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| Job Title |
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HEAD OF FUNDRAISING |
| Salary/rate |
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£40000 - £45000/annum |
| Location |
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Andover, Hampshire |
| Job Number |
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106115572 |
| Posted |
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30/01/2012 (15:03) |
| Agency/Employer |
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Wisewalk Resources Ltd |
Description
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About the Role
The Head of Fundraising is a newly created position. You will play a pivotal role; building on the strengths of the existing team to develop a high-performing and professional fundraising capability that exceeds the Directors’ and Trustees’ expectations.
You will work closely with the Commercial Director to:
• Identify new fundraising opportunities and innovations, researching these, seeking
approval to implement and deliver them while maintaining and growing a diverse
income stream.
• Lead and build the fundraising team while working closely with other parts of the
organisation in developing fundraising projects. Proposals will range from small, one-off projects to the large-scale, multifaceted, long-term needs of the organisation and
future programmes.
• Personally lead or oversee funding proposals and applications – ensuring these are targeted to the specific audience
Reporting to the Commercial Director, you must be:
• A senior fundraiser with broad experience of raising funds for charitable purposes and of managing a fundraising team.
• A strategic thinker and planner, able to develop and advocate long-term plans with
clear actions and within budget constraints.
• Knowledgeable about the compliance requirements (legal, regulatory and codes of
practice) for a fundraising activity
• Energetic and enthusiastic, an effective manager with excellent inter-personal skills
• Able to communicate and influence at all levels, orally and in writing, and conversant with different media – off-line, on-line and broadcast.
You will ideally have successfully built high-performing teams and have experience across a broad variety of donor sectors. You will be used to working in a multi-product or multi-service environment, managing a portfolio of products or services. Being highly creative, energetic and enthusiastic, you will relish a new challenge as Company embarks on an exciting period of development.
Have knowledge of Disability issues and other charities and bodies that operate in this sector and have a network of relevant contacts to enable you to hit the ground running and to be an active fundraiser in your own right.
You will have excellent communications and interpersonal skills and the ability to influence people and to build effective relationships. Most of all, you will want to go the extra mile to exceed customer expectations and set high standards to achieve this.
Company:
We strive to be the service provider of choice for disabled people who want to increase their independence and potential.
By pushing the boundaries of our support provision we succeed in getting our individual cantered services right and changing the lives of those who choose us.
Senior Managers at the Company:
• Ensure both a consistent quality service and a positive approach to Company’s
clients/customers and their needs
• Promote and act in accordance with Company’s values
• Manage and develop the potential of staff and teams for the purpose of Company
• Ensure that all equality, health and safety policies are correctly implemented in their areas of responsibility
• Are flexible and responsive to change and undertake additional duties, within their
capabilities, to meet the challenges of Company
• Demonstrate a commitment to self-development and continuous improvement
• Assist the CE and Directors in managing and delivering a consistent and effective
Service
Main tasks of the job:
• Carry out duties of Company Senior Managers in accordance with legal requirements
• Ensure all activities contribute towards total client/customer satisfaction
• Ensure timely, effective and appropriate communication and relationships with clients, customers, staff other internal colleagues and external agencies
• Ensure the flow of work, discussing and agreeing schedules with those involved, to
meet cost and time objectives through the motivation of the workforce and an efficient use of material resources
• Work with colleagues to ensure the services are supplied with suitably recruited,
trained and competent staff and that learning and development needs are identified
and plans are in place to meet the needs
• Ensure procedures and systems are followed appropriately, information
is produced accurately, timelines are met and work is to quality standards
• Monitor the quality of work and take timely, corrective action as necessary
• Maintain a positive and productive environment, resolve conflicts/difficulties within the workplace between individuals, and report these and any other problems to Directors
• Attend and actively contribute to meetings as required
• Assist in the provision of work experience for trainees/apprentices/clients
• Set and monitor budgets, controlling costs, forecasting, reporting adverse variances and mitigating actions to Directors
Line Manager Tasks:
• Be responsible for the line management and development of the team, ensuring a
positive and professional image of Company be visible, energetic and participative,
encouraging cross-team working and initiative.
• Set, monitor and update objectives for individuals and teams, providing feedback and challenge on performance and expected behaviours, through standard operational methods
• Assist and encourage individuals to develop new skills
• Lead, manage, inspire and develop the fundraising team
• Ensure working relationships are at all times generative and effective
Within the Commercial Department:
The Directorate provides the lead in identifying new commercial activity and in growing Company’s existing businesses and funding sources to meet both Company’s and its clients’ expectations and aspirations.
Within the Fundraising Function:
The role of fundraising is to generate income through a variety of methods in order to support Company’s work that is not funded by contracts or service delivery.
Specialist duties within your department:
• Develop, instigate and deliver a sustainable, progressive income generation strategy to
meet Company’s fundraising targets over time, as agreed with the Commercial Director
and approved by the Executive Board and the Board of Trustees.
• Effectively and energetically build, lead and manage the Fundraising team as required
to deliver the strategy within defined resource constraints.
• Contribute personally to fundraising in a donor sector where you have relevant
knowledge and contacts.
• Collaborate effectively with the Marketing & Communications department to help raise Company’s profile and advance its mission in both the regional and national Disability arena.
• Maintain an up-to-date and insightful knowledge of the fundraising sector and the
Disability sectors in which Company operates.
• Manage expenditure budget and resource costs effectively to deliver team objectives.
• Monitor and evaluate financial performance and performance against other strategic targets.
• Ensure all fundraising policies and practices are in accordance with relevant legislation (e.g. Charities Act, Data Protection Act, Fundraising Standards Board etc) and compliant with all other relevant regulation and codes of practice.
• Keep the Commercial Director and, as required, the Executive and Trustee Boards
informed of fundraising activities by preparing reports and, when requested, attending management and Board meetings to present and discuss plans and activities.
Person Specification
Qualifications (essential):
Degree Level
Fundraising vocational
qualifications
Qualifications (desirable):
Membership of the
Institute of Fundraising
Experience (essential):
Experience of fundraising across many donor sectors.
Experience of a range of fundraising activities including individuals, trusts, corporate, community, legacies etc.
Experience of leading a fundraising team.
Experience of developing Fundraising Strategy, identifying which areas to develop and invest in.
Experience of collaborating with other Managers and Departments to ensure the Fundraising strategy is integrated within the charity’s strategy.
Experience of developing annual plans and budgets
Experience of writing and reviewing fundraising proposals.
Experience (desirable):
Experience of negotiating,
especially with suppliers
and service providers.
Experience and knowledge of the Disability
sector: issues, charities, commissioners and providers.
Skills and Knowledge (essential):
Excellent IT skills, including an understanding of the management of donor databases.
Good analytical skills to monitor the performance of fundraising activities, using Return on Investment ratios and other appropriate indicators.
Demonstrable ability to communicate with and influence effectively people at all levels, both orally and in writing.
Knowledge of data protection and relevant fundraising charity legislation, policies and practices.
Skills and Knowledge (desirable):
Understanding and experience of integrated communications strategies that incorporate all
channels of communication – off-line, on-line and broadcast media.
Other requirements (essential):
Creative and lateral thinking, showing flexibility
Able to handle pressure and work to deadlines
Rigorous approach, with good attention to detail
An exceptional communicator with strong
inter-personal skills
Commitment to learning and development of self
and staff
Commitment to equality and diversity
Disability awareness (desirable)
Values
Commitment to act at all
times in accord with
Company’s values:
- Determined
- Influential
- Passionate
- Agile
Wisewalk Resources is an equal opportunities employer. Our policy is to treat all job applicants and employees fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, trans-gender status, sexual orientation, religion or philosophical belief, marital status, civil partnership status, age or perceived age, race, colour, nationality, national origins, ethnic origin or disability. Our vacancies are open to all candidates and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. For more details please ask for a copy of our Equal Opportunities Policy.
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N/A |
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