Fundraising and Social Value Coordinator

We're looking for a motivated, innovative and resilient Fundraising and Social Value Coordinator to join our Philanthropy and Partnerships team located at our Head Office in Islington, Hybrid (minimum of two days a week working from our Caledonian Road Head Office or our services across London and the South East). Open to discussions about full-time or part-time (0.8FTE) working arrangements.

What you’ll do:

• Lead on fulfilling our pipeline of potential grant, trust, foundation and corporate opportunities.
• Lead on funding applications that support Look Ahead's social inclusion priorities around:
• Homes and spaces
• Health and wellbeing
• Skills, learning and work
• Arts, creativity and celebration
• Specialist added value staff roles that support the delivery of Look Ahead's mission
• Identify, source and coordinate social value activities across Look Ahead services.
• Build and maintain relationships with corporate partners to raise income and deliver social value.
• Coordinate the Social Value Group and lead Look Ahead's participation in challenge and community events.
• Lead on the financial administration of grants, working closely with the finance team to ensure spend is appropriately allocated, recorded and monitored.
• Liaise with operations colleagues and funders to ensure grant funding is spent compliantly and in line with agreed budgets and outcomes.
• Monitor and report on funded activity, ensuring funder requirements and deadlines are met.
• Lead on communicating fundraising impact, outcomes, successes and stories, working with communications colleagues.

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

Values: We focus on Excellence and innovation. We are Caring and Compassionate. We are Inclusive and Trusted. We work in Partnership and are One-Team.

Qualifications and experience:

You will be highly organised, confident working with budgets and multiple stakeholders, and motivated by social impact. You will have a minimum of 2-3 years working in fundraising, social value or bid writing. You'll have experience in fundraising, grants, partnerships or social value delivery, with strong research, writing and coordination skills, and a collaborative approach to working across teams. You will be an excellent bid writer with the ability to translate service need and customer aspirations into compelling, winning bids. You may have experience of raising funds for housing associations, social landlords or organisations that are not registered charities but have charitable status or are community interest companies. This role would suit someone looking to step into a varied, impact focused position.

Location and working arrangements: Head Office in Islington, Hybrid (minimum of two days a week working from our Caledonian Road Head Office or across London and the South East). Open to discussions about full-time or part-time (0.8FTE) working arrangements.

Salary and benefits: £38,000.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week. We’re offering a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day. Our benefits include:

• Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service.
• A generous pension - we will contribute up to 8% and life assurance cover up to 3x Pensionable Salary (T&Cs apply).
• Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card.
• Fully paid induction programme and further training.
• ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support.
• Online wellbeing resources.
• Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution.
• Free DBS.

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.