Candidate Information Pack Director of Fundraising Holocaust Educational Trust
Candidate Information Pack Director of Fundraising, Holocaust Educational Trust
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Letter from Karen Pollock MBE, Chief Executive Dear Candidate, Thank you for your interest in the Holocaust Educational Trust and the senior post of Director of Fundraising. At the Holocaust Educational Trust we aim to educate every person from every background in the UK about the Holocaust and its contemporary relevance, and to preserve the memory of those who perished in the Holocaust as well as those who survived. We achieve this through our educational programmes across the UK, offering free-of-charge training and resources for teachers, an Outreach Programme in schools through which over 100,000 young people every year hear the first-hand testimony of a Holocaust survivor, our flagship Lessons from Auschwitz Project, which allows over 3,000 post-16 students per year to see for themselves the site of the Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, and an Ambassador Programme, empowering young people who have visited Auschwitz to share their experiences with their peers and wider community. The Trust is the leading force in the field of Holocaust education and in the last year alone we reached over 126,000 students and over 11,000 teachers. Through hard work and with the help of our unique network of kind and generous friends and supporters, we have raised nearly ÂŁ8 million in unrestricted funds and ÂŁ18.5 million in restricted funds over the past decade to fund these educational programmes. Having found success in a largely events-centred fundraising strategy, we are now seeking to add to our team a Director of Fundraising. The successful candidate will be one who can develop a clear fundraising strategy to build relationships with new individual major donors and corporate donors, inspiring them to join us and helping them gain a real sense of the difference they can make by supporting our work. Yours sincerely,
Karen Pollock MBE Chief Executive Holocaust Educational Trust
Candidate Information Pack Director of Fundraising, Holocaust Educational Trust
Introduction
The Holocaust Educational Trust was founded in 1988 during the passage of the War Crimes Act. Its aim is to raise awareness and understanding in schools and amongst the wider public of the Holocaust and its relevance today. The Holocaust Educational Trust believes that the Holocaust must have a permanent place in our nation’s collective memory. One of the Trust’s earliest achievements was to ensure that the Holocaust was included in the National Curriculum for England in 1991 – for Key Stage 3 students (11-14 year olds). The Holocaust remains on the curriculum to this day. The Trust also successfully campaigned to have the assets of Holocaust victims and survivors released and returned to their rightful owners in the late 1990s. The Holocaust Educational Trust works in schools, colleges and higher education institutions, providing teacher training workshops and lectures, as well as teaching aids and resource materials. Since 1999 the Trust’s Lessons from Auschwitz Project has given thousands of post-16 students and teachers the opportunity to visit the Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau as part of a four-part educational programme. Since 2006 the Project has received Government funding.
The Trust played a crucial role in the establishment of Holocaust Memorial Day in the UK in 2001, and continues to play a key role in the delivery of this national commemorative day. In 2010 the Government issued a new award to recognise the British men and women who came to the aid of Jewish people and other persecuted groups during the Holocaust. This was as a direct result of an initiative by the Trust to raise their profile and secure formal recognition for them. At the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Appeal Dinner in September 2013, the Prime Minister announced the establishment of a national Holocaust Commission with the aim of establishing what further measures should be taken to ensure a lasting memorial to the Holocaust in this country. In January 2015, the Prime Minister, with cross-party support, endorsed the recommendations of the Commission, which will include a striking new national memorial and accompanying learning centre by 2020. Further information about both the Trust’s overall activities and recent key events is available on request.
Candidate Information Pack Director of Fundraising, Holocaust Educational Trust
Philanthropy at the Holocaust Educational Trust
Fundraising Summary The Fundraising team currently consists of a Fundraising & Events Administrator and Events Administrator. The Trust’s Fundraising efforts are supported by the Fundraising Committee, which is comprised of longstanding supporters. This Committee’s main focus is the delivery of the Trust’s annual Appeal Dinner. Income Sources Restricted Income
Unrestricted Income
The Trust has received government funding for its Lessons from Auschwitz Project since 2006. In the last financial year 2014/15 the Trust received:
The Trust’s sources of unrestricted income are: •
Individual and to a much lesser extent, corporate giving, at its annual Appeal Dinner
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£1.85 million from the Department for Education to deliver its English Projects
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Individual giving not related to the Appeal Dinner
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£255,000 from the Scottish Government to deliver its Scottish Projects
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Trust giving
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Corporate giving
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£107,000 from the Welsh Ministers to deliver its Welsh Projects
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Institutional giving
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Legacies
The Trust also charge participants a nominal fee of £59 per student / teacher to secure their place on a project, totalling approximately £177,000 additional income per annum.
In 2014/15, total unrestricted income totalled approximately £1 million. The bulk of unrestricted income stems from the annual Appeal Dinner. The Trust would like to diversify and grow its funding streams going forward, to ensure continued financial success and stability as an organisation.
Candidate Information Pack Director of Fundraising, Holocaust Educational Trust
The Role Building on the success of previous fundraising, the Trust is entering a new and exciting phase in its fundraising development. This will be the Trust’s first dedicated senior fundraising role and the appointment of a new Director of Fundraising will take income generation, and therefore the organisation, to a new level. As the Trust has grown, it has attracted a very strong and loyal band of supporters and donors. The new Director of Fundraising will build on this and develop relationships with new prospects and donors, from individuals, to corporates, to trusts.
Building on the continued success of the Annual Dinner, the new Director of Fundraising will create and implement a new long-term fundraising strategy, which will focus on major-gifts, corporates, trusts and foundations and legacies. The job will require flexibility; from creating the strategy, to developing relationships with HNWIs, and sometimes rolling up sleeves to help get some fundraising tasks done.
Organisational Chart Chief Executive
Executive Assistant
Head of Education
Education Officer, LFA Project Education Officer, Teacher Training
Head of the Lessons from Auschwitz Project
Director of Fundraising
Senior Project Co-ordinator
Fundraising & Events Administrator
Public Affairs Officer
Events Administrator
Information Officer
Project Coordinator
Education Officer, Resources
Project Coordinator
Education Officer, Outreach Programme
Project Coordinator
Head of Public Affairs
Education Administrator
Candidate Information Pack Director of Fundraising, Holocaust Educational Trust
Head of Operations
Operations and Public Affairs Administrator
Project Manager
Project Officer Senior Youth Engagement Officer Ambassador Programme Administrator
Job Description Overall purpose of the post The post-holder will be pivotal in the development and implementation of the Trust’s overall fundraising strategy to generate in excess of £2 million over the next few years, and will be responsible for driving forward new initiatives to ensure the long term sustainability of the Trust. The post-holder will oversee all areas of fundraising and lead on corporate and major donor funding, managing a portfolio of donor relationships and developing strategies for cultivation and asking. The individual will also oversee trusts and foundations and develop legacy fundraising. The post-holder will manage a team of two. The donor base is typically HNWI and trusts and foundations. Key responsibilities
Person Profile
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Develop and manage the fundraising team
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Experience in the charity / not for profit sector
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Develop and implement a fundraising strategy
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Write annual fundraising budgets and submit expenditure reports to the Head of Operations
Over five years’ experience managing a fundraising team, raising an organisational annual income in excess of £2 million
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Grow and develop new innovative and effective ways to raise funds - including corporate and trusts giving, legacy funding and major donor giving - in order to increase and diversify the organisation’s income
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Experience of fundraising from HNWIs and a proven ability to raise money from a variety of sources
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A proven track record of developing fundraising strategy and increasing organisational income
Develop strong networks with organisations across the public, voluntary and private sectors, that ultimately result in new income
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A proven track record of six-seven figure major gifts
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Grant writing experience
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Contribute to the overall running of the organisation as an active member of the Senior Management Team
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Experience of line management of staff, team development, recruitment and retention
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Contribute to the sound management of the organisation as a whole including development and management of strategic and annual plans
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Strategic thinking, leadership and planning experience
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Experience of writing and managing departmental budgets
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Excellent communication skills, including pitching and presenting, together with the ability to network at the highest levels
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A creative self-starter with initiative, drive and a can-do attitude
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The ability to multitask and prioritise work across varied deadlines
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Flexible, proactive and a team player
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Grow income over the next three years and improve the sustainability of the organisation by proactively securing funds from new income streams
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Maintain the fundraising base and build on existing relationships with donors, volunteers and funders
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Continuously improve the effectiveness of existing fundraising operations
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Oversee the creation of fundraising reports for Trustees and Fundraising Committee meetings
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Assess and manage risk in collaboration with other senior management colleagues
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Represent the organisation externally and attend conferences and events
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Carry out any other reasonable request from the Chief Executive
Candidate Information Pack Director of Fundraising, Holocaust Educational Trust
Terms & Conditions Salary
Annual leave
ÂŁ competitive salary
22 days, with an additional day’s annual leave added after 2 years service, following which for each subsequent year an additional holiday day is added to leave entitlement. This will be capped at 25 days annual holiday entitlement. The office is also closed on public and bank holidays, the Jewish High Holidays Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and between Christmas Day and New Years Day.
Location Westminster
Hours of Work Normal hours are 9am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday
Pension eligibility Option to join the company pension scheme from January 2017 with employer contributions currently at 5% of salary. Employee needs to contribute a minimum of 2%.
How to Apply Please apply by submitting a copy of your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter highlighting your suitability for the position by email to: jack.quarrie@execucare.com For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please call Mairi Shirley, on 020-3589 0468
Execucare UK 71-75 Shelton Street London WC2H 9JQ United Kingdom (44) 20 7470 8865
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