Business Development Manager

**Business Development Manager | West Bromwich | 21 hours per week (securing additional funding to increase the role to full-time could be considered)| 4-year contract | £32,000 pro rata**

Our client is a charity which provides a range of services for African and African Caribbean adults recovering from mental ill health.

You will work as part of the management team to coordinate the organisations fundraising to meet the increasing need for services and respond to this growth and increase the organisation’s income. You will be required to secure new business development opportunitiesand you will be responsible for a team of community fundraising volunteers who you will support to deliver several community fundraising events aligned to a community fundraising action plan.

Unsociable hours may need to be worked which could include weekends or evenings dependent on the changing needs of the organisation.

**What can you expect in return?**
- You are entitled to 26 days of annual leave.Part-time staff will be worked out on a pro-rata basis
- You will be entitled to 8 approx. public bank holidays or pro rata
- Employer contributory pension at 6%
- Training and development opportunities will be provided
- Hybrid flexible work options
- You will be involved with a charity who values the staff who form our diverse staff team, and you will participate in the growth and development plans for the organisation
- Regular supervision and support sessions with the CEO

**Interview Process**
- A face-to-face panel interview where all questions are linked to the duties as outlined with a decision given on the day

**Are you the right person for the job?**
- Minimum of 2 years successful track record of raising funds for charity sector organisations
- Experience of completion and submission of successful tender documents
- Able to work on one’s own
- initiative and as a member of a team
- Ability to organise one’s own workload effectively, with the ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Effective communication with a variety of professional/ local people
- Excellent written and numeracy skills, including the ability to write reports
- IT literate in the use of Microsoft Office software products ‘Word’ and ‘Excel’ and social media
- Monitoring & evaluation of services

**Your main duties as a Business Development Manager will be**
- Develop and stewardship plans to retain the long-term support of existing funders to ensure the potential for repeat or long-term support is maximised
- Relationship management for key contracts and grants providing monitoring reports as required
- Identify new potential funders and match to the organisation’s work
- Attend quarterly Co-Production meetings to inform of service development and plans for new services
- Work effectively with the Office & Finance Manager to support the development of project budgets aligned to current costs
- Work with the Management team and the Chief Officer to create compelling bids suitable for submission to Trusts, Grant, and Statutory funders
- Where relevant recruit Interns to support SACMHF Fundraising objectives
- Work alongside the Chief Executive Officer to develop the Fundraising strategy
- Adhere to the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice, Charity Law, and other relevant legislative requirements
- Ensure that all donations; cash, online and cheques are processed in line with agreed protocols
- To provide line management support to a team of unpaid staff.This will include the provision of induction for volunteers, supervision, and appraisal meetings. This team could include people with lived experience
- Participation in management review meetings and subgroup meetings of the Board of Trustees as required
- To participate in support of the Volunteer Fundraising team to coordinate and deliver fund-raising events aligned to cultural events and mental health initiatives e.g., World Mental Health Day, Black History, Windrush Day, Carer’s week, Mental health awarenessweek etc.
- Be an advocate for fundraising across the organisation and build successful relationships at all levels to promote the importance of individual event and community fundraising and engage the support of colleagues in your work
- Any other duties that fall within the parameters of the post

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