Working to make a difference
Our mission, as guided by Ruth, has a dual focus:
- We support parents to start tough conversations with their children about their terminal cancer diagnosis. Through our Family Support Service we provide families with professional emotional support, to help them prepare for the future.
- We advocate for more awareness, research and collaboration into non-smoking lung cancers so that together we can find the causes sooner and improve outcomes for patients.
Thanks for your interest in joining Team RSF
We are on a mission to building a worthy legacy in Ruth’s name. Fighting the lung cancers you don’t hear about, supporting the suffering you don’t see. In order to achieve our mission we need a team that is diverse, spirited, driven and creative. If you’re passionate about our purpose and values and want to make a real difference to people’s lives, this could be the place for you.
Available Positions
We are committed to being an inclusive workforce that fully represents diverse cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints. We welcome applications that help us in our mission to be a place where you can be yourself and thrive. We take your privacy very seriously and promise to keep your details safe. Check our Applicant Privacy Policy to find out more.
Our values
We are
Spirited.Pioneering.Compassionate.Family first.Professional.
What we value most is working with kind, passionate and positive people with integrity, in creative and productive ways. We are solution driven, and a challenge is an opportunity to tackle, grow and improve. We support and empower each other along the way – together we are stronger. If you’re passionate about our purpose and values and want to make a real difference to people’s lives, this could be the place for you.
”Working at RSF is equal parts rewarding and challenging - no day is the same!"
Alice WarrenDigital Marketing Exec.
Website Ruth Strauss Foundation
Salary
£40,000 – £42,000
Reporting To:
Head of Fundraising
Hours Per Week:
Monday-Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm
Location:
Hybrid: Minimum 2 days a week in London office
Job Purpose
The Ruth Strauss Foundation has ambitious plans for growth over the next 5-10 years and this new role will be pivotal in driving forward our philanthropic growth. This role will lead the development of our major donor programme, building a portfolio of major donors to become part of a lifelong family of RSF donors. The primary focus will be the acquisition of new major donors while maintaining the retention of existing donors. Developing cases of support and impact reports, this role will create bespoke, tailored communications to major donors based on their needs and motivations to support. The position involves developing a supporter-centric philanthropic journey which will drive an excellent supporter experience and ensures our major donors enter into a lifelong relationship with RSF. Networking and representing RSF at events will be essential in representing the foundation externally, including leading on hosting major donor events for the charity.
Key Relationships
- Head of Fundraising
- Commercial Sales Lead
- Head of Partnerships
- Head of Mission Services
- Fundraising Advisory Group
- RSF major donors
- External Donor Advised Funds
Key Responsibilities
- Lead on the development of the major donor strategy to generate growth in income and donor numbers
- Manage a portfolio of donors, owning a personal income target, focusing on securing five and six figure gifts and multi-year pledge.
- Deliver RSFs Philanthropy programme, ensuring the programme meets budgeted income and spend.
- Lead on major donor acquisition, pipeline development and pitches
- Identify and develop a stewardship matrix for major donors
- Create cases for support aligned with our strategic objectives which gives potential and existing major donors the opportunity to engage with and support RSF in ways that align with their motivation
- Produce impact reports and stewardship materials to inspire prospects
- Develop bespoke supporter journeys for major donors, working with donor advised fund organisations where required.
- Organise and host major donor cultivation and stewardship events
- Utilise audience analysis and sector trends to direct strategy and shape the programme, maximising on opportunities.
Key Activities
- Produce a 3 year programme strategy for Major Donor fundraising, contributing to the ambitious growth strategy for RSF
- Develop cases for support for each of the pillars of RSF’s work
- Work closely with the Mission Services team to produce impact reports to inspire and increase connection with RSF
- Identify matched funders for RSF events and secure pledges of support for this
- Work with the Commercial Sales Lead to steward existing philanthropists and secure new opportunities for engagement and income.
- Produce a pipeline of potential major donors and KPIs to monitor performance of the programme
- Set up donor cultivation meetings with new prospects to pitch RSF and gain future major donors for the charity
- Develop bespoke stewardship and donor cultivation events across the year, leading on the project management and event delivery
- Develop a philanthropic supporter journey which aligns with the overall onward supporter journey for RSF fundraisers, focused on creating a lifelong commitment to the RSF family.
- Introduce new fundraising and marketing collateral to support the strategic growth of the philanthropy programme.
- Establish business rules for recording major donor data on Salesforce to ensure that future analysis of the programme is robust and reliable
- Work closely with Donor Advise Fund organisations to grow major donor networks and maximise opportunities for RSF
- Attend networking events and activities to drive new audiences and donors to RSF
- Budget management and delivery metric analysis, ensuring a robust contingency planning process is in place.
- Ensure all philanthropic fundraising activities are compliant with fundraising code of conduct, GDPR and other relevant processes/policies
- Conduct regular sector wide and competitor research to stay ahead of trends and maximise opportunities for RSF
Expertise Required
- Exceptional experience of developing and managing a major donor programme, managing high value relationships.
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills including budget management, project management and prioritisation.
- Excellent relationship management across stakeholders of multiple levels and organisations – utilising interpersonal skills to influence, persuade and negotiate
- Experience of developing plans and budgets, and reporting against financial targets and key performance indicators
- Experience working with CRM systems and project planning tools
- Excellent communication skills – able to utilise data analysis to produce compelling proposals and impact reports, understanding supporter motivations, engaging audiences to generate fundraising growth.
- Strong team player and project leadership, ensuring clear and regular communication with the RSF team and stakeholders as appropriate
- Strong relationship management across stakeholders of multiple levels and organisations.
- Innovative thinker who has experience of building successful fundraising campaigns from scratch
- A willingness to adapt and be flexible. There are often new projects, changing priorities, and new processes that you will need to embrace.
- Ability to keep calm under pressure and maintain a clear head
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to undertake travel, including overnight stays where necessary.
Personal Attributes
- Creative, results-driven, and proactive in approach.
- Excellent multi-tasker
- Strong interpersonal skills to build positive relationships with a range of stakeholders.
About The Foundation
In early 2018, Ruth Strauss, the late wife of Sir Andrew Strauss, the former England cricket captain, was diagnosed with an incurable lung cancer that affects non-smokers. Ruth died on 29 December 2018; she was 46 years old and mother to two children, then aged 10 and 13.
In her memory, Sir Andrew has launched The Ruth Strauss Foundation to:
- Provide emotional support for families to prepare for the death of a parent from cancer
- Raise awareness of the need for more research & collaboration in the fight against non-smoking lungcancers
How To Apply:
We are committed to being an inclusive workforce that fully represents many different cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints. We welcome applications that help us in our mission to be a place where you can be yourself and thrive.
Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@ruthstraussfoundation.com
Interviews will be planned as applications come in. The application process may close early.
If you have any queries on this role, please contact: recruitment@ruthstraussfoundation.com
We take your privacy very seriously and promise to keep your details safe. Check our Applicant Privacy Policy to find out more.
Website Ruth Strauss Foundation
Salary
£28,000 – £30,000
Reporting To:
Head of MarComms and Digital
Accountable To:
Board of the Ruth Strauss Foundation
Location:
Hybrid: minimum 2 days a week in London Office + Events
Job Purpose
This is a hands-on role focused on managing and delivering high-quality content across digital channels including social media, website and email to promote events, increase fundraising income and raise awareness of our mission. You will have proven experience as a skilled content creator, communicator and community builder with an excellent eye for design and tone and a passion for storytelling.
Key Responsibilities
Social Media Management
- Manage day-to-day activity across all social media platforms ensuring content is timely, relevant and on brand.
- Input to the social strategy, aligning activity with campaigns and events.
- Engage with followers and relevant content – including the cricket community and influencers to drive further growth and engagement.
Content Creation & Copywriting
- Create high-quality, engaging content – including video, photo and graphic content across social, website, blog and email.
- Write compelling, brand aligned copy that promotes our fundraising, mission and comms efforts.
- Collaborate across departments to tell powerful, impactful stories.
Community Building
- Grow and nurture our online communities including across social, web and database
- Identify and engage with influencers, partners and ambassadors to extend our reach.
Website & Email Management
- Create, manage and optimise website content (WordPress) to improve search rankings, user engagement, and SEO performance.
- Create direct marketing campaigns on marketing automation platform (DotDigital)
- Devise and execute strategies to grow our database using our existing platforms as well as researching and surfacing new ones.
Analytics & Reporting
- Utilise analytics to feed into and help inform decision making.
- Monitor performance and use insights to suggest immediate and longer-term campaign optimisations to maximise KPIs.
Expertise Required
- Proven relevant experience in the non-profit, corporate or agency sectors.
- Strong understanding and ear to the ground attitude towards social media/digital platforms and trends.
- Demonstrable ability to create engaging, impactful content across different formats.
- Knowledge and experience with various online and digital content management and analytics tools. e.g. Microsoft365, WordPress, Dotdigital, Canva, Adobe Suite, Google Analytics, Meta insights etc.
- Strong organisational skills and an ability to work calmly under pressure whilst balancing competing priorities and deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and exceptional accuracy in copywriting.
- Able to work with sensitivity around topics of incurable cancers and grief.
- Understanding of or interest in cricket and sport a plus.
About The Foundation
In early 2018, Ruth Strauss, the late wife of Sir Andrew Strauss, the former England cricket captain, was diagnosed with an incurable lung cancer that affects non-smokers. Ruth died on 29 December 2018; she was 46 years old and mother to two children, then aged 10 and 13.
In her memory, Sir Andrew has launched The Ruth Strauss Foundation to:
- Provide emotional support for families to prepare for the death of a parent from cancer
- Raise awareness of the need for more research & collaboration in the fight against non-smoking lungcancers
How To Apply:
We are committed to being an inclusive workforce that fully represents many different cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints. We welcome applications that help us in our mission to be a place where you can be yourself and thrive.
Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@ruthstraussfoundation.com
Interviews will be planned as applications come in. The application process may close early.
If you have any queries on this role, please contact: recruitment@ruthstraussfoundation.com
We take your privacy very seriously and promise to keep your details safe. Check our Applicant Privacy Policy to find out more.