Head of Fundraising

Summary

Join mySociety as an experienced fundraiser to deliver on our fundraising strategy by securing new sources of income from grant making foundations and government programmes, coupled with strategic planning and management skills to further diversify our income. You'll be providing maternity cover and working as part of a nimble, digital-first, and entirely remote team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver on and refine our four year fundraising strategy
• Frame our current and planned activity to appropriately align with the priorities of potential funders
• Identify new leads for unrestricted grant funding to support our existing and core activity
• Identify relevant restricted grant funding for projects that align with our existing priorities and new adjacent areas
• Lead on writing and submitting grant proposals, developing appropriate budgets, logframes, etc in collaboration with other members of the team
• Maintain effective monitoring practices in order to identify new funding opportunities
• Maintain our database of funders and potential funding contacts
• Contribute to the development of the organisation’s wider strategy, through knowledge of the funding landscape
• Produce regular reports on fundraising progress against targets
• Develop mySociety’s broader income generation work, building individual giving and other approaches as appropriate
• Own the relationship with existing funders and be their main point of contact within mySociety
• Lead on grant agreement/contract negotiations and compliance
• Ensure all relevant team members are fully briefed on the terms and conditions of funding agreements, including key deadlines
• Provide regular updates to funders on progress, and share insights and news with them