Overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join Manchester Youth Zone as a Head of Fundraising. This role will suit someone with strong fundraising management skills who is passionate about levelling up opportunities and life chances for children.
Client Details
Manchester Youth Zone, North West Charity of the Year winner 2019, with its amazing dedicated staff team, has been making a difference in the lives of children from a wonderful array of diverse communities of North Manchester for the past 10 years. We are right in the heart of where children need us most and providing quality play and youth work to around 700 children every week; giving them a safe place to go with world class facilities and programmes and an environment to develop strong friendships, supported by skilled youth workers that help them achieve their potential.
Life for children in North Manchester isn’t easy, especially since COVID. Our children have been out of school due to lock down more than any others in 2020/21, poverty levels are high, employment opportunities are low, and it is this environment we see exploitation of children and serious youth violence.
We are at an exciting juncture as we embark on our new 3 year strategy, and our exciting 10th Birthday year, focusing on expanding our offer and the development of impactful new programmes to support the children of North Manchester recovery and thrive after the impact of COVID-19.
Together we really believe we can take on anything.
Description
Reporting to the CEO, the Head of Fundraising will be responsible for achieving the organisation’s fundraising goals and communicating with supporters, stakeholders and partners. This includes the continuing development of existing and fledgling key relationships and contacts within MYZ network, with a particular emphasis on Corporate Fundraising, whilst also overseeing Trusts and Grants and Events functions. This postholder will be a core member of the senior leadership team and may be asked to undertake delegated and deputised CEO activities.
Key aspects of the role will include the following:
– Take ownership of the fundraising function and provide leadership to the fundraising team on a day to day basis and be a strategic member of the leadership team
– Manage a major donor and corporate fundraising programme and work to recruit individuals to support the work of the charity, implementing tailored donor strategies to maximise retention and increase level of support from existing donors
– Identify new funding pipelines developing relationships with new funders which provide opportunities
– Engage the support of the Board of Trustees and Fundraising board to involve the committee members in supporting fundraising and in the initiation and development of key fundraising relationships
– Lead specific fundraising appeals and the develop effective and appropriate fundraising products e.g. 10th Birthday fundraising campaign
– Be responsible for developing and leading with the CEO, the organisations’ public relations, communications, and media work, working with the Fundraising, Events and Relationships Manager to deliver this.
– Manage to targets, a small fundraising team
Profile
The successful candidate for Head of Fundraising will have:
A minimum of 2 years’ experience in fundraising management or similar role.
Experience of developing and implementing a Fundraising Strategy.
Proven experience of developing corporate fundraising partnerships.
Experience of managing relationships with major donors.
Experience of writing compelling Grant and Trust application.
Experience of carrying out prospect research and developing pipelines.
Experience of successfully pitching to organisations.
Experience of working with and presenting financial information.
Extensive knowledge of GDPR.
Experience of developing new channels of engagement.
Experience of cross organisational working.
A passion for supporter experience.
Job Offer
Manchester Youth Zone is offering competitive salary (c£40,000 – £45,000), additional benefits of life insurance, and critical illness payment, and wide range of development opportunities.
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£40,000 – £45,000 per annum
Permanent
Fundraising Manager