Acquisition Executive Jobs in Belfast

The Talent Set are delighted to be working with Barnardo’s to find their new Senior Individual Giving Executive.

Barnardo’s offers excellent flexible working patterns and locations around the UK.

As Senior Individual Giving Executive you will project manage a range of Individual Giving campaigns, which have substantial income & expenditure budgets. The role will sit within the Stewardship and Development team. Campaigns managed will be across varied channels including (but not limited to) dialogue, digital, direct mail or direct response TV.

Key Responsibilities:

• To support the Individual Giving Manager or Senior Individual Giving Manager in the on-going development of the supporter acquisition programme, by providing comprehensive evaluation of campaigns, drawing conclusions and making recommendations for future activity.
• To support the Individual Giving Management team with the development of annual Individual Giving campaign plans and their implementation.
• To monitor the budget of the campaigns managed, where appropriate - including significant expenditure of £500k+.
• To manage the day to day running of Individual Giving campaigns; including campaign planning, overseeing creative development, liaising with key stakeholders, co-ordinating print and production, ensuring fundraising is compliant with the IoF Code of Conduct and GDPR, monitoring and analysing results and feeding back to agencies.
• To assist with the analysis, evaluation and reporting of campaigns, drawing conclusions and making recommendations for future activity.
• To ensure that all activities with external suppliers are integrated to support overall fundraising objectives, and that they complement and support Barnardo’s key messages and brand requirements.
• The post holder will be responsible for developing and implementing campaigns from within the Acquisition Individual Giving portfolio. However, how work is split across the team is reviewed regularly to allow opportunities for development.

Person Specification:

• Experience project managing fundraising campaigns across a wide range of different media including face to face, telemarketing, direct mail, direct response TV and digital marketing.
• Understanding of and an ability to manage and monitor budgets.
• Experience of putting together data briefs and an understanding of the principals of data segmentation for use in fundraising campaigns.
• Experience of evaluating the effectiveness of fundraising campaigns.
• Experience of briefing and building relationships with external suppliers.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

Along with Barnardo’s we are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Salary: £40,000

Hours per week: 35 hours per week as a 2-year fixed appointment. Home-based role with opportunity for flexible working pattern. 

Benefits: NCT membership with access to exclusive benefits, pension scheme, 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank and public holiday. 

Headline: New Ambitions for Membership at NCT 

About the role 

At NCT, our vision is that everyone who becomes a parent feels confident, connected, and safe because we believe parents help build the foundations of the future.

We are the charity that supports people as they become parents.  

We’re here to support every parent and their unique experiences of pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. No exceptions. This means tackling the top challenges facing new and expectant parents today head on – overstretched maternity services, disparities in quality of care, the crisis in postnatal support, and the rising cost of living. Getting this right will have far-reaching benefits, not just for parents, but also for babies, children, families, and our whole society.

We’re recruiting a Senior Membership Manager to lead the review and revitalisation of our current NCT Membership programme as one of our 2023-25 ‘For Every Parent’ strategic commitments. You will help build an ambitious growth strategy that attracts, engages, motivates and retains members to be part of the NCT community and considers how we can best continue to serve our valued membership base.

This is an opportunity for a creative self-starter to make your mark! We’re looking for someone with track record of building and leading a large membership programme (or equivalent) in an impact-driven environment. We want to hear about your background, ideas and enthusiasm for delivering impactful supporter experiences that generate engagement and loyalty. Please visit our NCT for further details on job description.

We are taking positive action to increase diversity throughout our charity, at all levels, and to nurture a culture of inclusion for all our people and the parents and families that we support.  More details about our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion action can be found here. 

We are committed to zero discrimination both internally and externally regardless of visible or invisible difference such as sex, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, religion or belief, gender identity, economic class, marital/civil partnership, family status including single parents, socio-economic background and pregnancy and maternity.   We provide reasonable adjustments and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.  

We welcome and actively encourage applications from all candidates including those from under-represented groups within NCT such as individuals from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQI+ people and people with a disability.  

The welfare and safety of individuals is at the heart of everything that we do. NCT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. 

Please apply for the role via our careers page on our website to apply directly. 

Closing date: Monday 11th December 2023 

The Talent Set are delighted to be working with an amazing wildlife conservation charity to find their new Head of Membership & Individual Giving.

The organisation offers a lovely flexible working environment, with a fully remote home-based working pattern.

As Head of Membership & Individual Giving you will lead, motivate, and develop a team of staff to achieve income growth and create a loyal donor base that fuels our mission's success. As part of your operational leadership responsibilities, you will also play a pivotal role in developing and implementing innovative approaches to growing and diversifying our fundraising portfolio, through outstanding levels of insights and horizon scanning.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and deliver the organisation’s Membership and Individual Giving Fundraising strategy, supported by the Director of Income, Marketing & Communications - to substantially increase income.
• Develop and implement plans and new initiatives to generate growth in members and increase and diversify our unrestricted general funds.
• Lead on budget management, including setting targets and forecasting fundraising income, working closely with the Finance Team. Monitor, evaluate and report on annual plans against agreed targets.
• Work collaboratively across the Directorate and wider organisation to ensure an integrated approach to supporter conversions, donor acquisition and donor stewardship.
• Deliver successful multi-channel fundraising campaigns, managing agency expenditure.
• Lead the review of membership categories, benefits and renewal processes to increase member numbers and income.
• Develop and deliver membership recruitment, conversion and upgrade campaigns to continue growth of membership. Improve membership stewardship to ensure good retention of members and effective reactivation.
• Oversee the implementation of the new CRM database to ensure efficient management of membership data. Utilise CRM database to maximum use of technology to enhance fundraising processes.
• Lead on the development of individual giving activities (including but not limited to digital, Direct Mail, community, in-memory giving, payroll giving and gaming) to achieve annual fundraising income target.
• Work with the IG team to develop and test innovative fundraising initiatives to increase our regular giving propositions. Engage with colleagues across the organisation to collaborate on fundraising activities and appeals.

Person Specification:

• Extensive experience of successful membership development and individual giving for a UK charity
• Proven track-record of raising significant income, meeting fundraising targets and developing successfully funded projects
• Ability to develop and implement fundraising plans and strategies to meet income targets and deadlines
• Extensive experience of writing inspiring and compelling appeal literature and membership communications
• Extensive knowledge of data protection and Fundraising Regulations
• Ability to carry out research and benchmarking on prospective fundraising initiatives
• Ability to communicate complex information (e.g. scientific information) succinctly and in plain English to a range of funders
• Excellent management skills, with demonstrable experience of leading, developing and motivating a diverse team across a range of functions
• Experience of managing income and expenditure budgets

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.