Fundraiser – Community and Events - full time

We are seeking a dynamic individual with energy and enthusiasm, who can hit the ground running in our very busy fundraising team. Full driving licence and own transport essential. Includes evening and weekend working. Experience in developing fundraising leads and professional relationships is a must

To increase the profile of St George’s Crypt, promote the work of the charity with a view to inspiring support for our fundraising activities and appeals within the community by engaging with potential supporters; individuals, Churches, Schools, organisations and volunteer groups, .

If you are ready for a challenge, please read the job description and person specification, and if you fit the criteria please apply now!

Please send your CV and a covering letter telling us why you want the job and how you fit the criteria.  Any applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

This is a full time position (37 hours per week) Salary £21,000 p.a.

Person Specification:

Due to the nature of the workplace, the post holder must be over 18 years of age.

Essential - Job Role Specific:

• Experience of working in a similar role
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Confident speaker with credibility,  conviction and knowledge
• Ability to recruit and inspire Fundraising Groups
• Ability to motivate and manage volunteers
• Professional and accountable approach to all areas of your work
• Knowledge of Office 365 and Sharepoint
• Physically fit - Includes some moderate lifting
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• Own transport
• DBS Cleared
• Experience of using a Fundraising Database
• Understanding of GDPR 

St George’s Crypt is a Christian Charity in the city of Leeds providing shelter and support and working with the homeless, vulnerable and those suffering from addiction.

Working closely with the CEO, the postholder will create Amal’s fundraising capability, developing and implementing the strategy, structure, processes and relationships needed to support Amal’s growth and the fulfilment of its mission.  They will build a small fundraising team over the next three years.

Benefits

• Employer’s pension contribution of 6% of salary.
• 25 days’ holiday in addition to bank holidays.
• Flexible working arrangements including working from home part of the week.
   

Job purpose
To create, develop, implement and lead an ambitious, sustainable, diversified, and values-driven fundraising strategy and capability that maximises support for Amal’s work and reputation. 

Responsibilities

1. Strategy and planning

• To develop and lead a four-year fundraising strategy to achieve agreed stretch targets for all income streams, focusing initially on high-level givers, whether trusts and foundations, major donors, corporates or local/statutory authorities and exploring opportunities for lower-level giving.
• To devise and implement detailed annual plans for implementation of the fundraising strategy.
• To develop Key Performance Indicators to report progress against plans to the CEO and Board.
• To define the level and timing of human and other resources required to deliver the agreed plans and make the case to the CEO and Board for this investment.

        2. Leadership

• To play a part in the overall leadership of Amal, contributing to the development of strategy, culture, monitoring, evaluation and learning processes, delivery plans and budgets.
• To ensure a commitment to and focus on fundraising among the entire team and Board.
• To represent Amal externally at events and meetings.
• To remain up to date with best practice in fundraising and its regulation, including guidance from the Fundraising Regulator and GDPR and Gift Aid rules, and ensure that Amal follows best practice and is compliant with regulations.

        3. Fundraising proposition

• To review and develop Amal’s case for support.
• To devise funding packages and themes that support Amal’s programmes and projects to present to potential funders.
• To develop and write bids to trusts, corporates, major donors, and local and statutory authorities to secure grant funding.
• To work with Trustees and the CEO to develop a major donor committee whose members not only donate but also help to grow Amal’s pool of donors and friends. 

       4. Growing the donor pool and portfolio

• To identify, research and prioritise prospects.
• To develop a prospect pipeline that balances immediate needs with longer term relationship development.
• To prepare cultivation plans for prospects.
• To submit strong fundraising applications and proposals within a timeframe that meets Amal’s funding needs.
• To identify and develop engagement opportunities, including events, for existing and potential supporter

       5.​ Stewardship

• To build enduring relationships of trust with existing and new funders.
• To develop a stewardship and recognition programme for existing and new supporters to engage them closely with Amal.
• To ensure that all reporting and other requirements stipulated by donors are fulfilled on time and to a high standard.

       6. Systems

• To develop and implement processes and tools to manage prospects and donors at each stage of the solicitation cycle, including prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation, gift acknowledgement and administration, compliance with donor stipulations and donor stewardship.
• To develop and maintain a fundraising database ensuring compliance with GDPR.

        7. Financial and risk management

• To provide information on income received and pledged to assist with the production of monthly management accounts, restricted funding tracking, quarterly budget reforecasts, income collection, including Gift Aid, financial reporting to donors, and fundraising performance reporting against KPIs.
• To develop and manage budgets for fundraising activity.
• To identify key risks to income and reputation, ensuring that controls are in place for their mitigation and that they are included in Amal’s risk register.

This job description outlines your main responsibilities but you may be asked to undertake other duties when necessary.

We are happy to offer informal, pre-application conversations with any candidates who wish to learn more about the role before deciding whether to apply. To arrange to speak with us please follow the instructions in the Application Pack.

Download the application pack for the full job description

Purpose of Role

Dig Deep believes every resident in Kenya has a fundamental right to access clean water, safe toilets and good hygiene. Where we work in Kenya, 8 out of 10 people lack access to clean water and sanitation. 

The successful applicant will be joining the Dig Deep Challenges team; the charity’s not-for-profit trading arm which provides once in a lifetime challenge events for volunteer fundraisers to undertake whilst raising the funds for Dig Deep's charitable objectives. Since its formation, it has supported over 2,000 volunteers in taking on challenge events in East Africa, like Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya, as well as in the UK and it continues to fund our Kenyan team who are helping to accelerate access to water, sanitation and good hygiene for over 1 million people in Bomet County, Kenya.

You will be a central part of this challenges team, ensuring that we recruit and support excellent new volunteer fundraisers onto our challenge events, helping to deliver unforgettable experiences for our supporters and building strong relationships to help foster long term support.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

1: Recruitment of Challenge fundraisers 

• Helping to implement national recruitment campaigns for new fundraisers that meet our recruitment targets.

• Helping to develop and deliver inspiring and informative training for Team Leaders to guide them through an effective recruitment campaign.

• Delivering confident challenge recruitment presentations and webinars to a diverse range of audiences across the country.

• Supporting the expansion of the challenges programme with new UK/European event offerings.

2: Fundraiser Support and Development

• Building excellent relationships with fundraisers to help them meet their fundraising targets, engaging them in our work and helping to foster longer term support.

• Providing consistent and excellent supporter care to all fundraisers, supporting their personal and professional development and ensuring they have an unforgettable experience.

• Providing engaging fundraising training sessions to fundraising teams, in person and virtually, to assist them in reaching and surpassing their fundraising goals.

• Encouraging and assisting Team Leaders in promoting good team unity and togetherness.

3: Social Media and Communication

• Managing the front of house communication channels with current and prospective supporters. 

• Responding to or redirecting all questions, queries or proposals which come in via email, phone and social media.

• Maintaining open and regular communication with all challenge fundraisers in line with our monthly fundraiser support strategy.

4: Data and Administration

• Ensure that the supporter database is monitored and updated to maintain accuracy and integrity of CRM data in line with data protection best practice.

Person Specification

Essential

Demonstrable experience (paid or voluntary) in fundraising, event management or customer service

Understanding of digital marketing and social networking

Creative, imaginative and inspiring attitude towards fundraising

Confident at presenting (in person and virtually) and networking with community and University audiences

Strong written and oral communication skills

Ability to work within a remote working team

Excellent organisation and time management skills

Desirable 

Completion of at least one fundraising challenge event (e.g. fundraising for and climbing Kilimanjaro)

University experience

Experience within a Raising & Giving Society (ideally as committee member)

CRM database experience

HOW TO APPLY

You can only be considered for this role if you meet the essential criteria in the person specification. 

To apply for this role please submit your CV and a one page cover letter demonstrating why you would be good for this role and expanding in more detail any relevant experiences to satisfy the essential criteria.

The application closing date is 6th February 2022.

Pimlico Million (PM) is a community project, working to make the Pimlico area in Westminster a better place to live. PM is part of the Big Local programme, a 10 year initiative running till 2026, giving 150 areas across the UK £1 million of Lottery money to make positive changes to their community. Each area forms a partnership group of local residents and decides how to spend their funds. Many, like Pimlico Million, decide to employ staff to bring their ambitions to life.

Following on from local consultation, the Pimlico Million partnership has set out an ambitious new plan for the next two years. They are now recruiting two new community engagement workers to be active on the ground, promoting the work of Pimlico Million and looking to build a diverse and exciting range of local initiatives.  

Though initially working from home due to ongoing restrictions, there is a new office available at the Ebury Edge development near Victoria station, to operate as a base for the Pimlico Million team.

We’re looking for people who are passionate about working within diverse communities, building relations and trust – and making things happen. You will be practical, flexible and approachable, and above all deeply motivated by the idea of resident-led change.

This is a chance for you to make a real impact on people’s lives, whilst working with an ambitious fundraising team. Our goal is to create a step-change in fundraising and take PSPA to a new level of income generation. Your area of expertise will be inspiring people, both individuals, organisations, and corporations to raise income for our cause. You will be an excellent communicator, and influencer, organised, passionate and action-focused.

PSPA already have a committed group of supporters and corporates, who you will be expected to take care of, but your main area of interest will be about growth. 

This is is a role where you will have a chance to make a real difference; we want to grow our supporter base, work with them in a more productive way, and make them feel part of our organisation as we grow.

If this is a challenge you want to hear more about do please contact Helen Holman our Head of Fundraising.

To apply please send your CV and cover letter illustrating how you meet the requirements of the Job Description.

Deadline: Tuesday 25th January at midnight.

Provisional date for interviews: 1st February.

We are recruiting for this exciting position and are looking for someone with experience and a passion for community fundraising to join our small and dynamic team.

The key focus of this role is to develop relationships, organise events and maximise fundraising opportunities with community groups and clubs, schools, small businesses, individual fundraisers and volunteers from the local community

You will need to be hands-on, with an understanding that the role is diverse in nature, and you must be flexible to best meet the needs of the organisation.

White Lodge is a special place and you will have the opportunity to connect closely with the services, the staff and service users as the fundraising offices are on site - it makes every day every immensley rewarding.

It’s also an exciting time to join the charity as in 2022 White Lodge will be celebrating its 60th Anniversary of serving the community in Surrey and the surrounding areas.

If you have the drive, skills and experience required. We would love to hear from you.

BACKGROUND

The Community Marketing and Fundraising Executive is part of the RLSS UK membership task force team, with responsibility for supporting the delivery of objectives relating to the strategic framework 2022-25. Specifically in the aspects of supporting our members and volunteers with Building our Community across the UK and Ireland.

TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

MARKETING

• Taking a lead operational role in the planning of marketing activities to support local community groups, working closely with key volunteers.
• Develop a suite of marketing resources to aid the growth of club and community group activity.
• Design relevant induction training to ensure appropriate volunteers have necessary skills for marketing and communication tasks within their local community.
• Supporting the administration of any volunteer selection/appointment panels as required.

FUNDRAISING

Work with the Community Volunteer and Events executive to plan the delivery of RLSS UK community events to;

• fundraise against regional targets, along with,
• raising brand awareness of RLSS UK,
• delivering relevant water safety messaging/campaigns,
• recruiting new members and volunteers to assist with fundraising
• Encourage the involvement of existing members in the delivery of RLSS UK fundraising events.
• Work collaboratively with the Fundraising and Events Manager to promote national activities.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

RELEVANT SKILLS AND/OR APTITUDES

Essential

• Creation of effective marketing materials
• Project Management
• Excellent communication skills
• Copy Writing
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills 
• Time management
• Highly organised and able to prioritise workload
• Strong interpersonal skills

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience in the delivery of fundraising events
• Managing complex, outcome based projects
• Knowledge of Risk Assessments and operational planning
• Experience of working with volunteers

• Experience of engaging with the general public
• Experience of developing others

EDUCATION/QUALIFICATION SKILLS

Essential

• Marketing or fundraising qualification
• Computer literate, including Office products, Windows, Databases
• Strong written and oral presentation skills

Desirable

• Relevant Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• Highly self-motivated to achieve and deliver results
• Is able to work independently and as part of a team
• Treats people with respect
• Protects confidential information
• Adheres to the company’s policies and demonstrates loyalty to the company
• Creative & innovative thinker
• Focused on excellent quality of service
• Continually looks to improve

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Must be able to work flexible hours as the post will require occasional evening and weekend work and in possession of a valid UK driving licence and able to travel across the UK and Ireland as required.

About Us:

Rays of Sunshine is an award-winning national charity that brightens the lives of seriously ill young people and their families by granting wishes and providing ongoing support in hospital and within the community. Every day of the year the charity gives brave and deserving children across the UK the chance to put their illness on hold and do something they have previously only dreamed of.

The role:

This new post of Fundraising Assistant will form a key part of the small but highly effective fundraising team and would be a good opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within fundraising. You will be the first point of contact for the Fundraising Team, and you will provide support across all areas of fundraising. The focus of the role is to efficiently manage the administration, thanking of donors, database management and promotion of all fundraising activity.

Requirements:

You will be a committed team player with a high level of organisational and time management skills, coupled with excellent communication skills and experience of delivering great customer or supporter care. Ideally you will have had previous experience of working within a fundraising team.

What we offer:

Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 per week. Hybrid working arrangements, with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office, will be considered.
Salary and benefits: £25,000, plus unlimited annual leave

How to apply:

Please refer to the job pack for further information. Please note a satisfactory enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 10th February and interviews will take in person on Wednesday 16th February.

You may have experience of the following: Fundraiser, Fundraising, Charity, Not for Profit, Third Sector, Business Development, Legacy, Charities, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Officer, Events Officer, Events Assistant, Charity Worker, Charity Fundraiser, Charity Fundraising Officer, etc.

Ref: 106 063

Fundraising and Events Administrator

£25,500 per annum

Vincent Square, Victoria, London.  Some home working may be considered.

35 Hours per week

We are looking for a Fundraising and Events Administrator to join our supportive and friendly team. The Fundraising and Events Administrator role reports into the Events Manager and supports the Events, Fellows (Patrons), Legacy and Individual Giving functions within the Department.

This role is a great introduction to the charitable sector with the opportunity to gain experience across a range of fundraising functions and with a variety of donors and stakeholders. As the initial contact for all enquiries coming into the team, you will need excellent interpersonal skills and take pride in delivering a high standard of customer service. You will be proving valuable day-to-day administrative support to the Events, Fellows, Legacy and Individual Giving functions, processing donations, updating records and ensuring that appropriate acknowledgement and thanking has been done. You will be working with the Events Manager on the planning and execution of a busy programme of donor events from small legacy information events to major donor receptions at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show. This role will involve travel across our five RHS Gardens and to many of our Shows.

To work for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is to join a thriving charity, whose mission is to inspire everyone to grow. Everything we do is built on the transformational power of gardening – and the benefits it brings to people, places and our planet.

Known globally for our inspirational Shows and five spectacular Gardens, our work extends to leading ground-breaking climate research, running community outreach programmes, and setting the standards in horticultural education. With the recent opening of RHS Garden Bridgewater and Hilltop, the world’s first dedicated Centre for Gardening Science, at RHS Garden Wisley, there has never been a more exciting time to be part of our journey to make the UK a greener, and more beautiful place.

And we couldn’t do this without our people. We’re proud of the knowledge, enthusiasm and ideas that each one of our team members brings. From working across our social media channels, to volunteering in the Gardens, from serving customers in our Garden Centres to running national marketing campaigns, we believe that every member of the RHS team should have the opportunity to make a difference.

The RHS provides a number of great benefits for employees including:

• Free parking for staff working at one of the five gardens
• Free access to all RHS Gardens and Flower Shows
• 20% discount on all RHS Retail
• Discounted food and drink from the catering outlets at the gardens
• Employee discounts at high street retailer and cash back scheme
• 25 days’ holiday (increasing to 28 and 30 with service)
• Bike to work scheme
• Pension with employers’ contribution, which increases with length of service
• Employee Assistance Programme for staff and immediate family
• Monthly Garden magazine and access to gardening advice
• Sponsorship for external studies

The RHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all personnel to share in this commitment.  We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Apply via our website by 31 January 2022

We are working with a wonderful charity health charity to recruit a Fundraising Assistant for a 6-month contract, you will be working closely with supporters, dealing with enquiries and assisting the fundraising team. This is a great opportunity for someone that is looking to gain and develop more skills within fundraising, events or supporter care.

Main duties for the Fundraising Assistant:
Dealing with supporter enquiries over the phone and via email
Administration support to the fundraising team
Data administration, updating records and adding new supporter details
Processing donations and thanking supporters

You will have:
Previous experience of working with supporters or customers
Strong administration and writing skills
Excellent telephone manner
A passion for fundraising

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Chloe on 02030 062787 or email [email protected].

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.

Job Title: Fundraising Officer (Trusts and Grants)

Hours: 37.5 hours, permanent

Salary: £26,000

Location: Home-based / able to travel occasionally to Leicester, Nottingham or Birmingham

We are working in partnership with FareShare Midlands, the region’s largest food redistribution charity, fighting food poverty and hunger by tackling waste. They source good quality food that is surplus to requirements from retailers and manufacturers and rely on an army of volunteers to help redistribute food to 550 frontline charities, such as school breakfast clubs, community centres and organisations supporting those who are homeless, unemployed, socially isolated and recovering from addiction. These organisations provide meals and food parcels to more than 35,000 vulnerable people every week.

They are now seeking a Fundraising Officer to lead on the creation, submission and management of a portfolio of trust and grant applications in order to achieve financial targets in line with their growth plans. This is an exciting time to join FareShare Midlands as they develop and expand their operations across the East and West Midlands.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of securing gifts from trusts, grants and/or foundations, from researching and writing compelling funding applications, to impact reporting
• Experience in prospecting for new business, stewarding funders face to face and managing donor relationships
• Experience of delivering against an income targets
• Ability to keep good administrative records
• Confidence in presenting to a range of audiences

We are seeking a creative individual with excellent communication, persuasion and writing skills. Building good relationships, with the ability to meet objectives and deadlines, and experience of working well in a team is essential.

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.

Closing date: 2 February 2022, however applications are being reviewed and interviews are being conducted on a rolling basis, so please apply without delay to avoid disappointment

We have an exciting opportunity in our growing fundraising team for an experienced and ambitious fundraising professional to develop and implement the plan to raise income for Maggie’s Yorkshire via a variety of fundraising sources.

The Centre Fundraising Manager will be responsible for effectively and autonomously managing the full portfolio of activity relating to the Yorkshire centre and to manage complex networks and relationships which have a wider national focus.

You will be responsible for fundraising across a range of income streams including businesses, individuals, community groups, volunteers and media contacts.

We are looking for a fundraiser who has solid experience of managing and delivering income generation in a fundraising environment and the ability to manage a wide range of staff, external relationships, activities and volunteers at one time.

Determined, professional, friendly and resourceful, you will use persuasive communications skills to motivate, influence and inspire people to raise funds for Maggie’s and you will be comfortable working in a target-driven, fast-paced environment.

As a self-starter with strong team-working skills, your sector knowledge will assist you to work across other fundraising and organisational teams to ensure effective collaboration and support for wider organisational objectives.

This is a full time, permanent contract. 

In addition to a rewarding career, Maggie’s offers a range of staff benefits including competitive holiday entitlement, workplace pension, option to apply to continue NHS pension, sick-pay scheme, and travel and cycle loans.

Passionate about Dog Welfare? Are you a skilled communicator? Do you want to help us reach and make the difference to thousands of dog owners?

We are looking for a passionate assistant to provide support to our regionally based teams within Dogs Trusts' Community Education and Engagement department.

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 9,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

The Community Education and Engagement department is made up of UK wide, regionally focussed teams with a mixture of expertise, including training and behaviour, teaching, education, and campaigning. The department is core to the mission of Dogs Trust, with an aim of identifying and preventing the issues faced by dogs and owners which commonly result in relinquishment or early euthanasia using a range of Human Behaviour Change based interventions.

In this varied and interesting role, you will develop a thorough knowledge of Dogs Trust and CEE objectives working alongside the CEE Officer and another Assistant. Providing administrative support through tasks such as creating reports, testing and maintaining our Salesforce CRM system, placing orders and processing invoices, you will be key to ensuring the smooth running of the CEE department.

Organised and proactive, you will have great communication skills enabling you to liaise regularly with colleagues within the department to ensure the successful delivery of our activities. You will be self-motivated and able to effectively prioritise a varied and substantial workload.

Please note that in this role you will split time between home-working and our London office in line with our agile working policy.

You will manage and develop a portfolio of trust donors, as well as identifying and cultivating prospective funders, giving you an exciting opportunity to grow and develop this funding stream for the organisation.

You will also develop and market a basket of legacy products to build and steward productive legacy pledger relationships.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience in fundraising, excellent communication skills and the ability to think strategically and creatively. The ability to work independently to tight critical deadlines is essential.

If you'd like to be part of a small and passionate team of people supporting the work of thousands of volunteers in prisons across England and Wales, we would love to receive your application!

This job is based at our Support Office in Westminster, with the opportunity for remote working available.

Applicants wishing to work part-time hours will be considered. Please state this preference in your application.

Please see the full job description attached.

Please apply via the Charity Job website with a full CV and cover letter.