Community fundraising assistant jobs near Home Based

An exciting opportunity to join the Public Fundraising Team and support the Marketing & Income Generation Directorate by providing administrative support to the department. This varied and busy role is the perfect opportunity to develop an understanding of charity fundraising.

The Fundraising Assistant will help make sure Beat can help more people than ever by providing administrative support to the ambitious fundraising team. You will have the opportunity to engage with our supporters and provide outstanding supporter care and maintain accurate records.

The Fundraising Assistant sits within the Public Fundraising team and aims to maximise income by providing administrative support to the team. The Fundraising Assistant will be highly organised and support with stewarding volunteer fundraisers, support with income processing, data entry and other administrative tasks. 

Beat offers 5.25 weeks of annual leave + bank holidays which increases after 2 years, by a day a year to a maximum of 6 weeks. Additionally Beat provides membership of a Cash Plan Scheme to all employees and offers flexible working.

34 hours a week, this role is involves 2 days in the Norwich office & 2 days working from home.

To apply, please download and complete the application form from the website. Completed application forms should be uploaded via the form on this page by 9am on Monday 18 July.

(Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to change the closing date of our vacancies.)

Shortlisted candidates will be informed by close of business on Wednesday 20 July. Interviews will take place on the week commencing 1st August in our Norwich office.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic fundraiser (or someone who can demonstrate the relevant skills required through a similar role) to join our small, dynamic, and friendly team raising funds to help enhance patient care within the NHS hospitals and community services we support in Northamptonshire.

The successful applicant will have exceptional communication skills, with a track record of delivering excellent customer service that inspires and motivates a wide range of stakeholders. We are looking for a passionate individual that can confidently deliver presentations to community groups and large organisations, who has a high attention to detail and can prioritise a sometimes demanding workload, working independently unsupervised, or equally happily as part of a team.

This role focuses largely on increasing contributions from individuals, community groups, businesses, and other organisations that the charity could benefit from. Identifying new contacts and support through effective community engagement is essential, as well as developing existing relationships to secure continued support.

As part of the community and events fundraising team, you will be based primarily at our head office in Northampton, but also expected to travel to our Kettering office and around Northamptonshire to support our fundraisers and attend events, which can include some evenings and weekends. There will also be the opportunity to work from home once a week and flexibility in hours.

• Hours per week: 30 to 37.5hours (flexible, with some weekend and antisocial hours)
• Contract: Permanent
• Salary: £25,000 per year plus benefits
• Base: Flexible (working from office, home and within the community)

If you are passionate and committed in making a difference to our NHS, then we would love to hear from you.

• Closing date: 14th July at 23:30
• Interviews: w/c 18th July 2022 (flexible)

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The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity supporting current and former members of the RAF, their partners and families, providing practical, emotional and financial support, whenever they need us. 

We are looking for a Community Fundraising Assistant who will be an integral part of the UK community fundraising team. You will have exceptional administration skills and be responsible for processing standard activities such as updating CRM records, monitoring sponsorship pages, and covering administrative tasks for the UK Community Fundraising Team. The Community Fundraising Assistant is the first point of contact for supporters and volunteers, providing a stewardship journey for supporters with low fundraising targets and acting as a point of contact for all enquiries and thanking. You will also be required to provide support at various events throughout the year.

To be successful in this interesting and rewarding role you’ll need to have proven experience of planning and organising, working with people and delivering results and meeting customer expectations. You will be passion about and committed to making a difference and accepting and tackling goals with enthusiasm.

A detailed job profile is available below and on the Fund’s website. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Michelle Jeffcott, UK Community Fundraising Manager.

To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role and providing examples of how you meet the person specification to, Pete Thompson, Head of HR, via email.

Please note that interviews will be held on a rolling basis. Please note that due to the high number of applications expected, only candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified. Previous applicants will not need to submit a further application.

A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 10810090).

The Salvation Army is looking for a Fundraising Database Assistant to join it’s incredibly successful Marketing & Fundraising Department. We raise over £100 million a year and the Database team play a vital role in this success.

As the Fundraising Database Assistant, you will be responsible for maintaining the accuracy of the supporter database, providing supporter data to the fundraising teams and reporting on fundraising campaigns.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• A good knowledge and experience of working with CRM databases including importing/exporting data and running standard reports.
• Excellent data skills with high attention to detail, accuracy and consistency.
• An ability to work across simultaneous projects with a wide variety of stakeholders and to prioritise your workload to meet set deadlines.
   

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK’s most inspiring and best-known organisations, fighting injustice and social inequality. As part of the small, dedicated Database team you will have a real impact on the work of our Marketing & Fundraising Department.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays; a contributory pension scheme; season ticket loan and an employee assistance programme.

This is a permanent position based at our Territorial Headquarters currently located at 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN. By the end of next year, the current office will be vacated, and we will be moving to our new headquarters at Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8BQ. This new building will provide a more effective workplace to help The Salvation Army better achieve its mission.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK 

As a disability confident scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

CVs will not be accepted. Promoting equality in the workplace.

WR Fundraising Recruitment is very proud to be working with a leading and motivational children’s’ hospice that is looking for a fundraising assistant to step into this new role for the team.

This incredible charity has supported hundreds of families, looking after children and young people, from birth, who have life limiting or life threatening conditions for almost thirty years and they are looking for someone who is passionate about the sector to build on their own personal development and be very much supported to grow as a fundraiser and grow within the team. You will be assisting the wider team on their income generation.

Fundraising Assistant

Full Time, Permanent

London

Hybrid working

Salary – £22,742 per annum

Key responsibilities of the role will include: 

• Providing high quality stewardship to team members and supporters
• Day to day administration and be the first point of call for fundraising queries
• Assisting with the charities local events and the logistics on the day
• Sending out fundraising packs and other materials as required
• Responsibility for updating and editing the webpages and working with the community fundraising team to achieve that

The ideal candidate for this role will: 

• Have excellent organisational and planning skills
• Be experienced in building and maintaining strong relationships
• Have a “think on your feet” attitude and the ability to use their own initiative
• Have a basic knowledge/understanding of customer/donor care
• Be passionate and have the drive to upskill personal development to provide further opportunities

To apply or for further information, please email a copy of your up to date CV in the first instance.

The team at WR Fundraising Recruitment are passionate about bringing together talented fundraising professionals with fantastic organisations. We’d love to hear from you if you are looking for a new fundraising opportunity.

Join the team at Haven House Children’s Hospice

Haven House Children’s Hospice supports hundreds of families, looking after children and young people who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. Our mission is to provide the highest quality palliative and holistic care services to children and their families in our local communities. Since the hospice began it has gone from strength to strength both in terms of the care we provide to children and families as well as the close bonds we have developed and nurtured with individuals and organisations in our community who are inspired by our work.

This is a great time to join the team at Haven House as we are about to head into the exciting new phase of growth and development within the Income Generation and Marketing directorate and we are building our team to reflect this. Our CEO joined us during November, and we are looking forward to further developing our organisation wide strategy and the fundraising and marketing strategy which will underpin and support the achievement of our ambitious goals.

This new and exciting role is a fantastic introduction into the wonderful world of Community & Events Fundraising. It will give the successful candidate the opportunity to learn about different fundraising income lines, both within the team and also the wider directorate. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about fundraising, has good attention to detail, is organised and enjoys working in a busy and fast paced team. We’re committed to developing their career and helping them to gain experience in all aspects of fundraising.

At Haven House the focus within the Income Generation and Marketing Team is to put the supporter and donor at the centre of everything we do, ensuring they feel inspired by our work and the children and families we support; engaged and committed to our cause and ultimately make a commitment to do something amazing.

The person who gets this amazing job will need to have lots of energy and be full of ideas as we want someone who will bring fresh ideas into the mix and the personal drive to execute them. We want someone to join us who loves being part of a hardworking and collaborative team.

If this role sounds right for you and you have the right skills and experience, please do download the job description and apply by returning the application form to Haven House.

Benefits
As an employee you will be entitled to the following range of benefits:

• Hybrid office/home arrangement
• 27 days' annual leave
• Pension scheme (company matches contribution up to 7%)
• Free onsite parking
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eye care voucher scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

If you are a potential candidate who would like to have an informal chat with someone about the role before applying, please contact Haven House and someone will come back to you.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.

Closing date:  7 July 2022

Interview: TBC

Please note, we reserve the right to interview on a rolling basis so this role may close before the above date if we find a successful candidate.

About the role

Salary: £26,000 to £29,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm
 Location: Hybrid (40% working in the office in Newham)

In this role, you will be responsible for developing the community fundraising plans, as well as supporting individual giving income for the charity. It is an important role within the team, who are responsible for raising the profile of the organisation and the experiences of those we are here to help and mobilise support to the cause.

You will also play a key role in acquiring and stewarding supporters, including individuals taking part in challenge events, community clubs and associations, schools and faith groups, as well as one-off and regular donors, and legacy pledgers. They will ensure an excellent supporter experience so that both existing and prospective donors feel valued and informed about the impact our supporters are making.

You will report to the Communications and Supporter Manager and will work closely with the wider team and Chief Executive. While this is a hybrid role, with 40% of time-based at our office in Newham, you will be required to have a strong local presence and the flexibility to attend meetings and events in the community in addition to the time spent in the office.

Key responsibilities include:

• Be the first point of contact for all fundraising enquiries, providing information, support and materials quickly and efficiently.
• Devise, implement and manage community-based engagement initiatives and events that raise the profile of Caritas Anchor House and lead to increasing levels of public support.
• Work collaboratively with volunteers and the Community Partnerships Team to ensure adequate support for fundraising activity and outreach opportunities.
• Support the Individual Giving and Legacies Specialist to develop and implement campaigns and donor journeys.
• Ensure all communications meet fundraising best practice, as well as our brand guidelines and organisational values.

About you

We would like to hear from you if you:

• Experience working in a fundraising environment and achieving financial targets
• Confident public speaker with the ability to deliver engaging presentations
• Experience in using a supporter database
• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft packages
• Understanding of the principles of supporter care and passion for delighting supporters
• Strong planning and organisational skills including project planning, reporting, and follow-up, personal self-management, and work administration

About applying

When applying don't forget to answer the questions in our application process to tell us more about how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience to be successful in this role.

At Caritas Anchor House, we are proud of our inclusive workplace where we celebrate difference, value everyone’s contribution, and where people of all backgrounds and cultures can thrive. We do not accept discrimination or harassment, and all our recruitment decisions are based on fair and open competition, with appointments on merit. We are committed to growing our workplace further by making sure that our teams are as diverse and inclusive as they can be. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage people with lived experience of homelessness, a disability, and from ethnic minority backgrounds to apply. This is to ensure we are taking positive action in order to achieve our legitimate aim of a balanced representation in our teams, at all levels. We want to foster a culture in which everyone is united around our shared mission and values, and in which our people are active participants in our success.

Please note that we only accept applicants with the Right to Work in the UK. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

We are looking for a Community Fundraising Assistant to join a well loved charity and support the Surrey team with their community fundraising activiies.

The Charity
A well known, well loved National charity with hospices all of over the country. They provide Front line support, night and day, in peoples homes across the UK, providing hands-on care and vital emotional support.

The Role
Reporting to the Senior Community Fundraiser and working closely with some of the most talented fundraising people in the charity sector, your role will be to provide fundraising and administrative support to the team.
Youll assist in building and developing fundraising relationships in the community, by providing excellent stewardship and support to our fundraising groups, volunteers, and key supporters.
You will work within the important processes and guidelines we set around cash handling and ensure the integrity of our supporter and financial databases.

The Candidate
If you enjoy the challenge of multi-tasking, supporting others in their goals; working in a multi-faceted environment, thinking on your feet, and bringing creativity to a role, then this may be the job for you.
A proven track record in delivering excellent supporter service to members of the public and encourage ongoing support
A good team working ethos, as well as the initiative to manage your own work plan
The ability to spot potential and build relationships
Strong IT skills, including Word processing, email and spread sheets and a working knowledge of databases
Understanding of general office systems and procedures.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Could you be Beat’s next Community Fundraising Officer? We’re looking for someone proactive and personable to join our passionate ambitious team.  

You will have the opportunity to project manage exciting fundraising campaigns and third-party events as well as support our incredible “Do it yourself fundraisers”. This varied role includes project management and providing outstanding supporter care to both new and existing supporters. This is an excellent opportunity to manage elements of the Community Fundraising offering, securing a crucial share of Beat’s income which will enable us to help more people than ever before.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 38 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Community Fundraising Officer’ to join its Fundraising division based out its office in Leicester, UK.  To support the Regional Community Fundraising Manager in fulfilling the organisational objectives of developing and optimising on community fundraising and volunteer initiatives.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Experience in establishing and developing relationships with key stakeholders
• Experience in project coordination i.e. events and campaigns
• Experience of organising and supervising events
• Experience of recruiting, managing and developing volunteers
• Experience in motivating and managing volunteers
• Experience in professional fundraising
• Full UK Driving license
• Knowledge and understanding of the local region and community
• To prioritise and work well under the pressure of a busy environment
• To take a collaborate approach with a strong sense of teamwork and willingness to work with colleagues cross organisationally in support of wider objectives
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing as well as build relationships with people of all backgrounds, levels and settings
• Excellent presentation skills
• Strong motivation and empathy towards the aims and objectives of the organisation
• Proven ability to work on own initiative and to tight deadlines, prioritising a variety of important and urgent, but diverse tasks
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills, with high standards of computer literacy including MS office packages
• Numerical skills and the ability to work accurately under pressure and pay attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise and plan work, set and achieve deadlines, establish and maintain monitoring systems etc.
• Ability to represent Islamic Relief in a wide range of situations
• Good understanding of international development and humanitarian work
• Good understanding of the Fundraising sector, standards, practises and frameworks

For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.

If you are talented, reliable, service-minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on mid-late July 2022.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• criminal records check
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications that would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

The Supporter-led Fundraising (SLF) Department at Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) is responsible for mass fundraising through enabling individuals, communities and companies to support ARUK through their own talents and passions. As well as driving registrations and income through third party, virtual and mass participation events and managing these relationships to maximise income.

The Supporter Engagement & Online Fundraising Team is key to the success of SLF as they work across Regional, Sporting Events, Marketing and Corporate teams to ensure our supporters receive incredible stewardship to achieve their fundraising goals, processes are in place, teams are working effectively together, and that the department can maximise the opportunities and innovation that comes through online fundraising platforms and fundraisers.

At ARUK we are looking to grow our Online Fundraising Team with a new Online Fundraising Assistant. In this role you will be at the forefront of the fundraising sector as it develops; keen to understand new areas of growth, you will help spot potential and trends in new areas of online fundraising and be willing to adapt to this quickly changing area.

You will also be the face of our friendly and passionate Online Fundraising Team; building relationships with supporters who use online channels to fundraise such as gaming or Facebook challenges.

You will provide crucial administrative support to ensure the smooth integration of our online fundraising systems across ARUK. Support may include adding accurate details to our database, tracking and monitoring income, responsibility for online donation platforms and virtual fundraising as well as general administrative duties in the office.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

Spotting supporter potential

• Spot opportunities to build networks among our online fundraising community and flag these to the relevant members of the team.

Online Administrative Support

• Provide lead administrative support for all Facebook challenges
• Deliver the best possible support to online fundraising supporters, including gaming and streaming fundraisers

Creativity and Trend Hunting

• Keep abreast of and identify new online fundraising trends through horizon scanning.
• Evaluate potential opportunities to understand which ones we should prioritise.

Collaboration

• Build strong relationships with teams across the organisation in order to work collaboratively, allowing you to offer the best stewardship journey to our supporters.

Other

• Keep up to date with dementia news and research developments to communicate to supporters.
• Use creativity, knowledge and opportunity to identify areas for change.

What we are looking for:

• Confident working with computers.
• Good knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Experience of working in a customer service role.
• Enthusiastic and polite telephone manner.
• Confidence in making telephone calls to new and warm individuals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Able to juggle multiple demands on your time and prioritise appropriately.
• A passion for wanting to deliver the best, first-class stewardship journey for our incredible supporters.
• Warm, friendly and personable.
• A professional and hard-working team player with a positive and collaborative work ethic.
• A willingness to learn and adapt to processes.
• To be agile, flexible and understanding that work priorities may change at short notice due to the nature of fundraising.
• Flexibility to work occasional unsociable hours when the role requires.
• Willingness to travel independently when required.

Additional Information:

Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.

Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals.  This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.

Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abingdon, Cambridge, CB21 6AD. 

Salary: Circa £22,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more information.

The closing date for applications is the 3rd July 2022, with interviews likely to be held week commencing the 4th July 2022. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures.  Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via the channels on our website.

How to apply:

Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV and covering letter to your application and track the status of your application.

*Please note the official title for this role when applying is Online Fundraising Executive.

We are also recruiting for a similar position of Supporter Engagement Executive, should you feel your skills are also aligned to this role we would welcome you to apply

About Alzheimer’s Research UK:

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

You will be part of an organisation that has been recognised nationally as an outstanding place to work. In 2021, we were listed 69th in the prestigious 100 Large Best Companies to Work For.  We were also awarded a 2-star accreditation by Best Companies, recognising outstanding levels of workplace engagement and were listed in the 75 Best Companies to Work for in the East of England and the Charity’s 30 Best Companies to Work For.

To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK

Overview

Child’s i Foundation is a Uganda based charity with an international reputation for advocating child rights and creating community based alternatives to orphanages. A small non-profit with a big impact, we work with governments, national partners and our worldwide network of supporters to highlight the harm and cost of orphanages in Uganda and globally.We’re helping to reimagine the whole child protection and care system, repurpose orphanages and rebuild services at the heart of communities that are designed to strengthen and support birth, foster and adoptive families. Because every child needs a loving family, we are Child's i.

We believe in creating a supportive and respectful place where people are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of youth with lived experience of care, children and families from many different backgrounds in Uganda. We encourage applications from people across all communities. We are committed to ensuring that our people and our services reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and applications from people from under-represented groups are particularly welcomed. 
 

The Role

An exciting new opportunity for a Fundraising Officer to help us drive our ambition forward. The role will be home based with some meetings in London.

The Fundraising Officer will work closely with the CEO, Grants and Strategic Partnerships Manager, and other teams across Child’s i Foundation to achieve the fundraising targets associated with Child’s i's plans, objectives and values.

The Fundraising Officer will help deliver our fundraising campaigns, challenge and supporter events, and assist on specific fundraising audiences to raise as much money as possible. 

Key responsibilities

1. Develop and manage regular and exciting fundraising appeals, challenge events and supporter events to maximise income and meet fundraising targets (both new donor acquisition and existing donor retention).
2. Develop excellent supporter journeys, fundraising resources, and stewardship communications to maximise supporter numbers, retention and engagement.
3. Support the Communications team with the development of multi-channel marketing communications, visual and written content and fundraising collateral.
4. Maintain a high level accuracy on our CRM system Salesforce to capture both donor and donation information and key data contributing to the development and implementation of fundraising processes.
5. Monitor and report on key fundraising performance indicators, and pipeline development against income projections.
6. Communicate proactively and effectively with the team in the UK and global to follow up on leads, cultivate strong relationships and maximise fundraising income through all channels.
7. Contribute to the development of fundraising strategies and budgeting.
8. Follow sector best practice on fundraising.
9. Safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children in accordance with Child’s i Foundations Policies and Procedures at all times.
10. Demonstrate and uphold Child’s i foundation’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
11. Identify your own personal learning and development needs and seek opportunities to address them.

Person Specification

Essential

• A successful track record of meeting fundraising income and supporter number targets.
• Experience of using CRM systems to deliver a fundraising programme.
• Experience of developing fundraising collateral for campaigns and events.
• Information sharer, operating and communicating as a team player who enjoys collaborating with and learning from others.
• Effective interpersonal skills, developing productive working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and adopting a collaborative working approach.
• Commitment to and enthusiasm for the aims and objectives of the organisation and positively and proactively represent and advocate for Child’s i Foundation’s vision.
• Excellent written and spoken English and high level of numeracy.
• An eye for detail.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• The role requires travel to and within London for meetings at least twice a month.

Desirable

• Knowledge of international development and the issues involved in poverty and inequality in sub-Saharan Africa.
• An understanding of Child protection, social care and social policies relating to Care reform and a desire to learn more.​
   

Additional Information

• At Child’s i Foundation we value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. The statements in the person specification are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
• Child’s i Foundation is an equal opportunities employer.
• This role is open to UK residents only.
• We will actively consider flexible working arrangements.

We are a national charity based in North Devon and work to re-home ex-commercial laying hens and encourage the public to buy free range eggs. Hens are now the fourth most popular pet in the UK and hen adoption is hugely popular. If you are a fundraiser interested in joining our dynamic, friendly and enthusiastic team based at our head office 'Hen Central' near South Molton, please check out our latest role below and get in touch.

About the Job

Job Title: 

Fundraising Assistant

Reports to:

Individual Giving Manager

Hours:

Monday to Friday 09.00 to 17.00 (2 days per week in office)

Salary Band:

£20-22K

Main Responsibilities:

To support the Fundraising team to develop and grow income. Develop successful relationships with key fundraisers and volunteers, manage the BHWT’s community fundraising activities and provide admin and research support to the other members of the Fundraising team.

1. Being the main point of contact for all community fundraising enquiries and activities, providing administrative support to the Fundraising team as required i.e. fielding calls and email enquiries, writing compelling and engaging thank you letters/emails, adding donations and relevant information onto our CRM.
2. Administer Sponsor a Hen and Bake for Hens Sake! ensuring promotional opportunities are well publicised and promoted to new and existing audiences
3. Appeals - helping the wider team develop and implement engaging fundraising appeals.
4. Working closely with Digital Content Producers to provide engaging and inspiring fundraising content for digital communications such as the website, e-shots, e-newsletter, social media and Chicken & Egg magazine (regular and relevant Good Eggs for example).
5. Assisting with reporting development.
6. Reconciling income - starting with opening the post, adding donations to Salesforce, thanking supporters and reconciling nominals each month.
7. Communicating in a personal and engaging manner with our BHWT individual supporters i.e. regular giving community, fundraisers, special prospects, pledged legators etc.
8. Act as main contact for digital fundraising, maximising income opportunities through a range of online shopping platforms such as Easy fundraising, Amazon Smile, Give as you live eBay, working closely with Digital Content Producers
9. Ensuring all relevant supporter information is accurately and promptly recorded onto Salesforce
10. In the longer-term help to develop event fundraising
11. Any other duties as reasonably required.

About You

To apply for this role, you must have:

• Empathy with the aims of the charity
• At least one year’s experience in a fundraising role at a charity
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and the ability to relate to people at all levels.
• Proven ability to work to deadlines and manage own time effectively
• Proactive and highly organised, with good attention to detail
• Experience of using a CRM database, ideally Salesforce
• Enjoy working as part of a busy team
• Good working knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Willingness to adapt to change and learn new skills
• Experience or knowledge of hen or animal welfare
• Full driving licence and access to a car

Desirable skills:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Experience of working with volunteers
• Awareness of GDPR

Charity People is thrilled to be working with a leading children and baby hospices, in their search for a Fundraising Assistant. This is a new and exciting role within the fundraing team.

Fundraising Assistant

Location: North East London/Essex, Hybrid/Flexible working options

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours

Salary: £22,742

About the Charity

Their mission: To provide a home away from home; to provide the highest quality palliative and holistic care to help local families to cope with the challenges of looking after a terminally ill baby or child in a warm, loving environment.

About the role

This is the perfect entry-level role for an enthusiastic and keen individual who wants to start their career in Community & Events Fundraising as you'll learn about different fundraising income streams through supporting the community fundraising, and challenge and charity-owned events whilst the team deliver an ambitious growth target.

• You'll provide excellent stewardship to supporters and provide support for all presentations, talks and charity events across the fundraising team.
• You will provide admin support and keep the database up to date and accurate.
• You will support on creating social media communication, updating and editing the web pages and producing marketing materials.
• There will be plenty of training and personal development provided by the team.

About you

• Keen to learn and develop within community and events fundraising.
• Skilled in IT and administrative tasks
• Excellent at building relationships
• Skilled at liaising with key stakeholders at all levels.
• Enthusiastic and driven
• Organised and able to work under pressure in fast-paced environments to tight deadline
• Great attention to detail.

Closing date: June 27th However applications will be considered on a rolling basis, so apply asap as the role may close early.

If you're interested in hearing more about this great opportunity, please send your CV to Tanya White at Charity People.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.