Job Purpose

Reporting to the Head of Impact, Learning & Organizational Development, this role is instrumental in building a solid foundation for the future of Babbasa. You will be responsible for trust and foundation grant applications, bid writing, capital campaigns and evaluation reports. You will also work on building relationships with philanthropists and work with the Communications Lead in developing appropriate fundraising communications. Babbasa also conducts individual giving activity and campaigns, but these
currently sit under a different role.

Core Responsibilities

Fundraising development

● Identify and pursue new funding opportunities for our youth empowerment programmes, as well as for research and innovation opportunities to expand our existing offer.
● Responsible for trust and foundation grant applications, including bid conceptualisation, proposal writing, fundraising budget creation and application review.
● Develop relationships with philanthropists with a view to major gifts and legacy giving.
● Support on capital campaigns working closely with stakeholders and staff.
● Raise the profile and increase the brand awareness of Babbasa.
● Maintain and develop authentic and collaborative relationships with key stakeholders to effectively steward them
● Work with and deputize for the Head of Impact, Learning & Organizational Development to steward funders with the aim of achieving Babbasa’s annual revenue target.

Management & Reporting

● Responsible for producing evaluation reports for funders and working with other team members to ensure data is accurate and timely, including ensuring the evaluation metrics are laid out and the reporting schedule planned.
● Track, review and report progress against the Business Plan to the Head of Impact, Learning & Organizational Development and the wider team using our Monday CRM system.
● Continually review risks, feedback, procedures, strategy and approach to improve profitability.
● Liaise with management team to develop plans for organizational growth.
● In the future line management responsibility for more junior Fundraising Lead may be added to this role.

Person Specification

You are commercially aware – you know how to spot and develop an opportunity and manage the process of engagement. You have knowledge of the fundraising landscape in Bristol and of key funders for youth empowerment, social mobility and poverty reduction.
You have excellent communication skills – You have outstanding writing skills, creativity, and the ability to develop a portfolio to create fundraising materials. You are a confident connector with the ability to influence decision making, whilst understanding the social value and positive impact of Babbasa.
Stakeholder management / stewardship - You have the ability to develop and maintain relationships and make connections with and between organizations, institutions and individuals.

Working with others - You proactively identify business needs, scope and plan minor and major projects to address them, and successfully drive the project to completion, involving and engaging colleagues appropriately throughout. You develop and maintain excellent working relationships with formal and informal stakeholders at every level – with the young people on our programmes, with staff in each department, with our external consultants, with our Board and with others. You build trust and can
stand in the shoes of others.

Organized - You are well-organized and have good attention to detail. By doing so, you manage your own time well and respect the time of others. You juggle multiple deadlines and have a track-record of balancing multiple tasks and responsibilities. You are meticulous and able to prioritize conflicting needs.
Effective and efficient – You are constantly reflecting on working practices and improving where necessary. A completer-finisher - you are able to work to deadlines, take initiative and are proactive in your approach to work. You create change that benefits all and is aligned with organizational strategy.
Problem solving – You are able to problem solve in a complex and rapidly changing environment. Personal resilience and have the ability to stay focused in a rapidly changing environment.

IT knowledge – You have excellent IT know-how to support strategy, generate and produce presentations and evaluation reports and web and research skills to discover opportunities for fundraising and bids.

You’re aligned with our mission - You have lived experience and/or an understanding of the critical issues surrounding equality, inclusion and diversity, including structural issues around race and class, and how they impact young people with specific reference to their leadership and employability experiences. You believe that, with the right support, everyone has potential to achieve excellence, whatever that means for them.

Incentives

● Work in an inclusive environment and with a friendly team who will support you to be great.
● Work for one of the few organizations in the UK honored with Queen’s Award For Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity through Social Mobility.
● Be part of transforming the lives of low-income and ethnic minority young people in Bristol.
● Help Bristol to become an inclusive city by directly working with us to address inequalities.

Benefits

● 31 days annual leave (including public holidays).
● 3% employer pension contribution.
● Company laptop and mobile phone.
● Access to flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
● Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
● Access to MediCash policy.

● Opportunity to access learning opportunities.
● Opportunities for career development.