ROLE: HHA Community Fundraising & Communications Manager

HOURS: Full Time 

SALARY: £25k-£30k (depending on experience)

LOCATION: Office and home based (remote working) is acceptable within this role. HHAs office is based at: 25 Coney Hill Road, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 9BU

Hope Health Action (HHA) is a Christian NGO passionate about providing life-saving health and disability care to the world’s most vulnerable without discrimination. We work tirelessly to provide health, disability and emergency relief in Haiti, Uganda and South Sudan; empowering local partners to provide dignified and accessible care to the most vulnerable. 

HHA started in 2007 when we co-founded a hospital in Haiti that has since become one of the leading health facilities in northern Haiti, home to a maternity and neonatal unit which cares for thousands of mothers and babies every year and one of Haiti’s leading spinal cord injury rehabilitation centres. In recent years we’ve also launched in East Africa providing emergency relief to the South Sudan refugee crisis, providing life-saving aid through emergency food rations, maternal health care and disability projects. We will soon open a major new disability centre in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, Uganda. We have exciting plans to scale up our work in the coming years and are looking for an ambitious Community Fundraising & Communications Manager to join the team and help us reach these goals.

The role

We are looking for a dynamic, creative and enthusiastic Community Fundraising and Communications Manager to work alongside our Fundraising and Partnerships Manager (FPM) to help develop and manage our fundraising strategy in the coming years, paying particular attention to building our supporter base, developing new partnerships and increasing income.  We are looking for a self-motivated and ambitious individual with a genuine passion for international development. 

You will have a unique and exciting opportunity to help HHA grow and make a real and tangible impact to our beneficiaries. This includes helping to raise important funds to support the development of our partner hospital in Haiti, alongside a growing range of health, disability and emergency programmes in South Sudan and Uganda.  As a small charity, you will have direct links to our field operations, including the opportunity to regularly visit our overseas programmes and have on-going opportunities for cross-departmental learning. We are a small but passionate, friendly and close-knit team where staff are encouraged to execute creative and new ideas, working together to support each other’s efforts.

This is a busy role that will cover a diverse range of our fundraising activities and require someone with the competence and experience to manage multiple aspects of our strategy. It would be desirable for someone to have previous experience working within a small organisation/charity to understand the dynamics between providing strategic development and handling the day-to-day operations. 

The person

HHA is looking for someone with the vision and energy to develop a clear 3 year fundraising & partnership development strategy with our FPM that will build upon existing strengths of HHA and develop new, innovative ideas in a professional and effective manner. This will require someone with adaptability, creativity and strong relationship building skills, working with our Finance Manager, Country Directors, CEO and Board of Trustees to design, implement and effectively monitor a strategy. You need to be comfortable working to clear annual plans, executing these against agreed financial targets set with the CEO and reporting back.

Comms:

We’re looking for someone to bring new, creative ideas around our communications and marketing, taking the lead with our programme team in identifying strong stories, engaging news/content for our digital and print communication, including our website, emails, newsletters and social media channels, our twice annual newsletter and materials to support campaigns and events. In order for HHA to grow and fulfil our ambitious vision, inspiring and creating a strategy to engage new supporters will be a central objective for this role. 

Community Fundraising:

You’ll work with our FPM on planning and managing a range of annual events in the HHA calendar, from challenge events to galas, from concept to delivery with budget management in between. You’ll also get involved in building and empowering a volunteer team who can help implement the fundraising strategy and help oversee the diversity of activities like our schools and church fundraising activities. With support from our FPM, CEO and design agency, you’ll manage a range of dedicated campaigns and appeals with the support of our in-country team members to deliver growth across HHA’s income streams. Alongside this, you’ll manage HHA’s other fundraising platforms including GlobalGiving, JustGiving and CAF, engaging and maximising impact of HHA’s fundraisers. 

If this sounds like you, we’d love you to join our friendly and creative fundraising team to help us to raise the funds needed to continue our life-saving work to those most in need across Haiti and East Africa.

Closing date for applications is Monday 15th November 2021

We will be hosting interviews in the coming weeks as suitable applicants apply. 

The Head of Fundraising will be responsible for leading and managing a portfolio of work to fundraise from a wide-range of sources, but likely primarily focused on Alumni and local and regional business and stakeholder sponsors, initially leveraging the University’s Diamond Jubilee to do so.  It is expected that fundraising and sponsorship will principally, but not exclusively, support funds for student welfare, access, success and progression.  However, a key initial task for the Role will be to establish both the likely range of fundraising and sponsorship sources, and the likely range of activities for which fundraising and sponsorship will be attractive and successful, as part of the development of a fundraising strategy.  You will initially report to the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise), although direct line management will be re-allocated within the Directorate in early 2022.

You will be educated to degree level and have significant previous experience in a leadership role, and of working in the higher education sector.  You will have a detailed understanding of the higher education context for fundraising, philanthropic giving and/or business and stakeholder sponsorship, and will have a proven track record of securing philanthropic gifts and business and stakeholder sponsorship as part of a significant institutional fundraising campaign.

Membership of the Institute of Fundraising would also be advantageous

Additional Information
 

Canterbury Christ Church University is committed to equality of opportunity, supporting and encouraging underrepresented groups as well as valuing diversity. We promote wider inclusion through our polices such as the Race Equality Charter, StoneWall for LGBT+ groups and the Disability Covenant, guaranteeing an interview to all disabled candidates which meet the essential criteria for our roles.

We aim to create an inclusive working culture in which all employees feel valued. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, which are currently underrepresented throughout Canterbury Christchurch. We are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities. We also welcome applications from LGB, Trans and Non-binary candidates. All applications decisions and progression opportunities through the University will be determined by personal merit only.

How to apply

 
 

Please ensure you include contact details of two employment referees in your application, one of which must be your current/ most recent line manager.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 24th October 2021
Interviews are to be held: Friday 5th November 2021

Would you like to be part of a great team dedicated to changing children’s lives? Bristol charity CCS Adoption is seeking a Fundraising Manager to drive forward our fundraising strategy, focused on Trusts and Foundations and our individual supporters.
The role will involve fundraising from Trusts and Foundations and overseeing individual and legacy giving campaigns, with one direct report. The successful candidate will be dynamic and organised with a proven track record in Trust fundraising.

This is an exciting opportunity as we embark on a new 5 year strategic plan. The Fundraising Manager will play an important role in developing relationships with trust and grants including writing bids and monitoring reports. Working in conjunction with the CEO the Fundraising Manager will also help to develop our relationships with major donors.

Supported by a Digital Marketing Officer and Fundraising Officer the successful candidate will develop our income streams from individual and major donors, churches, corporates, schools and community fundraising. The ideal candidate will have experience of managing digital fundraising campaigns, organising fundraising events and developing strategies to increase regular planned giving. Experience of using Donorfy and Enthuse or similar fundraising platforms will be an advantage.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate and apply your Christian faith to all that we do. Please refer to our ‘Statement of Belief’ for the basis of our Christian faith.

If you are interested in applying for the above role please complete an application form, and the equal opportunity form via our website.

The closing date for applications is 5pm Friday 29th October.

Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place on Tuesday 2nd November (PM) and Wednesday 3rd November (PM)

Job Description

Role summary:

You will be a highly motivated and experienced Grants and Individual Giving Fundraiser with a track record of successfully raising funds. Your role as the main fundraiser will be to maximise income from grants, and individual and business partner giving as part of the charity’s strategy to diversify our fundraising income.

Reporting to the CEO, you will lead on generating new income to meet an agreed annual target for the charity. You will be responsible for developing a grant fundraising plan to meet KCAH’s funding requirements and for writing funding bids. You will lead on increasing income from individual giving by managing the relationship with our existing pool of donors and creating a compelling case to persuade others to donate to KCAH.

Specific responsibilities will include:

Grant fundraising

• Develop a fundraising plan to meet our grant fundraising target, working with the CEO and others to identify our funding needs and identifying potential grant making organisations.
• Write high quality, creative funding applications to grant making organisations, working with other teams to ensure bids are compelling and accurate.  
• Develop good relationships with funders, including by maintaining regular contact with them so they understand what we do and our impact, and ensuring all reporting requirements are met.
• Work closely with the CEO, accountant and other teams to ensure all grants are correctly used and conditions and targets are met.
• Maintain accurate records and information about all Trust and Foundation applications and ensure that KCAH’s database and records are kept up to date.

Individual and corporate fundraising

• Define the KCAH ‘supporter journey’, and lead on its implementing it in order to bring in new donors, increase donor retention and donor giving.
• Support the KCAH communications team to plan communications and events in support of our fundraising strategy
• Work closely with the KCAH communication team so that their communications plan and events are informed by our fundraising objectives in relation to individual donors.
• Communicate promptly and effectively with our donors, including acknowledging all income generated.
• Define our requirements from a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, identify and lead the implementation of the best CRM system to meet KCAH’s needs. In the interim, ensure that accurate donor records are kept in line with GDPR.

Other Requirements:

• Understand, uphold and work within the ethos, aims and objectives of KCAH
• Keep abreast of key fundraising trends and issues and the regulatory environment around fundraising
• Develop strong and productive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
• Manage own learning and professional development
• Undertake any other duties which may reasonably be required in this post

Do you have a passion to see the churches in the UK led by men and women who have been well prepared for their crucial roles? LWPT is looking for someone with combination of fundraising experience and an eye for detail so needed in administrative work.

LWPT was set up in order to support Christian leaders as they head towards or are currently in positions in the local church that shape God’s people.  We develop preaching capabilities, offer supporting resources and give significant scholarship grants.

If you are successful, you will be responsible for developing the financial support and membership offering to those who support this ministry. You will be reporting to the Marketing and Membership Manager.

We offer a generous salary package as well as a pension, more than normal holidays and a suitable life assurance scheme. We also like to invest in the ongoing development of staff skills that are appropriate to the jobs they do. 

Throughout the pandemic, LWPT have worked successful from home thanks to an excellent online support system. As it appears as if we are heading towards a post-pandemic world we will be open to thinking creatively about what the work life will look like for all of our staff through a hybrid working option.

So we’re looking for someone with a commitment to see Christian leaders who are able to offer their local ministries the skills needed to strengthen the church. In particular, the development of income through fundraising as well as a mind committed to good supporting administration tasks.

Application Instructions

Applicants are asked to send an up-to-date CV and a covering letter on one side of A4, outlining why you feel you meet the job description. Christian experience and person specification for this role. Closing date for applications is midnight on the 25/10. Interviews for selected applicants will be on 8 and 9 November.

An exciting opportunity to fundraise from charitable trusts and major donors for education, healthcare and interreligious projects which benefit people of all faiths and none in the Middle East, Horn of Africa and India.

JOB PURPOSE:

The Fundraising Manager – Trusts & Major Donors – is a job share (full-time or part-time, with flexible working from home & office)  which is responsible for identifying, developing and managing a pipeline of grant-making trusts, foundations, institutional donors and individual major donors, preparing funding applications for donors in the UK and overseas and securing gifts and grants in support of the charity’s work. 

ABOUT THE CHARITY:

Fellowship and Aid to the Christians of the East (FACE) is a Christian charity which draws on 170 years’ experience of helping Eastern Christians to remain in their homelands, where Christianity was born and first spread. FACE enables people of all faiths and none in the Middle East, the Horn of Africa and India to free themselves from a life of poverty, inequality and injustice. Together with the local Christian communities, we aim to bring lasting change to those regions through education, healthcare and interreligious projects.

FACE enables the Eastern Christians:

• to rebuild their homes and communities
• to educate their children
• to create employment opportunities
• to secure the maintenance of their churches, schools, hospitals and care homes
• to promote ecumenical and interreligious relations
• to be peacemakers and mediators in their multi-faith communities

KEY DELIVERABLES:

1. SECURING GRANTS FROM TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS

• Developing and managing a pipeline of grant-making trusts, foundations and institutional donors
• Developing and managing cultivation plans to trusts and foundations
• Preparing and submitting high quality funding proposals in line with strategic objectives and the funder’s requirements in order to sustain and increase income from trusts
• Researching potential new trust and foundations supporters
• Initiating and building relationships with current and new grant-making trusts and foundations face-to-face and by phone and email
• Identifying suitable projects that match with donors’ interests and funding requirements
• Delivering own financial targets as well as contributing to team annual income targets
• Preparing and submitting timely and compelling narrative and financial reports to funders that demonstrate the impact of the work that has been funded

2. DEVELOPING SUPPORT FROM MAJOR DONORS

• Identifying, researching and evaluating prospective major donors and developing individual cultivation strategies for the top prospects
• Initiating and building relationships with prospective major donors in order to sustain and increase income from major donors
• Soliciting gifts at face-to-face meetings, sometimes involving trustees or influential stakeholders
• Providing swift and reassuring feedback to donors that meets their needs and expectations; providing timely and compelling reports as required and thanking promptly as soon as gifts are received
• Assisting with the organisation of donor cultivation and stewardship events

3. SYSTEMS

• Ensuring that donor transactions and communications are promptly and accurately recorded on the supporter database and in compliance with data protection legislation
• Ensuring that FACE’s policies are adhered to and that all activities are undertaken in line with FACE’s policies and procedures.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience of managing a prospect pipeline of trusts, foundations and major donors
• A track record of securing major grants and gifts from trusts, foundations and high net-worth individuals at a five and six figure level
• Experience of organising donor events or attending as an active member of the ‘home team’
• Knowledge of the current funding landscape in the UK and of trends in philanthropy
• Experience of using relationship databases and Microsoft Word and Excel

Desirable

• Experience of working with trustees and influential stakeholders
• Experience of working with an international development and/or faith-based charity
• An understanding of the Catholic Church and its networks
• Some knowledge of the socio-economic situation of the Greater Middle East

SKILLS, ABILITIES AND BEHAVIOUR

Essential

• Polished writing skills with the ability to articulate complex issues persuasively and to adapt the style of writing to different types of funding applications and communications
• The ability to meet application deadlines and to manage conflicting priorities effectively
• The acuity to make decisions on when and at what level to make the financial ask, sometimes involving trustees or peer-to-peer senior volunteers
• Good negotiating skills and an ability to ‘close the deal’
• The ability to understand and interpret the salient points in a financial budget
• The ability to scan the external environment to keep up to date on giving trends and best practice in fundraising
• Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial mindset and a willingness to work collaboratively as a member of a small team on all aspects of FACE’s fundraising and to ‘pitch in’ willingly to help when needed.

Location: Central London – with flexibility for home working 

Contract type: Permanent or contract – job share

Salary:  £35,000 per annum (pro-rata, for part-time)

Hours per week: Full-time or Part-time 

Holidays: 28 days per year including public holidays (pro-rata)

INTERVIEWS FOR THIS POST WILL BE CONDUCTED ON A ROLLING BASIS  AS AND WHEN SUITABLE CANDIDATES APPLY. 

Closing date: 12th November 2021

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

The role holder will contribute to the development, production and management of fundraising projects to encourage churches to give, act and pray for Christian Aid. This includes working on church appeals such as our Christmas and Harvest appeals.

This role can be based in our London office or can be home-based. If based in the London Office, £4,170 London Allowance will be added to the salary.

About you

You will have knowledge and experience of successful community/ church fundraising campaigns. You are a strong copy writer, a team player able to work cross-organisationally and to think strategically about how to engage our church audiences.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

From 1 July 2021, the process for completing right to work checks has changed and we can no longer accept EU passports or ID cards as valid proof of right to work, with the exception of Irish citizens.

There are now two types of right to work checks: a manual check and an online check. A manual check can be completed against relevant documentation as outlined by the Home Office. An online check can be completed if you hold digital proof of your immigration status in the UK. We will require your share code and date of birth to carry out this check. Please see Government website for more information on acceptable documents.

All successful candidates will require either a Basic or Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

We are looking to add an enthusiastic fundraiser to our Communications and Fundraising Team. Someone who is passionate about raising funds to see the Great Commission fulfilled, and who understands the vital importance of prayer and financial support in mission. This is a new role, building on work that has been already carried out across the staff team since 2019, as we seek to implement our fundraising strategy.

Taking primary responsibility for connecting with existing donors, this person will be a good listener, ready to engage well with our supporters and develop relationships. They will also take an active role in generating ideas to creatively reach new audiences, utilising our active social media platforms and website.

As well as communicating with our supporter database, they will build on existing funding from trusts. As they seek to develop more relationships with trusts and foundations, they will have responsibility for researching appropriate opportunities and completing trust applications.

With scope to develop and shape the role, intially the Fundraising Officer will work alongside the Communications Director to formulate reports for the Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees. Increasingly the Fundraising Officer will take greater responsibility for these reports as well as for coordinating and monitoring fundraising activity across the staff team. As such they will need to be able to encourage and ethuse others about fundraising tasks and communicate financial needs clearly and persuasively.

Housing Justice is looking for a talented and ambitious Marketing and Communications Manager to help us make even more of an impact on homelessness in the UK. Could that be you?

Who we are

Housing Justice is an exciting charity to work for. Our vision is of a society where everyone has access to a home that truly meets their needs – and today, the work we do is needed more than ever.

We mobilise church and community groups to take action to address homelessness and housing need, serving some of the most vulnerable people in our society. You could help us do even more.

You’ll be joining Housing Justice at an exciting time. We’re in a period of growth, delivering more projects for people experiencing homelessness and mobilising more churches and communities than ever before. Our expertise and quality services are being increasingly recognised by individual donors and grant givers.

But now, after nearly two years of the pandemic, we need to do even more to tackle homelessness in our society. That’s why we need a talented and dedicated Marketing and Communications Manager to help us articulate what we do and why donors should support us.

Could that be you? Are you the standout candidate we’re looking for?

As Marketing and Communications Manager, you will play an integral role in increasing the reach of our organisation. As the charity’s fundraiser, you will be responsible for growing our unrestricted funding – helping us deliver more life-changing work for people facing homelessness across England and Wales.

The role is predominantly remote, but you can work flexibly between home and our office based between The Oval and Vauxhall, which has reopened. The role is for 21 hours per week, but when these hours are worked is negotiable.

Generous Giving and Fundraising Advisor

Canterbury, Kent

35 hours per week

The Generous Giving and Fundraising Manager is a key role at the Diocese, as you will lead our giving and generosity strategy to encourage individuals and parishes to respond generously in order to resource the mission and ministry of our parishes and Diocese.

Reporting to the Financial Controller and working with the Finance team, you will work with deaneries, parishes and their leadership teams to explore local challenges and opportunities and help them develop effective and creative giving practices to resource their mission and ministry.

Subject to Diocesan Synod approval, you will oversee the communication and roll out of the National Parish Giving Scheme in collaboration with the finance team, local churches, the Diocese of Rochester and other national partner organisations.

You will also creatively and engagingly promote new methods of giving, for example the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS), online and contactless giving, as well as encouraging good practice in key areas such as legacies.

Educated to degree level or with equivalent experience in a fundraising capacity, you should have  an understanding of and a commitment to the promotion of the principles and practice of Christian generosity and giving, and a willingness to develop further. You should also have an understanding of the teaching which underpins the Christian principles of giving.

With a track record in leading, planning and advising upon giving/fundraising programmes in the not-for-profit sector, you will have a demonstratable understanding of finances, budgeting and budget management along with the ability to read and interpret a set of parish accounts.

A natural communicator, you should also have the ability to form excellent working relationships and be able to relate confidently and appropriately to a wide range of people.

You will be expected to work during evenings and some weekends (including some Sundays) but would be encouraged to take time off in lieu, and would be required to travel across the Diocese for meetings, so the ability to travel to remote locations and work flexibly is a necessity.

Canterbury Diocese is the oldest diocese in England, stretching from Maidstone to Thanet, the Isle of Sheppey to the Romney Marsh. We have 350 miles of coastline with historic ports and seaside resorts, alongside rural communities, market towns and commuter-belt urban developments. Affluent areas often sit alongside pockets of major deprivation, offering an exciting and challenging mission context. 

At the heart of all we do is a vision of transformation for ourselves and our communities: no one can encounter God and remain unchanged. In the Diocese of Canterbury, we want to increasingly become a Christian community transformed through encounter with Christ, growing and overflowing to transform and bless the families, homes and communities we serve: Changed Lives, Changing Lives.

Closing date: 6 November 2021.

Depaul UK are currently recruiting for a passionate and goal-oriented Regional Fundraising Manager to join our Fundraising and Corporate Communications team on a full time, permanent basis. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £35,748 per annum plus pension and benefits.

Depaul UK works with some of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. We specialise in working in communities where poverty and long-term unemployment have resulted in generations of social exclusion and high rates of homelessness

Over the past 30 years, we have grown as an organisation and developed and enhanced our work and the impact it has across the UK.  Depaul UK has a wide range of services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness

The Regional Fundraising Manager role: 

This is an exciting opportunity where your skills will make a real difference to the community and to the lives of young, vulnerable adults at risk of homelessness.

In this exciting role, you will focus on regional fundraising across different areas of local corporates, schools, churches and other community groups and associations.

You will play a vital role in helping us to support young people facing homelessness through the use of your skills in developing and implementing plans to build strong funding relationships at a local level across our key geographical regions.

What makes the Regional Fundraising Manager role exciting?

• A thorough induction and orientation to help you settle in and ensure you have the knowledge and support you need to perform your role.
• Continuous support and supervision including reflective practice to develop your learning and skills as a practitioner.

What will ideally support your success as our Regional Fundraising Manager:

• Previous relevant experience of at least 2 of the 4 key income streams (community groups, local corporates, schools, individuals)
• Experience working cross-team or cross-organisation to successfully deliver projects.
• Experience in developing and implementing a community-based supporter journey.
• Proven experience of networking and of developing and stewarding excellent personal relationships with external and internal stakeholders, donors and volunteers.
• Ability to make a compelling case for support in writing and in person.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of current fundraising trends.

What’s it like to work at Depaul UK?

You'll be joining a friendly, flexible, and values-led organisation, and will receive:

• Competitive salary
• 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Interest-free Annual Season Ticket Loan
• Four Weeks Paternity Leave

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Regional Fundraising Manager then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing Date for applications: 2nd November 2021

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this role. Our recruitment checks, induction, and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.

Hours:  Full time/Permanent, 37.5 hours – flexible, to include some evenings and weekends

Location:  Remote working, but based in general location, unless where specified below

Do you have a passion for fundraising and the desire to be part of a dynamic Community Outreach Team? Join us to support suffering and persecuted Christian communities around the world—Aid to the Church in Need needs YOU!

Tyneside, Greater Manchester/Leeds, Bristol, Greater London/South, Greater London/East Anglia.

We are working in partnership with the international Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), to assemble a brand new team of full-time Community Fundraisers.

We are seeking five Community Fundraisers, based in strategic locations throughout England. This ambitious and exciting new team will work with parishes, schools, special interest groups and individual benefactors to raise awareness, generate prayer and fundraise for thousands of life-changing projects around the world.

Successful candidates will be creative, enthusiastic, self-motivated individuals with excellent communication skills. ACN Community Fundraisers will be part of a supportive remote team committed to sharing ideas, strategies and training to ensure maximum success and satisfaction across the team.  All postholders must hold a driving licence, have access to a car and be prepared to travel with occasional overnight stays.

For more information, please contact Katherine Anderson-Scott, Charisma Charity Recruitment.Applications should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Candidates will need to sympathise with the purpose, mission and values of ACN UK, which is part of a Pontifical Foundation of the Catholic Church. 

Closing date: Aid to the Church in Need are keen to appoint so please apply without delay.

Locations:

• Tyneside – working across the Catholic Dioceses of Hexham & Newcastle, Lancaster and Middlesbrough (Applicants must reside on Tyneside.)
• Greater Manchester/Leeds – working across the Catholic Dioceses of Salford, Leeds and Hallam (Applicants must reside in Greater Manchester or within the Manchester/Leeds corridor.)
• Bristol – working across the Catholic Dioceses of Menevia, Clifton and Plymouth and the Archdiocese of Cardiff (Applicants must live within 10 miles of Bristol city centre.)
• Greater London/South – working across the Catholic Dioceses of Portsmouth and Arundel & Brighton and the Archdiocese of Southwark (Applicants must reside in Greater London south of the Thames.)
• Greater London/East Anglia – working across the Catholic Dioceses of Westminster, Brentwood & East Anglia (Applicants must reside in Greater London north of the Thames.)

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

This is a fantastic time to become part of the Christian Aid leadership team, as we seek to build on our recent growth and continue transforming our fundraising and supporter engagement and build a movement of people passionate about standing up for the dignity, equality and justice of all. Reporting into the Director, the Head of Community Fundraising and Public Engagement is responsible for leading Christian Aid's community and church-based engagement and fundraising, growing movements, increasing its profile and managing its reputation and influencing strategies. The role oversees two main functions across four teams and is responsible for more than £6m of income each year:

-Community and church-based engagement and fundraising

-Movement building, media, PR and ambassadors

At this pivotal time in Christian Aid's history, we are seeking to increase the profile of our work, widen our supporter base and find innovative, creative and prophetic ways to engage new audiences to give, act and pray to see the change we want to see to bring about dignity, equality and justice for the world's poorest and most marginalised groups.

About you

You'll be a driven and inspirational leader, working to inspire and develop a team to deliver our fundraising and supporter engagement strategy and make more noise about Christian Aid's work in the media and public life. You'll be visionary, collaborative, well-connected and full of great ideas, with an ability to make things happen and to get cut-through in a crowded market. With a track record in leadership within a complex organisation, you'll also understand how to connect with the diverse Christian and church context to build coalitions and deliver results.

Further information

This role could be home-based or contractually based in our London office with a hybrid working arrangement. If based in London, the salary would be £70,830 - 78,177.

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

From 1 July 2021, the process for completing right to work checks has changed and we can no longer accept EU passports or ID cards as valid proof of right to work, with the exception of Irish citizens.

There are now two types of right to work checks: a manual check and an online check. A manual check can be completed against relevant documentation as outlined by the Home Office. An online check can be completed if you hold digital proof of your immigration status in the UK. We will require your share code and date of birth to carry out this check. Please see Government website for more information on acceptable documents.

All successful candidates will require either a Basic or Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

We promote diversity of thought, culture and background. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and particularly welcome applications from under-represented sections of the community.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.