Fundraising Manager Position
This is a permanent role that involves strategic fundraising efforts to secure major gift support from individuals and members. The Fundraising Manager will have a key focus on achieving specified targets through sourcing funding from corporates, trusts, foundations, and grant-writing.
Responsibilities:
* Achieve specified fundraising targets by sourcing funding from various sources.
* Manage and steward relationships with individual funders and sponsors, introducing key personnel as needed.
* In consultation with the Foundation Director, Sponsorship Manager, Head of Membership, and Foundation Programme Managers, identify institutional prospects and develop individual cultivation plans for each.
* Develop engagement opportunities for key institutional prospects, including events and individual meetings.
* Develop and manage the production of appropriate materials as part of the overall external funding strategy.
* Develop and write funding and grant proposals, applications, and update/close-out reports for corporates, trusts, and foundations.
* Liaise with the Fundraising Manager to implement the action plan derived from a three-year strategy for fundraising.
* Maintain and improve processes to manage and monitor the fundraising cycle with individual funders and sponsors, liaising with the CRM Executive to produce reports for review by the Foundation Director and/or Chief Executive.
* Input into the communication of project impact through annual reports, website, in-house publications, and brochures, liaising with the Marketing/Communications team, Head of Membership, Sponsorship Manager, and Foundation Programme Managers.
* Undertake budget management, financial, and evaluation reporting as required.
* Prepare internal reports for the Foundation Board and other internal entities.
* Participate in any other projects, events, or activities as directed by the Foundation Director/Chief Executive.
Experience and Skills Required:
* At least 5 years of experience in developing and implementing fundraising strategies, with evidence of significantly increased funding for the organisation(s).
* Excellent understanding of fundraising best practices and charities' compliance.
* Excellent contacts in agriculture, arts, enterprise, and/or science areas, with proven experience of contact-building, preferably within a cultural or industry-based organisation.
* Experience of change management is essential.
* A proven ability to achieve agreed engagement and fundraising targets.
Key Skills:
* Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
* Exceptional relationship-building and networking skills, with a proven ability to inspire, engage, and influence stakeholders, high-level relationships, and partnerships.
* Excellent organisational, analytical, and evaluation skills.
* Exceptional writing/editing and verbal communication skills.
* Demonstrable skills in adaptability and creativity.
* A high level of computer proficiency, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word, with a good working knowledge of digital and social media.
* A third-level qualification.
* Appropriate fundraising training would be advantageous.