Fundraising Manager

LONDON YOUTH; Amersham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Cashback Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Free onsite parking

Uniform provided

Headspace wellbeing app

Mentoring Network access

Tea & Coffee Bar

Job summary

London Youth is seeking a Fundraising Manager to drive income to support Woodrow High House’s mission. You will manage a diverse portfolio, nurture existing supporters, and secure new funding streams to ensure the centre can operate, innovate, and welcome youth organisations, schools, and community groups year after year.

You will craft compelling cases for support, manage major relationships, host cultivation events, and work closely with senior colleagues to align funding with strategic plans.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fundraising environment with excellent stewardship across prospects and partners.
• Proven track record of meeting fundraising income targets of circa £250k+ per year.
• Experience organising and hosting fundraising cultivation events.
• Ability to prioritise a complex workload and make confident decisions under pressure.
• Strong written communication skills with compelling proposals and applications.
• Experience collaborating with internal stakeholders to meet fundraising objectives.

Responsibilities

• Researching and maintaining an active pipeline of potential supporters across trusts, foundations, individuals, corporates and local groups.
• Developing and submitting tailored applications and proposals to funders.
• Collaborating with the Director of Fundraising & Communications and Head of Centre to steward funders.
• Managing key grant maker and corporate relationships.
• Creating a compelling case for support for Woodrow’s needs.
• Aligning funding applications with the Centre’s plans and projects.
• Acting as an ambassador for Woodrow through off-site visits and pitches.
• Hosting on-site cultivation events with existing and prospective partners.
• Exploring new fundraising sources (crowdfunding, challenge events, digital giving).
• Reporting to funders and tracking progress against annual targets.
• Building a network of local corporate volunteering opportunities.
• Supporting the London Corporate Partnerships team with CSR days at Woodrow.

Skills

Fundraising

Target attainment

Event hosting

Prioritisation

Proposal writing

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

As our Fundraising Manager you will play a key part in the future success of Woodrow, with responsibility for ensuring we are meeting a minimum fundraising target of circa £250k. Working closely with both the centralised Fundraising team and the Woodrow team, you will help to secure critical funding required to both maintain and improve the centre, making an active contribution to business development, pipeline management and supporting our strategic objectives. You will be confident in crafting cases for support for both grants and corporate audiences, as well as engaging with the local community in a fundraising capacity and organising corporate volunteering days. You will nurture and steward existing supporters, as well as seek out new opportunities to build on, including hosting cultivation events. Your overall aim is to ensure Woodrow can continue to operate, innovate, and thrive so it continues to welcome youth organisations, schools, and community groups every year.

What you will be doing

• Researching and maintaining an active pipeline of potential supporters across Trusts &Foundations, High Net Worth Individuals, Corporates, and local community groups.
• Developing and submitting tailored applications and proposals to potential funders.
• Working closely with the Director of Fundraising & Communications and Head of Centre toensure we collaborate effectively in nurturing and stewarding existing funders and supporters.
• Managing key grant maker and corporate relationships.
• Creating and maintaining a compelling case for support for Woodrow’s needs.
• Working closely with the Director of Fundraising & Communications and the Head of Centre toensure your funding applications align with the Centre’s plans and projects.
• Acting as an ambassador for Woodrow through off-site visits and pitches to potential funders.
• Engaging with and hosting existing and prospective partners on site at Woodrow.
• Organising local cultivation events e.g. coffee mornings, breakfast briefings, network lunches.
• Exploring new fundraising sources e.g., crowdfunding, challenge events, digital giving.
• Reporting to existing funders as required.
• Regular reporting on progress against annual fundraising targets.
• Engaging and building a new network of local corporate volunteering opportunities.
• Supporting the London Corporate Partnerships team with organising CSR days at Woodrow.

What you bring to the role

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience working in a fundraising environment, providing the highest levels of stewardshipacross a variety of prospects and partners.
• Proven track record of meeting fundraising income targets of circa £250k+ per year.
• Experience organising and hosting fundraising cultivation events.
• Experience managing a complex workload, with an ability to prioritise and make confident, effective decisions when faced with conflicting priorities.
• Strong written communication skills and experience developing compelling proposals and applications across a range of opportunities.
• Experience working with and getting the best from internal stakeholders to ensure we meetfundraising objectives.

Attributes and Behaviours

• Articulate communicator with a confident negotiation technique.
• Impeccable interpersonal, relationship-building and networking skills, able to quickly establishrapport across a range of personas.
• Strong collaborator who works proactively and closely with internal colleagues.
• Customer centric mindset and a firm commitment to customer excellence.
• Composed demeanor and calm under pressure, able to dynamically problem solve.
• Outstanding organisational skills, able to effectively prioritise a complex and varied workload.
• Strong analytical thinker with meticulous attention to detail.
• Self-motivated with a positive attitude, strong work ethic and a flexible approach to work.
• Passionate and demonstrably committed to improving the lives of children and young people.
• Absolute commitment to London Youth’s principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.

You will be able to demonstrate our values of being:

• Ambitious
• Collaborative
• Inclusive
• Accountable

Why work at Woodrow High House

• Healthcare Cashback Plan to help cover your healthcare essentials.
• Free access for you and your family to the Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free onsite parking.
• Branded quality uniform provided.
• Free access to the 'Headspace' wellbeing app.
• Free access to the Charity Mentoring Network, as a mentee or mentor.
• Free tea and coffee available in 'Tea & Coffee Bar'.
• Free meals provided whilst on duty when the kitchen is serving young people in residence.
• Magnificent location on an historic estate surrounded by nature.
• You'll be working with a fantastic team of passionate colleagues across London Youth.
• An outstanding culture and ethos where staff and visitors enjoy, challenge, and achieve.
• Occasional supply of sweet - sometimes savoury - always yummy - treats are guaranteed.
• You will be making a difference to the lives of young people!