The role’s focus is Greater Manchester with some work in Merseyside, and you will also work on joint initiatives and events with the Fundraising Development Manager for Yorkshire. Good fundraisers come from all walks of life, and we encourage people from minority backgrounds, or with transferable skills to apply. Your positive approach and proven track record in cultivating relationships is key to the role, as is your resilience and ability to keep going when the going gets tough. You’ll be part of a fantastic team who are very supportive, including the Senior Fundraiser who’ll report into you. A day in the life of a Fundraising Development Manager: Generate income from individuals, and corporates Promote appeals and events to prospective supporters Join forums and networking events to cultivate new income generating relationships Meet with supporters in person, on-line and by phone Collaborate with colleagues in service teams to identify funding needs Recruit and work with volunteers, including corporate volunteers Thank our donors and supporters and ensure they feel valued – we love creative ways to say thank you We also love creative ways to say please and you will help generate new fundraising ideas Contribute to team meetings and collaborate with fundraising colleagues Line management of Senior Fundraiser To be a successful Fundraising Development Manager you’ll need: Bags of enthusiasm and a commitment to our cause Excellent relationship building skills Tenacity and the ability to prioritise The ability to communicate effectively and persuasively. Planning and budgeting skills and the ability to understand and summarise financial information. Proven ability to develop and maintain strong and productive working relationships with internal and external contacts Direct experience of regularly monitoring KPIs for team activities and key corporate partnerships and projects sales/marketing experience Line management experience Experience of building strong and effective donor/customer relationships at all levels Requirements Proven experience of planning and managing income generating activities and events