Corporate New Business Lead

Rainbow Trust Children; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is seeking an experienced fundraiser in Leatherhead to lead corporate fundraising efforts. The role focuses on securing long-term partnerships and includes flexible working options. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong communication skills, relationship building, and a proven track record in fundraising. This position offers competitive benefits, including annual leave and pension contributions.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Employee Assistance Programme

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme

Training and development programmes

Qualifications

• Experience in corporate fundraising with successful partnership management.
• Track record in winning significant corporate partnerships.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities effectively.

Responsibilities

• Proactively generate significant income from corporate partnerships.
• Build relationships and produce compelling proposals.
• Manage new business pipeline and identify new opportunities.

Skills

Communication

Networking

Relationship Building

Fundraising Initiatives

Public Speaking

Tools

MSOffice

CRM systems

Job description

• Interview dates:
  Interview dates to be confirmed
• Salary:
  Up to £34,000 per annum + benefits (including 25 days annual leave and pension) Leatherhead (Flexible working options available, part-time considered

Rainbow Trust

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is going through an exciting time where we are growing, with the aim of reaching more families in need.

About the role:

This Best Companies Top 100 mid-sized company and Top 20 charity is looking to appoint an experienced fundraiser to help build income from corporate fundraising with an emphasis on securing long term and strategic partnerships.

Reporting to the Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager, you will be responsible for proactively generating significant income from five and six figure corporate partnerships by managing the new business pipeline, identifying new opportunities, building relationships and networking with key stakeholders and producing compelling applications and creative partnership proposals.

This is an excellent opportunity to build on previous experience and develop your skills in business development. Previous experience of securing high value, strategic partnerships in the third sector would be beneficial. The team has a proven track record in winning prestigious corporate partnerships which include: Macfarlanes LLP, Invesco, Knight Frank, Deutsche Bank, Nomura and high street names such as Kurt Geiger. Responsible for a third of the charity’s income the team are driven, highly motivated & results orientated.

Location: Leatherhead, Surrey, flexible working options available and part-time will be considered for the right candidate.

What we are looking for:

• A friendly, enthusiastic and experienced corporate fundraiser who achieves results through people – you are socially focused and resilient, enjoy networking and are able to quickly connect with others and build effective working relationships.
• A motivating, empathetic and persuasive communicator – you are an experienced bid writer and a confident public speaker with experience of presenting to panels or addressing large audiences

• Knowledge of different corporate fundraising initiatives, including charity of the year, cause related marketing and strategic partnerships – you understand the components of a mutually beneficial and multi-faceted partnership, and have proven experience of prospect management and winning new business.

• You thrive working in a busy environment on multiple priorities simultaneously – results-oriented and a fast learner, you respond quickly to pressure and a changing environment.

• Confident use of MSOffice and experience of using a database – you have strong attention to detail, won’t miss a deadline and record accurate data using CRM systems.

Download the full Job Description and Person Specification

What we offer:

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, this includes:

• Flexible working hours to balance home and working life
• Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand
• Company car for front line care posts

• 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 years to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)
• Time off in Lieu

• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts
• Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes
• A recommend a friend recruitment bonus scheme
• Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year
• Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%
• The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping
• Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth

If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, click here . More information can also be found in our Candidate Pack .

How to apply:

For a full job description and person specification visit www.rainbowtrust.org.uk or call 01372 220073.

Please send your CV and a covering letterhighlighting why your application should be considered above others to [emailprotected] .

Please disclose in your covering letter if you have used AI for any part of your job application.

Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead with the dates to be confirmed. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.

Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.

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