Royal Voluntary Service has an opportunity available for a Trusts and Statutory Fundraising Managerto join our team.You will join us on a full-time permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £41,970 per annum. This is a home-based role with occasional National travel.
About the Trusts and Statutory Fundraising Manager role:
- The Trusts and Statutory fundraising team meet donations targets by looking for suitable opportunities to apply to trusts, statutory and lottery funders to enable delivery of charitable impact.
- The Trusts and Statutory Fundraising Manager plays a key role in the development and delivery of the charity's Trusts and Statutory fundraising strategy.
- They attract new large funders to the charity and ensure the highest levels of stewardship to grow and maintain relationships.
- They investigate and maximise new income opportunities and play a key role in analysing the performance of our portfolio and progress against KPIs.
- They work collaboratively and influences with other members of the Fundraising directorate, and wider organisation to lead and coordinate cross team initiatives.
- They lead on trust fundraising for specific RVS projects, for example Virtual Village Hall or dementia services. Ensures that funders' expectations are met, and targets reached, by managing cross- departmental individuals and groups.
- They work with the Head of Trusts and Statutory Fundraising to create informed future plans and budgets
Hours: 35 hours, Monday to Friday
Benefits
- 26 days' holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Ten weeks' company sick pay following successful completion of probation
- A great pension scheme
- 2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification
- Enhanced Family Leave schemes
- An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online
- A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions counselling included
- Extensive online and on the job training to ensure you will succeed in your role
- Opportunities to discuss flexible working
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society
What you'll bring as our Trusts and Statutory Fundraising Manager :
- Knowledge of the funding sector and the work of the charity, making a credible ambassador for the charity.
- Understands and implements good funder stewardship practice.
- Understands the requirements of the fundraising regulator, particularly as it applies to trusts and statutory funding.
- Excellent knowledge of trusts and grant givers in the UK, including giving trends
- Talented writer, able to craft compelling narratives to showcase our cases for support and our impact.
- Persuasive interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Highly articulate and numerate.
- Good analytical skills, including analysing and manipulating data for project reporting.
- Able to consider patterns and potential and feed into future planning.
- Proficient with financial information, including presenting budgets to external audiences.
- Solution focused, able to work with others to find solutions so that activity can progress.
- Experience
- Substantial (three or more years) proven track record of raising five and six figure gifts from Trusts, Foundations, or public bodies, and demonstrable experience of meeting financial targets.
- Experience of undertaking prospect research, pipeline management and feeding into future planning.
- Experience of using Raiser's Edge or other fundraising databases.
Please refer to the role profile available to view on this vacancy for full details of this opportunity.
If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Trusts and Statutory Fundraising Manager please click ‘apply' today, we'd love to hear from you!
The closing date for this role is 12 August 2024. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
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