Head of Fundraising

**Posted**:20/02/2024 11:48**Salary**:£60,000**Location**:Brixton**Level**:Management**Deadline**:19/03/2024 23:59**Hours**:35.00**Benefits**:27 days holiday; buy and sell annual leave programme; PerkBox; Health Cash Plan and more**Job Type**:PermanentWe are currently seeking a Head of Fundraising to join our amazing team on a permanent, full-time basis.
- This is an incredible opportunity for a talented fundraising professional with excellent relationship building skills and fundraising experience to join our organisation.
- In this rewarding role, you'll be instrumental in expanding our reach and furthering our mission to champion female empowerment and equality for women in London.
- If you want to make a positive difference working alongside our passionate team, we want to hear from you.
- **The Role**

As the Head of Fundraising, you will oversee the development and delivery of our fundraising strategy.
- You’ll lead on securing new funding opportunities, including expanding our corporate and individual donors, and will deliver fundraising initiatives and events, while building positive relationships with existing and potential community supporters to maximise our income.
- Managing fundraising campaigns and donor contacts, you’ll oversee budgets and financial targets and undertake competitor analysis and research, raising funds from a range of income streams.
- You will:

- Maintain a database of Grant Funded projects and fundraising activity
- Contribute to statutory funding bids
- Co-ordinate fundraising events
- Support PR and communications opportunities
- **About You**

To be considered as our Head of Fundraising, you will need:
- Extensive experience in a fundraising role
- Experience of building relationships with and stewarding key funders
- Experience of staff management
- An understanding of the principles of Trusts and Statutory fundraising
- Knowledge of the voluntary sector, including funding issues and opportunities
- Knowledge of grant giving bodies
- Strong relationship building skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft OfficeHousing for Women (HfW) is a registered charity and independent housing association. We champion female empowerment by providing and promoting affordable homes for women and gender-specific support services. Since 1934, we have been working to build a more equal society for women, a world where everyone has a safe roof over their head regardless of circumstance, where violence against women is no longer tolerated.

**Overall Aim**
- To maximise Housing for Women’s income through implementing and developing our fundraising strategy, working to raise funds so that targets are met or exceeded and in line with any emerging and evolving needs.
- Maximise income building relationships with existing and potential community supporters.
- Effective management of fundraising campaigns and donor contact

**Key Responsibilities**
- **Strategy and Planning**
- Developing and implementing the Fundraising Strategy in line with the Business Plan to ensure that Housing for Women raises a significant annual sum from a range of income streams.
- Manage and monitor fundraising budget and financial targets.
- Regular reporting to the Executive Team and the Board on progress and outcomes and providing information to funders and evaluators as required.
- **Fundraising**
- Actively seek new opportunities for funding across all funding streams undertaking competitor analysis and research into potential funding opportunities.
- Develop new bids in line with the funding requirements of our Fundraising Strategy.
- Maintain a system of monitoring and evaluation of Grant Funded projects for presentation to both the funders and internally.
- **Other fundraising activities**
- Provide support to the Director of Supported Housing with statutory funding bids.
- Coordinate fundraising events.
- Lead on new initiatives including legacies, regular giving, and events.
- Coordinate fundraising activities carried out at a local level e.g. refuges.
- Maintain a fundraising database with details of all donors and fundraising activity.
- Work closely with the Communications Officer to maximise all PR and communications opportunities in respect of our current and prospective funders including publicising our work on Housing for Women’s website and through social media.
- **Corporate Fundraising**
- Develop and deliver Corporate fundraising plan
- **General**
- Maintain excellent working relationships with other departments within the organisation especially Supported Housing and Finance.
- Assist in developing and maintaining an effective Fundraising section of the website in collaboration with the Communications Officer.
- Positively contribute to the effective running of the organisation including taking an active role in the Management Team.
- Undertake any other relevant duties or projects delegated by the Director of Supported Housing which are in li