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Head of Fundraising

Employer
Harris Hill
Location
London
Salary
£46k - 55k per year
Closing date
12 Apr 2019

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Job Details


Harris Hill  are looking to recruit an experienced Head of Fundraising during an exciting period of growth for the Charity which will see it double in size over the next three years. This role will be pivotal to continued growth and will give the successful candidate an opportunity to make the role their own, developing and leading on fundraising strategies particularly in relation to major donors. The Head of Fundraising and Communications will take sole responsibility for developing the major donor pipeline as well as providing oversight of the fundraising and communications functions.

Duties and responsibilities include:

 

  • Meet ambitious 6-7 figure income targets and achieve significant growth
  • Create a new fundraising strategy for major donors
  • Build and maintain relationships with major donors
  • Develop current fundraising and communications strategies
  • Help develop and participate with fundraising events and liaise with the events team
  • Take responsibility for the budget and maintain a pipeline
  • The successful candidate will have a minimum of 4 years' experience in a charity fundraising environment. A proven track record of successful fundraising asks and demonstrable experience of leading a diverse team and managing large fundraising projects will be necessary. Experience within charity communications such as PR, branding and marketing would be beneficial.


We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to build internal and external relationships with key stakeholders and the ability to work under pressure. Experience within health, medical and/or higher education fundraising would be highly desirable.

If this sounds like the ideal position for you please press the “Apply Now” button below. The closing date for applications is 31st March 2019 If you do not hear back from us you can assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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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