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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

• Developing and leading a multi-year, audience-led high-value fundraising strategy. • Leading and developing a high-performing, inclusive team. • Leading the development of compelling, insight-led propositions and securing transformational support from Major Donors and Trusts & Foundations. • Steering a high-performing Events portfolio. • Driving excellent cultivation and stewardship strategies that deepen engagement, increase retention, and maximise lifetime supporter value. • Providing clear prioritisation, strategic direction, and performance-focused leadership across the Philanthropy & Events portfolio by setting stretch income targets, performance metrics, priorities and KPIs. • Leading cross-organisational collaboration including influencing at a senior level and working in close partnership with other Fundraising teams, Digital, Brand, Data, Communications and Children Services.

🎯 Requirements

• Must have proven experience of leading high-value fundraising functions in a complex organisation, with accountability for strategy, income, and performance. • Must have a strong track record of seven-figure gifts from Trusts & Foundations/Major Donors and of delivering commercially successful fundraising Events. • Must have demonstrable experience of setting strategic direction and leading teams to deliver on immediate income targets. • Must have established commercial and financial acumen, including experience of managing large budgets, long- and short-term forecasting, driving ROI and investment decision-making based on data and insight. • Must have experience of building and managing proposals and pipelines across Major Donors and Trusts & Foundations. • Must have excellent communication and influencing skills. • Experience of leading and developing high-performing teams.

🏖️ 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.