Vacancy: Fundraising Officer
Location: West London with home-working flexibility
Reports to: Head of Business Development and Strategy
Salary: £30,500- £33,500
Hours: full time, 35 hours a week
Duration: 1 years fixed term with possibility for extension
Benefits: Access to a 3% pension contribution and 25 days annual leave per year (pro rata). We also provide employees two days additional “duvet days between Christmas and New Year.”
About FORWARD
The Foundation for Women’s Health Research and Development (FORWARD), founded in 1985, is a niche African-led women’s rights organisation that champions the equality and rights of African women and girls in the UK, Europe and Africa. We work to end all forms of violence against women and girls from female genital mutilation and child marriage to domestic and sexual violence. We tackle abuse and discrimination, enabling African women and girls to have the dignity, health and equality they deserve.
Job Purpose
As Fundraising Officer, you will be working with the Head of Business Development & Strategy to ensure we have the necessary funding needed to navigate the next stage of our development, consisting of an ambitious strategy and plan for growth over the next two years.
You will be self-motivated and proactive as you support the development of our approach to fundraising through trusts and foundations. You will identify new opportunities, write compelling proposals and drive ongoing engagement to increase our income. Approximately 70% of our income is from trusts and foundations and we anticipate this will continue for the foreseeable future. We have a strong base of funders from which to work, and this role is intended to build on those relationships and develop new ones. This will ensure we have long term, sustainable funding for the future.
How to Apply
Please email your CV and a separate short cover letter specific to this position to [email protected] by the application deadline below.
In your cover letter, please don’t repeat the information covered in your CV, but do include how you meet the job specifications and why you feel you’re the best person for this role. Your covering letter should include:
- Why you would like to work for FORWARD?
- Why this particular role interests you?
- On a separate page, a paragraph ‘elevator pitch’ of a charity (can be fictional) demonstrating your ability to write concisely and persuasively.
Please use the job description and person specification information in this application pack to detail your suitability. If you would like to submit your application in a different format, please get in touch via email or phone (020 8960 4000) and we can discuss how best to facilitate your request. CVs submitted on their own, without a supporting covering letter, will not be considered.
If this opportunity sounds exciting to you but your experience, skills or qualifications don’t match every requirement exactly, we would still encourage you to apply – you may just be the perfect fit.
Fundraising Officer Application Pack
FORWARD is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. Applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.
If you would like to discuss any aspect of the role or the application process please email [email protected] and we would be delighted to discuss any queries you may have.
Application deadline: 22nd September 2024
Interviews: 1st and 2nd October 2024
If you have access needs or require reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know in your supporting statement.
We are sorry we are unable to respond to all applications; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Many thanks for your interest in working with FORWARD.
