Job Title: Head of Business Development and Strategy
Location: London
Salary: £45,200 – £47,500 pro rata
Job type: Part Time – 24 Month Fixed Term Contract
About FORWARD:
The Foundation for Women’s Health Research and Development (FORWARD), founded in 1985, is an African-led women’s rights organisation that champions the equality and rights of African women and girls in the UK, Europe and Africa. We work to end all forms of violence against women and girls from female genital mutilation and child marriage to domestic and sexual violence. We tackle abuse and discrimination, enabling African women and girls to have the dignity, health and equality they deserve.
About the role:
This exciting new role will form a critical element to the future growth and innovation at FORWARD. You will build our profile and brand recognition whilst leading the organisation’s approach to events, strategic partnerships, stakeholder engagement and external affairs. The role will involve leading significant fundraising and business development growth. You will focus your time leading, empowering and nurturing our teams working across various income strands (trusts and foundations, donors, corporates, earned income) to achieve our organisational targets.
Hours: 28 hours per week (equivalent to 4 days a week)
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead a bold, ambitious fundraising strategy, meeting an annual target of £500,000
- As part of the Senior Management Team (SMT), work with colleagues to develop innovative and practical ways to increase turnover and cost to income ratio, supporting the impact we seek.
- Drive new and refreshed programme pipelines to secure new donors, including corporate partners.
- Ensure systems supporting fundraising and business development activities are optimised to maximise efficiency, including communication and fundraising materials.
- Establish yourself as a thought leader and represent FORWARD at external events, building networks and partnerships and ensuring a strong profile for the organisation.
- To meet the agreed and targeted income for each financial year through the development of funding from a range of sources and work with Programme Heads and Operations to ensure collaborative, efficient, and sustainable (multi-year) funding programmes.
Business Development and Fundraising:
- Develop and implement a business and income generation strategy including tendering for commissioned services, making targeted grant applications and maximising voluntary income through fundraising and staff capacity development.
- Lead on grant receipt and acknowledgement and ensure grant reports are collated and submitted in a timely fashion to funders.
- Lead on the development of compelling business cases, tender submissions and bids, including leading on bid writing, coordination and submission.
- Develop and implement commercial strategies according to organisational goals and objectives aiming to accelerate growth.
Communications and External Affairs:
- Devise, develop and implement the policy strategy to raise FORWARD’s profile, credibility and influence across key individuals, audiences, the VAWG sector and policy makers.
- Provide parliamentary and political intelligence to the Executive Director and SMT as appropriate
- Oversee FORWARD’s communications including website, digital and social media strategies, policies and guidelines to deliver on our mission with clarity and consistency and help to optimise impact.
- Lead the Communications team to develop content and communicate a strong and compelling case for support and related fundraising resources and campaigns.
Benefits:
- Access to a 3% pension contribution.
- 25 days annual leave per year (pro rata).
- Two days additional “duvet days between Christmas and New Year.”
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Please note that applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
The position is a 24-month fixed-term contract, with the possibility of renewal, subject to funding.
Interviews will be held on w/c 11th December 2023
Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Head of Sales, Head of Business Development, Commercial Income Director, Business Director, Head of Commercial Income, Head of Account Management, Sales Director, Business Development, Fundraiser, Charity Fundraiser, may also be considered for this role.
