Head of Events and Community Fundraising

2 weeks ago


Abbey Wood, United Kingdom Rethink Mental Illness Full time

**Head of Events & Community Fundraising**

9 months fixed term contract (Maternity Cover); Full time;
Homebased or Agile (mixture of working from home and our London office)

**Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. Here at Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK we are a passionate group of people and are driven to make a difference.**

We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity - and that’s why equity is one of our core values. We understand the importance of drawing on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people - regardless of who they are or their background - to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employers, campaigning organisations and service providers that reflect the diverse communities we support as leading mental health charities.

**We are looking for a Head of Events and Community Fundraising to lead the Events and Community Fundraising Team** (currently 3 staff) and develop a bold new strategy to drive income growth across Mental Health UK and Rethink Mental Illness.

**Our Fundraising Team** is a dynamic team of fundraisers all passionate about raising money for our amazing work in the mental health and mental illness space. We have a diverse portfolio of income streams across Events, Community, Individual Giving, Legacies, In-Memoriam, Trusts and Grants and will also be looking to recruit a Major Gifts fundraiser in the near future.

We work across both Mental Health UK and Rethink Mental Illness enabling us to harness the collective power of both organisations. The Fundraising Team is well integrated within both organisations and sits within the External Affairs Directorate of Rethink Mental Illness to nurture collaboration and maximise opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to bring the two teams together and to lead with a strategy that compliments both organisations portfolios and marketing plans. This will include reviewing current portfolios and plans, testing new and innovative ideas and evolving current owned events to optimum levels.

**If you are **experienced in working in and leading a Community & Events & Community Fundraising team with a proven track record of delivering successful events and community activities as well as developing and delivering a Fundraising Strategy, we want to hear from you

**It's a really exciting time to join Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK and become part of our team improving the lives of people living with mental illness, their families, friends, and carers.** **Join our team today and be part of that change**

See attached job description for more details about the role.

**Diversity, Equity, Inclusion**

Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks for our Black, Asian and minority ethnic and our LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.

**Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation**

We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - **and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our **anti-racist statement **. **We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our **Race Equality Action Plan** which demonstrate our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.


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