Head of Fundraising (Maternity Cover)
Salary £ 43,690 – £44,871 per annum, depending on experience
AWT HQ Great George Street Bristol
Vacancy listed 02/05/2025
Application deadline 18/06/2025
Details
Overall purpose of job
To build and maintain relationships with the Trusts members and supporters to help enable us to achieve our vision of restoring the abundance of wildlife throughout our area, and to help us grow the Trust’s income.  
 

Main responsibilities
·       Lead and motivate the Trust’s fundraising team, overseeing development of fundraising, growing income from membership, major donors, individual giving, legacies, corporate partnerships, grants and charitable trusts, ensuring that the Trust achieves its restricted and unrestricted income targets 
·       Inspire funding support externally for the Trust’s work through initiating relationships with funders, major donors, corporates and grant-making bodies 
·       Ensure effective collaboration across teams to enable ongoing delivery of core programmes supporting the development of fundable projects and high-quality bids
·       Stimulate growth in individual giving from members and non-members through the development and implementation of an ambitious plan incorporating supporter development, recruitment and retention
·       Ensure fundraising systems are working effectively and all activity is compliant with the Trust’s policies, fundraising guidelines from regulators, and all relevant legislation, including Data Protection and Health and Safety
·       Manage an integrated functional team across fundraising, contribute to the direction and development of the Trust as a member of the leadership team and undertake other duties in line with the role as requested 
·       Lead on the creation and implementation of a Fundraising Strategy, with input from the CEO & Director of Finance & Operations.
·       Oversee the development of legacy and major gift/ donation income 
·       Ensure an effective relationship with marketing & Comms team to support the growth of our supporters and income
·       Overseeing the departmental budget, taking an active role into annual organisational budgeting and re-forecasts. 
·       Ensure effective liaison with our umbrella body, the Wildlife Trusts and our neighbouring Wildlife Trusts. 
·       Feed into the Trusts midpoint review of the 10-year strategy.  
Benefits

Benefits:
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Life assurance
• Flexible and agile working
• Wellbeing support including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discounts and Cycle Scheme
• Wildlife Trusts Diversity networks
• Paid volunteering day
• Training and development
• One free AWT course day per year
• Minimum 33 days of holiday (25 annual leave + bank holidays) plus long service loyalty scheme pro rata
• The opportunity to make a real and positive difference to nature

Notes

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Closing date 11:59pm Sunday 18th May 2025

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