Who Are We?
Percy Hedley is one of the North East’s largest charities, providing care, education and support to over 1,000 disabled children, young people and adults every year. Through our schools, college and adult services, we give children a voice, young people the opportunity to develop their skills, and offer lifelong care and support.
We work towards excellence every day and our team members are committed to delivering the very best outcomes for the people we support. Our dynamic and flexible service is tailored to the specific needs of the individual, making it easier to live, learn and be part of a world adapting to change.
The Role (Up to £35,000)
We are looking for a proactive and target-driven individual with a proven track record in securing a wide range of donations from Trusts and Foundations. You will have experience of developing and managing a portfolio of prospects and existing donors and will be skilled in writing compelling and tailored proposals for funders.
The successful candidate will also be well versed in building and developing relationships with grant givers, ensuring outstanding supporter care and stewardship at all times. We are a small team who work hard, have fun and most of all are driven to make a difference to the lives of the people we support at Percy Hedley. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
Applications will be considered from those with less trust experience with transferable skills, or those currently in a more junior role with trust experience who want to be supported to take the next step in their career.
Main Duties
* Achieve agreed income and expenditure targets for trust income in line with the Percy Hedley Fundraising and Engagement Strategy
* Research and identify potential new funders, creating pipelines for engagement and applications
* Create compelling written and verbal cases for support and bespoke proposals for potential funders
* Work closely with the Head of Fundraising and Engagement to approach appropriate trusts and foundations for support
* Maintain and develop relationships with existing funders, including creating individual stewardship programmes and delivering excellent customer care at all times
* Deliver timely, accurate and engaging updates/reports to external funders and provide regular internal updates of income and forecasting
* Work closely with Percy Hedley staff to understand funding needs for our varied services across the Foundation
* Work closely with Finance and service leads to ensure trusts and foundation grants cover as much of the capital expenditure programme as possible
* Work closely with the Fundraising Team and Marketing Team to ensure all opportunities to develop further support for Percy Hedley are taken
* To support fundraising activities whenever possible particularly larger events when all team members may need to be involved
* Ensure donor and financial records are accurate, up to date, and comply with all appropriate legislation
If you have any questions about the role please contact Jeff Breen, Head of Fundraising - jeff.breen@percyhedley.org.uk