We are WR Fundraising Recruitment and we are delighted to be working on a newly created Head of Fundraising & Communications role for a much loved animal welfare charity.
We're looking for an experienced and strategic Head of Fundraising & Communications to join the charity at a pivotal point in its journey.
This is a significant new senior leadership role, created to lead a newly formed team and drive a step-change in income, awareness and engagement. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you'll integrate income generation, brand, marketing, communications and engagement into a single, high-performing function.
As part of the Senior Leadership Team, we're looking for someone at ease with developing and implementing overall operational strategy in conjunction to your own department.
The core focus of this role will be:
Fundraising and Income Generation
Trade and retail
Marketing and communications
Head of Fundraising & Communications
Full Time
Reigate & Banstead, Surrey – Onsite with limited hybrid working
£50,000 – £55,000 per annum
A full Driving Licence and access to a vehicle are essential
Duties will include:
Leading and developing a multi-disciplinary income, marketing and engagement team
Creating and delivering an integrated income generation and engagement strategy
Driving growth across individual giving, trusts, corporate partnerships, events, retail and legacies
Overseeing marketing, communications, PR and supporter engagement activity
Managing and growing the charity's trading subsidiary
Using insight, data and evaluation to inform strategy and performance
Supporting volunteers with fundraising, brand and engagement activity
Ensuring best practice, compliance and excellent supporter experience
The ideal candidate will:
Have senior-level experience across income generation, marketing and communications
Have a proven track record of growing income in a charity environment
Be experienced in building and leading high-performing teams
Be confident setting and delivering ambitious financial targets
Have strong budget management and forecasting skills
Be an excellent communicator, comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels
Be resilient, proactive and calm under pressure
Experience of working with boards, media engagement, volunteers or trading subsidiaries would be advantageous.
To apply and for further information, please email a copy of your CV in the first instance.
WR Fundraising Recruitment are passionate about bringing together talented fundraising professionals with inspiring charities. We'd love to hear from you if you're looking for your next fundraising opportunity.