Gleeson Recruitment Group are pleased to be working exclusively with a leading UK charity to recruit for their growing and forward thinking fundraising team.

We are looking for a Fundraising Manager to join on a 3 year FTC (with view to go perm).

This opportunity would be fantastic for a passionate and experience Fundraising specialist to join the charity sector at a very exciting time.

This charity is all about looking for "outside the box" fundraising and communications activity and are working to be a progressive fundraising team. You will have full autonomy over your work and will be making a difference every day.

Job title: Fundraising Manager

Location: West Midlands

Salary: £30,000 - £37,500

Contract: Full time, 3 year FTC with view to go perm - hybrid 2 days in office

Start date: August/September 2022

The role:

To lead the fundraising team in planning and implementing fundraising activity that will in turn increase awareness of the charity and revenue options.

Key requirements:

• Lead the Fundraising team
• Work across a variety of areas such as grants, trusts, events, virtual fundraising, community and more
• Working with the Director and Communications and Fundraising to develop and implement all fundraising activities
• Represent the charity at events
• Ensure targets are being met in line with strategy
• Use and update the database effectively
• Report on success through data and analytics
• Utilise and ensure the use of online fundraising tools
• Work on the development of the fundraising budget
• Plan and implement fundraising activities
• Be creative and think outside the box with new fundraising activities
• Maximise the generation of funds
• Ensure the team feel supported
• Guarantee that work produced from the team is accurate and of a high standard
• Ensure the wider business is aware of the current and future fundraising objectives and plans
• Work to improve supporter engagement and retention
• Ensure return for money on fundraising plans are in line with the budget and successful
• Work with the team of organise a schedule of events
• Work with teams to develop promotional materials for events

Candidate criteria:

• Previous experience with line management
• Great leadership skills
• Communication and presentation skills
• Able to communicate and influence the public to encourage donations
• Very creative and progressive with ideas for fundraising
• Excellent copy writing kills
• Experience and ability to translate data to measure success or areas for improvement
• Time management experience
• Experience within a similar role or with very transferable skills
• Knowledge of a fundraising job or being able to access multiple income streams such as corporate, virtual, events and community
• Media experience
• Experience working with volunteers
• Team player
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment

Please contact for more information

#LI-LT1

GleeMD

By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.