Foundation Director

Prospectus; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A free-to-attend sixth form academy in London seeks a Foundation Director on a maternity cover contract. The role involves strategic and daily fundraising efforts, ensuring the academy meets its financial targets while engaging with a diverse range of donors. Ideal candidates will have a strong fundraising background, capable of securing significant donations and leading high-level volunteer boards.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of raising six-figure donations.
• Experience leading cultivation of donors and managing boards.
• Ability to balance strategic oversight with day-to-day fundraising.

Responsibilities

• Drive fundraising across two sites in North and East London.
• Ensure fundraising targets are met over the academic and financial year.
• Steward existing donors creatively and meaningfully.

Skills

Fundraising

Strategic oversight

Donor stewardship

Relationship management

Job description

Our client is a free-to-attend sixth form academy split over two sites for 16-19 years olds in London. They teach 1200 young people every year and their mission is to transform the lives of young people by providing access to a world-class creative education – regardless of background. They now seek a Foundation Director on a maternity cover contract and Prospectus is excited to lead the search.

As Foundation Director, you will be responsible for personally driving fundraising over the two sites in North and East London and will balance strategic oversight with day-to-day delivery fundraising from trusts and foundations, corporates and individuals. You will be joining at the start of a new academic and financial year and will ensure fundraising targets are met over the 12 months and will provide brilliant stewardship of existing donors in a meaningful and creative way.

The selected candidate will have a proven track record of raising six figure donations through personalised and sophisticated approaches to donors and will have examples of personally leading cultivation and stewardship of trusts and foundations, individuals, and corporate partners. The postholder will have a robust track record of managing Boards and/or high net worth senior volunteers.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Ryan Burdock at Prospectus.

If you are interested in applying to this Foundation Director position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.