Head of Fundraising

• Are you an exceptional fundraising professional, eager to lead on income diversification and sustainability?   
• Do you want to join a ground-breaking, determined and compassionate charity that is leading the fight for child refugees caught in limbo in Europe and elsewhere?

Safe Passage International is looking for a Head of Fundraising to take forward the development and implementation of our fundraising strategy.

Building on strong foundations that have seen the charity grow income to £1.2m in our first 4 years, the successful candidate will lead the continued development and diversification of our income portfolio to support Safe Passage’s sustainable growth over the next 5 years.

We are ground-breaking, fast growing, and cross border. You will be a fundraising professional with a hands-on approach, passionate about refugee issues, and ready to lead strategy development within a fast-paced organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with colleagues in the UK, Greece, and France in order to deliver long-term solutions for refugees.

• Salary £40,000-£48,000 pro rata (depending on experience)
• Full time (37.5 hours per week), or part time (30 hours per week), flexible working considered
• London Office
• Reporting to Safe Passage CEO
• Line management responsibilities: 2 x Development Manager, Digital Comms and Fundraising Manager (0.5)

Who we are:

Safe Passage was founded in late 2015 in response to the refugee ‘crisis’. In the past four years we have grown from a small UK project, to an international organisation with 23 members of staff supporting refugees to access safe and legal routes to asylum across Europe.

• Our vision is for every person seeking asylum to be able to access a safe and legal route to a place where they can lead a full and dignified life.
• We do things differently - championing refugees’ rights by combining strategic legal work, advocacy, capacity building and community organising.
• We are focused on achieving systemic change in refugee and asylum policy at both nation-state and international level.

To date over 2,000 individuals have travelled to safety through routes we have opened. Our work is recognised with awards from Liberty, Sheila McKechnie, the European Parliament and EU Commission and chosen as Guardian ‘Charity of the Year’.

Working at Safe Passage means working at a different sort of charity. We’re small, nimble and laser focused on the impact that only we can bring.

To apply:

Visit our website to view the Job Description & Person Specification.

Email your CV and a cover letter that addresses each point of the Person Specification and tells us why you would love this role and working for Safe Passage with the Email Subject Line: Head of Fundraising APPLICATION.

Closing date: Tuesday 17th March at midday.