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About Restless Development

Restless Development is a global non profit agency. We support the collective power of young leaders to create a better world. We are independently registered and governed in nine countries (India, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, UK, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe) bound together by our vision for youth power. We run youth-led programmes to tackle the issues that young people care about the most –  We also run the Youth Collective – a growing network of over 4000 local youth civil society groups and organisations in 185 countries. We are committed to creating an agency that walks the talk on power shifting, using the power shifting checklist, both internally and externally.

Our approach to safeguarding

Restless Development considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults to be an organisational imperative with primacy over the success of programmes or strategic objectives. We recognise that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we expect all of our staff, volunteers and partners to ensure we protect the communities in which we operate from harm and abide by our Safeguarding Policy.

About the role

We are looking for a Resource Mobilisation Manager to be based in the UK. This is not your typical fundraising role. This is an opportunity for someone with experience in institutional fundraising with an interest in shaping how Restless Development can restore power to young leaders through fundraising and partnerships in line with the ambitions in our new Global Resourcing Strategy. This role would sit on the Resourcing Leadership Team - a team responsible for ensuring the performance of our Global Resourcing Strategy with representatives from each Hub.

We are looking for someone with a background in either trusts & foundations, bilateral, multilateral or programme funding. The successful candidate will work with a network of Resource Mobilisation staff around the world to help us achieve the ambitious target and objectives in our Global Resourcing Strategy; raising £36 million for Restless Development’s work over the next 3 years, whilst also ensuring that more resources are channeled to youth civil society organisations and grassroots youth movements in the Global South so that they are able to drive change in their communities. 

The role will be based in the UK, with responsibility for raising funds for the global agency, primarily from UK and European institutional donors.

KEY PRIORITIES

Prospecting and donor cultivation:

• Identify, prospect and cultivate funding leads; working closely with Directors and their teams.
• Develop capacity statements and other fundraising resources which outline our expertise across the agency to support donor cultivation. 
• Provide high-quality relationship and grant management to existing donors.
• Pitch and promote our work externally, particularly within Northern Europe.

Development of high-quality concepts, offers and proposals to institutional donors:

• Lead on the development of concepts, offers and proposals which showcase the expertise of the agency and are co-created with young people and youth civil society organisations where possible.
• Support with progressing priority global strategy leads and developing concepts and proposals as required. 

Successfully implementing strategy: 

• Lead on the successful delivery of Restless Development’s fundraising plan and objectives.
• Work to achieve the ambitions, objectives and targets outlined in the Global Resourcing Strategy.

Reporting & Analysis of Programme Funding Performance:

• Development, monitoring, and management of the global funding pipeline and the master reporting database. 
• Provide quarterly reporting information and analysis for the global agency.

Collaboration and coordination across the agency:

• Work closely with the Head of Resource Mobilisation, Senior Partnerships Manager (USA), and Regional Resource Mobilisation Managers (Africa and Asia).
• Attend bi-weekly calls  with Resourcing staff across the agency to promote a coordinated approach to resource mobilisation and collaboration. 
• Provide support to other Resourcing Managers as and where necessary.
• Facilitate learning and sharing across Hubs and Regional Managers to support successful fundraising for the global agency.
• Train Hub based staff teams on relevant resource mobilisation topics.

Other:

• Occasional international travel may be part of this role, for donor / partnership meetings, programme visits and accompanying donor visits. 

ABOUT YOU

Job title: Resource Mobilisation Manager

Location: Waterloo, London

Salary: £42,059(Band-0)

Preferred start date: March 2024

Length of contract: Permanent

Reports to: Head of Resource Mobilisation

Works With : Regional Resource Mobilisation Managers, Hub Resource Managers and Hub Directors

Expected travel: Some occasional travel around the UK and overseas. Occasional evening and weekend work for which time off in lieu will be given.

Skills and experience

Essential

• Recent experience in institutional fundraising, with proven expertise of at least one bilateral donor, large Trusts & Foundations, and UN agencies. 
• A successful track record in initiating, cultivating and securing funds from institutional donor agencies (bilateral / multilateral & T&F). 
• Demonstrated ability to lead and finalise large scale strategic funding proposals and reports; co-ordinating input from a variety of sources working to tight deadlines.
• Proven experience of remote relationship management. 
• Capacity building, training or coaching of others in the area of fundraising. 
• An excellent understanding of project cycle management. 
• Strong knowledge of current and future development and funding trends. 
• Experience in implementing fundraising strategies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective networking skills.
• Strong database and data management skills to record and track progress against agency targets

Desirable

• Experience in the international development sector.
• Experience in initiating, cultivating and securing funds from institutional donor agencies (bilateral / multilateral & T&F).
• Experience of designing programmes and donor pitches/offers in one of Restless Development’s key priority areas - Education and Livelihoods, Gender and Sexual Rights, Voice and Democracy and Climate Justice. 
• In-country fundraising experience (preferably northern Europe or USA). 
• Experience of working overseas (preferably in Africa or SE Asia)

About you

We are looking for people with the right competencies and skills for the role, and who demonstrate the personal qualities consistent with our values.

Our value: HEART - We are who we serve. We are brave.

Embeds a values-led culture within their team; both recognising and rewarding behaviour which upholds the Restless Values and professionally challenging behaviours which do not.

Fosters a climate of innovation and continual improvement across their team. Considers external best-practice when adapting plans; acting positively and quickly to assess and resolve issues.

Our value: HEAD - Delivers Quality. We are 100% professional.

Takes full accountability for performance and value-for-money within their team. Ensures team capacity to deliver quality against strategic priorities, and guides their team to develop solutions for anticipated problems.

Takes full accountability for managing a budget and/or programme and/or incidents. Considers the organisational vision, Restless Values, external influences, and long term impact when making decisions. Supports more junior staff with difficult decisions.

Our value: VOICE - We generate leaders. We are proud to carry the banner for youth-led development.

Plays a key role in strategy development. May manage a small team, taking accountability for team performance and creating a compelling leadership vision for their team. Inspires and supports others to take on a leadership role.

Drives their own personal development, committing to new challenges which build capacity for the organisation. Supports team members to fulfil their potential through effective performance management, mentoring and other opportunities for growth.

Our value: HANDS - We are in it together. We listen and learn.

Builds consensus and commitment amongst staff and national partners, using effective communication to navigate difficult topics. Coaches others to communicate effectively.

Utilises their internal and external relationships to enable others to expand their network; creating opportunities for others to broaden their awareness of other parts of the organisation and/or current issues. Cultivates national partnerships.

Restless Development is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. Restless Development will ensure that no applicant or staff member receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, social status, caste, race, ethnic origin, religious belief, age, HIV status, disability, or any other factor that cannot be shown to be relevant to performance.

What we do for you

Remuneration

We are proud to commit to a transparent global salary scale, ensuring a fair and comparable system of pay across all global locations. In addition to salary, we offer pension contributions and other benefits in accordance with the local Hub.

Values and Culture

At Restless Development, we’re proud that the strength and integrity of our Values has been recognised by staff, young people, donors and others who we work with.  Beyond this, we have a culture of recognising and celebrating both our Values and our global achievements with monthly Values Champions and an annual Values Day.

Work-life Balance

It goes without saying that we work hard at Restless Development. We also recognise the importance of helping staff to maintain a positive work-life balance by offering:

• 24 days annual leave (in addition to public holidays and with an extra day of annual leave given for each full year of service, up to a maximum of 28 days).
• Birthday Leave
• Access to flexible working.
• Generous study leave, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, and other leave allowances.

Professional Development

Restless Development is proud to be an employer who recognises potential and invests in the development of its staff.  We are committed to the professional development of our staff through:

• Empowering opportunities to work on significant projects which stretch and inspire staff – allowing them to develop on-the-job. 
• Regular performance management.
• Training and development opportunities, including supporting our staff to identify mentors both within and outside of the agency.
• Quarterly Staff Workshops for all staff to give and receive agency updates, receive training, and socialise.

Travel and Medical Insurance

When travelling abroad with work, all staff will be covered by Restless Development’s travel and medical insurance.

To Apply

Please submit your CV and a cover letter that provides tangible examples of how your skills, knowledge and experience will support your ability to perform the key priorities outlined in the above job description (using no more than 750 words)

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