Funding Streams Lead

Funding Streams Lead

Position: 2-3 days a week (open to discussion)
Reports To: Head of Operations
Salary: £31,250 to £33,250 (Open to conversation on renumeration dependent on experience)
Location: Anywhere in England and Wales (with regular travel to meet with donors and team in-person)
Of note: Please see information at the bottom of this advert regarding Ministry Partner Development. Please note that we do not provide visa sponsorship, so applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the United Kingdom.
Closing date: 3rd August 2025
Interview date: We are offering interviews on an ongoing basis as applications come in.
Start date: 1st September 2025 (open to negotiation). Time will be given for partner raising.

Job Summary:

Fusion exists so that every student has the opportunity to find hope in Jesus and home in the local church during their time at university. As Funding Streams lead, you will play a key role in growing the financial health of Fusion and helping fuel the wider activity and mission of the movement. You will build and nurture relationships with churches, trusts, grant-making bodies and major donors, delivering convincing and well-evidenced presentations and proposals to seek investment in specific projects and core costs for Fusion. Working closely with the Head of Operations and National Team Leader, you will help devise a strategy for communicating with donors centrally. You will also work closely with the whole Fusion Team in ensuring they have the necessary support, tools and theological underpinning to thrive in Ministry Partnership Development (MPD).

Fusion is a student mission movement. Fusion's growth is fuelled by many kingdom-minded individuals being invited to partner and participate in this vision. Ministry Partnership Development is a key part of this role, the successful candidate will, therefore, cover 100% of their salary through a team of partners who give financially to Fusion.

We encourage applications from a wide range of applicants, especially those currently underrepresented in Fusion’s team. These include people from global majority backgrounds, those with a disability and women. If you have any questions about the role please do get in touch at adam@fusionmovement.org.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Funding Streams

• Work closely with the Head of Operations and National Team Leader to develop and pursue funding streams opportunities.
• Identify new trust fund opportunities and build relationships, in addition to inputting into applications for project funding where appropriate.
• Maintain existing relationships with key partner donors and trust funds.
• Help lead the planning and delivery of Fusion Dinners and propose other creative fundraising approaches for Fusion.
• Ensure the principles of MPD are embedded in all funding streams activity.

Church Giving

• Help develop and lead a team-wide strategy for increasing income from church giving, including defining Mission Partner agreements and engaging with a diverse range of churches, denominations and networks.
• Coach and support Fusion Team members in having giving conversations with church leaders and key decision-makers.

Donor Communications

• Develop a strategy for year-round communications and support for Fusion donors, focused on mid-sized and major donors, including trusts and individuals, delivering inspirational, relevant and timely updates.
• Work with the operations team to ensure central databases are kept up to date and donor information held by Fusion is accurate.
• Devise and propose specific campaigns seeking to recruit new partner donors, including onboarding for new partners.

Ministry Partnership Development (MPD) Culture

• Support the wider Fusion team in Ministry Partnership Development (MPD) culture, leading on key training and development for team.
• Provide input on the theology and practice of MPD.
• Oversee team-wide MPD training activity, including MPD Week and MPD Club.
• Act as a coach to other Fusion team members in ensuring best practice for MPD.

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed active Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
It is an occupational requirement of this post to have a personal faith in Jesus to effectively support churches and students in their mission to students and to help make Fusion events a place where people can encounter God & find hope in Jesus.

Essential

• Personal faith in Jesus
• Organised with good time management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven fundraising experience
• Self-starter and uses initiative to get tasks done
• Confident phone conversation skills
• Commitment to personal and spiritual development
• Evident commitment to and involvement in local church
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Skilled in teamwork and committed to continual learning
• Trustworthy and professional when engaging with a range of stakeholders
• Ability to travel for work, including overnight trips
• Happy to participate in weekly team prayer and occasionally lead it

Desirable

• Experience leading in student ministry and mission
• A good knowledge of UK church culture and diversity
• Problem-solving ability

Benefits

• 31 days annual leave including bank holidays (pro rata - rising to 36 days after 5 years)
• Paid retreat day allowance for spiritual rest and growth
• Time off on your birthday
• Generous parental leave (ask us!)
• Flexible working
• Pension Scheme - Fusion will match your contribution up to 4%
• Mobile phone allowance
• Regular team away days
• Cycle to work scheme

If you feel called to work with Fusion please apply at www.fusionmovement.org/called!! If you have any questions and wish to discuss this opportunity further before applying, please contact our Head of Operations Adam Mitchell-Baker, at adam@fusionmovement.org.