Reporting To: CEO

Location: Loughborough with regular travel to Cambridge and any other locations where Baca's services are delivered.

Working Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Purpose of the role

The Head of Fundraising and Communications is responsible for developing and implementing the:

Fundraising strategy for Baca - ensuring we have the funds needed to undertake our work, that we continue to build a sustainable funding model that balances a range of funding streams and that donors feel engaged and part of the story of Baca. Communications and media strategy of the charity - ensuring that our communications to supporters, partners and within the media is excellent and on brand. Leadership and oversight of the Development Team. Position in the organisation

In this role, you will be part of the Leadership Team and report directly to the charity's Chief Executive. The role is currently responsible for a team of two people.

Main responsibilities

Income:

Provide strategic leadership, ensuring that the charity is focussed on sustainable income and not over reliant on any single donor or steam - including driving innovation to secure new income streams, testing new concepts, and assessing commercial viability. Develop, lead and deliver the fundraising strategy for Baca, ensuring sustainability of services with effective financial oversight of income plan. Lead the Development Team to be excellent - ensuring they are working in line with Baca's vision and values, whilst maximising their skills, meeting targets and managing performance; providing excellent return on investment for the charity. Working with the team, ensure a robust strategy is in place which delivers against the budget, providing stretching but achievable targets. Ensure all activities are aligned with Baca's values and overall strategic direction and meets statutory and regulatory requirements and our ethical and sustainability policy. Responsible for ensuring all supporters have a clear stewardship plan which maximises their engagement with the charity and ensures that they feel engaged. Oversee the use of the donor data, in compliance with UK regulations. Review the effectiveness of the team periodically and implement change to maximise potential income. Develop and maintain policies and procedures relevant to the Fundraising Team. Ensure all risks are identified, communicated, and managed in line with Baca's Values and enable the achievement of our strategic goals. Provide fundraising reports to the Board - ensuring that performance is monitored effectively and investment made strategically. Communication:

Develop and outwork Baca's communication strategy - to engage supporters and underpin income generation, raise awareness about the issues faced by child refugees without families, fleeing their countries from war, persecution and exploitation. Oversee the generation of tailored content (films, photographs, our annual report, donor updates, digital assets, website and socials etc) reflecting the work of Baca to maximise income, engage stakeholders and to raise awareness about the work of the charity. Ensure that our brand guidelines are kept up to date and outworked consistently across Baca's internal and external communications. Drive the planning and execution of an integrated traditional and social media engagement strategy - to amplify key messages and create positive awareness amongst key stakeholder groups. Drive the development of policies and standards around all communications outputs and ensure they are implemented consistently in line with Baca's Values. Ensure that the values of the charity are reflected in all communications, and that corporate identity is applied consistently. Leadership duties:

Serve as a fully active member of the Leadership Team, supporting the CEO in developing and delivering the organisational strategic objectives. As appropriate, speak to all areas of the charity - to help ensure that we work as effectively and efficiently as possible. Increase understanding and awareness across Baca regarding income generating activities, encouraging all staff, Trustees, Ambassadors and others make an active contribution towards income generation and promotion of the charity. Produce reports, investment proposals, presentations, and associated documents for internal and external audiences, including Trustees. Manage external stakeholders, attend events, and give presentations to drive awareness and support for Baca. Working as part of the Leadership Team, develop, maintain, monitor, and report on financial performance, budgets, and forecasts and KPIs. Ensure all income generation activities are fully integrated across Baca, recognising the importance that all of the team plays in helping to raise funds for the work. Take on special projects, outside the remit of the role, as required. General:

Be a role model, leading by example in practicing the Values of Baca to achieve our Vision and Mission. Play an active and supportive role within the organisation. Take ownership of all administrative aspects of the role. Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to work undertaken and ensure all confidential material is stored according to Baca's confidentiality statement and Data Protection Policy. Treat all staff and young people fairly and without prejudice, in line with Baca's Equality and Diversity policy and adhere to all Baca's policies and procedures Be adept in employing the correct procedures for dealing with any safeguarding incidences or concerns, in line with Baca's Child, Vulnerable Adult Protection & Safeguarding Policy. Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, in line with the needs of the team. Person Specification

Baca is looking for someone who can take the strategic lead for all aspects of Baca's fundraising and communications to ensure young people, who are refugee unaccompanied asylum seekers aged 16 to 18, have the best chance to rebuild their lives for a better future. The successful applicant will:

Put the best interests of the young people at the heart of their role. Be willing to learn from the young people consistently and will ensure that safety and a learning attitude will be at the core of Baca's external engagement. Be able to subscribe Baca's values and demonstrate them in their behaviours. Be very organised, practical, proactive whilst managing a varied and busy workload. Be very approachable and enjoy working as part of a diverse team and supporting others. The role will require the successful candidate to complete an enhanced DBS check.

The closing date for applications is 12 January 2024. Applicants may be asked to provide further information and will be shortlisted and interviewed as they arrive.