Purpose of post: Develop, manage and maintain income from a diverse portfolio of fundraising streams, including Trusts and Foundations, Individual Giving, Events Fundraising and Legacy Fundraising.
You will be joining a Fundraising, Communication and Marketing team that is committed to working collaboratively and creating a supportive culture. This is something we are proud of and believe is at the heart of our success.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To be successful in this role you will have excellent knowledge and experience growing fundraising income, together with the ability to manage donor relationships and inspire people to support SCT.
In this role you will have responsibility for:
- Trust Fundraising, managing a trust pipeline, identifying and assessing opportunities for grant applications through prospect research and developing and submitting excellent applications.
- Working alongside the Director of Fundraising to manage the relationship with grant funders, including hosting visits, attending meetings, and ensuring reporting requirements are met.
- Lead the development and delivery of events fundraising, including working alongside the Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications to develop new owned fundraising activities and increase engagement in third-party events.
- Support the Director of Fundraising, Communications and Marketing to develop and promote new fundraising campaigns, including individual giving and regular giving campaigns
- Support the Director of Fundraising, Communications and Marketing to launch a new Gifts in Wills campaign and support the delivery of legacy fundraising.
- Work with colleagues across the fundraising, marketing, and communications team and the wider organisation to support the development of integrated fundraising and marketing campaigns. In 2025, our priority is the delivery of a 60-anniversary campaign.
People management
- Manage a Fundraising Assistant, setting objectives and overseeing their work.
- Support the Fundraising Assistant’s professional development by providing mentoring and identifying opportunities for professional development.
Other roles and responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with colleagues in the Fundraising, Communications and Marketing team and colleagues across the organisation.
- As required, support and deliver consultation activities with service users, to ensure their lived experiences are considered in our fundraising activities.
- Support the development of SCT’s annual fundraising business plan and advise the Director of Fundraising, Communications and Marketing on setting income targets for Corporate, Events and Community Fundraising
- Work with the Director of Fundraising, Communications and Marketing to produce income forecasts.
- Line manage SCT volunteers as required.
- Maintain accurate records and ensure these are up to date on our CRM, eTapestry
- Provide regular reports to the Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communication on the performance of our fundraising streams.
- Maintain the security of sensitive personal and other confidential information
- Work with the Director of Fundraising, Communications and Marketing to ensure all our activities are legally compliant, including with Fundraising Regulations, GDPR and the Institute of Fundraising best practices.
- Attend networking events and meetings as required, which may include some out of hours work.
- Maintain a broad and detailed knowledge of the SCT’s services and funding needs.
- Keep up to date with best practices and new developments in fundraising.
- Identifying own learning and development needs, liaising with the Director of Fundraising, Communications and Marketing.
- Undertake such other reasonable duties that may be required from time to time.
