Head of Fundraising (maternity cover)

Summary

We are recruiting an ambitious Head of Fundraising to lead on our fundraising efforts for a 10-months maternity cover. The ideal candidate will have a strong fundraising track record with Trusts and Foundations, strong relationship management skills and an appetite to grow our organisation.

• Job title: Head of Fundraising (maternity cover)
• Contract length: 10 months
• Salary: ￡42,000 pro rata
• Working hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
• Holiday: 25 days per year pro rata, plus public holidays
• Flexible working: We are open to a variety of flexible working arrangements
• Reports to: Talent-Ed CEO
• Start date: Early February 2023
• Working location: Talent-Ed central office (London Kings Cross) or from home with regular visits to the London office
• Closing date: 2nd December 2022 (please note that we will conduct candidate interviews on a rolling basis and look to appoint as soon as we identify a suitable candidate)

About Talent-Ed

Talent-Ed Education is a fast-growing charity dedicated to creating a fair education system. We believe that every young person should have the support they need to flourish, regardless of background. We match high quality tutors with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to boost their grades, confidence, and future opportunities through impactful, tailored tuition.

This is an exciting time in the organisation’s development - we recently celebrated our ten-year anniversary in a stronger position than ever before. For the third year running we are an approved provider for the government’s flagship National Tutoring Programme. We are delivering tuition to thousands of students in schools across the country as part of the national catch-up mission.

We are also in our third full year running a unique programme for exceptional young mathematicians – the Maths Masterclass Tutorials – run in partnership with best-selling maths writer Dr Simon Singh. Through our Tutoring Excellence drive we recently published important research analysing what it takes to provide truly impactful tuition, and held a follow-up series of workshops, both of which were very well-received.

All our work is coordinated by a dedicated central team based at our King’s Cross office. Our work is overseen by a board of trustees, led by Neil Carmichael, former Chair of the Common’s Education Select Committee. We are also a proud member of the Fair Education Alliance.

About the role

Fundraising is a core part of our model. We fundraise to run our programme, to support our core costs, and to develop innovative programmes like the Maths Masterclass Tutorials. The role will involve managing existing partnerships with varied funders, as well as bringing in new funders. This year’s combined fundraising target is ￡350,000, and we have ambitious plans to grow that significantly in future years.

We are looking to recruit an exceptional Head of Fundraising for maternity cover, to implement our fundraising strategy, adapt the strategy (if necessary), manage donor relationships for long-term sustainability, lead the fundraising department and report to trustees on both a monthly and quarterly basis. The Head of Fundraising will also line manage our Fundraising Manager, ensuring they are focused and well supported.

Key responsibilities

This role will take the lead on all fundraising and donor management responsibilities as well as manage our Fundraising Manager. You will be reporting directly to the CEO and work closely with all other departments. You will be expected to implement the existing fundraising strategy and adapt our approach if necessary.

The successful candidate will join a dynamic team and aspects of the role may evolve. While not exhaustive, the following gives an overview of key responsibilities:

• Work closely with CEO and Trustees to lead on the implementation of our fundraising strategy which includes diversifying and growing our income
• Build a strong pipeline of new funders, including Trusts, Foundations, and corporate funders, and expand Talent-Ed’s network and relationships with prospects
• Manage and enhance relationships with current funders (Trusts, Foundations, and corporates) with the aim of securing larger and longer-term support
• Line manage the Fundraising Manager to ensure annual targets are achieved, manage performance, development and wellbeing
• Submit high-quality bids, reports, and cases for support, and secure significant new funding
• Build strong internal relationships to ensure close ties with delivery team
• Prepare monthly and quarterly fundraising reports for the board and other senior stakeholders

Person specification

We are looking for an ambitious self-starter with a track record of successful fundraising. You will be comfortable working at times independently and at others in close collaboration with colleagues and trustees. You will be excited at the prospect of growing our revenue and committed to building an excellent fundraising function. It is important that candidates share passion for Talent-Ed’s mission to give every young person the support they need to flourish, regardless of background. We’re looking for someone with…

• Strong knowledge and experience of fundraising in the UK, particularly with trusts and foundations, covering both new business development and account management
• Experience of leading the cultivation cycle from beginning to completion, particularly for trusts and foundations, including:
• Conducting donor mapping and identifying potential new funders
• Producing persuasive and innovative funding applications
• Securing consistent large grants (￡20,000+) or other forms of funding o Stewarding, delivering, and growing existing funder relationships
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent relationship management skills across diverse people and organisations
• Strong organisational skills, and the ability to manage and prioritise a varied workload
• Commitment to uphold our organisational safeguarding measures
• Desire to learn, grow and adapt in a fast-paced working environment

Brownie points if you have…

• A track record of meeting annual fundraising targets in excess of ￡200,000
• Experience of using CRMs to record and track partnerships
• Experience of monitoring and evaluating funded programmes
• Knowledge or experience of, or contacts in, the education sector

Talent-Ed is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or personal circumstances. How to apply To apply, please send a CV, plus covering letter of no more than one side of A4 to [email protected] with the subject line ‘Head of Fundraising: Maternity cover’.

IMPORTANT: As part of our commitment to being an equal opportunities employer we want to reduce the effect of unconscious bias in our recruitment. Therefore, the first-round selection is blind so please remove your first and second name from CV and cover letter.