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SalaryKingston Charitable Foundation is growing - in almost 3 years we’ve doubled our staff team thanks to a grant from the City Bridge Foundation and awarded over 100 grants to local charities and community groups, who share our vision to build stronger communities where everyone’s needs are met.
Now we’re looking for a confident, creative, and proactive Development Manager to join our small but dynamic Kingston Charitable Foundation family and develop and manage our fundraising development programme for both corporate and individual giving. This role is the perfect fit for someone with entrepreneurial flair looking to make a real difference - both by helping to raise money for the Foundation’s vital work, and by ensuring our supporters feel valued and supported.
You’ll have innovative ideas to help us to secure new partnerships and nurture new and existing relationships to mobilise local giving. As an experienced fundraiser with a proven track record of securing major gifts or corporate partnerships at the four figure level, you’ll have a can-do attitude and a capability for developing strong networks and contacts.
As this role is primarily home-based (with the possibility of co-working days), you will be outcome orientated and a motivated self-starter with excellent communication skills too.
Experience
- At least three years of proven successful experience in major gifts or corporate partnerships fundraising of four figures or more.
- Proven ability to manage and develop diverse relationships.
- Excellent written and oral English language communication skills.
- Experience in writing and delivering persuasive copy for supporters.
- Thorough understanding of data protection and, specifically, UK GDPR requirements pertaining to fundraising and sponsorship work.
- Full understanding of fundraising guidelines the code of fundraising practice
- Experience of Gift Aid, including making claims and general compliance.
Essential skills
- Have excellent IT skills, including Office 365 / Excel.
- Have good communication and presentation skills.
- Proven ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Excellent organisational skills.
Kingston Charitable Foundation have no formal offices, this role is primarily home-based, with the possibility for co-working days.
About Kingston Charitable Foundation
Kingston Charitable Foundation launched as an independent charity in January 2021, following eight successful years as local community fundraising project, Love Kingston. We are a small, dedicated team with over 30 years' third sector experience between us, and we work closely with our very supportive Board of Trustees.
Our mission is to:
• Identify where social needs exist in our area through commissioning, publishing, and utilising the best research available
• Provide funds to local support groups that have the expertise to alleviate need, enrich people’s lives and improve their life chances
• Inspire and engage with local donors to help build sustainable long-term funds to support our vision
• Build sustainable funds to increase the level of immediate and long-term resources available to organisations with charitable purposes across the borough of Kingston upon Thames
By awarding grants, Kingston Charitable Foundation enables community groups and small charities to continue to deliver much needed services and support across the borough. Our staff costs are entirely grant funded from other organisations, so that of every £1 raised through fundraising, 90p goes directly to these good causes supporting local people in our shared community.
There has never been a better time to join our ambitious team; Kingston CF is currently Charity of the Year for both the Mayor of Kingston and the President of Kingston Chamber of Commerce.
