We are hiring! Fundraising Manager

Job Purpose
To develop fundraising proposals and raise funds from trusts and foundations. To raise funds for Action Village India through our trading activities and events.

Location and Working Hours
Location: Dalston, London (5 Balls Pond Road, N1 4AX)
Hours: 21 hours per week (equivalent to 3 working days) – ideally including Wednesday and Thursday.
Contract: Permanent, pending a successful 6‑month probationary period.
Pension scheme: Auto‑enrolment pension plan with 3% employer contribution after 6 months’ satisfactory service.

Eligibility and Accessibility
In line with legal requirements this post is subject to a Right to Work check.
Accessibility: The office is on the second floor with a narrow staircase and no lift. If this changes in the future we will update information for any future vacancies.

Key Responsibilities

• Fundraising Management and Donor Liaison
  Research and develop fundraising proposals for new and ongoing projects to major donors, trusts and foundations. Maintain spreadsheets and databases tracking donor deadlines, application status and reporting deadlines. Ensure partner monitoring reports are developed and submitted on time. Support the Executive Director with fundraising reporting to individuals and trusts.
• Events
  Plan and manage fundraising events for the year with the team. Attend Action Village India fundraising events (evenings and weekends as agreed). Attend WOMAD festival and support the team with the stall and presence.
• Individual Giving
  Plan and deliver regular appeals and engagement communications. Develop new ways to engage supporters and grow income from Individual Giving products. Build engaging journeys to retain existing supporters and develop new supporters.
• Communications and Development Management
  Create communications content that inspires supporter engagement and promotes loyalty. Contribute relevant material and content to newsletters. Design and produce communication materials – Annual Report and Appeals. Provide project information to support appeals to individual donors and at public events including WOMAD. Work with partners to generate engaging communications and marketing materials about the progress of their work, including visual content. Generate material for awareness‑raising and educational work in the UK, where appropriate. Manage the creation of the organisation’s content, e.g. leaflets, webpages and annual reports. Work closely with the Communications and Administrative Assistant to support the creation of social media content and other customer relationship material, ensuring this feeds directly into the Communications Strategy. Support the Executive Director in monitoring and assisting with formal progress reports to funders and other work based on the organisation’s requirements.
• General Responsibilities
  Represent Action Village India as required. Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices. Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace. Keep confidential any personal or sensitive information. Cover for colleagues or undertake other duties commensurate with the accountabilities of the post as necessary.

Person Specification

• Experience
  Minimum 3 years proven experience in fundraising from trusts and foundations, events and individual giving. Proven experience in writing project proposals and reports for funders. Proven success in raising funds from trusts and foundations in the UK, working alone or as part of a larger fundraising team. Experience co‑organising events and fundraising activities.
• Knowledge and Skills
  Knowledge of UK trusts, foundations and institutional funders. Knowledge of the international solidarity and development landscape and familiarity with funder processes, databases and requirements. Knowledge of Charity Law, Data Protection, Fundraising Code of Practice and other relevant marketing or fundraising standards in the UK. Ability to produce high quality written project proposals, narrative and financial reports and communications materials for a range of audiences. Ability to absorb, filter and re‑present information for new audiences.
• Personal Qualities
  A passion to support humanitarian activities that benefit the most vulnerable. Excellent communication skills – presenting complex information clearly, concisely and persuasively. Proficiency in using Excel. Ability to stay focused and efficient in the face of changing priorities and multiple demands. Ability to self‑manage workload and be suited to working in a very small team, flexible and able to take initiative. Excellent organisational skills, including ability to work systematically to deadlines. Demonstrable interpersonal and relationship building skills, including building cross‑cultural relationships and working remotely with organisations in other parts of the world.
• Desirable Requirements
  Experience of working in partnership and solidarity with national and local NGOs. Ideally, experience of working in international development with a specific focus on Asia and India. Photoshop and InDesign experience.
• Other Requirements
  Able to work some evenings and weekends and stay overnight where necessary (e.g. WOMAD festival). Able to travel to rural India if required. Commitment to equal opportunities, anti‑racism and anti‑discriminatory practices. Ability to apply awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion issues to all areas of work. Commitment to the values, vision and ethos of Action Village India.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
Action Village India recognises that discrimination and victimisation is unacceptable and it is the charity’s aim to ensure that no employee or job applicant receives less favourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender/gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse organisation which celebrates difference and creates relationships of mutual respect. We will not tolerate behaviour that is discriminatory, intimidating, humiliating or causes harm to others. Everyone has a duty to uphold these principles and speak out about negative behaviour and practice. Reports of unacceptable behaviours will be taken seriously, offered confidentiality and protected from victimisation. Managers and Trustees have specific responsibilities, including promoting positive action, supporting staff to develop knowledge and skills, and acting quickly on breaches of standards.