The Single Gifts Campaign Manager helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by managing the Single Gifts Campaigns team to deliver campaigns that maximise income for the organisation and also maximise the number of new recruits through various media channels, whilst monitoring quality and cost of acquisition. The role will develop the supporter journey for all supporters to reduce attrition, maximise lifetime value and create a world leading supporter experience.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. This role is offered on a six-month fixed term basis.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate profile

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

· Educated to degree or diploma level.

· A recognised marketing/fundraising qualification or equivalent experience.

·  A proven track record and experience in a results-driven direct marketing/Fundraising environment, managing budgets and a variety of projects to delivery simultaneously.

· Charity sector experience.

· Management of a team in a fast-paced environment.

· Good understanding of direct marketing principles and techniques.

· Good understanding of Gift Aid.

· Confidence, motivation and great organisation and communication skills.

· Good time management, prioritisation and negotiating skills.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.

If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

We’re here for the cure. Everything we do is to move us closer to that goal.

Curing Parkinson’s needs world-class collaborative science involving researchers, clinicians, the pharmaceutical industry and, most importantly, people who are living with Parkinson’s. This collaboration is at the heart of our research programme.

Our leadership and funding enables the world’s leading neuroscientists and neurologists to prioritise, together, the next generation of drugs for clinical trial.

With an ambitious plan to increase Community and Events income, this is an exciting time to join Cure Parkinson’s. This is a genuine opportunity for a self-motivated, experienced and enthusiastic Community fundraiser to develop and make their mark as part of this innovative and dynamic charity.

The Senior Community Fundraising Officer role will be responsible for increasing the level of community support and income through the pro-active engagement with and excellent stewardship of high net worth individuals, community groups, committees, companies and supporters from the Parkinson’s community across the UK.

You will be an active networker and be able to spot opportunities to raise funds and maximise income growth through supporter led and event fundraising.

You will have demonstrable success in community fundraising, a solid understanding of supporter led fundraising and Facebook challenges, as well as a passionate and proactive approach to develop fundraising leads that deliver results.

This role is strongly focused on bringing in new community events and campaigns, and will suit an outgoing, positive and professional fundraiser who is used to working on their own initiative and wants to develop their knowledge and experience.

The Senior Community Fundraising Officer will report to the Head of Public Fundraising and work within the Events and Community team alongside our Senior Events Fundraising Officer and Events Fundraising Executive.

Join our team as our new Fundraising Manager

Location: Kingston upon Thames - Hybird - remote and office based

Hours: Part-time - 21 hours per week (flexible working, and job share considered)

Salary: £33,000 – 39,000 pro-rata (£23,000-28,000 for 21 hours)

Leave: 26 days per annum plus bank holidays

Reports to: Director

Staff reporting: Bid Writer, Digital Engagement Coordinator

We are looking for a Fundraising Manager to lead RAK’s fundraising functions across multiple income streams. With the support from the Director and Board of Trustees Fundraising Manager is responsible for developing, overseeing and delivering fundraising initiatives.

The Fundraising Manager will play an active part in strategic direction of the charity and decision making on a senior management level.

This is an exciting time to join Refugee Action Kingston with an established fundraising team and strong pull of supporters to build new successes on. The charity is under-going transformation with growing team, re-branding and exciting local partnership projects.

Refugee Action Kingston:

Refugee Action Kingston is a frontline charity that supports people from the asylum-seeking and refugee communities to integrate into the local area. We deliver a range of services including welfare, immigration and legal advice, education, counselling, and careers guidance.

Purpose of the role:

To hold lead responsibility across fundraising functions of the charity to generate income and meet organisational targets and ensuring development opportunities are effectively maximised.

This role requires proven experience of successful grant writing and the ability to demonstrate record of fundraising achievements across multiple income streams.

Main Areas of Accountability

Fundraising

• Responsible for the development and the implementation of RAK’s Fundraising Strategy, in line with organisational strategy and resources.
• To provide the highest standard of stewardship to existing donors and supporters to maximise income and ensure long-term funding relationships.
• Contributing to the monitoring and evaluation of the impact of the services provided at Refugee Action Kingston.

Trusts & Foundations, Statutory

• Securing regular income by producing and submitting appealing fundraising applications to trusts & foundations or statutory funding.
• Working with a Bid Writer to ensure successful funding pipeline for the needs of RAK’s services.
• Researching, monitoring, and identifying new funding opportunities for the developments of existing or new services and organisational capacity.
• Reporting to funders in line with funding criteria, objectives and the specified outcomes conditional to the funding.

Individual Giving

• Ensuring that donations are acknowledged in an appropriate and timely manner in line with the stewardship policy
• Managing the charity’s supporter database and online donations
• Developing an excellent supporters journey via digital means and channels
• Preparing appealing fundraising campaigns and cases for support to the general public

Business Development

• Working with Digital Community Engagement Officer to maximise income from the online charity shop, social media channels and other digital channels.
• Keeping up to date with professional best practice and recent trends, identifying developments that impact the organisation, and sharing knowledge appropriately across teams and departments

Corporate Giving

• To lead the expansion of RAK’s Corporate Giving initiatives, identifying and developing opportunities for engagement.
• Support the Bid Writer with implementing Corporate Giving action plan and stewardship.

Person specification

We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate:

• Significant fundraising successes across different income streams
• Persuasive written and spoken communication skill
• A strong track record of achieving established targets and KPIs
• Experience of developing and building high-value partnerships
• Excellent leadership and management skills
• Experience of delivering effective stewardship for a variety of stakeholder audiences
• A track record of managing budgets, complex report writing and data analysis
• Knowledge and experience of using digital fundraising tools and resources to maximise fundraising income
• Good time management skills including good sense of priorities and project development timelines
• Knowledge of the regulatory frameworks for fundraising activity for charities in the UK
• Commitment to working within an equality and diversity framework

Our workplace

We want Refugee Action Kingston to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thought. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of other ethnicities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and neurodiverse communities, to make a real difference to the refugees that we serve so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

Asking for adjustments

RAK is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for neurodiverse people, people with disabilities or with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please use the message function to get in contact.

To make an application please submit your CV, no longer than 2 A4 pages and a short covering letter addressing the person specification.    We invite you to complete our Equality Monitoring form.

Closing date: 6th June 2022

Assessment and interviews: Week commencing 13 June 2022

* All posts working for Refugee Action Kingston require an understanding of the needs of refugees and issues facing ethnic minorities in the UK. In addition, we require a strong commitment to equal opportunities from anyone who works for us.

Refugee Action Kingston is obliged to comply with the Asylum and Immigration Act (1996) and this requires certain documents to be presented by candidates before an offer of employment can be made. If you are invited to interview, we will ask you to bring these documents with you.

For jobs which involve, for example, working with, or having access to children and/or vulnerable adults and their records, we will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau and need to have information from you regarding any previous, existing or pending convictions or cautions. This will form part of the recruitment process if you are successful after interview.

This post is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and you will need to declare any spent or unspent convictions to us. Please ask for a declaration form, if applicable.

Package: Circa £55,000 per annum (dependent on candidate experience) plus 10% employer pension contribution, health care cash plan and a range of other sector-leading benefits

About Us

Help Musicians is a charity that loves music and for 100 years has been working hard to make a meaningful difference to the lives of musicians across the UK. We want to create a world where musicians thrive. 

A musicians’ life can be precarious with ups and downs throughout a career. Opportunities must be hard-won, whilst challenges come along all too easily, with unsteady income and physical and mental health concerns common issues to navigate. Musicians were hit hard during the pandemic, with thousands needing financial hardship support to make ends meet. As we look ahead, we are committed to helping re-build careers and reaching more musicians across the U.K to make a meaningful difference to the lives and careers of the individuals who bring such joy to all of us through their talent.

About the role

As an independent charity we rely on the generosity of donors to support our work and help those in need. The Head of Fundraising therefore is a vital member of the leadership team, developing strategy and plans to grow income and effectively steward supporters. You will have overall responsibility for public fundraising, leading, and inspiring a small but dedicated team focusing on individual giving, community fundraising, legacies and major gifts. With experience of bringing new ideas to life and delivering change, you will have experience of hitting and exceeding income targets across multiple strands of income. This role will offer the right candidate the opportunity to think creatively about how to widen our donor base, increasing engagement in the charity’s work from music lovers right across the U.K.

About you

We’re not looking for someone with experience in every aspect of the remit of this role; instead, you’ll possess an aptitude for setting public fundraising strategy and leading in the development of a multi-year plan to achieve goals. Applying your exceptional leadership skills to deliver through a high performing team and working collaboratively with others across the organisation to set campaigns, drive digital growth and demonstrate the positive impact the charity delivers to those who support us.

Who we want:

• Visionary – setting a path for the future and bringing teams with you
• A strategic do-er – plan it, deliver it, analyse it
• Empathetic – understanding the motives of supporters to deepen engagement and identify new markets

For full details of the role and how to apply please click apply and visit our website.

Deadline for applications: Monday 30th May, 9am

Interview dates: Thursday 9th and Friday 10th June
 

With our overarching mission of leading the therapeutic use of gardening and horticulture in the UK, your role in supporting the fundraising team will be key in meeting our key objectives of developing and delivering the fundraising strategy and to maintain effective and compliant income generation.

This is the perfect role if you’re looking for a fresh start, a new challenge or to start a career in the charity fundraising sector. You don’t need to be an expert, but some knowledge of charity fundraising would be great, although not essential as we provide an excellent induction programme and provide relevant training and ongoing support throughout.

We’re looking for a Fundraising Executive who can support a team of passionate and committed fundraisers to generate income from a varied portfolio of activities for Thrive. You will take play a key role in supporting data management through our CRM (database), administrative and campaign support to the Fundraising Manager and the Fundraising team, helping to increase income to Thrive through fundraising activities. 

A natural organiser, you will support the team across a variety of focus work areas including fundraising events and initiatives, new business opportunities, donor stewardship and general administration tasks. The money you will help to raise will enable us to improve the lives of people living with disability and long-term health conditions.

If you are a confident communicator and collaborator with excellent CRM skills, we can offer you a new and rewarding challenge.

Broad Outline of Key Responsibilities -

• Supporting the promotion and delivery of fundraising, profile raising and donor stewardship
• Ensure recording of all data relating to fundraising on the CRM.
• To assist with the preparation and analysis of data reports (from the CRM)
• Providing administrative support to the Fundraising Team
• Supporting fundraising activities such as events, campaigns

To apply Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification, to recruitment Closing date for applications is 12pm, 5th June 2022.

Successful appointment to this post will be subject to satisfactory references and Disclosure & Barring Service checks.  Thrive complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice.  Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an individual from working for Thrive.

You bring your strategic thinking and genuine enthusiasm for policy solutions that can improve young people’s lives. We’ll bring our fantastic team environment, a focus on staff wellbeing, and support for you to develop.

About us  

Youth Access is the membership organisation for youth information, advice and counselling services (YIACS). Our vision is that all young people can access free support on their journey into adulthood from community-based advice and counselling services that respect their rights and meet their individual needs.   

We:  

• Advocate with and for our members and young people, to influence national policy and funding decisions.  

• Facilitate networking and collaboration across our network, enabling challenges and solutions to be shared.  

• Develop and disseminate evidence, training and guidance to support members to develop their services and advocate for change locally.   

• Through centring young people’s voices, we support them to campaign for transformational change to ensure services and systems fulfil their rights.  

​  In our last staff wellbeing survey: 

• 100% of people rated their overall wellbeing levels while at work as 4 or 5/5.  

• 100% of people said they believe Youth Access helps them if they are stressed. 

• When asked to describe their relationships with co-workers, responses included “Great! Open, honest and kind”, “Encouraging, supportive, considerate and trustworthy” and “Open, honest, fun and reliable. We are a people focused team” 

About the role  

As a small organisation, our power lies in our community - over 160 youth organisations around the country, and the thousands of young people that they work with every year. Your role will be to identify strategic opportunities to influence, through empowering and engaging our network, building a strong case for change, and communicating it to the people who can make it happen. You will also play an important leadership role within the organisation, sitting on the Senior Management Team.   

This role will be critical in making sure the Youth Access movement is speaking to and working to the needs of young people who are falling through the gaps in other parts of the youth, mental health and justice systems.  

About you  

We’re looking for a strategic thinker who can also roll up their sleeves and get stuck into turning plans into action. You should have a genuine interest in the issues facing young people and the policy solutions that can improve young lives. You’ll be driven by our progressive values, believing in bold approaches that centre social justice, collaboration with those with lived experience of the issues, and a responsiveness to the ever-changing policy landscape.  

You might have experience in policy, community organising, campaigns, or public affairs. This could be your first step into a senior or management role. You might have leadership experience, but maybe from outside the workplace. 

You don’t have to meet every single requirement in the job pack. We are more interested in whether you can demonstrate your ability to do the job and pick up relevant knowledge along the way. There will be support and opportunities to learn.

We know that the policy and campaigns field lacks diversity. This is something we’d like to play a part in addressing through this recruitment. Driving equity in services for young people is a core part of our new strategy and essential to achieving our vision. That also means continuing our own journey as an organisation committed to tackling inequalities.    

Key dates  

Please see full job pack for details of how to apply. 

Closing date for sending CV and responses:  9am Friday 3rd June

Shortlisted applicants invited to interview by: Week commencing 6th June

Interviews: Week commencing 13th June 

Please note, Youth Access is committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for all staff and stakeholders and in line with our Safeguarding Policy, the successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. 

Beat are looking for a highly organised, proactive and engaging Campaigns Officer who is passionate about campaigning, excited about policy change and excellent at building stakeholder relationships.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our growing  Advocacy and Government Relations team as an Campaigns & Advocacy Officer to support and implement an effective programme of advocacy work across the UK, with a focus on Cats Protection’s public facing advocacy campaigns and advocacy related issues within communities across the country. You will join us working 35 Hours per week, on a permanent basis and will be based remotely. In return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £33,884.72 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Although this role is remote, please note there will be an expectation of regular visits to Cats Protection's National Cat Centre, Chelwood Gate, on the edge of Ashdown Forest. This is a remote location and public transport is limited, a driving license is essential for this role. There will also be travel to other areas of the country (covered under expenses) for events, team meetings and away days.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2021 we helped 137,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 375 cats a day!

The Advocacy & Government Relations team leads for the charity on influencing decision makers and those whose policies, practices and decisions affect cat welfare across the UK. The team works to influence legislators, professional organisations and corporates. The team’s work has included publishing ‘The Time is Meow: A cat welfare action plan for Westminster’ following the 2019 election, launching a “Purrfect Landlords” campaign to encourage landlords to allow cats and calling for compulsory microchipping of cats across the UK. The team has run digital campaigns as part of its strategy for a number of years but is now looking to increase capacity and build a stronger level of engagement with our campaigners.

Responsibilities of our Campaigns & Advocacy Officer:

As our Campaigns & Advocacy Officer, you’ll be focusing on Cats Protection’s public facing advocacy campaigns. You will work to deliver effective public facing campaigns at a national and local level focussed on the advocacy teams core objectives. You will be creating and implementing effective campaign plans as well as producing campaign content for a variety of different mediums. This will involve a mixture of digital campaigning, and also leading on advocacy issues within local communities, by engaging with stakeholders and key decision makers. You will also be responsible for working with the Media, Web, Publications, Digital and Income Generation teams.

What we’re looking for in our Campaigns & Advocacy Officer:

• A strong understanding of the political landscape and experience of campaigning, advocacy, public affairs or influencing work
• Experience of working with volunteers/public supporters or campaigners
• Experience of digital campaigning and a strong understanding of how to motivate supporters/campaigners
• Proven ability to multi-task and work independently on own initiative, accurately and under pressure
• Experience of effective use of social media and the internet in an advocacy/campaign context
• An organised individual with good written, oral and great people skills

What we can offer you:

• Salary of up to £33,884.72 per annum plus excellent benefits
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 25 days per year
• Life assurance scheme as well as a range of health benefits, including private health care
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and much more

Join us as our Campaigns & Advocacy Officer and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Please note applications which are received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date: 1st June 2022. Virtual interview date: W/C 6th June

Please note, should we receive a large amount of applications for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date. Cats Protection is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm.  We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Fundraising Insights Manager

Closing Date 5th June 2022

Interview Date 14th June 2022

Income Generation

Permanent – 37.5 hours per week

Hospice Pay band – D (£33,561 - £40,503)

Location: Hybrid working including Erdington and Selly Park sites

The Hospice Charity Partnership, formed from Birmingham St Mary’s and John Taylor Hospices, is looking for a Fundraising Insights Manager to join the Income Generation Team.

Are you an experienced Data Manager? Do you have experience of gathering and analysing data in the third sector and sharing your insight with colleagues?

If so then we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join the fundraising team as a Fundraising Insights Manager.

Working to support The Hospice Charity Partnership in achieving its vision to reach more people across our communities and growing voluntary income.

This role is responsible for the management of the Donorflex CRM system, which incorporates all data for fundraising and engagement purposes and records all voluntary gifts and Gift Aid.

Working across the department, you will take ownership for the delivery of high-quality data processing, ensuring systems capture the right data about supporters so the charity can plan insight-led activities to raise the voluntary income needed for The Hospice Charity Partnership (HCP) to achieve its goals.

Reporting directly to the Head of Fundraising Partnerships & Supporter Experience one of your main objectives will be to collect & analyse data to understand who our supporters are and how we can enhance and maximise income and engagement utilising this information.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience of managing and working with fundraising databases, good analytical skills, attention to detail and problem solving, as well as the ability to interpret information and quickly assimilate data and spot inconsistencies/patterns. Significant experience of working in a fundraising setting directly supporting donors and having a comprehensive understanding of the supporter journey and related processes would be an advantage, as well as a thorough understanding of data protection and confidentiality in the context of fundraising and finance.

If you have the skills and expertise and want to make a difference to people living with a life-limiting illness, this could be the role for you.

We do not have a sponsor’s licence and are unable to support Visa applications.

We value each person as an individual - whether they are colleagues, patients, family members, carers or supporters, every person matters. We embrace diversity of culture, background and environment knowing it enriches our workplace and our relationships with our local communities. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We would love to hear from you; about what makes you uniquely you, and how this opportunity will support you to succeed.

Candidates can be put off applying for a job when they have caring responsibilities and may not think they can achieve the flexibility they need. We are keen to hear from you, and whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution.

Fundraising Manager

Plant Your Future is an international grassroots environmental charity with the vision of a restored Amazon Rainforest. To achieve this, we’re working to promote sustainable farming with Peruvian smallholder farmers, empowering them to adopt agroforestry and generate sustainable incomes through sale of sustainably harvested fruit, timber and carbon credits. Our work is not only an effective way to tackle climate change, but it also reduces the deforestation pressure on the rainforest and helps protect irreplaceable high conservation value rainforest biodiversity, including threatened animal and bird species. To date, we have helped 17 rural communities in the Loreto and Ucayali regions of the Peruvian Amazon to plant over 150,000 trees. Right now, we’re in the middle of a significant scale-up, with a plan to plant one million trees by 2025 

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated self-starter with a successful track-record in fundraising to help Plant Your Future continue to grow and achieve its goal of planting a million trees and beyond. 

You will be working closely with the Board of Trustees, as well as other volunteers. The role is home-based, although ability to travel to donor meetings, events and to meetings with the PYF Trustees is expected.

Apply online through charityjob with a cover letter and CV explaining why you want to work with Plant Your Future and the expertise you bring.

For further details, please see the attached job specification.

Are you the person to lead our exciting new fundraising plans, to enable people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions to live the life they choose?

Would you like a people focused role where you have a direct impact on how we fundraise as an organisation?

We are looking to recruit a new Head of Fundraising within United Response and this could be the new role you have been searching for.

About the role:

United Response is a leading charity supporting people with learning disabilities & mental health conditions. Renowned for our person centred approach we are committed to broadening our income sources in order that we can extend the reach of our exciting and innovative services.

You will be part of United Response’s wider Senior Leadership and will lead the full delivery of our Fundraising strategy in support of our new Long Term plan.

As a charitable organisation we are always looking for new and innovative ways to develop our fundraising propositions, to deliver impactful and sustainable services.

The Head of Fundraising is a new role, and will lead the team in building viable and exciting fundraising propositions and support the securing of income from a range of funding streams. You will work with our Fundraising Advisory Committee to develop our fundraising capabilities and capacity in line with our Long Term Plan

About you:

We are looking for someone with ambition and courage to step out of their comfort zone and use their creative imagination to lead our Fundraising team.

You will:

• Have experience within fundraising, ideally within Health and Social care
• Have experience of major donor, corporate, individual and legacy giving
• Be experienced in developing & delivering fundraising plans
• Have knowledge of current fundraising legislation including charitable/private provider market
• Have excellent communication skills
• Have great attention to detail
• Be motivated and enthusiastic
• Be computer literate

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our friendly and ambitious fundraising and marketing team.

You will help develop fundraising from individuals for the charity with the aim to increase unrestricted income and to encourage individuals to become life-time supporters of Wooden Spoon. 

The role includes project managing direct marketing campaigns, both on and offline, the day to day running of the stewardship programme for individuals and growing the charity’s regular giving income.  This is a hands-on, multi-faceted role, with plenty of opportunities for training and developing your skills.

Fundraiser Job Advert

Part time: 21 hours 

Annual leave: 25 days pro rata plus bank holidays

Benefits: Contributory pension scheme and Employee Assistance Programme

Location: Hybrid (1 day per week from office/2 days remote working)

This is a new role for HF Mencap, reflecting the charity’s desire to further diversify our income.

You will be responsible for building our fundraising capacity at a crucial time for the organisation and supporting our fundraising strategy and plans.

This is a perfect position for someone with strengths in funding applications, bid writing and cultivating individual donors who is keen to develop their wider fundraising and development skills and gain “all rounder” experience in the charitable sector with hands on opportunities to inform strategy, develop relationships and support the growth of the charity.

The right candidate will help us engage with new and existing audiences, spreading the word about the amazing work we do and inspiring people to get involved. You’ll have a good knowledge of event planning and be prepared to network and get out into the community to attract new support.

The fundraiser's responsibilities would primarily be to identify and complete trust funding applications to trust funders as well as complete tenders and contracts but would also include developing fundraising programs/products, recruiting individual and corporate sponsors and volunteers, and encouraging support through promotional activities and events.

Interviews to be held the week of the 27th of June

About Tree Aid: 

Tree Aid is an international development organisation working with people in the drylands of Africa to tackle poverty and the effects of the climate crisis by growing trees, improving people’s incomes, and restoring and protecting land. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Individual Giving - Retention Fundraising Officer at Tree Aid.

This is a fantastic opportunity to support transformational change for some of the world’s most vulnerable people who are living on the frontline of the climate crisis. Tree Aid works in partnership with communities in the drylands of Africa, using forestry and natural resource management to relieve poverty and protect the environment. We are values led, unique in what we do and are growing fast.

Here are a few words about working at Tree Aid the role from our team:

"Tree Aid is an organisation that makes you feel passionate about coming to work. Every staff member is focused on delivering huge impact, working closely together and being transparent, ethical and data driven every step of the way.”

After almost 8 years at Tree Aid, our Fundraising Officer is moving on. This is what he had to say about the role:

“In my role as Fundraising Officer for Retention I have been involved in some great campaigns. Over the years i have worked with the Fundraising Manager to develop Appeal Communications and Update Magasines. One of the highlights has been attending meetings with our Programmes team, where they share news on the projects Tree Aid runs. I’ve really enjoyed working with Tree Aid and would recommend it to anyone who is passionate about fundraising."

The role will focus on engaging with existing donors to increase individual giving income from donors who have supported Tree Aid for 6 months or more.  

You will develop a range of regular communications that will steward and cultivate our existing donors. You will work with the Fundraising Manager to plan and deliver the retention element of the Individual Giving programme.

You will maximise on donor retention opportunities to ensure long-term programme growth. You will have 1-2 years developing effective supporter journeys that have successfully grown donor income. You will be passionate about fundraising,

You will be data driven and able to demonstrate a solid understanding of CRM databases, and how they can be used to enhance the supporter experience. You will have knowledge of trends in individual giving and digital fundraising. 

Finally, you should be an excellent communicator, with a proactive and creative approach to working, used to juggling priorities and passionate about delivering the best supporter experience possible. You will lead by example to provide sector-leading supporter care.

Knowledge & Experience:  

• 1-2 years' experience of direct marketing and fundraising across all channels. (Inc. phone, email, online, print)  

• Experience of project managing fundraising campaigns to agreed targets, deadlines & budgets

• Experience of production and/or fulfilment of communications materials  

• Experience of using fundraising CRMs (Raisers Edge NXT preferred)  

• Experience of undertaking research and reporting findings  

• Knowledge of administering legacies 

  Skills:   

• Excellent planning and project management skills; experienced in prioritising workload.

• Excellent written communications skills and high standard of English; good editing and copy writing skills, able to communicate in an engaging and persuasive style. 
• High level of attention to detail. 

• Understanding of good digital customer journeys and stewardship journeys.  

• High level of numeracy and analytical skills with ability to analyse data and produce reports.  

• Good IT ability, including good typing skills and the use of Microsoft Office (including Excel and Word). 

• Good supporter/customer care skills and good telephone manner. 

  Personal Qualities:  

• A passion for international development and to issues affecting rural smallholder farmers in dryland Africa  
• Proactive and confident to make recommendations to improve future activity. 
• Open and willing to learn  
• Flexible and responsive