Job summary
Fundraising Lead
Salary: Up to £42K per annum (dependent on experience)Location: Compass Wellbeing Head Office, Whitechapel, London (with travel within the M25 and to Luton & Bedfordshire)Employment Status:12 month fixed-term contract, 37.5 hours per week
At Compass Wellbeing, a subsidiary of East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT), we strive to enhance community wellbeing and address social inequalities across England. Our mission is to empower individuals and the third sector through innovative practices, advocating for holistic health solutions and fostering supportive environments for marginalised groups.
Kindly ensure that your application includes a response to the following question:
How many years of fundraising experience do you have?
Main duties of the job
As the Fundraising Lead, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Charity Lead and Board in driving the fundraising and outreach strategy of the ELFT Charity. Your primary focus will be coordinating and executing effective fundraising activities while also enhancing the charity's brand visibility and public awareness.
Working closely with the Charity Lead, Board, and key stakeholders, you will help shape the charity's objectives and support its long-term goals. This includes identifying and developing new fundraising opportunities, building relationships with donors, sponsors, and community partners, and ensuring all efforts align with the charity's mission and values.
We offer a range of employee benefits, including 27 days of annual leave (increasing with service), a 5% employer pension contribution, paid volunteering leave, travel season ticket loans, NHS discounts, gym and fitness discounts, and access to occupational health and mental health support.
About us
At Compass Wellbeing, a subsidiary of East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT), we strive to enhance community wellbeing and address social inequalities across England. Our mission is to empower individuals and the third sector through innovative practices, advocating for holistic health solutions and fostering supportive environments for marginalised groups.
Join Compass Wellbeing and help us create a future where every community enjoys high levels of wellbeing and equity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our ideal candidate will bring substantial experience in managing fundraising and engagement strategies within a complex environment. You will have a proven track record of planning and delivering successful fundraising initiatives, building stakeholder relationships, and implementing innovative approaches to boost fundraising outcomes.
Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills are essential, along with a proactive and flexible attitude. The ability to inspire confidence in donors, partners, and internal teams is key, as is the capacity to work collaboratively with the Charity Lead, Board, and external stakeholders to advance the ELFT Charitys mission.
Join Compass Wellbeing and help us create a future where every community enjoys high levels of wellbeing and equity.
Kindly ensure that your application includes a response to the following question:
How many years of fundraising experience do you have?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our ideal candidate will bring substantial experience in managing fundraising and engagement strategies within a complex environment. You will have a proven track record of planning and delivering successful fundraising initiatives, building stakeholder relationships, and implementing innovative approaches to boost fundraising outcomes.
Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills are essential, along with a proactive and flexible attitude. The ability to inspire confidence in donors, partners, and internal teams is key, as is the capacity to work collaboratively with the Charity Lead, Board, and external stakeholders to advance the ELFT Charitys mission.
Join Compass Wellbeing and help us create a future where every community enjoys high levels of wellbeing and equity.
Kindly ensure that your application includes a response to the following question:
How many years of fundraising experience do you have?
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Professional fundraising management qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
- A proven track record of fundraising, achieving or exceeding income and activity targets from both community and corporate streams using a variety of fundraising methods
- Experience of successfully planning and managing projects, events, campaigns and budgets
- Experience of working to and achieving income and activity targets
- Experience of recruiting, managing and supporting volunteers and fundraising groups
- Experience of securing significant support and account managing, developing and retaining charity partners
Desirable
- Experience of managing/controlling budgets
- Line management experience
- Experience of successful fundraising in heath and/or mental health related charity sector
Skills, abilities and attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills, capable of building and developing successful relationships at all levels including individuals, corporate partners and grant-makers
- Strong networking and influencing skills
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills
- Ability to work accurately under pressure to deliver against targets
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to write compelling proposals and presentations
- Creative and innovative thinker
- Ability to prioritise varied workload effectively to meet deadlines
- Ability to manage a number of projects simultaneously
- Good negotiation skills
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team with a proactive and positive attitude
Knowledge
Essential
- Practical understanding of fundraising and charity regulation, compliance and legislation
- Working knowledge of charity law
- Computer and IT literate with ability to use Microsoft Office and other commonly used applications
Desirable
- Ability to produce professional and creative promotional copy and marketing materials
Kindly ensure that your application includes a response to the following question:
Essential
- How many years of fundraising experience do you have?
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Professional fundraising management qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
- A proven track record of fundraising, achieving or exceeding income and activity targets from both community and corporate streams using a variety of fundraising methods
- Experience of successfully planning and managing projects, events, campaigns and budgets
- Experience of working to and achieving income and activity targets
- Experience of recruiting, managing and supporting volunteers and fundraising groups
- Experience of securing significant support and account managing, developing and retaining charity partners
Desirable
- Experience of managing/controlling budgets
- Line management experience
- Experience of successful fundraising in heath and/or mental health related charity sector
Skills, abilities and attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills, capable of building and developing successful relationships at all levels including individuals, corporate partners and grant-makers
- Strong networking and influencing skills
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills
- Ability to work accurately under pressure to deliver against targets
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to write compelling proposals and presentations
- Creative and innovative thinker
- Ability to prioritise varied workload effectively to meet deadlines
- Ability to manage a number of projects simultaneously
- Good negotiation skills
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team with a proactive and positive attitude
Knowledge
Essential
- Practical understanding of fundraising and charity regulation, compliance and legislation
- Working knowledge of charity law
- Computer and IT literate with ability to use Microsoft Office and other commonly used applications
Desirable
- Ability to produce professional and creative promotional copy and marketing materials
Kindly ensure that your application includes a response to the following question:
Essential
- How many years of fundraising experience do you have?
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Compass Wellbeing Head Office
Whitechapel, (with travel within the M25 and to Luton & Bedfordshire)
London
E1 1DU
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
