Recruitment Pack: Fundraising Manager March 2019\

Recruitment Pack : Contents\

- Welcome from our CEO

- Our Vision & Mission

- Our Values

- Role Outline

- Key Responsibilities

- Knowledge, Skills & Experience

- Personal Qualities

- Recruitment Process Overview

Welcome from our CEO\ Thanks for taking the time to read about what it means to join the Cord family. The Fundraising Manager position advertised is a key role in our organisation and provides a rewarding opportunity for someone looking to take on a new challenge. Cord was started in Leamington Spa back in 1967 by a small group of Christians who felt compelled to act in response to the desperate images they were seeing on their televisions of the Vietnam War. For over 50 years now, Cord has worked across Africa and South-East Asia to strengthen relationships in order to see people live in greater freedom from poverty, oppression and injustice. The focus of our global strategy is on transforming dysfunctional relationships between those in power and citizens (like you or I), into those that create peaceful and inclusive societies where everyone can live free from fear and with the freedom to flourish. You can read more about ‘promoting the power of peaceful relationships’ by following this link Our current country portfolio focuses on 5 highly sensitive & oppressive contexts - Burundi, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar & Vietnam

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We work with a wide range of civil society groups and powerholders (authorities, multi-national businesses, faith leaders) in order to develop more constructive engagement. This leads to real transformative change such as… - survivors of sexual violence accessing justice - excluded & stigmatised groups gaining access to healthcare - indigenous peoples regaining rights to their land - religious and ethnic minorities gaining freedom to express their

beliefs to name a few… Having launched our new strategy at the end of 2018, this is an exciting time to be joining Cord. You will be joining a small but committed team of people who are passionate about seeing deep-rooted and lasting change. Your role will be working with a loyal and committed UK supporter base consisting of individuals, churches, trusts and other groups that donate over £0.25M annually. In partnership with the CEO, you will be tasked with developing Cord’s approach to legacy fundraising and corporate donor engagement and you will oversee a trust fundraiser to grow income from trusts. This role would suit someone with understanding across different funding streams and/or who is enthusiastic to drive their own learning of different types of fundraising and above all who is motivated to help maintain and grow Cord’s supporter base.

If you like what you read and are passionate about making a real and lasting difference, come and join us and be part of the Cord story.

Andy Pask Cord CEO

Our Vision & Mission\

Our Vision is of a world where all people live in the fullness of peace; having the freedom to flourish and live free from fear.

Our Mission is to transform dysfunctional relationships between individuals and communities and those holding power into positive and thriving relationships built on mutual dependency and trust.

Our Values\

We are compassionate and we find within ourselves a deep concern for our fellow human beings who are not flourishing. We value everyone and recognise that every human being is created unique and special. We therefore place great value on every human life being worthy of dignity and respect with fundamental rights that should be protected. We are interdependent and know that communities and societies work best when strong and healthy interdependent relationships are formed. We explore the root causes of conflict, pushing through superficial and visible effects to understand hidden drivers and how we can address them in the most sustainable way.

Role Outline\ Role Title – Fundraising Manager

Location – Coventry (with flexible working arrangements available)

Contract – Permanent

Salary - £25,227 - £29,678 (dependent on capabilities and experience)

Benefits: Flexible Working, 36 days annual leave (including public holidays & discretionary 3 day Christmas closure), pension scheme with upto 6% employer contribution, International country programme visits

Reports to - Chief Executive Officer

Line Manager to – Fundraising Administrator, Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser, consultants (Graphics & Copywriting)

Internal Relationships- Programme Devt. Manager, Programme Devt. Officer, Country Programme Teams

External – Cord supporters (churches, high net worth, corporates)

CEO

Prog. Devt. Manager

Prog Devt. Officer

Fundraising Manager

Fundraising Administrator

Consultants (Graphics, copywriting)

Trusts & Foundations

Fundraiser (p/t)

Finance Manager

Finance Officer

Cord UK Staff Structure

Role Overview\ Cord’s current funding comes from a mix of institutional donors (80%) and individual supporters, churches & groups (20%).

Complementing our work on institutional fundraising, the Fundraising Manager role exists to help connect both existing and new supporters to the work of Cord, inspiring them to contribute both financially and practically.

Alongside the CEO, the role is responsible for maintaining Cord’s existing supporter engagement and developing new relationships with different groups where new opportunities emerge such as high-net worth individuals, local companies and trusts. This role will support our plans to increase Cord’s income from individual supporters and groups upto 30% of our total income. You will use Cord’s newsletters/appeals as a key tool alongside other approaches such as social media, events, legacy campaigns etc.

One of the key aims for the role is to effectively communicate the complexity and challenges of Cord’s work in a way that builds support, understanding and giving. As part of this there is an exciting opportunity to influence and shape the organisational communications plan with the support of an external consultant.

Key Responsibilities\

Fundraising Coordination

- In partnership with the CEO you will lead on the implementation of Cord’s fundraising strategy in the UK

- Take responsibility for achieving fundraising targets, in order to maintain and grow sources of unrestricted funding

- Devise and organise fundraising appeals and campaigns

- Lead key fundraising campaigns such as newsletter, appeals, legacies, high net worth events

- Line manage the fundraising administrator, p/t trusts & foundations fundraiser & coordinate external consultants supporting on copywriting & graphic design

Representation

- Coordinate the representation and public

presentation of Cord’s impact with key audiences (churches, supporter groups etc)

- Attend fundraising events

Donor & Database Management - Work closely with the Fundraising

Administrator to manage the donor database, ensuring it is up-to-date, accurate, accessible and GDPR compliant

- Manage & improve supporter journeys

- Review fundraising reports in order to analyse progress and effectiveness of fundraising activities against targets

Key Responsibilities\

Social media, website & publications

- Coordinate supporter engagement externally with the programmes team by developing content for social media, website, brochures etc.

- Integrate key organisational messages into all external content

- Support the CEO to build Cord’s external profile

Other

- A degree of flexibility is expected and other duties

within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job may be requested

- The role will actively follow Cord Global’s policies & uphold Cord’s values

Knowledge, Skills, Experience\

Knowledge - Degree in related subject such as fundraising, marketing, business or communications

desired, or relevant and demonstrable work experience

- Understanding of current debates in fundraising, international development and peacebuilding

(Desired)

Skills - Excellent organisational & administrative skills, and the ability to work to deadlines

- Ability to work independently and to take ownership of workplan

- Excellent written communication & inter-personal skills

- Competence in relevant Microsoft Office programs

Experience - 3 years’ demonstrable results in fundraising within the UK and/or international charity sector

- Proven experience of maintaining/building a supporter base of individual and/or community

supporters

- Some experience of working with high-net worth individuals & businesses as well as trusts and

foundations to secure new funding (desirable)

- Experience of working on supporter databases such as Netsuite

- Experience of engaging volunteers effectively in fundraising activities

Please note that comparable knowledge, experience &

skills to the above are also welcomed and accepted

Personal Qualities\

Whilst you don’t need to be a Christian or

have a faith to work for us…

- You’ll need…. a firm commitment and

empathy of Cord's values and ethos which are

inspired by the Christian faith

- You’ll need….. an ability to communicate to

a Christian supporter audience as well as to

those with other faiths or none

- You’ll have….. passion for peace, social

justice, equality, human rights, and

international development

- You’ll be…. a team player with the ability,

self-motivation, enthusiasm & diplomacy

- You’ll show… willingness and an ability to

travel periodically to visit Cord’s programmes

overseas in sensitive contexts.

Recruitment Process\

How to Apply?

To apply please send a CV and covering letter

to Angie Archer at hr@cord.org.uk

The covering letter should be 1 side of A4 and

outline why you feel you are suitable for the role

and your motivation for joining the Cord family.

Recruitment Timeline

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing

basis and interviews will be organised according

to availability. As such, the application window

may close prior to the date below if a suitable

candidate is appointed.

The application deadline is:

Tuesday 23rd April – 09.00 GMT

mailto:hr@cord.org.uk