Play a pivotal role in equipping new and existing Church Partners to build sustainable, thriving Spear Centres that transform young people’s lives.
Raise funds for both churches and charitable trusts, with an annual fundraising target of £125k.
Combine strategic insight, relationship-building and hands-on application writing, as well fundraising advice to help Church Partners grow diverse and resilient fundraising streams.
Work closely with Trustees, Church leaders and Spear’s Central teams, to strengthen funding pipelines, unlock new opportunities and ensure partners are supported every step of the way.

A practising Christian, passionate about personally representing the values and beliefs of Spear, and our mission to equip and support young people facing barriers to employment.
Creative, self-motivated forward planner who exercises initiative, with the ability to prioritise workload, including working well under pressure
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce persuasive, high-quality fundraising applications
Effective interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence, with the ability to relate confidently to a range of stakeholders both, internally and externally
Experience in fundraising, Trust and/or community fundraising desirable, with good working knowledge of other fundraising streams is desirable but not essential
Strong quantitative skills including ability to work with and interpret impact data, fundraising pipelines and basic financial information

28 days annual leave (including Christmas gift days) plus bank holidays
Ad hoc regional travel required to deliver training and support to partner churches

Spear Partner Fundraising Manager

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