Fundraising Manager Three Day Week NEW

Fundraising Manager

Responsible to: CEO

Salary: £40-43k per annum pro rata

Pension: 5% employer’s contribution

Hours: Part-time – 3 days/week.

Contract duration: One year initially, with view to extension if sufficient funding is secured.

Annual Leave: 32 days plus all the bank holidays pro rata

Staff Benefits: We prioritise staff wellbeing with a programme of support that includes regular therapeutic supervision and paid-for counselling, wellbeing activities, personalised development plans and regular training.

Who we are

Volunteer Centre Hackney is a thriving charity (annual income circa £1.1m, with 29 paid staff) providing volunteering infrastructure to the voluntary sector across the City of London and the London borough of Hackney. We support over 1500 residents a year to realise their skills and passions through volunteering and social action, and to share these for the benefit of others. We also provide volunteering resource, and advice and guidance on best practice in volunteer management, to hundreds of charities and community organisations.

Through our specialist programmes, our impact on the lives of residents is huge. We match volunteers to housebound residents to help them engage with communities and leave their homes; we provide long term personalised support to people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities to help them volunteer and find paid jobs; we support patients to deliver hundreds of their own activities and peer support groups at GP practices across City and Hackney; and in partnership with Public Health, we support over 250 Community Health Champions to share vital health messaging with their own diverse communities.

Role Background

This is a hands-on and strategic role for an experienced fundraiser who thrives in a small to medium sized charity environment. You will have autonomy to develop a whole new fundraising strategy, utilising diverse fundraising methods, and building and developing new project ideas and partnerships. You will lead on income generation primarily through sourcing and applying to multiple trusts and foundations, but diversified by building new corporate partnerships, community campaigns and individual giving. You will build authentic relationships with funders and supporters, and together with VCH colleagues, will identify new programme models as ways to generate income. You will contribute to the development and production of compelling stories, evidence and marketing and build and maintain the infrastructure needed to track and achieve progress against annual income targets.

Post holders need to have excellent communication skills, to represent the charity in writing and in person. You must be enthusiastic, self-motivating and confident to work primarily alone, but also able to engage and collaborate with staff from across the organisation to share information and impact evidence to support your role. If you are successful in securing funding there will be the potential to recruit additional support, and for you to become the Head of Fundraising of a small team.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The person specification is a picture of skills, knowledge and experience required to carry out the job.

Essential

• Understanding the critical factors to achieve successful grant application outcomes.
• Proven track record securing income from trusts and foundations.
• Experience of grant prospect research and funder stewardship.
• Experience of managing relationships with key stakeholders including individual and/or corporate partners.
• Confidence in presenting, networking and being an ambassador for the organisation.
• Experience of raising income beyond trusts e.g. through corporate, community or individual giving campaigns.
• Ability to produce impactful reports and partnership/fundraising communications for funders, the charity website, social media, newsletters and blogs.
• Understanding of what constitutes compelling evidence for funders, such as data, case studies, videos, and service use feedback, and experience of gathering this through collaboration with colleagues.
• Ability to develop the administrative infrastructure needed to attain and report on progress.
• Strong organisational skills, ability to self-manage and meet multiple deadlines and priorities.

Desirable

• Awareness of the needs of people experiencing mental health challenges and social isolation.
• Knowledge of fundraising regulation and best practice.

Application

To apply for this role, please email completed application forms Sections A, B and C to lauren@vchackney.org OR by post to Lauren Tobias, Volunteer Centre Hackney, 12-13 Springfield House, 5 Tyssen St, London, E8 2LY, by Wednesday 15^th April at 9am.

We actively encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for this opportunity, as we really want applicants to reflect the diverse demographics of Hackney residents.

It may be that you don’t meet all the criteria above, but we don’t want this to put you off applying at all. We value lived experience of the challenges VCH work to address – so if you’re not sure whether you’re right for us or us for you – please give us a call to chat.

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