Do you have a flair for crafting compelling narratives that inspire action and unlock vital funding? Join our successful and vibrant Philanthropy team and play your part in enabling sustainable and ambitious growth.

This is an exciting opportunity to take our Trust programme to the next level. You will lead on further developing this key income stream, building relationships with existing funders and identifying and pursuing new funding opportunities.

If you are a relational person with excellent communication skills, are driven and looking for a role where you can really make a difference in the lives of young people, you could be the right person for this role.

About the team

The Philanthropy team is a close-knit team of seven who work with High Net-Worth individuals, Trusts and Foundations, and Individual donors, raising over 60% of Resurgo’s income (currently around £2.2million). They each play a key role in building and stewarding partnerships to secure income that will sustain the Spear Programme. They work individually as well as collaboratively, to ambitiously reach their target and have fun whilst doing it!

The important stuff

Salary: from £40,000

Contract: Full-Time or Part-Time considered, Permanent

Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm with occasional evening work for events such as our Spear Celebrations

Location: Hammersmith, London

Closing date: Tuesday 28th October (We interview on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate)

Interviews: First interviews will be held online on Wednesday 5th November. Final in-person interviews will be held on Wednesday 12th November

Application pack: Have a look at our application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo

Benefits

28 days annual leave (including Christmas Gift Days) plus bank holidays
Excellent benefits including Health Insurance, access to Cycle to Work scheme, and enhanced parental leave, dependants leave, and sick leave policies with income protection
Excellent personal development and training opportunities, including our iLM-accredited 5-day Coaching for Leadership programme (worth £3,000)
Regular staff prayer meetings, conferences and retreats (one residential)

Person Specification

A practising Christian who is passionate about personally representing the Christian values of Resurgo and committed to Resurgo’s mission to inspire and equip organisations to bring about ambitious and sustainable social change.
Excellent relationship building and proposal writing skills. Experience in Trust fundraising or an equivalent field is desirable but not essential.
Excellent people skills, able to relate well to colleagues of all seniority levels as well as external stakeholders.
Well organised and efficient; calm under pressure; able to juggle competing deadlines and priorities, splitting time across multiple projects.
Confident with numbers and interpreting project budgets. Some knowledge of Trust fundraising is desirable.
A desire to grow and develop, able to receive and give feedback confidently as well as share their ideas with the team.

Key Responsibilities

Relationship Management

Provide tailored, high-quality stewardship to a range of large and medium-sized Trusts & Foundations.
Identify and pursue new funding opportunities and build relationships with new Trusts and Foundations to further grow this income stream.
Prioritise research to constantly develop future pipeline.
Work with Head of Philanthropy and other senior stakeholders in engaging potential funders and managing strategic Trusts partners.

Write applications and reports

Develop compelling funding applications for Trusts and occasionally statutory funders, articulating Resurgo's vision and strategy to persuasively engage new donors with a focus on raising five and six-figure grants.
Stay ahead of sector trends, media, and political context to market Resurgo's interventions in a compelling way.
Develop general communications on the work of Resurgo to inspire and update our Trust audience.
Produce reports and updates on the impact of our work for funders in a timely manner.

Data Management and Monitoring

Update our internal database (Salesforce) with all donor interactions, donations and other details in a timely and efficient manner and with strong attention to detail, and analyse data to give insights' and drive future activity.
Manage the Trusts & Foundations pipeline and report on income and other KPIs, and ensure Trusts & Foundations team meets monthly targets and deadlines.

Line Management

Actively manage and develop the Trusts & Foundations Executive to help them grow personally and in their role.

Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process.

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