Director of Income Generation
Location
Remote | United Kingdom
Job description
Director of Income Generation
Remote with national travel as required (UK)
Are you the person who could lead our client’s fundraising function, allowing them to achieve bigger, more ambitious action for climate and nature in 2024 and beyond? Are you a talented and ambitious fundraiser who wants to catapult your career? Have you been struggling to break through and be seen as senior management potential?
Our client has an amazing opportunity for someone to do just that. You will want to:
- Drive income generation and build sustainability
- Learn about becoming an effective Director at a charity
- Work with a supportive board and develop yourself for your next career step
The Organisation Our client is a climate change charity that trains communities, groups and individuals to work with politicians on climate change. Their vision is to see politicians of all political persuasions joining together with each other and with communities across the UK to drive inclusive action on the climate and nature crises.
Our client operates nationally at a grassroots level, linking constituents with their elected representatives, running training and holding events.
Our client is currently seeking a Director of Income Generation to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis.
The Benefits - Salary of £41,976 (with a £3,000 London weighting for qualifying postcode areas)
- 30 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- Employers’ Pension Contribution
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- Well-being support
This is a unique opportunity to make that all important step from manager to leader, learn on the job and develop while you deliver. Today, Our client expects you to have at least two-four years of fundraising experience with a demonstrable track record of managing income delivery. You have probably specialised in one form of fundraising but should also have an understanding of other income streams.
So, if you’re ready to lead transformative change and shape a better tomorrow for the planet and communities, our client wants to hear from you!
The Role As our client’s Director of Income Generation, you will oversee all aspects of their fundraising and income generation.
Leading the development and implementation of their fundraising strategy and operational plans, you will ensure they have sustainable funding sources whilst overseeing fundraising strategy bids, proposals and reporting, including the fundraising function on their CRM system.
You will also manage marketing and communications activities, ensuring effective external communication to showcase the impact and outcomes of our client’s work, raising their presence and profile.
Additionally, you will:
- Oversee frameworks for monitoring, evaluation and impact measurement
- Deliver and manage key funding applications and activities
- Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders, funders, supporters and partners
About You To be considered as our client’s Director of Income Generation, you will need:
- Fundraising experience, including raising £0.5 - £1m of funding per annum
- A background in trusts and foundation fundraising
- Experience working with budgets to optimise the utilisation of resources
- Experience overseeing the delivery of programmes and projects, implementation of CRM systems and system development
- Experience developing and managing a range of management information metrics
- Experience managing a team
- An understanding of acquisition mechanics for mass market support
- To be educated to a degree level in a related field and/or experience overseeing fundraising and communications functions
For the perfect candidate, our client prioritises ambition, enthusiasm and a willingness to learn, over ticking all the boxes. They know that the job description is looking for a lot, but don't let that put you off, if you think that you have most of what our client is looking for and know you can do the rest then this might be just the opportunity you are looking for!
Other organisations may call this role Head of Fundraising, Head of Income Generation, Director of Philanthropy, Head of Partnerships, Fundraising Director, or Director of Fundraising.
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