Fundraising Officer

Location

Surrey | United Kingdom

Job description

At GLF Schools we strive for all the children in our 42 schools to have the best start in life. Our fundraising strategy, and the development of our GLF Schools’ Foundation, is critical to realising our vision, and we are now looking to recruit an experienced Fundraising Officer to join our team

Your Opportunity

You will play a leading role in securing new income from trusts and foundations, helping us to deliver our ambition for every one of our children to have access to the same opportunities and experiences, regardless of their financial background or which school they attend.

You will be the primary point of contact and key relationship manager for small to medium trust and foundation prospects and will support the Head of Foundation and Business Development Manager with approaches to major trusts and foundations.

Main areas of the role are:

• Prospect research and pipeline development
• Preparing and submitting compelling applications

The job may be based in any of our regional offices (Banstead, Caterham, Crawley, Camberley or Banbury) but we operate a hybrid working model. Occasional travel may be required to our Head Office in Banstead and to our schools across the South East.

This is a full-time post, all year round , but we can be flexible and will consider applications for part time hours or term time only; please advise at the point of application.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference for our 17,000 children.

What we are looking for

• Experience of working in a fundraising or business development role for a charity, NGO, private or public entity
• Experience of drafting proposals for trusts, foundations and securing four and five figure grants
• Fluent in English
• Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills
• Ability to understand and analyse budgets and financial information
• Someone who works well on their own initiative, but who will enjoy being part of a team.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 42 academies or in our central team.

• Celebrating over 10 years as a growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
• 42 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

Our Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive local government pension scheme
• Flexible working options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model
• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm

The Details

Salary: £32,136-36k FTE (Senior Specialist)

Hours: Full time or part time, 52 weeks or term time only (please specify your preferred working pattern in your personal statement). Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm can be discussed at interview.

Start date: As soon as available

Close Date: 26th February 2024

Interview Date : 8th March 2024. Interviews will take place at our Trust Head Office in Banstead, Surrey.

Note to candidates: We know that long lists of criteria can be daunting and that some candidates will not apply for a role unless they feel they are 100% qualified. If you feel you meet at least some of the essential criteria below, we still encourage you to apply. 

Safeguarding Statement

GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

As a Trust, we are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. GLF Schools recognises and celebrates the diversity of its schools and their communities. There is a shared commitment across the Trust to develop further a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated, and individuals are treated equitably and fairly and feel a sense of belonging. We strive for an inclusive environment where staff, children and students are comfortable to express their own identity, should they wish, in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone in our schools. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.

Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.

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