Music, it’s in our DNA. And as the largest music therapy charity in the UK, Nordoff Robbins use the power of music to enrich the lives of people affected by life limiting illness, isolation or disability.

Are you already a fundraising assistant looking to grow in your career?  Maybe you already work in events and want an opportunity to work creatively on new events and fundraising opportunities?  Do you love music and have charity beneficiaries at the heart of everything you do? Then this could be exactly the role you've been looking for.

Working as part of our hugely successful Fundraising and Events team, you will contribute to our Fundraising and Events strategy, helping the charity to reach more people in more places.  You'll administer the day to day delivery of the existing corporate and partnership events portfolio and work with the partnerships team to develop a pipeline of new events/opportunities for the Charity. You'll also be responsible for the operational and logistic delivery of specific corporate event fundraising income streams including our popular Football Tournament, our Challenge Events, our Big Busk and the Charity's Community Choirs. Working with our Partnerships Manager, you'll develop a program of activities that build a stronger supporter/corporate experience.

You'll also be responsible for working cross-organisationally and building a volunteer programme that supports the delivery of the partnerships/corporate events, main event portfolio and DIY activity.

We're looking for someone with a passion for fundraising and events, who is results orientated and able to develop strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders and colleagues.  You'll need to have strong organisational skills, be willing to work creatively as part of a team and have clear and confident written and verbal communication skills.  In return we offer a generous 31 days annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, cycle to work scheme and a range of learning and development opportunities.

Please apply with a CV and cover letter via our website, detailing your interest in the role and how your skills and experience match our requirements (please note applications without a covering letter will not be considered).

Closing date: Midday on Monday 2nd March 2020

Interview date: Thursday 5th March and Friday 6th March 2020

This role is subject to a Basic DBS check

We are a Disability Confident Employer

Help Musicians is the independent charity for professional musicians, with the aim of making a meaningful difference to the lives of musicians across all genres. The charity offers an integrated programme combining Health and Welfare support and Creative development and has a mission to create a world where musicians thrive and to support and empower musicians through all stages of their lives.

Demand for the charity’s programme of work continues to grow at a rapid rate and our centenary year in 2021 provides us with an opportunity to engage more people than ever before in our work. Joining our team in London as Corporate and Trusts Fundraising Officer, you will have the opportunity to work with an experienced and passionate fundraising team at one of the most exciting times in our history.

Your focus will be to secure income from trusts, foundations and other grant giving bodies with 70% of your time dedicated to this. The rest of your time will be spent supporting the Corporate and Trusts Fundraising Manager in developing the Corporate Partnering Programme. You’ll be someone who enjoys prospecting and building relationships, with excellent communication and organisational skills. You will also have the ability to write compelling, persuasive proposals with the skills to inspire and engage potential supporters.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Manage an existing portfolio of trusts in order to maximize income
• Identify and research potential trusts foundations and corporates supporters which align with HM’s strategic priorities
• Prepare and submit high quality funding proposals in line with HM’s funding portfolio
• Produce update reports for trusts and other grant giving bodies providing details of the impact of donations

To be successful you will need:

• A proven track record of securing and increasing grant income, with experience of successfully working towards an agreed financial target
• Experience of researching large volumes of suitable prospects (trusts and corporate)
• Confident and clear verbal and written communications skills, able to write compelling and effective applications
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills, with robust stewardship skills

This is a varied role which provides an exciting opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their fundraising career.  

Reporting to the Events and Community Fundraising Manager, you will plan and deliver events, including liaising with supporters and participants, seeking corporate sponsorship and ensuring events both large and small run smoothly. You will also help to build our presence within the community, working with our service delivery team and young people.

Hours: 37.5hrs a week 

Contract: Fixed Term, 12 months (Maternity Cover)

As the Community and Events Fundraising Officer, you will contribute to Centrepoint’s events and community strategy by delivering events and projects and providing administrative support to the team.

You should have some experience of working in a fundraising or an events team and demonstrate an interest in stewardship, events logistics and managing large amounts of admin reports and/or financial data.

This is an exciting opportunity to assist on range of Challenge Events, including the London Marathon and Centrepoint’s flagship Sleep Out event, in addition to working with Community supporters and products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Events Team with a range of administrative duties, including processing income and updating the Raisers Edge database.
• Assist with, develop and deliver a range of existing fundraising events and Community products.
• Support Centrepoint initiatives such as campaigns and project launches, new building openings and cultivation events.
• Engage and steward event participants, including supporting fundraising activities, answering queries and increasing retention. 
• Lead on creation of monthly income reports to aid the Senior Events Production and Finance Manager with accurate financial management of the Events Team.

What we offer in return...

In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

- 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days

- Excellent training package to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to build a new career

- Employer pension contributions of 4%

- Clear career progressions, linked to portfolio work, that enables movement up the pay scale

- Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme

- An interest-free travel loan

We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint. We welcome applications from anyone with direct experience of being homeless or using young people's services.

Closing date: 24 February 2020, 9am

We are recruiting for a Community and Events Fundraising Officer for a charity that is dedicated to ending youth homelessness.

This role will support the delivery of the charities events and community strategy by delivering events, projects and administrative duties to help achieve income targets and increase awareness.

You will engage and steward community fundraisers and event participants, supporting them with their fundraising activities – making this a really interesting and role.

You will need:

• The ability to communicate clearly and be supportive to those taking part in our events


• Experience of working with databases


• Excellent written communication skills


• But above all, you must be friendly, enjoy engaging with people and have an interest in people and their motivations for supporting the charities work.

Salary: £28,000

Closing date: asap

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787 or apply online.

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

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a fantastic homelessness organisation who are seeking an ambitious and driven Community and Events Fundraising Officer to join their successful team on a 12 month contract.

This is an exciting role, offering the opportunity to be involved in a broad portfolio covering community activity, exciting project launches and unique events. You will build and cultivate strong relationships with supporters and stakeholders, engage and steward event participants and work collaboratively with the wider events and community team to ensure a collaborative and creative culture.

The ideal candidate for the role will have:

* Demonstratable experience in an events or fundraising role
* Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships
* An understanding of challenge events
* The ability to work well within a fast-paced team
* Previous database experience

To find out more about the role please email a copy of your CV to [email protected] or call 02078207302. This role is accepting applications on a rolling basis, so please get in touch ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Please note only successful applicants will be contacted.

Charity People are proud to be working with an amazing disability charity who are looking for an Events and Community Officer to join their ambitious Events and Community team.

Job Title: Events and Community Fundraising Officer
Contract: Permanent/ Full time
Location: London
Salary: £25,000
Closing date: Wednesday 29th February
Required: CV and Cover Letter

This is a fantastic opportunity to use your successful fundraising skills to be a key contributor in delivering the charity's Challenge and Special Events portfolio. You will also be engaging with a wide range of supporters of the charity, from volunteers, membership groups and students to local businesses, with an emphasis on stewardship. As well as the management of fundraising events and relationships, you will also work with and support the organisation's Corporate Partnerships Manager and Individual Giving Team.

This is a unique and exciting role for an experienced Community or Events fundraiser. The ideal person will be confident, proactive and excellent at building and managing relationships, as well as delivering high levels of stewardship. Previous experience of developing volunteer fundraising groups is desirable.

If you would like to find out more, please contact Stuart at Charity People.

Fundraising Officer
CAN Mezzanine, London

About Us

In the UK, parental income is the strongest indicator of how well a child will do at school and how much they will earn in later life – Future Frontiers is working to change this.

We’re an established charity that believes all young people should be given equal access to the guidance, networks and opportunities they need to fulfil their potential at school and beyond.

Our award-winning programme matches pupils to a career coach and provides meaningful interactions with inspiring professionals. This increases pupils’ engagement with learning and prepares them in their transition into sustained education, employment or training.

We are now looking for a Fundraising Officer to join us, starting in May 2020.

The Benefits

- Salary of £24,000 per annum
- 24 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Support a fantastic programme that is changing young people’s lives
- Training to build on your existing expertise

If you are a fundraising professional with great communication and copywriting skills, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a rewarding career move with our organisation as we impact young people’s lives.

You will be given great training and support so you can gain insight into the planning and delivery of exciting fundraising campaigns that deliver growth for our charity.

So, if you want to advance your career with an organisation that’s supporting young people to reach their full potential, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As a Fundraising Officer, you will manage and maintain our supporter portfolio, identifying new trusts and foundations that will help us to reach our income targets.

Reporting to our Senior Engagement Manager, your role will involve:

- Writing high-quality, detailed bids to trusts and foundations
- Ensuring supporters are updated with our progress and plans for growth
- Providing a compelling case for supporting our work
- Keeping up to date on our outputs, outcomes and financial activities
- Planning and monitoring fundraising activity and engagement
- Hosting supporters at events

About You

To join us as a Fundraising Officer, you will need:

- Experience as a fundraising officer within the charity sector
- The ability to produce high-quality copy in a range of different styles for different audiences
- To be a motivated self-starter
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- The willingness to get stuck in to help build an exciting start up social enterprise
- At a minimum, a 2:1 degree (or an equivalent qualification)

Other organisations may call this role Fundraising Co-ordinator, Bid Officer, Revenue Officer, Donations Officer, Supporter Development Officer, Trusts and Foundations Officer, or Supporter Engagement Officer.

The closing date for this role is the 13th March 2020, with interviews scheduled for the 30th March 2020.

Webrecruit and Future Frontiers are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking for a rewarding role as a Fundraising Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

For the Faith and in the Service of Humanity

ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM EYE HOSPITAL GROUP

Title: Fundraising Officer

Salary: Circa £28,000 to £33,000 p.a.

Contract length: Permanent

Hours: Full-time
Location: Clerkenwell - London

Closing date: 28th February 2020

St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group (SJEHG) is the only charitable provider of expert eye care in the Palestinian Territories and East Jerusalem. We have been treating patients regardless of their ethnicity, religion, or ability to pay for over 135 years. Our sight-saving work is carried out against challenging and difficult odds to the highest international standards. 

We are looking for an experienced Fundraising Officer to significantly increase the Hospital’s voluntary income, through the development and management of mid-value fundraising appeals and stewardship of mid-level and regular donors. In addition, the post holder will be required to provide finance, event, admin, and communications support to two established fundraising committees.

You must have proven experience in community and events fundraising. You should demonstrate experience in building trusted, long term relationships with donors and volunteers. You should possess a record of achieving income targets, in addition to being familiar with a donor data base and an understanding of data analysis, queries and reports. Experience of working in a charitable organization is desirable.

We offer an attractive benefits package including 25 days of annual leave, pension scheme, life insurance, season ticket loan, and training and development opportunities. We have a dynamic and hardworking employee environment based in a well-equipped attractive building only a5 minutes’ walk away from Barbican and Farringdon station.

The closing date for receipt of application is Friday 28th February 2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Every day in the UK, 34 young adults are diagnosed with cancer and can face a journey fraught with uncertainty and fear. Trekstock exist to help young adults thrive with, through and beyond a diagnosis of cancer, ensuring that no young adult in the UK faces the disease alone. They deliver physical, practical and social support programmes tailored to the needs of young adults, to give them a better chance of living well through, and beyond cancer.

Whilst small (the current full team is 7, including the office dog, Serge, who is a vital member of the team), they have a growing supporter base, which requires a passionate, energetic and dedicated High Value Fundraising Officer to join the growing team. In the last financial year (18/19) they increased fundraising by 40%, ending the year with a total of c. £450k meaning this financial year’s target currently stands at £500k, which they are well on the way to achieving (year end, May).

This is a hybrid role, working across, in the main Trust and Corporate fundraising, supporting the Head of Fundraising in creating and building a vibrant philanthropic programme. The Head of Fundraising is an exceptional fundraiser, who is helping Trekstock to upscale their offering and the successful candidate will be joining at a time of growth with the recent appointment of a community fundraising officer and communications officer. The board of Trustees is highly engaged and willing to open their contact books providing unrivalled exposure and opportunity for young fundraisers.

Currently, funding is weighted towards community (c.£200k), but the successful applicant will play a key part in re-focusing high value income with a potential team target of c.£280k with an even split between trust and corporate work. Fantastic relationships have already been built with some key foundations and the successful candidate will be expected to manage, grow and replicate these with the ongoing support of the Chief Executive and Head of Fundraising.

Trekstock need a High Value Fundraising Officer to:

• Push the current prospect research, trust and corporate function from ‘desk research’ towards re-engagement, engagement and results

• Work towards a personal target to be decided on appointment, engaging funders (trusts and corporate bodies), who give up to £10,000 • Work with the Head of Fundraising, Chief Executive and Community Fundraiser to drive the strategic engagement of new funders

• Work with the Community and Communications Officers as well as the Service lead to help evolve and grow the project portfolio, with a specific view to capitalising on regional opportunities and small corporate contacts

• Work comfortably across all areas of fundraising, rolling up their sleeves and helping other teams as well as taking on the administrative tasks associated with a small charity

• Support the Head of Fundraising and Chief Executive to deliver a separate, capital project (up to £75k), by delivering bespoke cases for support and other fundraising collateral

The position would best suit:

• A passionate fundraiser, looking to take the next step in the career, learning from a strong, dedicated group of fundraisers, across multiple income streams

• An excellent relationship builder, motivated by maintaining strong links with a small established portfolio of donors as well as generating new income by engaging new funders (a 50:50 split towards portfolio management and new business)

• An exceptional writer with a keen eye for detail

• Someone with experience using database software

• Someone who works well under pressure and in a small team – relishing the opportunity to gain experience in a fast paced, flat structured environment

Deadline for applications is 21st February with interviews 27/28th Feb

Job Title: Fundraising Officer

Contract: One year fixed term.

Part time:  (21hours p/w)
Salary range: ££ 26,000 (pro rata) (£15,600 actual salary)

Closing Date:  3rd March 2020

Core Arts- a leading creative mental health charity in London  are looking for an enthusiastic and creative person to become part of our Fundraising team to assist the Deputy Director in fundraising bids. Ideally we are looking for someone who loves working as part of a team and is willing to learn and support applications for funds.  The role involves fundraising from Trusts, Foundations, Lottery and Statutory funds plus assisting in the PR of the Charity.

The person needs to be organised and efficient, eager to learn about our ethos and personalised way of working. The ideal candidate would have a passion for persuasive writing, they will be excellent administrators with good attention to detail, with an understanding of how the creative arts improves wellbeing. 

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills -both written and oral; be happy working independently but also in collaboration with others; have good arithmetic ability. Fundraising experience is preferred but not necessary.  More important is an understanding of the importance of creativity and education to improve adults mental health.

To apply please email a relevant CV and a Covering Letter explaining what has motivated you to apply for the role and how you feel you meet the requirements of the role to  Giuliana Molinari 

Please look at the Core Arts website for a full job description.

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Community Fundraising Executive for up to 12 months to cover maternity leave. This will enable us to develop and expand our existing community fundraising work with a range of stakeholders ranging from local fundraising committees and community based events to individual supporters. The role would suit a proactive and organised person, with community fundraising experience, capable of thinking strategically, creating opportunities and engaging with people at all levels.

What you'll be doing:

* Assisting the Senior Community Fundraiser to implement the community fundraising strategy with a focus on growing the local events portfolio and activities in order to maximise supporter engagement and income for Jewish Care.
* Driving the recruitment of new committees and individual fundraisers by targeting new groups and demographics in order to grow the supporter base on a local level.
* Working with individual fundraisers acting as their main contact in order to provide all necessary support on their fundraising journey.
* Increasing awareness of local committee activity to insure all opportunities for engagement are used and maximum exposure is achieved.
* Promoting communication between each committee and Jewish Care through the development of committee newsletters in order to improve information sharing across the organisation and community fundraisers.
* Be the liaison between Jewish Care resource managers and each committee to ensure clear lines of communication with regard to the allocation of funds and moneys raised.
* Accurately updating, financial and supporter records to allow for financial planning and reporting.
* Cash handling, banking, acknowledging and receipting income in accordance with Jewish Care's policies and procedures
* Liaising with schools to support and encourage their fundraising activities on behalf of Jewish Care.

What you'll need :

* Degree level or equivalent (desirable).
* At least 2 years' experience of working within a community fundraising environment.
* Experience of events organisation and fundraising in local communities (desirable).
* Experience of managing and delivering budgets to target (desirable).
* Experience of working with volunteers (desirable).
* Familiarity with the geographical area this role will cover including existing links to community groups and individuals (desirable).
* Administrative and organisational skills
* Excellent time management and organisational skills, including project and financial planning skills (essential).
* Proficiency with Microsoft Office package including Outlook, Internet Explorer, Word, Excel andPowerpoint (essential).
* Experience of Donor/Fundraising Databases (eg. Raisers Edge) (desirable).
* UK driving licence and have use of their own vehicle for work.

Further information:

The nature of this role will require occasional evening and weekend working, on these occasions time off in lieu will be given. The post is fixed term for up to 12 months to cover maternity leave and is for 36.25 hours per week.

If you would like further information or a full job description please email our recruitment team via recruitment 3 @ jcare . org

Benefits

Jewish Care offers excellent benefits and training to all staff. Benefits include, free meals, 20 day's annual leave, Jewish Care Pension scheme, various discounts, Loans and mileage reimbursement, ride to work scheme, eye tests, employee referral bonus and more.

About

Jewish Care is a leading communal organisation. We are the largest health and social care charity for the Jewish community in the UK, caring for nearly 7,000 people every week. Approximately 1500 staff from multi-cultural backgrounds together with 3,000 volunteers help to maintain their service. It provides a wide range of services to help meet the community's physical, social and emotional needs, both directly and in partnership with other organisations. We care & support many people including; older people with dementia, disabilities, mental health needs and Holocaust survivors and many more.

We aim to make a positive impact on the lives of Jewish people by creating excellent social care that enhances well-being and inspires them to stay connected to their community. The organisation is committed to finding innovative solutions tailored to the people who use their services.

We are a proud to be multi award winning organisation. Prestigious awards and accolades they have received include; The Skills for Care Best Employer for over 250 people, and The Investors in People Gold standard.

Please be aware that this vacancy will close, once a sufficient number of suitable candidates have been identified therefore, we would recommend that you submit your application as early as possible.

This is a great opportunity to develop your volunteer management skills to recruit and engage them in supporting a national campaign.

Work under a supportive manager to develop your skills within community fundraising and volunteer management.

Job specification:

• Recruit and manager volunteers and manage relationships within your area incuding individuals, local corporates and organisations
• Working with your manager to produce budgets for income and expenditure
• Project manage the local support of a national campaign Work with teams across the organisation to create resources, develop training and deliver PR on a local level
• Ensure the reward and recognision activities for supporters is delivered

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have some understanding of fundraising and/or volunteer management
• Be motivated by encouraging supporters to get involved with the charity
• Have strong relationship building skills and comfortable communicating with people at all levels
• Be self motivated and able to prioritise your workload Have excellent IT skills and ideally experience using social media
• Most importantly you will be driven and ambitious, motivated to be the best fundraiser you can and in return this charity will support and reward your development.

Flexible working is offered. Ideally you'll have a driving lisense and be happy to work some eventings and weekends when necessary (TOIL will be given in return)

What the job involves

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow, develop and gain valuable skills and experience, in our established Community Fundraising team. You will be part of passionate team fighting to stop prostate cancer from being a killer. This is an integral role where you will be working to generate income across our Community Fundraising programme including Walking, Cycling, Skydiving and Beneficiary Events.

You’ll support the team by assisting with enquiries, managing some income streams and the recruitment of new supporters for the team, as well as providing excellent customer experience to supporters. You will also work closely with the Community Fundraising Executives and Communications team to manage supporter journeys of third-party events (e.g. Walking Challenges and Skydives) and their marketing plans. You will also provide support with general team duties – updating the website, coordinating content and liaising with case studies to complement the Community Fundraising programme.

This role also involves some general administration associated with fundraising, especially maintaining high quality data on the Raiser’s Edge database, whilst ensuring information gathered is recorded in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

What we want from you

You will have the energy and passion to manage this wide-ranging role and make a valuable contribution to the success of the team by having excellent communication skills, being proactive in supporting participants, as well as having a strong eye for detail in carrying out administrative duties. You can prioritise a busy workload to ensure we are able to deliver excellent customer experience, be self-motivated, coupled with excellent organisational skills and have an outgoing and positive approach to the role.

You will be excited to build and manage relationships with existing and new community fundraisers as you will be the first point contact for enquiries for the team. You will also be able to motivate and offer fundraising advice, to ensure excellent experiences, from sign-up through to thanking. Whilst the role is office based, there may be occasions when travel to events around the UK is expected.

The support we’ll provide

Join our team and you’ll be working at an award-winning charity that will help you learn, develop your skills and expertise, and achieve your highest aspirations. We provide everything you’d expect from a professional organisation – competitive benefits package, contributory pension scheme, life insurance and season ticket loan – but much more besides. Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future for men.

Closing date:  23:45pm, Sunday 1 March 2020.

Interview date: week commencing 9 March 2020.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.