Head of Fundraising

Do you have a passion for developing funding opportunities to make a difference? Are you a natural leader who wants to play an important part in organisational success? If so, our client, a national association specialising in special educational needs has a great opportunity for you to join them as Head of Fundraising.

Head of Fundraising
Salary: £45,000 (circa)
Hours: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Location(s): Hybrid working arrangement, nominated office either Tamworth or London

They have a rare and exciting opportunity for a Head of Fundraising to work with their Executive Leadership team to identify opportunities and develop new business opportunities.

You will lead and implement development strategies and opportunities to support growth and funding for the overall organisation. You will play a key part in liaising with internal and external stakeholders and overseeing tender and funding opportunities including submissions.

This is a full-time permanent role working 35 hours per week (Monday – Friday) in line with their agile working policy, which blends homeworking with office time.

About the organisation

They are a charitable organisation that exists to support and champion those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences.  

They seek to ensure that all education practitioners across early years, schools, post-16 and wider settings are equipped to understand, identify and support those with SEND and learning differences, and provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD), resources, advice, information and much more to enable all staff to meet the needs of all their learners.

They bring organisations together, whether locally or nationally, to share practice, shape solutions. Their priorities are those that matter to the education and SEND sector, drawing on their direct engagement with practitioners, school leaders, SENCOs, local authorities and hearing from the lived experience of children and young people.

Their work spans the delivery of international programmes of support through to direct, ‘on the ground’ engagement with schools and settings.

About the role

They want to tackle barriers to inclusion. They want all children and young people to have the education they deserve, and they have ambitions to raise income to fund their purpose.  

As a not-for-profit organisation, developing new relationships and raising new income to do what matters is important to them. Over the past year they have been on a development journey, building a culture of development across their teams. Therefore, you will be joining them at an exciting time as they look to deepen their work across England, the UK and international markets. 

The Head of Fundraising role involves working alongside operational teams, co-creating responses to tender opportunities, leading the bidding process and pitching to funders about why they are the provider of choice. It’s about meeting people and organisations, forming partnerships and ensuring their offer is strategically relevant.  

You will be an essential and valued member of the Senior Leadership Team, helping them in their mission to create an inclusive and equitable education for all, reporting to the Executive Leadership team and the CEO whilst working with talented education professionals and their marketing team.  

You will line manage a Development and Income Generation Officer.

Employee Benefits

• 30 days annual leave per year
• Christmas Closure
• Hybrid working (Policy available on request)
• 8% employer contribution pension
• Flexible start and finish time,
• Friday early closure
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Life Insurance Policy x3 of your salary

Closing Date: Close of play Sunday 8th of September 2024.
They will be reviewing applications as they come in.
They reserve the right to close recruitment earlier than this date if they receive sufficient quality applicants.

Interviews will include a pre-prepared presentation or a desktop exercise during week commencing 16th September.

Interested?

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

They aim to be an inclusive employer – let them know if you have any access requirements for the recruitment process. They are happy to offer interviews online or in person. The interview process will include a conversation with prepared questions.

Please note that applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

No agencies please.