Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships Bloomsbury Football Foundation

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Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships

Bloomsbury Football Foundation seeks a Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships to establish a major donor fundraising programme, capitalising on the charity's unique access to HNWI, and continue the brilliant success of corporate fundraising, with partnerships including MasterCard, FIFA, and the Financial Times.

• Location: North London (Chalk Farm) with four days a week in the office

You'll be joining at a critical time, one year into a new five-year organisational strategy which contains the ambition to grow income from £2.5m to £8m. Bloomsbury Football Foundation is building the best fundraising team in the country - if you're smart, ambitious, driven and believe in the power of football, this is the role for you.

Our financial assistance model means that no one is turned away, and we cater to young people aged between 18 months to 18 years old.

Everyone is welcome, regardless of ability to pay or play.

Bloomsbury Football Foundation uses the power of football to improve the physical health, mental health and life chances of young people in London's most disadvantaged areas.

Our step model engages previously inactive young people from underserved communities by running free-to-access programmes in schools, community centres and housing estates before encouraging participants to join our high-engagement, extra-curricular programmes that take place on weekday evenings, weekends and during the school holidays.

Our trusted coaches build long-term relationships with the young people in their care, allowing at-risk children to build their confidence and soft skills in a team environment. As a result of our outreach programme, 73% of households in our communities are classed as 'income-deprived' by the ONS and over half of our beneficiaries receive income-dependent free school meals - more than double the London average.

Founded in 2018, we have grown to work with over 5,000 young people per week across 6 different boroughs, utilising a sliding-scale model of financial assistance to break down barriers to participation in sport for all. We have seen the impact our model can have, and we want to expand our offering across London. We aim to support 20,000 young people in the capital every week by 2028.

About the role

As Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships, your key responsibilities will be:

• Lead on the acquisition of new HNWI and high-value corporate partnership opportunities, diversifying income to ensure sustainable fundraising.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with donors and businesses, building a new creative and robust stewarding programme to communicate impact and maintain their engagement.
• Plan, execute, and evaluate a diverse range of fundraising events and campaigns.
• Collaborate with the marketing and communications team to create compelling materials utilising engaging case studies to drive fundraising activities and donor engagement.
• Create and deliver a philanthropy and partnerships fundraising strategy, which is integrated with organisational aims, with realistic but ambitious annual and long-term fundraising targets.

Leadership

• Play an important and leading strategic role on the senior leadership team.
• Mentor, coach, and develop a high-performing multi-income fundraising team, encouraging a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Act as the fundraising point of contact for the Board and the Chair.

Who we are looking for

This unique role is perfect for someone who loves to hustle, network and make things happen. You'll be driven by targets and your ambitions to match and exceed them. Your confidence will shine and propel you into creating engaging and mutually beneficial donor relationships. You'll be adept at utilising these relationships to achieve big wins for the charity.

We are looking for exceptional fundraisers with varieties of levels of experience who have the raw talent and drive to reach ambitious targets and want to be part of something genuinely elite.

It is essential that candidates have passion for the cause, a love of football and a belief in its transformative powers, and can articulate and demonstrate the ambition and impact of this incredible movement both through emotive storytelling and detailed impact reporting.