Freelance Grants Fundraiser - London, United Kingdom - 350

350

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

We are in the midst of launching a new, ambitious strategy, focusing on driving the just and equitable transition to 100% renewable energy.

With this new strategy, we have increased our income targets over the next five years. Our experienced fundraisers are based in the UK, Spain and the US.

We have two Institutional Foundations Managers - one in the UK, and one in the US, who both manage a large portfolio of donors, and report directly to the Director of Global Fundraising.

This year, we want to expand the large grants portfolio, and secure multi-year partnerships from a range of donors in Europe, Africa, Asia and USA.

We are looking to bring in an experienced grants consultant on a part-time basis, to support the UK Institutional Foundations Manager in managing the current portfolio.

The consultant will support with grant-writing, grant management (including financial and narrative reporting), and prospecting.

Key responsibilities:

Support the UK Institutional Foundations Manager with grant management: liaising with programme delivery teams to gather information to write comprehensive, detailed reports, and working with the finance team to complete grant expenditure reports.
Input and manage all donor information in Salesforce.
Research and identify new donor prospects which match 's mission, goals and values, with minimum grant sizes of $100k/year.

Required qualifications:

Minimum of five years of fundraising experience for international organisations, securing income and managing multiyear grants from large international grant

- giving foundations.

Experience working in the climate, environment or social justice space.
Highly energetic professional with a proven track record and talent for building relationships, securing six and seven digit gifts and managing a pipeline of foundation relationships
Strong research and analytical skills to identify prospective donors and develop successful cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship engagement strategies
Ability to work independently, be selfmotivated, work effectively with remote teams
Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communications skills
Experience with Salesforce or other CRM databases used for fundraising purposes
Willingness to travel to London occasionally

Contract 2 days/week

Location:
UK/European timezones, home-based. Occasional travel to London

Reporting to:
Institutional Foundations Manager

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