Head of Fundraising

We are looking for a fundraising specialist with the abilities and ambition to grow our charitable income generation and take ANT to our next level of impact. Our current fundraising strategy is focused around corporate partnerships, individual giving campaigns (in particular crowdfunders where we have a strong track record), philanthropists and trusts and foundations. We are particularly interested in individuals with experience and skillsets in these areas that would complement and build on existing strengths and experience in the team; generating new leads in
relationship fundraising context, developing and diversifying our individual giving offering and building excellent stewardship journeys.

We are particularly interested in individuals with experience and skillsets in these areas that would complement and build on existing strengths and experience in the team; generating new leads in relationship fundraising context, developing and diversifying our individual giving offering and building excellent stewardship journeys.

You will help take our impact to the next level by inspiring and influencing others to follow us in our ambitious plans for change.

What you’ll do

• Lead from the front to grow our fundraising operations and strategy
• Work with the Director of Income and fundraising team to review and refresh our fundraising strategy, as we enter its third year
• Carry out a stocktake of recent performance and identify areas for growth
• Develop workstream plans for the year across different fundraising areas including plans around generating new corporate partners and mid to high level philanthropist supporter leads, testing new individual giving channels and develop excellent donor stewardship
• Look at continuing sustainable growth of unrestricted income, with an eye to further diversifying our fundraising streams longer term
• Develop and foster relationships with new and existing strategic partners, funders and supporters
• Leadership of the fundraising team at ANT, providing clear strategic vision, guidance and support
• Line management of two fundraising leads, supporting them to develop and grow their skills
• As part of the senior leadership team, work with the Chief Executive and other Heads on organisational strategy, fundraising and communications planning
• Develop strong working relationships across the organisation and bring together relevant people in matrix working style groups, to avoid siloed ways of working

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