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Spring by Action for Children

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501 - 1000 employees

📚 Education

🌍 Social Impact

🤝 Non-profit

Education • Social Impact • Non-profit

Spring by Action for Children is a modern, award-winning childcare brand in the United Kingdom. It provides extended childcare services ranging from birth to 14 years through its Spring Nurseries and Spring Oscars Out of School Clubs. The company is committed to delivering comprehensive childcare solutions, ensuring a seamless journey for children at every developmental stage. They offer exceptional early learning environments, military childcare services, Forest Schools, and a variety of clubs including breakfast, after school, and holiday clubs. Renowned for their excellent Ofsted ratings, Spring dedicates itself to creating positive learning and play opportunities for children across the UK.

📋 Description

• Develop and deliver a clear, multi-year Community Fundraising strategy that carefully integrates a faith focus, while prioritising the highest-value growth opportunities. • Direct the organisation’s faith strategy, including acting as a senior internal and external sponsor for the Methodist Partnership and other strategically significant faith relationships. • Lead, motivate and continual developing a team of fundraises and a specialist post to deliver at pace, setting clear expectations, stretching targets and strong performance management. • Promote legacy giving as one of the key long-term impacts of Community Fundraising relationships. • Accountable for community fundraising performance across the organisation through strategic leadership, prioritisation, governance, and investment decision-making. • Lead cross-organisational collaboration by working closely with other Heads to maximise acquisition, integrated supporter journeys, and excellent supporter experience. • Accountable for multi-million-pound income and expenditure budgets.

🎯 Requirements

• Must have extensive experience of setting strategic direction for a major community fundraising portfolio, with accountability for strategy, performance, and delivery. • Must have a proven track record of planning, organising, and leading on major change programmes to deliver significant income growth. • Experience of developing and managing strategic partnerships or community networks, including with faith-based audiences. • Must have extensive experience of leading through influence across multiple functions, developing high-performing, motivated teams and improving performance where needed. • Must have strong commercial and financial acumen, including experience of £1m+ budget management, forecasting income and driving ROI. • Must have extensive knowledge and experience of using data, insight and testing to inform decision-making, improve performance and drive income growth. • Must have excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.

🏖️ Benefits

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays pro rata, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave. • Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities. • Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages. • Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover. • Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.