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Exciting opportunity to drive change as an Individual Giving Fundraising Manager at an international development charity that aids climate crisis victims.
Overview
Salary
£46853
Location
Hybrid; Bristol
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Expires
Expires 14-10-25 - Applications reviewed after this date
Organisation Summary
Join a dynamic team at a rapidly growing international charity in Bristol that supports world's most vulnerable communities facing the climate crisis. At Tree Aid, your role as an Individual Giving Fundraising Manager means more than just a job - it's a chance to make a real difference.
Role Summary
- Develop annual strategies and budgets to increase unrestricted income from individual donors.
- Plan and manage individual giving campaigns to boost financing from new and existing supporters.
- Oversee legacy, in-memory, and community marketing campaigns, in collaboration with the Fundraising Officer.
- Ensure excellent donor support by managing communications, donation reconciliation, and the development of the donation pages on the Tree Aid website.
- Stay updated with regulations and ensure compliance across all individual giving activities.
- Manage Individuals Fundraising Officer, Database Officer, and Fundraising Assistant.
Role Requirements
- Passion for fundraising and proven track record in meeting income targets and KPIs.
- Experience in managing people and effective teamwork.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Strong financial literacy, including experience in budget management.
- Exceptional writing skills and capability to provide constructive feedback.
- Alignment with Tree Aid’s values.
Application Process Details
- Send your CV with a supporting statement indicating how you meet the person specification.
- We employ based on abilities and maintain a transparent and open hiring process with equal treatment to all applicants regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation, martial status, parental status, caring responsibilities, or working hours.
About the role:
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Individual Giving Fundraising Manager to join our dynamic Fundraising and Communications team at a growing international development charity based in Bristol, delivering transformational change for some of the world’s most vulnerable people, living on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
You’ll work with a team of fundraising and communications managers to oversee the delivery of our strategy and you’ll manage an experienced team of fundraisers and supporter care assistants to set and deliver exciting fundraising campaigns to existing and new supporters through a variety of channels.
Main duties:
- Strategy and Budget Implementation: Develop annual plans and deliver the strategy to raise unrestricted income from individual supporters.
- IG Campaign Development: Work with the Fundraising Officer to plan and oversee the execution of individual giving campaigns to raise unrestricted income from existing and new supporters.
- Legacy, In-Memory and Community Fundraising: Plan and oversee the execution of legacy, in-memory and community marketing campaigns to warm and cold supporters, working closely with the Fundraising Officer who will deliver them.
- Supporter Care & donation processing: Ensure excellent delivery of Supporter Care for our donors, ensuring effective communication and stewardship, efficient reconciliation of donations, management of financial systems for donation processing and development of donations pages on the Tree Aid website.
- Compliance with regulations: Keep up to date and ensure individual giving activity complies with regulations.
- Team Supervision: Supervise Individuals Fundraising Officer, Database Officer and Fundraising Assistant
About you:
As our Fundraising Manager – Individual Giving, you’ll bring a wealth of fundraising experience to the role. You will be a passionate fundraiser with a strong results-oriented approach to your work, as well as excellent people management skills, effective writing skills and solid financial literacy.
You will also bring the following knowledge, experience and skills:
- A passion for fundraising and a results-oriented outlook with a proven track record of delivering against income targets and KPIs.
- Experience of people management, the ability to motivate teams and work effectively with colleagues at all levels of an organisation.
- Excellent project management skills, deadline-driven and ability to delegate effectively.
- Solid financial literacy, including experience in budget development and management.
- Excellent writing skills and the ability to provide effective constructive feedback.
- Commitment to, and alignment with, Tree Aid’s values (see below).
Benefits:
Optional benefits of working at Tree Aid include:
- A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 2% and we will contribute 6%)
- 33 days holiday (inc bank holidays) +1 more day per year up to 38 holiday days
- Flexible, hybrid working
- Quarterly social events
- Opportunity to take free weekly French lessons to support communication with our colleagues in West Africa
How to apply: To apply, please send your CV and a supporting statement setting out how you meet the person specification to the address provided when clicking apply above.
Our approach to recruitment:
We recruit with openness and transparency. We employ people on the basis of their ability to carry out the role being recruited for. We ensure that no applicant receives less favourable treatment than any other on the grounds of disability, gender, race, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, caring responsibilities or hours of work.
Our Values
- We stand together and respect the people we work for and with
- We are bold, ambitious and determined
- We are professional. We work effectively and efficiently to a high standard and are experts in our field
- We have integrity. We are honest, transparent and accountable
- We are always learning. We review and adapt to maximise our impact for the people we support.
