Hours: 14 hours per week (note: workload will be adjusted to reflect contracted hours)

Location: WEN office, 4 Pinchin Street, London E1 1SA

Reporting to: Campaigns and Health Co-ordinator

Staff reporting: none

Job summary:

• Carry out grant and statutory fundraising for WEN Trust.
• Develop an understanding of current WEN financial and fundraising matters.
• Advise staff and assist them in submitting applications and reports.
• Ensure funding is in line with WEN aims, policies and strategic priorities.
• Maintain and develop the fundraising strategy and plan.

Key tasks

• Identify funding opportunities especially from the EU and the UK Government, and prepare proposals and applications in line with these, in conjunction with staff and partner organisations.
• Keep records of grant applications and fundraising plan up to date.
• Assist staff in reporting to funders.
• Collate relevant information and ensure that high quality suitable funding approaches are made within donor’s deadlines.
• Advise on capitalising on other opportunities for funding for WEN’s activities, e.g. donations, legacies, memberships and affiliates, events etc.
• Make other grant applications as they arise.
• Identify opportunities to raise unrestricted funds from WEN campaigns and activities in line with WEN’s Corporate Sponsorship Policy and make approaches in collaboration with co-ordinators.
• Liaise with the finance department to ensure that all grants and ongoing annual awards are received and acknowledged.
• Deal with correspondence on fundraising matters.
• Monitor and evaluate the outcome of fundraising activities.

General obligations:

• Carry out all tasks in accordance with WEN’s policies and practices including Equal Opportunities and Green Housekeeping.
• Actively participate in WEN’s organisational and structural procedures including staff and Board meetings.
• Contribute to WEN’s core activities and share in general duties such as answering phones, taking messages and carrying out basic office tasks.
• Deal with correspondence, general enquiries and information requests, including enquiries from women on personal and health matters.

Duration: This is a temporary contract for six months, with possibility of extending the contract and increasing hours as funding allows.

Exclusions
Because this post is expected to contribute equally to the running of the WEN office, which may involve dealing with enquiries from women on personal and health matters it is essential that the post holder is a woman. Section 7(2)(e) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 applies.

Person specification

Experience and knowledge:

• Significant experience of fundraising for charity or voluntary organisation(s), with a proven record of success in raising funds.
• Experience of working/volunteering with women’s groups or organisations.
• Computer literate with good skills in Word, Excel, e-mail and databases.
• Excellent time management skills, able to work under own initiative.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of the legal framework within which charities work, e.g. charity law, data protection.
• Some knowledge/experience of environmental issues and sector.

Skills and abilities:

• Able to absorb new information quickly.
• Able to deal sensitively and appropriately with enquiries from women on personal or health matters.
• Able to work with regard to WEN’s equal opportunities policy.
• Committed to WEN’s aims and objectives and interested in its activities.

Desirable:

• Wider experience of fundraising beyond grant and statutory: WEN aims to move towards more untied funding.

Last updated: October 2006

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