Deputy Director of Fundraising

Your Pride In London

Pride in London means many things to many people, it belongs to our community and it belongs to you; come and join the conversation!

Forty-six years since the first Pride march in London, Pride in London has a renewed sense of purpose to highlight the challenges still facing the LGBT+ community today despite progress. We are run by a group of volunteers who are passionate about equality and diversity and are drawn from all walks of life; together we pull off the UK’s biggest free LGBTQ+ community event every year. Pride aims to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ issues and campaign for the freedoms that will allow all of our community to live their lives on a genuinely equal footing.

Around 150 people volunteer year-round to help us deliver what has become a world-class Pride. We welcome applications from everybody, and are especially keen to attract new volunteers from the BAME, Trans, Bi, Non-binary and Queer communities who we would love to see more widely represented in our organisation.

Your new team

Our fundraising team is key to making Pride in London happen. The event is expensive to run and the show couldn’t go on without their efforts encouraging generous donations from thousands of individuals every year. The team work tirelessly year round across a range of activities from running glamourous events like our Gala Dinner, to partnering with community groups or simply hitting the streets with a Pride in London fundraising bucket.

The fundraising team is responsible for growing financial donations and commercial income that allow Pride in London to continue to grow the event and its support of the LGBTQI+ community. You will be part of a team that is responsible for generating high levels of income. One of the key funding streams is through the sale of stalls for various organisations to interact with attendees across the footprint of the day of Pride.

Your new volunteer role

Reporting into the Director of Fundraising, you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the Fundraising department. Typical responsibilities include:-

•    Supporting and developing a fundraising strategy;
•    Supporting heads of teams with key events;
•    Running team meetings;
•    Working on the cross-organisational Working Group for fundraising;
•    Working with marketing and communications on ensuring fundraising events are promoted and advertised;
•    Attending events as a representative of Fundraising team as required.
•    Deputising for the Director of Fundraising at board meeting as required.
•    You may from time-to-time be asked to act up in the absence of the Director of Fundraising.

The role requires a commitment of around 4 - 6 hours per week which may increase as Pride in London gets closer. You may need to be available to attend meetings at evenings and weekends. You will be supported by three team heads.

Who you are

We are looking for someone with good people management skills; ability to manage a team of volunteers; project management skills and experience; ability to work in a team and collaborate with others; and good communication skills.

It is essential that you have knowledge of fundraising, ideally across multiple fundraising streams. Some marketing knowledge would be desirable, as would stewardship/supporter journey knowledge.

This role would be suitable for someone with a background of working in the fundraising sector at a senior level.

What you'll get from Pride In London

•    A friendly and welcoming induction course and a variety of training that’s offered throughout the year.
•    Meaningful leadership experience.
•    An opportunity to get new and relevant professional experience.
•    A chance to broaden your professional network.
•    Play an important part in delivering the Pride in London event.