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Head of Funding and Partnerships
Employer Name Bright Green Talent
Salary $50K
Type Full-time
Location City London, UK
Sector Strategy & Consultancy
Subsector Other Strategy & Consultancy
Post Date 27 August 2010
Description ey responsibilities
Fundraising Strategy:

• Devise, develop and implement fundraising strategy in consultation with co-directors
and SMT with a particular focus on partners, income from individual donors and events

• Working with the Finance Director and Co-Directors, set ambitious but realistic targets for
income generation for external affairs and research programmes. Monitor the achievements
of those targets, provide support and advice to researcher where necessary and evaluate
the effectiveness of fundraising strategies

• Build and develop the partnership programme to achieve a secure income stream for the
organization

• Lead on securing sponsorship for commercial conferences, debates, lectures and the

political party conferences programme.

• Work closely with the Director of Communications to ensure an integrated and strategic
approach to fundraising and communications on key programmes and events

• Oversee the administrative functions and processes necessary for efficient fundraising and
commercial outputs

• Develop strong networks within the corporate, public and voluntary sectors and with other
connected organisations such as public affairs companies to assist the organisation to raise funds for its
research and events programme.



• Networking at external events.


Person specification - Desired skills and experience


• Demonstrable track record of fundraising

• Devising and managing development and fundraising strategies.

• Proven ability to create and sustain positive and beneficial relationships with both individuals
and organisations.

• To be able to work across a wide range of policy areas.

• Ability to be an effective and coherent manager, inspiring a team and colleagues to achieving
goals.

• Networking and network-building, with a strong network of contacts.

• Excellent presentation and negotiation skills; with the ability to present content to a range of
audiences.

• Interest in policy and politics and an understanding of the relationship between
communications, public debate and influence.

• Capacity to deal with people at the highest level from the worlds of government, politics,
business and academia and confidence to interact easily with senior people such as high net-
worth individuals and those with public profile.


• Understanding of the ways in which research evidence and policy ideas can be promoted and
applied in public and private sector decision-making.
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