Head of Trusts and Foundations – Maternity Cover

JOB PURPOSE

To provide strategic leadership to Trusts & Foundations fundraising and ensure its successful implementation. To diversify and grow income from Trusts and Foundations who wish to have a movement-wide relationship, to enable the organisation to sustainably expand its reach for greater human rights impact. To lead fundraising on behalf of the Secretary General and develop best practice.

ABOUT YOU

You will have extensive experience leading on the fundraising for an international organisation, able to develop and implement a long-term fundraising strategy. You will have strong communication, presentation, and representational skills appropriate for the philanthropic community, with the ability to develop strategic relationships with funders and represent Amnesty International in a professional manner.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and develop the Trust & Foundations Team to deliver on its strategy, vision and goals
• Deliver sustainable growth and meet and exceed agreed financial targets across
• Seek and secure philanthropic commitments from a personal portfolio of Trust and Foundations, and prospects at a multi-year seven-figure level
• Maintain a strategic overview of philanthropy developments and trends and ensure continuous improvement to maintain Amnesty’s competitiveness

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Extensive experience of developing large scale multi-year funding proposals to a variety of international trusts, foundations and institutional sources.
• Demonstrable experience and commitment to ensuring the well-being of all members of an experienced and busy team, ensuring an environment that keeps motivation and performance levels high.
• Extensive experience in new partnership acquisitions or business development.
• Ability to make strategic decisions in order to meet fundraising targets.
• Experience of developing and implementing long-term fundraising strategy.

Please see the attached job description for more information on responsibilities, skills and experience required.

ABOUT US

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world.

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they’re denied. And whether we’re applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we’re all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment.

For further information on our benefits, please visit https://www.amnesty.org/en/careers/benefits/

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click ‘Apply for this Role’ below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let’s get to work.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.**

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