Fundraising Manager

Fundraising Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fundraising Manager to implement the fundraising strategy for an important charity.

Position: Fundraising Manager

Location: Remote with some travel required for in-person meetings and events

Hours: Part-time, 28 flexible hours per week

Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract with opportunity to extend

Salary: £35,200 per annum for 4 days per week

Benefits: 3% employer & 5% employee pension contribution, 24 days personal annual leave, plus bank holidays, with additional discretional leave days at the convenience of the organisation, remote working, and staff development through training and coaching.

Closing date: 3rd April 2024 at 9am

Interview date: Will take place online on the 11th of April 2024

About the role:

The purpose of the Fundraising Manager’s role is to develop the role and fundraising strategy of the organisation. You will support the CEO with creating the role, strategy, systems, and activities of income generation for the organisation. You will lead in securing funds from trusts and foundations through grant applications and develop the individual giving campaign as well as leading the growth and future development of new income streams from individuals, corporate partnerships, and other sources. Within all of this, you will oversee the strategy to grow the Fund HER pot of funds that are growing to distribute to women candidates preparing for future elections.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Work with the CEO throughout the contract to design the role of Fundraising Manager as we develop strategy, systems, and activities within the parameters of a 28-hour working week.
• Develop a fundraising and business development strategy, including individual giving, third sector and statutory bodies to move us towards greater sustainability and diversity of income streams.
• Develop a specific Fund HER strategy to build the pot of funds for us to distribute to women candidates preparing for future elections.
• Work with the CEO and wider team to organise any income generation events as articulated in the strategy.
• Achieve agreed grant income targets through writing successful grant applications and tenders.
• Maintain an up-to-date working knowledge of funders and their criteria, through the ongoing research of potential trust and grant funders.
• Maintain excellent relationships with current funders and develop strong relationships with new and prospective funders to prompt ongoing and increased giving.
• Work closely with the CEO to ensure that funders receive accurate outcomes and impact-focused reporting information within agreed timescales.
• Develop, maintain, and update the organisation’s grant funding database.

About you:

The ideal candidate will be resourceful and organised with great attention to detail. You will be flexible and enjoy variety, with strong people skills to build great relationships with the organisation’s community, funders, and many stakeholders. You will be process-orientated with a proven track record in project management. You will love what you do, have a passion for feminism and community and love the collaborative nature of a creative working environment. You’re a team player but have an entrepreneurial spirit running through your veins which means you transform an idea or a brief into something new and innovative.

You will be a proactive, efficient, and organised individual with excellent coordination and administration skills You will be based in Britain, happy to work remotely and travel to in-person meetings when required.

Essential Criteria:

• Experience in fundraising leadership and identifying new funding opportunities.
• Experience in fundraising and strategic planning.
• Track record of relationship development with funders.
• Track record of effective reporting to funders.
• Achievement of personally agreed fundraising targets.
• Experience in working successfully on multiple projects at the same time.
• Up-to-date awareness and understanding of non-profit fundraising.
• Knowledge of legislative frameworks and good practices that support fundraising management.
• Excellent oral, written, and presentational communication skills.
• Ability to utilise a wide range of management skills and techniques to ensure the effective use of resources and so enable successful project delivery.
• Ability to prioritise workload, plan and organise and ensure that deadlines and agreed targets are met.
• Ability to work independently and use own initiative.

About the organisation:

The employer is a tiny but mighty organisation that works to motivate, support & equip women in all their diversity to stand for elected office in all spheres of Government, providing them with the knowledge, confidence, and skills they need to do it. We demystify the process of standing for elected office and motivate women to create action plans for standing through free workshops and online resources. Whilst our work may appear political at first glance, it isn’t. This work is about women.

The very foundation of our organisation’s existence is prefaced on the fact that we are working with women from all the mainstream political parties and independents. We take no policy position on anything and ensure that we are sharing the stories of women from across the political spectrum to remain completely neutral. Our values define it and our funding and reputation would be at risk were we ever to consider demonstrating a preference for women of one political ideology over another.

How to apply:

Write a one-page summary telling us about fundraising campaigns you have run and what work you have done that is relevant to this work setting out the experience (including work, voluntary, and lived) you would bring to the role and how you hope to gain from the experience. Please ensure your summary explains clearly why you have the experience and skills needed to get the job done!

You may also have experience in areas such as Fundraising Manager, Regional Fundraising Manager, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Corporate Fundraiser, Events Fundraiser, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Major Donor Fundraiser, Income Generation, Senior Community Fundraiser, Area Fundraiser etc.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.