foundations team. The team has had a hugely successful year and have worked tirelessly through the pandemic with some fantastic funders to ensure so many of School-Home Support services have been delivered. There is now an opportunity to join and lead the team to support current, and develop new, services in line with our ambitious business plan.

School-Home Support 
School-Home Support gets children and young people back into school, ready to learn. Whatever it takes. For over 35 years, School-Home Support has been working with children, families and schools to break the long-term cycle of deprivation. What starts as poor school attendance becomes low educational attainment, anti social behaviour, crime, low paid or no job - generation after generation.

What we are looking for 
You will be an effective leader with a proven track record of inspiring trusts and foundations teams’ to deliver on ambitious targets. You will be confident developing strategy, approaching and securing new funders as well as delivering exemplary stewardship. You will be an excellent writer and communicator and will relish the opportunity of working collaboratively internally to develop and manage project funding.

Recruitment closing date: 9am on 21 June
First Interviews: W/C 28 June
Second interviews: w/c 5 July

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job description and complete the application process. 

School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances.

SHS is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. 

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

No agencies please.

Senior Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Hours: 35 per week

Location: London

Salary: £38,028 per annum

Closing date: 30 June 2021

Expected date of interviews: Week commencing 5 July 2021

Job ref: VA428

Do you believe in standing up for human rights alongside torture survivors? Would you like to use creativity, technology and people power to raise significant funds to positively impact the lives of torture survivors?

Freedom from Torture is looking for a Senior Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager to join our new, award-winning, friendly Philanthropy and Partnerships Team. This is an exciting chance to join us as we place survivor empowerment and movement building at the heart of our next four year strategy.

About the role

You will develop and implement plans for the delivery of the team’s fundraising strategy from Trusts, Statutory funders and Foundations to deliver income targets and to manage team activities in this area. You will work very closely with the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships deputising as and when required; to develop and implement a strategy and plan to grow Trusts and Grant income in order to meet the organisation’s growth targets in the short and long term. You will line manage four Fundraisers across the trusts and grants team. 

You will personally secure income from Trusts and Grants preparing high quality funding applications and solicitation plans. You will be responsible for review and sign off on Trust and Grant applications and donor reports to Trusts and Foundations. Additionally, you will maintain excellent stewardship of our donors.

About you

· To be successful in this role you must have experience of managing a Trust, Institutional funder or Grant Fundraising function in the charity sector with significant experience of achieving or exceeding agreed goals on income growth.

· You must have demonstrable experience and skill in developing successful growth strategies and plans for Trust Institutional funder or Grant fundraising.

· You will need experience of fundraising from a variety of Institutional funders and of personally securing six figure multiyear donations. 

· It’s essential that you have the ability to develop and manage income budgets, monitoring financial performance against targets.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided.

Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution and 1% employee contribution.

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer! People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies please.

Here is an exciting role with a growing children’s health charity, who are looking for an experienced Trust and Foundations Fundraiser. Over the years, we have been supporting this charity in their growth and are excited to be working with them again.

As part of this role, you will be working with a passionate and collaborative team, to take the lead in developing a strategy for Trust and Foundations. There is an excellent 5-year plan to increase growth in income, and they need your support to do this. Currently, they have an established portfolio of Trust funders which you will be managing and uplifting income from, but also focusing on targeting new funding opportunities to maximise income.

You will need:

• Experience and compelling bid writing skills
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Proven, successful experience of securing funding through trust and foundations
• Excellent, developed written skills and verbal communication skills

Closing Date: ASAP
Salary: £35,000 - £37,000

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Lucy 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.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fundraiser to take up the role of Head of Fundraising & Marketing, with a proven track record, wanting to help enrich young lives by raising vital funds for and awareness of St Andrew’s Club in Westminster, the world’s oldest youth club.

About St Andrew’s Club
Established more than 150 years ago, St Andrew’s Club is a registered charity.  Each year we provide a sense of belonging, fun and informal education to around 700 members, many of whom live locally in Westminster, and come from homes on very tight budgets. The Club is in action seven days a week and during school holidays through the day and into the evenings.

The Club is a vital resource for the local community, providing value for money opportunities in a safe, attractive environment.  Members develop educationally, socially and personally through an exciting and wide range of sport, art, excursions and practical skills. We have provided a lifeline to members and their families during the Covid-19 pandemic. As one of five Westminster Youth Hubs - informal club spaces running safe programmes for young people - we emphasise collaboration and innovation and are supported to take on local leadership and forge partnerships to deliver youth-led initiatives that have a lasting impact on provisions for all young people in Westminster.

Job Purpose
The Club seeks a self-motivated, talented, ambitious, professional Head of Fundraising & Marketing to build on the success of the last few years. The Club has developed a diversified portfolio of fundraising programmes to help us in our ambitions to raise vital funds for growth and sustainability of our important youth provision, with a strong focus on support from Trusts and Foundations, for both project and core funding.  

You can help shape the funding future of this unique organisation and make your own mark. Plans and preparations are underway for a capital appeal to realise the Club’s ambitious development plans and there are opportunities for the Head of Fundraising & Marketing to grow in responsibility and play their part in moving this forward.

As the principal fundraising resource, you will have a hands-on role, leading a small team and be adept at working under your own initiative with a can do attitude. You will come with a strong track record of cultivating relationships with a wide range of supporters.

Reporting to the Chief Executive to and working closely with the Youth Club Manager and a Fundraising Group of committed Trustees, you will take overall responsibility for and ownership of the Club’s fundraising and communications strategy. You will deliver an annual costed mixed fundraising plan to provide core and project income, meeting the annual target and growing the existing programme.

This is a diverse role, incorporating all elements of the fundraising portfolio, that requires the same energy and ambition of the small leadership team - to grow the membership of, and the funding for, the world’s oldest youth club. You will be joining an organisation committed to delivering outstanding provision for its members, and a staff team committed to enriching young lives. Our commitment to training and support will help optimise your own development.

Your passion and commitment to the cause will be critical to your success in the role, as will your ability to articulate with great confidence, the huge impact that St Andrew’s Club has on those that it serves. Effective stewardship and retention of existing Trusts & Foundations’ support will be key to your early success, as will timely reporting and acquisition of new support from this source.

Download the Job Description to see a full description of the  Key Areas of Responsibility.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a team with diverse voices and experiences. We are proud to be a diverse team, representing the community we serve.

Overview

We’re ZSL, an international conservation charity. Our vision is a world where wildlife thrives and we’re working every day to achieve this. From investigating the health threats facing animals, to helping people and wildlife live alongside each other, we are committed to bringing wildlife back from the brink of extinction. Through the work of our pioneering scientists, our dedicated conservationists and our unrivalled animal experts in our two zoos, our purpose is to inspire, inform and empower people to stop wild animals going extinct.

Role Profile

ZSL is looking for an Institutional Fundraising Manager who will lead on securing sustainable large-scale (6/7+ figure grants) restricted funding from international statutory, bi-lateral and multi-lateral agencies. The successful candidate will be responsible for operationalising the Institutional Fundraising team strategy, taking responsibility for driving income from international statutory, bi-lateral and multi-lateral funding programmes. The postholder will also manage a small portfolio of international trusts and foundations and undertake prospect research of all international grant-making opportunities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Working with the Fundraising Senior Management Team to maintain and cultivate strategic donor relationships with overseas government agencies, bi-lateral and multi-lateral agencies, to identify large-scale funding opportunities
• Produce well researched and evidenced bids, leading and directing the relevant teams across ZSL and ensuring the highest submission standards.
• Lead the end-to-end management and ownership throughout the entirety of the technical bid lifecycle.
• Lead the review of proposal submissions against donor requirements, for quality and accuracy.
• Develop a creative approach to the writing and presentation of technical bids.
• Lead project teams to ensure all reporting requirements are fulfilled to the highest standards and ensure that appropriate reporting schedules are implemented.
• Manage the internal review of donor contracts /agreements and associated Terms and Conditions to ensure ZSL compliance.

Person Specification

• Strong track record in fundraising for science and conservation projects commensurate with ZSL’s work.
• Experience of the programme design process including the development of log-frames.
• Strong track record of securing international statutory funding relevant to ZSL’s core objectives.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Strong organisational, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Comfortable with reading and analysing scientific research and translating complex ideas into well-presented, persuasive proposals.
• Sound understanding of global biodiversity conservation issues.
• Demonstrable strategic, scientific and analytical mind-set.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.

Please find the full job description on the ZSL website.

To Apply

Applicants will need to upload their CV and covering letter (detailing relevant experience and skills, stating why they want the position and including details of availability) and can do this by clicking the "Apply for this job online" button. 

Closing date for applications: Midnight Sunday 11th July 2021

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