Responsibilities

• We are looking for an experienced Director of Development & Communications to build on our established fundraising and communications work.
• This is a senior role within a small, dynamic charity. You will work closely with the Charity Director (Operations) and Board, taking responsibility for growing and diversifying our income while strengthening our profile and communications.
• You will join a core team of 4 staff working alongside a wider team of 25 freelance musicians.
• You will inherit an established fundraising strategy, applications schedule, supporter relationships and communications infrastructure. Your role will be to build on what is already working while developing new opportunities.
• You will have overall responsibility for developing and securing annual fundraising income of £300,000–£400,000, across trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships, major donors, individual giving, Friends, community fundraising, events and other opportunities.
• Alongside fundraising, you will lead the Charity's communications strategy, ensuring that our work, impact and voice are communicated consistently.
• You will oversee our communications activity and line manage our Development & Communications Assistant, who manages day-to-day social media and website activity, as well as assisting with development administration.
• The role is home-based in South Wales, with a fortnightly team meeting in Cardiff and occasional travel as needed across Wales and the South West to represent the charity and develop relationships with funders, donors, businesses and partners.

Requirements

• strong fundraising experience with excellent communication skills and strategic thinking
• the ability to develop compelling cases for support and write successful funding applications
• strong track record of developing successful trust & foundation applications, the ability to secure significant income across multiple fundraising streams and the confidence to develop relationships with funders, major donors, businesses and other supporters
• exceptional writing
• you will be able to identify what makes Forget-me-not Chorus distinctive and turn our work, impact and evidence into compelling cases for support, funding proposals and communications for different audiences
• you will also be comfortable working in a small charity where senior roles are necessarily broad
• we need someone who can think strategically, develop relationships and lead others, but who is also happy to get stuck in when needed
• we are open to candidates who are ready to take their next step into a senior role
• you will demonstrate that you can take ownership, lead projects and relationships and contribute to organisational direction, whether or not you have previously held a senior leadership title
• you will share our belief that people living with and alongside dementia should have opportunities for joy, connection, creativity and participation

Benefits

• Flexible working
• Annual leave: 28 days plus your birthday off.
• Pension: 4% employer contribution
• Travel expenses: paid in accordance with our expenses policy