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Head of Individual Giving and Trusts

Employer
Cheltenham Festivals
Location
South West England
Salary
circa £36,000 per annum depending on experience plus 5% pension contribution
Closing date
21 Jan 2019

The Role

Cheltenham Festivals is a leading cultural organisation and charity with a national reputation working with partners such as The Times, The Sunday Times and BBC. Cheltenham Festivals is also an Arts Council NPO. Fundraising is essential to the health and longevity of the organisation.

The Head of Individual Giving & Trusts will lead the development and management of Cheltenham Festivals individual giving programmes and activities, including general donations, online donations, payroll giving, regular giving, mid-level gifts, legacies, and the reputable patron programme. They will explore and test new income streams from individuals and to increase supporter engagement. This is currently supported by the Part time Patrons Assistant.

Funds are raised for the four annual Festivals of Literature, Jazz, Music and Science, as well as our year round education and community programme, embedded in everything we do.

The Head of Individual Giving and Trusts will also have overall responsibility for Trusts fundraising, supported by a Part time Trust Manager and Part time Trusts Assistant.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Fundraiser experienced in securing gifts, preferably with experience of Trusts fundraising and with the ability to influence and present a compelling case for support, working with colleagues to build a secure future for a dynamic and growing cultural organisation.

Key tasks and responsibilities 

  • Work with the Director of Marketing and Development to develop the new strategy for increasing income across all individual giving streams and then implement it.
  • Manage CF existing fundraising programmes in individual giving in order to maximise returns from existing donor base
  • Assist the Director of Marketing and Development in preparing the annual budget.
  • To ensure that Cheltenham Festivals is up to date with all Trusts and Foundations opportunities relevant to our strategy
  • To oversee all Trusts and Foundations fundraising applications; timelines and accountability
  • Achieve the annual targets agreed for all areas of trusts
  • Prepare detailed income and expenditure reports for each area of activity, and interpret data in order to measure effectiveness and return on investment, with the Director of Marketing and Development
    • Prepare quarterly forecasts for individual giving income and trusts
    • Report monthly on performance against targets
  • Work closely with the finance team to ensuring gift aid declarations are accurately made and stored
  • Working with the colleagues who support communications and marketing activities to produce strong and compelling fundraising materials for a wide range of media, including digital.
    • Work with the team to  develop and implement a stewardship programme including regular newsletters, mailings and on-line activity
  • Develop and implement strategies for solicitation that will grow annual revenue from individuals:  manage all appeal campaigns, manage and monitor online giving initiatives, work collaboratively with other program areas to advance fundraising goals
    • Oversee gift processing, development and fulfilment of donor benefits, gift recognition, donor correspondence, and mailings. 
    • Increase levels of supporter engagement and stewardship.
    • Explore and test new methods for donor recruitment and increasing donations.
    • Work collaboratively across teams to help generate leads for corporate, challenge
  • Coordinate events logistics to ensure an exceptional donor experience, with a focus on cultivation and stewardship; conceptualize and implement membership programs and small donor cultivation events
  • Assist the Director of Marketing and Development to provide support to the Board for fundraising initiatives
  • To perform any other reasonable tasks as requested by the Director of Marketing and Development

For a downloadable job description and application form please refer to https://cheltenhamfestivals.com/jobs

Closing date:    9 am on Monday 21st January 2019

Interview date:  1st round interviews in Cheltenham on Wednesday 30th January 2019

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