Director of Engagement, Fundraising and Communications

Director of Engagement, Fundraising and Communications
Manchester, Greater Manchester (with hybrid working)

The Organisation

Our client is a charity supporting the needs of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans.

They now looking for a Director of Engagement, Fundraising and Communications to join them on a permanent, full-time basis, working 37 hours per week.

The Benefits

- Salary of £51,422 per annum
- Company pension (10%)
- Generous leave allowance of 26 days per annum, rising with service
- Staff counselling scheme
- Free annual flu jab
- Agile working to support a healthy work/life balance
- Your birthday as a day’s leave
- Staff counselling scheme
- Cycle to Work / Technology Scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Office 'buddy’ scheme for all new starters
- Staff social budget
- Dedicated training budget for each member of staff and support with personal development plans
- Flexible working to support a healthy work/life balance (including time off in lieu and flexi-time)
- Relaxed dress code

This is an amazing opportunity for a fundraising professional with a fantastic leadership style and experience in the charity sector to make a positive difference and develop their skills with our client’s passionate organisation.

As a vital part of their team, you'll be at the forefront of shaping their brand and engaging their audience. Your role will be instrumental in bringing communities together to truly make a difference.

And that's not all - you’ll enjoy a fantastic range of benefits designed to enhance your work/life balance and reward your dedication, including hybrid working and a plethora of other perks and discounts.

The Role

As our Director of Engagement, Fundraising and Communications, you will maximise our client’s impact by driving their engagement, fundraising and communications strategies.

Cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with a range of key stakeholders, you will raise our client’s local and national profile by attending external engagement sessions and networking opportunities.

You will organise and host opportunities to engage with stakeholders on
internally prioritised topics, mobilising activity to ensure presence at a number of key community focused events, ensuring they reach more people and engage them actively in our client’s work.

Aiming for ambitious funding targets and growing income, you will review and deliver a fundraising strategy, leading Individual Giving, Legacy income and Corporate income.

Additionally, you will:

- Ensure outstanding stewardship for our client’s supporters
- Grow and manage a portfolio of supporters and high net-worth individuals
- Review and deliver a communications strategy which focusses on profile raising and supporter development
- Ensure oversight of our client’s community newsletter and communications journeys
- Oversee communications and rebranding to convey a consistent tone of voice and brand identity

About You

To be considered as the Director of Engagement, Fundraising and Communications, you will need:

- Experience of working in a senior role in the charity sector
- Experience with a broad range of fundraising techniques and growing a range of income streams
- Experience in raising a brand profile and campaign leadership
- Experience with CRM systems
- Experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience of analysing and preparing financial and performance data
- Experience of acting as an organisational spokesperson for journalists and media outlets
- Excellent event management experience

The closing date for this role is 22nd May 2024.

Other organisations may call this role Communications Director, Public Relations Director, Head of External Communications, Head of Engagement, Head of Fundraising, or Marketing Director.

Webrecruit and the our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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