Job Description

Role & responsibilities • Lead the annual fundraising planning process to produce effective strategies to achieve income targets across the range of revenue streams • Negotiating and managing the Financials, Donations and Timelines with Donors. • Lead the development of any long-term strategy to achieve agreed long term organisational goals • Ensure the Fundraising Department is kept within budget Fundraising • Manage an effective fundraising team that delivers fundraising income meeting set targets • Oversee the management of grant and trust income programme, supporting the senior fundraising manager as necessary and ensuring production of effective, high-quality proposals and reports. • Lead the new individual giving development plan for 2025-2026 which includes recruitment and development of new donors • Lead on development of new funding streams like Government Funding, Trusts & Foundations Funding, CSR & Institutional Funding, international funding, Crowdfunding, Private Big Funding like Philanthropic Organizations funding, Government Schemes, Venture Capital etc. Develop and maintain effective supporter journeys for the development of relationships and retention. Preferred candidate profile • At least 3-5 years experience in a similar role • Demonstrable track record of Strategic Fundraising • Successful, significant and relevant achievement at management level in a comparable national/international organisation. • Experience of utilising the strength of an organisation brand for charity/business development • Proven track record of meeting challenging income targets • Proven ability to build, manage and develop key stakeholder, client and donor relationships. • Experience of developing and implementing strategic and business plans • Proven track record in fundraising that has directly resulted in increased income for an organisation • Effective dissemination of information to large and diverse groups