Remote Senior Development Manager

Summary

Join our team as a Senior Development Manager and lead the development of long-term, high-value funding partnerships to advance our global educational mission.

Requirements

• Significant experience in a fundraising role for a charity with national or international reach, including a track record of developing long-term, high-value funding partnerships
• Experience of bidding for government contracts, ideally in the education sector
• Experience of managing a team, with a collaborative and supportive approach to leadership
• A natural collaborator with a track record of working successfully across teams to achieve results
• Passionate about the mission of the Raspberry Pi Foundation
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills, with the ability to develop and present a persuasive case for support to different audiences
• Comfortable interacting with a wide range of people, with strong advocacy, influencing, and networking skills
• Good numeracy, with the ability to build budgets as part of developing funding proposals
• Proven experience in using Salesforce or an equivalent system to track and measure the partnership pipeline and make decisions based on data

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and develop opportunities to secure external funding to support the delivery of the Foundation's global strategy
• Achieve ambitious fundraising targets as agreed
• Proactively develop the pipeline of new funding opportunities, carrying out prospect research, qualifying opportunities, undertaking outreach, and building relationships with prospective funding partners
• Lead the development of bids and proposals for external funding, working collaboratively with colleagues across the Foundation to ensure they reflect strategic priorities, with accurate budgets and impact measures
• Build and maintain excellent relations with supporters. Provide regular reporting on the use of funds and impact achieved. Ensure that supporters have opportunities to meaningfully engage with our work through visits and volunteering opportunities
• Ensure that all fundraising activities are conducted in line with our values and agreed policies, including undertaking appropriate due diligence on donors
• Manage a team of fundraising and business development specialists, providing them with the clarity and support to enable them to do their best work. This includes setting objectives, conducting performance reviews, coaching, and agreeing on personal development plans
• Ensure that prospecting, applications, stewardship, and management of funding are recorded on our CRM (Salesforce)
• Represent the Raspberry Pi Foundation to external audiences and stakeholders as required

Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave initially, growing to 30 days after five years service
• Company-wide close down for 3 days at the end of the year
• Generous company pension scheme with 8% employer and 4% employee contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance and long-term illness insurance policy
• Investment in professional development and learning
• Flexible work hours as needed, to fit around childcare or other commitments
• Generous family leave policy
• Cycle-to-work scheme and season ticket loan