Freewheelers Theatre and Media is a disability arts organisation that brings disabled and non-disabled performers, tutors and technical staff together with support from the local community. We aim to change perceptions of disability, break down barriers and change lives, through high-quality, hi-tech, innovative theatre, dance, music, film and visual arts.

This is an exciting new role for Freewheelers Theatre and Media Company in which the Fundraising & Marketing Officer will lead the development, implementation and administration of our fundraising and marketing strategies.

Working with the Board of Trustees and Senior management team, the post holder will increase and diversify our fundraising income through our existing fundraising activity and develop new areas such as corporate sponsorship.

We are growing our events team and need two passionate and enthusiastic individuals to join our team. Working in a small, energetic, friendly and busy team, you will be able to make a significant and positive contribution from the start. You will work closely with the Events Manager, Head of Fundraising and Events and Fundraising Officer to organise sponsored events that raise vital funds for free legal advice services.

About the role

The main responsibilities of this role include:

• Maintain and build on existing events
• Manage sign ups to the events using Salesforce (training provided)
• Work with the Event & Fundraising team to produce event and fundraising materials
• Draft event correspondence
• Attend, help at and supervise events
• Follow up with participants of events
• Promote LLST externally and ensure its good reputation is maintained
• Lead on allocated specific events

Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

The main qualification, skills and experience required for this job include:

• Enthusiasm for the cause and our work and commitment to social justice and equal opportunities for all. 
• Educated to degree level
• Excellent interpersonal skills including written and oral communications skills.
• Confidence with IT including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and the internet.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work well under pressure, with strong organisational skills to cope in a busy environment with competing demands.
• Proven ability to communicate with a wide range of people and to liaise with other organisations.
• Highly motivated, with ability to work on own initiative and as part of a small team.
• Flexibility and willingness to learn new skills.
• Professional, reliable and responsible.

A copy of the recruitment pack that includes the full job description and person specification is attached.

NICE is a charity dedicated to improving the lives of people with a neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s, stroke and multiple sclerosis. We work with families across the age range from little babies through to the elderly; all focussed on improving their movement skills and life opportunities.  NICE is a small charity with a huge impact on all our families.

The Fundraising and Marketing Manager will be responsible for assisting the Chief Executive in their task of developing and implementing a strategy for raising up to £500,000 through a variety of fundraising methods such as Trusts, Individuals, Corporates and Events.

The role will involve:

• Coordinating the fundraising team in order to ensure that all areas of Fundraising are maximised to their full potential.
• Monitoring weekly activities of the department to ensure smooth and timely running of all activities.
• Developing a working time plan and financial targets, with the Chief Executive, to indicate how the strategy will be met.

Trust fundraising

• To work in collaboration with the Trust and Grants Fundraiser to ensure appropriate and up to date bids are made.
   

Corporate fundraising

• Helping sustain and grow income from the corporate sector by researching, identifying and then developing relationships with new companies.
• Producing funding proposals and reports as necessary and tailored to the companies’ individual needs and capabilities.
   

Individuals

• To develop this as a regular source of income for NICE.
   

General

• Making the fundraising ‘ask’ to current and potential donors
• Working with the administrators of the services to arrange and host visits to NICE for supporters and potential supporters.
• To ensure the Fundraising programme has a strong customer care focus by demonstrating accountability to donors, supporters and volunteers and ensuring their contribution is recognised, valued and actively acknowledged.
• Play a role in representing and speaking about the NICE’s work at appropriate functions and events.
• Keeping up-to-date with service developments at the NICE.
• Maintaining and developing relationships with regular givers.
• Coordinating the fundraising team to ensure key events are built into the calendar.

Other

• To contribute to the overall strategy for developing other income streams e.g. legacies
• Potentially participate in any upcoming capital appeal
• Building up a team of volunteers to assist with fundraising activities and ensuring they are managed by the team.

We are seeking someone who is highly driven, motivated, an excellent communicator and who wants to make a difference to the lives of our families.

The position is based at our office in Moseley, Birmingham. Flexible / hybrid working may be considered for the right applicant. 

This role will require flexible working hours including some out of hours working to support events.

To apply for this role please send your CV with a covering letter, outlining why you would like this role and what value you feel you can bring to our NICE team.

The Eve Appeal is the UK's leading national charity funding research into, and raising awareness of, the five gynaecological cancers – womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal.

As our Public Fundraising Officer, you will focus on delivering an exceptional supporter experience – deepening relationships and maximising overall value – across a range of supporters. This role works across individual giving (including in memory and gifts in Wills), sporting events & challenges and community fundraising.

You will work across Facebook advertising, email campaigns and print newsletters and appeals. And you will benefit from a strong programme that has consistently over-performed for the past two years.

You will benefit from an experienced and supportive line manager, a culture open to change and new thoughts and experiences, and a team committed to delivering the best fundraising we can, which will greatly aid your development as a fundraiser.

This role could suit a proven officer from one or all of the public fundraising disciplines, someone with experience looking for their first step up into an officer-level role, or a person with transferrable skills looking to move into fundraising in the charity sector.

The Eve Appeal is striving to create a workplace that reflects the communities we seek to serve and in which everyone feels empowered to be themselves and work together to drive positive change.  We strongly encourage applicants from a diverse range of candidates. No formal qualifications are needed for this role, and we encourage everyone with the appropriate skills, experiences and potential to apply.

To apply for this role, please send an up-to-date CV along with a cover letter (of not more than two sides of A4) demonstrating your suitability for the role as outlined in the job description and person specification.

NB we may hold rolling interviews for this specific post, and reserve the right to close the role early should a suitable applicant be found.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual who has excellent written and verbal communication skills to be part of our busy fundraising team. You’ll have some experience of writing grants to trusts and foundations and in forming partnerships with a range of funders such as trusts and foundations, industry leading organisations and CSR organisations. You’ll also be helping us to formulate a strategic fundraising plan.

In2scienceUK’s aim is to promote social mobility and diversity in science, technology, engineering and maths. We do this by leveraging the skills and passion of researchers and STEM professionals to support young people from low socio-economic backgrounds to achieve their potential and progress to degrees and careers in STEM.

 The Development Officer role is an exciting role which will enable the delivery of an expanded programme in 2023. Your main responsibility will be the strategic planning and delivery of the in2scienceUK fundraising strategy. Your specific duties will include:

Planning and strategy

• Development of a creative fundraising strategy which will include leveraging support of trusts and foundations, universities, STEM companies, research institutes, science societies as well as individuals and corporate support
• Researching grants from Trusts and Foundations and writing exciting applications
• Ensure clear and on brand messaging of our charity, its programmes and impact
• Overseeing the development of new fundraising projects
• Reporting and disseminating grant and project outcomes
• Maintaining and managing our funders database.

Delivery

• Formulate high quality fundraising materials to engage new funders.
• Manage and support current major relationships and coordinate the input of staff, trustees and other stakeholders in the management of these relationships.
• Attend meetings to ensure key stakeholders remain updated and engaged in our work.
• Speak with potential funders to inspire them to support our mission and following up with well formed proposals.
• Represent In2scienceUK at events as appropriate, particularly local business networking groups and events involving local universities, research institutes and science societies.

Communications and team work

• Play an active role in the In2scienceUK team, and across the organisation as a whole, upholding In2scienceUK’s values and behaviours and fostering good working relationships and enhanced communications with colleagues.
• Understand and comply with charity law and Fundraising Code of Practice with respect to corporate fundraising.
• Keep abreast of CSR commercials and not for profit news and events including fundraising tools and skills development.
• Track, analyse and report upon performance using agreed performance measures. This will include summary reports on accounts.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times and ensure proper observance of and adherence to all In2scienceUK’s policies and procedures.
• Take responsibility for personal administration and efficient organisation of all activities.
• Other relevant duties as determined by the line manager.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of income-generation
• Experience of giving presentations, pitches and a proven ability to close deals
• An understanding of trusts and foundation grant writing
• Enjoys public speaking and spreading the word about In2scienceUK
• Ability to build and develop effective relationships with partners at all levels
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to write clear, accurate and appealing text for different audiences including marketing materials
• Be able to write marketing material and press releases
• Highly accurate with a strong attention to detail when handling information
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Excellent IT skills to enable the production of appealing and professional Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Ability to work with external partners and manage sponsorship relationships.

Desirable

• Experience of gaining funding agreements through high quality applications to Trust and Foundations
• Experience of selling sponsorship or media packages to companies
• A passion for written marketing

Relationship Fundraising Manager - London

Full time (34.5 hours)

12 month FTC

Home-based

£30,500 - £37,000 PA plus car allowance and benefits, including London allowance

Do you have a track record of building lasting relationships? Do you have the skills to drive income now and increase lifetime values? Are you keen to use those skills to inspire more people to give to Macmillan so we can do whatever it takes to help everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can? Would you like to join us in our ambition to be the sector leading relationship fundraising team? If so, read on.

About the role

As a member of the relationship fundraising team, you will be expected to deliver personalised stewardship across Macmillan’s fundraising portfolio, working as one team, to deliver against financial and non-financial key performance indicators in what can be a fast-paced environment. You will understand your supporters’ motivations and help them get involved with, and support Macmillan in the way that appeals to them. All while ensuring you offer appropriate levels of communication; fundraising guidance; suitably recognise their contribution; and demonstrate the impact of their support for people affected by cancer.

About you

We are looking for someone with excellent account management experience who is skilled in building rapport and developing relationships with a variety of different individuals, organisations, and groups simultaneously. You will place our supporters at the heart of everything you do by cultivating and stewarding relationships to deliver a first-class experience.

You will also have robust planning and organisational skills and be able to multi-task to achieve deadlines. Success in this role demands a proactive, hands on approach to deliver shared targets for the area and territory, as well as individual targets for your personal portfolio of supporters, measured by conversion, retention, and average value.

In addition, you will have strong written and oral communication and influencing skills to enable you to engage, inspire and deliver key messages. Plus, experience of working collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders.

About us

We help millions of people with cancer across the UK live life as fully as they can through physical, emotional and financial support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions. Together, we do whatever it takes for people living with cancer; with heart, with strength and with ambition.

We commit to actively developing you and our benefits include private medical insurance, life assurance, pension, generous leave, and interest free loans for season tickets and gym membership.

Further details

This role is home-based, and ideally you will be located in the London area. There will be a requirement for some travel across London, and perhaps other parts of the UK occasionally. Ideally you will have a full UK driving licence at the time of application and, as a car allowance is provided with the role, you should have access to your own vehicle, however, as this is a London role applicants without a driving licence will be considered.

There will also be a requirement for flexible and some unsocial and out of hours working to support occasional evening and weekend activity and you will be compensated for this with time off in lieu.

At Macmillan, we understand how important it is that our workforce is representative of the people we support, and who support us. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, minority ethnic and / or LGBTQ+ candidates who are under-represented in our organisation at this level.

We strive to ensure that every individual is empowered to bring their best self to work, and that’s why we offer flexibility in our hours and a range of benefits, to ensure we support you in your life and career ambitions. Macmillan has flexible start and finish times. We are determined to ensure our roles are accessible to disabled candidates and people with caring or childcare responsibilities.

We commit to actively developing you and our benefits include private medical insurance, life assurance, pension, generous leave, and interest free loans for season tickets and gym membership.

Recruitment process

First stage interviews planned for Tuesday 14th December (virtual over Microsoft Teams).

For those successful at the first stage, there will also be second interview on Friday 17th December.

Want to make a positive impact to peoples lives across Teesside and to work with a respected and ambitious charity? Yes – then this could be your dream job.

Five Lamps Organisation has weathered the Covid storm and is more committed than ever to support local communities. With a new management team in place, this exciting new role has been created to build on our successes and raise our profile to increase fundraising opportunities and secure new funding streams. No two days will be the same working with amazing staff and partners to increase opportunities for young people, to tackle child poverty, to find solutions for those who are financially excluded and to support older people experiencing loneliness and isolation.

Our new Charity & Fundraising Manager will share our passion and energy to make a real difference to peoples lives. You will be inspired by real people and real challenges to campaign, raise awareness and create new ideas and identify new projects and at the same time, ensure we continue to deliver excellence across the brilliant work we already do.

Five Lamps has been adding value for over 35 years. If you want to be part of a team ensuring we are around for another 35 years then apply for the job now. 

Based at Five Lamps Office, Thornaby. There may be multi-location working and consequently the post has been designated as 'essential car-user'. 

Duties & Responsibilities

Charity Services

• Responsible for the day to day running and management of charitable activities and services.

• Lead on the identification and delivery of charitable activities with a specific focus on young people, child poverty, financial inclusion, older person engagement, inclusion and tackling isolation and other community issues linked to our charitable objectives as they arise

• Work together with the Youth Inclusion Manager to identify and secure new opportunities for young engagement and to improve life opportunities for young people.

• To manage a portfolio of community projects aligned with the strategic goals of the organisation.

• Recruit and support a team of volunteers, supporting the Head of Business Development & Assurance in developing the Organisations Volunteer Strategy.

• To work with the HR & People Manager and wider leadership team to sustain a charitable ethos across all functions and to design and implement and ‘Giving Back’ policy supporting colleagues to participate in activities and external volunteering opportunities.

• To contribute to the strategic direction of the Charity.

• To act as an ambassador and represent Five Lamps in a variety of forums and meetings and acting as the main point of contact for partnership working.

• Ensuring participation, evaluation, and feedback from service users.

• Lead on social impact reporting and support the Head of Business Development & Assurance with the social impact framework.

• Carry out marketing and public relations activities to raise the profile of Five Lamps services and campaigns and managing a Communications & Marketing Assistant.

• Office Management duties, including managing a Site Assistant, ensuring health and safety obligations are maintained in all Five Lamps buildings: management and reconciliation of petty cash and management of day-to-day office and administrative operations.

Fundraising

• Design and implement a Fundraising Strategy based on the Charities Business objectives to secure donation as well as longer term funding to support specific objectives

• Develop an Annual Fundraising Plan to include individual giving and legacy fundraising campaigns and applications to Trusts/Foundations for both unrestricted and project funding.

• Assess the potential of all fundraising activity and propose strategies for their management and development to ensure that fundraising is maximised.

• Monitor changes to the fundraising landscape and adjust the fundraising plan to take account of emerging opportunities/constraints.

• Design fundraising materials such as leaflets and social media content.

• Collaborating with other managers in the business, to scope, plan, and cost projects.

• Manage relationships with funders ensuring timely applications, responses, correspondence, and evaluation reports.

• Create fundraising content for website and social media.

Other

• To maintain the highest standards of organisational and customer confidentiality at all times

• To demonstrate a commitment towards your own continuous personal development

• To monitor and maintain quality throughout the different areas of the service in relation to the external quality standards and inspection bodies and organisations

• To implement Five Lamps’ policies on Health and Safety, Data Protection and Equal Opportunities at all times

• To undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be reasonably required within the scope of the post

School-Home Support (SHS) is a dynamic national charity working with vulnerable children and families to maximise educational opportunities and improve life chances. We exist to ensure every child is able to be at school, ready to learn. Whatever it takes. We partner with schools and families to look beyond the classroom to understand and tackle the issues affecting children’s ability to be at school, ready to learn. The impact of COVID has highlighted an even greater need for our services. We are never more needed.

Fundraising Assistant (Trusts & Foundations)
Full time, permanent role
Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London, E15 4LJ
Salary £22,401

Grants from Trusts and Foundations have formed the backbone of School-Home Support’s voluntary income for many years, with some recent outstanding results. We are looking for  a confident, enthusiastic and focused individual to join this successful, hardworking and friendly fundraising team.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate. The role will suit someone who is looking to make an impact and who can build on School-Home Support’s solid reputation to help grow our income from Trusts. The ideal candidate will be highly organised with a keen eye for detail and a desire to develop their skills in all aspects of Trust fundraising, including prospect research, bid writing, report compilation and account management.

Closing date: 9am on Friday 10th December
Interviews will take place the week beginning Monday 13th December and due to COVID-19 interviews will take place online.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job description and complete the application process. 

SHS is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

No agencies please.

Music, it’s in our DNA. We use the power of music to enrich the lives of people affected by life limiting illness, isolation or disability and we are the largest music therapy charity in the UK. We are Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy.  Let’s face it, the last 18 months have been incredibly trying.  Charities including us have found themselves in a whole new world of fundraising with our events income stifled and asks of any kind facing testing hurdles.  But we have thrived on these challenges, and Nordoff Robbins is now looking for an Events Fundraising Assistant to join our experienced, supportive Events and Fundraising team to help us reach more people across the UK through the power of music.

We are NR

If you want to work at a charity with people and music at its heart; that is committed to providing an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace full of inspiring colleagues who work tirelessly to put those we exist to serve front and centre of everything we do; if you want to work collaboratively with integrity and kindness and are willing to come with us on a journey as we work together and collectively come to work with strong backs, soft fronts and wild hearts, we could be your next team.

Are you NR?

If you are values driven, courageous, curious, agile, flexible, enthusiastic and future focused (without losing sight of the here and now), if you can bring positivity and accountability to your work, if you strive for brilliance, challenges excite you and if you would speak with passion and dedication about our cause we want to hear from you!

What we need:

We are looking for a someone who is looking to start their career in events and who can be a true all-rounder. Someone who has the ability to be focused on the details and deadlines demanded by events as well as supporting the team in all aspects of event administration and operational delivery.

You will be someone who is detail orientated, fast paced and a multitasker. You will be creative, approachable, and professional and have drive and ambition to learn how to build relationships with and grow our network of supporters. It is also vital that you are passionate for our music therapy delivery, have empathy for our beneficiaries and their families and believe that music can truly make a difference.

What we offer:

3 best things about the job (in our humble opinion)

• You will be joining an award-winning events team, with sector leading music awards show and many other industry events
• You will be fully supported as you learn and develop in the role and able to learn from very experienced colleagues
• You will be working on a broad spectrum of diverse and growing range of fundraising events in the sector

Central to the ethos of the team is learning and growing together, doing this through sharing insights as we collaborate or through training and development.

Don’t worry, you don’t need to be musical, but you do need to be able to work cross-organisationally with colleagues in all areas of the charity to help bring awareness of our mission, vision and achievements to the world.

A salary of £21,996 plus £1500 London Weighting where applicable, total £23,496 FTE

Pension scheme

31 days annual leave (pro rata)

Currently hybrid working (mix of office based in our North London office and home working)

Salary sacrifice benefits including cycle to work

A true People First charity with training and career development at our core

An inclusive culture – and lots of music!

This role is full time, but we would consider part time for the right candidate

We have a firm set of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) principles and values that we all commit to:

1: ACCESSIBLE TO ALL

Understanding the / Removing any barriers (including barriers in communication methods) to becoming a client, colleague, trustee, student, volunteer, supporter doner or any user/contributor to the services of Nordoff Robbins

2: PROVIDING EQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY

Giving everyone the right tools and access for salary, promotions, roles, responsibilities, learning, development, and access to a Music Therapist for those at most need

3: DIVERSE ENGAGEMENT

Reaching our audiences in a multitude of ways including by having conversations with them, and meeting them where they are – be that through services, communications, events, research, resources etc.

4: BE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION

To ensure we have fair practices, and allow people to speak out, question and challenge language, actions and behaviours of NR as an organisation and those who represent it and to provide channels for them to do so safely.

5: BE VIGILENT, PROACTIVE AND RESPONSIVE

To instil a culture of continual listening, evolving, and learning from people including our clients, their families and our colleagues and students

I am NR

Please apply with a CV and cover letter detailing your interest in the role and how your skills and experience match our requirements (please note applications without a covering letter will not be considered. Why? We want to hear about you as a person not just a list of your work accomplishments). 

Closing date: Friday 10th December,

Interviews: Week beginning 13th December in accordance with government Covid19 restrictions.

(We reserve the right to interview on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible)

This role is subject to a Basic DBS check

We are a Disability Confident Employer

Horatio’s Garden is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced Fundraising Officer to join our growing fundraising team and help make a difference to the lives of people with spinal injuries. We are seeking someone who is progressing their career and is looking for a new opportunity to join a dynamic charity - you will be given ongoing support, training and mentoring throughout the job.

Horatio's Garden builds and looks after beautifully designed garden projects in NHS spinal injury centres, supporting everyone affected by spinal injury through the most challenging times of their lives. We work with well-known, leading garden designers and architects to create outstanding spaces in the heart of the NHS. We then maintain the gardens and deliver therapeutic activities in collaboration with the clinical teams.

We currently have five garden projects in Salisbury, Stoke Mandeville, Oswestry, London and Glasgow with a sixth due to open early next year in Wales and a further in design phase in Northern Ireland with further capital projects planned over the next 5-10 years.

If you have experience of building relationships with Trusts and Foundations and businesses to contribute to sustainable income growth and would like to further develop your skills within a dynamic charity, we would love to hear from you. 

This is a full time role, based in our office in Salisbury for a minimum of 3 days per week. 

Please apply by submitting your CV and a covering letter, outling how you meet the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. 

Horatio's Garden is an equal opportunities employer. 

Around the world millions of people do not have access to books. At Book Aid International, we work to get books into the hands of those who need them most by donating brand new books to schools and libraries in 26 countries around the world. In 2020, we sent over 850,000 books and every year we strive to do more because we know that books have the power to change lives.

We are looking for a Trusts and Corporates Fundraising Executive to join our vibrant team, reporting to the Trusts and Corporates Manager. This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic individual looking for an exciting next step in their career who will have ambition to grow the charity’s income.

The Trusts and Corporates team raise around £1 million a year through applications to charitable trusts and foundations and through partnerships with a range of corporate supporters. Our relationships with these supporters are very important to Book Aid International and provide around half of our voluntary income each year. 

Your work will be vital in supporting these income streams. You will be a strong communicator with excellent writing skills and great at relationship building. You will be impeccably organised, bring a varied skillset and a pro-active attitude.

We are looking for someone experienced who would like to make their mark in this new role that has been created to support Book Aid International’s fundraising function.

Book Aid International is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all.

We will operate employment and selection procedures based on a policy of merit alone which forbids discrimination.

To apply please complete the application form and apply via CharityJob.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as interviews may take place before the closing date.

Events Fundraising Coordinator

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Home Worker (England, Wales and NI)
Salary: £22,814 - £23,735 depending on skills and experience + London allowance of £3,600 if applicable
Working Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 02 January 2022
Interview Date: To be confirmed (interviews will be conducted through Zoom or Teams)

Reference number: VAC2656

**Please Note that if we receive enough suitable applications before the close date we will stop applications early. Please apply early to avoid disappointment!**

The deadline for submitting applications for this vacancy is 5pm on the closing date.

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

About the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic Events Fundraising Coordinator to join our ambitious Events team, working within our Memory Walk team. As a team, we deliver the organisation’s flagship event programme, Memory Walk, and our new event series, GLOW. We aim to provide the best possible event experience, to increase sign ups and income, to ultimately support more people affected by dementia.

This role will be responsible for supporting on key aspects of both the GLOW and Memory Walk series delivery with specific focus on supporter care, internal and external relationship management, and process support. This will ensure the smooth running of our events, that we are providing the best possible experience for our participants and that income targets are reached.

About you

We are looking for an organised, innovative and target driven individual who has experience working in a busy events environment. Supporting on multiple events across the GLOW and Memory Walk series, you’ll be able to prioritise your own workload, make quick data-led decisions and problem solve to ensure we maximise our income to increase the impact we have on the lives of people affected by dementia.

You will be a great communicator who is comfortable building relationships both internally and externally and is experienced in providing outstanding supporter care with great attention to detail.

We are looking for someone who is passionate and enthusiastic to play a key role in the delivery of our growing events.

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.

You may have experience of the following: Events Fundraising Coordinator, Events Officer, Events Assistant, Fundraising Assistant, Events Coordinator, Fundraising Coordinator, Fundraising Officer, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Charities, Not for Profit, Fundraiser, Marketing, Business Development, Donor Management, Third Sector, Fundraising Assistant, etc.

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We are currently looking for a Fundraising Assistant to join our team based in Stroud, Gloucestershire. You will join us on a part time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £16,500 to £18,500 per annum (pro-rata)

• Role: Fundraising Assistant
• Hours: 12-15 hours per week
• Salary: £16,500-£18,500 per annum (pro-rata) - depending on experience
• Location: Head Office, Stroud, Gloucestershire

At Meningitis Now, we save lives and rebuild futures by funding research, raising awareness and providing support for people whose lives have been changed by meningitis.

The Fundraising Assistant will support Meningitis Now’s Fundraising and Partnerships teams, with the overall aim of maximising income for the charity. This includes assisting with the effective planning and delivery of fundraising events, community and corporate fundraising and individual giving.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave entitlement per annum, plus bank holidays
• A cash healthcare plan
• Employer-matched pension contribution (up to 5%)
• Death in service cover
• Hybrid working
• Long-term service rewards

Click on apply now to download a full job description from our website!

*Note: Meningitis Now reserve the right to close this advert early or extend it depending on the number of sufficient applications received. If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible.

We want to represent the breadth and diversity of the UK and particularly welcome expressions of interest from a diverse range of professional and personal backgrounds. 

Meningitis Now is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process. The successful candidate will be required to complete regular safeguarding training and undertake a DBS check. 

REDRESS is recruiting a Fundraising Assistant to oversee supporter engagement and running events, as well as provide ongoing support to proposal development and grant management. We encourage applications from candidates with experience of supporting in any of these areas, ideally at an international NGO, and with a commitment to human rights. 

Who we are

REDRESS is an international human rights organisation based in London and The Hague that pursues legal claims on behalf of survivors of torture in the UK and around the world to obtain justice and reparation for violations against their human rights. We empower survivors to access justice through human rights cases against governments, civil cases against individuals, and cases where we advocate for law enforcement bodies to prosecute perpetrators under the principle of universal jurisdiction. Our approach is strategic, so that as well as representing an individual we target the policy reasons that enabled the torture to take place, by building a campaign that uses advocacy, community engagement, and communications to influence change. Our 2025 Strategy identifies torture related to dissent and discriminatory torture as our two thematic priorities. We also support the anti-torture movement through our solidarity programme.

The Team

The Fundraising Assistant will support the Programme Development Manager to deliver the fundraising strategy, working towards specific fundraising targets for Trusts and Foundations, Major Donors, Law Firms, Individual Giving and Events. The position will also support with new project and proposal development

Position Profile

The main responsibilities of the role are:

· Prospect research to identify potential donors for key programme areas.

· Assisting with drafting grant proposals and uploading applications to online systems.

· Monitoring and updating the fundraising pipeline and deadlines schedule.

· Coordinating runners and developing communications for running events. 

· Tracking and recording individual giving income and donation journeys.

· Writing supporter stewardship emails and analysing response rates.

· Working with the Communications Assistant to develop fundraising content for the website and social media sites.

The position is also expected to carry out such further duties as may reasonably be required from time to time by REDRESS.

Person Specification

This is an entry level position, and so we will consider candidates at the beginning of their career, with some relevant experience.

Essential Competencies

The successful candidate will need to have the following essential competencies:

· Strong IT skills, particularly in using Microsoft Excel

· Good writing skills and the ability to adapt style to different audiences

· Proven organisation skills, with the ability to prioritise, schedule and meet deadlines

· Fluency in written and oral English.  

Desirable Competencies

A strong candidate will also have other desirable competencies:

· A university degree relevant to the role or at least two years relevant work experience.  

· Experience of working with email lists, databases and/or online systems.

· Knowledge of social media, Google Analytics and AdWords.

· Skills in a language other than English, in particular French, Arabic or Spanish. 

Personal Attributes

To work for Redress, the candidate should have the following personal attributes: 

· Happy to work collaboratively as part of a small and energetic team with a wide range of personalities. 

· Highly efficient and organised, with an ability to multi-task, show initiative, solve problems, and take a hands-on role when necessary.

· Able to think and work strategically, creatively, and under pressure.

· Able to understand and support the aims, objectives and values of REDRESS and reflect them in all aspects of work. 

· Able to work with victims of human rights abuse with a range of specific needs. 

Terms

Reporting. The position reports to the Programme Development Manager.

Hours. This is a full-time position at 35 hours a week. Evening and weekend work may be required from time to time. REDRESS will consider a part-time role for this position.

Location. The position is based at the REDRESS office in London. REDRESS has a flexible working policy which allows some working from home.

Salary. REDRESS staff are paid according to set salary scales, with annual cost of living increases, and the possibility of step increase with strong performance. This is an entry level ‘assistant’ position, with a salary range starting at £26,390.

Duration. The contract is for an initial fixed-term of 12 months, but is expected to be extended, subject to funding.

Start date. The position would start in February 2022.

Probation. There is a six-month probationary period. 

Pension. REDRESS offers a pension contribution of 10% of salary.

Holiday.  There are 25 days of holiday per year, in addition to UK public holidays. The office is also closed between Christmas and New Year.

Status. The candidate must have the right to live and work in the UK.

First round Interviews will take place on Wednesday 5 January 2022.

Final round interview will take place on Friday 7 January 2022.

How to Apply

In line with our Equality Policy, we particularly welcome applications from candidates from ethnic minorities who are currently under-represented at REDRESS.

Please upload into our recruitment platform:

· A cover letter of no more than one page explaining (a) why you would like to work for REDRESS, and (b) how you fulfil the personal specification for the role. Please name this document using: [family name] [personal name] Cover letter

· Your curriculum vitae, including the names and contact details of two references (these will only be approached in final stage of the process). Please name this document using:  [family name] [personal name] Curriculum Vitae

· Please also complete the Diversity Monitoring Form (which is anonymous, so please do not name this).