Individual Giving Manager

North Wales Wildlife Trust seeks an Individual Giving Manager in Bangor, UK. The role involves managing individual fundraising efforts to support the organization's strategic goals. Candidates should have experience in fundraising management, team leadership, and communication. Responsibilities include budget oversight, developing fundraising campaigns, and promoting the importance of individual donations. This position is crucial for achieving the Trust's objectives and fostering community engagement in wildlife conservation.
Who we are

North Wales Wildlife Trust is one of 46 Wildlife Trusts working across the UK. With the invaluable support of volunteers and members we manage 35 nature reserves in north Wales. We also work with other organisations and landowners to protect and connect wildlife sites across the county and inspire local communities and young people to care for wildlife where they live.

Our history

North Wales Naturalist’s Trust was formed on October 26th 1963. Over 60 years later our name may have changed, but the motivation that inspired our founders remains the same. Over the years the number of reserves cared for by the Trust has grown steadily, now covering over 750 hectares, thanks to gifts of land and site purchases through fundraising. We now employ over 50 members of staff and manage a budget of over £3M – a far cry from our humble beginnings.

Meet our people

Our wildlife conservation work is only possible through a collaborative effort between our trustees, volunteers and staff. We are motivated by our collective belief that a North Wales rich in wildlife and valued by all, is good for both wildlife and people.

How we’re funded

North Wales Wildlife Trust is a charity, and as such we rely on the support of membership subscriptions, donations, grants, legacies and other funding sources to allow us to carry out our work caring for wildlife in North Wales.

Who you are

You will be from come from a background involving the creation and management of fundraising products, projects and/ or appeals, most likely within the charitable sector. You will have an outcome-focussed approach, with experience of managing multi-disciplinary fundraising teams. We would expect an understanding of preparing organisation- and project-level cases for support, and that you are comfortable with achieving financial and non-financial targets – and supporting team members to do the same. You will be a great communicator with a personable style who can work with many different people across the wonderful variety of geography, business development and activities of the Wildlife Trust.

You will enjoy actively challenging the status quo to find new ways of doing things, looking for good practice and solving problems as they arise. This is a new role which will evolve following your appointment so you should be excited by the flexibility and opportunities to take an innovative approach.

INDIVIDUAL GIVING MANAGER
Overall responsibility for North Wales Wildlife Trust’s unrestricted income-related fundraising from individuals as required to underpin our organisational Strategy 2030: Bringing Nature Back

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic oversight and budget management
• Working with the Head of Strategy & Operations to implement specific objectives from North Wales Wildlife Trust’s existing fundraising strategy
• Developing organisational cases for support for North Wales Wildlife Trust and building successful campaigns around it
• Devising and managing all aspects of North Wales Wildlife Trust’s individual giving-related budgets, including re-forecasting and contingency planning, income and expenditure forecasts, and tracking financial performance
• Leading on communication and education, both internally and externally, on the importance of fundraising from individuals for the organisation
• Speaking on behalf of North Wales Wildlife Trusts at events/presentations as required
• Working closely with other members of staff to ensure individual giving-related products and initiatives are closely tied into other areas of the charity

Line management of fundraising team
• Line management for specific members of North Wales Wildlife Trust’s fundraising team, including those responsible for membership, legacies and major donors
• Leading, managing and inspiring all North Wales Wildlife Trust staff to create a positive, innovative and can-do culture relating to individual giving, encouraging cross-team and cross-organisational working

Specific fundraising responsibilities
• Developing and implementing all North Wales Wildlife Trust activities relating to one-off fundraising appeals, membership upgrades and general donations
• Building and managing beneficial and productive relationships with third-party fundraising and marketing agencies as required to deliver the above
• Developing a donor development framework for North Wales Wildlife Trust as a whole; ensuring effective, donor-focused supporter journeys are in place by maximising the potential of Customer Relationship Management software and other tools
• Acting as the ‘guiding mind’ overseeing North Wales Wildlife Trust’s membership scheme and its role within a wider donor development framework
• Ensuring that best-practice supporter care is in place for managing the response to all North Wales Wildlife Trust fundraising activity relating to individuals

Other duties
• Keeping abreast of fundraising developments in the charity sector, especially through the use of peer networks, trade bodies and press
• Liaising with North Wales Wildlife Trust’s Marketing and Communications team to ensure that all supporter communications are consistent with brand guidelines and messaging
• Liaising with fundraising teams at other Wildlife Trusts to help identify cross-working opportunities where relevant
• Supporting North Wales Wildlife Trust’s Supporter Data Officer to ensure that the Trust complies with good practice at all times

For the organisation to work effectively you may be required to assist with other areas of work. You should therefore be prepared to undertake other duties appropriate to the post, and any other reasonable duties required.

All staff are ambassadors for the organisation both internally and externally and are expected to always act in a professional manner. They are required to abide by organisational rules, policies and procedures as laid down in the staff handbook, adopt environmentally friendly working practices, set and maintain high personal standards of efficiency and customer care and foster a ‘can do’ culture based on ownership, initiative, teamwork and exchange of information.

We value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgemental and are inclusive. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

We take our Safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please click here to read our commitment statement This role may be subject to a DBS check.

How to apply
A full Job Description can be found on our website: https://www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs/individual-giving-manager

Please attach a full CV together with a cover letter when submitting your details by following the link below.
The cover letter should briefly explain why you are interested in applying for the post, and highlight relevant skills or experience that you’d particularly like to draw to our attention. Use the Job Description/Person Specification as a reference point, and please don’t feel the need to repeat detailed information already in your CV.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £34,000.00-£42,000.00 per year

Benefits:
• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexitime
• Sick pay
• Store discount
• Work from home

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bangor LL57 2RT

Application deadline: 05/05/2025