CORPORATE FUNDRAISER

Income Generation & Marketing Department

37.5 hours per week

Permanent

HCP Pay Band F: £27,532

Location: Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice and John Taylor Hospice

About us

The Hospice Charity Partnership, formed from Birmingham St Mary’s and John Taylor Hospices, provides expert palliative and end of life care for people and their families living with life-limiting illnesses. We believe that all people in Birmingham should have access to the best specialist care and support - when, where and how they need it.

About the role

Are you a creative and innovative fundraiser with expert knowledge of managing and cultivating strategic relationships with businesses? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our team as a Corporate Fundraiser!

This role will see you working as part of the Community and Corporate Fundraising team, creating, delivering and evaluating a series of fundraising activities and relationships across the local business community.

You will be a proactive, highly motivated fundraiser who will develop high impact relationships with companies across the region. You will create a large portfolio of support through a range of charity of the year partnerships and workplace fundraising, whilst always providing excellent account management.

With a comprehensive background in corporate fundraising, you will be responsible for developing a pipeline of support through effective networking, prospecting, digital engagement and gold standard stewardship.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues across the Income Generation Department to achieve ambitious income targets to support the vital hospice services, which the charity provides to the local community.

If you would like to be part of a supportive and highly motivated fundraising team, we would love to accept your application.

Closing date: Monday 8th November

Interview date: w/c 15th November

Multi-award-winning Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal works in partnership with Aardman Animations to support

Bristol Children’s Hospital and the region’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). We are seeking a talented individual to join our ambitious team to help deliver a multi-million-pound programme of investment in the children’s hospital and NICU.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fundraiser to join our growing fundraising team. The successful candidate will be responsible for helping to design and implement new supporter acquisition, retention and development plans with a focus on growing reach, engagement and income across Individual Giving.

The role will be responsible for maximising income through targeted communications both through online and offline channels. We know that data is the catalyst to a successful programme, so the successful candidate will have broad knowledge of Raiser’s Edge (or a similar fundraising database), as well as experience of growing the lifetime value of new and existing supporters and donors.

There will be the opportunity to lead on new projects, whilst working collaboratively with the talented fundraising and communications teams to develop the supporter experience, with the aim of building long term commitment to the charity.  The successful candidate will have experience in individual giving and will have bags of initiative as well as being a strong team player, able to work autonomously bringing new ideas and fresh energy to our strategy.

The candidate will share the team’s vision to grow and develop our income and supporter base across the wide portfolio of activity. You will bring imagination, resourcefulness and enthusiasm to help us realise our vision of continued income growth and income generation diversification.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including a pension scheme, medical benefits, and generous annual leave.  Flexible home working will be combined with visits to the Bristol based office. Grand Appeal HQ is located opposite the Bristol Children’s Hospital, close to the beautiful Bristol Harbourside and the range of shops in Cabot Circus.

The Grand Appeal offers a dynamic, supportive and rewarding workplace for over 40 staff. The bedrock of our organisation is its strong team culture in which all staff play an important part. If this sounds like the right workplace culture for you, you have the required skills and experience, and you are looking for a new challenge, get in touch.

Work for The Grand Appeal and you’ll do more than just a job. The work we do really makes a difference to sick children, their families and the staff who care for them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Together, we help save lives.

 Key tasks and responsibilities

• Analyse, plan and develop the current engagement programme for existing donors, to retain and re-activate supporters
• Develop new fundraising ideas as part of the Individual Giving programme to generate income, working strategically to target specific audiences to complement our existing activity
• Work collaboratively with the fundraising team to deliver a high-quality experience to all donors including where appropriate donor communications and marketing materials to drive forward the Individual Giving programme
• Work to measurable KPIs and income targets
• Work collaboratively with the Marketing and Communications team to maximise online and offline support and donor communications
• Brief and liaise with suppliers for direct mailing campaigns, reviewing and arranging approval from key staff ready for print
• Continually evaluate activity across Individual Giving income streams and respond to trends or challenges
• Responsibility for the operation of the Lottery and compliance with relevant legislation
• Use Raiser’s Edge database to analyse support and steward supporters, ensuring data entered is accurate. Help to implement new data reporting procedures to drive the success of the Individual Giving programme
• Contribute to the fundraising department activities, sharing new ideas and supporting income generation and promote positive team-working.
• Contribute to the legacy strategy working closely with the SMT.
• Understand data protection requirements for direct marketing including any changes to GDPR

Other tasks

• Keep abreast of governance requirements pursuant to all communications /marketing activity including but not limited to the Charities Act, Fundraising Regulator, Institute of Fundraising Code of Practice, Gambling Commission and General Data Protection Regulation
• Undertake mandatory training as required by the charity. 
• Carry out other tasks and duties as required, to support colleagues across the organisation

This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder and according to future changes/developments in the Charity. All job descriptions are non-contractual and give a sense of the broad scope of the role and so include a level of flexibility. Whilst they list some key tasks there will also always be tasks that arise, and which can be reasonably expected of the role. 

See our website for full person specification.

National children's charity is seeking an individual giving fundraiser with experience in face to face fundraising. The Direct Fundraising team has been established to ensure best practice and a high quality supporter experience through one to one fundraising channels.

Deadline: 14th November at 8am
Location: London, hybrid working or home based role.

The charity is looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic and well-organised professional to join the team. Candidates for this position should have experience that covers:
- Managing one to one fundraising channels
- Managing a range of agency and internal stakeholder relationships
- An understanding of acquisition and retention fundraising

The purpose of the role is to re-establish face-to-face direct recruitment activity at the charity after a pause due to COVID-19. Responsibilities include:
- Oversee the everyday management of face-to-face recruitment campaigns.
- Continue to progress, refine and develop the programme to maximise recruitment, income and ROI.
- Support on the management of a large and important budget.
- Report on the team s success and progress to a diverse mix of stakeholders across the organisation.
- Provide high quality training and motivate a large fundraising team spread across the UK.

This is a newly established role and you will take the lead on a fundraising programme with a priority focus on trusts and foundations, in addition to individuals and corporates. A structured 3-year fundraising plan and strong fundraising foundations have been put in place, and we are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with a proven track record, preferably across Europe, to deliver its expected outcomes at a time when interest in lung health is high.

The position would best suit a fundraiser with experience who can hit the ground running. You will be creative, confident and well-versed in building the case for support and converting this into grants, sponsorship, major gifts and donations. The role also includes support and stewardship of our 300+ volunteers who are at the heart of ELF’s work.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and deliver a new programme of support for the European Lung Foundation, which will have a significant impact lung health in Europe.

The position can be Brussels, Belgium OR Sheffield, UK, but with some flexible home-working possibilities.

The role will also be considered on a full or part time basis.

Purpose

To lead European Lung Foundation (ELF) fundraising activities in order to secure funding for programme work and organisational core costs.

Specific tasks

Foundation/Trusts and grant-making bodies

• Build relationships with existing grant-givers, writing reports to meet deadlines and submitting further applications for funding.
• Manage and lead the identification of, and approaches to trusts and foundations.
• Identify and secure funding from foundations with international scope.
• Develop core generic proposals for each programme that requires funding.
• Write tailored applications, addressing grant-making priorities or requirements as specified by individual trusts and foundations.

Individuals

• Develop and deliver a strategy to increase donor acquisition and income from individuals using ELF materials (both professionals and patients).
• Plan activities around the European Respiratory Society annual congress in order to capitalise on 20,000 healthcare professionals in the field attending one event.
• Mange and develop supporter fundraising activities to increase fundraised income – including leading on the annual #TakeTheActiveOption in September challenge.

Corporate

• Identify and approach corporate prospects with aims and goals in keeping with those of the European Lung Foundation, securing financial contributions and the support of employees.
• Specifically focus on the potential of the Healthy Lungs for Life campaign and partnerships that can be created.
• Develop standard corporate contracts.

General fundraising

• Work with the ELF Director and ELF Council to develop ELF’s fundraising and communications strategy and action plans.
• Contribute new ideas for fundraising and identify suitable funding initiatives, calls for proposals etc.
• Produce detailed annual action plans on specific areas of responsibility outlined above, identifying areas for growth and development and outlining measurable objectives.
• Objectively review the success and achievements against agreed targets, identifying strengths, weaknesses and areas for development.
• Maintain organised files of all fundraising information.
• Participate in the day-to-day work of the organisation – such as reporting, attending team and board meetings as required, and taking a flexible approach to general administrative and support tasks.
• Represent the work of ELF at events to members of the public and supporters, where necessary delivering presentations.

Supporter experience

• Ensure all volunteers working with ELF are recognised and feel appreciated in their roles.
• Provide supporters with regular updates on ELF activities and what they have helped the organistion achieve.
• Produce an annual report for supporters so that they can gauge the impact that their contribution makes.

Communications

• Ensure the fundraising section on the website is up to date.
• Ensure effective and engaging communication information in generated and provided – including articles for the monthly newsletter.
• Collate case studies, photographs and information to use in engagement pieces.

Personal specification

Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience in Foundations/Trusts and/or Corporate and/or individual fundraising.
• Proven record of successful applications for substantial funding from Foundations/Trusts and other grant-making bodies.
• Demonstrable ability to develop relationships with Corporate partners and Foundations/Trusts.
• Experience of researching Foundation/Trust and Corporate funding opportunities.
• Working within a charitable environment within an international audience/outlook.
• A background in the health sector would be advantageous.

Skills and competencies

• Excellent written skills with the ability to produce concise and creative bids.
• High standard of computer literacy (Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook and the Internet).
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Demonstrable ability to plan and prioritise own workload with minimum supervision.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills required to build relationships with potential donors.
• Demonstrable knowledge of Foundations and Trusts and Corporate giving in general.
• Proven track record of delivering on fundraising targets.
• Knowledge of fundraising software and CRM use.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, innovation and work well under pressure.
• Ability to understand and generate budgets.
• Ability to plan ahead and work within agreed timeframes.
• Ability and willingness to travel for work, including international travel.
• Ability to work as part of a small, dynamic team.
• Knowledge of contracts and VAT issues, desirable

Professional Ethical Face to Face Fundraisers.

Have you a customer service background?

Do you love Face to face fundraising and want to work with a large military charity on a lottery acquisition campaign?

Training and induction provided with excellent display materials provided as well as professional uniform.

We provide training updates as well as follow up courses and coaching classes to support you.

Great bonus structure and a great team to join and make a real difference to this fantastic organisation.

A starting salary of £21k per annum with OTE of £35k.

You will be expected to travel locally, and a driving licence is preferred but not essential.

If you are a confident, friendly, and passionate individual and ensure raising much needed funds for our Veterans, please get in touch for a up to date briefing on roles in your location.

We are delighted to be working with a national health charity that is looking for an experience and driven individual to join its Growth and Acquisition team as Supporter Acquisition Manager. This is a very exciting and important stage for the charity as it continues to develop, diversity and significantly build its donor bases and income.

This role line managed one, and the postholder will take responsibility for delivering growth and income across the cash, regular giving and lottery programmes and further develop the organisation’s In Memory offer across multi-channels. They are looking for individuals with a proven track record in innovation, recognising and developing key opportunities for new supporter recruitment.

The successful candidate will have experience in:

• Planning and forecasting multiyear budget development
• Developing and delivering multichannel, high-volume response campaigns/appeals
• Innovation and insightled product/proposition development/audience personas
• Charity/marketing legislation and regulation

Salary: £34,700 (plus LW £1,755-£3,299)

Location: Home-based, UK Nationwide

Deadline: Wednesday 6^th October, 9am

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Christina on 020 30 062787or email [email protected].

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

Corporate and Community Fundraiser

Up to £31,000pa + benefits (including 25 days annual leave and pension, flexible working options available)

Leatherhead, Surrey

About us:

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed.

About the role:

We are looking to appoint a Corporate and Community Fundraiser who will be responsible for managing and cultivating relationships with corporates, community organisations and volunteer fundraisers (including sports participants) and particularly families supported by Rainbow Trust to deliver income targets in line with our strategy and operational plans.

Reporting to the Corporate and Community Manager, you will drive Rainbow Trust’s Corporate and Community programme, building and developing the pipeline through effective networking, prospecting, digital acquisition and on and off-line stewardship. You will be responsible for a portfolio of accounts to whom you will be a main contact and provide excellent account management.

You will work collaboratively towards a ‘one team one target’ approach across the Fundraising and Engagement department and ensure that decisions are made on data analysis and interpretation, maximizing the use of technology.

What we’re looking for:

• People-oriented and outgoing – you are naturally warm with a sincere appreciation for people and how they are each uniquely motivated.
• A motivating, empathetic and persuasive communicator – you will enjoy preparing and presenting high-quality new business proposals, pitches and presentations to win new business.
• Friendly, enthusiastic and socially-focused – you quickly connect with others and build effective working relationships. An ability to empathise with donors and communicate effectively about our work with children and families, and our strategy, is key.
• Knowledge of the principles that underpin good customer care, and competent in charity law as it applies to fundraising – you adhere to established guidelines, policies and procedures, and provide outstanding account management.
• You thrive working at a faster-than-average pace on multiple priorities simultaneously – results-oriented and a fast learner, you respond quickly to pressure and a changing environment.
• Confident use of MSOffice and experience of using a CRM database – you have strong attention to detail, are comfortable working with data, and produce high quality accurate work.
• Applications will be particularly welcome from those who have experience of working for a fundraising charity – working to secure new business and providing exceptional account management.

What we offer:

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees. If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us please visit our website. More information can also be found in our Candidate Pack.

How to apply:

Please send your CV and a covering letter highlighting why your application should be considered above others to us via the link.

Stage one interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead on 27 November 2021 and stage two on the 1 November 2021.

We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and a Best Companies Two-Star rated organisation.

Community and Events Fundraiser

Come be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Their vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.

Reporting into the community and events fundraising manager, you will create lifetime relationships of value with individuals and organisations, developing new opportunities and maximising engagement in existing products.

This is a great opportunity to play a key part in developing and delivering fundraising growth for an underrepresented charity with an emotive cause and strong ambitions to deliver more for kidney patients sooner.

In this homebased role, you will utilise new and emerging technologies to communicate with supporters and your colleagues, speaking to them through their channels. (Restrictions permitting) you will also travel when necessary to support individuals, fundraising activity or to explore opportunities and meet with your wider team.

Community and Events Fundraiser Requirements:

Our client is looking for a dynamic, energetic, passionate, and entrepreneurial individual to help develop new networks of support across the UK. You will have experience of working in a relationship fundraising role, with a passion for recruitment and acquisition of new supporters and developing existing relationships through events and community activity.

You will have genuine passion and natural drive to deliver results through your strong experience and innovative approach to this new era of fundraising engagement. You will have excellent communication skills and thrive in a busy environment whilst also being able to work autonomously, going that extra mile to make the difference.

If you are interested in the position, please complete the application form and submit your CV, together with a supporting statement, outlining why you are interested and how you feel you meet the requirements.

About our client:

They are the leading charity dedicated to kidney research in the UK. Their vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.

They fund research into all aspects of kidney disease - from understanding the condition, to how they can prevent and treat it. They want to discover better, kinder treatments.

Research has given us life-saving kidney transplants, dialysis machines that filter the blood when the kidneys fail, and drugs to keep us going. But these treatments come at a cost. They can be gruelling, confining, relentless. A transplant is not a cure, they rarely last a lifetime.

Kidney disease still affects three million people in the UK. And one million of those don’t know they are at risk. That’s three million people who are someone’s parents, grandparents, children, friends.

And kidney failure is rising, as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes and obesity.

That’s why their work is more essential than ever.

Research is what they do. It is the only way to discover future preventions, treatments and cures. It is vital to keep our loved ones safe. Your support is crucial to make this happen.

They’re here to be heard, to make a difference, to change the future. Kidney disease ends here.

Location: Home based

Type: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £22,000 - £26,000 depending on experience

Benefits: They want all their employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring they pay their employees fairly, they offer the following benefits: Flexible working, pension, death in service, employee assistance programme, bike loan scheme, cycle2work scheme, eyecare, discount portal.

Closing date: 7 November 2021

Interviews will be held week commencing 15 November 2021

No agencies please

You may have experience of the following: Community & Events Fundraiser, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising and Events Coordinator, Event Fundraiser, Community Fundraiser, Events Coordinator, Community Fundraising, Events Assistant, Third Sector, Charity, Not for Profit, Fundraiser, Fundraising Assistant, Sales Executive, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not For Profit, etc.

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Community Campaigns & Digital Fundraising Manager

Income Generation & Marketing Department

37.5 hours per week

Permanent

HCP Pay Band  E £30,868

Are you an experienced community fundraiser with the skills and experience to deliver large-scale community campaigns? Do you have an interest in developing digital fundraising platforms to help generate new voluntary income for the charity?  Are you a team player, who is self-motivated and resilient and enjoys building long lasting relationships with charity supporters?

If so, then we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join the fundraising team at John Taylor and Birmingham St Mary’s Hospices, who are working in partnership to deliver end of life and palliative care across Birmingham and Sandwell.

The Community Campaigns and Digital Fundraising Manager will develop and deliver a programme of mass participation community campaigns that will help to put the John Taylor and Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice brands on the map in Birmingham and Sandwell.  The post holder will be responsible for growing existing campaigns, including the ever growing Treecycling and raffles, as well as identifying and presenting new opportunities for mass participation campaigns.

In addition, this role will also be responsible for innovating and generating new income from digital fundraising, ensuring all new opportunities are maximised and that a gold standard supporter journey is in place for supporters who chose to fundraising for us online.

Reporting directly to the Senior Community & Corporate Fundraising Manager, this role will be pivotal in the creation, implementation and evaluation of the charity’s community fundraising strategy.

The ideal candidate will have experience of managing a portfolio of large-scale community campaigns, with proven success in achieving participant and income targets.  You should also have knowledge and experience of working with a range of suppliers and volunteers and have a proven ability to build relationships at all levels.  Experience of using CRMs systems is also advantageous.

Contract Individual Acquisition Officer to support an international charity during a busy period.

TPP's Fundraising team is currently supporting on the recruitment of an Individual Acquisition Officer to work a 9-month contract within a leading international charity. This role is vital to the team as they are currently in a period of high demands, this role will support in the delivery of key campaigns whilst the team can look into developing new approaches.

Job title: Individual Acquisition Officer
Charity focus: International
Salary: £35,500 to £38,700
Location: Mix of their London offices and home-based working
Contact length: 9 months

As the Individual Acquisition Officer, you will deliver a range of direct marketing and digital campaigns with a focus on recruiting new supporters. One of which focused on their flagship campaign that is key in generating new leads and donors. You will work across a range of channels which include direct mail, paid social and search, telephone and DRTV. The focus of these campaigns will be varied and will see a focus on cash donors, lead generation and committed giver recruitment. You will also be responsible for managing the relationships with external suppliers and across departments to ensure all campaigns are delivered on time.

You will have:
* Experience of delivering supporter acquisition campaigns across direct marketing and digital fundraising.
* Experience of working with database and insight teams, being able to use this date to direct campaigns.
* Experience of building relationships with external agencies.
* Ability to use creative ideas to test new fundraising products and channels.

If you are currently on the hunt for your next challenge and after reading through this feel this is your next step then apply within.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

We are recruiting for an exceptional and experienced fundraiser to lead our Individual Giving Program which includes our lottery, cash appeals, regular gifts, in memoriam and legacies.

The postholder’s portfolio raises approximately £1.35 million each year and with support from your team, you will aim to increase this income to £1.5 million over the next three years.  You will devise and implement strategies to build an annual, multi-channel campaign schedule that includes a variety of acquisition, development and retention activity to achieve the annual income target.

Working closely with our Database and Insights Manager, you’ll be driven to continually test and learn from our activities and campaigns - ensuring our supporters continually feel inspired and engaged.

You’ll have a keen grip on your budgets and be skilled in lottery play acquisition, promotion and retention, running a regular giving programme, and have a creative flair to bring our stories to life in engaging appeals.

This is an exciting time to join ellenor as the past year has brought incredible support from individuals in our community, and we need your enthusiasm and expertise to deliver our varied programme.

This post is subject to DBS clearance.

An employer contributory pension scheme is available, and NHS Pension Scheme members can transfer in their pension.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

You will be part of an organisation that has been recognised nationally as an outstanding place to work. In 2021, we were listed 69th in the prestigious 100  Large Best Companies to Work For.  We were also awarded a 2-star accreditation by Best Companies, recognising outstanding levels of workplace engagement and were listed in the 75 Best Companies to Work for in the East of England and the Charity’s 30 Best Companies to Work For.

We are looking for a confident and ambitious fundraiser to join our regional community team. The successful candidate will take ownership of fundraising activity across Yorkshire and the North East. This region is full of exciting fundraising events, now all we need is a dedicated fundraiser to seek out further opportunities to engage with and secure income from individuals, groups and corporates across the region.

This post is a full time 6 month fixed term contract, to cover a period of sickness absence.

Main tasks include:

• Use own initiative to extend volunteer networks, recruit new volunteers, develop new groups and supporters, and respond to fundraising opportunities.
• Identify and apply for ‘Charity of the Year’ partnerships with corporates in the region, account manage these relationships up to a value of £16,000 per annum and support with partnerships with a value of up to £100,000
• Provide high-quality account/relationship management to volunteer groups and regional corporate partners.
• Support existing volunteer fundraisers to encourage continued loyalty to the charity and to maximise funds raised, in accordance with fundraising legislation and good practice.
• Ensure that fundraising activity is implemented and managed locally by supporting and facilitating the development of groups and volunteers across the region.
• Liaise with local community organisations to extend income and activity in line with strategy.
• Provide face-to-face talks and presentations to community organisations.
• Arrange appropriate volunteer representation at events in the community, spreading the charity’s reach cost-effectively.

We are looking for:

• Knowledge of Institute of Fundraising Codes of Fundraising Practice and legal framework of event management and fundraising ethics.
• Knowledge of recruiting key volunteers and fundraising supporters
• Excellent customer service, communication, verbal and written skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• An ability to manage a busy and varied workload
• Understanding and practice of recruiting and supporting volunteer Fundraising Groups
• Proven ability of providing excellent stewardship of our supporters
• Experience in partnership fundraising and/or relationship building
• Experience in public-speaking, such as giving presentations and talking at events
• Experience in regional corporate acquisition and account management.
• Experience in working to ambitious targets.
• Comfortability in working remotely with a high standard of internal communications.

Location: Home based within Yorkshire or the North East.

Salary: Circa £30,000 per annum, plus benefits, car allowance and associated expenses (if applicable).

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is 31 October 2021. We would encourage applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as interviews and the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Interviews will be held in the local area.  Should we wish to contact you to arrange an earlier interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on a certain date.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

Fundraising Manager – Individual Giving

This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your individual giving fundraising skills to this highly effective and growing heritage charity. The Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust is a separate entity to the SVR Holdings Company who operate and run this much-loved attraction.  The Trust’s focus is to help secure the future of the Severn Valley Railway through donations, grants, and sponsorship.  The position of Fundraising Manager for individuals is key to our future success, understanding our donor base and creating a clear donor stewardship programme for the 15,000 donors we have.

In addition, you will create engaging fundraising asks, strong engagement processes and effective recruitment campaigns.  You will have the support of a Donor Care Officer to help deliver your plans.

You will be able to demonstrate your experience in creating and delivering effective donor stewardship plans to include single, legacy and in-memorial giving.  Access ThankQ database and Tessitura experience is desired.

We are seeking a resourceful, proactive team player who demonstrates initiative and takes ownership and responsibility for completing and finishing tasks, including setting and achieving targets.  You will naturally identify opportunities and maximise these for the benefit of the Railway.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust, taking the reins of individual giving fundraising.  This is your chance to join a passionate local charity that is committed to safeguarding the Severn Valley Railway. 

Overview

Post: Fundraising Manager, Individual Giving

Reporting to: Executive Director

Employer: Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust

Salary:  £30,000 to £35.000 FTE

Primary location: Number One, Comberton Place, Kidderminster

Hours: Part-time, 4 days per week (30 hours)

Holiday: 31 days (inclusive of Public holidays) FTE

Summary of Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your proven fundraising experience in individual giving to this driven and passionate heritage charity.  This position is a hands-on role and comes with line management of a part-time Donor Engagement Officer and 3 volunteers.  We envisage this area of the business growing as the successes of your initiatives are realised.  We have been extremely successful in our individual giving thus far, but it is time for a new experienced fundraiser to take it to the next level, focusing on both retention, uplift, and acquisition, whilst building a stronger fundraising volunteer base to assist you in delivering your plans. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Strategy & Development

• To increase income generated from individual giving fundraising activities.
• To create and execute a donor retention, uplift, and acquisition strategy.

·To lead on developing our CRM system, working with the Executive Director and Finance Manager to review the Trust’s CRM database and implement an Organisation wide CRM system.

• To manage the individual giving budget in line with objectives and KPIs, reporting to the Executive Director on income and expenditure and highlighting variances in a timely manner.
• To test, implement, monitor, and evaluate existing and new fundraising asks and channels to increase two-way engagement with donors.
• To develop and manage high quality supporter care including responsive and prompt thanking and updating our donors on the impact of their support.
• To develop a volunteer-base of fundraisers.

Direct Marketing

• To manage and deliver integrated online and offline campaigns.
• To manage the design, print and production of direct marketing activity, negotiating bought in services and ensuring invoices are in accordance with quotes.

Administration and Reporting

• To manage the Individual Giving budget and provide monthly updates to the Executive Director.
  • To keep accurate and up to date records of all activities, using ThankQ CRM database, extracting reports for the team as required, and maintaining high standards in customer care and record keeping.

Managing Relationships

• To provide management and guidance to the Donor Care Officer to ensure that KPIs and objectives are achieved, and a clear personal development plan is in place.
• To build strong internal working relationships with colleagues.
• Organise face to face thank you events for our supporters.
• To work with the SVR Holdings Marketing and Communications team to gain support and cross selling opportunities within the different SVR audiences.

Other

·Proactively ensure all materials produced are accurate and compliant with relevant GDPR protection and Gift Aid legislation.

·To undertake all activities in line with best practice standards and processes as set out by the Fundraising Code of Practice and industry regulatory bodies.

·To keep abreast of developments in individual giving and ensure charity compliance.

·To contribute to the Fundraising Team’s strategic planning and budget process.

·To carry out any other tasks as reasonably requested.

·To actively implement the principles of Equality and Diversity.

Person Specification

Educated to degree level and / or an accredited fundraising qualification such as Certificate or Diploma in Fundraising.

Experience

• Creating and implementing successful individual giving donor stewardship plans.
• Implementing donor segmentation, targeting, and positioning strategy.
• Proficient with fundraising CRM systems ideally ThankQ and Tessitura.  To include building, analysing, and reporting.
• Creating, writing, and delivering strong fundraising appeals across all platforms.
• Writing compelling cases studies.
• Legacy and in-memoriam fundraising.
• Managing income and expenditure budgets.
• Presenting to internal and external stakeholders.
• Managing and motivating staff.

Skills and abilities

• Outstanding verbal and written skills. Able to engage audiences using a range of communication tools.
• Exceptional analytical skills to be able to evaluate our donor base and create effective tiered donor stewardship plans.
• Significant direct marketing skills: devising and delivering social media and print campaigns.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and to secure resources and support from colleagues in different business areas.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills; confident and personable with the ability to manage and build strong relationships with key individual donors.
• Exceptional organisation and time management skills. Able to plan / prioritise own work and meet agreed deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and methodical approach to tasks.
• Competent use of MS Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Strong numerical / budgeting skills.

Attitude and Personal Qualities

• Motivated, task-orientated, and professional.
• Flexible, able and willing to respond to changing priorities.
• Strong team player with collaborative working style, who enjoys individual and team working.
• Willing to participate in all activities relevant to the role.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Commitment to GDPR and Fundraising Code of Practice.
• Commitment to the principles of Equality and Diversity.
• An interest in heritage railways.

As a volunteering organisation, we ask staff to volunteer 5 days per year to support our operational staff in the busy season.

SVR Family

The SVR Family consists of the three separate companies

1. Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) Plc (Company number 01046274) is a not-for-profit company limited by shares.  No dividend is paid to shareholders with all profit used to support the running of the Railway. It owns the infrastructure and assets of the SVR, employs the paid staff, and is responsible for the governance, operation, finance, planning, customer service and management of the SVR.

2. Severn Valley Railway Company Limited, (Company number 00906842), a company limited by guarantee, supported by a paid membership of 12,500 members and provides volunteer staff who assist in the operation of the Railway from a working volunteer membership pool of 1,700.

Both organisations are led by Helen Smith, Director and General Manager.

3. Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Limited, a company limited by guarantee (Company Reg, No.04341280) Registered with the Charity Commission (Reg.No.1092723).

The focus of the SVR Charitable Trust is to generate funds:

• To enhance, maintain and restore SVR rolling stock and infrastructure.
• To provide educational and interpretive displays for the SVR
• To provide educational and heritage skill training used in the restoration, repair, and operation of the SVR.

The Charitable Trust is led by Shelagh Paterson, Executive Director.

Our Staff

Volunteering

The Severn Valley Railway is run by a team of 150 full-time equivalent paid staff and 1,700 volunteers.  As part our commitment and recognition to our volunteers, we request that all paid staff give five volunteer days to the Railway every year, this may involve supporting key events, to include Santa Specials, Halloween, and Gala’s.

Our Objective

SVR is recognised as an outstanding visitor attraction, with great days out and inspiring events, all with consistently high standards of customer service. SVR provides an authentic heritage railway experience where you can let your senses take you on a journey through history, with learning opportunities in abundance.

The organisations to support this are professionally led, values-based, and commercially strong. While it may be old on the outside, on the inside, SVR uses 21st century technology to run its activities effectively. It is able to recruit, train and retain the Staff and Volunteers it needs, and brings in the wide range of Financial and other support required to develop further. SVR is known for having good and enduring relationships with its stakeholders, from the diverse local communities in which it sits, to the Loco and Rolling stock owners, the Regulators and Industry partners.  On a day-to-day basis the 3 key areas of Management focus for SVR are Safety, People and Heritage. In addition, SVR has an industry-leading approach to the issue of Sustainability.

Charity: Beyond Carnism
Role: Fundraising and Development Manager (Trusts & Major Donor)

Salary: up to £40k / $54k / €47k
Contract: Full-time, or part-time (lots of flexibility, to secure the perfect person)
Location: Remote, anywhere globally

Deadline: Sunday 24th October 2021

The Charity

In line with UN sustainable development goals, the world needs to reduce its meat and dairy consumption by 50% by 2040, if we want the planet to remain inhabitable. Huge amounts of resource and effort are already going into the development of plant-based proteins, reshaping global food systems and rethinking modern farming techniques.

But an important and often overlooked piece of the puzzle is taking the global population on that journey. We need to win hearts and minds, convince people of the need for change, if we’re going to affect substantial change in the time available.

In steps Dr Melanie Joy, internationally respected psychologist and award-winning author, with her theory of Carnism. I would definitely recommend reading their website for a full explanation of it, but in basic terms it is about helping people see that their dietary choices are a result of a belief system and not objective fact. It isn’t true that eating animal products is normality, with vegetarianism and veganism being aberrations, both are conscious choices.

It isn’t logically coherent that we can justify the eating of some animals and not others, or that which animals are and are not acceptable to eat varies so wildly around the world. Until people are fully aware of the choices they’re making, they can’t truly exercise their free will in these choices.

For an engaging introduction to their theory, I would recommend taking a look at this mesmerising video: https://youtu.be/XumGZk_LPX8

This isn’t about brow-beating meat eaters, but about getting us all on the same page in finding pragmatic solutions to some of the most serious problems being faced by our species.

The Role

After a number of years of incremental growth, the charity has substantially grown from $400k - $600k over the past 2 years – fuelled by the release of a number of best-selling books, increased campaigning and exposure, and an explosion in donor interest.

This role will be focused on continuing to build fruitful relationships with their existing donor base and building from that platform to secure sustainable growth into the future. Their donor profile is predominantly HNWI, with some foundation and mid-level giving as well. The lion’s share of future growth is likely to come from their major donor programme, but they are looking for someone who can think creatively about the funding mix and who will be given the autonomy to explore different opportunities.

What we’re looking for

• A passion for animal welfare and climate change.
• Experience in growing a major donor portfolio.
• Experience of managing a varied funding mix.
• A first-class communicator, with a passion for writing and an eye for detail.

If you’re finding your interest sufficiently piqued, please do fire over a current CV and let’s find some time to discuss the role in a little more detail.

I’ll end this advert by saying that I personally think the team over at Beyond Carnism are incredible. They are such a delight to work with and their culture is so inclusive, friendly and supportive that I know you would love them if you met them.