Fundraising Manager

The Role
Oxford Head Injury Services (formerly Headway Oxfordshire), is seeking to appoint a Fundraising Manager based at the Activity and Rehabilitation Centre (ARC) in Kennington Oxfordshire. This is an exciting opportunity to take responsibility for the delivery of fundraising income and identify new commercial opportunities in order to meet our ambitions to extend our range of innovative client services.

We are looking for someone who is highly motivated to meet their own personal income targets in community fundraising and corporate partnerships, as well as support the efforts of others engaged in fundraising efforts, including staff, volunteers and trustees. You should enjoy engaging with key stakeholders and local businesses to gain sponsorship, and develop employer volunteering opportunities.

You will also put in place the infrastructure and best practice policies for a range of fundraising activities, including legacies and direct marketing which tend to deliver unrestricted income over longer time horizons. You will work closely with others involved in trust and foundation grant applications and marketing communications.

You will be expected to manage and provide reports on income and expenditure for each funding stream, ensuring that typical industry cost to income ratios are met, and that expenditure is allocated according to the agreed strategy and budget.

Our Purpose
We were established 35 years ago to support people who had suffered a brain injury and their carers. This includes head injury from traumatic incidents such as road accidents, violence, and sports injury, or from neurological problems including encephalitis, haemorrhage, tumours, and stroke. There are in the region of 4000 incidences of acquired brain injury that require hospitalisation every year in Oxfordshire alone. There are many more cases that are categorised as "minor head injuries", (such as concussion), whereby individuals experience significant effects but are not admitted for treatment. Lives and relationships can be significantly affected by acquired brain injury (ABI) and the types of expert support services that OHIS provides, are essential to maximise recovery, adjustment, and independence.

Client Services and Support
The first point of contact is usually through our ABI Navigators working within a hospital setting to identify individuals and families who require support at the earliest stages of their condition. We help individuals and carers to navigate the complex journey of recovery and make referrals to our own or other community-based services as required.

Our clients benefit from time spent at OHIS Activity and Rehabilitation Centre, which has a well- equipped gym, with exercise professionals on hand to support individuals to regain their physical strength. There are specialist physiotherapy, occupational and speech therapies. Clients can also choose from a schedule of fun, practical and stimulating activities such as yoga, tai chi, quizzes, board games, art, crafts, music, singing, creative writing and storytelling as well as special interest talks. With all of these opportunities, we seek to promote social interaction, peer support, independence, and general wellbeing. We offer education events, support and respite for carers.

Further, our Brain Injury Buddies offer 1-1 support in the home and/or community, helping individuals to tackle everyday challenges associated with living with brain injury, promoting their resilience and signposting to specialist services.

Skills and Experience we need

Experience of managing fundraising functions

Experience of drafting and delivering a fundraising strategy and annual fundraising plan

History of fundraising success in at least 3 funding income streams such as: community fundraising (including third party events), corporate partnerships, trust and foundation grants, direct marketing, individual giving, legacy and in mem

Highly motivated to raise awareness of cause and engage sponsors and supporters

Determined to meet funding targets.

Able to manage and evaluate fundraising campaigns and maintain a funding pipeline

Strong analytical, creative and decision-making skills, demonstrating good judgement in comparing and choosing options.

Remains upbeat when faced with disappointments, and inspires others to carry on in spite of setbacks

Strong networking skills and ability to build, influence and maintain a supporter network

Confident and able to connect with people at all levels with tact and diplomacy

Able to prioritise, meet clear deadlines and multi-task across a range of activities

Self-motivated, well organised and able to work on own initiative.