Trusts & Major Donor Executive
- Employer
- Harris Hill
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £23k - 28k per year
- Closing date
- 4 Oct 2018
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- Function
- Fundraising, Major Donor/ Gifts, Statutory Fundraising, Trusts & Foundations
- Sector
- Animal
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Job Details
Harris Hill are recruiting a Trusts & Major Donor Executive on behalf of a London based Animal Welfare charity. This exciting opportunity has responsibility for the further development of the trust fundraising portfolio and growth of the major donor programme.
Based in London this organisation improve the lives of cats, dogs and the their owners in the varied communities across London and Internationally. The charities aim is to improve animal welfare by delivering community based veterinary care and education services in the UK and overseas.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and nurture relationships with Trusts, Foundations, Corporate Trusts and other grant giving bodies to build strong and lasting relations to support a wide range of
- strategic research to identify Trusts and grant-giving bodies for potential funding and producing written applications of the highest standard to secure income
- Meet with representatives from Trusts, Foundations, Corporate Trusts, grant giving bodies and major donors where necessary, providing excellent supporter care and service
- Develop and nurture relationships to encourage Major Donors, high net worth individuals and prospects to give at significant levels
Experience and skills required
- Previous experience of fundraising and income generation from trusts and foundations and/or major donors is preferred requirement for this role
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills is a requirement for this role.
- Strong relationship building skills with the ability to develop strong working relationships with donors and internal colleagues
- Highly self motivated with a pro-active attitude
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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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- Telephone
- 020 7820 7300
- Location
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1 - 2 Paris Garden
London
London
SE1 8ND
United Kingdom
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