At the Centre for Ageing Better we want everyone to enjoy later life. We create change in policy and practice informed by evidence and work with partners across England to improve employment, housing, health and communities. We are a charitable foundation, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, and part of the government’s What Works Network.

The UK Network of Age-friendly Communities is a growing movement with over 40 member places, from rural towns to city regions. You will be joining us at an exciting point in the network’s history, when we are ready to grow it across the country so that more people can live in places where they will enjoy their later life.

Alongside growing the network you will inspire, connect and support network members using a range of engaging and creative methods including:

• Documenting and sharing the age-friendly work of network members
• Developing online and offline resources such as blogs, case studies, toolkits, etc
• The design and delivery of training, events, and workshops
• Facilitating connections, information flow and exchange between members
• Supporting new and existing members of the network to join and make progress

The successful candidate will have outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills. You will have demonstrated your ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of people through success in running a network, community of practice or similar learning group. Network members primarily come from local government, and it will be important that you understand this world and how change happens in this context. You will need the ability to spot a story and connect people across topics, with an eye for detail so that the network functions as effectively as possible.

With a base in London, the role will involve significant travel across the UK. In light of COVID-19 regulations we are operating on a work from home basis, with no UK travel. While we are continually reviewing our working arrangements, we anticipate this will continue in the short to medium term. 

To apply please send a CV and a covering letter responding in detail to the job description and addressing how you meet the criteria for the role and the Equality and Diversity form

The closing date is 5pm Thursday 17 December, with interviews to take place week commencing Monday 4 January.

We very much welcome applications from people with Black, Asian, minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

We will review applications on an ongoing basis so the role may close before the closing date.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity available for a Community Fundraising and Events Executive to join our team based in London (home working will be required initially). You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return will receive a competitive salary of £24,000 per annum plus benefits including:

- A generous annual leave allowance of 27 days (rising to 28 days after 3 years’ service) + bank holidays

- Flexible working opportunities

- 3% contribution towards pension

- Season ticket loan

Please note only applications who have submitted a cover letter alongside their cv will be considered.

Here at the Royal Society for Blind Children, we believe that every blind young person should have the chance to live life without limits. Our values of Trust, Energy, Ambition, and Motivation underpin everything we do, and by giving young people the essential skills to take control of their life, they can unleash their true potential.

As our Community Fundraising and Events Executive, you will support the Community & Events Fundraising Manager in developing long term relationships with community organisations and volunteers, with a focus on local fundraising activity, maximising income to the charity.

Responsibilities of our Community Fundraising and Events Executive will include:

- Helping transform RSBC’s community and events fundraising.

- Acting as the first point of contact for community fundraisers, community volunteers, local companies, and community organisations

- Identifying, targeting and building relationships with decision makers and influencers

What we’re looking for in our Community Fundraising and Events Executive:

- Community and Events Fundraising experience

- The ability to plan, organise and manage events timely and within budget

- Knowledge of events legislation, including risk management and Gift Aid

-Ability to use a range of tools including a CRM system

- Digital fundraising skills,

- Strong customer care delivery

- The ability to manage relationships with a wide range of supporters

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential as are excellent team working skills

Closing date: 9am on 11th December 2020

Interview: 15th December 2020

If you’re looking for a new challenge and want to join us as our Community Fundraising and Events Executive, then apply now, providing a supporting statement – we look forward to hearing from you!

The Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, all posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service and 2 satisfactory professional references. Registered Charity No.307892

East European Resource Centre is looking for a driven Community Giving Coordinator to develop digital individual giving and community giving platforms.

Deadline: CLOSED

Details how to submit an application: send CV with a short explanation how you meet requirements of the person specification using your skills and experience. Details are included in the job pack attached.

You will develop digital giving tools as well as community giving platforms in order to maximise income for our mission but also to use individual giving as a tool to increase outreach to new audiences and further promote the mission of our charity.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with experience in individual giving fundraising, community fundraising, digital marketing or sales who wants to have tangible impact on lives of the most disadvantaged and marginalised Eastern Europeans! You will be a team worker and excellent communicator able to look beyond donations to real promotion of our work through fundraising asks.

We encourage candidates with lived experience of migrating from Central and Eastern Europe or Central European diaspora in the UK to apply for this position.

East European Resource Centre (EERC) is an independent charity that has been providing advice and support to disadvantaged Eastern European migrants since 1984. Since the 2004 / 2007 EU enlargement, our core user group comes from the accession countries. Our mission is supporting Eastern European migrants who experience poverty, exploitation and social exclusion in order to help them to make choices about their lives and realize their potential as equal members of communities. This position is an opportunity to help to fund our vital services and expand our reach to new audiences.

Medical Detection Dogs trains dogs to save lives. We train specialist dogs to detect the odour of human disease, providing life-saving alert assistance dogs to people with complex health problems across the UK and collaborating with other researchers, NHS Trusts and Universities internationally to advance the early diagnosis of disease.

We have an exciting new opportunity to join this small but fast-growing charity that is a world leader in its specialist innovative field.

THE JOB

INITIAL 12 MONTH CONTRACT WITH EXPECTATION OF RENEWAL

We are a small charity that punches above its weight. We receive no statutory funding and rely on the generosity of our many volunteers and supporters who raise awareness of our work and much needed funds.

The main purpose of this role will be to build and develop local volunteer groups in your region with the aim of increasing both awareness of the charity’s life-saving work and local fundraising. Your role will be to support, develop and enthuse volunteers and fundraising groups to increase our supporter base and ensure fundraising activity is as effective as possible to achieve maximum income in your region.

We are looking for someone committed, passionate and full of ideas about how to engage with the many different communities and groups who support our work, and to reach new audiences so that our supporter network continues to grow to meet our ambitions

You will need to have:

• Experience in a similar role with a national charity where you have a proven track record of raising funds
• Experience of recruiting and managing volunteers
• Familiarity with social media  and CRM systems
• Experience of giving presentations with confident presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with a diverse range of people 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral  
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and manage a variety of tasks 

You will need to be inspiring, with a creative streak that helps you to bring ideas and motivate people, have a positive attitude and  the ability to use your initiative and work effectively and efficiently without supervision 

If you are nterested and passionate about the work of the charity, and are prepared to work longer days, evenings and weekends to achieve our goal, please get in touch.

A full job description is available on our website.  Please submit your CV with covering letter explaining why you have applied for the role

We reserve the right to close the deadline earlier due to large volume of applications received

CLOSING DATE 5 DECEMBER 2020

We are looking for an exceptional person to support our fundraising and marketing at Wycombe Homeless Connection, an award-winning charity, committed to helping people in our community who are experiencing housing crises.

You will have strong and evidenced administrative skills, the ability to create and deliver engaging content, and a working knowledge of marketing and communications, all with a view to developing current and recruiting new supporters and growing our income.

We’re looking for candidates who will be confident to work alongside and with our small, expert and dedicated staff team, as well as with our valued volunteers, and the people we serve. There is a requirement for the holder of this post to be a practising Christian. This is an Occupational Requirement in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Get in touch for an informal chat, or apply via the form below. Here are some of the key responsibilities of this role: 

You will be instrumental in developing and expanding our supporter base to grow income and support

• Be instrumental in delivering key elements of our fundraising and marketing plan to help develop current supporters and recruit new supporters and volunteers
• Use and develop our digital presence to grow community support and income and convey our key messages
• Monitor the impact of our fundraising and marketing efforts
• Use the customer relationship management system/supporter database to support fundraising and marketing activities

You will help create and deliver engaging content to grow support and market our services

• Help create and deliver print and digital fundraising and marketing materials to our various audiences, both online and offline, working with designers and printers as needed in line with our communications calendar
• Develop links with local and regional media to get great deals on advertising and editorials to promote our work and services
• Work in line with our style guide and brand guidelines and processes to ensure high quality content production
• Manage and monitor the use of fundraising and marketing equipment and materials
• Work with the support and advocacy teams to collect stories from service users to be used to inspire and motivate supporters
• Help deliver service marketing materials and support the frontline teams as needed to promote our services

You will assist the organisation of fundraising and marketing events and F&M meetings

• Help organise and deliver our fundraising and marketing events
• Lead on supporting community fundraisers with materials and logistics etc
• Assist the fundraising and marketing manager in running the fundraising group meetings and other meetings as needed

You'll assist in the processing of financial donations

• Contribute to the processing of financial donations including working with the supporter database

You'll reflect the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ in the way duties are carried out

• Seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit and apply the Christian faith to issues that may arise
• Conduct duties in the workplace and in the community in accordance with Christian teaching
• Contribute to the collective promotion of Christian standards in our work and working relationships and contribute to an environment of mutual Christian encouragement

General

• Work with the Volunteering Manager and volunteers to deliver F&M tasks where appropriate
• Contribute to the smooth operation of the charity and abide by all policies and procedures
• Work within all legislation that applies to the role and tasks
• Attend regular supervision meetings as well as team meetings
• Undertake any other relevant duties as required

Whizz-Kidz Headquarters – London Bridge (currently working from home)

All young people face challenges. At Whizz-Kidz we know that for a young wheelchair user society can be that bit more challenging to navigate. Whizz-Kidz changes and transforms lives because the right kind of wheelchair is more than just a set of wheels. Our services give young disabled people the chance to lead a fun and active childhood while gaining skills and developing confidence. We believe every young disabled person deserves the best opportunities in life. If you do too, and you think you have the skills to help us – then read on.

Whizz-Kidz is looking for a bright, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to represent our Public Fundraising team. As the Public Fundraising Assistant you will be an integral member of the team, being the first port of call for fundraisers whilst leading on key administrative tasks across Events, Community, Individual Giving, Data and Supporter services.

You may be new to the charity sector or looking for your first step into your fundraising career. You will be proactive, capable of managing a busy workload and a team player with excellent communication and people skills. A key focus for this role is on providing a consistent first class customer care experience to enhance the team’s ability to deliver and grow income, whilst retaining loyal support from key committed audiences. If you believe you are the right person for this role, please apply today.

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

No Recruitment Agencies Please.
Closing Date: 5pm, Friday, 4th December
First Interview Date: Thursday, 10th December, Zoom
Second Interview Date: Thursday, 17th December, Zoom

Please note; only candidates successful in obtaining an interview will be contacted, however, please do contact us if you would like feedback on your application.

Committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment.

Whizz-Kidz is the working name of The Movement for Non-Mobile Children (Whizz-Kidz). Registered charity No. 802872. Company registered in England and Wales No. 2444520. Charity registered in Scotland No. SC042607.

Opportunity to implement a new funding stream in a successful corporate fundraising team.

This is an exciting new role in a homelessness charity’s account management team, which will focus on their biggest growing area: employee engagement and fundraising for established partnerships.

While retail and other industries can’t grow partnerships, this charity is looking at employee engagement in other partnerships that are able to grow. This will be an innovative strand of the team; they are hoping new products and events will be added to the calendar and rolled out across the team.

The postholder will manage the new employee fundraising strand of an existing finance partner (at least £100k), a £50k hotel partner and 2-3 smaller partners. As well as these, they will champion employee engagement and create products which can be activated in other partnerships across the portfolio.

We are looking for a self-starter, who has great relationship management experience and lots of ideas around fundraising. We would consider people from a corporate, sales or community fundraising background.

This role may close early if suitable candidates apply, so please get in touch asap if you are interested in discussing.

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Emily Birch at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

We’re Anthony Nolan and we save the lives of people with blood cancer who need a stem cell transplant.

We’re unique. Thanks to the incredible donors on our register, our pioneering research and our passionate fundraisers, we give the chance of life to three people a day.

But we won’t stop there. We want to be there for everyone who needs a transplant; from finding a match, through every step of a patient’s transplant journey. And together we can reach the remarkable day when we can save the lives of everyone with blood cancer.

And now we want you to join our lifesaving team. We are looking for a Supporter-Led Fundraising Coordinator to join our Engagement Division as part of our Supporter-Led Fundraising Team.

Title: Supporter-Led Fundraising Coordinator           

Salary: £27,000

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours

Location:Initially remote working (due to Covid-19), normally based at Head Office in Hampstead, London

We’re looking for a brilliant fundraiser with good marketing skills and experience to join our Supporter-Led Fundraising Team who deliver income through fundraising products, community fundraising and challenge events.

This is a fantastic position where you will be part of a team raising vital funds to save the lives of people with blood cancer. You will manage a portfolio of fundraising products to deliver income and participant number targets, and lead on the stewardship of our mass audiences, providing excellent supporter care, building strong and long-term relationships and maximising supporter development opportunities. This is an excellent opportunity to work on the development of products such as Walking Together, which sees supporters across the country organising their own walks in Blood Cancer Awareness Month. You’ll be building on the success of its first three years and working collaboratively across the Engagement division to grow further.

There’s also our Zero to Hero virtual running challenge, which is new to the portfolio this year. And you will be working on and developing testing for newer propositions, planning and delivering marketing campaigns. As well, you will play a key role in the development of our supporter journeys.

You’ll have: great experience of working in fundraising; experience of developing, delivering and evaluating marketing campaigns through digital channels; strong project management skills; a track record of delivering net income against budgets; and a real passion for relationship building, which is at the core of everything we do in the Supporter-Led Fundraising Team.

Anthony Nolan is an equal opportunities & living wage accredited employer

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK

Please make sure to check out the job description, available on our website when you click to apply.

What’s in it for you?

Financial

• Pension (employer 5% when you contribute 3% or more),
• Travel Insurance
• Interest free Travel Loan
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Life Assurance (4x annual salary)

Wellbeing & Health

• 27 days annual leave in addition to normal public holidays
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Hotline
• Medical Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gymflex

Family Friendly

• Paid dependants leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Flexible start/finish times (role dependent)

And more! (full list of benefits available on website

Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust has an opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team at our airbase in Newquay, working within a supportive team culture, where everyone is Proud to be Cornwall Air Ambulance.

The postholder will be responsible for fundraising income as per an agreed annual target. Working with other members of the team to achieve sustainable income generation and build key relationships within our supporter groups:

• Individual supporters
• Committed supporters
• Company Giving
• Community Groups
• Event Participants

The role is a varied one and the postholder should be willing and able to multi-task, completing a wide range of duties, with conflicting deadlines, with a proven track record of not for profit fundraising.

Key responsibilities:

• Devise, develop and implement budgets and marketing plans for fundraising activities.
• Cultivate relationships with volunteers, individual supporters, partnerships and event organisers.
• Develop and implement an inspiring programme of supporter communications.
• Provide best practice advice and information on fundraising to new and existing supporters.
• Campaign analysis.
• Identify, research and recruit new corporate businesses and sponsorship opportunities.
• Provide talks and presentations to potential supporters.
• In collaboration with a project team, devise a challenge and events calendar – working together on implementation.
• Support local community with fundraising initiatives

By joining our incredible team, you can be part of the future to help and sustain the income of the charity, so “future lives depend on you”.

TO APPLY

For further details and to apply please visit our website.

Closing date: Midday on Thursday 10 December 2020

Interviews will be held week commencing 14 December 2020

Our vision is a London alive with nature, where everyone can experience and enjoy wildlife. We’re looking for someone to join our fundraising team to provide administrative support and excellent supporter care for our wonderful donors.

You may be looking for your first charity fundraising role or looking to move from a more general charity administrative role into supporter care. You do not need direct experience of fundraising but you will be enthusiastic about joining the world of fundraising and willing to learn, and you will need some experience of keeping good administrative records and providing excellent customer service.

This is a fixed term role for 6 months, with potential to become a permanent role depending on delivery of our membership campaigns post Covid-19.

You will work closely with our Database and Supporter Services Officer to make sure our fundraising database holds up-to-date, accurate supporter information, and to make sure all membership processes run smoothly including sending our welcome packs, recording donation information and signing up new members. You will also be the first point of contact between supporters and the Trust, making sure you provide a warm, friendly and positive supporter experience.

You will also work closely with our Supporter Marketing and Communications Officer to support the fulfilment of fundraising campaigns and appeals, and gather content for supporter newsletters.

You will have excellent organisational and admin skills, with really strong attention to detail. You will also have excellent communication skills.

We can provide excellent insight into the work of a small but high performing fundraising team, and you will benefit from a combination of internal and external training to help your development.

Does this sound like you? If so, we’d love to hear from you - please apply on our website.

Job title: Campaign Coordinator - Acquisition

Region: London

Directorate: Individual Giving, Fundraising

Contract: 6-month FTC, 35 hours per week

Salary: £28,901 gross per annum (£24,449 plus £4,452 London Weighting)

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• a desire to provide great service and support
• enjoy and thrive working in teams and with others
• passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution
• come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop
• keen to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like to hear from you…

The Role

The Royal British Legion is looking for a Campaign Co-ordinator to join its Individual Giving Fundraising team.

Positioned within the Support Acquisition team, and reporting into a Campaign Manager, the Campaign Co-ordinator will be support the Campaign Manager with developing and delivering new supporter acquisition marketing programmes including face-to-face fundraising, direct response TV advertising and welcome communications.

This role requires you to produce comprehensive creative and print briefs for campaign materials and manage these projects from brief through to delivery.  You will represent the charity briefing and training fundraisers and manage quality control of the service.  You will liaise with stakeholders across the organisation, report on results against targets, identify programme improvements and contribute new ideas.

The successful candidate will have experience of managing marketing campaigns using a variety of channels and the services of multiple suppliers and working with large income and expenditure budgets.  You will need excellent written and verbal communications skills and feel confident to help deliver training about the charity and our expectations to fundraisers.  You will also need to be organised and responsive with excellent attention to detail.

The role is primarily office based in London, however, due to COVID 19, it is likely you will start working from home.  This role would likely begin remotely and then follow government and organisational guidelines on returning to the office, with potential opportunities to continue to work from home on a regular basis going forward.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply online’

Closing date for this role is Tuesday 15th December 2020.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

Our charity is on an incredible journey and this is a hugely exciting time to join our team.

2020 has seen the UK come together in an outpouring of love and support for the NHS. As the NHS’ national charity and membership organisation for the NHS’ official charities throughout the UK, NHS Charities Together is the central charity receiving additional funding and support for our National Health Service where and when it needs it most. Thanks to phenomenal public support, our national Covid-19 Appeal has raised more than £130 million to help NHS staff, volunteers and patients through the immediate and long-term effects of coronavirus. 

The recruitment of this post is part of an ambitious plans and commitment to develop and execute a proactive and sustainable Fundraising strategy, building on the success of our Covid-19 Appeal. We are very proud of what we achieve.

We are a small but growing staff team and as a Fundraising Executive you will play a key role as we work hard to make a difference to the lives of NHS patients, staff and volunteers. If you are passionate about the health and wellbeing of our nation, and believe that through supporting NHS charities we can significantly increase the vital support given to our hospitals, community, mental health and ambulance services, we would love to hear from you. 

Thrive is a national charity using Social &Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) to make a positive impact in people’s lives. We have offices in London, Reading and Birmingham.

We are looking to recruit an experienced and determined Fundraising Officer to be based at our Reading Office on a permanent basis.  We are looking for someone who is a creative thinker, resourceful and proactive and a good communicator. 

You should have experience of identifying and growing income for charities, across a variety of streams.

You will need to have a ‘can-do’ attitude with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills. Knowledge of the fundraising environment and regulatory framework in the voluntary sector is essential for this role.

This role requires organisation, flexibility and understanding of the issues affecting people with disabilities, ill-health and long-term conditions.

Key areas of work will include:

• Individual donors
• Committed donors
• Company giving
• Community groups
• Thrive events

Reporting to the Fundraising Manager, the Fundraising Officer will formulate and deliver strategic and operational plans to establish and grow unrestricted/core income for the charity. You will be working towards financial targets and will be working closely with the wider fundraising team to ensure targets are met and that key relationships are developed.

Appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service. Thrive complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an individual from working for Thrive.

Application process:

Please send an up to date CV and an accompanying statement explaining how you meet the person specification and what you can bring to Thrive, to Stacey Lewis.

Applications will not be considered without an accompanying statement.

Closing date:

Interviews: W/C 23/11/2020

For further information please contact Stacey Lewis

Thrive are a Disability Confident Employer and as such we are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people and will offer an interview to give you the opportunity to demonstrate your abilities at an interview, if you declare that you have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the job,).

By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competency as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential

Hope Health Action is a Christian NGO passionate about providing life-saving health and disability care to the world’s most vulnerable without any discrimination.We work tirelessly to provide health, disability and emergency relief in Haiti, Uganda and South Sudan; working to serve, equip and empower local partners so they can provide dignified and accessible care to the most vulnerable. 

HHA started in 2007 when we co-founded a hospital in Haiti that has since become one of the leading health facilities in northern Haiti.This has included co-founding a maternity and neonatal unit which cares for thousands of mothers and babies every year.We are passionate that mothers and babies have access to safe births.We also co-founded one of Haiti’s leading spinal cord injury rehabilitation centres and are now one of Haiti’s leading disability rehabilitation providers.In recent years we’ve also launched in East Africa providing emergency relief to the South Sudan refugee crisis.We’ve provided life-saving aid through emergency food rations, the provision of Plumpy’Nut (a therapeutic food to treat severe and acute malnutrition), maternal health care and disability projects.This includes the development of an exciting new project, opening a major new disability centre in 2021 in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement.We have exciting plans to scale up our work in Haiti and East Africa in the coming years and are looking for an ambitious Fundraising & Partnerships Manager to join the team and help us reach these goals.

Fundraising and Partnerships Manager:

We are looking for a dynamic, creative and enthusiastic Fundraising and Partnerships Manager who can develop and manage our fundraising strategy in the coming years, paying particular attention to building our supporter base and developing new partnerships.We are looking for a self-motivated and ambitious individual with a genuine passion for international development. 

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

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

STRATEGY & VISION:

HHA is looking for someone with the vision and energy to develop a clear 3 year fundraising & partnership development strategy that will build upon existing strengths of HHA and develop new, innovative ideas in a professional and effective manner.This will require someone with adaptability, creativity and strong relationship building skills, working with HHA’s Finance Manager, Country Directors, CEO and Board of Trustees to design, implement and effectively monitor a strategy.This will be done with the aim of fulfilling a number of key objectives that will help increase our fundraising income over the coming 3 years.This will include setting out clear annual plans and executing these against agreed financial targets set with the CEO. This will include:

• Engaging new supporters and increasing ‘sign ups’.HHA has a strong and faithful base of long-term supporters.However, in order for HHA to grow and fulfil our ambitious vision, inspiring and engaging new supporters will be a central objective for this role.
• Improving communications, with particular focus on digital fundraising.This will include helping to build a stronger online community through improved social media and donor/supporter communications via email, website etc.It would be desirable for someone to have relevant experience and understanding about the future of digital fundraising (for instance, integrating easier donation technologies). 
• Developing new partnerships, including a specific focus on establishing and cultivating new relationships with churches, community giving groups, and corporate partners.
• HHA US. HHA has just launched in America.This is an exciting time for HHA and a unique opportunity for the postholder to aid the development of our US based fundraising activities in synergy with our UK efforts. This will include exploring opportunities for joint digital fundraising, communications that can aid both countries and providing support for the US Director in developing US based fundraising plans.

Alongside developing a robust fundraising strategy for HHA, the Fundraising and Partnerships Director will also be responsible for the following tasks:

COMMUNICATIONS:

This role will include bringing new, creative ideas around our communications and marketing, taking the lead with our programme team in identifying strong stories, engaging news/content etc. and working alongside the CEO with designers/videographers on the production of various fundraising/marketing materials, including regular and strong donor communications.This will include our Life Support Newsletter, specific annual appeals/campaigns, digital communications, thank you letters and other relevant donor communications.

PARTNERSHIPS:

As highlighted above, we are looking for someone with the confidence to initiate new partnerships and the ability to forge new connections/relationships with possible supporter, volunteer or donor groups.As a Christian charity with a small but committed number of church partners, we believe building upon our current church partnership activities will prove fruitful.Applicants should subsequently be comfortable in this environment and it would be desirable for someone to have had previous church based fundraising experience or knowledge through active church involvement.Beyond churches, the Fundraising and Partnerships Manager should aid the CEO in the approach and partnership development with other key relationships.For instance, other community groups, major donors, corporate groups etc.

VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT:

As a small charity, HHA are dependent on the support and energy of volunteers, working remotely and from the HHA office (COVID19 dependent). The new Fundraising & Partnerships Manager should thrive in a face-to-face environment, with effective leadership qualities to build and empower a volunteer team who can help implement the proposed strategy and help oversee the diversity of activities. 

OTHER:

It will be the Fundraising and Partnership Manager’s responsibility to execute HHA’s broader fundraising efforts and ensure they are implemented to a high standard.This will include overseeing the completion of the following activities:

• Donor management, including ensuring donors are thanked in a timely manner and supporter communications are managed effectively, including our regular donors and through sites like Global Giving.
• Working with our Operations Coordinator to ensure donations are appropriately tracked in our donor database.The Operations Coordinator will provide valuable on-going support to this role, helping to manage the database, third party systems (CAF, Justgiving) and GiftAid.
• HHA already have an experienced Grants and Trusts Coordinator who manages this side of our fundraising.The Fundraising and Partnership’s Director will be available to offer support as needed, though we do not foresee this being a regular or timely need.
• Managing the successful implementation of any fundraising events that the Fundraising and Partnerships Manager designs within the strategy. HHA have previously adopted a range of events, including small community-led quiz nights, Church partner events, Challenge events, and occasional Charity Galas (generally on special occasions like charity anniversaries).
• Provide quarterly reports to HHA’s Board of Trustees, sharing progress against the agreed strategy with clear KPIs