Head of Individual Giving

Head of Individual Giving

London E1

£47,000 to £53,000 per annum | 35 hours per week

• Do you have a secure grasp of the world of digital and its role in growing income?
• Are you excited by the idea of playing a pivotal role in the development of our donor acquisition programme?
• Have you got a track record of successfully using a range of individual giving techniques to recruit and retain supporters?

If this sounds like you, the Head of Individual Giving role at Asthma UK could be just what you’re looking for. This is a great opportunity to join us at an exciting time.
 

What the role involves. Reporting to the Director of Fundraising, you will lead the strategy for securing income from existing donors through great stewardship, will drive the strategy that will convert grateful advice seekers into donors and play a pivotal role in the development of our donor acquisition programme.

The role would suit you if… you have a track record of using a range of Individual Giving techniques to recruit and retain supporters and to build excellent customer relationships with demonstrable evidence of success.  You are comfortable with change and a “test, learn, refine and scale” approach. Have a strong interest in understanding our donors and potential donors and making use of that insight in recruiting, stewarding and communicating with them.

You will need:

• A strong track record of digital income generation with demonstrable evidence of success
• Knowledge of the whole Individual Giving mix
• Ability to build excellent customer/supporter relationships, and have curiosity to create new opportunities
• Confidence in delivering robust, data-led test and learn strategies and initiatives
• Ability to work collaboratively and within a multi-team project management framework 
• Experience of database targeting, segmentation, testing and response analysis

Come and make a difference! There is nothing as terrifying as the feeling of not being able to breathe or watching helplessly as a loved one struggles for breath. Although asthma affects 1 in 5 households in the UK it is, mistakenly, seen to be ‘sorted’. It’s not.  In the UK today, every 10 seconds someone has a potentially fatal asthma attack. Every day the lives of three families are devastated by the death of a loved one to an asthma attack. Tragically, the majority of these could be prevented right now with the right basic care. Others still suffer with asthma so severe current treatments don’t work. This has to change. That’s why Asthma UK exists.

This is a great place to work! With around 80 people, we are a tight team working together successfully to stop asthma attacks and cure asthma. Our recent staff survey reports that although we have a decidedly high performance culture, it’s probably the friendliest place most people have worked with great opportunities for development. So, if you have a talent and passion for service excellence and the ability to lead and inspire a motivated team, we’d love to hear from you.

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Closing date for applications is midnight Monday 22 February 2016.

First round interviews will be held on Tuesday 1 March 2016.

Second stage interviews on Monday 7 March 2016.