Location
London, with a flexible working arrangement between home and our offices in Kings Cross.

Hours
Full Time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary
£46,808 per annum

About the Role
Sense has a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our Fundraising team as our Statutory Fundraising Manager. This is a 6 month fixed term position responsible for leading statutory fundraising at Sense. This includes both new business work and managing relationships with existing supporters. You will work closely with the Head of High Value Partnerships, the CEO, and senior operational colleagues to create a strategy in this area and collaborate with operational teams to develop new programme models and processes to drive growth.

Key Responsibilities
Develop and implement a fundraising strategy to maximise income from statutory and lottery bodies such as NHS England, the Arts Council, and National Lottery Community Fund. Work with senior stakeholders to develop and deliver compelling funding bids for statutory and public sector funders. Manage relationships with statutory and public sector funders, including narrative and financial reporting, and coordinating all stakeholder contact. Specific responsibility for managing and reporting against statutory income and expenditure budgets. Ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s Code of Practice.

Experience
A track record of securing income from a range of statutory sources, including six-figure grants (essential); success at the seven-figure+ grant level (desirable). Experience of working with teams to develop proposals in line with organizational priorities, including developing robust project monitoring and evaluation plans. Experience of leading relationships with external funders, particularly government departments and lottery bodies. Experience of compiling narrative and financial reports for statutory funders. Experience of setting and managing budgets in line with organizational priorities.

About you
Excellent standard of literacy and numeracy and IT fluency. Understanding of tendering and contracting processes. Evidence of own continuing professional development. Commitment to comply with the principles of GDPR and maintain confidentiality at all times. Knowledge of the issues Sense works on, or a willingness to develop an understanding of complex disabilities.

Qualifications
No specific qualifications are required, but relevant experience in fundraising and statutory income generation is essential.