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The Legacy and Supporter Relationship Fundraising Officer is a new position at the charity. Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, this role will be one of the first points of contact for supporters be it via phone, email or face-to-face. It is an exciting time to join the small but growing fundraising team at Glaucoma UK and this role will be fundamental in helping raise the funds needed to support our annual workplans and help us achieve our strategic goals.

There will be two main areas of focus in this busy and varied role: firstly, to help maximise the value of our legacies, through efficient administration, by being able to identify and highlight issues and opportunities and through effective legacy marketing. Legacies provide an essential income stream for the charity and are currently responsible for 75% of Glaucoma UKs annual income. The second focus is to provide outstanding stewardship to our donors and potential donors, helping to create a mutually supportive community and strengthening connections and engagement.

To be successful you will be organised with a positive approach to work and excellent communication skills. Experience of working in a fundraising environment is essential as well as a keen eye for detail, confidence in managing financial and other numerical information and a dedication to giving supporters the best possible experience of fundraising for Glaucoma UK. We are willing to support the right person to develop into an expert legacy and relationship fundraising professional.

The team largely work from home, but you would be expected to come to the Kent office around once a month for a face-to-face team meeting. You are, however, able to attend the office more frequently if you choose. 

We can offer training and development opportunities, 21 days annual leave (pro rata) plus 3 days Christmas closure, up to 5% contributory pension, access to Benenden healthcare support and an Employee Assistance Programme.

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

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

The successful candidate must have or be:

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

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

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

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

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

Pre-employment Checks:

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

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

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

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

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

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

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

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

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

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

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

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

NICE is a charity dedicated to improving the lives of people with movement disorders. We work with children and adults affected by conditions such as cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s, Stroke and MS. We push the boundaries of human potential for people with a movement disorder by teaching them, through Conductive Education, a range of skills that promote an active lifestyle and new opportunities in society.

This is an exciting time to join NICE, as we celebrate our 35th Anniversary and build on our existing fundraising strategy to grow our supporter base and develop new income streams. We have helped over 9,000 families with movement disorders and continue to grow and build on our services.

We have a small and relatively new fundraising team in place, who work collaboratively to manage projects and meet income targets.

We are looking for a candidate who can engage our supporters and compellingly convey the need for, and impact of, the work we do.  The post holder will work closely with the Fundraising Manager, the rest of the fundraising team as well as other teams across the organisation.

Due to the nature of our work, it is recommended that you work from our office in Moseley, Birmingham, majority of the time. However, hybrid working arrangements will be considered.

We actively encourage applications from under-represented groups as we are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and perspectives. As a disability charity we especially welcome applications from disabled candidates and people with a long-term health condition.

Salary: circa. £22,000 per annum plus benefits

Location: Northampton

Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association have an opportunity for a Fundraising Income Processing Officer to join our Supporter Care Team. This role is based at our national office in Northampton.

About the role

Our team of Income Officer's assist in the delivery of an efficient and effective service for both existing and potential supporters of the MND Association, processing all the Association's donated income on to our Raiser's Edge database.

Working alongside the Supporter Care Officers, you will ensure excellent supporter care is provided to our members, donors, and supporters. An important part of this role will be effectively managing complex telephone, email, and written enquiries.

As a Fundraising Income Officer, you will work with our fundraising teams, Association departments and our supporters to understand processing and fulfilment requirements and to ensure that income is coded correctly and acknowledged in the most appropriate way.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a committed team member with database experience, with the ability to effectively problem solve and who has a high degree of accuracy and customer service skills.

You will be able to manage your own workload, while working with other members of the team and be an experienced Microsoft Office user and have a good knowledge of Word and Excel.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

For full role responsibilities please view the job description.

How to apply?

We would love to hear from you and encourage early applications.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply online now and submit a CV and a supporting statement showing how you meet the following criteria:

• Strong interpersonal skills, especially dealing with complex telephone, email, and written enquiries, ensuring high standards of supporter care at all times.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Ability to use databases & proven ability to process and check data accurately and consistently

About Us

The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised, and addressed by wider society.

We operate a hybrid working environment within a flexible office space using the latest technology and digital infrastructure. This, together with a high level of trust and performance driven culture, gives staff the freedom and flexibility to work in the best way for them, the Association and, most importantly, people with MND.

We are committed to equality and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers and stakeholders.

Important Notices

The MND Association operates a hybrid working culture and therefore we are open to discussing the possibility of variable hours, remote or home working, flexible start, and finish times etc.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

Our selection process will be multi-stage; this may include video call screening, psychometric assessments, and competency-based interview/s.

We request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role. We work hard to fill our roles directly and if assistance is required, we operate a PSL, which currently closed for review. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies/ head-hunters.

We have an exciting opportunity to join FEAST With Us as the Fundraising Coordinator and support us in our missions to reducing food waste and poverty.The Fundraising coordinator will work within the operations team and oversee all aspects of fundraising, including, but not limited to: trust and foundation fundraising, challenge events, individual giving, cause related marketing and corporate fundraising. You will work closely with the Partners Coordinator to engage new business and with the Impact, Quality and Learning Coordinator to develop fundable programmes.

With a strong strategy in place and the help of super volunteers, the coordinator will be responsible for raising in excess of £250,000 a year to ensure services can be carried out consistently and safely for those most vulnerable in our society. This is an exciting time to join FEAST With Us as we continue to expand our services and programmes to fight the increasing rates of food poverty. If you have fundraising experience, are committed to ending food poverty, minimising food waste and engaging with the community, this could be the role for you.

Duties

Securing income

• Lead on multiple fundraising efforts and workstreams to actuate the fundraising strategy, including: applications, campaigns and account management.
  • Creating tailored applications to trusts and foundations, whilst working closely with colleagues to develop funding applications and programmes
  • Maintain a healthy pipeline of funding opportunities and prospects
  • Stewarding individual donors and create campaigns and appeals to increase brand awareness and donations
  • Expand the offering of challenge and community events from FEAST With Us, ensuring participants are stewarded and thanked
  • Account manage corporate partners and work with the Partners Coordinator to increase corporate partners and cause-related marketing campaigns.
• Oversee and recruit fundraising volunteers to assist with delivering the fundraising pipeline
• Ensure projects meets grant conditions, and income and expenditure are recorded for reporting purposes
• Produce timely reports for donors, grant-givers and the trustees
• Provide regular updates to funders on the impact of their donations

General

• Keep up to date with Fundraising news and policy, and ensure best practice at all times
• Update the Airtable database and SharePoint space with fundraising income and opportunities
• Reconcile end of month finances with the Operations Manager
• Work with Marketing, Impact and Partnership colleagues to produce marketing content, produce materials and source and steward partners
• Any other duties assigned by the Operations Manager which are appropriate to the role
• Be an ambassador for FEAST, working closely with the staff team, and supporting ad-hoc FEAST programmes and activities to further the charity
• Source opportunities that would increase the brand awareness of FEAST With Us

Skills/Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years’ experience in a fundraising position, ideally with a background in Trust and Foundation fundraising
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to target communications to different audiences
• Experiencing leading on appeals and campaigns
• Excellent people skills
• Comfortable with data analysis, or willing to learn, and able to manage our fundraising database
• Confident using range of office equipment such as Microsoft office
• Self-starter and self-motivated, comfortable with managing your own workload and self-directed time
• Strong team player and aware of when to ask for help with workloads
• Willing to learn new processes and get involved in wider FEAST operations

Application instructions

Please submit your CV and cover letter detailing how you meet the requirements of the role. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis, so do not delay applying.

We’re looking for a skilled fundraiser with experience across a variety of income streams, to join a team of passionate and committed fundraisers to generate future income for Thrive. You’ll take primary responsibility for our direct marketing and digital acquisition campaigns as well as working closely and collaboratively with the team to build Thrive’s bi-annual newsletter, with a focus to gain financial support from new donors.

A natural self-starter, you’ll be supporting the Fundraising Manager to develop Thrive’s celebratory giving offer and corporate pay roll giving initiatives. This varied role will give you the opportunity to further your fundraising skills across a broad range of income generating activities as well as build strong, professional relationships to benefit Thrive’s charitable objectives.

If you are a confident communicator and collaborator with proven relationship building and marketing skills, we can offer you a new and rewarding challenge to help Thrive reach our ambitious charitable objectives.

Broad Outline of Key Responsibilities 

• Deliver and develop our Direct Marketing and digital acquisition campaigns
• Lead on The Charity’s bi-annual newsletter, gathering and creating engaging content
• Monitor and analyse the performance of digital fundraising campaigns by compiling regular reports.

Develop Thrive’s celebratory giving offering to appeal to current and new supporters

To Apply:

Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification to recruitment at Thrive.We’ll be considering applications on a rolling basis as they arrive, so, should you meet the criteria for the role, we’d love to hear from you as soon as possible.

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 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.

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

Dolen connects two small countries at opposite ends of our world – Wales and Lesotho

We bring people together from both countries who want to make lasting positive change in their communities.

With the retirement of the current Executive Director the role is being divided to allow for future development of the team. 

The Co-Executive Director for Finance, Fundraising and Governance will:

• Work with Board to develop Dolen Cymru Lesotho’s strategic role in facilitating, promoting and supporting links between people and organisations in Wales and people and organisations in Lesotho 
• Lead the development of the strategic plan, in partnership with the Board. and lead the monitoring and review process for the strategic plan
• Maintain and enhance existing partnerships and develop new strategic partnerships to help develop new strategies and assist achievement of objectives
• Be responsible for all legal and financial affairs advising the Board on its corporate responsibilities under Company and Charity Law including the appropriateness and application of the Charity’s Articles.
• Provide the Board with timely advice and guidance with which to make key decisions on the direction of the charity including policy trends, opportunities, risk appraisals and the financial health of the charity.
• Be accountable for compliant financial management of the Charity in accordance with all relevant legislation.
• Lead the development of a fundraising strategy working with trustees and supporters to increase non grant income.
• Retain a diverse, highly qualified staff and volunteers with the right mix of talent to deliver the strategic objectives, operating in accordance with relevant employment legislation
• Lead the team in order to optimise their contribution, providing them with coaching and support

Qualifications, skills and experience

Dolen Cymru Lesotho is a small but highly successful charity.We pride ourselves in supporting our small team with flexible working.This holder of this post will share the responsibility of running the charity with the second Co-Director (Programmes).

The ability to work collaboratively is vital for this role.

This is a hybrid post with the official work base at the Temple of Peace in Cardiff, where there is a hot desk shared between staff and meeting room availability. The successful applicant will be expected to attend face to face meetings from time to time at the base and in other locations in Wales.There may be opportunities for travel to Lesotho in southern Africa.

To be successful in this role we anticipate the candidate will:

• Be educated to degree level (Qualification in business management desirable)
• Have proven leadership experience including responsibility for a budget
• Have had exposure to working with a Board
• Understand UK charity laws and regulation
• Understand the principles and practice of safeguarding

Additionally, it would be useful if the successful candidate had experience of

• fundraising 
• working in the third sector, particularly International Development

Personal Qualities: 

• Commitment to the goals, ethos, values, and vision of Dolen Cymru Lesotho including a belief in the importance of all people of different cultures working together and respecting and valuing each other
• Experienced and inspirational leader
• Highly organised and personally effective
• Flexible to work at different times and in different places, with the ability to organise work, take responsibility and work on own initiative, adapting to the circumstances as and when required 
• Ability to work with a variety of stakeholders including volunteers, paid staff, and members of the Board. 
• Ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post.

Thank you for considering applying for the Co-Executive Director position. We hope that you will feel inspired to join us and to play a key role in the development and growth of our organisation so that we can continue to make lasting positive changes in our communities in Lesotho and Wales.

We actively encourage the widest possible range of candidates and welcome applicants regardless of race, age, disability, faith, gender and sexual orientation. 

Interviews are expected to be held in September.

WR Fundraising Recruitment has an amazing opportunity to join a national charity in as a Fundraising Coordinator.

If you’re looking for your first role in fundraising, or a coordinator providing support to a fundraising team, this is an excellent opportunity that provides great benefits and exposure to a variety of fundraising income streams.

Fundraising Coordinator

Central London with flexible hybrid working

Full Time, Permanent

£23,000 per annum

Working as part of a supportive team, duties will include:

• Day-to-day administration of donations across the fundraising department
• Recording donations accurately on the database and thanking donors
• Collating statistics and generating reports
• Managing the fundraising inbox and calendar / diary
• Research and identify trust fundraising opportunities
• Maintain efficient admin processes.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to develop a career in fundraising. You will be working with the support of a close-knit team and have the opportunity to gain valuable skills, knowledge and experience in fundraising.

Applicants will need:

• An understanding of fundraising and different income streams
• Excellent attention to detail and numeracy skills, with abilities in comprehending and producing financial reports
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of using and recording information on a CRM / database
• Ability to manage own workload, meet deadlines and juggle multiple priorities
• Capability to work remotely, proficient in use of MS Teams and Zoom

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

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

6 Fixed Term Contract
Hours: 35 hrs p/w
Days: TBC
Location: Flexible working - 50/50 split between home-working, and 175 St John Street, Farringdon
 

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Fundraising Intern to help provide administrative assistance to the Fundraising Department. This is a six-month placement where you will also spend time working within each of the five different fundraising specialisms (Trusts & Grants, Corporate Partnerships, Community & Challenge Events, Philanthropy & Special Events, and Individual Giving) to get hands-on insights and grounding within the various fields of Fundraising.

We are seeking someone who is genuinely interested in starting a career in Fundraising and we are particularly interested in receiving applications from candidates from communities who are traditionally under-represented within the profession.

You will be a real people person with great interpersonal and communication skills. You will need to have excellent organisational skills and an obvious passion for Fundraising and Place2Be.

What will I be responsible for in my new role?
 
You will:
 

• learn everything you need to know about Fundraising from a super friendly and inclusive team
• regularly update our CRM system, ThankQ, with income and supporter details as required
• provide support to the Director of Fundraising and the wider fundraising team e.g. sending out materials etc
• provide support for our events such as gala dinners, London Marathon, carol concert and cultivation events.
• write and contribute to fundraising reports, applications and proposals where appropriate
• show excellent supporter care to our fundraisers, including written and verbal communications
• help organise department-wide activities e.g. meetings, away days etc.
• handle incoming enquiries regarding donations and fundraising events

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• an interest in developing a career in fundraising
• self-motivation and ability to work independently or as part of a team
• excellent written and oral English
• strong organising and interpersonal skills; able to develop professional and effective relationships with colleagues and supporters
• experience of and competent in using Microsoft Office i.e. Word, Outlook and Excel
• ability and willing to learn new skills and to work to deadlines

Interview Dates: 19th/20th July 2022 ZOOM Video Interview 

 In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Robust Learning and Development Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance, 4x Annual Salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mobile Phone Discounts (EE Network)
• Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
• Extended Maternity/Paternity Pay

If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity and have the counselling skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people and families, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work – but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping to give young people a brighter future.

Are you looking for a new fundraising opportunity? Re-Form Heritage are a growing charity in the UK’s exciting heritage sector, with big ambitions to expand on our existing successes. 

We revitalise communities through the regeneration of heritage buildings at risk of decay and demolition. The areas in which Re-Form Heritage works are impacted by deprivation, underinvestment, and inadequate infrastructure - places which will benefit most from the regeneration and growth we successfully deliver. 

We are looking for a dynamic fundraiser who can hit the ground running to develop our fundraising offer alongside the growth of the broader charity.  This is an exciting opportunity to strengthen and develop a fundraising programme, and we are open to applications from both fundraisers looking to take the next career step and experienced fundraisers looking for a new challenge.

About The Role

Re-Form Heritage has ambitious plans to grow over the coming years, building on the success of our work at the iconic Middleport Pottery and our new Harper Street site. You will play a key role in developing the fundraising offer to support specific sites, new regeneration opportunities, and the work of the broader charity.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and implementing a fundraising strategy – including strengthening our existing patrons’ programme, creating a regular giving programme, and building our grants programme.
• Developing and executing new fundraising ideas.
• Building strong relationships with existing and new patrons, donors, corporate sponsors, grant-making bodies, and other supporters.
• Working with the Marketing and Communications Manager to create and manage fundraising communications (both digital and online).
• Both proactively identifying grant application opportunities and supporting grant applications from other staff who wish to develop specific projects.
• Ensuring all our fundraising data and databases are kept to a high standard.
• Fundraising budget management and financial reporting to the Chief Executive and Finance Director.

Key competencies include:

• Ability to build rapport and relationships with people quickly, whether in-person or via appropriate media.
• Strong writing skills and ability to write in an engaging manner.
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills.
• Strong organisational self-starter skills.
• Excellent data and numeracy skills.
• Experience of fundraising in the heritage or broader charity sectors.

The role is full time.  Our offices are located at Middleport Pottery in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent.  Re-Form Heritage is also willing to discuss remote working and hybrid mixed office and home working arrangements.  

Office-based staff enjoy the opportunity to work at the Grade II*-listed Middleport Pottery on the banks of the Trent & Mersey Canal, the last continuously operating Victorian pottery factory in Stoke, and one of the most important industrial heritage sites in the west Midlands.

Re-Form Heritage particularly welcomes applications from Black, Asian, other ethnic minority, and disabled candidates, as these are all currently underrepresented on our staff. 

For more information about our work and our sites, please visit our website.

Community Fundraising Officer – North (Newcastle, Leeds and Sheffield) Hybrid working available

The Sick Children’s Trust supports families with sick children giving them somewhere to stay moments away from their seriously ill child’s hospital bedside. Our ‘Homes from Home’ are more than just a place to stay. Our house staff and the warm communal areas make sure that there’s a friendly ear to listen when families need it.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Fundraising Officer in the North of England working with our ‘Homes from Home’ based in Newcastle, Leeds and Sheffield. We offer a flexible working pattern with a mix of office (Newcastle or Leeds) and home working available.

Our ideal candidate will already have experience in community fundraising and a good understanding of fundraising at grass roots level. You are looking for opportunities to bring in new initiatives and supporters as well as develop existing fundraising relationships.

You are a brilliant communicator – sensitive and versatile to adapt to your audience and are able to translate our story into rich content and compelling scenarios inspiring people to work with us. Above all, you naturally build rapport to quickly establish relationships and develop innovative partnerships.

You will be equally as comfortable supporting families who stay with us who want to fundraise as you are presenting to a room full of students, a company or potential volunteers. 

No one day will be the same, and this is an important role for the charity as you are the local face and voice of The Sick Children’s Trust on the ground. You know who the key influencers in your community are (and if you don’t you soon will) and you will ensure they understand what we do so they will want to be associated with the charity.

The Job Description will provide you with more information about the role. If this role sounds like something you will excel in, we’d love to hear from you.

To apply please submit your CV with a covering letter demonstrating out how you meet the criteria set out in the job description and person specification.

Closing date for applications is midday, Thursday 14th July 2022.

First round interviews are planned for 21st July 2022.

Fundraising Officer

This is a fantastic opportunity for a High Value Fundraising Officer to work with the Fundraising Manager, the role will develop new strategies to further engage and steward their current donors to secure regular high-level gifts.

Position: High Value Fundraising Officer

Location: Bristol office, UK

Hours: Full-time, 35hrs per week.

Salary: £27,865 per annum

Contract: Full Time Permanent

Benefits:  Competitive Holiday and Pension

Closing Date: 13th July 2022

The charity will be doing rolling recruitment so this role may close earlier if the right candidate is found.

The Role

As an area for growth, development, and investment, this is a brand-new role, looking after an established, engaged, and passionate group of donors

The High Value Fundraising Officer will

• Manage the existing portfolio of donors and develop strong stewardship plans to significantly grow income
• Build and maintain strong relationships with a wide range of individuals, both externally and internally
• Alongside the Fundraising Manager, run donor engagement and stewardship events throughout the year
• Alongside the Fundraising Manager, research and propose options for a high value donor ‘club’ proposition
• Provide data, analysis, reporting and administrative support on high value fundraising to the team
• Working with the Fundraising Manager, the role will develop new strategies to further engage and steward our current donors to secure regular high-level gifts

About You

As Fundraising Officer, you will have a proven track record of high value fundraising and a successful track record of securing significant gifts from major donors/ high value supporters

You will also have the following Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

• High levels of attention to detail, with the ability to organise and multi-task
• Excellent relationship building skills, and able to operate and negotiate
• successfully with colleagues and external stakeholders at all levels
• Strong verbal communication skills to deliver project updates in a clear, inspiring, and confident way
• An excellent written communicator, able to write donor and project updates
• Analytical with the ability to interpret and report on data
• Able to maintain accurate records on all donor communications
• Good IT ability, including good use of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Creative and innovative thinker with the ability to develop new ideas and translate into action and results

If you feel you have the qualities, skills, and experience to fulfil this varied, rewarding, and vital role, we would love to hear from you.

About the Organisation

The charity is an international development organisation working with people in the drylands of Africa to tackle poverty and the effects of the climate crisis by growing trees, improving people’s incomes, and restoring and protecting land.

You may also have experience in areas such as Fundraiser, Fundraising, Fundraising Officer, Events Fundraiser, Major Donor Fundraiser, Individual Giving Fundraiser, Community Fundraiser, Individual Giving, Fundraising Assistant, Senior Fundraiser, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Marketing Officer, Marketing Executive, Direct Marketing, Marketing Officer, Digital Marketing Officer, Marketing Officer, Marketing Executive, Direct Marketing Officer, Marketing Exec, Direct Marketing Exec, Digital Marketing Exec, Marketing Fundraising, Acquisition, Acquisition Officer, Acquisition Executive.

We are looking for a dynamic fundraising manager to help us achieve our goal to fund specialist care for a growing number of children with life-limiting/life threatening conditions and their families across Wiltshire. You will be ambitious, confident, an excellent people manager and enjoy engaging new business and community supporters.

In this role you will manage a team focused on corporate and community fundraising, whilst working closely alongside colleagues from across fundraising, including events and philanthropy. You will be expected to be hands on and to build your own network of key supporters.

Julia’s House is a multiple award-winning charity working for families across Wiltshire and Dorset. We pride ourselves on being a caring and compassionate employer, committed to excellence, staff wellbeing, collaboration and diversity.

This position will be hybrid working, to allow you the flexibility to work at home and at our hospice in Devizes, with travel across Wiltshire.  Consideration will be given to flexible working arrangements.

PAPYRUS is the national UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.

Community Fundraising Officer

We are looking to recruit a Community Fundraising Officer to join our busy and vibrant team working to grow PAPYRUS’ community fundraising income by building and maintaining long-term and mutually beneficial relationships with volunteer fundraisers

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience of working a fundraising role in a UK registered charity
• Experience of donor relationship management
• Experience of using a fundraising CRM
• Proven track record of working effectively in a team
• Understanding of community fundraising
• Understanding of fundraising principals and practice

Salary: NJC Scale SCP 18-23 (£25,419 per annum progressing incrementally to £28,226 per annum)

Hours: 36 hours per week Location: Warrington Contract: Permanent

Please visit our website to review the full job description and person specification for the role. To apply for the position please complete the application form on our website detailing how you meet the criteria for the role. Please return your completed application to HR email or to HR, PAPYRUS, Unit 2 Bankside, Warrington, WA1 1UP.

Closing date: Midnight 10th July 2022 Interview date: 19th July 2022

PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The group expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.