Excellence in Crewe Ltd

Peter Pan Centre LTD Role Specification

POST TITLE: Fundraising Manager

RESPONSIBLE TO: Centre Manager, Trustees

RESPONSIBLE FOR: Volunteers

Salary: Dependant on experience

The Charity

Peter Pan Centre was originally formed in 1969 as a play group for children with special needs and has grown into the specialist, educational and developmental service it is today.

The Centre provides specialist, sessional care to children with special needs. The service offered by the Centre is unique in the area and as a result the centre supports children from across Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent and Cheshire and surrounding areas. The children cared for by the centre have a wide range of disabilities, conditions and syndromes such as Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Autism, Visual and Hearing Impairments, Physical Delays, Speech and Language delays, through to life limiting conditions.

Overall Objectives of the Post:

To increase income across new and existing income streams

To work under the direction of the Centre Manager and the Trustees

To be a professional member of the Centre team supporting the aims of the Charity

To play an integral role in the Management team

To lead the promotion and marketing of the core fundraising activities of the Peter Pan Centre

Main Duties:

Lead and deliver the existing fundraising strategy Identify, manage and grow new income streams Identify, motivate and manage the donor stewardship of new supporters and maximise income streams Manage the donor stewardship of existing supporters to maximise income Introduce new charity events Manage and grow existing centre fundraising events and develop new fundraising activities. Contribute to the development of our digital / social marketing platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Linked In etc….

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Work closely with our PR team to promote events, and raise the profile of the Centre. Attend staff meetings and appropriate internal and external staff development training as requested by the Centre Manager and Trustees To undertake any other duties which are commensurate with the role To respect confidentiality. Work closely with the Centre Manager and Fundraising Trustee to continue to develop the fundraising strategy and annual budgeting process Communicate and engage with the Early Years team to achieve the desired outcome

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Job Location: Based at the Centre offices, Newcastle under Lyme. This role will include some evening and weekend working.

Salary: £27,000 dependant on experience with appropriate benefits

Probationary period: 6 months

Holidays: 20 days plus public holidays

Hours of work: 37.5 hour week, hours are usually worked between 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday but occasional evening and weekend working will be required

Fuel Allowance: The post holder must have use of a car and an allowance of 40p per mile is available for all business travel

Salary review: Salary is reviewed on an annual basis depending on the funding situation of the charity

Termination period: 3 months

Note: This post is subject to satisfactory references and subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check

CRITERIA ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE METHOD OF ASSESSMENT

Qualifications 2 years’ experience in Fundraising qualification Interview fundraising or similar sales Member of the Institute environment of Fundraising Possession of a valid Maximum of three points driver’s licence and use of Production of documents on a driving licence. car

Job Related Knowledge Good knowledge of the Understanding of budgets Interview charitable sector and not and strategies for profit sector Good up to date Understanding Donor knowledge of charitable Stewardship law Knowledge of databases, and aptitude to acquire Web based fundraising, knowledge and skills partnership building and following training on our promotion in-house database

Experience Proven success in working Experience of working Interview to and hitting targets within the public sector Experience of building and Experience across the developing positive range of funding streams relationships with e.g. Community, events, supporters, colleagues, corporate, charitable members of the public trusts, high vale donors, and media and legacies. Experience of community, event and trust fundraising

Skills and Aptitudes Excellent organisational Organisational skills in Application Form. skills with the ability to setting up and managing Interview. work to targets and processes deadlines. Working Interview. Ability to produce reports Networking, influencing Ability to analyse and negotiating skills statistical and qualitative information A creative thinker with Good IT skills, including initiative, enthusiasm and MS Word, Excel, persistence PowerPoint, Publisher and Databases Proven ability to hit and exceed targets Self motivating, able to work as a member of a team and independently

Excellent written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to put together compelling cases for support

Ability to work as a reliable member of a team, developing positive relationships with colleagues, parents, children and outside agencies.

Ability to respect confidentiality when necessary

Other Requirements Willingness to undertake Interview professional development as appropriate.

Must be able to relate to the needs of families and carers who have a range of medical and physical disabilities

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