Fundraising Manager

Home-Start Merton is a local community network of trained volunteers and expert support, helping families with children pre-birth and up to 5 years. This role is central and critical in securing the mid to long term future of our organisation. Our trustees at Home-Start Merton are keen to prioritise fund raising amongst the several competing demands on our limited resources because we believe in the impact we have in our community and have ambitious plans for the growth of the organisation. 

The role will include working alongside our Managing Director in the following areas:

• Strategic planning and operational delivery 
• Internal & External relationships
• Marketing & Brand
• Compliance
• Reporting & Finance

About you:

• Experience of directly securing charitable income from a variety of sources, in particular grant funders and individuals OR demonstrable business development experience and an appetite to learn.
• Experience of monitoring and reporting against targets and managing budgets.
• High level of motivation, initiative, and demonstrable desire to achieve results.
• Proven ability to build relationships across all levels.
• Excellent interpersonal skills demonstrating diplomacy, discretion, tact, and persuasiveness.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills with the ability to work on a wide range of competing demands and deliver to deadlines.