Head of Integrated Fundraising Projects

Closing date: 24th September 2018 at 11.30pm

We’re looking for a results-driven individual with proven experience in a leadership role managing complex integrated fundraising/marketing campaigns to join us in an exciting new role as Head of Integrated Fundraising Projects.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

Our award-winning fundraising division consists of five successful teams: Community and Events, High Value Partnerships, Individual Giving, Digital Fundraising and Database Management and Insight. The Heads of each make up a Department Management Team that helps lead and deliver Shelter’s fundraising strategy. The department also works very closely with the rest of the organisation to develop fundraising opportunities and build strong supporter engagement. Currently, fundraising generates over £35m gross income a year, of which a high percentage is unrestricted, thus giving us an exceptional level of investment flexibility.

About the Role

A large focus of your role (about 60-75%) will be on leading our annual Christmas Campaign, which currently generates £3.5m but has the potential, and we have the ambition, to double this. It’s a key income generator and its success is essential for our financial sustainability. It’s also our flagship integrated campaign, which brings together many departments and touches almost everyone in the organisation. Indeed, it will see you work across all areas of fundraising, as well as with retail, campaigns, media, digital, and services colleagues. The role will also see you lead a number of integrated projects that are a combination of cross organisational and cross directorate, as well as strategic and operational.

About you

You’ll need to be an excellent collaborator with a track record of growing income/performance of a fundraising or marketing campaign. You should also be an experienced senior project manager who is used to working with project management methodologies and processes. Adept at working across a diverse range of tasks simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail, your impeccable time management skills are complemented by the ability to think strategically and act operationally. It also goes without saying that you have excellent written and verbal communication skills and are great at developing strong working relationships. What’s more, you’re creative and commercially aware and not afraid to challenge the status quo and introduce new ideas when necessary.

Benefits include 30 days’ annual leave, the possibility of flexible working, enhanced family friendly policies and significant opportunities for learning and development.

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

For further information about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.