Fundraising Manager

Fundraising Manager

Salary:
Up to £40,000 based on full time (pro rata for part time), dependent on experience and skills

Hours:

Full time and part time will be considered.

Based at Ampleforth Abbey, Ampleforth, YO62 4EN

Closing date:
Monday 17th August

Onsite Interviews:
Week commencing 24th August

Benefits

Up to 8% employer-matched pension
Life assurance
Free lunch during working hours
Free on-site parking
20% discount at the Tea room and Abbey Shop
Cycle to Work Scheme
Christmas Closure
Historic Houses and Yorkshire Great Houses, Castles and Gardens passes to borrow
Employee Assistance programme
Retail savings platform
50% discount on fitness suite, swimming and other activities at St Albans Centre
About Ampleforth Abbey

Ampleforth Abbey is home to the UK’s largest Benedictine monastic community, rooted in the Rule of St Benedict. Our mission is to seek God through prayer and service, and to invite others to experience faith in action.

Located in the Howardian Hills near York, the Abbey sits within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and welcomes thousands of visitors each year to its Retreat Centre, Visitor Centre, Shop and Tea Room.

Ampleforth Abbey Trust, a registered charity, works alongside the monastic community to support this mission. With around 60 lay staff, the Trust delivers on a five-year strategy, choosing a Future Together, to ensure a sustainable, faith-led future for the Abbey and its valley home.

We are seeking an experienced Fundraising Manager with excellent relationship management skills to help develop and sustainably grow our fundraising revenue. You will develop and use stewardship tools to guide supporters through their individual giving journey, including cultivation plans, proposals and reports, managing donor communications and nurturing our community of support.

The Fundraising Manager will report to and work under the direction of the Head of Marketing, Communications & Development.

Main Responsibilities but not limited to:

- Develop a Fundraising Strategy in collaboration with the Head of Marketing, Communications and Development, to include individual giving, regular giving, legacies, partnerships and a supporter scheme.
Develop and manage an Individual Giving Programme, using multiple forms of donor acquisition, ensuring high quality donor care and the achievement of agreed targets.
Work with the Head of Marketing, Communications and Development to develop a Legacy Programme, managing the delivery of multichannel activities aiming to recruit, develop and maintain relationships with the public and our supporters for Legacy prospecting and outcomes.
Support the development of a major donor portfolio, ensuring successful engagement of high-level individual donors with a view to securing major gifts.
Manage the development and implementation of our corporate fundraising programme, building on current partnerships and securing new relationships with a range of partners.
Develop fundraising content and materials for a wide range of audiences and fundraising initiatives, ensuring that individual giving messaging is embedded across all touchpoints.
Plan and manage the delivery of major fundraising appeals and campaigns, including the management and delivery of fundraising events where appropriate.
Support the implementation and management of a fundraising database, ensuring high quality of data input and reporting.
Manage the fundraising budget in line with objectives and KPIs, reporting monthly to the Head of Marketing, Communications and Development.
Oversee donor communications and ensure excellent donor stewardship, including regular updates and responding to individual donor enquiries in a timely manner.
Develop, implement and manage supporter schemes for individuals and corporates, including recruitment, stewardship and the delivery of events.
Work alongside the Head of Marketing, Communications & Development to build and nurture relationships with both prospective and existing partners and donors to drive sustainable growth and maintain high levels of engagement.
Occasional joint working with colleagues at the St Lawrence Educational Trust on collaborative fundraising campaigns and…