Legacy & Alumni Lead – Fundraising (Partnerships)

Location: Anywhere, but with frequent travel to London office.
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000, based on experience, plus benefits package.
Contract: Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 hours a week.
Apply by: Midnight, Sunday 29 September 2024.

Our fundraising team

The Fundraising Department currently raises around £6m a year to support the work of The Outward Bound Trust, predominantly to cover the cost of bursary supported places for disadvantaged young people to attend our powerful courses in the outdoors, and towards capital (building project) requirements across the Trust’s six centres.

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The job...

Working closely with the Head of Partnerships, this exciting role is for an efficient and empathetic individual to steward former course participants, and develop the number of Outward Bound alumni who engage with the Trust, and their propensity to donate and leave a legacy. This role will also manage a varied caseload of legacy estates, from notification, to banking and thanking executors.

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You'll need...

• A hands-on, efficient, organised, yet creative and ambitious mindset, to develop and deliver the next stage of the alumni engagement plan, in line with our wider fundraising plan and the overall vision of Outward Bound.

• Outstanding communication skills, to articulate with gravitas about the work, and in time history of Outward Bound, and the need for support. A brilliant relationship builder, to take stakeholders on a journey.

• Experience of being a team player, willing to accept responsibility, work enthusiastically, show initiative, offer diversity of thought, and proactively work to meet and exceed targets.

• Demonstrable experience and proven success in stewardship and development from any background in the charity and/or the commercial sector.

• Proven success in establishing integrated fundraising campaigns and maximising the value of existing donor relationships.

• Sound understanding of the legal, regulatory, and financial responsibilities of a legacy fundraising charity.

• Meticulous organisational and analytical skills, with a keen eye for detail, to manage a varied and pressurised workload.

If we offer you the job, you'll be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure under the Disclosure and Barring Service.

You'll get...

• Annual Leave of 24 days, plus bank holidays, increasing by one day per year to a maximum of 30 days, plus bank holidays.

• Life Assurance: 3 x salary, covered from start date; includes Employee Assistance Helpline.
• 8 weeks’ sick pay at full salary in any 12 months.
• Long-term Disability Insurance: 2/3 salary less state incapacity benefit after 6 months’ absence for up to 5 years, covered from start date.
• Personal Accident Insurance, while at work or commuting.
• Health Cash Plan with Medicash: on application after completion of probation (6 months); taxable benefit
• Pension Scheme (currently Standard Life): Auto-enrolment of all staff after 3 months service
• Berghaus uniform items provided and the opportunity to purchase Berghaus products at discount.
• Employee assistance programme: with easy access to medical and mental health support. Ranging from instant GPs appointments to physio or counselling services.
• Staff bursaries: discounted course fees for family members.
• Childcare voucher scheme.

Plus!

• Personal Adventures – Outward Bound has a positive attitude to extended/unpaid leave (forward planning is required)

How to Apply

For an informal chat, or if you have any questions about this role, please contact Dylan Carroll, Head of Partnerships, by either email or phone on 07841 462 146. Alternatively, send a WhatsApp message with a convenient time, and Dylan will call you back to discuss.

To apply, please email in your CV with a brief explanation (in writing or visually) as to why you want this role, explaining your fit to the job description and the person specification. If applicable, we will then arrange a 15 minute Teams chat to break the ice, and if shortlisted, invite you into one of our offices for an interview. The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday, 29 September 2024.

PS: We know that confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we’ll let you in on a secret: there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect candidate'. So however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that you think sounds good for you!

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