Head of Trusts & Statutory Funding | Bloomsbury Football Foundation

Home / Roles / Head of Trusts & Statutory Funding | Bloomsbury Football Foundation Head of Trusts & Statutory Funding Bloomsbury Football Foundation Bloomsbury Football Foundation has seen unprecedented growth over the last five years and now seeks a Head of Trusts & Statutory Funding to transform these funding streams, forging a pipeline of robust and sustainable partnerships and achieving exponential growth which matches the ambitions of the charity.

• Location: North London (Chalk Farm) with four days a week in the office
You'll be joining at a critical time, one year into a new five-year organisational strategy which contains the ambition to grow income from £2.5m to £8m. Bloomsbury Football Foundation is building the best fundraising team in the country - if you're smart, ambitious, driven and believe in the power of football, this is the role for you. As Head of Trusts and Statutory Funding, your key responsibilities will be:
• Develop a personal portfolio of high-value trust and statutory supporters, cultivating strong relationships as a credible and passionate ambassador for Bloomsbury Football Foundation.
• Identify and develop new leads and opportunities, pitching, solo and with the CEO/Director of Fundraising, to win support.
• Steward existing supporters with personalised communications and detailed and engaging funding reports.
• Create compelling propositions, working closely with other teams and senior leaders across Bloomsbury Football Foundation and utilising their skills and expertise to bring funders closer to our cause.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for trust and statutory support.
• Set long-term goals and objectives to drive income growth that align with organisational priorities and empower your direct reports to contribute.
• Identify trends in trusts and statutory funding, working with our Strategy & Impact team to ensure that our impact measurement is optimised to attract the full range of regional, national, local authority and government funding.
Leadership
• Manage and mentor the Trusts Lead and the Statutory Lead, fostering a high-performing and motivated team.
• Provide strategic direction, constructive challenge and support to team members, empowering them to achieve their goals and continuously improve.
• Play an important role in a newly formed senior fundraising management team, collaborating with senior leaders, setting the organisational pace and supporting your colleagues across Bloomsbury Football Foundation.
Who we are looking for. This is a unique role leading the most lucrative income stream for a unique organisation that is entrepreneurial, innovative, and growing at pace. We are therefore seeking candidates who will thrive in this environment, have a start-up mindset and are ready to shoot for the stars. We are looking for exceptional fundraisers with varieties of levels of experience who have the raw talent and drive to reach ambitious targets. It is essential that candidates have passion for the cause, a love of football and a belief in its transformative powers. They can articulate and demonstrate the ambition and impact of this incredible movement both through emotive storytelling and detailed impact reporting. Accessibility information We understand that different members of the community have different access needs and have made some modifications to the way we do business to accommodate people from diverse communities and abilities.
• Step-free access to the building, all key meeting rooms and bathrooms, and an accessible workstation.
• Accessibility dogs are welcome.
• Interviews can be held in meeting rooms that support hearing loops.
• Papers and materials can be presented in different formats.
• A sign language interpreter can be accessed for interviews.
• Working patterns and locations can be adjusted.
Applicants with a disability are invited to contact us in confidence at any point during the recruitment process to discuss steps that could be taken to overcome operational difficulties presented by the role, or if any adjustments or support are required regarding the recruitment process. Timetable Closing date: 9 a.m. Tuesday 1st October 2024 If you would like to know a bit more about this opportunity, or are considering applying, then please read the following job information. Shortlist Meeting/Known of outcome: Wednesday 2nd October 2024 First Stage Interviews: Tuesday 8th / Wednesday 9th October 2024 (virtual) Second Stage Interviews: AM Wednesday 16th / Tuesday 17th October (in person)

Home / Roles / Head of Trusts & Statutory Funding | Bloomsbury Football Foundation Head of Trusts & Statutory Funding Bloomsbury Football Foundation Bloomsbury Football Foundation has seen unprecedented growth over the last five years and now seeks a Head of Trusts & Statutory Funding to transform these funding streams, forging a pipeline of robust and sustainable partnerships and achieving exponential growth which matches the ambitions of the charity.
• Location: North London (Chalk Farm) with four days a week in the office
You'll be joining at a critical time, one year into a new five-year organisational strategy which contains the ambition to grow income from £2.5m to £8m. Bloomsbury Football Foundation is building the best fundraising team in the country - if you're smart, ambitious, driven and believe in the power of football, this is the role for you.

If you would like to know a bit more about this opportunity, or are considering applying, then please read the following job information. Shortlist Meeting/Known of outcome: Wednesday 2nd October 2024 First Stage Interviews: Tuesday 8th / Wednesday 9th October 2024 (virtual) Second Stage Interviews: AM Wednesday 16th / Tuesday 17th October (in person)