Job Description

Job Title: Head of Fundraising (Maternity Cover)


Service/Division: Business Development and Insights


Reporting to: Director of Business Development and Insights



Location: Hammersmith, this role can be primarily remote with travel to our offices and to attend events



Salary: 52,000 - 55,000


Hours: 35 hours per week for full time, we are open to discussing flexibility for this role


Contract Type: 9 month fixed term contract with potential to extend

This post is open to female applicants only as this is deemed a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with diverse backgrounds, including those with disabilities, BAME and LBT communities.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.


We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women's centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.


Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

Job Summary

The role will be focused on both existing and new funding, raising income from trusts, corporations, individuals and foundations, including managing a pipeline of existing and new opportunities for the organisation's service portfolio. As the Head of Fundraising, you will steward all grant funding and deliver thorough and impactful reports to the Board and funders. You will bring a solid understanding of the UK fundraising environment, regulation, best practice, client management systems, and confidence in senior stakeholder relationship management.


Working closely with the Director of Development and Insights and Service Directors, you will support financial resilience, ensuring sustainability and growth. With a proven track record of securing and managing funds between five and six figure levels, this role requires a candidate who is able to showcase their knowledge, methodologies and of breadth of philanthropy & fundraising from commercial, private, government donors and securing funds from HNWI's.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

Focus on both existing and new funding, developing a pipeline of new opportunities and relationships and reporting on prospects and outcomes to management and trustees. Lead the diversification of Advance's income stream, including unrestricted funds, a key strategic objective for the organisation, thinking outside of the box when it comes to potential funders and delivering innovative fundraising plans. Work closely with Advance staff to gain information (inputs, activities, outputs) and evidence (statistics, testimonials and case studies) that can be included in proposals and utilise this data to craft compelling copy for a range of applications to external funders. Generate income from multiyear, mutually beneficial corporate partnerships and meet agreed annual fundraising targets. Ensure that the organisation's focus is kept on opportunities which deliver on the income expectations for the role. Work with the Director of Business Development and Insights to develop and manage Advance's partnership portfolio and funders database and provide monthly reports and budget forecasts. Manage a complex workload, working independently and solving problems proactively to find solutions to systems and issues which enable the development and delivery of the fundraising plans. Oversee the development of a consistent approach to fundraising and deliver cross-organisational training to develop a strong culture of fundraising at Advance. Be responsible for your own personal learning development and keep up to date on research, relevant legislation, policy and practice, and other literature relevant to the role. Participate in supervision, training and meetings as required, and assist in the development of services in line with agreed development plans.

General Information

Performance and Quality: Ensure all work undertaken is aligned to the service/division's annual plan and that all policies, processes and guidance notes are up to date and in line with best practice/current legislation.


Policies and procedure: Ensure the effective implementation of Advance's Safeguarding, Health & Safety, Equality and Diversity and other policies and procedures and uphold the core values of Advance.


Equality and diversity: Advance aims to create and sustain an inclusive work environment which provides equality of opportunity for everyone and reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. The postholder is required to uphold the Equality and Diversity policy and comply with the code of conduct which sets out our standards of behaviour towards those who use our services or work within them.


Confidentiality: The post holder must ensure that any information relating to employees, service users, and volunteers (future, current and past) is treated in strictest confidence and must be discussed only within the confines of the work setting with the appropriate members of the team or manager.

This job description sets out the duties of the post at the time when it was drawn up and will be reviewed from time to time. Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot of themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post

How to apply:

Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.


Closing Date for Applications: Sunday the 10th of August Interviews are taking place w/c 25th August

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:

A 35-hour working week An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!) Additional days off to celebrate International Women's Day, and for religious observance and moving home Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take ad-vantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more Pension scheme Enhanced maternity/adoption provision Access to our Employee Assistance Programme Employee eye-care scheme Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles Refer a Friend Scheme - 250 for each referral who passes probation Organisation wide away days Thorough induction and training Career development pathways
Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email recruitment@advancecharity.org.uk and the Talent Acquisition Team will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups un-derrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.