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Lead a passionate team as Head of Fundraising and drive strategic growth in a role central to our mission at Kinship.
Overview
Salary £52000 - £55000
Location Hybrid; London
Expires Expires at anytime
Kinship is an impactful organization dedicated to sustaining and expanding crucial projects that support our core activities. As a leader in our field, the opportunity to join as the Head of Fundraising is not just a job—it's a chance to make a significant difference.
- Strategically develop and implement fundraising plans to achieve our goals.
- Grow income streams to support existing and new initiatives.
- Build strong relationships with donors and secure sustainable funding.
- Manage and expand our Trusts and Foundations work, including application writing and reporting.
- Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team to prioritize funding needs and create proposals.
- Diversify income channels, such as major donors, corporate partnerships, and individual giving.
- Stay abreast of funding trends and seize new opportunities.
- Maintain accurate records using Salesforce CRM and analyze fundraising data for strategic planning.
- Handle the fundraising team budget and provide effective team leadership and coaching.
- Develop resources to support fundraising and enhance Kinship's visibility and impact.
- Proven experience in fundraising and team management.
- Strategic thinker with hands-on approach to developing fundraising initiatives.
- Excellent relationship-building skills with donors and potential supporters.
- Proficiency in using CRM systems, preferably Salesforce, to manage data and donor relationships.
- Ability to analyze fundraising data to inform strategies and report on KPIs.
- Strong leadership skills to foster a collaborative and high-achieving team environment.
As our Head of Fundraising, you will lead our small team to generate income from existing and new income channels. With responsibility for all aspects of fundraising, this is an integral role in our organisation, and the right person will be both strategically-minded and also involved in the day-to-day work of developing ideas and writing funding applications.
The successful applicant will be an experienced fundraiser, able to build our team and drive Kinship’s fundraising strategy to generate income to sustain and expand our work.
You will work closely with the senior leadership team, and collaborate effectively with managers and colleagues across the organisation to identify, create, and maximise income generating opportunities and ensure effective and timely funder reporting.
Key responsibilities:
The post-holder will:
Lead the development and implementation of our fundraising strategy and annual plans to meet our strategic goals.
Develop and grow a pipeline of income to sustain and grow the organisation’s core activities and enable us to develop new projects and activities
Cultivate excellent relationships with current and potential donor organisations and individuals to secure sustainable funding.
Lead and manage our Trusts and Foundations work, writing compelling funding applications, and ensuring accurate and timely reporting to funders
Work with the Senior Leadership Team to agree funding priorities, develop asks, and create proposals.
Develop and diversify income channels, including major donors, corporate partners and individual giving to support Kinship’s work.
Stay updated on trends and new opportunities in the funding landscape, proactively adapting strategies, shaping and seizing opportunities as needed.
Use our Salesforce CRM system to keep accurate records and manage relationships with funders and donors.
Effectively record and analyse fundraising data to inform activity and income targets, report internally against targets and KPIs, and contribute to organisational planning.
Manage the fundraising team budget.
Provide effective line management and coaching to team members, fostering a collaborative and results-oriented culture.
Lead on the development of resources to support fundraising and effectively showcase the work we do and the funders who support us, working collaboratively with communications, marketing and digital colleagues to develop engaging and impactful fundraising content
Be an enthusiastic and credible face of Kinship, representing the organisation in meetings and at events.
