Trust and Corporate Fundraiser

What if you could help to enhance educational opportunities in engineering for children and young people?

What if you worked as part of a team that supports the IET in raising donations to fund its education and award programmes?

What if you were our Trust and Corporate Fundraiser?

At the IET, making our world a better place starts by creating a better place for our people. At the IET you’ll have more than just a job. Our work is exciting and challenging, connecting the people who solve the problems that matter. It means working with us has real meaning and impact, and you’ll grow - professionally and personally - in ways you never thought possible. We’re also making significant investments in our people, including providing a modern, vibrant workplace and embracing hybrid working.

**What you’ll be doing**

This is an opportunity to be part of a small, agile and collaborative team that has big impact and is willing to try new things to help grow income from trusts, foundations and companies to enhance educational opportunities in engineering for children and young people. We work across the organisation enhancing and supporting the Education and Awards teams, in particular, to realise their goals and fulfilling the charitable mission of the IET. You will lead on a number of key existing donor relationships, as well as, developing new prospects.

It’s a busy time for the Fundraising team, as we look at developing a longer-term strategy of what additional opportunities the IET could take as a charity to further its ambitions to inspire the next generation, support engineering communities and help us to engineer a better world.

**What we hope you can bring to the role**

You will have experience of fundraising from Trusts and Foundations and/or transferable skills from other areas of fundraising and be able to quickly take responsibility for an established and growing portfolio of donors. Our donors include family foundations, corporate charitable foundations and more generalist trusts. You’ll have sound knowledge of the Code of Fundraising Practice and help the team as the IET launches its new CRM system. We are looking for you to be able to work closely with the delivery teams of our high-profile STEM education and Scholarship and Bursary programmes and donors alike. As such, you’ll be comfortable communicating with and reporting to senior stakeholders both within and outside the IET.

**We’d love to get to know you**

Is Imposter syndrome creeping in? Don’t worry - we’d rather hear from you this time than not hear from you at all Read on for a little more information about the role; but also, keep in mind that we’re open to discussing flexible ways of working, including reduced hours and working in an agile way, supported by a hybrid working framework that allows you to find the best place to do your best work.

**A little more about the role**
- To manage and effectively steward relationships with a number of corporate foundations, charitable trust, and statutory grants.
- To research and manage a pipeline of opportunities of suitable trusts, foundations and companies and individuals.
- To maintain accurate and up-to-date records of relevant trusts, foundations and corporate communications.
- To meet donors reporting requirements, ensuring high standards are consistently met.
- To contribute to the effective and excellent stewardship of donors, including at events
- To report regularly and be accountable to senior stakeholders
- To work flexibly as part of the Development team to maximise income opportunities.
- A willingness to travel on occasion.

**General**
- To remain familiar with current trends in fundraising and donor interests
- To operate within Charity Law and adhere to the Code of Fundraising Practice.
- To comply with data protection legislation and act responsibly on matters of data disclosure both internally and to third parties.
- To undertake any other duties and projects at the request of the line manager.

**A little more about what we’re looking for**
- Experience of working with a multi-faceted or membership organisation
- Awareness of developments in the engineering, energy, transport, manufacturing, ICT, or education sectors
- Experience of budget management**What if you could be you? **_The IET is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To find out more, head over to our ‘Work for the IET’ site._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 9 months

**Salary**: £38,750.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Stevenage: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Stevenage

Reference ID: GEE30