Director of Fundraising & Communications

WR Fundraising Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

WR Fundraising Recruitment partners with a leading heritage conservation charity to appoint a Director of Fundraising & Communications. This senior role leads a high-performing team, shaping a 5-year strategy and hands-on in developing and stewarding major donor and legacy supporters.

The post is Full Time, 9 month fixed term with extension by agreement, remote/home-based with regular travel to London. Experience across major donors, trusts, legacy gifts and data-driven campaigns is essential.

Qualifications

• Understanding of strategic communications and how to raise an organisation’s profile and income through multiple channels.
• Strong expertise in relationship fundraising, particularly major donors and other high-value income streams.
• Excellent knowledge of CRM, data and insight to support donor engagement and governance.
• Up-to-date knowledge of fundraising regulation, GDPR and related policy.

Responsibilities

• Inspire greater philanthropic giving, supporter growth and strategic decision-making.
• Lead the implementation of a new fundraising strategy to increase income from grants, trusts, foundations, individual giving, major gifts and legacies.
• Oversee the development and delivery of the Communications strategy, embedding audience development findings.
• Champion the use of data and insight to evaluate success and refine national messaging.
• Be an active member of the Senior Leadership Team, reporting to the CEO and attending board meetings.
• Inspire and empower the Fundraising and Communications team to maximise impact and achieve targets.

Skills

Strategic communications

Relationship fundraising

Major donors

CRM & data insights

GDPR knowledge

Leadership

Tools

CRM software

Job description

We are WR Fundraising Recruitment and we are thrilled to be working with one of the country’s most important heritage conservation charities.

The past year has marked the beginning of a new strategic cycle of growth for the organisation, and we’re delighted to be recruiting for a Director of Fundraising & Communications to lead a high-achieving team, implement an innovative strategy and be hands on in developing and stewarding major donor and legacy supporters.

As part of the Senior Leadership Team and working directly with the CEO, we’re looking for an experienced and dynamic fundraising and comms professional.

The Director of Fundraising & Communications will be responsible for implementing a fundraising and communications strategy to shape the departments’ success over the next 5 years.

The Director of Fundraising & Communications roleis perfectly suited to a relationship-focussed fundraiser with experience of multiple income streams, who is already at director level, or ready to take the next step up in their career.

With exciting developments in motion, this is the perfect time for a talented senior fundraising & comms professional to really make their mark on the future of an organisation that makes a huge difference to the sector.

Our client is keen to attract a talented individual to take on the role and is willing to consider flexibility in working patterns and coverage across the two functions of fundraising and communications (with the priority being weighed towards fundraising) for the right candidate.

Director of Fundraising & Communications

Full Time,

9 month fixed term contract with extension by agreement

Remote Working / Home Based with regular travel to London

Duties will include:

• Inspiring greater philanthropic giving, supporter growth and aiding strategic decision-making, while leading strategic communications activity
• Lead the implementation of a new fundraising strategy, working with teams across the charity to sustain a funding pipeline to increase income, particularly unrestricted income, from grants, trusts and foundations, individual giving, major donations and legacies
• Lead the team charged with the development and delivery of our Communications strategy, embedding extensive audience development findings
• Championing the use of data and insight to evaluate success and refine key national messaging.
• Be an active member of the SLT, providing critical analysis, preparing board reports and attending quarterly board meetings.
• Inspire and empower the Fundraising and Communications team to maximise impact and achieve ambitious targets.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A demonstrable understanding of strategic communications and how to raise an organisation’s profile and income through a variety of channels.
• Strong expertise in relationship fundraising, particularly major donors, and other high-value income streams.
• An excellent understanding of the creative processes that make a case for support, meaningful donor value propositions and attractive visual identity.
• The ability to meet ambitious KPIs within a clear strategy, set goals to implement it, and determine the best tools for evaluation.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the value of CRM and how data and insight can support donor and supporter engagement, cultivation and stewardship.
• Up-to-date knowledge of fundraising regulation, GDPR and the implications for communications and fundraising policy and practice.