Area 1: Business Development
• Lead Together for Short Lives’ business development activity, developing strategic plans to achieve income generation targets and KPIs.
• Deliver a diverse range of creative business development activities enhance Together for Short Lives’ public image and increase our market exposure.
• Build strong relationships with identified key prospects, managing and delivering a robust pipeline of six and seven figure new business opportunities.
• Lead on the delivery of creative and compelling applications and visual materials for proposals and pitches.
• Lead on diversifying the ways companies can give to Together for Short Lives, identifying sponsorship opportunities and developing our cause-related marketing / licensing portfolio.
• Regularly report on performance through the production of budgets and financial monitoring reports and through quarterly tracking of KPIs.
• Conduct research and data analysis to inform business decisions and develop persuasive new business propositions.
• Work closely with the Associate Director of Fundraising and the Corporate Advisory Group (comprised of Heads of Corporate Partnerships and senior Corporate Partnership Managers from children’s hospices) to identify nationwide partnership opportunities through existing regional relationships.
• Build strong relationships with our children’s hospice membership in addition to the Corporate Advisory Group, engaging their support in our new business efforts and maximising the NFS New Business Referral Scheme.
• To engage in external networking opportunities, raising the profile of Together for Short Lives as a potential charity partner.
Area 2: Donor Facing Communications
• Collaborate closely with the Communications team to ensure all content and collateral that you create aligns with Together for Short Lives’ brand guidelines and messaging.
• Create and produce a range of compelling fundraising materials for supporters, including presentations, digital assets, impact reports, and case studies.
• Assist in promoting fundraising successes and stories across various marketing channels, such as social media, website, and regular newsletters, in coordination with the Communications team.
Area 3: General Responsibilities
• Be flexible and work to departmental objectives by spotting opportunities to generate new business leads for Together for Short Lives.
• Promote a ‘partnership culture’ across Together for Short Lives by building and maintaining excellent working relationships across the charity, and across the network of 52 children’s hospices and throughout the children’s palliative care sector.
• Ensure that record keeping is efficient and effective in order to fulfil the requirements of the whole department.
• Occasional travel to attend events on behalf of Together for Short Lives, alongside meetings at Together for Short Lives’ head office in Bristol.
• Stay abreast of developments in fundraising from the corporate sector, including all charity law updates with specific regard to corporate support.
• To carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the post as requested by your line manager.