Relationship Manager.
Salary: Circa £34,000 per annum.
Location: Remote (Wales or London and surrounding areas).
Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week.
Benefits:
- 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
- Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
- Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
- Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
- Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.
Why Action for Children?
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.
A bit about the role
As Relationship Manager, as part of a friendly and collaborative team, you will drive the community fundraising strategy with focus on the growth of unrestricted income by galvanizing fundraising support from a growing sports portfolio, local corporates, volunteer fundraising groups and the public. This post will focus on achieving agreed financial income targets and relevant KPI’s in either Wales or London and surrounding areas.
How you'll help to create brighter futures by
- Managing and deliver fundraising campaigns and activities across a specific geographic area (London or Wales) to achieve significant income growth in line with the fundraising strategy and to also support other fundraising initiatives progressed by Action for Children.
- Researching and developing volunteer group prospects to create a pipeline of opportunities.
- Securing support for the sports portfolio, encouraging the public to run, walk, cycle for Action for Children.
- Securing support and introductions to potential funders and fundraisers i.e. local businesses, supporters, sports clubs, schools etc and build and sustain relationships.
- Securing and setting up ‘Action Squads’, for volunteer led fundraising groups to successfully fundraise and raise awareness in a specific geographic area (Wales or London) and to obtain support for the sports portfolio, encouraging the public to run, walk, cycle for Action for Children.
- Always demonstrating accountability to supporters and volunteers and operating with openness, honesty, transparency and consistent with all current Fundraising regulatory standards, data protection, VAT and Gift Aid legislation.
- Managing and delivering on set financial targets and outcomes set across the specific geographic area (London or Wales).
- Monitoring and analyse financial income and expenditure, ensuring forecasted income has been received and banked.
Let's talk about you
- Professional Institute of Fundraising qualification (desirable.)
- Membership of IoF (desirable).
- Demonstrable track record of continual achievement leading and delivering fundraising in a specific geographic area.
- Proven understanding supplier agreements, contracts, funding agreements and where these are affected by VAT and other Fundraising legislation.
- Knowledge and understanding of tax efficient giving in the UK.
- Ability to manage challenging situations and to ensure the delivery of events and fundraising activity in a safe and professional manner.
- Proven experience of networking and influencing to achieved desired outcomes.
- Ability to demonstrate a high level of discretion when dealing with HNWIs and organisations.
- Proven ability to project manage a team of fundraisers to achieve against specific financial goals where appropriate.
Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.
Good to know
Application Process
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.
We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
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Closing Date: Wednesday 22nd January 2025.
Interviews will be week commencing 27th January 2025.
