Fundraising Executive

5 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Page Personnel Full time

Urgent
- Edinburgh

**About Our Client**:
A leader in their field

This is a skilled role requiring specialist knowledge and experience of Trusts and Foundations. The post holder will be responsible for securing a high return on investment in the form of major philanthropic grants from charitable trusts and foundations, thus providing significant funding for a spectrum of projects including capital campaigns, research, and scholarships. The post holder should have exceptional communication and written skills, with strong influential and negotiating skills in order to develop high quality funding proposals and impact reports.
- Working closely with stakeholders
- Work closely with colleagues to plan events, seminars, and meetings that strengthen stakeholder and supporter relationships and promote the organisations work. Liaise with colleagues to implement appropriate stewardship programmes that thank and maintain long term relationships with foundations, including correspondence, visits, events and personal meetings.
- Prepare and update materials that effectively communicate complex projects to both internal and external audiences in order to support fundraising and to maximise visibility of campaigns and philanthropic projects.
- Keep abreast of professional and regulatory developments in charity legislation and higher education fundraising.

**The Successful Applicant**:
Experience working with and securing large gifts (£100k+) from Trusts and Foundations both in the UK and internationally.
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
- Ability to comprehend, digest and express complicated information is critical.
- Ability to think both strategically and tactically about the relations between potential donors and fundraising goals.
- Ability and inclination to meet potential funders and make an ask.
- Ability to effectively promote the work of our orgaisation to prospective donors.
- Ability to identify and work with professional and academic colleagues in the cultivation of prospects and in the solicitation of gifts.
- An understanding of Universities as a complex charity
- An interest in and knowledge of factors affecting higher education in the UK.

**What's on Offer**:
A salary of up to £47,000 approx plus excellent holidays and other benefits

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