Job Description
Charity: Free to Be Kids
Job: Head of Fundraising and Communications
Salary: £50,000-£55,000
Hours: Flexible 3 to 5 days per week. We’re looking for the right candidate, and if that’s you, we can build the role around you. If part-time, hours can be delivered concentrated in 3 days per week, or spread.
About Free To Be Kids
“We believe in childhood, muddy trainers, new challenges, self-expression, and real human relationships. Our aim is to open up a sense of adventure, freedom and possibility for children who are struggling, whatever life's circumstances.”
Job purpose:
This is a new role within our team, created at a crucial time and designed to absorb fundraising & Comms leadership previously held by the CEO, as we work to first stabilize our income base at c.£600k pa after a period of rapid growth, before later pushing forward again to eventually double project places numbers within the next 5-8 years, at a likely future annual budget growing to c.£850-900k.
Responsibilities include:
* Top line management responsibility for the Charity’s fundraising and communications strategy, delivery and performance.
* Own the Charity’s (already reasonably well developed) income pipeline, working to grow this year on year.
* Undertaking significant direct fundraising work to make the lead contribution in delivering the Charity’s 2025 £675,000-£700,000 income target.
* Lead on work to increase the Charity’s success with: Charity of the Year and wider corporate partnerships, including development of corporate events; significant increase in support from higher net worth individuals and philanthropists; larger 5 figure grants from Trusts & Foundations.
* Line manage the Charity’s existing Senior Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Officer and such other future fundraising/communications staff as may be required.
Person specification to include:
* Significant prior experience in a fundraising role
* Experience of creating and delivering successful fundraising strategies
* Experience of line managing and other key fundraising management skills
* Experience of Corporate fundraising, account management or sales, including pitching, relationship management, creating and managing events, researching and securing new corporate relationships.
* Substantial track record of securing five figure funding from trusts and foundations, including repeat funding
* Experience with Comms/Marketing including good ‘under the hood’ knowledge of contemporary social media platforms and effective online presence.
To receive a full copy of the job pack or arrange an informal chat with PSR please apply via this website.
Deadline for applications 6th January 2025.