Fundraiser

BACKGROUND

Asylum Aid is a leader in the asylum system, immigration and NGO sector. We are dedicated to protecting people from persecution by providing high-level legal representation and access to justice to vulnerable refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. We use our expert knowledge to drive forward system change and create impact beyond the clients we serve directly. Now, in our 32nd year of providing high quality legal support in asylum, immigration and public law work, these services are needed more than ever, as demonstrated by the Ukrainian refugee crisis, as well as the legislative changes brought to asylum law in the UK. Asylum Aid also has specific funded projects on statelessness casework and generalist advice services that provide holistic support to our clients.

In 2020, we joined the Helen Bamber Foundation Group, consolidating our commitment to deliver life-changing services for refugees and people seeking asylum. The Helen Bamber Foundation is a pioneering human rights charity supporting Survivors of trafficking and torture, including gender-based and ‘honour-based’ violence. Together, we specialise in representing those with complex cases that often cannot access representation elsewhere, including Survivors of trafficking and torture, children and stateless persons. We share knowledge, develop best practice, and increase access to specialist services in the sector.

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE

This exciting new role is a key position that will support on the delivery of income for Asylum Aid from a range of donors, including high-value donors within our trusts and foundations and corporate income streams. The postholder will work closely with the team’s senior leadership and will be supported by the Helen Bamber Foundation’s highly experienced fundraising team, enabling Asylum Aid to grow its fundraising and develop a robust pipeline of fundraising partnerships.

We are looking for a bright and ambitious fundraiser who is looking to develop their fundraising skills with a focus on bringing in new business, and who is excited by the opportunity to work closely with a diverse range of funders. The Fundraiser will be results-focused, well-organised and an effective communicator. This role best suits someone who is eager to learn and work as part of a tight-knit and successful team, and who can respond creatively and proactively to our current and future donors’ requests. As Asylum Aid grows, this position will also play an essential role in developing our fundraising strategy and building new income streams, such as individual and community fundraising.

As Fundraiser, you will be working alongside HBF’s experienced fundraising team and reporting to the HBF Head of Fundraising and Communications. You will also collaborate closely with the CEO and the Director of Asylum Aid, supporting them in their fundraising. The post holder will perform a wide range of responsibilities, such as researching new funding partners, developing bespoke funding proposals, helping to steward existing relationships with corporate and philanthropic partners and generating new income from new partners.

You will be part of a Fundraising and Communications team that is collaborative, proactive, effective and dedicated to supporting refugees and people seeking asylum. We have a great culture of learning and nurturing our talent internally and we are looking for someone who shares our drive to build successful funding partnerships which deliver impact for Survivors.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

**1. Income Generation and Account Management**
- Closely support the Head of Fundraising and Communications and the wider Fundraising and Communications team in their stewardship and cultivation of trusts and foundations and corporate partnerships;
- Support the Director of Asylum Aid in their development of partnerships with funders focused on the legal charitable sector;
- Contribute to a culture of excellent relationship management, ensuring that Asylum Aid’s donors have a best-in-class stewardship experience, leading to the renewal and uplift of partnerships and gifts;
- Research and identify new trusts and foundations and corporates, and develop and implement fundraising strategies that lead to new partnerships;
- In collaboration with the wider team, support on the development and implementation of cultivation and stewardship plans for key accounts;
- Plan and host meetings and programme visits for current and prospective funders, including meetings with senior team members and other relevant stakeholders, as appropriate;
- Collaborate with the wider team to manage Asylum Aid’s social media presence, therefore growing our profile and ultimately enabling us to raise more funds;
- Keep up to date on sector trends and identify ways to improve research and grow our new business opportunities.

2. Other Fundraising Responsibilities
- Lead on Asylum Aid’s administrative processes as related to fundraising an