Volunteer Board of Directors Member - Fundraising Strategy expertise | CONTROLLING CHEMSEX

We are seeking a suitably experienced and passionate individual to join our Board of Directors. The role is voluntary and unpaid. Reasonable expenses will be paid by agreement.

What difference will you make?

Controlling Chemsex would like support for our Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser to continue to develop our fundraising strategy with our Development Lead, which will support and underpin the growth and development of Controlling Chemsex ’s services and vision and align with our Financial Plan. Lived Experience Controlling Chemsex is committed to peer delivery and therefore ideally seeks to recruit someone with lived experience in the areas we work within, particularly chemsex, minority sexuality, ethnicity. Role Requirements 1. Experience of fundraising in one or more specialisms (trust & foundation primarily) within the third sector and the experience/ability to formulate and develop strategic fundraising plans 2. Robust understanding of data and service models on which Controlling Chemsex ’s service and vision are built 3. Good financial acumen and a grasp of methods and practices in Trusts and Foundations 4. Good commercial awareness 5. Strong influencing and negotiating skills and an ability to positively present and promote the work of Controlling Chemsex 6. Experience of developing excellent working relationships with a wider team (fundraising manager, key staff, CEO, Board of Directors) 7. Previous experience in the charity/ community sector, ideally in a senior management or executive position, or equivalent experience 8. A demonstrably genuine interest in, understanding of, and commitment to a public service ethos and public service delivery 9. Prepared to challenge positively 10. A minimum of 2 hours per week time investment as well as some quality control support with our part-time Development Lead.

What are we looking for?

• Experience of fundraising within the third sector and the experience/ability to formulate and develop strategic fundraising plans - Ability to understand data and service models on which the service and vision are built - Good financial acumen - Understanding/ use of methods or practices in Trust and Foundations - Good commercial awareness - Strong influencing and negotiating skills and an ability to positively present and promote our work. - Experience of developing excellent working relationships with a wider team (fundraising manager, key staff, CEO, Board of Directors) - Previous experience in the charity/community sector, ideally in a senior management or executive position, or equivalent experience - A demonstrably genuine interest in, understanding of, and commitment to a public service ethos and public service delivery - Prepared to challenge positively
  
  

What will you be doing?

Primarily the purpose is to ensure that Controlling Chemsex delivers for the public good within regulatory obligations. In doing so you will be expected to provide both constructive scrutiny and challenge in oversight of the Chief Executives role and delivery; and to offer guidance and advice to your fellow Directors stemming from your own area of expertise and experience. The specific expertise required of this role in addition to the above, is to ensure that Controlling Chemsex has a robust and achievable fundraising strategy to maintain and grow its services working in close collaboration with our part-time Development Lead. We are particularly focussed on the growth of Controlling Chemsex. We are looking for people with sound fundraising and voluntary/community sector experience who have the skills required to devise a robust and achievable fundraising strategy for Controlling Chemsex. The role will require an ability to take on board service data and evidence of need, capacity and requirements, with an understanding of Controlling Chemsex’s vision for future service delivery growth. This will be complemented by a clear grasp of funding contexts in London and the UK from which Controlling Chemsex might seek to secure financial support for services. We require excellent fundraising experience and knowledge of Trust & Foundation sector practices and methods including planning; scheduling work; gaining long-term funding and/or cycles of funding –considering sustainability and development of services.Knowledge of other types of fundraising would be an asset e.g. individual donors, crowdfunding, campaign fundraising. The applicant must have an unequivocal commitment to respect, support, promote and work within LGBTQ+ and other diverse communities, recognising intersectionality and multiple marginalisation, especially as it relates to trans and racially minoritised communities. Roles are expected to Know their own limits of skills, competences and responsibilities; and work within them. Identify, assess and support the management of organisational risks. Show good project and time management skills; and an ability to manage your own time, organisational resources and prioritise workload. A passion for ensuring Controlling Chemsex continues to develop its expertise and reach in its objective to empower people who are marginalised (through their sexuality, gender identity, ethnicity or otherwise).