Job Title: Special Projects Fundraising Manager

Working Hours: 37.5 (Flexible and part time working offered by agreement)

Do you have a strong project management background? Do you have a knack for building high level relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders? If so, then we would like to speak to you.

Leeds Hospitals Charity

Leeds Hospitals Charity is proud to support Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust comprises seven hospitals and a dental institute, including Leeds General Infirmary, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds Children’s Hospital and Leeds Cancer Centre. At Leeds Hospitals Charity, we work with NHS staff to improve the experience of patients and families. We are passionate about healthcare and about making our hospitals amazing.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Relationship Fundraising, the Special Projects Fundraising Manager will take the lead in delivering a range of important projects that will support the transformation of Leeds Hospitals Charity’s fundraising programme. The role will require management of a range of internal and external stakeholders. This position will be instrumental in developing, launching, delivering and evaluating both events and activities associated with appeals and stand-alone projects. It requires an experienced fundraising manager with extensive experience of project managing multifaceted fundraising events or experience in leading multiple fundraising departments.

The Person

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience in managing a small team.
• Can oversee and coordinate complex projects.
• Can collaborate with colleagues to ensure opportunities are maximised through sponsorship, gift in kind donations, retail merchandise, community fundraising, volunteering and media opportunities.
• Can ensure timelines are established and met, stakeholders consulted, and fundraising targets are met/exceeded.
• Will manage budgets and contracts associated with project delivery.
• Knows how to produce regular updates for management on all live projects including reports with recommended course corrections, wherever appropriate.
• Can build relationships with key decision-makers and influencers with current and potential supporters.
• Will identify opportunities for improvements in existing processes or projects, proactively making recommendations for change wherever possible.

You will:

• Have line management experience.
• Be proficient in Windows based software packages including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Have substantial project management experience in a complex organisation.
• Have experience in designing and delivering high impact stewardship programmes and high value events.
• Be highly organised.
• Have experience in devising budgets and project plans and reporting against them.
• Understand and have experience of working within the requirements of Code of Fundraising Practice and data protection legislation.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills with an acute attention to detail.
• Have the ability to build high level relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Can think creatively and apply problem solving techniques.
• Be a team players with strong cross team working, influencing and negotiation skills.

Charity Benefits Include:

Employee Assistance Programmes

AIG Life Group Protection

Cyclescheme

Car Lease Scheme

One year free gym membership

Buy Additional Holidays

NHS Discounts

Pension

If you are disabled and have the essential skills and experience to do the job, we will invite you to an interview. Please advise on your covering letter if you consider yourself to have a disability.

To apply for this position, please send a copy of your up-to-date CV with a covering letter.

Closing date for application is 08/11/2021.

Interviews to be held on 15/11/2021.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive we are unable to provide feedback at the shortlisting stage. If you have not heard back from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Do you want a job where you make a difference every day? Are you organised, methodical and enjoy working as part of a friendly team? If this is you then you should take the next step and apply to join the family of the Fishermen’s Mission.

The Fishermen’s Mission is a Christian charity that provides emergency and welfare assistance to active and retired commercial fishermen and their families through practical, spiritual and pastoral support. Every year we help thousands of clients, many in desperate circumstances.

The operational staff are supported by a small Head Office team comprising the Chief Executive (who is also the Chief Operating Officer) and the Director of Business Development, with administration provided directly by the Executive PA, Operations Manager and the Operations and Business team.

About You

You will be able to undertake a wide range of tasks in differing situations, with a degree of personal responsibility and autonomy. It is important to be able to work both alone and as a member of the team. 

In order for the Charity to work effectively, you may be required to assist with other areas of work and, therefore, you should be prepared to undertake other duties appropriate to the post, as delegated by your line manager.

Purpose of the Role: To support the Information Systems Manager to deliver a high standard of supporter care to the donors and clients with whom we communicate.  To be part of the wider Business Development Team. Provide administrative support to the Information Systems Manager and the Business & Finance Manager (for a maximum of 5 hours per week) to deliver a high standard of supporter care to donors and clients with whom we communicate.  To process donations and invoices on internal databases.

Specific Responsibilities

• Process the Direct Debit Scheme
• Process all online fundraising donations through Raiser’s Edge (RE) including the appropriate thank you letter
• Write queries and exports to generate mailing data (especially for appeals) and set up appropriate income codes and internal brief to support the mailings
• Process Gift Aid Claims quarterly
• Set up coding on RE for new financial year and new projects
• Manage supporter letters on RE (set up new, update seasonal wording on general letter and archive old letters)
• Generate reports as requested by fundraisers to analyse income
• Train and support staff and volunteers in use of RE and ReNXT
• Support Navigator (our interactive client site linked to ReNXT) to assist Port Staff if required
• Month End and Year End reconciliation support (working with finance team)
• Inputting gifts into the Finance database (SUN) when required
• Assist with the payment of invoices when required

Shared Responsibilities within Appeals Team

• Working with the other appeals team administrator to ensure that all appeals team tasks are supported by covering their specific responsibilities in times of absence or high volume.
• Data capture of additional supporter details and adding new supporters
• Accurately capture supporter mailing preferences and gift aid declarations
• Support the fundraisers with the administration of fundraising events
• Support the annual audit by gathering of paperwork and answering of questions
• Accurately file all income paperwork and Gift Aid declarations
• Accurately file all digital filing and income reports
• Annually archiving of income paperwork
• Support the appeals team volunteers
• Carry out clean-up and maintenance housekeeping on the RE database as requested including maintenance of the client data on a regular housekeeping process
• Write and maintain up to date procedures

Shared Responsibilities within operations administrator team (Appeals and Finance):

• Answer the main head office phone number and free-phone number and monitor the night service and update the 24/7 cover phone
• Open incoming post and send out parcels and letters
• Answer HO front door and greet guests
• Manage the enquiries email account
• Act as extra team support for other team members (Exec PA & Operations Manager)

Additional tasks

• Contribute to all meetings (team meeting, Head Office stand up, Business Development Team meetings)
• To carry out any other tasks as required
• To work at all times with compassion and empathy, within the Christian Ethos of the organisation.

Person Specification

Essential

• CRM experience (preferably Raisers Edge)
• Administration experience in an office environment
• Ability to data input to a high degree of accuracy
• An excellent personable telephone manner
• Able to work as part of a team
• Intermediate skill level using Microsoft office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Highly organised
• Strong attention to detail
• Demonstrate integrity to handle cash donations and respect confidential information
• The ability to represent the Fishermen’s Mission with appropriate compassion, clarity and confidence

Desirable

• Charity experience
• Office 365 experience
• Experience of working in a busy environment
• An understanding of the HMRC Gift Aid Scheme
• A comprehension of Data Protection laws
• Knowledge of the Fundraising Regulator Code of Practice
• Experience of working with volunteers

We are on a mission to give children and young people from disadvantaged communities the literacy skills to succeed in life. You could join us and help support the sustainability of our work.

What you’ll be doing

We are recruiting a fundraising officer to play an important role in our trusts and statutory team. Government, councils, businesses and other funders are increasingly recognising our solutions to the literacy challenges faced by disadvantaged communities. Our work is key to improving attainment and social mobility, particularly through our place-based Literacy Hubs.

You will be part of a supportive team of four, generating income and managing relationships with trusts, foundations and statutory funders, including some of the leading funders in the UK. You will have the opportunity to build on your existing experience and write compelling applications, develop relationships with funders and show them how the work of the National Literacy Trust can transform lives through literacy.

You will be responsible for establishing new funding sources through prospect research, identifying and responding to leads and working closely with colleagues across the organisation to secure funding. You will research, write and present funding bids, proposals and documentation and ensure that all necessary due diligence is carried out.

What we’re looking for

You will be an excellent writer and communicator, with strong attention to detail, who is happy to collaborate across the organisation and with a wide range of people to increase support for the organisation. Ideally, you will have experience of working in a fundraising team, carrying out prospect research, generating income from trusts and foundations and working with or in the education sector. You will also need experience of building relationships and using a customer relationship database. 

Why our work is so vital

Poor literacy and resulting inequality is not inevitable. The National Literacy Trust improves the reading, writing, speaking and listening skills of those who need it most, giving them the best possible chance of success.

We make society fairer. Poor literacy creates social and economic inequality. The one in six adults in the UK with poor literacy earn less, are less likely to vote and more likely to experience health inequalities.

We enable social mobility. A child without literacy skills can’t succeed at school, and as an adult they will be locked out of the job market. The pattern is intergenerational and starts at birth.

Our work is targeted at communities with the highest levels of disadvantage and the lowest levels of literacy. We support thousands of schools and early years settings, bringing in wonderful partners like the Premier League and the nation’s best publishers who bring literacy alive. We campaign to make literacy a priority for our nation’s leaders. Our research and analysis make us the leading authority on literacy and drive our interventions.

What we offer you

As well as a competitive salary, we offer benefits including a generous leave allowance totalling 39 days (including bank holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year), pension contributions of 8% of annual salary, a cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme and other health and wellbeing benefits.

We support flexible working and promote a workplace where you can be yourself and contribute to our success, whoever you are.

Application details

Our people are our most important asset and we value and respect diversity in all its forms (seen and unseen). We particularly welcome applications from those from Black and Asian backgrounds, as well as candidates with disabilities and from the communities in which we work. We would like to increase representation of these groups among our staff as we know greater diversity will lead to an even greater impact for our work.

Modern slavery is the fastest growing crime in the world.  There are an estimated 40 million people enslaved worldwide and, based on our own research using police data, more than 100,000 victims in the UK alone.

Justice & Care is an anti-slavery organisation working internationally to fight modern slavery and human trafficking, rescuing and caring for victims, dismantling criminal networks and bringing perpetrators to justice. It works to protect communities at risk from traffickers and spark systemic change by working with policy makers and other key partners. 

Our Vision: Every captive free. Every perpetrator brought to justice.

Our Mission: By bringing together specialists, we work to prevent slavery, to release and care for victims, to uncover and dismantle criminal networks and to spark systemic change.

Our Values: As an organisation we have a set of core values that underpin and inform all we do:

• We are collaborative

• We are courageous

• We are experts

• We are relentless 

Due to the growth of our programmatic work over the past few years, we have an opportunity for a brilliant Institutional Fundraising Manager to join our team. To be successful in this role you will be: 

● An outstanding communicator - able to explain and inspire both in person and on paper

● Focussed on detail - You have strong attention to the small things (as well as the big!), including being able to interpret and develop project budgets and theories of change 

● Knowledgeable - You will have a good understanding of charity governance and best practice and will provide Justice and Care with an in-depth understanding of the Institutional Funding landscape, key trends, opportunities, and challenges

 ● People orientated - You will have the ability to network and communicate at a senior level with potential funders 

● Willing to roll up your sleeves - There is lots to be done and you won’t be afraid of hard work, working to tight deadlines. A team player, committed to making things work and helping get everything in place to do so 

Main responsibilities

Your key responsibilities include, but are not necessarily limited to:

• Research new potential funding opportunities at a £30k plus p.a. level - including in particular institutional funding opportunities (FCDO, USAID, UK statutory funding for Victim Navigators, etc.)

• Plan and coordinate funding approaches alongside the Development Manager. This includes developing budgets, log frames and theory of change 

• Prepare applications for institutional and larger trusts and foundations in collaboration with the Development Manager 

• Lead on institutional donor grant agreement/contract negotiations and compliance with support from Development Manager

• Developing and writing proposals for High Net Worth donors and/or corporates as required by the Development Team 

Are you passionate about data and innovation? Without these two things Trees for Life cannot continue to carry on our vital work to rewild the Scottish Highlands. 

We are recruiting for a brand new Fundraising Database Officer to join our small but mighty Fundraising and Marketing Team based across Moray and Highlands, with the flexibility of home working. We offer a progressive salary scheme and development opportunities to help you flourish in your role. 

Our ideal candidate will carry out key data functions to support the Head of Fundraising and Marketing to implement our individual giving strategy to its maximum potential. High standards of integrity, respect and the ability to be a strong team player is essential. 

The Database Officer has a significant measure of responsibility for determining what kinds of information the charity will choose to capture, retain and use, and for what purposes. The Officer will connect our website and database to the needs of the charity, driving us towards digital innovation and revenue generation. Their role is also to provide supporting analytics with reports on products, supporters, operations, and markets. The ability to maintain data integrity and ethics is critical. 

Fundraising and Marketing

Carry out regular data selections in line with briefs for email and direct mail communications, supporting the wider Fundraising and Marketing team to deliver on their fundraising goals.

• Provide data and analysis, carry out regular imports, exports and reports to support fundraising activities.

• Work with the Supporter Coordinator to ensure an efficient and accurate data entry of supporters’ and donors’ records.

• Work with the Finance Department on Direct Debit and Gift Aid claims. 

• Ensure reconciliation between Woocommerce and Patronbase including monthly data-reconciliation and income-reconciliation processes, checking for and correcting inaccuracies and updating supporter records.

• Work with our web development agency to maintain and implement updated features and functions to the website, including working to improve the customer experience. 

• Work with our Marketing Officer to improve our SEO and SERP rankings along with online presence across partner sites. 

• Assist the Fundraising and Marketing team with maintaining groves, webpages and merchandising as necessary.

• Undertake a regular audit of the charity's data collection and storage processes and rectify any compliance issues. 

Data

The role requires responsibility for the material, financial or information resources used by others across several teams.

• Is responsible for maintaining the Trees for Life CRM in-line with fundraising, data protection regulations and best practice.

• Review, develop and manage database processes and procedures, looking for opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

• Maintain and carry out regular database processes including data cleansing and adding new users. 

• Support the Head of Fundraising and Marketing to encourage best-practice use of the database across the organisation, including assisting with new user training and being on-hand for day-to-day technical support. 

• Working as the day to day liaison with Patronbase, the Trees for Life database provider. 

• To be an administrator for the Patronbase database system and provide database support and training for users.

• Manage user accounts and permissions, database updates, user defined fields, database procedures, coding structure and control logs, directory of reports and carry out database housekeeping.

• Respond to analytics requests and create reports for use by colleagues. For example at the Dundreggan Rewilding Centre for supporter engagement, income generation, volunteer and event management, GDPR compliance. 

• Manage and make recommendations on data accuracy and integrity, conduct data cleansing, archiving and duplicate checking procedures. 

• Work with the Head of Fundraising and Marketing to provide training, advice and support on appropriate storage of supporter data within the organisation.

• Liaise with the Head of Finance and Resources to maintain effective security and access policies and procedures for the operation of database systems across the organisation.

• Monitor, maintain records and report on GDPR compliance

• Working with the Head of Fundraising and Marketing to maintain and update data protection guidance, policies, processes and templates. 

• Ensure data processes are documented and up to date.

• Develop and maintain excellent working knowledge of databases throughout Trees for Life to ensure best practice

Person Specification

Overall, the post holder needs to be a strong communicator and skilled at explaining technical processes for non technical users. You should be comfortable liaising with CRM users and enjoy learning new operating systems in order to provide a host of solutions and build meaningful  relationships in the process. 

• Excellent data management skills and a positive attitude

• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, and handle and prioritise simultaneous requests

• Creative and analytical thinking, and strong problem-solving skills

• Ability to follow technical procedures

Knowledge & Experience

Demonstrated experience with CRM systems. 

• Excellent knowledge of the Microsoft Office package, especially Excel and GSuite. 

• Experience managing GDPR and GiftAid consent records. 

• Experience maintaining websites

• Experience working with contractors

• Experience in the charity and or non-profit sector 

Skills & Competencies

• Strong interest in data analytics and its benefits to the organisation. 

• Ability to quickly master new technology

• An understanding of and desire to implement CRM best practice solutions. 

• Ability to work independently, whilst recognising your contribution towards a team goal. 

• Ability to balance the management of ongoing tasks and responsibilities, with one off projects 

Personal Attributes

• Must be committed to the ethos and values of Trees for Life

• Genuine enthusiasm and a passion for nature conservation.

• Highly-motivated and professional in approach.

• Team player – a readiness to work as part of a team and support colleagues.

• Positive attitude to taking the initiative. 

Main Purpose of the Role

The Head of Fundraising will take a strategic lead and manage a small team of fundraising and communications colleagues to increase income from larger trusts and foundations, corporates and individuals in line with CHASE Africa’s 5-year strategic aims. They will also work closely with the programmes team and our overseas partners to help develop and write strong institutional funding applications.

The ideal candidate will have a track record of securing large gifts and grants from multiple income streams. The Head of Fundraising will also work closely with the Executive Director, programmes team and Finance Manager, and will be a key member of the Senior Management Team, attending trustee board meetings as required.

Background

CHASE Africa is a growing UK-based international NGO working to support rural communities in East Africa. We believe that when people in resource-poor, rural communities are healthy, are able to make informed family planning decisions and live in a sustainable and flourishing natural environment, they are far more likely to have a better quality of life and leave poverty behind.

Since 2012, CHASE Africa has provided over 1 million health and family planning services, supported communities to plant over 200,000 trees and accompanied 9 trusted local partner organisations in Kenya and Uganda to integrate rights-based family planning programmes into their work.

CHASE Africa is a small, relaxed and friendly team, based near Frome in Somerset. We have ambitious plans increase our impact and income over the next 5 years, and are looking for an experienced fundraising professional to help us achieve our aims. The team have developed excellent relationships with a number of UK and overseas trusts, high net-worth individuals and regular donors.

The Head of Fundraising will be responsible for leading the fundraising and communications team. Currently, there are four part-time staff members who report directly to this role (three fundraisers and a Communications and Engagement Coordinator).

Main Responsibilities

Fundraising

• Manage an effective, motivated fundraising team to achieve or exceed agreed targets.
• Write and submit proposals to achieve repeat and new funding to ensure income growth in line with organisational strategies.
• Work with the programmes team and overseas partners to develop and submit competitive larger, and multi-year, grant applications to institutions and trust funds.
• Ensure a pipeline of opportunities is maintained and developed, using the CRM Donorfy.
• Ensure excellent reporting and donor stewardship is maintained across the organisation.

Strategy, Planning and Budget Management

• Lead the fundraising and communications planning process to produce effective strategies which achieve income targets across a range of revenue streams.
• Produce regular income forecasts and contribute to financial forecasts.
• Develop and maintain income tracking and evaluation systems.
• Oversee the fundraising and communications team budget.
• Strive to develop an organisational culture of full cost recovery in all fundraising activities.

Senior Management

The Head of Fundraising will be a member of CHASE Africa’s Senior Management Team (SMT) and the post-holder will be expected to play a proactive role in the management of the organisation, including contributing to:

• Organisational strategic planning, budget forecasts and development.
• Working closely with the Finance Manager, attend monthly finance meetings, and advise the SMT on the availability of funds to support CHASE Africa’s work.
• Ensuring key policies are adhered to, including data protection and fundraising regulator guidelines.

Staff Management

• Agree objectives and work plans through regular 1:1 meetings with fundraising and communications team members.
• Plan and implement personal development plans with team members and undertake annual reviews.
• Recruit and train new team members as and when required.

Anticipated Skills and Experience

Essential

• At least 5 years’ experience in a relevant fundraising role.
• Experience of managing a team.
• Familiar with the international development sector.
• Experience in developing and implementing strategy and direction for fundraising work.
• Proven success in securing six-figure multi-year funding from grant-making organisations.
• Experience in preparing detailed donor budgets from partners’ project plans, budgets, and reports, and reporting against budgets to donors.
• Familiarity with using logframes, theory of change, risk analysis and describing value for money.
• Experience in networking with donors and funders.
• Experience in use of database systems for logging and reporting.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work co-operatively in a team.
• Strong written and spoken English.
• Ability to research, collate and summarise information from a wide range of sources.
• Responsible and accountable with good time management skills.
• Right to work in the UK.

Desirable

• Relevant bachelor’s degree.
• Experience of working in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Experience of securing funding from large institutional funders such as DFID/FCDO, EU, Comic Relief, and managing institutional funding contracts.
• Experience in charity communications and marketing.
• Experience of writing and producing annual impact reports and other publications.
• Experience of corporate fundraising.

What we can offer:

• 25 days paid holiday + bank holidays (pro rata).
• Flexible working.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Variety of learning and development opportunities.
• Potential for overseas travel to visit programmes in East Africa.

Application Notes:

To apply for this role, please consider the job description and person specification. Send your CV (maximum 3 pages) and a 1-page covering letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role by 9am on Wednesday 10th November. Please put “Head of Fundraising” in the subject line.

Please note interviews will take place on Monday 22nd November 2021. Candidates will be notified on Monday 15th if they have been selected for interview.

CHASE Africa is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are open to all talent and we actively ensure that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regards to race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other protected class.

Full time, permanent post

£27,116 - £31,406 per annum

Christ’s College is seeking applications for the full time, permanent post of Fundraising (Development) Officer to support the work of the Development team.  The Development team is responsible for fundraising and alumni relations for the College.  This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in annual fund and legacy activities and work within a well-established, successful team. 

The primary role of this post is to manage the College’s annual fund activity, including the annual Telephone Campaign and Giving Day, and to run the legacy programme.

The Fundraising (Development Officer) works closely with all members of the team, and will also be expected to build excellent working relationships with staff in other College departments, the Master, Fellows and students within the College, alumni around the world, Cambridge in America and the University’s Development and Alumni Relations Office.

The post requires some out-of-hours working so the ability to be flexible is important.

Key responsibilities:

• Management of the annual Telephone Campaign, alongside the Senior Development Officer;
• Running other annual fund initiatives, such as a Giving Day, direct mail and email fundraising, to complement the Telephone Campaign;
• Working with the Development Assistant on pledge chasing, including renewal of completed pledges;
• Running the Christ’s College Fisher Society (legacy programme);
• Working on fundraising and stewardship publications, and writing articles for The Magazine and Pieces where appropriate;
• Working with other members of the team on stewardship of donors;
• Working with the Alumni Communications Officer to maximise the fundraising impact of social media;
• Organising fundraising and cultivation events as required;
• Representing the College at events;
• Updating the fundraising-related webpages;
• Supporting the work of other members of the team as appropriate;
• Other work as determined by the Development Director.

You will be a confident, friendly person who is comfortable talking to all sorts of people. You will thrive in a busy environment and be able to work autonomously - going that extra mile to make the difference. You will probably have experience of working in a similar role, have a good eye for detail and the ability to multitask.

If this sounds like you then why not come and use your talents to join a great team raising money for one of the world's best orthopaedic hospitals!

Ongoing recruitment, so apply now!

We would consider applicants able to offer full-time or part-time hours towards this role.

The main purpose of the role is to take a strategic approach to leading the development and management of our community fundraising programmes to maximise income in order to meet annual targets. This role is also vital in stewarding relationships with corporate partners, as well as driving new business too. Our Community Fundraising Manager is key in nurturing and building relationships with new and existing supporters, and is required to bring in around £500,000 per annum. Please note that this role is offered as a 12 month fixed term contract, to cover maternity leave.

The RNOH Charity’s next Community Fundraising Manager will have:

• Successful track record in fundraising; ideally Community fundraising or Corporate fundraising.
• Demonstrable experience of corporate and community fundraising or the ability to clearly show transferable skills.
• Experience of managing community and events programmes.
• A passion for supporter stewardship and proven experience of driving corporate relationships and community fundraising engagement.
• Demonstrable experience of achieving and exceeding targets.
• Experience of leading others to achieve targets including recruiting and retaining volunteers.

Many of the diseases and conditions that affect human health have been cured or overcome as a result of medical research. But there will always be more to do. Although significant resources are being spent around the world developing exciting new treatments and therapies, there are areas of medical need that receive little or no support - and people’s lives that see no improvement. That’s where we step in.

The Medical Research Foundation is an independent charitable foundation. Formed by the Medical Research Council (MRC), we fund and support the most promising health research wherever we discover great opportunities that are not being pursued. We use our donations responsibly and ensure we make the greatest impact where it is most needed.

We are looking for a Fundraising Administrator to join our rapidly expanding team in our central London offices. 

Reporting to the Head of Development, you will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of fundraising activities and supporting the wider fundraising team to build relationships and raise income through various fundraising streams including individuals, legacies, trusts & foundations, corporates and challenge events.

Who you are

We need the very best people to help deliver our vision of advancing medical research, improving human health and changing people’s lives. Our team is proud to work for the Medical Research Foundation. We are ambitious for the Medical Research Foundation and for ourselves. We are approachable - providing advice to everyone and explaining our work. We are dedicated and committed to achieving the most for our donors and our researchers.  And we are involved – constantly looking for new ways to engage and improve. We are inspired by our work and we will be looking for this in you too. 

What you can bring to the role

You will have sound experience of:

• Charity fundraising – on a paid or voluntary basis.
• Customer service.
• Managing your own workload.

You will be able to:                                                                                                                                                         

• Communicate clearly in writing and verbally with colleagues and other stakeholders. 
• Demonstrate good research and analytical skills.
• Work in an organised and methodical manner with excellent attention to detail.
• Work under pressure, manage deadlines and respond flexibly to work priorities and requests.
• Demonstrate high level of IT skills, specifically excellent M/S Word, and good M/S Excel.
• Work confidently in a team and be self-motivated to work alone .

Our offer:

• A salary of up to £25,000, dependent on experience.
• Annual pay award, performance award scheme and other rewards.
• Generous pension contribution, with no qualifying period.
• 30 days annual leave each year, plus public holidays.
• Full- or part-time, 0.8-1.0 FTE (28.8-36 hours per week)
• Flexi-time system and core working hours of 10am to 4pm.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Other health-related benefits.
• An opportunity to make a difference to human health.
• Fantastic colleagues.

To apply please:

• Provide an up to date CV which includes your contact details, education and vocational qualifications, memberships of professional bodies, career history and explanation of any breaks in your employment history.
• Provide your written responses to the three application questions that we have specified.  This will form a key part of the shortlisting process.
• Complete our equal opportunities monitoring and declaration form.
• Let us know if you are not able to make any of the assessment or interview dates (pre-arranged dates can be found in the application pack)

A copy of the three application questions, recruitment information 

This is a great opportunity for someone who can develop engaging products and materials to enable supporters to fundraise on behalf of Muscular Dystrophy UK. This role coordinates our approach to the marketing of fundraising products, so that we engage and inspire a range of audiences out in the community; allowing us to deliver our exciting plans for growth.

Applicants

The successful candidate should have:

• Experience of working in a centralised community fundraising support function

• Experience of creating and developing products and materials from start to finish

• Experience of managing a budget 

Expectations in the role

• Manage the marketing and campaign delivery for MDUKs Regional Development Products and DIY Fundraising offering, including developing new products or activities to drive supporter engagement
• Line manage the Product Development Executive role and to be the first port of call for the Regional Development Manager team who need support with marketing products out in the field, the development of assets to help with recruitment and to improve the supporter journey
• Own and manage the product development pipeline, including the responsibility for delivering products in time and on budget

Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities.

About us

Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 70,000 children and adults in the UK.

Benefits

We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, season ticket loan, ride to work scheme, health cash plan, and an employee assistance programme.

Location

This role is based at our office in Southwark, London with flexibility for home working (2-3 days per week).  

In order to apply, please click on the Apply Now button and send your CV with a covering letter detailing why you are best suited for the role.

Interviews likely to be held week commencing 15 November.

*Unfortunately due to the high volume of applications we receive we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.

Fundraising Manager – Individual Giving

This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your individual giving fundraising skills to this highly effective and growing heritage charity. The Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust is a separate entity to the SVR Holdings Company who operate and run this much-loved attraction.  The Trust’s focus is to help secure the future of the Severn Valley Railway through donations, grants, and sponsorship.  The position of Fundraising Manager for individuals is key to our future success, understanding our donor base and creating a clear donor stewardship programme for the 15,000 donors we have.

In addition, you will create engaging fundraising asks, strong engagement processes and effective recruitment campaigns.  You will have the support of a Donor Care Officer to help deliver your plans.

You will be able to demonstrate your experience in creating and delivering effective donor stewardship plans to include single, legacy and in-memorial giving.  Access ThankQ database and Tessitura experience is desired.

We are seeking a resourceful, proactive team player who demonstrates initiative and takes ownership and responsibility for completing and finishing tasks, including setting and achieving targets.  You will naturally identify opportunities and maximise these for the benefit of the Railway.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust, taking the reins of individual giving fundraising.  This is your chance to join a passionate local charity that is committed to safeguarding the Severn Valley Railway. 

Overview

Post: Fundraising Manager, Individual Giving

Reporting to: Executive Director

Employer: Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust

Salary:  £30,000 to £35.000 FTE

Primary location: Number One, Comberton Place, Kidderminster

Hours: Part-time, 4 days per week (30 hours)

Holiday: 31 days (inclusive of Public holidays) FTE

Summary of Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your proven fundraising experience in individual giving to this driven and passionate heritage charity.  This position is a hands-on role and comes with line management of a part-time Donor Engagement Officer and 3 volunteers.  We envisage this area of the business growing as the successes of your initiatives are realised.  We have been extremely successful in our individual giving thus far, but it is time for a new experienced fundraiser to take it to the next level, focusing on both retention, uplift, and acquisition, whilst building a stronger fundraising volunteer base to assist you in delivering your plans. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Strategy & Development

• To increase income generated from individual giving fundraising activities.
• To create and execute a donor retention, uplift, and acquisition strategy.

·To lead on developing our CRM system, working with the Executive Director and Finance Manager to review the Trust’s CRM database and implement an Organisation wide CRM system.

• To manage the individual giving budget in line with objectives and KPIs, reporting to the Executive Director on income and expenditure and highlighting variances in a timely manner.
• To test, implement, monitor, and evaluate existing and new fundraising asks and channels to increase two-way engagement with donors.
• To develop and manage high quality supporter care including responsive and prompt thanking and updating our donors on the impact of their support.
• To develop a volunteer-base of fundraisers.

Direct Marketing

• To manage and deliver integrated online and offline campaigns.
• To manage the design, print and production of direct marketing activity, negotiating bought in services and ensuring invoices are in accordance with quotes.

Administration and Reporting

• To manage the Individual Giving budget and provide monthly updates to the Executive Director.
  • To keep accurate and up to date records of all activities, using ThankQ CRM database, extracting reports for the team as required, and maintaining high standards in customer care and record keeping.

Managing Relationships

• To provide management and guidance to the Donor Care Officer to ensure that KPIs and objectives are achieved, and a clear personal development plan is in place.
• To build strong internal working relationships with colleagues.
• Organise face to face thank you events for our supporters.
• To work with the SVR Holdings Marketing and Communications team to gain support and cross selling opportunities within the different SVR audiences.

Other

·Proactively ensure all materials produced are accurate and compliant with relevant GDPR protection and Gift Aid legislation.

·To undertake all activities in line with best practice standards and processes as set out by the Fundraising Code of Practice and industry regulatory bodies.

·To keep abreast of developments in individual giving and ensure charity compliance.

·To contribute to the Fundraising Team’s strategic planning and budget process.

·To carry out any other tasks as reasonably requested.

·To actively implement the principles of Equality and Diversity.

Person Specification

Educated to degree level and / or an accredited fundraising qualification such as Certificate or Diploma in Fundraising.

Experience

• Creating and implementing successful individual giving donor stewardship plans.
• Implementing donor segmentation, targeting, and positioning strategy.
• Proficient with fundraising CRM systems ideally ThankQ and Tessitura.  To include building, analysing, and reporting.
• Creating, writing, and delivering strong fundraising appeals across all platforms.
• Writing compelling cases studies.
• Legacy and in-memoriam fundraising.
• Managing income and expenditure budgets.
• Presenting to internal and external stakeholders.
• Managing and motivating staff.

Skills and abilities

• Outstanding verbal and written skills. Able to engage audiences using a range of communication tools.
• Exceptional analytical skills to be able to evaluate our donor base and create effective tiered donor stewardship plans.
• Significant direct marketing skills: devising and delivering social media and print campaigns.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and to secure resources and support from colleagues in different business areas.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills; confident and personable with the ability to manage and build strong relationships with key individual donors.
• Exceptional organisation and time management skills. Able to plan / prioritise own work and meet agreed deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and methodical approach to tasks.
• Competent use of MS Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Strong numerical / budgeting skills.

Attitude and Personal Qualities

• Motivated, task-orientated, and professional.
• Flexible, able and willing to respond to changing priorities.
• Strong team player with collaborative working style, who enjoys individual and team working.
• Willing to participate in all activities relevant to the role.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Commitment to GDPR and Fundraising Code of Practice.
• Commitment to the principles of Equality and Diversity.
• An interest in heritage railways.

As a volunteering organisation, we ask staff to volunteer 5 days per year to support our operational staff in the busy season.

SVR Family

The SVR Family consists of the three separate companies

1. Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) Plc (Company number 01046274) is a not-for-profit company limited by shares.  No dividend is paid to shareholders with all profit used to support the running of the Railway. It owns the infrastructure and assets of the SVR, employs the paid staff, and is responsible for the governance, operation, finance, planning, customer service and management of the SVR.

2. Severn Valley Railway Company Limited, (Company number 00906842), a company limited by guarantee, supported by a paid membership of 12,500 members and provides volunteer staff who assist in the operation of the Railway from a working volunteer membership pool of 1,700.

Both organisations are led by Helen Smith, Director and General Manager.

3. Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Limited, a company limited by guarantee (Company Reg, No.04341280) Registered with the Charity Commission (Reg.No.1092723).

The focus of the SVR Charitable Trust is to generate funds:

• To enhance, maintain and restore SVR rolling stock and infrastructure.
• To provide educational and interpretive displays for the SVR
• To provide educational and heritage skill training used in the restoration, repair, and operation of the SVR.

The Charitable Trust is led by Shelagh Paterson, Executive Director.

Our Staff

Volunteering

The Severn Valley Railway is run by a team of 150 full-time equivalent paid staff and 1,700 volunteers.  As part our commitment and recognition to our volunteers, we request that all paid staff give five volunteer days to the Railway every year, this may involve supporting key events, to include Santa Specials, Halloween, and Gala’s.

Our Objective

SVR is recognised as an outstanding visitor attraction, with great days out and inspiring events, all with consistently high standards of customer service. SVR provides an authentic heritage railway experience where you can let your senses take you on a journey through history, with learning opportunities in abundance.

The organisations to support this are professionally led, values-based, and commercially strong. While it may be old on the outside, on the inside, SVR uses 21st century technology to run its activities effectively. It is able to recruit, train and retain the Staff and Volunteers it needs, and brings in the wide range of Financial and other support required to develop further. SVR is known for having good and enduring relationships with its stakeholders, from the diverse local communities in which it sits, to the Loco and Rolling stock owners, the Regulators and Industry partners.  On a day-to-day basis the 3 key areas of Management focus for SVR are Safety, People and Heritage. In addition, SVR has an industry-leading approach to the issue of Sustainability.

For over 45 years, Kidney Care UK has been at the forefront of supporting people with kidney disease - from our early days when we campaigned to introduce donor cards in the UK, we have worked hard to support and represent the interests of everyone affected by kidney disease.

We continue to provide practical, emotional and financial support whilst also working with health professionals to improve care services and campaign for change. We are here for the young and the old, for those struggling to make ends meet, for families and loved ones and we fight tirelessly, giving our total support, to improve the lives of kidney patients and their families.

It is an exciting time to join Kidney Care UK. Over the last four years we have more than quadrupled the number of individuals and organisation supporting the charity to more than 4,000 a year and nearly trebled non-legacy income to £460k in 2020 (up 6% on 2019). 

The charity is set to build on this success and invest in an accelerated programme of supporter recruitment, engagement, and development, building non-legacy income to £700k in 2021 and to more than £2m by 2024.

The fundraising assistant will provide fundraising and administrative support to our fundraising department. You will help build and maintain effective relationships with our supporters, which includes our challenge event participants, individual givers, community supporters and volunteers by providing excellent stewardship and support. The role will also support our income process and database administration. 

This role will be hands on within a busy fundraising team and has the potential for you to learn and develop a variety of fundraising skills.

Key tasks and responsibilities

• To be the first point of contact for all fundraising enquiries that come in by telephone, email and post
• Provide excellent support and stewardship to our supporters, challenge event participants, individual givers, community supporters and volunteers.
• To support the charities income and financial reconciliation processes
• To record and send fundraising information, materials, and support to those raising money for us, including sending out their welcome packs and t-shirts 
• Ensure thank you letters/certificates and emails are written in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Proactively use the fundraising database (Harlequin) to develop and manage supporters and ensure all activity and correspondence is recorded accurately, as well as supporting our team’s financial processes
• To develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of our fundraising activity and to maintain the processes behind registration and online giving platforms
• Help keep track of our fundraising merchandise stock and merchandise and reorder when necessary
• Help to actively promote participation in our fundraising events to supporters
• Build, manage and maintain rewarding relationships with existing and new supporters and colleagues and teams across Kidney Care UK.
• Support the promotion of marketing activity through our digital and social media channels
• Continuously aim to improve the efficiency of administration processes necessary for the smooth running of the fundraising department.
• General fundraising/administration duties, as and when required, to ensure the smooth running of the whole department including assisting in other team projects when they arise.
• To represent Kidney Care UK on occasion at challenge events and other events activity

Key relationships (internal) - Fundraising team | marketing & communications team | wider charity

Key relationships (external) - Fundraisers, donors, supporters, and volunteers |suppliers

Person Specification 

Qualifications and Experience

• Good level of education including GCSE English and Mathematics (essential)
• Experience of communicating with a wide range of individuals and organisations and across a variety of channels or media (essential)
• Experience of working in a charity or fundraising environment (desirable)
• Experience of using a fundraising database (desirable)
• Experience of building supporter/customer relationships (essential) 

Knowledge and Skills

• Good IT skills including using word, excel and outlook packages (essential)
• Good verbal and written communication skills (essential) 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team (essential)
• Ability to prioritise work and to respond to supporters in a timely manner (essential)
• An understanding of digital and social media channels (desirable)
• Flexibility and willingness to travel and attend events outside normal office hours (desirable)
• Basic understanding of fundraising regulations, data protection and best practice in capturing and recording data (desirable) 
• An understanding of living with a long-term medical condition (desirable) 
• An empathy with the charity’s mission (desirable) 

Community Fundraising Officer

- Fixed term 6 months

Ref: 2066

Closing date: 12pm Monday 25th October 2021- applications will be shortlisted upon receipt 

Salary: £27,429 per annum, pro rata (£15.07 per hour)

Hours of Work: Part-time (21 hours per week/ 3 days)

Guild Care has been making a difference to the lives of the people of Worthing and its surrounding areas since it was first established in 1933 by a small team of volunteers. Today the charity runs three care homes and over 30 community services helping over 3,000 people of all ages each year.

We are looking for a Community Fundraising Officer who can help us develop and deliver a sustainable and proactive engagement plan for the local community.

With a view to increasing net income, you will be part of the Community Fundraising team, whose purpose is to maximise funds from the community, including schools, individuals, corporate supporters, and community groups. 

You will be an integral part of the Events and Community Engagement team, helping people with their fundraising as well as seeking out new opportunities to build awareness in the community and reach fundraising targets. In addition to recruiting and coordinating volunteers, you will be responsible for raising Guild Care's profile, promoting its programs, and providing ongoing support.

Job Requirements

Essential

• A minimum of two years Community fundraising experience or highly transferable skills
• Budget accountability
• Experience of engaging the community to support the charities mission.
• Ability to develop and implement cross-channel marketing plans and evaluate success when necessary
• Ability to proactively engage with the community and provide ideas and support for their fundraising activities
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to give verbal/written instruction
• Well-developed public speaking and presentation skills
• Ability to deliver on deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Confident IT skills including Microsoft Office & databases
• Own transport required
• The post holder must be able to provide a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring check

Desirable

• Institute of Fundraising certificate
• Degree in relevant field
• Familiarity with Raisers Edge database

The Fundraising Executive will work as part of the Major Gifts Team with responsibility for developing and implementing the cultivation of donors through the mid-level major gifts programme.

The purpose of the role is to identify new and existing individual and corporate donors, developing highly engaged relationships, which focuses on both acquisition and retention of donors making financial gifts from £500 to £2,999 stewarding their donor journey and increasing their giving potential.

Some of the main Responsibilities:

1. To work within the Major Gifts Team responsible for the Mid-Level donor programme to substantially increase income from new and existing donors that traditionally have given through corporate events, challenges, and business networks, stewarding their donor journey and giving potential. 

2. Proactively prospect, generating new links through peer-to-peer approaches, and actively networking to develop a sustainable pipeline of Mid-Level donors through face-to-face relationships and cultivation events to directly or indirectly influence a higher-level financial support.

3. Develop a high understanding of donor motivations and trends, to deliver a bespoke donor journey, continuity of engagement, developing and implementing solicitation plans for your portfolio, highlighting key communications and programmes to actively encourage engagement with the work of Norwood.

4. Work closely across all the fundraising teams, to recognise collaborative opportunities to identify and influence potential new major donors, ensuring relevant research is undertaken of their business, social and peer links.

Essential Requirements:

• Experience of securing gifts £500-£2,999

• Experience in donor development

• Experience in stewardship and cultivation programmes

• Proven experience of meeting financial targets and managing budgets

• Experience of meeting deadlines#

• Experience in working towards and delivering strategic objectives

• Knowledge of Raisers Edge

• Knowledge of the Jewish community 

Benefits:

• The opportunity to work for a leading UK charity

• Competitive salary & benefits package

• Generous annual leave entitlement

• 1pm finish on a Friday

• A challenging and varied role 

• A supportive team

• Additional leave during Jewish festivals

Please note: We reserve the right to close the advert, once we receive sufficient applications, so recommend an early application.

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure.

Norwood is a disability confident employer. This means we are committed to employing people with disabilities.

Patron: Her Majesty The Queen.

Registered Charity No: 1059050.