Job Details:
Fundraising Manager

Job Description

Experienced part time (21 hours per week) Fundraising Manager sought for Rochdale Foodbank. You will have experience in developing corporate sponsorships, researching and applying for grant funding and personal donation campaigns.

Key Responsibilities: 

1. Develop initiatives to attract an additional income of £60,000 to Rochdale Foodbank in the first 12 months of employment by pursuing 3 streams identified by the Trustees:
   1. Corporate sponsorship You will proactively identify, engage and build good relationships with prospective corporate donors, successfully securing them as funding partners. Alongside this you will deepen engagement and grow our relationships and partnerships with existing corporate donors.
   2. Grant Funding You will research potential funding opportunities from a range of potential funders including local and national grant opportunities, foundations and grant giving trusts. You will identify and prioritise a pool of potential funders. You will forge relationships with those funders and develop and submit timely and winning funding applications.
   3. Personal Donations Increasing personal donations through JustGiving and social media campaigns.
2. You will develop, monitor and manage a fundraising portfolio. You will establish a fundraising pipeline and develop a range of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that can be tracked and that will enable you to make informed projections regarding future income.
3. You will be expected to provide progress reports to the Trustees for every Quarterly Trustee Meeting. 
4. You will be part of the Strategic Planning Team, consisting of staff and Trustees, which creates an annual Strategic Plan and Budget, on which all your grant applications must be based.
5. As part of the wider Foodbank management team you will engage with and motivate Foodbank volunteers in delivering the Foodbank’s objectives as set out in the annual Strategic Plan.
6. You will work collaboratively with other Trussell Foodbanks across the Greater Manchester area, identifying and progressing opportunities for joint funding proposals and partnerships. 
7. You will forge strong relationships with colleagues across the wider Trussell network, sharing best practice and learning from other charities across the network. You will proactively take advantage of any fundraising training and skills development opportunities and engage with any joint fundraising opportunities. 
8. You will be aware of trends and data regarding food poverty in Rochdale, in comparison with other local authorities, and remain current regarding all food offerings in the borough of Rochdale. 
9. You will be expected to secure sufficient funding over a 12-month period to at least cover your own salary costs. This will be reviewed every 6 months.
10. You will work with the wider Foodbank management team on initiatives to deliver a 5% increase in food donations during 2025/26.
11. You will be willing to carry out other reasonable duties contributing to the overall aims of the Foodbank. 

Skills

• You will have good, established experience of grant, trusts and foundation fundraising as well as corporate partnerships fundraising.
• With excellent written and verbal communication and relationship management skills, you will be able to inspire and motivate new and existing funders.
• You will have experience of using social media to help deliver fundraising outcomes.
• You will have experience of setting, managing and reporting against fundraising KPI’s.
• You will be tenacious and able to embrace, develop and shape a new role. You will be well organised, proactive, and a self-starter who is able to self-motivate.
• You will be able to demonstrate empathy for people from disadvantaged, marginalised or socially-excluded backgrounds.
• You are supportive of the goals, Christian ethos, values and vision of Rochdale Foodbank.

25 days holiday per annum (pro rata) and opportunity to join the Foodbank’s NEST Pension scheme. 

Fixed term contract role for 12 months initially, with opportunity to extend based on funding.