Director of Fundraising

£80,000 - £100,000, London

Full-time, permanent

OnSide’s Youth Zones are designed to give young people aged 8–19 years old (25 for those with a disability) somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to in their leisure time; occupying their bodies and minds with fun activities, learning new skills and socialising in a safe, positive way.

By working in true partnership, we have identified the challenges that need to be addressed in order to develop effective and sustainable youth services in our most deprived areas where the risk of being excluded, becoming disaffected and of getting left behind is high.

Our model works because it is a unique partnership of private philanthropy, local authority, young people and the community that forms a dynamic four-way, inter-connecting relationship, which drives the success of an OnSide Youth Zone.

Since 2008 we have achieved unparalleled success and growth, which now enables us to shift our focus for the foreseeable future to London. Our roots in North West of England and this will always be our spiritual home given the association of our Founder, Bill Holroyd, and the inspiration he found as Chairman of Bolton Lads and Girls Club.

We know that by demonstrating that our model can work in the capital it will allow us to achieve our ultimate goal of 100 Zones across the country and with Youth Zones under development in Barnet, Barking and Dagenham and Croydon, we are well on the way to achieving this.

Private philanthropy is a cornerstone of our strategy and as a result of our success over the past decade we can now put in place a national fundraising function to drive our ambition forward at pace.

As Director of Fundraising you will oversee the development of all income streams paying particular attention to high-value partnerships with individual philanthropists and organisational donors.

Key to your success will be the developing our fundraising to model the very best practice in a donor relationship stewardship to deliver long-term alliances. To achieve this, and aside from achieving our capital and revenue needs, you will have to grow a fundraising team that is ‘best in class’.

Application is by way of CV initially to be followed by a Supporting Statement.

Closing date:                                                   Monday 3^rd September, 10.00 a.m.

First interviews:                                              Wednesday 19^th September, London

Final Interviews:                                             Thursday 4^th October, Wigan Youth Zone