Senior Fundraising Development Manager

Family Rights Group: Who We Are

Family Rights Group\’s vision is a society in which children can thrive in their families and have loving relationships to turn to throughout life. Our mission is to make that a reality. Our bold new strategy sets out how we are seeking to build an effective child welfare system that puts children and families first.

Founded 50 years ago, our work combines commitment to human rights and social justice with expertise in child welfare law, policy and practice.

Our award-winning work is unique in bringing together legal and social work expertise with the direct voice and insights of young people and families.

• We promote families\’ voices, expertise and insights in all our work. We support mothers, fathers, kinship carers and care-experienced young people to be heard by policy-makers, practitioners and the public.
• We create and champion innovative family-led solutions, including family group conferences and Lifelong Links. We partner with local authorities, other agencies and academics to embed these practices.
• We provide free, independent and confidential advice to help parents and kinship carers understand the law, child welfare processes, their rights and options.
• We lead campaigns to achieve changes in law, policy and practice, informed by research and the perspectives of those with lived experience.

Role Description

As Family Rights Group\’s
principal fundraiser
, you will build and strengthen all aspects of the charity\’s fundraising work. Working closely with the senior leadership team and other key roles, the post will involve implementing a plan to secure increases in funding primarily from trusts and foundations and via individual giving.

This role will deliver a step-change in the rate at which we increase and expand our funding pipeline, with a focus on the key areas of trusts and foundations, individual giving, and corporate partnerships.

This is a full-time role (with flexible options welcome), with a start date as soon as possible.

Benefits of working for Family Rights Group include:

• a generous pension (5% employer contribution)
• annual pay rises in line with local government levels
• 27 days holiday allowance (rising to 30), plus 3 additional days at the end of the year
• playing a key role in a successful charity with a 50-year history and reputation of delivering change
• a wide-ranging Employee Assistance Programme for all staff and other well-being initiatives
• joining a team of committed staff in a values-driven organisation.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years\’ experience managing relationships with trusts and foundations and major donors
• A demonstrable track record of securing five and six-figure gifts from trusts, foundations and individuals through exceptional communications, relationship-building and bid-writing skills
• Experience of manage bid-writing processes skilfully, prioritising key opportunities, working closely with colleagues, and producing well-researched and well-written bids that reflect the values and methodologies of the organisation
• Direct experience of leading and managing relationships with major donors and corporate partners
• A good understanding of some of the ways in which the charity\’s public profile can be increased effectively to generate more support from potential funders
• Demonstrable experience of developing compelling cases for support and fundraising proposals to maximise stakeholder engagement and income
• A keen eye for detail and strong copywriting and editing skills for effective bid-writing

Applicants who wish to discuss the role are welcome to contact John Loveday, Chief Operating Officer
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To apply, please follow the link below to send your application by Wednesday 5th November.