Senior Fundraiser
hace 3 días
London
Contract type: Permanent Hours: 36 Hours Per week Salary: £39,000 - £43,000 Reports to: Chief Executive Officer Location: Hybrid working Overview: Spires supports homeless and vulnerably housed people in South London. This role focuses on trusts, foundations, and government funding, working closely with the CEO to maintain strong funder relationships and deliver compelling bids. Spires has undergone a period of rapid transformation, moving to a model of multi-site working across three London Boroughs. Our core services include, day centre style drop-ins for homeless people, a Women’s drop in, a Refugee drop in and outreach targeted at supporting Women who are sex working. Part 1: Job profile 1.1 Purpose of job To generate income from a diverse funding pool that includes trusts, foundations, government and other funding sources as appropriate. Trusts and foundations remain the primary funding source for Spires so maintaining consistent application output is a core element of the role. To manage our relationships with funders which will include reporting, networking and proactive engagement. Work with Spires CEO and the Head of Client Services to ensure that data and outcomes are being effectively captured in a way that is helpful for evidencing impact. 1.2 Position in organisation The post holder will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer. Whilst not an operational role, the post holder will maintain a connection to our services so as to be able to represent the service accurately in funding bids. Part 2: Key duties and responsibilities 2.1 Income generation • Maximise existing and find new income to meet agreed income targets., • Research, write and present attractive propositions for a range of quality funding bids, proposals and documentation., • Produce and submit quality funding reports to meet deadlines., • Contribute to internal planning and budget setting, setting out clear plans for income generation., • Contribute to forecasting and regular reporting, producing verbal and written reports for the CEO., • Feed into the updated fundraising strategy., • Undertaking other duties compatible with the level and nature of the post and/or reasonably required by more senior members of staff. Part 3: Person specification 3.1 Essential experience • Experience of working in the fundraising sector in a professional capacity, • Experience of securing significant grants or multi-year funding from trusts or statutory sources, • A demonstrable track record of successfully generating income and achieving targets, • Producing impact and evaluation reports for funders, • Understanding of the principles of effective fundraising, • Understanding of the principles of effective marketing, communication and diverse donor motivations, • Excellent written and spoken communication skills, • Information management skills (GDPR), • Good influencer and negotiator, • Highly organised with attention to detail, • Confident and enthusiastic with excellent interpersonal skills, • Compassion for and awareness of issues facing our clients and service users, • An understanding of and commitment to diversity and equality, • Able to work in a flexible, approachable manner in response to changing organisational requirements Location: The postholder will be an employee of The Spires Centre. This post is based at 2nd Floor, Elmfield House, 5 Stockwell Mews, SW9 9GX This role will by hybrid with three days in the office and two days from home. Probation: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. Notice: This post is subject to an 12 weeks’ notice period once confirmed in post. Annual leave: The annual leave entitlement is 35 days per year including 8 bank holidays. Pension: The Spires Centre will contribute 5% of annual salary for those who qualify for our group pension plan. Other benefits: The Spires Centre will provide life and income protection insurance for those who qualify for our group plans. Expenses: This role will require travel within London. Out-of-pocket expenses will be paid when incurred in accordance with our expenses policy. Safeguarding: The postholder will adhere to The Spires Centre’s safeguarding policy for vulnerable adults. DBS Check: Because of the need to interact with our vulnerable clients a satisfactory enhanced DBS check will be required. Spires is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and inclusion as central to our mission and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from individuals who are underrepresented in the charity sector, including people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, people with disabilities, and those with lived experience relevant to our work. If you require any adjustments to support your application or interview, we will do our best to provide them. Application Process Please apply by submitting a covering letter and CV. The covering letter should outline your motivation for applying and how you meet the person specificaltion. Note on Interviews. Interviews will be held at our office in Stockwell. We have provisioanlly booked these for the 28th and 29th of January.