Head of Fundraising and Communications leading data-driven, project-managed fundraising and communications for charity. A key position on the Senior Leadership Team shaping sustainable income growth.
Responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership and direction for all fundraising activity, ensuring a systematic and dependable approach to income generation.
Develop and deliver a long-term fundraising strategy that supports sustainable growth and diversification across grants & trusts, corporate donors, major donors, individual giving and community fundraising.
Build and manage relationships with key funders and donors, working with the CEO and Fundraising Manager to cultivate and steward major partnerships.
Maintain oversight and final sign-off of major and high-value funding applications to grants & trusts, corporate donors and major donors, ensuring they are well-structured, hold a compelling narrative, and are of the highest quality.
Implement systems, processes, and KPIs to monitor performance, track pipelines, and drive continuous improvement.
Provide strategic fundraising insight and reporting to the Senior Leadership Team and Board.
Play a full and active role as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to organisational strategy, decision-making, and culture.
Introduce and refine systems, processes, and workflows to improve efficiency and collaboration across departments.
Support strategic planning and financial forecasting, particularly in relation to income generation and communications activity.
Develop and implement an external communications strategy, providing strategic leadership communications and campaigns and ensuring alignment with the charity’s mission and priorities.
Shape and oversee the charity’s external narrative, ensuring our storytelling is compelling, consistent, and rooted in impact.
Oversee the charity’s external communications and brand, ensuring all public-facing content is high quality, consistent and strengthens the charity’s reputation.
Lead the charity’s digital communications, including the website, social media, online campaigns and paid advertising; to grow awareness, engagement and support.
Lead the creation of high-quality marketing materials and publications to support fundraising, advocacy, and service delivery.
Use data and insight to evaluate effectiveness and inform future strategy.
Responsible for the Fundraising and Communications budget and any related contracted services budgets, and any relevant restricted funds.
Requirements
Significant experience in a senior fundraising role, with a demonstrable track record of developing and delivering successful multi-stream income generation strategies.
Experience overseeing complex high-value fundraising applications and partnerships across a broad funder base, such as trusts and foundations, corporate sponsors, major donors and public-facing campaigns.
Leadership and team management experience, with the ability to motivate and develop others.
Experience managing budgets and working closely with finance colleagues on planning and forecasting.
Experience in leading or contributing to strategic communications, engagement or PR activity within a charity, campaigning or mission-led organisation.
Experience of working with a CEO, Senior Leadership Team and/or Board of Trustees to support organisational growth, strategic planning and decision-making.
Experience of developing or contributing to monitoring, evaluation and reporting frameworks to assess fundraising and communications performance and impact.
Benefits
Flexible working opportunities where possible
27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (rising to 30 days and 33 days after 5 and 10 years’ service, respectively)
Enhanced sick policy
Contributory pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme with the Green Commute Initiative
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