Fundraising Manager (part-time)

Conway Hall; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme (stakeholder)

Job summary

Conway Hall is seeking a Fundraising Manager to report to the Chief Executive Officer and lead fundraising activities to meet financial targets while raising the profile of the charity.

The role focuses on individual giving, trusts and foundations, events, stakeholder engagement and promoting the charity's social impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years fundraising/development experience in Charity/Arts sector.
• Knowledge of funding bodies in Charity/Arts sector and successful applications.
• Experience with CMS/CRM systems (WordPress, Ticketsolve, Mailchimp).
• Working knowledge of social media platforms.
• Excellent administrative skills with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Proactively seek funding opportunities, cultivate donors and meet targets.
• Prepare and submit trust/foundation funding applications.
• Drive fundraising income via up-to-date online presence and easy giving.
• Devise campaigns and communications for membership, fundraising and events.
• Maximise income from gifts, donors and stakeholders including Gift Aid.
• Maintain GDPR compliant donor data and manage donation points of sale.

Skills

Fundraising

Project management

CRM experience

Digital marketing

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

WordPress

Ticketsolve

Mailchimp

Microsoft Office

Social media management

Job description

As an independent home for ideas and culture, we support diverse communities to engage with ethics through learning, conversation, and creativity, exploring the defining questions that shape our daily lives.

Role

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, this key hands‑on role of Fundraising Manager will meet financial targets and increase the profile of the organisation and its activity.

This will be achieved by maximising philanthropic giving at the individual level and with trusts and foundations, as well as delivering fundraising events, working with stakeholders and promoting the work and social impact of the charity.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Proactively seek out funding opportunities in all sectors, cultivate prospective donors and achieve donation targets.
• Prepare and submit trust and foundation funding applications to meet or exceed targets.
• Drive fundraising income generation by ensuring that Conway Hall’s online presence is up‑to‑date, engaging and provides ease of giving.
• Devise and deliver campaigns and communications related to Conway Hall’s membership offer, fundraising aims/events and activities.
• Maximise initiatives to increase income received from members, donors and stakeholders, such as Gift Aid.
• Implement loyalty ladder progression, including communications with members, donors, patrons and stakeholders to grow and maintain strong relationships.
• Maintain GDPR compliant donor information and ensure that all donation points of sale are managed effectively.

General

• Comply with Conway Hall’s policies, such as health and safety, equal opportunities, etc.
• Support the measurement and evaluation of the charitable work of the Society.
• Actively encourage a culture of fundraising throughout Conway Hall’s activities and staff.
• Attend meetings and events when required, including staff meetings.
• Participate actively in the life of the Society and venue.
• Adhere to GDPR guidelines, e.g. with donor information.
• Undertake training, as required.
• Any other reasonable duties as required by the Chief Executive Officer.

Person Specification

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• 5 or more years of fundraising/development experience in the Charity/Arts sector.
• Specific knowledge of funding bodies in the Charity/Arts sector, and a consistent track record of successful applications.
• Thorough knowledge of Content Management Systems (such as WordPress), CRM systems (such as Ticketsolve and Mailchimp).
• Working knowledge of social media platforms.
• Excellent administrative skills and experience of using a range of Microsoft Office applications.

DESIREABLE EXPERIENCE

• Copywriting experience.
• Some marketing experience.
• Knowledge of one or more subject matters in the Society’s field of interest.

SKILL AND ABILITIES

• Well organised, with the ability to work on multiple projects concurrently, meet deadlines and plan and prioritise workload.
• Ability to work supportively and collaboratively within a team, as well as independently using own initiative.
• A creative thinker with a positive, flexible and solutions‑focused approach.
• Committed to achieving high standards with the resources available.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills.

Terms

• Salary: £21,600 per annum (£36,000 pro rata)
• Hours: 22.5 hrs per week
• Pension: An optional stakeholder pension scheme is available. Employee contribution of 3% is matched by 5% from the employer
• Holidays: 14.5 days per annum, plus bank holidays and 1 week over Christmas
• Probation period: 3 months

Closing date for applications is 5pm Monday 3 August.
Interviews will be held on Friday 7August.