Head of Fundraising - Taunton, United Kingdom - Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts

Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts

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Taunton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Closing date:
Monday 12 February 2024- Salary: £35,000 - £42,000

Contract type: Permanent / Working hours: Full time
Location:

Taunton, Somerset

with opportunities for hybrid working
This is an exciting new focus for our Head of Fundraising as part of the restructuring of the senior leadership team at Somerset Wildlife Trust (SWT) to enable the organisation to grow and achieve more for nature's recovery in Somerset.

The main aim of this role is to lead development to ensure the Somerset Wildlife Trust can deliver on the 3 goals of the Trust's Wilder Somerset 2030 Strategy through:

Inspiring and Leading development and delivery of fundraising activity across the charity
Setting and meeting income targets
Preparing and managing plans, budgets and the fundraising strategy
Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

The Head of Fundraising will be part of the Senior Leadership Team and Operational Management Team, partnering with Directors and CEO to:

Be the strategic lead for SWT's fundraising operations for both restricted and unrestricted income streams to deliver more for nature in Somerset
Provide the link between strategic and delivery, helping the Fundraising Team to prioritise and maximise impact of their work to best deliver SWT's strategic objectives, whilst also feeding back team insight on gaps in delivery, issues, achievements and ideas to a strategic level to inform future planning
Lead the Fundraising Team to influence and coach teams across SWT to deliver fundraising targets and build fundraising capacity
Oversee financial management of a number of cost centres including setting & managing budgets, resource allocation and income generation
Work with the Communications Team to develop and deliver coordinated fundraising messages integrated in wider SWT work, and act as a media spokesperson where required

Responsibility 1:
Fundraising Strategy

Set and deliver the Fundraising Team's financial contribution to the Business Plan
Identify & develop strategic opportunities to achieve ambitious fundraising targets to deliver significant growth in unrestricted income enabling SWT to meet strategic goals for nature
Lead the development and implementation of the most impactful range of new and existing fundraising activities to achieve income goals
Lead on the design and delivery of effective monitoring of the impact of the Trust's fundraising activities that maximise return on investment
Be responsible for reporting on progress, evaluation effectiveness of fundraising activities and spend, delivering relevant reports, forecasts and analyses for the CEO, SLT and Trustees.
Be responsible for compliance with fundraising good practice, Charity Commission guidance and the Institute of Fundraising.
Work closely with the Communications Team to develop the fundraising communications strategy and oversee the development of fundraising materials.
Keep abreast of regional and national developments that may positively or negatively impact the Trusts fundraising activities.

Responsibility 2:
Supporter Engagement, Growth and Team Wilder

Work closely with the Engagement Team to develop our approach to delivery of Team Wilder objectives including a range of supporter journeys that include, but are not limited to, fundraising.
Lead development and implementation of supporter strategies that increase the constituency base of SWT contributing additional unrestricted income, delivering successful appeals, and increasing our collective voice for nature.
Ensure the highest standards of supporter care by the team and strong relationships are built with key donors.
Develop positive external relationships and influence with key grant makers, donors and supporters, acting as the public face of the Trust when required.
Writing reports to stakeholders regarding fundraising opportunities, updates and through presentations to a wide variety of audiences.
Ensure our fundraising activities contribute to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion objectives and use the Trust's CRM system effectively to build positive relationships with all our supporters.

Responsibility 3:
Grow SWT's Fundraising Capacity

Support, coach and mentor other teams within SWT to contribute effectively to fundraising targets and income growth
Inspire, lead and manage the fundraising team to maximise their motivation, creativity, development and performance
Lead the development of positive relationships with fundraising subcontractors and subsidiary companies, such as SWWFL, to ensure the best return on investment for SWT is achieved along with our Team Wilder and EDI targets
Identify and implement processes, tools and technologies that will improve the efficiencies of the fundraising pipeline across the business

Somerset Wildlife Trust Benefits:

We offer some fantastic benefits including: