About this role
Salary: £26,097 p.a. for 22.5 hours per week, based on a £43,495 FTE salary. As our Fundraising Manager you will play a key part in the future success of Woodrow, with responsibility for ensuring we are meeting a minimum fundraising target of circa £250k. Working closely with both the centralised Fundraising team and the Woodrow team, you will help to secure critical funding required to both maintain and improve the centre, making an active contribution to business development, pipeline management and supporting our strategic objectives. You will be confident in crafting cases for support for both grants and corporate audiences, as well as engaging with the local community in a fundraising capacity and organising corporate volunteering days. You will nurture and steward existing supporters, as well as seek out new opportunities to build on, including hosting cultivation events. Your overall aim is to ensure Woodrow can continue to operate, innovate, and thrive so it continues to welcome youth organisations, schools, and community groups every year. Researching and maintaining an active pipeline of potential supporters across Trusts & Foundations, High Net Worth Individuals, Corporates, and local community groups. Developing and submitting tailored applications and proposals to potential funders. Working closely with the Director of Fundraising & Communications and Head of Centre to ensure we collaborate effectively in nurturing and stewarding existing funders and supporters. Managing key grant maker and corporate relationships. Creating and maintaining a compelling case for support for Woodrow’s needs. Working closely with the Director of Fundraising & Communications and the Head of Centre to ensure your funding applications align with the Centre’s plans and projects. Acting as an ambassador for Woodrow through off-site visits and pitches to potential funders. Engaging with and hosting existing and prospective partners on site at Woodrow. Organising local cultivation events e.g. coffee mornings, breakfast briefings, network lunches. Exploring new fundraising sources e.g., crowdfunding, challenge events, digital giving. Reporting to existing funders as required. Regular reporting on progress against annual fundraising targets. Engaging and building a new network of local corporate volunteering opportunities. Supporting the London Corporate Partnerships team with organising CSR days at Woodrow.