About us

Brain Research UK is a leading dedicated funder of neurological research, funding the best science to achieve the greatest impact for people affected by neurological conditions, to help them live better, longer.

The role

This role will suit someone looking to take on their first fundraising manager role. The role has a large amount of project management responsibility and the opportunity to shape challenge events and community fundraising strategy. This role will suit someone who can roll their sleeves up and get the job done, as well as someone looking to take on a more strategic and project management role to broaden our reach and supporter engagement.

Working alongside the Head of Fundraising, you will play a crucial role by providing the highest levels of fundraising and support to ensure the provision of seamless, excellent fundraising supporter care and assistance to our supporters. The two key areas of responsibility are Community Fundraising (in its relative infancy at the charity and needing someone with experience and vision to broaden our reach) and Challenge Events Fundraising (where we are looking to grow an already successful events calendar generating over £600k annually).

The successful candidate will need to be a good team player, flexible, hardworking and prepared to play an enthusiastic role in helping the team to deliver an excellent supporter experience and focused on increasing fundraising income. It is envisaged that the role will develop to include line management responsibility.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Digital Community Fundraising Assistant to join our newly created Digital Community Fundraising team. You will join us working 35 hours per week and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £24,538.69 per annum plus excellent benefits.

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 Digital Community Fundraising team is a brand new team sitting in the Community & Events department within the wider Marketing and Income Generation directorate. Working collaboratively with other areas of the directorate, this new team will pave the way for digital community fundraising at Cats Protection. A very exciting opportunity for the right candidate to help shape the portfolio and team.

Responsibilities of our Digital Community Fundraising Assistant:

As Digital Community Fundraising Assistant you will be responsible supporting the delivery of the agreed community fundraising products and campaigns from conception to delivery, ensuring campaigns are delivered on time, to the agreed audience and within budget to the highest quality.

What we’re looking for in our Digital Community Fundraising Assistant:

• Proven experience of digital fundraising
• Proven administration experience
• Experience in a customer care/service environment
• An understanding of the principles of data protection

What we can offer you:

• salary of up to £24,538.69 per annum plus excellent benefits
• generous annual leave entitlement
• contribution pension scheme
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and more

Join us as our Digital Community Fundraising Assistant 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 any applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date:  27th May 2022

Virtual interview date: Week commencing 6th June

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.

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

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.

Link Age Southwark is a vibrant local charity which works to ensure older people and people living with dementia can thrive in later life. We are recruiting a full-time Community Fundraising and Events Coordinator to join our team and help us to develop our calendar of fundraising events.

We have been operating in the borough since 1993 and have strong local support and a high profile. The Community Fundraising and Events Coordinator will be responsible for meeting the annual income target for community fundraising and events. This will involve developing and overseeing the delivery of our annual fundraising events calendar, as well as our fundraising campaigns and appeals. We are a volunteering charity and you will be assisted in your role by our Volunteer Fundraising Committee, who play an active part in making our events happen.

This role also encompasses the opportunity to launch a new programme, which involves recruiting and engaging a team of Young Fundraisers. You will spearhead this initiative and develop and support the Young Fundraisers in their role.

Link Age Southwark benefits from strong local support in the form of individual and business patrons and supporters. Stewardship of these individuals, as well as generating new patrons and supporters, will be a key part of the role.

For full information, please download the full job description. 

Link Age Southwark is a great place to work, offering excellent working benefits and a healthy work-life balance. Benefits include: generous holiday entitlement in addition to all public bank holidays; a pension scheme; an employee assistance programme; and childcare vouchers. We are committed to supporting the professional development and wellbeing of our staff.

We are an equal opportunities employer with a strong commitment to respecting diversity and promoting equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Closing date for applications: 1st June 2022, 09:00am

Interview date: 10th June 2022

If you would like to discuss this job opportunity prior to completing your application, please contact us via the email addres on our website.

To apply please download and complete the application form and return it to our recruitment email address. 

This is a great opportunity to join the small, dedicated team at Bodmin Keep and play a key role in its future by helping to deliver ‘The Journey to 2030’ – our strategy to preserve the historic, Grade II listed Keep building. 

The Keep is the only part of the former Bodmin Barracks that remains accessible to the public and is an important part of the town’s and the Duchy’s heritage. It houses an accredited museum with a collection that tells the story of Cornwall’s Militia, its own army regiment, the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry (DCLI) and its successor the Light Infantry (LI).

The museum is a vital educational heritage resource for Cornwall and as Fundraising Manager, you’ll be playing a pivotal role in ensuring it remains accessible to people of all ages for generations to come.

Purpose of the Role

You will be responsible for managing all fundraising activities at the Museum, in particular establishing and maintaining an Individual Giving programme and supporting Trusts & Foundations fundraising for our capital programme, exhibition, learning and participation work and long-term aim to create an endowment fund for the museum.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Fundraising

• Work with the Director to develop Bodmin Keep’s fundraising strategy

• Coordinate and support the Trustees and Director to generate and nurture relationships with potential donors and grant makers

• Raise donations from individuals at all levels of giving, including any supporters’ schemes

• Drive our Gifts-in-Wills programme

• Research Trusts and Foundations to create a prospects list and support the Director in drafting applications

• Maximise on-site donations from visitors

• Work with the Director and Trustees to plan and deliver donor cultivation events 

Communications

• Plan and deliver regular donor communications to help grow our supporter base

• Promote individual giving through platforms such as JustGiving

• Keep website fundraising pages updated

• Produce the Annual Review

Administration

• Maintain accurate donation records and ensure that donor data records are complete, accurate and GDPR compliant

• Regularly update prospect lists and report on fundraising results

• Undertake Gift Aid administration

Occasional evening and weekend working may be necessary (with time off in lieu provided).  The funds raised by this post will be critical to sustaining it in the longer-term. 

Person Specification

We are seeking a highly organised person with excellent communication skills, an enquiring mind and an ability to think creatively and commercially, with a track record in client-facing roles. You’ll be enthusiastic about what we want to achieve at Bodmin Keep and able to support the Director and Board to a high standard.

• Experience of relationship management gained in the charity sector or in sales, business or marketing roles

• Ability to write engaging copy

• Strong administration skills

• Good analytical skills

• Confident with figures and data

• Experience of using CRM databases

• Competent user of Microsoft Office and online marketing tools

Essential Personal Characteristics

• Interest in and enthusiasm for what we do

• Ability to build rapport with others

• Excellent attention to detail

• Ability to prioritise and multitask

• Sociable and energetic

• A self-starter

Equal Opportunities

Cornwall’s Regimental Museum CIO welcomes applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, sex, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. 

Cherry Trees is a small charity in East Clandon, Surrey providing exceptional home-from-home, specialist short-break respite visits for children and young adults aged 0-19 with a range of complex disabilities including learning, physical and sensory impairments.

Founded in 1980, Cherry Trees is a lifeline for the families of more than 100 children and young people who are regularly cared for here, whether it be after school for a few hours, a weekend or a longer stay. We are the key charitable supplier of short-break respite care in Surrey offering 24 hour support 7 days a week for 48 weeks of the year.

We are looking for a new Fundraising Assistant to join our Fundraising Team. A great opportunity to make a difference from day one, we're looking for someone with marketing and digital skills, attention to detail and a creative approach.

The Fundraising Assistant will provide fundraising and administrative support to our fundraising and communications department. You will help build and maintain effective relationships with our challenge event participants, individual givers, community supporters, and volunteers by providing excellent stewardship and support.

The role will be hands on within a busy fundraising team. It will provide the platform to gain experience and develop skills across a range of fundraising activity and provides fantastic potential for professional development.

Key tasks and responsibilities

• To be the first point of contact for all fundraising enquiries that come in by telephone, email, and post
• Provide excellent support and stewardship to our supporters, challenge event participants, individual givers, community supporters and volunteers
• To support the charity’s income and financial reconciliation processes
• To record and send fundraising information, materials, and support to those raising money for us
• Ensure thank you letters/certificates and emails are written in an appropriate and timely manner
• Proactively use the fundraising database (Donorfy) to develop and manage supporters and ensure all activity and correspondence is recorded accurately, as well as supporting our team’s financial processes
• To develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of our fundraising activity and to maintain the processes behind registration and online giving platforms
• Help keep track of our fundraising merchandise stock and merchandise and reorder when necessary
• Help to actively promote participation in our fundraising events to supporters
• Build, manage and maintain rewarding relationships with existing and new supporters and colleagues and teams across Cherry Trees.
• Support the promotion of marketing activity through our digital and social media channels
• Continuously aim to improve the efficiency of administration processes necessary for the smooth running of the fundraising department.
• General fundraising/administration duties, as and when required, to ensure the smooth running of the whole department including assisting in other team projects when they arise.

Further details including a full job description and person specification are available on our website. To apply please email us your CV and covering letter by 23/5/22.

The NSPCC’s mission is to end cruelty to children by fighting for every childhood. To carry out its charitable work, the NSPCC relies on the fundraising support of people across the UK for 90% of its annual income. Within fundraising, our aim is to provide maximum resources for the NSPCC. We aim to provide the best possible supporter experience, building long-term relationships to create an experience which is different, better, and more rewarding than that of supporting any other charity.

This role sits within the Volunteer Partnerships team, which consists of four volunteer fundraising boards, made up of influential and successful volunteers from certain sectors (sports, property, media & entertainment, luxury brands, art & finance) who feel passionately about the NSPCC and volunteer their time & expertise. The boards employ a range of fundraising techniques to reach their goals, but their main focus is to use their networks and influence to open up doors and secure income generating opportunities via corporate partnerships, major gifts from individuals, collaboration with brands and fundraising events, all of which generate significant funds for the NSPCC.

Each board typically comprises of 10 to 15 individuals from the specific sectors. Key achievements in the recent years range from helping to secure major corporate partnerships such as Harrods and Morgan Stanley, hosting high value fundraising events through to raising millions via donations from media owners.

The role of the Fundraising Executive is focused on providing support to the Volunteer Partnerships team to help activate new partnerships, and enhance existing partnerships, via effective management of the four volunteer boards. The role will also provide ad-hoc administrative support.

With the support of the Fundraising Managers and Fundraisers, the Fundraising Executive will ensure that maximum income is generated from new fundraising opportunities and projects, raising vital funds to protect vulnerable children and young people.

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

Hybrid working model where teams work remotely and come into the London based office as required

This is a re-imagined role.

Target Ovarian Cancer is the authority on ovarian cancer. We work with women, family members and health professionals to ensure we target the areas that matter most for those living and working with ovarian cancer.

Together with the ovarian cancer community, we are transforming the future for women in the UK who are living with ovarian cancer and thousands more who are yet to be diagnosed. We are ambitious, building on our achievements and investing in our future. There is so much more to do. We will not stop until we have achieved our goal of doubling survival from ovarian cancer by 2050.

Your remit will be to contribute to the wider fundraising department leadership team alongside delivering a strategic approach to our community and events funding streams. You will be joining us at a busy time with (March being Ovarian Cancer Awareness month), as our brand is growing, our supporter base is growing, and we are growing!

You will have responsibility for £1.5m income, £200,000 direct spend and six team members (2 direct reports) – this is a big role which will give the successful candidate a wonderful opportunity to make a great impact; the potential to develop the portfolio as our brand continues to grow is just huge.

The ideal candidate will bring a demonstrable track record of community and events fundraising, strategic planning, recruiting, managing and developing staff, and budgetary management, ideally gained within the charity, corporate or events arena.

You will be joining a professional hard working and ambitious team who are passionate about this single issue because; they know why they are there and work tirelessly to help and support those affected by this cancer.

How to apply

Application is by way of CV with a Supporting Statement that should set out your motivations for applying and how your work experience to date meets the scope of the responsibilities. As a general guide, your Supporting Statement should be around two sides of A4.

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 5th June

Job titleCommunity Fundraising Manager

Reporting toDirector of Fundraising

Hours of work 37.5 hours per week (currently hybrid working, 3 days in and 2 WFH)

Salary                                £33,000 (+ benefits)

Closing dateFriday 20 May 2022

LocationRoyal Trinity Hospice – Clapham, London

ApplicationCV and a covering letter

About Compton

Compton is the UK’s leading fundraising consultancy - with almost seven decades of experience managing successful annual, capital and legacy campaigns for charities and not-for-profit organisations.

Our clients recognise Compton as ‘the trusted name in fundraising’, thanks to the transformational contributions we make. We are proud of our history and track record, and the ‘Compton Way’ continues to deliver extraordinary fundraising results, even in today’s challenging operational and economic conditions.

The role

Trinity is the UK’s oldest hospice and serves a community of 750,000 in central and southwest London. Trinity delivers specialist end of life and palliative care at the Hospice and in the community and support and counselling services for their family and friends. Their ability to deliver this outstanding care to patients and their families is reliant on the Compton fundraising team assigned at Trinity delivering ambitious funding results.

The Community Fundraising Manager is an integral part of our forward-thinking and ambitious fundraising team situated within Royal Trinity Hospice at their Clapham Common site. We encourage candidates who are excited by creating innovative fundraising products and developing new fundraising strategies to engage the local community to apply.

The postholder will deliver on Royal Trinity Hospice’s community and challenge events fundraising activity. While also, working in conjunction with the Director of Fundraising and the wider team, to achieve team-wide success. The position has one direct report of a Community Fundraiser, joint management of a Fundraising Assistant and additionally several fundraising volunteers. 

The purpose of this role is to develop the Charity’s community and events fundraising programme, to implement the community and events fundraising strategy and meet financial targets. This includes creating and running the Charity's bespoke community products, managing a busy portfolio of third-party challenge events, and consistently offering first-rate supporter care to existing and future supporters. 

We are looking for an individual with a strong track record in Community and Events Fundraising, with a driven and enthusiastic mindset. The candidate will have a robust knowledge of best practise for community fundraising, excellent communication skills, and most importantly a passion for fundraising and creating meaningful change. 

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Manage and grow both community and challenge event lines. Maximising income from community and events fundraising streams and delivering/exceeding financial targets.
• Develop and consistently review community and events fundraising strategy and budgets throughout the year.
• Provide strong leadership and guidance; the post holder will line manage the Community Fundraiser role, including appraisals, personal development, and supervision. 
• Oversee and guide the Community Fundraiser and fundraising volunteers for the recruitment, administration and management of challenge events which include London Marathon, Prudential Ride London, and the Vitality London 10K.
• Build and develop an annual programme of innovative community products to drive community income, increase engagement in the hospice’s catchment area and expand Trinity’s supporter base. 
• Manage a stewardship plan for ad hoc fundraiser, community supporters, and #TeamTrinity challenge event members.
• Work in close partnership with the Communications team to promote fundraising events, create marketing materials and demonstrate impact.
• Actively work with the Volunteering Manager, to establish volunteering needs, creating a consistent and attractive volunteering offer, that feeds into the team's needs, positively impacting workload. 
• Ensure that effective administrative systems and procedures are in place including accurate and up to date supporter records on charity database - Raiser’s Edge.
• Collaborate as part of the wider Fundraising team providing support and participating in other duties where required.
• Represent Trinity at community events and other Trinity events, book in hospice tours and cheque presentations and arrange supporter meetings.

• Currently, work in a hybrid model of some days in the office and others from home. 

Experience, knowledge, skills and characteristics required or desired:

Required:

• A successful track record of community and events fundraising with a robust knowledge of best practise within the charity sector. With evidence of consistently reaching and surpassing targets. 
• Experience of creating fundraising strategies and setting and building budgets. 
• A record of accomplishment in innovating, developing, and managing a variety of community fundraising events /or products – some from scratch. 
• Strong experience in managing challenge events; successfully promoting, acquiring a nd stewarding participants, and ultimately achieving targets. 
• Very strong experience in building relationships with stakeholders and establishing first-rate stewardship to attract and retain supporters. 
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal. 
• Well-organised, and confident in planning and executing complex activities. 
• The ability to work independently using own initiative, taking responsibility for own performance standards, and working requirements.
• Experience of using a fundraising database to manage supporter journeys and monitor income, creating queries and reports with due regard for data protection rules.
• People driven with a passion for fundraising and creating meaningful change. 

Desired:

• Able to work well under pressure and have a solutions focused mindset, ready to react and be flexible in the face of unexpected events. 
• Experience of line management with a focus on getting the best out of a team.
• An understanding of, or experience of, working in a healthcare or hospice setting.

Company benefits:

• Annual leave 25 days plus bank holidays
• Non-contributory life assurance scheme
• Standard Life pension scheme with Company contributions starting at 3%

Fundraising Support Officer (Administrator)

Salary: £18,720 – £21,500 depending upon experience

Hours: 35 hours per week, Permanent

Location: Letchworth / home working hybrid (40% office). Flexible working options considered

The MS Trust is here for everyone affected by MS, from the moment of diagnosis and throughout their journey. We’re here for them today, tomorrow and every day after, making sure a life with MS isn’t a life defined by MS. We fight to make sure everyone affected by multiple sclerosis can access good quality, specialist care and live the best life they possibly can

While nothing can change the impact of a diagnosis of MS, we believe that with good information and the support of specialist health professionals, positive steps can be taken to improve and maintain quality of life.

It's wholly due to the generosity of our supporters that we can continue to provide our invaluable services for people living with MS and their families.

The charity’s national base is in the centre of Letchworth with easy access to the station and local buses.

Our current Fundraising Support Officer has just been promoted to become a full-time fundraiser after joining us from university last year, and so we are recruiting a direct replacement.

This role is a great opportunity for someone who is enthusiastic and motivated to join a friendly, supportive, and busy fundraising team to begin or develop their career in fundraising. You will work closely with the Events and Community team, the Database and IT manager and the wider fundraising team so you will have opportunities to be involved in a broad range of fundraising activities.

For more information and to apply: download a job pack, application form and equal opportunities form from our website. CVs will not be considered, apply by application form only please.

Closing date: 5pm Monday 16th May

First Interviews: Provisionally 23rd/24th May (via Zoom)

Second Interviews: Provisionally 6th / 7th June in person, Letchworth Garden City

St Margaret’s philosophy is to keep the patient at the heart of everything we do and we expect staff to uphold our values at all times and fulfill our commitment to providing excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families.  We go to great lengths to recruit the right people. We want people with a positive attitude who are willing to go the extra mile, not because they are asked to but because they are passionate about working for St Margaret’s.

We have two exciting opportunities available in our Fundraising Team. Whilst experience is beneficial it is not essential. If you have the skills required to deliver what we need we would welcome your interest. If Fundraising is a career pathway you wish to embark upon, these roles offer the perfect opportunity for you to start or continue your journey.

Legacy Officer
Location: Taunton/Yeovil/Remote
Hours: Part-time 22.5 hours a week
Salary: £13,128.17 to £14,095.46 pro rata

Our Legacy Officer role sits within our busy fundraising department, and we are looking for someone who can thrive operating in a busy office environment, with the opportunity to work from home some of the time.

Gifts in Wills pay for the care of 1 in 3 patients at St Margaret’s each year – it is one of our most significant sources of income, and we are looking for a Legacy Officer who will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of our growing legacy programme.

To be successful, you will have great communication skills as well as proven all-round administrative abilities. These will include excellent data entry skills, experience of using databases, and a good level of computer literacy. Previous experience of probate law or legacy administration would be an advantage but is not essential.

As an ambassador of St Margaret’s, you will take pride in providing an exceptional experience for solicitors, bereaved relatives and executors while maximising legacy income for the hospice.

About you

• Excellent communication and relationship skills
• Ability to plan and organise workload
• Excellent administrative abilities including MS Office
• Experience of using databases
• Previous experience of probate law or legacy administration desirable but not essential

Trusts Fundraising Officer
Location: Taunton/Yeovil/Remote
Hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Salary: £21,588.54 - £23,179.20 per annum

As the Trusts Fundraising Officer, you’ll be helping to raise income of £250k+ each year, and work with the Grants & Major Gifts Manager to produce compelling funding applications and proposals, nurture relationships with existing funders, and support the development of budgets and reports. You’ll take responsibility for team admin, maintaining the team’s pipeline of activity and keeping the fundraising database up to date.

You will contribute to the Grants & Major Gifts team’s ambitious goals, and ultimately help the charity to deliver its vital end of life services for patients and families across Somerset.

About You

• Excellent communication and administrative skills including MS Office Packages
• Experience of delivering accuracy and attention to detail
• Able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication
• Previous charity or trust fundraising experience would be an advantage
• Interested in developing a career in Fundraising

What we offer

In return we offer a rewarding role in a stimulating and positive working environment, with active support for training and opportunities to develop new skills, while knowing that you are helping to make each day count for individuals and families in Somerset. Benefits include:

• Auto enrolment for eligible staff in Workplace pension scheme.
• Free car parking.
• Initial 33 days annual leave (including bank holiday) rising to 35 days after 1 year and increasing dependent on length of service.
• Eligibility for NHS discounts – Blue Light Card etc
• Confidential and free 24 hour Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering:

1. Counselling
2. Support
3. Legal, Financial and Medical Information and Advice
4. A Vitality & Wellbeing health portal

Closing date: 5th June 2022
Interviews: 15th June 2022

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply on Website' button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position​. 

No agencies please.

Main duties and key responsibilities

Fundraising within Business Area 95%

• Supporting the Head of Community Engagement in the fulfilment of the team strategy and objectives.
• Working with the Head of Community Engagement to plan and implement strategies to maximise income and sustainable support from all community sources.
• Managing community partnerships and support valued community events, with the support of local volunteers and ambassadors.
• Identifying opportunities for cross-team working and handover potential fundraising leads to other teams within fundraising.
• Maintaining and developing an accurate database of activities to enable the effective reporting, monitoring and analysis of community activity and achievements.
• Contributing to the wider fundraising activities of the organisation, working closely and in co-operation with other members of fundraising and the wider charity.
• Actively promoting good donor care and engagement with new and existing supporters, to encourage ongoing support and donations.
• Produce mailings as appropriate to relevant income streams.
• Give talks and presentations to Community groups/small businesses/schools and support volunteers to give such presentations.
• Managing an ongoing programme of volunteer ambassador recruitment and training and ensure that the ambassador team receive regular learning development.

Budgeting and Innovation Support 5%

• Provide support to the Head of Community Engagement in the budgeting process throughout the year
• Keep up to date with charity wide innovation, best practice and policies in relation to Community Fundraising

Other duties

• The post holder will be working in a developing environment and he/she will therefore be expected to undertake other appropriate duties as required for the effective operation of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.
• The post holder will need to travel extensively throughout the catchment area of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.
• The post holder should be prepared to attend events and meetings throughout the catchment area which may be at weekends, early morning, evenings or weekends – such flexibility is essential (toil – time off in lieu will be given)

Mandatory Criteria

1. Professional Codes of Conduct

The post holder will be required to respect professional codes of conduct and practice relevant to their role, as appropriate.

1. Health and Safety

The post holder will be responsible for health and safety in the area under their control and ensure that they are familiar with Shooting Star Children’s Hospices policy on health and safety at work.

1. Mandatory Training

The post holder will attend all mandatory training relevant to their role

1. Our values and behaviours

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices is a leading children’s hospice charity for babies, children and young people with life – limiting conditions, and their families. We require that all of our staff share our common values and display behaviours that will enable us to achieve our goals. 

Professionalism – we will safeguard our families, each other and our organisation by working to ethical and professional standards at all times.

Respect – We will treat each other with the utmost respect.

Integrity – We will be open, honest and transparent in all that we do.

Diversity – We will respect individuality and ensure inclusion and fairness to all.

Excellence – We will strive for excellence in all that we do.

Person specification: Qualifications, experience and skill levels

 Qualifications 

· 5 GCSEs Grades A-C (or equivalent) including Maths and English - Essential

· Fundraising qualification- Desirable

· Demonstrable experience in fundraising, marketing or sales - Essential

· Community Fundraising - Desirable

· Experience of public speaking - Desirable

· A proven ability to work proactively identifying new contacts and opportunities for development - Essential

· Strong ability to network - Essential

· Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively - Essential

· A creative thinker; ability to find and recommend solutions quickly and efficiently - Essential

· A confident speaker with good presentation skills - Essential

· Excellent planning and time management skills - Essential

· Good level of IT skills - Essential

· A strong team player - Essential

· Have an understanding of the not for profit sector - Desirable

· Valid UK Driving License & Car - Essential

· Ability to remain calm under pressure and manage stress in a positive and solution focused manner

· Highly motivated & enthusiastic self-starter

· Ability to motivate and facilitate supporters to maximise the funds they raise. Inspire new supporters to raise money while maintaining and developing relationships with existing supporters

About the role

Dementia is a huge and growing health crisis. By 2025, it’s predicted that over 1 million people in the UK will be living with this often devastating condition. Almost all of us will know someone with dementia – whether it’s a family member or a friend. There is no cure for dementia, but there is care. And care can change lives. That’s why Dementia UK is here – our nurses, called Admiral Nurses, who we continually support and develop, provide life-changing care for families affected by all forms of dementia – including Alzheimer’s disease.

Dementia UK has seen significant income growth over the past five years, and we have ambitious plans to maintain this growth so we can significantly increase the number of Admiral Nurses, and the specialist support they provide.

Community fundraising will play an integral part of this growth as a key income stream for the charity. This includes local corporate fundraising, community groups, schools, and universities, DIY community fundraising and fundraising groups. The team has recently seen substantial growth in local corporate fundraising, and this will be a focus in the coming years. We are also continuing to develop and grow our Volunteer Ambassador program which supports Community Fundraising for the charity.

The Community Fundraising Executive will play a key role in developing the community fundraising programme by growing our mass and mid-value supporters and delivering supporter experiences that exceed expectations. To plan and deliver marketing activity that acquires new supporters, and to design supporter journeys that maximise average gifts.

Interviews: w/c 23rd May