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Head of Fundraising

Employer
Harris Hill
Location
London
Salary
£65k per year
Closing date
25 Jul 2018

Job Details

Harris Hill are delighted to be supporting a unique medical research charity to recruit an interim Head of Fundraising to support their ongoing Fundraising strategy. This critical role will oversee, motivate and steer a team of talented fundraisers across all income streams to increase income in both the short and longer term.

Please note: This is a maternity cover contract.

Key responsibilities will include:

Taking the lead on developing and implementing the fundraising strategy across all income streams to deliver against agreed plans, budgets and objectives
With particular attention to corporate and major giving, support key relationships, proposals and pitches
Provide line management and support to the fundraising team, creating an environment where fundraising can thrive
Working collaboratively across the organisation to ensure fundraising is fully integrated with the wider needs and aims of the charity
Providing financial forecasting and budgeting as necessary

The successful candidate will:
Be an experienced fundraiser ideally with experience across a number of income streams, able to deliver against and surpass income targets
Have experience of securing 5- and 6-figure gifts and corporate partnerships
Be an experienced leader of fundraising teams
Be able to approach fundraising challenges with innovation and creativity
Have excellent communication, relationship management, leadership and organisational skills

For more information about this vacancy and next steps please apply here and a consultant will be in touch to discuss further.

Company

Harris Hill has been providing the Charity and Not-for-Profit sector with high quality recruitment solutions for over 27 years. In the past year we have worked on more than 3,000 charity vacancies (approximately 2,000 permanent and 1,000 temporary) and are continuing to grow, developing new teams to respond to the strong demand for specialist charity professionals.

Our teams focus on specific functions within charities including Fundraising, Marketing/PR/Digital, Data Management & Business Support, Finance, Human Resources, Temporary and Executive-level roles.

We are committed to delivering a level of excellence to both candidates and clients alike and have an unrivalled reputation for finding talented people their ideal charity jobs within the UK's leading national and international charities and non-profit organisations.

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Company info
Telephone
020 7820 7300
Location
1 - 2 Paris Garden
London
London
SE1 8ND
United Kingdom

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