Job Description

Head of Fundraising

Salary: £55,608

Letchworth Garden City/ home working (hybrid)

Full time (35 hours a week)

Permanent

Flexible working considered

A unique opportunity to apply for a new role bringing our fundraisers together into a new team to grow and develop our fundraising income.

Join our friendly team
We’re looking for someone with strong leadership and relationship building skills, who will enjoy inspiring and motivating others to support our cause. Ideally from an Individual Giving background with experience in direct marketing and legacy marketing you will lead the team delivering income across a broad range of sources including individual giving, events, community, trusts and foundations, major gifts and partnerships. If you have relevant transferable skills and a passion for fundraising, we encourage you to apply, even if you feel you may not meet all the criteria listed.

Our charity
The MS Trust is a UK charity here to help everyone make sense of MS. We are here for everyone affected by MS, from the moment of diagnosis and throughout their journey. Having recently merged with another MS charity (MS Research, Treatment & Education), there is real excitement about the future and the positive impact the merger will make, and this role is key to realising some of the opportunity this brings.

The role
This is an exciting time to join the MS Trust after we recently merged with MS Research, Treatment & Education to form one charity with big plans to make a real difference to the lives of people with MS. You will use strong leadership skills to bring together and support the fundraising team during this time of change. You will be accountable for managing all fundraising activity and overseeing fundraising income and expenditure. You’ll work collaboratively to develop and implement a long-term strategy to deliver fundraising growth and sustainability of our income sources.

As a member of our leadership team, you will also play a key role in the delivery of our strategy and mission, be a champion of our values and help to shape our growth and culture as we develop as an organisation.

What we can offer

· 28 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays, which increases with length of service to 30 days.

· Company pension with enhanced employer contribution. Salary Sacrifice scheme available.

· Death in Service benefit.

· Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.

· Sick pay.

· Hybrid working.

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Fantastic office location with free parking, local to town centre and train station. Good transport links to London and Cambridge.

· Learning and development policy to develop all staff.

· Cycle to work scheme, Volunteering Day and Season ticket loans.

To find out more and apply

Please visit our website to download a job pack and application form (CVs will not be considered).

As part of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), we appreciate your time completing the form, as this allows us to keep our recruitment process fair and neutral.

Closing date:  29th January, 5pm.

First Interviews: 5th and 6th February (virtual)

Second Interviews: 14th February (face to face in our offices)