We are seeking an experienced Development and Income Generation Manager. This crucial role is to develop and sustain programs supporting East and Southeast Asian women in the UK. About Us We are a new and inclusive organisation empowering East and Southeast Asian women and their families. ESEA women share a common culture and experience similar issues, eg. immigration, racism, trafficking, and other forms of gender-based violence and exploitation in the UK. We campaign to completely eradicate financial hardship and end violence among women and our dependents within the ESEA UK community. We provide a safe space, advocacy, health, housing, education, co-learning and other holistic support and services. We are a non-hierarchical organisation with our trustees as key facilitators, working with our staff and volunteers to implement and deliver our projects. We are seeking exemption under the provision of the Equalities Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1 under the occupational requirements as this post requires the postholder to be female or identifying herself as female. Main responsibilities: Create a successful income generation strategy across different sources including corporate, grant makers, trust and foundation, social media fundraisers, legacy and new streams of funding. Write and submit successful and compelling grant / funding proposals, ensuring alignment with funder requirements and organisational goals Build solid relationships with corporate sponsors, funders and grant makers to enable us to identify the best income generation streams for our organisational requirements Engagement in the ESEA community with an in depth understanding of nuanced community issues that will ensure robust applications Research and identify additional potential funding opportunities, including grants, sponsorships, and partnerships from agencies, foundations, and corporations. Work closely with our team to gather data and information to support applications Maintain and track an organised record of funding opportunities, application deadlines, and submitted proposals. Provide timely updates to the team Help report to funders on the benefits of their funded projects. Employ and train staff/ volunteers with funding applications and other aspects of funding, eg social media requests Share management and supervision work of staff for the different projects in the organisation. Participate in the organisation wide collective and collaborative approach to move the direction of the charity forward across different work of the organisation. Knowledge and Experience: Excellent grant writing and communication skills Proven track record of at least 5 years in successful funding applications Successful track record in fundraising from corporate sectors Good understanding and experience of rights based campaigning on migrants and human rights issues through a woman’s lens Good knowledge of women’s issues including violence and oppression. Good knowledge of how migrant community groups organise and work together Experience in building networks and alliances and in collaborative work Flexible and proactive, can work independently Commit to SEEAWA’s values in promoting and protecting the rights of migrant workers, women who were trafficked and experienced gender violence Have one year experience managing staff and volunteers From or experience in Southeast and East Asian cultures This role requires applicants to be able to show that they have the right to work in the UK. The deadline is 6 May 2025 at 12 midnight and interviews start 12 May 2025.