Job Description

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