Trusts and PartnershipsFundraiser
Hours:37 per week (incl. occasional weekend & evening work)
Responsible to:Head of External Relations
Base: Manzil Way, with some working at other RESTORE sites
Salary:£21,530 - £26,293
Annual leave:25 working days plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
Notice:Two months
Pension:Employers contributory pension scheme (2%)
Restore: our aims
Restoreis an award-winning Oxfordshire charity that supports people who have experienced mental health problems in Oxfordshire to recover and lead meaningful and fulfilling lives. We aim to build people's capacity to engage in work, community and social life through creative work rehabilitation, education, training, and support.
We believe that everyone has talents and abilities, and the capacity to make a valuable contribution to the community. People with mental health problems have the right to work and the right to the support they need to become and remain employed. We believe that the stigma associated with mental health problems damages the whole community and we work to challenge this discrimination. We are committed to ensuring that people who use our services are involved in setting priorities and making decisions about the way we work and the things we do.
Restore: what we do
Restore works to enable people with mental health problems to recover, develop and secure employment.We run two main services across Oxfordshire: the recovery service and the coaching service. The recovery service supports people to work in teams running social enterprises. The teams produce plants and crafts to sell, run a café set in beautiful gardens, a vegetable delivery business and a hospital shop and café. The coaching service provides one to one support to help people improve their employability, get and keep work. We work withapproximately 800 people a year across Oxfordshire.
Overall objectives
A key aim of the post is to secure income through funding proposals to grant-making bodies (about 40% of the post holder’s time). You will also develop a strong portfolio of prospective donors and partners.You will be a key ambassador for the charity in the local area by networking with local corporate, high net worth and trust donors, building strong, mutually beneficial partnerships.
Specific Responsibilities
- Support the Head of External Relations in researching, developing and submitting funding proposals to grant-making bodies
- Develop and implement a major donorfundraising strategy, in conjunction with the Head of External Relations, in order to attract high net worth individuals to Restore
- Identify and achieve key ways of working with corporate partners in order to achieve fundraising outcomes
- Coordinate the research of major donors and corporate partners and create bespoke proposals around mutually beneficial partnerships
- Develop and maintain these relationships with major donors and corporate partners
- Plan and coordinate the delivery of events for both existing and potential supporters
- Represent and promote Restore externally to a wide range of audiences, with the expectation of fundraising
- Work closely with colleagues across Restore to ensure that support proposed to corporate partners and major donors can be delivered and fulfilled
- Be involved in communications necessary to achieve the above fundraising aims
- Support and supervise volunteer fundraisers involved in these areas of work
- Ensure all major donor and corporate partner information is accurate and up to date on the CRM database
- Take advantage of opportunities in the above work to challenge the stigma around mental illness
General Responsibilities
- Demonstrate commitment to Restore’s aims and values, addressing race, culture, gender, class, disability, sexual orientation, age and other discrimination in relation to mental health issues
- Work within the agreed boundaries of confidentiality
- Be actively involved in personal and professional development and support others in this
- Help out in other areas of Restore’s work when appropriate
- Undertake any other duties as may be required
Person Specification
This post offers the opportunity to build and develop your fundraising skills in a wide range of areas. If you are pro-active, creative and organised, this role could be the career move to expand your fundraising knowledge with a fantastic charity.
Essential Skillsand Experience
- Knowledge, understanding and experience of different fundraising approaches
- Ability to network, and build and manage positive relationships
- Excellent negotiating and influencing skills
- Ability to construct and present well-written, persuasive funding proposals
- Ability to think creatively to engage potential major donors and corporate partners
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Strong time management and organisational skills
- Self-reliant and persistent in approach, flexible and able to handle pressure
- Strong IT Skills
- A commitment to challenging the stigma associated with mental illness
Desirable Skills and Experience
- Track record of securing income through trust, major donor or corporate fundraising
- Experience of working with the media
- Experience of using customer relationship or fundraising databases (e.g.Donor Perfect)
- Personal experience, direct or indirect, of mental health problems
This job description is likely to change over time, subject to discussion with the post holder, and in line with the strategy for the organisation agreed by theChief Executive and Trustees