Street Child: Trusts & Foundations Manager
Full time
Salary £30,000
Job description + person specification
Street Child is a UK charity working to protect vulnerable children and improve access to education in some of the poorest communities in the world. We work in Sierra Leone and Liberia, with a new project in Nepal where the recent earthquake destroyed thousands of schools. Our work combines counselling, family mediation, business support, school building, and teacher training. We were a key player in the Ebola crisis and led the global response for children orphaned by Ebola in Sierra Leone and Liberia. We deliver everything through local partners and since 2008, together we have built/renovated 156 schools and are now helping to educate over 40,000 young people.
Our work is expanding and we need dynamic people to help us. It’s an exciting yet challenging time: Ebola is out of the world’s headlines, but its legacy still threatens to destroy lives. We urgently need to raise funds to address this, along with supporting our exciting new project in Nepal. In particular, our current priority is maximising UKAid match: Street Child have been awarded the fantastic opportunity of running a public appeal from April to July, during which all donations will be matched by UK Aid (DFID).
Job purpose
This post will oversee and manage the day to day running of our global Trusts & Foundations work. We need you to bring in new funding and look after our existing donors. You will need to be able to write well, speak passionately and have the ability to organise and motivate a team.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for bringing in new income from Trusts & Foundations, including securing multi-year grants and unrestricted funding. In the short term, you will be responsible for Trusts & Foundations income as part of the forthcoming UKAid Match Appeal. You will also be responsible for overseeing and maintaining relationships with existing Trusts & Foundations to ensure we are maximising opportunities. You will liaise with other Street Child staff, including the programmes team and international staff to gather accurate and detailed information for applications and reports.
This post currently works closely with a specialist Trusts & Fundraising Consultancy, and will manage junior staff within the team, along with interns.
Duties
•Identifying and approaching potential new Trusts & Foundations to support Street Child’s work, both as part of UKAid Match and longer-term.
•Writing and updating a range of emotive and accurate fundraising application documents, including preparing simple budgets.
•Donor development: ensuring reporting requirements are met and maintaining appropriate communication with Trusts & Foundations. This will including liaising with the Major Donor and Events team as appropriate.
•Managing other relevant Trusts & Foundations fundraising staff (to include interns), including work planning, supervisions and recruitment where necessary.
•Overall responsibility for maintaining and updating Trust & Foundations records on the eTapestry database.
•Liaising with the programmes team to ensure accuracy of information.
•Liaising with other international staff to ensure all global Trusts & Foundations opportunities are co-ordinated and maximised.
Person specification
•Minimum of 1 years experience in securing income from Trusts & Foundations.
•Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and a highly professional manner.
•Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, including strong administrative and numerical skills, and a proven knowledge of IT systems.
- Excellent academic credentials (ideally a Masters in Development)
•Experience of managing multiple tasks to deadlines and prioritising own workload.
•Self-motivated and pro-active with the ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team, includingand a positive and flexible approach to working in a busy open plan office.
•Ability to work effectively with other members of the wider Street Child team.
•Experience of managing other staff (desirable).
To apply
Please apply (CV and cover letter) to soon as possible and by no later thanMonday 28thMarch (5pm). Applications will be considered as soon as they are received.
Due to limited resources, we are unable to respond to unsuccessful candidates. Previous applicants need not apply.