We are seeking a Senior Supporter Engagement Officer to join our fantastic Community & Events Team! This is an exciting time to join the team as we work towards transforming the future for people affected by pancreatic cancer. You’ll have the opportunity to work across the Community & Event’s team portfolio including project managing our bespoke walking event ‘The Big Step Forward’.

About the role:

Community & Events play an important role in our fundraising strategy, and we are looking for a confident and proactive team player to take responsibility for the planning, delivery, and ongoing development of our existing programmes and new initiatives. The Community & Events team sits within the wider Mass Fundraising team. Whilst each person is responsible for their own area, we also work in an agile manner that enables us to respond quickly & work collaboratively across the department to the changing fundraising market. It will lead to the delivery of timely, targeted, relevant, and engaging communications to our various audiences, with the aim of recruiting new and engaging existing supporters.

You will also play a key role in engaging and working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, optimising training programmes, and delivering new concepts that promote community and events fundraising.

Some of the main responsibilities of this role include:

• Managing & delivering a range of fundraising products within the Community & Events team’s portfolio.
• Develop, implement and lead on robust donor, supporter, and volunteer recruitment plans, including challenge event participants, community fundraisers, in memory donors, legacy pledgers, fundraising groups, and others
• Ensure the successful implementation and delivery of supporter journeys across fundraising program streams for core audiences with clear objectives to increase conversion, income, gift values, and retention rates
• To grow of our existing network of community supporters and further develop a community pool of proactive individuals and groups raising money in aid of Pancreatic Cancer UK
• Project lead and manage your assigned running, cycling, walking, and challenge third-party events within the Event’s team portfolio.
• Support on development and ‘on the day’ delivery of Pancreatic Cancer UK training days, social days, cheer points, and post-event receptions.

Please read the job pack on our website for full details of the role.

About you:

We’re looking for someone with enthusiasm, good communication skills both verbal and written, and someone who can be empathetic when dealing with supporters. You’ll be passionate about people, and you’ll always put our supporters first. You’ll have excellent organisational skills and attention to detail and you’ll be good at building rapport with supporters and colleagues alike.

You will have a sound knowledge of mass-market fundraising and have proven ability in the below areas:

• Stewarding supporters, providing fundraising and event advice.
• Event management and delivering on-day event logistics
• Developing and delivering multi-channel marketing campaigns
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and to work to deadlines.

If this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you!

About us:

It’s unacceptable that more than half of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die within three months. Survival rates have improved enormously for most cancers, yet for pancreatic cancer, this is not the case. And, with treatment and care affected by the pandemic, the situation has only deteriorated.

Pancreatic Cancer UK is a national charity dedicated to taking on this injustice using every possible means. We’re supporting people with pancreatic cancer now, campaigning to achieve lasting change, and funding vital research to transform the future.

Working with us:

We are an inclusive employer committed to developing a diverse workforce and are looking for people who can demonstrate dedication to our cause and values. We offer a supportive place to work with helpful and friendly staff who report a high level of job satisfaction. We are currently working remotely due to Covid-19 but our main office is based in London on the river with views towards Westminster. We offer flexible working and we envisage this role will be a blend of working from home and working in the office.

Other Terms & Conditions: 

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (Monday-Friday)

Location: London SE1 (temporarily remote working from home)

Closing date: Monday, 13th December 2021 at 9am.  

The interviews will take place remotely via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday, 21st December and Wednesday, 22nd December 2021.

To apply, please download the job pack on our website, complete the application form and submit it with your CV. 

You must have the right to work in the UK when you apply. 

The Legacy Engagement Officer helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by delivering the implementation of the Legacy marketing strategy to increase revenue from Legacy and In Memoriam Giving to the benefit of Guide Dogs. This involves highlighting and promoting the area of Legacy and In Memoriam Giving to all Guide Dogs supporters as well as to internal stakeholders to increase the number of people leaving a gift to Guide Dogs in their will.

This role Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year pro rata. 

This is a home based Midlands role covering Birmingham, Coventry, Notingham and Peterborough. 

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. 

Candidate requirements

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

Essential

• Proven experience of developing and stewarding high value relationships.

• Willingness to manage and work across a wide geographical area.

• Proven experience of effectively managing multiple projects simultaneously.

• Proven experience of managing project spend and working with a number of different internal teams to influence and gain support.

• Demonstrable knowledge of Legacy Marketing and an understanding of Will making and related issues (i.e. conflict of interest and undue influence).

• Knowledge of or willingness to learn Inheritance Tax, Probate Law, GDPR and the Charity Commission’s Code of Practice. 

• Knowledge of, or willingness to train in, bereavement issues.

• Good understanding of profiling and segmentation/research tools.

Desirable 

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification.

• Professional membership to IOF. 

• Previous experience of planning and running a supporter facing or a customer events programme, including managing expenditure, external suppliers and KPIs.

• Previous exposure of working within a legacy marketing function/charity sector. 

• Previous experience in a direct marketing environment with an understanding of campaign management including data, design/creative and laser briefs

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.

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.

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 
 

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. 

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.

If you enjoy working in a motivated and supportive team where you feel valued and want to know you are contributing to the incredible work of the Hospice, then we want to hear from you! We are looking for a motivated, positive and supportive fundraiser to join the team and help deliver income from fundraisers in the community. Engagement and support are key so you’ll need to have excellent communication skills and the ability to motivate and inspire people. You’ll also need impeccable organisation skills to manage multiple activities at once as well as strong written skills and the ability to give a great presentation. You’ll need a fundraising background and a can-do attitude in order to hit the ground running.

The benefits:

• Flexible working 
• Free car parking
• 27 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays)
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Access to discounts and offers from the UK's most popular retailers and service providers

The details:

• Working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Permanent position

Key responsibilities:

• Working with the Community Fundraising Manager to develop annual budgets and plans for the community team
• Supporting fundraisers with events and providing excellent supporter stewardship
• Planning and managing community activities and events
• Recruitment and management of volunteers
• Actively supporting and demonstrating our values through your role

What we are looking for:

• Experience in fundraising in essential along with a passion to develop and grow in a community role
• An excellent relationship builder who can calmly manage competing deadlines
• A thorough approach and strong organisational skills

Do you want to have the satisfaction of knowing you are contributing to Bristol’s only adult hospice? Use your passion and skills to make a real difference and join a much-loved Bristol charity with its huge supporter base and in return you will get that feel-good factor. 

We believe in equality of opportunity and understand the value of a diverse mix of talented people that is representative of our community. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender or disability.

Due to the Christmas period interviews to take place between the 5th - 12th January. 

Trust Fundraiser

REQ001528

£35,000-£37,500 per year

London

35 Hours per week

Scope has a proud record of driving change so that disabled people across the UK have the same opportunities as everyone else. We call this Everyday Equality.

Since 1952, we have tackled the barriers that limit the life chances of disabled people. We have helped bring about massive change, providing practical advice and emotional support whenever people need them most, but there is still much to do until our society works for everyone. We still need to challenge injustice, change attitudes and help people realise their ambitions and we need people who share our vision for Everyday Equality to join us and drive the change.

If you share our passion and want to be part of an organisation that change the lives of disabled people for the better, we want you on our team. We think we have a role that might just fit the bill.

The Role

Realising our vision relies on raising funds from all kinds of supporters. Our newly created Philanthropy and Grants Team focuses on grant funders and major donors, a vitally important but relatively undeveloped area for Scope. That’s about to change as we invest in new roles and people with passion and energy that together will be sector leading in both approach and impact.

This is an important role for Scope. Success will require tenacity, but we are determined grow this area of our fundraising portfolio and you will have the mandate and all the support needed to make a real, positive difference. If you are up for the challenge, we’re keen to hear from you. If you’d like to find out more, click on through.

About you

A self-starter with a creative approach, our new Trust Fundraiser will be responsible for their own portfolio of trusts. You will need to develop and manage relationships with Scope’s current funders and to build relationships with new ones, inspiring them all to support as much as they can. The post-holder will also work with the Trust Lead to develop and implement an ambitious strategy for trust funders that takes our work to a whole new level. While we are looking for someone with experience of trust fundraising, what we really want is a team member with the skills, attitude and approach needed to succeed so we will consider people with other relevant experience.

We ask you demonstrate an appreciation of Scope’s values and ambition of achieving Everyday Equality for disabled people.

If you want to make a difference and become a Disability Gamechanger, we'd love to hear from you. Apply Today!

Close date: 03/01/2022

Disabled candidates

Equality and inclusion are at the heart of our mission and we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We work hard to ensure that we are making exciting opportunities available to all, and everyone feels valued, heard and respected so that we continue to build a high performance, high engagement culture.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, and guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum job criteria. Please let us know in your application if you are applying under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you would prefer an application form or need any of the job information in a different format such as large print or braille. Please contact us via our website.

Our Values - Pioneering, Courageous, Connected, Open, Fair

By living our values and trusting each other, we empower our colleagues to make decisions. By giving our colleagues freedom and space to spark creativity for innovation, we can push boundaries, change mindsets and be empowered to change the game with grit and determination and a sense of urgency.

Scope Benefits

We encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work and embrace our values of being open and fair, courageous, connected and pioneering. We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition and offer a wide range of benefits including 35 days annual leave in Retail, 27 days plus Bank Holidays working in our Head Office, flexible working (where we can), company pension, excellent training and career development, strong colleague networks across disability, race and LGBTQ+, wellbeing incentives like a discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, and much more.

Who we are at Scope?

Scope is a disability equality charity in England and Wales. Together we are Disability Gamechangers. We belong to one team, dedicated to achieving a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness. Our mission is to achieve Everyday Equality for disabled people, and we campaign tirelessly to create change.

Are you an ambitious fundraiser looking for the next step in your career? Would you like to make a positive difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities? We need a proactive community and events fundraiser to develop and deliver a sustainable plan to engage our local community.

Share is a registered charity and a centre for training and wellbeing. We provide a range of programmes helping adults with learning disabilities, autism and other support needs become more happy, healthy, and independent. Our vision is a world where disabled people are fully included in society, living the life they choose, and we need talented people to help us make that happen.

Main responsibilities:

• You’ll seek out opportunities and build vital relationships with local groups, organisations, businesses, schools, and individuals to grow our income
• You’ll create, plan, and deliver a range of income streams through different activities, campaigns, and events
• As well as growing our supporter base, you’ll make sure their journey and overall experience is first-class, providing a high level of engagement and support

This is a new and exciting position at Share, ideal for an enthusiastic and creative self-starter to make income generation an important part of our future. You’ll have great flexibility to carry out the role, with hybrid working from home and on-site, and flexible hours to suit your schedule. You’ll have the added support of a specialist fundraising consultant who’ll mentor and coach you for the first six months to help you settle into the role.

The role would be performed on a minimum of 3 days a week (21 hours per week). We are flexible and understand the potential to grow this role with more time. We would also look to appoint at 4 days (28 hours) or 5 days (35hours) a week, depending on the candidate.

About you:

• You’ve worked in community or events fundraising in the voluntary sector so you understand the importance of building relationships and maintaining high levels of supporter stewardship
• You’re an excellent, persuasive communicator and you know how to create engaging and compelling arguments, both written and in person, to encourage donations
• You’re very organised, with meticulous planning and excellent time management skills
• Ideally, you’re comfortable working with numbers and budgets but help with this will be given if needed
• Most importantly, you share our strong commitment to the inclusion of disabled people in society, you believe in equality for all

Full job description and person specification can be found at the vacancy page of our website (click on Apply to access it).

Why work for us?

Share is committed to empowering disabled people. You’ll make a difference every day, helping people to live as independently as possible.

Our values drive us forward. They provide the framework for everything we do, including who we hire. We believe everyone has something to offer others, and we build on people's individual talents, interests, and abilities. We think happy employees are successful employees.

We won employer of the year at the Wandsworth Business Awards in 2019 and we hold gold Investors in People accreditation. This means we truly understand the value of people: we focus on what people can do, not what holds them back. And we have robust policies in place so that every single person working at Share takes ownership for making our programmes come to life.

We’ve been praised for our thorough induction process and supportive working environment where everyone has a voice and is valued. You’ll be surrounded by people who support you, challenge you, and inspire you.

How to apply

This post is initially offered as a temporary contract for 18 months.

We positively welcome applications from all parts of the community and from people with diverse cultural backgrounds and lived experience. 

Please complete our application form and equal opportunities form available on the vacancy page of our website return both by 09/12/2021 as instructed.

If you would like to have chat about the role or visit us prior to applying, please contact us.

This job is subject to two satisfactory references, evidence of qualifications, an enhanced DBS check and providing evidence of the right to work in the UK. If you are disabled and would like to discuss other ways of submitting your application, please get in touch.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Community Grant Fundraiser
Based: Watford
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week.
Rate of pay: £22,000 – £24,000 per annum
Contract length: Permanent

Hertfordshire Mind Network is a leading countywide provider of mental health services, delivering innovative services from seven Wellbeing Centres around the county.

We are looking for a Community Grant Fundraiser to join our team.

This is a position offering someone with the appropriate values and experience, the opportunity to play a pivotal role as part of the Growth, Marketing & Fundraising team. You will be an integral part of our community fundraising activities, helping us to drive and accelerate community fundraising, income growth and deliver an unrivalled supporter experience. You will also research, prepare and submit engaging small grant applications to help us develop our services.

Responsibilities of the post:

• Contribute to HMN’s Community Fundraising and Growth strategy as a member of the Growth, Marketing & Fundraising Team.
• To research, prepare and submit small grant applications to support the growth of the organisation.
• To work alongside the Head of Growth & Marketing to research funding opportunities, local demographics and needs and develop exciting new service models.
• Write, edit and proofread communications and grant applications to ensure consistency and compliance with HMN’s branding, values and key messages.
• Research and develop fundraising opportunities with community groups, organisations and companies across Hertfordshire.
• Write mailshots, using direct mailing to reach a range of potential and current donors.
• To work alongside Engagement & Fundraising Manager to ensure that new and existing supporters are sustained and developed in-line with supporter journeys.
• Ensure that supporter information and data is stored using Charity Log database and always used in compliance with the latest guidelines.
• Understand how to steward supporters, to motivate and inspire different groups to maximise income through fundraising activities.
• To ensure that supporters are thanked appropriately in a timely manner.
• To attend community fundraising events, talks and presentations to ensure that our fundraisers feel valued and have a positive experience.
• To support with distribution of HMN collection tins, marketing materials and literature for supporters and events.
• Provide support with communications to wider HMN colleagues, volunteers, and supporters, as required.
• To support the Engagement & Fundraising Manager to ensure that all necessary risk assessments are completed and followed before, during and after any fundraising activity.
• Promote collaborative working with colleagues to deliver on fundraising, marketing, and training potential.

Closing date: Wednesday 8th December 2021 by 5pm
Interview date: Wednesday 15th December in Watford

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

No agencies please.

About FSUK

FareShare is an award winning charity, we are the UK’s national network charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to almost 11,000 frontline charities and community groups.

Hunger is a growing issue in the UK and while there is surplus food that is otherwise going to waste, we believe that this food should be used to feed people first.

The COVID19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the issue of food insecurity in the UK and with it, FareShare’s ability to get food to vulnerable communities nationwide. We are fortunate to benefit from the support of major retailers, the media, sports ambassadors and a groundswell of public engagement. As a result, there has never been a more exciting time to join an organisation at the heart of public consciousness.

About the Role

As Community Coordinator, your role will focus on the growth and sustainability of the FareShare Go programme across Kent and some areas in Surrey, through maximising relationships and adding value to create the best experience for our charity community. The successful candidate will be an exceptional communicator, with an approachable nature who will play a vital role in developing and maintaining charity and retailer relationships, plus raising awareness of FareShare Go across your local area. 

Main Responsibilities

• Charity account management: You will carry out virtual calls and in person visits with new and existing charities, and be responsible for ensuring that coverage KPIs are reached and maintained for both new and existing retailers. Using your analysis of charity needs, plus your knowledge of retailer and store profiles, you will use these visits to maximise the offer to charities, ensuring the service meets their requirements. 
• Community Capacity Building: As part of the Building of relationships with charities, you will seek opportunities to enable and empower charities to increase their capacity and ability to take more food, to ultimately increase the redistribution of surplus food to those in need. 
• Sustainability and Compliance: You will work with your Regional Manager and team to identify stores where re-engagement activities are needed to improve charity coverage and charity compliance. You will work to maximise the amount of food collected by charities with lower levels of compliance. You will also be responsible for undertaking food safety reviews with charities to ensure compliance. 
• Retailer Engagement: You will play a key role in maintaining strong retailer relationships across your region. You will take an active role in any meet and greets with retailers, where required. Plus, you will be responsible for maintaining regular contact with the relevant retail stakeholders in your region, sensitively dealing with any issues in a professional manner, as and when they arise. 
• FareShare Network Engagement: We aim to become 'oneFareShare’. These roles are an integral part of our FareShare network and you will partner closely with the Regional Centre(s) in your areas. You will work on joint initiatives which improve and grow the FareShare community, ensuring that charities have access to the FareShare service which best meet their needs. 

Ideal Candidate

Essential Criteria

• Have exceptional relationship building skills with a range of stakeholders 
• Be a strong communicator who is able to engage with a variety of audiences. 
• Be confident and assertive in handling difficult situations, whilst demonstrating calmness and professionalism 
• Strong problem solving skills 
• Self-manage your own performance and workload. 
• Have initiative and innovative thinking, in order to shape new/different ways of working 
• Have strong IT skills 
• Be flexible with working arrangements as the role may involve high levels of travel to areas of the UK. 
• Have a valid driver’s licence for the UK, access to a car and can undertake extensive travel across your region. 

Desirable 

• Level 2/3 Food Safety training is desirable, but training will be provided. 
• Have previous experience working with constituent relationship management (CRM) software. Salesforce experience is advantageous. 
• Some experience in data analysis and project planning 
• Be degree educated or have a strong career history with relevant skills. 

Values and behaviours

• A commitment to equal opportunities and safeguarding.
• An understanding of, and enthusiasm for, FareShare’s mission and strategy.
• A commitment to continuous professional development.
• An empathy with volunteers and an understanding of their needs.
• Flexible and non-judgemental approach to people and work.
• Willingness and ability to travel in the UK.

Benefits

25 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Employers pension contribution of 4% Life assurance -  group life scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Interest free bicycle purchase loan scheme

Season ticket loan

Flexible working 

FareShare is looking for exceptional individuals, with the range of skills that will play a vital role in contributing to the success of this innovative programme.  As part of the FareShare Go team you will work with a range of inspiring individuals who care passionately about our mission, and the communities we serve.

The Role

As Community Coordinator, your role will focus on the growth and sustainability of the FareShare Go programme; through maximising relationships and adding value to create the best experience for our charity community. The successful candidate will be an exceptional communicator, with an approachable nature who will play a vital role in developing and maintaining charity and retailer relationships, plus raising awareness of FareShare Go across your local area.

The Community Coordinator will work across their designated area, with the following key outcomes:

• Charity Welcoming and Engagement:  You will carry out Welcome Visits to new charities and be responsible for ensuring that coverage KPIs are reached and maintained for both new and existing retailers.  Using your analysis of charity needs, plus your knowledge of retailer and store profiles, you will use these visits to maximise the offer to charities, ensuring the service meets their requirements. 

• Community Capacity Building:  As part of the Welcome Visit and building relationships with charities, you will seek opportunities to enable and empower charities to increase their capacity and ability to take more food, more often, to ultimately increase the redistribution of surplus food to those in need.
   
• Sustainability and Compliance: You will work with your Regional Manager and team to identify stores where re-engagement activities are needed to improve charity coverage and charity compliance.  Liaising with the Central Team, you will work to maximise the amount of food collected by charities with lower levels of compliance, providing face to face interventions as necessary.  You will also be responsible for undertaking annual food safety checks within the agreed timeframe. 

• Retailer Engagement: You will play a key role in maintaining strong retailer relationships across your region. You will take an active role in any meet and greets with retailers, where required. Plus you will be responsible for maintaining regular contact with the relevant retail stakeholders in your region, sensitively dealing with any issues in a professional manner, as and when they arise.
   

• FareShare Network Engagement: We aim to become ‘one FareShare’. These roles are an integral part of our FareShare network and you will partner closely with the Regional Centre(s) in your areas. You will work on joint initiatives which improve and grow the FareShare community, ensuring that charities have access to the FareShare service which best meet their needs.

• Community Engagement: You will work with your regional team to ensure that we are continuing to build and grow the FareShare community.  You will take an active role in leading community events and networking activities, relying on the Central Team to support you in the organisation of these events.

Person Specification

Essential

• Have exceptional relationship building skills with a range of stakeholders
• Be a strong communicator who is able to engage with a variety of audiences.
• Be confident and assertive in handling difficult situations, whilst demonstrating calmness and professionalism
• Demonstrate strong problem solving skills
• Self-manage your own performance and workload.
• Have initiative and innovative thinking, in order to shape new/different ways of working
• Be organised, with a proven track record of achieving quality results.
• Have a proven ability to create links across teams to share best practices.
• Have strong IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Be flexible about your working arrangements as the role may involve high levels of travel to other areas of the UK.
• Have a valid driver’s licence for the UK, access to your own car and undertake extensive travel across your region.

Desirable Criteria

• Level 2/3 Food Safety training is desirable, but training will be provided.
• Have previous experience working with constituent relationship management (CRM) software. Experience using Salesforce is advantageous.
• Some experience in data analysis and project planning is advantageous
• Be degree educated or have a strong career history doing similar roles in any sector.
• Have some experience of training and managing others

Field based*
The expectations for the ‘field based roles’ are = 3 - 4 days working with your teams/retailers/regional centres/CFAs, either at customer or company sites within your region. With 1 - 2 days working from home.

Closing date 7th October 2021

OTW is excited to announce that we have a vacancy for an experienced Community and Events Fundraising Officer to join our dynamic fundraising team.

This role has oversight of the community and events programmes, and the right candidate will have a proven track record of fundraising, achieving high standards and growing fundraising income. 

This post offers an excellent opportunity for personal and professional development and sits within an organisation that believes in fun and cares deeply for children with serious illness and their families.

Role: Community and Events Fundraising Officer (Permanent - Full time – flexible working)

Salary: £24k-26k pa dependent on experience

Hours: 35 hours a week.

Location: Flexible work arrangements including home working but ability to attend our offices at Havant, near Portsmouth, on a twice weekly basis.

Main responsibilities include:

• Establish and lead on the development and management of our community fundraising and events (virtual, challenge and high value) programmes
• Nurture and build relationships with community organisations, schools and individual fundraisers, and actively seek, apply for and pursue opportunities to grow this area of fundraising
• Recruit and steward event participants working with colleagues to maximise opportunities across the organisation

Person specification/ Requirements include:

• Prior experience and proven, successful track record in a similar role.
• Demonstrable experience of community fundraising or the ability to clearly show transferable skills.
• Experience of managing community and events programmes.
• A passion for supporter stewardship and proven experience of driving supporter relationships and community fundraising engagement.
• Excellent writing and numeracy skills.
• Confident, friendly person with excellent communication skills.
• Adaptable team player. 

• Benefits:

• 6% Employer pension contribution
• 25 days + public holidays
• Flexible working arrangements
• Free on-site parking
• On-site employee canteen, café, shop, childcare and gym
• Cycle to work facilities

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Statement

We actively encourage applications from the broad spectrum of diversity reflected in our beneficiaries, both in terms of visible and non-visible characteristics. We aim to ensure that regardless of where you are in our community, any difference you have is valued.

Safeguarding Statement

We are committed to Safer Recruitment and REQUIRE a minimum of two professional and independent reference checks, with one of the reference checks being the last or current employer. 

To find out more about us take a look at our company page on this site, or our website.

Closing Date: 12th December 2021

Our vision is to ensure all young people in Ealing can access the opportunities and support they need to grow up and lead happy and safe lives, fulfil their potential and become a valued and listened to part of the local community. We aim to achieve this by working with, and in, the community to empower small, local charities to thrive and flourish.

We are looking for an experienced Trusts & Foundations fundraiser to drive forward our work as the sector recovers from the impact of Covid-19 and to work with our members to develop a strong, sustainable and progressive youth sector for children and young people in the London Borough of Ealing.

Main Purpose of the role:

• Writing and leading fundraising applications to Trusts & Foundations
• Supporting Young Ealing Foundation members with fundraising
• Build and maintain the Young Ealing Foundation’s case for support

Why are we looking for you?
LivedHealth CIC is looking for a part time Trusts Fundraiser with a track record of successfully raising funds from trusts and foundations to join our team. Building on LivedHealth’s success of receiving start-up funding from Wellcome Trust, we wish to bring on board an experienced trusts fundraiser to help LivedHealth deliver its ambitious plans for growth.

What is LivedHealth?
LivedHealth is a newly-established digital health startup. We are a free, online video resource that shines light on difficult long-term health challenges. Expert insiders—patients and professionals—tell it like it is.

Founded in September 2020, LivedHealth is a Community Interest Company (CIC); a non-profit social enterprise limited by guarantee. We are a team of four with an aim to change the face of public engagement in health. We believe health information is more effective when it’s powered by lived experience. 

LivedHealth is currently producing video content for and with two health communities: Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s. You will be joining the organisation at a really exciting time as we will be expanding our operations to a further long term health challenge in due course.

 

Key elements of the role:

We are seeking a detail-oriented, proactive and personable Trusts Fundraiser to join our team. The Trusts Fundraiser will have a proven track record of securing gifts from trusts and foundations; experience of researching and identifying new funding opportunities and excellent written and oral communication skills in dealing with internal and external stakeholders. 

Overseeing grant funding applications of around £5-20k, the Trusts Fundraiser will develop a portfolio of donors and work with the team to establish a successful grants programme. The Trusts Fundraiser will be coached and developed by the senior fundraising team to work on £50k+ bids during 2022.

The Trusts Fundraiser will deliver consistently high-quality account management through administration, development, and stewardship of a portfolio of charitable trust and foundations. The Trusts Fundraiser will proactively research potential new charitable trusts and foundations using a variety of resources such as FundsOnline, Grants Online, New Trust List, Charity Excellence etc. 

 

What you’ll need to bring:

• A demonstrable track record of securing gifts from trusts and foundations

• An ability to write and submit a regular stream of applications;

• Identifying and developing relationships with grant makers that can be matched to our funding priorities;

• Experience of researching and writing high-quality, well-structured and persuasive communication materials, and delivering convincing verbal presentations;

• An understanding of funders’ needs, and how to meet these needs through thorough and relevant research, and creating compelling applications for support;

• Ability to work alongside project teams to draw out required information while they are focused on day-to-day delivery;

• Stay appropriately networked and keep abreast of trends, news, events and deadlines across the sector, including regular engagement with Institute of Fundraising Special Interest Groups and events

• Proactive work ethic and self-motivating;

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal;

• Ability to work to tight deadlines;

• Ability to work on a variety of tasks at any one time;

• Ability to develop your own work plan and manage your time effectively.
   

APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply for the position of Trusts Fundraiser, please send your CV via the button below by 5pm on 29 November 2021, along with a cover letter with that explains why you are the right person for this role based on the person specification above.

Interviews will be held over video call.

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. We all share it. And it drives our Fundraising team to get out there and bring in the funds we need to protect children and prevent abuse. Join us as an Engagement and Stewardship Events Fundraiser, and get more people involved in change that means everything.

In this role, you'll be a part of the Major Giving team and work closely with our Partnerships teams, supporting colleagues to maintain and deliver a portfolio of exciting engagement and stewardship events that motivates prospects and existing donors to support the NSPCC financially and through their spheres of influence.

The Engagement and Stewardship team ensures that our supporters feel close to the cause and valued for their support. As Engagement and Stewardship Events Fundraiser, your work will further our ability to raise significant funds. You will be developing high end events and sharing content that communicates the need for and impact of the NSPCC’s work with children.

Are you someone with experience of delivering high quality events for a range of audiences, excellent organisational skills, a strong eye for detail? Are you great at working collaboratively with colleagues and managing your workload to meet competing deadlines?

Join us and you’ll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You’ll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that’ll bring the best out in you. And you’ll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.

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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.

Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser

Location: Flexible, London office or home based

Salary: £27,975-£32,775 per annum inclusive if based in London and £25,800-£30,300 per annum inclusive if based outside of London

Hours: 35 hours per week

Closing date:  7 December at 10.00am

Interview date: 16 December 2021

This is a permanent position.  

We are looking for a Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser to join our ambitious and growing type 1 diabetes charity, JDRF, as part of the national fundraising team.  Based in London or at home, you will secure new corporate partnerships by delivering high quality pitches and proposals to targeted companies, managing the cultivation process from end to end to support implementation of JDRF’s corporate partnerships strategy. You will be ambitious and enthusiastic to deliver on income targets from sponsorship, cause-related marketing, employee fundraising and other forms of strategic partnership.

An experienced corporate fundraiser or business to business sales professional, you will have generated income from partnerships before in similar roles.  You will be target focused and able to use a wide range of corporate and commercial products to secure, retain, develop and grow long term income generating partnerships.  You will be ever-curious, always seeking to improve your skills and adopt new approaches.

You’ll have previous experience of:

• working in corporate fundraising or experience of working in a commercial marketing/sales position in a client facing role.
• developing relationships with key clients and individuals.
• managing multiple corporate accounts in a commercial and/or charity setting and maximising income from these through proactive stewardship.
• researching and developing new business opportunities.
• the development and delivery of compelling proposals, presentations and pitches.

You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at JDRF, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1.

As an employer we offer:

• Flexible working and will consider compressed hours
• Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days and bank holidays
• Health cash plan
• Season ticket and cycle loan
• Pension scheme

JDRF is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia.

‘JDRF is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.’ 

Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a leading children charity. They are looking for a brilliant Engagement and Stewardship Events Fundraiser to join their team based in London.

In this role, you will work with colleagues to identify which events will most attract and motivate high value supporters. You will then design and deliver these, working with external stakeholders where appropriate as well. Through your work, you will be giving donors the opportunity to understand our work and the difference their support makes.

Ideal candidate will have:

Experience of success in delivering results through managing engagement and stewardship events.
Well-developed ability to build, manage and develop relationships with individuals and teams, both internally and externally
Ability to collect data from various sources,
The ability to plan, monitor and implement projects/ events/ initiatives to agreed deadlines, often with conflicting priorities and demands.
Proven ability to demonstrate initiative and creativity to achieve desired outcomes.
Ability to pay close attention to detail whilst not losing sight of overall objectives.
Willingness to work flexibly in approach to work and/ or work time requirements.
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage projects, organise and plan own work and the work of others and establish clear priorities in order to meet agreed objectives and deadlines.
Proficiency in using Raisers Edge or a comparable CRM package and Windows based software packages including word processing, spreadsheets, electronic mail and the internet.
Ideally, experience of working with high value fundraising.
Experience of managing budgets,

If this role sounds of interest to you and you want to have a chat and review the job pack please do contact Daga at Harris Hill on [email protected] or call her on 02078207315.

Please send your CV and supporting statement to Daga by 8th December.

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships