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Senior Fundraising Development Manager
35 hours per week (variations also possible) – permanent contract
£49,792 (including £3,650 London allowance) plus 5% pension
27 days per year (increasing to 30 days) + bank holidays and 3 days at end of year
Location: Hybrid working preferred – Islington/home-based
Our vision is a society in which children can thrive in their families and have loving relationships to turn to throughout life. Our mission is to make that a reality. Our bold new strategy sets out how we are seeking to build an effective child welfare system that puts children and families first.
Founded 50 years ago, our work combines commitment to human rights and social justice with expertise in child welfare law, policy and practice.
Our award-winning work is unique in bringing together legal and social work expertise with the direct voice and insights of young people and families.
- We promote families’ voices, expertise and insights in all our work. We support mothers, fathers, kinship carers and care-experienced young people to be heard by policy-makers, practitioners and the public.
- We create and champion innovative family-led solutions, including family group conferences and Lifelong Links. We partner with local authorities, other agencies and academics to embed these practices.
- We provide free, independent and confidential advice to help parents and kinship carers understand the law, child welfare processes, their rights and options.
- We lead campaigns to achieve changes in law, policy and practice, informed by research and the perspectives of those with lived experience.
We have grown significantly over the past three years, thanks to the ongoing success of our programmes and services, coupled with increased nationwide recognition of our work. We are now looking to grow our fundraising function accordingly and increase our income-generation to match our ambitions.
As Family Rights Group’s principal fundraiser, you will build and strengthen all aspects of the charity’s fundraising work. Working closely with the senior leadership team and other key roles, the post will involve implementing a plan to secure increases in funding primarily from trusts and foundations and via individual giving.
This role will deliver a step-change in the rate at which we increase and expand our funding pipeline, with a focus on the key areas of trusts and foundations, individual giving, and corporate partnerships.
This is a full-time role (with flexible options welcome), with a start date as soon as possible. Below is a full job description and person specification for the role. Please read it carefully before applying.
Benefits of working for Family Rights Group include:
- a generous pension (5% employer contribution)
- annual pay rises in line with local government levels
- 27 days holiday allowance (rising to 30), plus 3 additional days at the end of the year
- playing a key role in a successful charity with a 50-year history and reputation of delivering change
- a wide-ranging Employee Assistance Programme for all staff and other well-being initiatives
- joining a team of committed staff in a values-driven organisation.
The charity is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of its work, including employment. Our statement on equal opportunities can be found here.
Please complete an application form linked below, as well as an equal opportunities form. We anonymise all applications when shortlisting to help ensure that all candidates are evaluated solely on their skills and experience.
The application form includes three questions about your suitability for the role. Please refer to the job description and person specification when answering them. Candidates who meet the person specification and requirements for the role will then be invited to a 1-hour interview. You will be asked to give a short presentation as part of this interview.
Applicants who wish to discuss the role are welcome to contact John Loveday, Chief Operating Officer (jloveday@frg.org.uk).
The closing date for this role is Wednesday 5th November (9am).
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