Fundraising Lead

This is an exciting time to join Prevent Breast Cancer. If you are a proactive, experienced, motivated fundraiser with a can-do attitude we need you to help us achieve our ambitious strategy. As a Fundraising Lead you will have a vital part to play in our Income Generation Team. This person will help generate, lead and develop relationships across multiple income streams, whilst maintaining and stewarding existing relationships.  We are looking for someone with the creativity and innovation to help increase income and provide excellent support stewardship to our valued supporters.

About the Job

Hours:                         37.5 hours per week

Responsible to:           Head of Income Generation

Annual leave:               33 days including Bank Holidays

Location:                     Hybrid working / The Nightingale Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, M23 9LT

Salary:                         £29,000 to £32,000 dependent on experience

About the Charity

Prevent Breast Cancer is the only charity in the UK entirely dedicated to the prediction and prevention of breast cancer. Across the UK over 55,900 women develop breast cancer each year; tragically 11,500 do not survive.

Our purpose is simple: to create a future free from breast cancer, where there is no before or after diagnosis. And thanks to better predictive tools and early intervention, we truly believe that for future generations, breast cancer will be a thing of the past. This means acting now, to help more people live a life that’s free from the disease. It means funding research aimed solely at preventing breast cancer. And it means creating a world where thousands of people are spared from ever experiencing the pain and suffering it causes. Put simply, our purpose is in our name.

To achieve our goal, it is essential that we continue to actively fundraise, maintaining existing relationships and attracting new supporters whilst increasing our profile as a national charity.    

Responsibilities/ Role

• Support and develop relationships across the different fundraising income streams from new and existing partners with a plan to maintain and grow income in subsequent years.


• Undertake research into potential new campaigns and advances in fundraising.


• Grow and steward a pipeline of new and existing audiences and fundraising opportunities, ensuring to always maintain the highest quality supporter journey.


• Work closely with the Head of Income Generation and existing Fundraising team to identify potential strategic relationships and opportunities.


• As a senior member of the Income Generation Team, you will contribute to robust financial planning, management and reporting of income and expenditure in your own areas of expertise.


• Collaborate with the fundraising team to identify relevant products/ events/ campaigns/ Gifts-in-Kind that will be of interest to existing and potential supporters and work with communications team to produce literature and resources to demonstrate need and impact


• Delivery of health hour talks, with support from other members of the team as required, to secure funding.


• Achieve Financial and non-financial targets and KPI’s as agreed with the Head of Income Generation.


• Develop and support our ongoing stewardship journey for Fundraisers and increase average gift though exceptional supporter care.


• Pro-actively utilise charity database, maintaining and nurturing existing relationships and finding new supporters and/or networks.


• Undertake any other relevant duties and projects delegated by the Head of Income Generation and Senior Management Team.


• In their absence provide cover for members of the fundraising team.

Knowledge/Skills/ Experience

Essential

• Exceptional interpersonal and networking skills with proven ability to develop relationships


• Excellent organisation skills and high performing under pressure


• Flexible and adaptable approach to work


• Good IT skills


• Ability to work in a team and to collaborate to ensure objectives are met


• Willingness to travel in the UK and to attend meetings and events outside of usual business hours


• Full UK driving license and access to a car.

Desirable

• Fundraising experience within the charity sector


• Successful experience developing a successful relationship/campaign


• Good negotiation skills


• Experience using Raiser’s Edge or another CRM

Why work with us?

You will have the chance to be part of a team of dedicated and passionate professionals working towards the prediction and early prevention of breast cancer.

Benefits:

Prevent Breast Cancer offers the following benefits to employees:

• 25 days holiday plus 8 public holidays (pro-rata for part-time employees)


• Enhanced sick leave


• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity leave


• An additional day off per year for birthdays


• Access to Perkbox – a benefits and rewards platform offering freebies and discounts in retail, entertainment and restaurants, online wellbeing clases, confidential support and more)


• Ongoing training and development opportunities


• Quarterly team wellbeing sessions (yoga sessions, team walks, escape rooms etc)


• Time off in Lieu


• Hybrid Working


• Death in Service benefit


• NEST pension scheme

How to apply:

To apply, please send in your CV and a covering letter to info@preventbreastcancer.org.uk, explaining your interest in the role and outlining how you meet the role requirements. Please also submit an equal opportunities form along with your CV and covering letter, the form can be downloaded from our website here.

If you have any questions about the role or about working with Prevent Breast Cancer, please email info@preventbreastcancer.org.uk or call us on 0161 291 4400.

Applications must be submitted by midnight on Sunday 24th March.

Prevent Breast Cancer is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.