Fundraising Manager

Freelancingforgood; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job description

The Girls’ Network is looking for a Fundraising Manager to join their team.

Overview:

• Full-time or part-time position
• Language: English
• Location: UK (Remote)
• Salary: £42,000 – £51,450 FTE (based on experience)
• Applications closing: 6th April

Job Description

The Fundraising Manager (Partnerships) role is a fantastic opportunity to lead on developing partnerships with The Girls’ Network’s corporate and public sector supporters. The programme is well established with £170,000 worth of partners already on board. There is an opportunity to put your own stamp on the work, developing new collateral and ideas for excellent partnerships.

The role is within our Fundraising & Communications team of four staff and works in collaboration with regional Senior Network Managers. There is an opportunity for the post holder to collaborate with the Fundraising Manager (Trusts and Foundations) on the development of grant applications.

Responsibilities

As a Fundraising Manager at The Girls’ Network, you will be responsible for the following:

Income generation

• Primary focus of the role is to manage a portfolio of £170,000 worth of corporate partners and public sector organisations, to meet annual income targets and provide an excellent supporter experience.
• Develop compelling funding propositions and case for support to meet priorities, working closely with colleagues in Fundraising & Communications, Programmes and Monitoring, Research, Evaluation & Learning (MERL).
• Maintain an up-to-date pipeline of prospects through research and excellent record keeping (using SalesForce), ensuring that applications are made to meet known deadlines.
• Collaborate with Network Managers on regional corporate partnerships, ensuring a consistent and good supporter experience and identifying opportunities for development.
• Ensure that all reporting and grant monitoring is delivered in a timely manner, working closely with the MERL Manager and colleagues across Programmes.
• Oversee calendar of third-party events, liaising with external partners and ensuring appropriate TGN involvement.
• Provide internal management information and reporting to the Head of Fundraising on a quarterly basis, or as required.

Stewardship

• Develop data management processes, ensuring timely impact reporting or other agreed deliverables.
• Ensure all donations and supporters are thanked in a timely and appropriate mode to their giving channel.
• Keep all relevant donor and financial information up-to-date on Salesforce, ensuring adherence to GDPR and other relevant good practice, as defined by the Fundraising Regulator and other sector bodies.
• Work with Communications to ensure regular updates to website and other digital channels, identifying opportunities for partnership activities.
• Work with colleagues in Fundraising & Communications and CEO to deliver appropriate partner recognition including events and other engagement activities.

Other duties: As a small charity with limited resources, all staff are expected to be flexible with their work and as such you may be required to undertake other duties and tasks as assigned from time to time.

Role Requirements

We are looking for someone with the following skills and experience:

• At least five years’ relevant experience as a fundraiser or in other similar roles e.g. marketing or sales, ideally with at least three years working in fundraising and be able to demonstrate previous success in generating income and achieving targets.
• An exceptional communicator with the confidence to work on your own initiative and to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Well organised with excellent attention to detail, work well under pressure and have the ability to think both strategically and operationally.
• A good understanding of the disadvantages faced by both women and those from the least advantaged communities and have a drive to rectify the inequalities that currently exist.
• You thrive on the potential to make a real difference with your work.

Essential

• Proven experience in the charity sector and able to demonstrate fundraising or similar success.
• A skilled and confident relationship builder who enjoys maintaining and sustaining contacts.
• Extremely well organised and self-motivated.
• The ability to recognise opportunities to help achieve income targets.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of financial information and ability to provide relevant data for applications including budgets and operational targets.
• Commitment to gender equality and social mobility.
• Confidence managing stakeholders.
• Resilience and ability to self-manage workload with support from line manager.

Desirable

• You are flexible in your approach to working with a small organisation and understand the time and resource limitations.
• You have safeguarding knowledge.
• Experience in using Salesforce or another CRM, Hootsuite, Canva, Access (website), Mailchimp.
• Understanding or experience of working from home. Experience of working in a small charity.

How to apply?

To apply for this role, please submit your CV along with a supporting statement (no more than two pages) outlining how you meet the competencies outlined above and email this to [e-mail].