Fundraising and Communications Manager in Milton Keynes

In this exciting and challenging new role, you will be working with colleagues, local partners, communities and businesses to develop and implement the Fundraising strategy for Age UK Milton Keynes. You will source and manage income from a variety of funding streams, including trusts and foundations, corporates and community fundraising, including legacies. This will include working with the grants team on securing new grant opportunities and relationship management of existing funders. The post is also responsible for overseeing all external marketing and communications activity which includes community fundraising.

Using existing leads plus building new relationships, your creative flair will generate compelling content and proposals tailored to different audiences and to feed into press releases, newsletters, reports and social media posts. There are real opportunities to shine whilst promoting our essential aim to become a society in which we can thrive as we age.

As an experienced fundraiser and a hands-on relationship manager, you will also manage and develop our donors and legacies to maximise income and provide excellent donor experience delivering on an annual income target.

• Research, develop and implement multiyear fundraising strategy and annual plans including income and expenditure budgets for the Fundraising team.
• Develop operational plans for trusts and foundations, legacies, corporate fundraising and community engagement in order to meet income targets.
• Identify, research and develop individual contacts across high net-worth individuals, trusts and foundations (together with the grants officer) and corporate organisations, to build warm relationships, and increase income for AUKMK. This is likely to include attendance at events, speaking on panels and pitching to organisations.
• Provide appropriate support to major donors by building strong relationships with an exceptional level of customer care so they feel valued and continue to support the charity for many years.
• Explore opportunities for new events and initiatives to increase donors.
• Seek opportunities to make presentations, give talks etc., to organisations key to our strategy, which could be local groups, schools, societies and special interest groups to promote Age UK MK and our services.
• Ensure efficient use of resources, at all times, to enable further growth in activity and income to achieve targets.
• Develop and create, with support from colleagues and volunteers, PR content for social media and website.
• Ensure accurate data relating to donors, commissioners, fundraising activities and fundraiser volunteers is collected and analysed, and that this is kept accurate, confidential and secure in line with legal requirements and AUKMK’s policies.
• Ensure all the legal requirements for events and community fundraising are in place and adhere to the Fundraising Regulators Code of Fundraising Practice and charity law requirements.
• Always work within the values and policies of AUKMK.
• Take part in line management supervision, appraisals and training as required.
• Have a duty and responsibility for personal health and safety and the health and safety of colleagues, fundraising/events volunteers and the general public attending events.