Fundraising Lead Trustee

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Charity Talent - Recruitment Full time

Fundraising Lead Trustee

Board Meetings: 9 per year, London, Video

Refugees at Home, a charity aiding refugees and asylum seekers in the UK, faced challenges in 2022, particularly due to the Ukraine crisis. Key points from their report include:


Objectives and Activities:

Focus on preventing or relieving poverty for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.

Mission: Connecting refugees with welcoming hosts.

Response to the Ukraine crisis led to a seismic change in their operations.

Impact of the Ukraine Crisis:

Hosting numbers increased six-fold, with placements tripling.

Over 750 Ukrainian families were placed, constituting 80% of total placements.

Overhauled operations, quadrupling staff, and restructuring teams.

Achievements and Performance (2022):

  • placements made across 155,486 placement nights.
  • length of stay increased to 171 days.
  • rise in the number of female guests.
  • 250,000th placement night, showcasing a quarter of a million nights preventing homelessness.

Financial Review:

Total income for the year: £1,333,807, with a substantial increase due to Ukraine crisis donations.

Reserves at £1,143,083, exceeding the target.

Key funders: Mail Force, ABC Trust, and the Marie Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust.

Plans for Future (2023-2027):

Year of consolidation after rapid growth in 2022.

  • on retaining and recruiting active hosts.
  • stronger relationships with referral partners.
  • support for hosts and home visitors.

Exploring ways to support guests transitioning from hosting.


IT Project and Operations:

  • a new IT system for operational efficiency.
  • with Boston Consulting Group for support and guidance.
  • evaluation and plans for website overhaul in 2023.
  • summary provides a concise overview of Refugees at Home's activities, challenges, achievements, and future plans.

As a Trustee with a fundraising background, you will take the lead at board level on

fundraising, whilst ensuring that the collective responsibility of the Board of Trustees for the

fundraising governance is maintained.


The statutory duties of all trustees are:

● To ensure that the organisation complies with its governing document, charity law,

company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations.

● To ensure that the organisation pursues its objects as defined in its governing

document.

● To ensure the organisation uses its resources exclusively in pursuance of its

objects: the organisation must not spend money on activities which are not included.

in its own objects, no matter how worthwhile or charitable those activities are.

● To contribute actively to the board of trustees’ role in giving firm strategic direction to

the organisation, setting overall policy, defining goals and setting targets and

evaluating performance against agreed targets.

To safeguard the good name and values of the organisation.

● To ensure the effective and efficient administration of the organisation.

● To ensure the financial stability of the organisation.

● To protect and manage the property of the charity and to ensure the proper

investment of the charity’s funds.


In addition to the above statutory duties, a Trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge or

experience they must help the board of trustees reach sound decisions. This may involve:

● Assist with the Implementation of their 3-year Strategy

● Providing guidance on new initiatives


Main Responsibilities of Trustee – Fundraising Lead:

As a Charity Trustee with fundraising expertise, you will play a pivotal role in providing strategic.

direction to our fundraising efforts. This position is a voluntary trustee role, requiring a passionate

and dedicated individual with experience in fundraising, and a genuine commitment to the values

and objectives of Refugee at Home. As they embark on implementing their new 2024-27 strategic

plan, they are seeking to strengthen their Board by appointing a new Trustee with dedicated.

expertise in fundraising and extensive knowledge of Restricted and Unrestricted funding to help guide their efforts and to diversify their funding base so that they have the resources to fully deliver our strategic objective in support of providing short-term housing for Asylum Seekers.

In relation to the Board – you will provide insight and confidence to other Trustees on their Fundraising strategy.

You will be available to start towards the end of May.


How to apply:

Please email nw@charitytalent.com

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