Fundraising Officer - Horsham, United Kingdom - Kilnwood Vale Primary School
Description
School- Kilnwood Vale Primary School- Location- Horsham, West Sussex (Remote working)- Contract Type- Permanent- Hours- Full Time, Part Time, Term Time- Salary- £32,136-36k FTE (Senior Specialist)- Posted- 21st February 2024- Start Date- As Soon As Possible- Expires- 26th February :59 PM- Contract Type- Permanent- Start Date- As Soon As Possible- Job ID Job Reference- FO-Trust-24- Start Date- As Soon As Possible- Contract Type :Permanent- Job ID: Share:
_At GLF Schools we strive for all the children in our 42 schools to have the best start in life. Our fundraising strategy, and the development of our GLF Schools' Foundation, is critical to realising our vision, and we are now looking to recruit an experienced Fundraising Officer to join our team _
Your Opportunity
You will play a leading role in securing new income from trusts and foundations, helping us to deliver our ambition for every one of our children to have access to the same opportunities and experiences, regardless of their financial background or which school they attend.
You will be the primary point of contact and key relationship manager for small to medium trust and foundation prospects and will support the Head of Foundation and Business Development Manager with approaches to major trusts and foundations.
Main areas of the role are:
- Prospect research and pipeline development
The job may be based in any of our regional offices (Banstead, Caterham, Crawley, Camberley or Banbury) but we operate a hybrid working model. Occasional travel may be required to our Head Office in Banstead and to our schools across the South East.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference for our 17,000 children.
What we are looking for
- Experience of working in a fundraising or business development role for a charity, NGO, private or public entity
- Experience of drafting proposals for trusts, foundations and securing four and five figure grants
- Fluent in English
- Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills
- Ability to understand and analyse budgets and financial information
- Someone who works well on their own initiative, but who will enjoy being part of a team.
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education.
With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 42 academies or in our central team.
- Celebrating over 10 years as a growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
- 42 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
- We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
- Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
Our Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
- Access to our highly competitive local government pension scheme
- Flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Work life and family friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Access to a staff benefits portal
- Community and collaboration working model
- Flexible working around the core hours 10am4pm
The Details
Salary:
£32,136-36k FTE (Senior Specialist)
Hours:
Full time or part time, 52 weeks or term time only (please specify your preferred working pattern in your personal statement).
Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm can be discussed at interview.Start date:
As soon as available
Close Date: 26th February 2024
Interview Date: 8th March 2024. Interviews will take place at our Trust Head Office in Banstead, Surrey.
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