Job Description Major Giving Fundraiser

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1 Job Description Major Giving Fundraiser Job Title: Reporting to: Responsible for: Location: Hours: Major Giving Fundraiser Major Giving Manager ncome generation from major donors, corporate partners and trusts Noah s Ark Children s Hospice, Barnet (some home working will be considered) 9am to 5.30pm (Full-time) Background Noah s Ark Children s Hospice is a charity on the up, in a period of transformational change and growth in order to offer a wider breadth of care for more seriously unwell babies, children and young people, and their families. The charity s growth has included building exciting major donor, corporate and trust relationships, leading to 2017 being the charity s most successful year for Major Giving. The post-holder will play a key role in continuing to grow this fundraising division and in doing so help the charity to raise the funds required to meet an ever growing demand for its services. Job Purpose To help Noah s Ark achieve its necessary growth we are looking for an ambitious, dedicated and reliable individual to play a key role within the busy Fundraising Team. The Major Giving Fundraiser will ensure current supporters feel valued as well as working with the Major Giving Manager and Assistant Director of ncome Generation to grow our multi-year gifts. Working closely with the wider Major Giving team (Corporate Partnerships Manager and Trust Fundraiser), they will help to manage and build the Major Giving Team s donor pipeline, work on our high value events and produce excellent research on new supporters. Principal Responsibilities To maximise income from major donors, primarily through the charity s annual Gala Dinner, in order to enable Noah s Ark to provide a wider breadth of care for an increased number of children with lifelimiting and life-threatening conditions and their families To work with relevant team members to identify and implement new income opportunities from major donors, corporate partners and trusts and foundations To build on and manage existing relationships with supporters Relationship management: Develop positive relationships with a portfolio of major donors, as well as key stakeholders at some of the charity s corporate partners and trust supporters Devise and implement bespoke plans for each supporter on the post-holders portfolio, thinking creatively and entrepreneurially to ensure objectives for each relationship are met Prepare and deliver engaging and confident presentations to corporate partners (both at one-to-one level and at a much larger scale), outlining Noah s Ark s progress and plans, and overviewing the success of each partnership Monitor and log developments with all relevant stakeholders Ensure that all funders receive timely and relevant correspondence and updates about the work of the charity (working with the Trusts Fundraiser if necessary)

2 Work with Finance to ensure accurate logging of all Major Giving income upply supporters with promotional collateral as and when required Cross-team work / internal collaboration Work closely with the Major Giving Manager, Corporate Partnerships Manager and Trust Fundraiser to help implement plans for the major donor, corporate partnerships and trusts programmes: o To include systematic and efficient plans for winning support with and without warm leads o To include supporting corporate volunteer days Promote Noah s Ark Children s Hospice s fundraising campaigns, events and volunteer drives so as to support the success of other fundraising divisions at the charity Work with Finance to ensure that soft-credited income is accurately logged Work with Care to ensure that any case studies used in promotional materials are up to date and have appropriate permissions Attend internal meetings and provide updates to other team members as and when required upport the work of other fundraising divisions as and when required Where a partner wishes to restrict the funds they are raising to a specific project, co-ordinate with the Trust Fundraiser to identify suitable unfunded projects Liaise with Noah s Ark s Care Team to monitor progress on funded projects, make timely suggestions for any remedial action required, identify any potential problems, and recommend and implement actions to address these upporting Trusts Fundraiser and other colleagues by proofing their written work Promotional materials Liaise with supporters to develop case studies for Noah s Ark s website and newsletters n addition the Major Giving Fundraiser will be expected to: work within legal and charity guidelines, especially within the nstitute of Fundraising codes of practice manage and work within Noah s Ark Children s Hospice s fundraising administrative, T systems and guidelines represent Noah s Ark Children s Hospice as required and to be an ambassador for the organisation at all times undertake training and skills development and keep up to date with the changing requirements of the role undertake other duties as may be required Additional Notes: The post will involve some travel around Noah s Ark s boroughs and beyond to meet with prospective and current supporters ome home working, where appropriate, and pre-agreed with line manager, will be available This role may involve flexible working hours to include some evening and weekend work time off in lieu will be given in these instances. You will be expected to work within legal and charity guidelines, ensuring compliance with CQC and other statutory regulations Noah s Ark takes its responsibility for safeguarding the wellbeing of children seriously and this post may be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring ervice application.

3 PERON PECFCATON MAJOR GVNG FUNDRAER Assessed Competencies Essential Desirable - hortlisting T - Test - nterview Education Levels & Qualifications Educated to A level standard or equivalent Educated to degree level or equivalent Member of the nstitute of Fundraising or similar body pecific Knowledge, Experience & kills Experience of major giving fundraising or else have transferable skills from another sector Excellent time management and organisational skills T Excellent spoken and written use of English language with the ability to convey relevant detail clearly T and concisely Experience of establishing and managing effective external relationships Ability to think laterally to tailor communications to create personal connections with prospective T and current supporters Track record of securing four and five figure donations Ability to proof colleagues written work and provide constructive feedback T Experience of using specialist research tools Proven experience of initiating and leading on development of complex bids and cases for support Ability to demonstrate an understanding and personal commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people Experience of working with a database (e.g. DonorFlex) Empathy with the work undertaken by Noah s Ark Children s Hospice

4 NACH Processes and Procedures Able to ensure that internal policies and procedures are complied with NACH CORE COMPETENCE Demonstrates understanding of the general environment in which the Charity operates Communications Able to demonstrate good written and oral communication skills Checks own understanding of others' communication (e.g. paraphrases, asks questions) Tailors communication to the right audience and to the context to positively influence policies and strategic directions takeholder Management and Engagement Able to engage, inspire and manage internal and external stakeholders Works hard to maintain regular communication with funders to facilitate the development of longterm relationships Actively builds and maintain a network of colleagues and contacts to achieve progress on objectives and shared interests Project Management dentifies and undertakes response actions and formulates contingency plans as appropriate Able to prepare project budgets Problem olving, Planning and Use of nitiatives olutions focused, with ability to use own initiative and solve problems quickly and effectively Able to develop own work plan and manage deadlines to achieve objectives and targets Able to hit the ground running, absorb complex information quickly and work to a schedule of deliverables where requirements can change Able to use own initiative and work independently Equality Demonstrates ability, awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people s behaviour, physical, social and welfare needs T

5 Respects the unique contribution of every individual and works positively in a diverse environment Customer ervices Regularly demonstrates a positive attitude and is customer focused, ensuring that the needs of staff, volunteers and service users are maintained and managed appropriately s courteous and effective when dealing with people, exchanges information in a tactful and diplomatic manner and is able to communicate effectively at all levels Displays willingness to work flexibly and proactively and respond to the emerging needs of the charity and our supporters