Who: Leukaemia Care
Title: Head of Fundraising
Where: Hybrid/Worcester
Hours: 37.5 hrs a week
Salary: £50,000
Contract: permanent
About the charity:
Leukaemia Care is the UK’s leading leukaemia charity. For over 50 years, we have been dedicated to ensuring that everyone affected receives the best possible diagnosis, information, advice, treatment, and support.
About the role:
This is a new role which sits within the charity’s Senior Management Team. The Head of Fundraising will have responsibility for driving the development and implementation of all existing and potential income streams – including challenge events, grant- making trusts, corporate partnerships, community and individual giving, and major donors.
Role responsibilities to include:
* Working with the Senior Management Team to shape the charity’s fundraising vision, and to lead on the creation of annual and long-term fundraising strategies.
* Lead, mentor and motivate the fundraising team, working with them to achieve collective goals and create ambitious plans.
* Work alongside the Director of Engagement and the communications team to create impactful fundraising campaigns, appeals and messaging.
* Nurture and develop relationships with existing and potential donors and supporters – building strategic and mutually beneficial partnerships.
* Ensure the on-going identification and research of corporate, individual and grant- making trust funding opportunities, and the creation of innovative and engaging applications.
* Lead on the development of impact-focused fundraising information to allow team members to make engaging cases for support.
* Providing detailed income forecasts and budgets.
Person specification to include:
* Extensive experience in a senior fundraising role.
* Experience working with staff and volunteers.
* Experience with multiple types of income streams.
* Reporting against targets and demonstrating impact.
* Financial literacy, including charity reporting.
* Excellent networking and relationship management skills.
* Outstanding written, communication and presentation skills.
* The ability to motivate and influence team members and supporters to reach targets.
* Proficient in data analysis from different sources. Excellent organisation, prioritisation and workload management.
* Self-motivated and capable of working independently and as part of a small team. Strong organisational and time management skills.
* Highly IT literate, with a preference for MS Office proficiency.
* Strong negotiation and understanding skills.
* Experience in analysing data and producing reports based on findings.
For a full copy of the job pack please apply via this site.
Deadline for applications: 14th July