Business Development Officer

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Job description

"From my first day in the YoungMinds fundraising team I felt welcomed, supported and part of something. The team all help one another so much." (A current team member)

Do you have an analytical mind and enjoying spotting opportunities. Can you secure income by building relationships?

YoungMinds are growing! We are adding this role and a few more to our friendly fundraising department of 15 so we will soon be 20. This role will be a part of our seven-person Business Development Team- we seek out and build relationships with potential supporters of YoungMinds such as trusts, companies and individuals.

As a Business Development Officer you will work closely with your line manager to seek out opportunities for funding in the sector. To do this you will develop relationships with colleagues across our organisation as well as with our external partners

You

At the moment you may be in a fundraising role (it's not important which income stream), looking for your next step, or perhaps working in a different sector entirely, using all the skills we need.

Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of demonstrating the skills below, so if you have:

• Experience of successful contract, grant, or other funding applications Experience of using databases for effective fundraising or supporter/customer development

• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with a range of audiences

• Ability to pitch/make the ask for funding by phone, face-to-face and/or with a written proposal

• Ability to build knowledge and understanding of the compliance and best practice requirements of your role and sector

• Knowledge of and empathy with the Mission, Values, and Aims of YoungMinds

Then this could be the role for you

The team

Our fundraising department is about to grow from 15 to 20 people. We've had a very successful fundraising year, due to our supporters knowing that the mental health of young people is so important. We hope you do too and want to be part of that change.

Our team size is perfect for someone who wants to experience a breadth of fundraising - we are large enough to offer support to one another and small enough to mean that we get involved with each other's work, so we all get some experience of different fundraising methods. Also, because of our size, each person knows how much impact they are making.

It's pretty special.

Key info:

• Our offices are in London, just 1km from London Bridge and Tower Hill.

• Final date for receiving application forms is midday on Monday 6th December

• Interviews for this role will be on Wednesday 15th December

• We are currently trialling the option of hybrid working with two or three days a week in the office. We plan to stay hybrid with the structure developing as time goes on.

How to apply

You can find more details about the role and the full criteria in our job pack, available below. If you decide to apply, please download the application form and read the guidance we have included on it to have the best chance.

We believe that it is as important that the role is right for you as you being right for us, so if a chat before applying would be useful, please get in touch.