Part-Time Head of Major Gifts
Job Description
Job Title: Head of Major Gifts
Location: Contracted to our Head Office in London, with flexible working arrangements.
Terms: 3-4 days per week (22.5 – 30 hours)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £49,000 – £55,000 pro-rata
Purpose of the Role
The Head of Major Gifts will be responsible for building and overseeing a successful Major Gifts programme at Breaking Barriers. Major Gifts is an emerging and crucial income stream for Breaking Barriers’ growth and ability to achieve its ambitious 2030 goals. By 2030, Breaking Barriers will be supporting 4,000 refugees per year across the UK, up from 1,000 currently across Greater London, Birmingham and Greater Manchester (expanding to Glasgow and Liverpool in Autumn 2023).
Working closely with the Head of Development, CEO and other senior colleagues, the Head of Major Gifts will build on the foundations of an engaged Board of Trustees, extensive corporate partner network, emergent public fundraising function, and a growing community of engaged donors and volunteers, to build a community of committed major donors.
The Head of Major Gifts will be part of Breaking Barriers’ Senior Management group and will have overall strategic and budget responsibility for Major Gifts fundraising within the organisation. They will be a leader within the wider Fundraising team and contribute to a culture of creativity, growth, innovation and entrepreneurialism that will drive us to achieve our 2030 goals.
This is a hugely exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing organisation that values entrepreneurialism. The Head of Major Gifts will be someone driven and excited by the opportunity to develop a long-term strategy and approach, and motivated to achieve ambitious income targets that match the ambition of our organisational goals. They will be an independent and strategic thinker, with the skills and experience to build a successful major gifts programme from scratch. They will be motivated to ensure that all people of refugee background in the UK have a fair chance to gain meaningful employment and will be ambitious to play a central role in helping Breaking Barriers achieve income of £14m p/a by 2030.
To view the full job description and person specification, please click here: https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/head-of-major-gifts/915353?tsId=8
Other considerations:
– As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out pre-employment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include criminal record disclosure, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
– Breaking Barriers is committed to protecting an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect and for their views, wishes and beliefs to be fully taken into account when deciding action.
– We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to Apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please click here: https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/head-of-major-gifts/915353?tsId=8 Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background. As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we are committed to offering an accessible recruitment process and guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.70 total views, 0 today