Fundraising Manager

Fundraising Manager

P/T 21hrs per week

12 Month Contract initially

£ 35,000 pro rata plus 5% pension contribution

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, proactive and driven individual to join a small, motivated and growing charity, in Brent. This new post requires an experienced and competent Fundraising Manager to enable the charity to continue to grow its financial sustainability.  You will bring your fresh perspectives and impressive track record of securing significant income from a variety of income streams to deliver an effective fundraising strategy that will enable us to offer support to the growing numbers of unpaid carers in Brent.

You will be responsible for the organisation and management of all of the fundraising activities. This is a proactive role which includes raising the profile of the organisation to the community and potential funders. 

To secure this unique opportunity, you must have:

• A wealth of experience driving fundraising activity in similar organisations and successfully winning sizeable grants from major funders, ideally including the Big Lottery and major charitable trusts.
• Proven success in setting and achieving stretching targets for income generation.
• Proven management experience and inspiring leadership qualities.
• First-class relationship-building skills, especially at a senior level with existing and potential funders.
• Outstanding communication, analytical and research skills.

In return, you will be joining a reputable, visionary charity with a committed team of staff working in a supportive and professional environment.

Brent Carers Centre is an independent Charity and Company Limited by Guarantee.

Brent Carers Centre have been supporting unpaid adult and young carers since 1994. Our vision is: “To ensure that unpaid carers are recognised, valued and supported to live rather than just exist."

Being a carer is not something that people choose, they do it because they find themselves in a situation where their loved ones, cannot manage without their help and support. Carers care for a member of their family or a close friend who becomes ill, frail, has a mental health condition, a disability or suffers from an addiction. Carers often fall into financial hard-ship if they have to give up their jobs to care full-time. They become unable to look after their own health and wellbeing as a result of their demanding carer’s role. When a carers’ own health deteriorates or they reach breaking point, this can have a serious impact on them, their families, as well as the economy. Let’s not forget Young carers, as they are particularly vulnerable. They are very difficult to identify as they need additional support to understand they are carer and encouragement to come forward for support. We currently have over 5,500 carers registered with us, with the numbers growing every quarter.

It is estimated that in the borough of Brent there are over 31,000 carers.

• There are around seven million Carers in the UK  – that is one in ten people and rising.
• Three in five people will be Carers at some point in their lives in the UK. 
• Out of the UK’s Carers, approx. 42% of Carers are men and 58% are women.  
• The economic value of the contribution made by Carers in the UK is £132bn a year, almost equivalent to the cost of the entire NHS in the UK
• By 2030, the number of Carers will increase by 3.4 million (around 60%).

Brent Carers Centre deliver a holistic range of support services to address the social, emotional and financial issues that carers experience which impact on their own health & wellbeing.