HEALTHY MINDS HEALTHY FUTURES PERSON SPECIFICATION Post Title: HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE Education and Qualifications Membership of the Institute of Fundraising. Higher level qualification eg degree or Certificate in Fundraising Management or equivalent. equivalent. Committed to own personal development. Experience Individual/Corporate/Community Giving At least 3 years professional fundraising In Memoriam Giving experience. Event fundraising Financial management experience. Legacies Project Management. Major donors Directing the activities of others and Trust fundraising encouraging them to achieve. Marketing and PR Experience of working with and Knowledge of national and local policy developing volunteers. relating to mental health and well-being and Experience of working with data, analysis, young people. reports and presentations to a variety of audiences. Skills, Knowledge and Special Aptitudes A current knowledge of the local community. Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to Knowledge of mental health and well-being influence ad inspire at all levels. and young people’s issues. Excellent organisational and planning Knowledge and understanding of skills. participation work and its effectiveness. An initiator rather than a responder. The ability to develop concepts into results-based realities. Outstanding written and verbal communication. Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines. A creative thinker. An understanding of the principles of relationship fundraising. Strong presentation skills. A high level of computer literacy, including familiarity with word processing, mail merge and desk top publishing packages, spreadsheets, Outlook and the internet.
HEALTHY MINDS HEALTHY FUTURES PERSON SPECIFICATION Post Title: HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE Education and Qualifications Higher level qualification eg degree or equivalent. Committed to own personal development. Membership of the Institute of Fundraising. Certificate in Fundraising Management or equivalent. Experience At least 3 years professional fundraising experience. Financial management experience. Project Management. Directing the activities of others and encouraging them to achieve. Experience of working with and developing volunteers. Experience of working with data, analysis, reports and presentations to a variety of audiences. Individual/Corporate/Community Giving In Memoriam Giving Event fundraising Legacies Major donors Trust fundraising Marketing and PR Knowledge of national and local policy relating to mental health and well-being and young people. Skills, Knowledge and Special Aptitudes Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to influence ad inspire at all levels. Excellent organisational and planning skills. An initiator rather than a responder. The ability to develop concepts into results-based realities. Outstanding written and verbal communication. Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines. A creative thinker. An understanding of the principles of relationship fundraising. Strong presentation skills. A high level of computer literacy, including familiarity with word processing, mail merge and desk top publishing packages, spreadsheets, Outlook and the internet. A current knowledge of the local community. Knowledge of mental health and well-being and young people’s issues. Knowledge and understanding of participation work and its effectiveness.
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