Strategic Fundraising Lead

2 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom ARK SCHOOLS Full time
About ARK Schools
Transforming lives through education, we're a global charity with a network of 39 schools in the UK. Our mission is to give every young person a great education and real choices in life. We're committed to diversity and inclusion, reflecting diverse perspectives across our organisation.

Salary: circa £75,000
We offer a competitive salary package, including benefits like hybrid working, flexitime, and regular social events.

About the Role
The Head of Fundraising leads a team responsible for raising money from high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and corporates. You'll develop and deliver the long-term fundraising strategy, focused on growth and diversification of income. With responsibility for the strategic delivery of fundraising, you'll work creatively to build new relationships and establish new income sources. Managing a small team, you'll remain hands-on in identifying new opportunities with high-value funders and partners, designing and delivering an engaging programme of cultivation and stewardship activity.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Set fundraising targets in line with organisational operating plans and strategies.
  • Tightly manage the prospects pipeline to ensure targets are met.
  • Represent ARK Schools externally at high-level meetings and events, telling the Ark story and making effective donor asks.
  • Develop and hold high-level donor/prospect relationships, especially those with trusts, foundations, and corporates.

Required Skills and Qualifications
You'll need experience of leading high-value fundraising, ideally with trusts and foundations/corporates as well as HNWIs. Evidence of having led substantial, successful fundraising campaigns is essential. Strong existing networks and good knowledge of potential funders are also required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, adept at writing compelling proposals, are necessary.

Benefits
We offer a range of benefits, including hybrid working, flexitime, and regular social events. You'll also have access to high-quality professional learning throughout your career and the opportunity to be part of our workplace pension scheme.

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