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Form of work
Salary Permanent contract
35 hours per week
London: £41,189 with progression to £45,766
National: £38,390 with progression to £42,656
(plus allowances)
Benefits
Flexible working hours: 8-4, 9-5, 10-6 or in between (to be agreed with your manager).
Family-friendly policies: Including enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave.
Season ticket loan: Interest free loan for annual or quarterly season tickets for public transport to and from work.
Cycle to work scheme: Save up to 39% on the cost of a new bike and spread the cost across the year.
Pension: Stakeholder pension scheme with company-matched employee contributions of up to 8%.
Death in service benefit: Four times annual salary for all employees.
Discounted health scheme: Simplyhealth cash plan - 20% discounted rate on healthcare such as dental, optical and chiropody for you and your children.
Free confidential counselling service: Available to all staff and volunteers.
'Xtras': Employee discount scheme offering a range of savings across groceries, fuel, clothing and holidays.
Location
The role can be based flexibly, however a location in Greater London and working 2 days a week from our London office is desirable. The vast majority of major donor prospects live in Greater London and the South East of England.
We have a network of key offices across the country should you wish to propose to work 2 days from these.
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
We are currently looking for a major donor fundraiser with:
-Relevant experience gained in a new business environment, evidencing business development skills having personally secured and retained significant philanthropic gifts
-Outstanding interpersonal skills. Able to engage cold contacts in a room effortlessly.
-Excellent verbal communication skills, confident and compelling when talking to an audience.
-A successful track record in securing major donations through individual approaches, utilising advanced influencing, negotiation and communication skills
-Expert knowledge of major donor fundraising, wealth advisory giving, tax efficient giving, and senior volunteer boards
-Experience of having secured a variety of personal contacts with key stakeholders, wealth advisors, trustees and donors
-Ability to influence and persuade in a medium/large complex organisation
-Experience of coaching or line managing colleagues to succeed
-Efficiency and awareness of working in a sales centric environment
A key part of this role will be your ability to:
New Business
-Build a robust prospect pipeline of strategic high-value donor opportunities - identifying, researching, appropriately qualifying all leads with a strong focus on individuals with the personal capacity or a network with the ability to yield 6 and 7 figure annual financial contributions.
-Develop and deliver strong engagement plans and bespoke supporter journeys for identified prospects
-Be a knowledge leader within philanthropic giving and tax beneficial giving, staying abreast of sector news, current affairs and potential new leads
-Producing bespoke, persuasive and high-quality proposals, pitches and campaigns, ultimately securing multiple new 6 and 7 figure donations each year
-To be fully conversant with youth engagement activity and experiential engagement
-Personally accountable for securing 6 and 7 figure donations
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
The closing date for applications is 11:59pm on Wednesday 13th March 2024.
Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
