Job Introduction
Role Title: Fundraising Lead
Reports to: Finance Manager
Location: Based at home, with visits to the Clacton office and attendance at community events across Essex (hybrid working)
Hours: 30 to 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £30000 – £33000 FTE per annum + benefits - depending on experience
The Role:
As Fundraising Lead, you will already be a passionate grant writer or fundraiser looking to expand your role, incorporating grant writing and fundraising. You will innovate and bring unique ideas to the role, developing a strong foundation to lead a successful fundraising team.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our charity and play a pivotal role in supporting and empowering people to age well.
Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:
* Prepare and manage fundraising budgets, forecasting potential income and expenditure for fundraising initiatives.
* Monitor, evaluate, and report on fundraising activities, providing regular progress updates to the Finance Manager and leadership team
* Lead on prospect research and pipeline development to maximise future funding opportunities.
* Working closely with colleagues across the organisation to develop fundable and fully costed proposals.
* Develop and maintain relationships with existing and prospective funders, donors and partners.
* Manage an existing database of individual donors. Develop ideas to expand one off and regular donations. Keep donors informed with regular updates.
* Preparing cases for support and submitting compelling written bids and complex grant applications as appropriate.
* Researching and identifying appropriate funders whose criteria match organisational development goals.
* Represent Age Well East at public speaking and networking events in the local business community virtually and in person when required.
* Working with marketing team to showcase partnership activity on social media, website, bespoke newsletters and press preparing and editing case studies.
* Build excellent working relationships with colleagues across the organisation, creating processes that support efficiencies and collaborative working.
* Deliver and own fundraising strategies that will excite and motivate donors to support Age Well East.
* Train, mentor, and coordinate the contributions of volunteers and staff engaged in fundraising activities.
* Innovate new initiatives and campaigns to diversify income streams, e.g., digital fundraising, community fundraising, and corporate partnerships.
* Liaise with finance and service delivery teams to report on grant expenditure and impact, ensuring funders' requirements are met.
* Support the organisation's mission, values and strategic aims, acting as an ambassador of Age Well East in all fundraising activities.
Person Specification:
Essential Criteria:
* Experience in Fundraising or Trust and Foundations grant writing or a similar role.
* Proven ability to meet deadlines and manage projects effectively.
* Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
* The ability to build and maintain strong relationships with supporters and partners.
* The ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
* A proactive solution focused and can do attitude.
* Strong IT skills including proficiency with CRM/database systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
* The ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the role.
* Proactive, solution-focused mindset with a positive "can-do" attitude.
Desirable Criteria:
* Experience in public speaking.
* Experience using Canva.
* Creative thinking.
Key relationships:
Finance Manager
Advice & Welfare Operations Manager
Communities Operations Manager
Marketing Co-ordinator