Head of Fundraising – Wales homelessness charity
Looking for a career-defining role in fundraising?
The Wallich is one of the most important organisations working to combat homelessness in Wales. The Wallich has grown in size over the last decade, making us the largest Welsh-focused charity working in the sector. But with 132 services, 500 staff and supporting 8,000 people a year, we have so much more to do.
After a detailed review of our fundraising, we are looking for an experienced Head of Fundraising to build on our solid foundations. We want someone with imagination and proven expertise to create a bold income generation programme that will help us to continue innovating and enable us to deliver our mission to end homelessness in Wales.
You will have to guide our team of talented fundraisers, introduce and grow initiatives to meet your fundraising targets and you will galvanise a willing organisation to engage with our wonderful donors. We need to build our income from individuals and from our events, as well as grow our incredible partnerships with businesses and our Wallich community.
If you share our ambition and our values, we have the resources and support you need to succeed. You will be joining a determined and courageous organisation which makes a huge difference, every day, to the lives of people across Wales.
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday 09:00-17:00 with some flexibility
Location: Hybrid-working with requirement for periodic travel to The Wallich, Cardiff Hub, 18 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3DQ
Purpose of Role:
As part of the Senior Leadership Team, you will take strategic ownership of income generation across all fundraising income streams. You will lead the development, implementation and delivery of innovative fundraising strategies to drive growth in individual giving, community and events fundraising, corporate partnerships, and support fundraising from trusts and statutory grants whensoever required.
This role is subject to a Standard DBS check
Follow the links below to view the fundraising recruitment pack as well as the full job description and person specification. Please refer to this information when completing your CV and Cover Letter to outline how you meet the specification; see our Application Guidance page for tips on what to include:
Head of Fundraising Recruitment Pack
Closing date for this vacancy is 20th January 2025 at 09:00am.
The Wallich reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration.
We are not utilising agencies with this role and kindly ask that agencies do not approach to assist us with this vacancy.
At The Wallich, we’re fully committed to supporting and improving Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to ensure we’re the best community we can be. There is always still room to evolve and improve and we are striving to create an environment where all staff can bring their authentic selves to the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds and if you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require, please contact recruitment@thewallich.net or call 02920 668 464