United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Trust Fundraising Executive

Overview

War Child is striving for a world where children's lives are no longer torn apart by war.

We are the only specialist charity for children in conflict, delivering high-impact programmes that are rebuilding lives across Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Central African Republic. We understand children's needs, respect their rights, and put them at the centre of the solution - from supporting Syrian children to access education, to reintegrating child soldiers in the Central African Republic and working on juvenile justice in Afghanistan.

We aim to reach children early in the conflict cycle and stay to support them through their recovery, providing education and protection services and building longer-term livelihood opportunities. We support children to deal with the traumas of armed conflict, equipping them with the skills and knowledge to go back to school, and providing training to young people so they can support themselves.

We believe that children and young people know what matters to them and that their voices and demands should be heard – we work with them to build their confidence as advocates and to mobilise others to take action in support of them. Through standing by these principles War Child plays a unique role in helping children and young people to overcome the devastating impact of conflict.

Purpose of Post

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trust Fundraising Executive to join War Child's Fundraising team. The purpose of the role is to support the Trusts & Foundations Manager to cultivate and manage income generation from small to medium sized trusts and family foundations. The post holder will support the growth of unrestricted and restricted income by carefully researching opportunities, developing relationships, writing compelling and tailored applications and reporting on existing grants.

The Trust Fundraising Executive is part of the Philanthropy team. The post holder will also work closely with the Programmes Funding Unit to increase match funds required to support our existing longer term grants. A key aspect of the role is to support information flow and collaborative working between the Fundraising and Programmes teams.

Results oriented, you will have strong research ability and good interpersonal skills, together with a flexible and proactive approach. This is a great opportunity for a motivated trust and relationship fundraiser, with a passion for international development, who is ready for the next step in their career, to join an award winning and ambitious team and help us to grow our income to reach more children in the worst conflict affected countries. As part of a small team, the role holder will have the chance to shine and really have an impact on our projects supporting children affected by war.

Key responsibilities

• To work with the Trusts and Foundations Manager to maximise trust income for War Child
• Achieve agreed financial and non-financial objectives in line with the fundraising strategy
• Cultivate new and manage existing relationships with Trusts and Family Foundations, working closely with the Trusts & Foundations Manager, the Philanthropy Managers and Programmes Funding Team
• To support the wider Philanthropy team targets as required. This will include assisting with the planning and delivery of philanthropy events, including the winter gala hosted by War Child's Global Ambassadors
• To develop good relationships and maintain excellent communication channels with other teams and departments

Securing income

• Work with the Trusts & Foundations Manager to develop and deliver a targeted and strategic programme of trusts fundraising, to achieve agreed annual net income targets
• With support from the Philanthropy team and in collaboration with the Programmes team, systematically identify, qualify, and strategize a pipeline for both unrestricted and restricted giving

Prospect identification and proposal development

• Identify new family foundations to drive the pipeline for the major donor and trust income streams
• To proactively identify, research and prioritise new trusts that are strong funding prospects for War Child
• Work with Trusts & Foundations Manager to identify projects for funding
• To develop appropriate and compelling case for support and produce tailored written funding applications of the highest quality, for War Child projects and programmes. Work with colleagues in other departments to obtain necessary programmatic and budget information.

Account management and donor care

• Develop and manage current small – medium sized trust relationships
• To set up and manage a quarterly mailing cycle to smaller trusts, growing income from this group while streamlining processes to ensure it remains low maintenance
• Maintain a Trusts applications calendar, monitoring success rate and return on ask
• Work closely with members of the programmes team to ensure that any reporting or other obligations attached to grants and contracts are fulfilled effectively and in a way that strengthens relationships
• Use the fundraising database to maintain accurate records

General

• Keep up to date with the major issues pertaining to children, child rights and development, as well as the donor environment
• To maintain an awareness of trends, developments, legal framework and best practice relating to Trusts Fundraising, and the fundraising, charity and humanitarian sectors in general
• Represent WCUK at external trust networking groups
• To liaise and collaborate with all War Child staff as appropriate, to achieve purpose
• To attend and contribute constructively to team meetings and other meetings as required
• Undertake a range of administrative duties in support of your own work.
• To undertake any other reasonable activity in line with the responsibilities of the post and as requested by the Trusts & Foundations Manager, the Head of Philanthropy or senior managers

Person Specification War Child's office is a lively and fast-paced environment made up of a team of extremely dedicated staff. We're looking for someone who can fit in well and bring their personality, creativity and professionalism to our trust fundraising and the wider charity.

Experience and mandatory criteria:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Right to work in the UK and travel to the countries in which War Child operates.
• Proven experience of developing successful relationships with trusts and foundations
• Experience of winning significant funding from trusts and foundations
• Experience of contributing to fundraising strategies in line with organisational plans
• Experience of cultivating and managing a portfolio of trusts and foundations
• Experience of working in a target led environment with a proven track record of delivering against targets
• Experience of producing powerful and compelling fundraising proposals and reports

Technical Skills and Expertise:

• Understanding of trust and major donor fundraising
• Strong analytical skills, with a flair for thorough, detailed prospect research
• Experience of working with fundraising databases
• IT literate with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and CRM systems

Competencies (Soft Skills):

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong administrative and organisational skills and record keeping skills
• Proven ability in building good working relationships with colleagues and confidence to build external relationship through networking
• Ability to present information, verbally or in writing, including briefings and project reports to a range of audiences in a clear and confident manner
• Results oriented and problem solving approach to work and challenges
• Proven ability to work to deadlines and manage workload effectively
• Adaptable and flexible approach
• Methodological approach with exceptional attention to detail
• Interest in international development issues and an understanding of, and commitment to, War Child's vision, mission and aims

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of working in international settings focused on Child Protection and Child Rights
• Experience of wider fundraising disciplines
• Institute of Fundraising accredited qualification such as the Certificate in Fundraising Management

Contract Terms

Post: Permanent

Working Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Probation: 6 months

Start date: February/March 2017

Location: London, UK

Salary: £26,008 - £29,870 per annum (depending upon experience)

Leave: 28 days pa pro-rata, increasing by one day for each year's service up to a maximum of 5 additional days

Pension: All eligible employees are automatically enrolled into a Group Personal Pension Plan. Contributions will be made on a salary exchange basis as follows: employees contribute a minimum of 3% of basic monthly salary to receive a contribution of 5% from War Child.

Other: As defined in standard War Child contract terms

• Download the Application Pack and complete the Application Form(Please note that individual CVs will not be accepted) from https://www.warchild.org.uk/who-we-are
• Send all completed application forms to recruitment@warchild.org.uk
• All completed application forms must reach War Child by 11:59pm on Monday 23 January 2017
• Due to limited resources, War Child HR will contact only the shortlisted candidates
• First round interviews will be held during the week commencing 30 January 2017
• Should the interview go to second round, these will be on the following week
• Any offer made will be conditional on receipt of 3 favourable written references, (from your most recent employer, any other previous employer and a character reference). War Child reserves the right to call the referees, in case clarification is required post the receipt of complete reference forms
• The successful applicant will be expected to undergo a DBS Police check, a medical check for overseas travel purposes, be compliant and sign up to War Child’s Child Safeguarding Policy prior to a final offer being made.