Head Of Fundraising & Communications
16 days ago
Barking
Job title: Head of Fundraising and Communications Salary: £45,000 Location: Hybrid between home and our exhibition locations in London (Your attendance in the office will vary flexibly between 1-5 days per week, depending on business need. We cannot offer fixed days at home). Contract: Permanent Hours: 35 hours per week Reporting to: CEO Direct Reports: Fundraising Manager, Senior Campaigns Manager Indirect Reports: Communications Officer Job Description About the role The Head of Fundraising and Communications will lead the development and delivery of a systematic, data-driven, and project-managed approach to fundraising and communications — driving sustainable income growth and raising the charity’s profile and influence. This role is first and foremost a fundraising leadership role. As the charity’s strategic lead for fundraising, they will shape and expand our income streams, strengthen systems and processes, and build a high-performing team to help us reach more young people with our vital work. They will also lead on external communications and storytelling, ensuring our narrative is compelling, consistent, and rooted in the powerful impact of our programmes. While this role will oversee a team of three, the postholder will be hands-on and deeply involved in the systems and practices they implement, ensuring excellence in both strategy and delivery. This newly created role is a key position on the Senior Leadership Team, working closely with the CEO, Deputy CEO, and Head of Programmes to deliver The Ben Kinsella Trust’s vision and strategy. As part of a small charity making a big impact, you will play a central role in ensuring Ben’s legacy continues to educate, empower, and inspire thousands more young people across London and beyond. Key Responsibilities Fundraising • Provide strategic leadership and direction for all fundraising activity, ensuring a systematic and dependable approach to income generation., • Develop and deliver a long-term fundraising strategy that supports sustainable growth and diversification across grants & trusts, corporate donors, major donors, individual giving and community fundraising., • Build and manage relationships with key funders and donors, working with the CEO and Fundraising Manager to cultivate and steward major partnerships., • Maintain oversight and final sign-off of major and high-value funding applications to grants & trusts, corporate donors and major donors, ensuring they are well-structured, hold a compelling narrative, and are of the highest quality., • Implement systems, processes, and KPIs to monitor performance, track pipelines, and drive continuous improvement., • Play a full and active role as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to organisational strategy, decision-making, and culture., • Introduce and refine systems, processes, and workflows to improve efficiency and collaboration across departments., • Develop and implement a comprehensive external communications strategy, providing strategic leadership communications and campaigns and ensuring alignment with the charity’s mission and priorities., • Shape and oversee the charity’s external narrative, ensuring our storytelling is compelling, consistent, and rooted in impact., • Oversee the charity’s external communications and brand, ensuring all public-facing content is high quality, consistent and strengthens the charity’s reputation., • Lead the charity’s digital communications, including the website, social media, online campaigns and paid advertising; to grow awareness, engagement and support., • Lead the creation of high-quality marketing materials and publications to support fundraising, advocacy, and service delivery., • Responsible for the Fundraising and Communications budget and any related contracted services budgets, and any relevant restricted funds. Person Specification We actively encourage people from a variety of backgrounds with different experiences, skills and stories to join us and influence and develop our working practice. We recognise the value a diverse workforce brings to a small charity, and we are especially keen for people currently underrepresented in our charity and the wider sector to apply. This role is first and foremost a fundraising leadership role, with strategic communications as a closely linked responsibility. While we’ve set out the skills and experience we’re looking for, we know that no one will bring everything. If you have significant fundraising experience and are confident leading strategy, with experience of communications or a willingness to further develop in this area, we would really encourage you to apply. Please feel free to get in touch for a friendly conversation about the role and your application. Experience • Significant experience in a senior fundraising role, with a demonstrable track record of developing and delivering successful multi-stream income generation strategies., • Experience overseeing complex high-value fundraising applications and partnerships across a broad funder base, such as trusts and foundations, corporate sponsors, major donors and public-facing campaigns., • Leadership and team management experience, with the ability to motivate and develop others., • Experience managing budgets and working closely with finance colleagues on planning and forecasting., • Experience in leading or contributing to strategic communications, engagement or PR activity within a charity, campaigning or mission-led organisation., • Experience of working with a CEO, Senior Leadership Team and/or Board of Trustees to support organisational growth, strategic planning and decision-making., • Written communication and editing skills, with the ability to produce clear, accessible and persuasive content for fundraising applications, donor communications, campaigns and public-facing materials., • A storyteller who can translate data and impact into emotionally compelling narratives that inspire support., • Strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate organisational priorities into clear, deliverable fundraising and communications plans., • Organised, systematic, and process-oriented; with the ability to design, implement and manage effective systems for project management, pipeline tracking, KPIs and reporting., • Project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines with a calm and methodical approach., • Confident in the use of digital and cloud-based systems (such as CRMs, project management tools and analytics platforms) to inform decision making and continuous improvement., • Interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with donors, partners, colleagues and senior stakeholders., • Familiarity with issues relating to youth violence, education, or social justice., • An understanding of knife crime, youth violence, and other key current issues affecting young people., • Passionate about making a difference – committed to preventing knife crime and improving outcomes for young people, • Committed to equity and inclusion – values and actively promotes diversity, inclusion, and fairness in all aspects of work, • Reflective and open to learning – committed to personal growth, welcomes feedback, and continuously seeks to improve practice, • Strategic thinker with leadership presence – able to set direction, make informed decisions, and inspire confidence across the organisation., • Collaborative and influential – builds effective working relationships internally and externally, fostering teamwork and partnerships., • Flexible working opportunities where possible, • 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (rising to 30 days and 33 days after 5 and 10 years’ service, respectively), • Enhanced sick policy, • Contributory pension scheme, • Cycle to work scheme with the Green Commute Initiative, • Personal development opportunities
