Head of Individual Giving
We are looking for a Head of Individual Giving to join an ambitious and dynamic team at a leading Healthcare charity.
Position: Head of Individual Giving
Location: Cambridge/hybrid (2 days per week in the office)
Salary: circa £50,000 per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
About the Role:
This is a brand-new role! As Head of Individual Giving, you will be committed to growing the charities active supporter database and their income generation across all IG activity. You will recruit and look after all fundraisers and donors giving up to £10k. You will drive an ambitious step change in donor acquisition and donor experience, embedding a culture of innovation, business process, responsiveness, and ambitious growth.
The role will allow you to have a strategic and practical impact, and you will lead a small team (with the potential to grow).
About You:
To be successful in this role you will have experience of leading and growing a successful fundraising team within a nonprofit organisation.
Key responsibilities:
- Identify innovative ways to recruit new givers, that are consistent with the overall strategy and brand.
- Double the IG income over 5 years (charity-wide ambition).
- Collaboration with Communications colleagues, to grow awareness of the charity and seize new opportunities to promote the impact of our charities work.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across fundraising to support income generation
- for major campaigns.
- Try and test new ideas and innovations across your sector!
- Evaluate donor behaviour, track trends in giving, and provide strategic insight to drive
- our growth strategy.
- Streamline and enhance donor stewardship.
- Deploy new tactics and products to recruit and engage new supporters.
- Create a culture of supporter care, growth, and focus.
Essential skills:
- Leadership experience at Senior Management Level.
- Strives continually to drive change.
- Strong leadership skills; able to make tough decisions.
- A curious but meticulous mind!
- A creative flair and experience in creative development and proven success in donor acquisition and/or donor development campaigns.
- You know what your audience wants and what will be successful.
- Significant experience working with data selections, segmentation, campaign analysis, and an openness to test new ideas.
- Experience in preparing and delivering against budget for both income and expenditure.
- A leader who gets excellent results within agreed budgets and on schedule.
- Ability to write board reports, present at various meetings, committees, and Board meetings as and when needed.
- 5 years' experience of DM campaign management.
Other roles you may have experience with could include Individual Giving Manager, Charity Fundraising Manager, Senior Fundraising Manager, Interim Fundraising Manager, Trusts Fundraiser, Foundations Fundraiser, Fundraising, Partnerships Manager, Fundraising Partnerships, Income Generation etc. #INDNFP