Fund Raising Consultant (fractional / part time)

McBride Sport Executive search have been instructed to identify someone for a project / contract with one of our sports charity clients. The sports related charity we are supporting (based in central London, though the role is largely remote) is relatively small and is looking for a Project Fundraising Consultant for an initial 6 9-month engagement (likely c. 3 days/week), with a view to handing over to a permanent successor once the foundations are in place. In short, reporting to the Chief Executive, the brief is to: Work with the CEO to define the milestones, and outputs required to make a step change in fund raising activity. Break the fund raising target down into project-based goals with named trustee ownership, and get Board sign-off Audit their existing (currently uncultivated) donor network, income streams and events, and data/CRM gaps Build the fundraising strategy and get a CRM up and running Lead direct fundraising delivery to get things started major donors, corporate sponsorship, trusts and foundations and strengthen their existing signature event Define and support recruitment of the permanent junior Fundraising Executive/Officer who''ll take over, and hand everything over cleanly The charity''s overall target is less than £1m for 2027, rising in 2028. About half of the 2027 figure is already secured through existing income and events and so this role is tasked with mapping out and beginning the process of raising the remaining and doing it in a way that ..... full job details .....