Capital Trusts, Foundations and Statutory Fundraiser

Closed: 20 August 2022
Fundraising Statutory Trusts

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  • Salary £400 per day
  • Location London, Greater London (Hybrid)
  • Job Type Contract, Part-time
  • Sectors Environment
  • Job Reference : Marlborough Fundraiser

To support the final phase of capital development at Marlborough Sports Garden (a much-loved and much needed sports facilty in London's SE1), Bankside Open Spaces Trust (BOST) requires a Consultant Capital Fundraiser to raise funds from trusts, foundations, and lottery sources. Our award-winning plans for the garden, designed by Cullinan Studio, will make the site fully DDA compliant, replace temporary infrastructure with permanent solutions and vastly increase the scope of sports and activities the space can offer, enabling even more people to be active locally.

Bankside Open Spaces Trust is an environmental and volunteering charity. We’ve been protecting, preserving and enhancing parks, gardens and other amenities in London’s SE1 and surrounding areas for 20 years. we care for 19 open spaces, including the Marlborough, which we refurbished 2018. The space was transformed from a desolate concrete area to a much-needed sports facility and play space. The third and final phase of the capital development will include:

  • A new welcoming entrance

  • A new community hub comprising flexible indoor sports-based studio space, an outdoor classroom, viewing platform and spectator seating, a community café and events space and accessible toilets on all floors

  • Resurfaced netball courts with demountable basketball hoops, cricket and tennis nets, and roller-hockey goals

  • Improved storage

  • Site-wide greening

The candidate will have specialist knowledge of capital fundraising and will work with BOST’s CEO and Marlborough's Head of Sport and Development to target prioritised applications and add new prospects to achieve the funding target. An exceptional Capital Fundraiser is needed to make our vision a reality.

We are looking for candidates with:

  • 5 years + fundraising experience in not for profit
  • Proven track record in raising capital funds from Trusts, Foundations and Statutory funders
  • Demonstrable experience of consistently achieving fundraising targets
  • Direct experience of preparing high quality applications ranging in value from £50k - £1m+ to Trusts, Foundations and Statutory funders
  • Experience of preparing budgets for funding proposals
  • Demonstrable experience of working effectively with colleagues 

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