The Reader – Development Manager

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Contract: Permanent.
Term: Full-Time.
Salary: £30,000 per annum.
Hours per week: 35 hours / 1 FTE.
Days per week: Monday – Friday (flexible working will be considered).
Reporting to: Head of Development.
Location: Calderstones Park, Liverpool, L18 3JB.

The Reader is a national charity that wants to bring about a Reading Revolution so that everyone can experience and enjoy great literature, which they believe is a tool for helping humans survive and live well. By reading with school groups, families, adults, looked after children, older people in care homes, adults with physical and/or mental health conditions, people coping with or recovering from addiction and individuals in the criminal justice system, their work is helping to improve wellbeing, reduce isolation and build stronger communities.

The Development Manager sits in the Development Team, which is responsible for delivering income to sustain and grow The Reader’s work and developing relationships that can help make that work happen. The Manager will work to generate funds from Trusts and Foundations and Statutory organisations. The post holder will input into the strategic overview of the department and the development of the annual fundraising strategy. The role will work collaboratively across the organisation to identify and develop funding opportunities and will build relationships externally with existing and prospective funders. Partnership and project working will be instrumental in the role.

Key Responsibilities

• To maintain a solid understanding of the external funding environment, and keep up to date with funding trends and developments in the sector
• To write high-quality and compelling bids, proposals and applications in order to secure funding from a wide range of Trusts and Foundations and statutory organisations
• To write high-quality and well-informed funder reports, using information drawn from across the organisation and including both qualitative and quantitative data
• To put together draft project-specific budgets for sign-off where appropriate or required. This might be helping to shape discreet project budgets for new areas of activity or working together with their Finance team to pull together larger budgets that reflect key strands of their core work.

Person Specification

• At least 3 years’ experience working in either a fundraising, account management, business development or marketing/sales role
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to understand, interpret, and present complex information in a persuasive and accurate way for a range of audiences both internally and externally
• A proven track record of delivering to targets with the ability to work under pressure and manage conflicting priorities
• Demonstrable experience of successful bid writing, resulting in secured income
• The ability to think and plan strategically, shape projects and deliver to agreed timelines
• An effective influencer and negotiator with a demonstrable ability to sell concepts in a clear and engaging way
• A self-motivated, proactive and collaborative individual with a proven ability of networking and developing new partnerships from scratch
• A team player with a positive and flexible attitude with a willingness and ability to work collaboratively with colleagues
• Confident in dealing with budgets and costings in order to be able to present them accurately within funding bids
• Be able to demonstrate an understanding of, and passion for, the mission and work of The Reader and its values
• Experience of using a CRM system
• Experience of working in or understanding of the voluntary, charity, health and social care or Arts sector.

To read the full job description and to apply, please visit the Reader’s website.

Contact Details: laurakershaw@thereader.org.uk.

Deadline: 5 pm on Wednesday 29 June 2022.

Interviews: July 2022.