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Head of Trusts and Foundations
BirdLife International. Develop and execute a comprehensive global trusts and foundations strategy .
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop and execute a comprehensive global trusts and foundations strategy
- Grow restricted and lightly restricted multi-year income
- Lead, coach and develop the three-person Trusts and Foundations team
- Represent Trusts and Foundations on the Development Management Team
- Help steward BirdLife’s Development programme and lead transformational change
- Represent Trusts and Foundations on the Principal Gifts Working Group
- Progress transformational trust and foundation opportunities alongside principal gifts
- Identify opportunities to grow BirdLife’s global trusts and foundations donor base
- Personally develop and manage BirdLife’s largest and most complex trust and foundation relationships
- Lead cultivation of transformational trust and foundation prospects
- Set and monitor income targets and performance goals
- Track progress, pipeline health and compliance status
- Report regularly to leadership on revenue generation and take corrective action
- Manage the Trusts and Foundations team budget, recruitment and resource allocation
- Report to the Chief Development Officer and work with colleagues globally
Requirements
What you’ll need- Seasoned trusts and foundations fundraising leader
- Experience in conservation and/or international NGO environments, ideally
- Experience securing and managing transformative six- and seven-figure grants
- Experience personally raising six- and seven-figure grants from trusts and foundation donors
- Experience managing ongoing relationships with trust and foundation donors
- Experience developing and delivering a trusts and foundations fundraising strategy
- Experience working in an international, complex, not-for-profit environment
- Experience managing a small trusts and foundations team, including budgetary responsibility
- Expert knowledge of current and evolving trusts and foundations fundraising practice
- Good understanding of climate, biodiversity, civil society and nature conservation issues, or willingness to learn
- Solid knowledge of restricted funding compliance, reporting and grant management
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive 12% pension benefit
- 25 days annual leave in year 1, increasing by 1 day per year to 28 days
- Bank holidays excluded from annual leave allowance
- Hybrid working with home/remote work
- Access to the award-winning David Attenborough Building and conservation campus
- LinkedIn Learning access with more than 13,000 on-demand courses
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Health Assured online health portal
- Inclusive and supportive workplace culture
- Recruitment process adjustments available