Fundraising assistant jobs near Home Based

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Every day you will be raising funds and awareness to help make a life changing difference to people who are disadvantaged, marginalised or homeless.

You might be passionate about working with schools, or community groups, or small businesses or big businesses!  We’re looking for someone who can shine a light on our great individual fundraisers, our corporate teams and our fundraising events, so more people want to get involved.

Ideally you will have some previous experience of working in a fundraising role, but if not you may have worked in PR, sales, or a role where you have needed to build relationships with individuals and businesses.

You will be happy with speaking passionately about our cause to groups of people, as well as picking up the phone to make new links with potential supporters.

You will be joining a team of passionate fundraisers who enjoy working in a creative, fast-paced environment, and who enjoy a laugh!  We put on range of events throughout the year and would be asking you to help us with some of these – we will give you time off in lieu for any hours we ask you to work outside your normal working day.

While we have homes throughout the South, South-West and Wales, you would be based at our head office in Salisbury, but with some flexibility around home working.

Due to the nature of the role, you will be out and about quite a lot, primarily in Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset, so you will definitely need your own car.

This is a full-time role, with an hourly rate of £11.85 - £13.20 dependent on experience and successful completion of probationary period.  We would be happy to discuss a job share for the right candidates with a minimum of 20hrs per person.

Applications to be submitted by 7th July 2022, however, we will be reviewing applications as they come in and reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

You will play a pivotal role in securing funding across a broad range of income streams, including but not limited to individuals, trusts and foundations and corporates; working proactively and collaboratively with our Fundraising Manager and wider Charity Team.

Despite being a small head office team, Theodora Children’s Charity has helped over half a million children and their families in the UK in the past 28 years by improving children’s experience of being in hospital and specialist care centres. We do this through visits from highly skilled paid performers, called Giggle Doctors and we work closely with NHS partners, play specialists and clinical teams. We also form part of an international family with its origins in Switzerland and are proud to have helped 3 million children internationally.

Our Giggle Doctors increase opportunities for play, reduce distress and anxiety and give children back an element of control. They achieve this through improvised play which puts the child at the centre of the interaction and through the use of music, magic, storytelling, comedy and mime. It is important that the play is always child led.

Contact us for more information.

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting the Sustainability Hospitality Alliance (SHA) in its search for a permanent Fundraising Officer (full-time or part-time) to join its supportive and friendly fundraising team.

Sustainable Hospitality Alliance builds on the strong legacy of its predecessor organisation International Tourism Partnership (ITP) which was founded in 1992 (originally named the International Hotels Environment Initiative) as part of the International Business Leaders Forum. Now an independent charity, SHA focuses on working with the hospitality sector to address key challenges affecting the planet and its people and creating sustainable growth programmes within the hospitality sector.

As the Fundraising Officer, you will be responsible for supporting the Head of Business Development to deliver a broad fundraising strategy. This will include securing income from existing donors and developing new relationships with trusts and foundations and high-value partnerships. Already well connected to the hospitality sector, this role will have the opportunity to maintain key relationships with several hospitality foundations to secure repeat funding and secure funding for a range of youth employment, human rights, and environmental programmes.

To be successful as the Fundraising Officer, this person will have proven experience in securing income from trusts and foundations through compelling grant applications. This person will be confident in maintaining existing relationships, as well as prospecting for new donors and engaging them through various communication methods. They will have strong writing skills and ideally have some knowledge or a passion for sustainability issues.

This role can be either full-time or part-time for 3 days per week. It will also be a permanent home-based role with some occasional travel to London in the future.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Rhiannon Mehta at Prospectus.

If you are interested in applying to this Fundraising Officer position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Stockport and District Mind are looking for a motivated individual who is keen to develop a career in fundraising and communications. You will be proactive and confident in building and maintaining relationships within the local community, and to pursue fundraising opportunities. You will be an excellent communicator supporting the delivery of the Business Development Plan and the Communications Strategy.

Main purpose of the post

Overall to work with Stockport and District Mind to manage effective fundraising and continue to support and develop communications:

• To develop fundraising for Stockport and District Mind.
• To support and enable the achievement of the Business Development Plan and implementation of the Communications Strategy.

Closing Date and Shortlisting: Thursday 7 July 2022 at Noon

Interviewing: Thursday 14 July 2022

Fundraising Officer – Corporate Partnerships LE18, NG7, B7, LN5

Salary: £24000 per annum

Location: Options include Leicester, Birmingham, Nottingham, Chesterfield, Lincolnshire with Hybrid Flexible Working

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, some Saturday and Bank Holiday working may be required

Benefits: 25 days holiday, pro-rata, 5% Employer Pension Contribution including Life Cover, Occupational Sick Pay Benefits & Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Leave and Pay, plus more

Reporting to: Fundraising Manager – Corporate Partnerships

FareShare Midlands is the region’s largest food redistribution charity, fighting food poverty and hunger by tackling waste. We source good quality food that is surplus to requirements from retailers and manufacturers. We rely on an army of volunteers to help redistribute this food to 550 frontline charities such as school breakfast clubs, community centres and organisations supporting those who are homeless, unemployed, socially isolated and recovering from addiction. These organisations provide meals and food parcels to more than 35,000 vulnerable people every week.

The Role

To grow fundraised income, in particular through corporate partnerships and donations, driving forward our ambitious and challenging Fundraising Strategy by helping to grow our portfolio of corporate partners, trust, grant and foundations and community supporters.

Key duties and responsibilities:

·Maintain and develop identified contacts within the existing portfolio of corporate relationships including providing excellent account management and stewardship activities

·Research potential corporate supporters and plan and deliver engaging approaches to them to secure support for FSM

·Identify, secure and develop new corporate partnership opportunities, focusing on corporate donations, sponsorship opportunities, employee fundraising, Charity of the Year partnerships, payroll giving and gifts in kind.

·Support the development of a compelling business proposition for local and regional companies to grow corporate financial support and employee engagement, as well as explore how FSM can benefit from in-kind support

·Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to identify opportunities for corporate support

·Manage related administration, including recording of income, banking, thanking and reporting for donations received, updating our Fundraising relationship management system, Donorfy, with key contacts and information.

Person Specification - Skills, Qualities & Experience

Essential Skills and Experience

·12 months’ experience (work or volunteering) in communications, marketing, fundraising, sales, account management or relationship-building

·Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to form good working relations, both internally and externally

·Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage time, prioritise and plan effectively

·A strong team player who is able to work across the organisation and contribute effectively to the goals of FareShare Midlands

Desirable

·Commercial awareness with knowledge of corporate sectors in the midlands region

·Experience in developing high quality, coherent and thorough proposals and/or pitches

Values and behaviours

·A commitment to Equal Opportunities

·An appreciation of FareShare Midlands’ mission and strategy

·Flexibility of approach and ability to work in a team

·Proven ability to develop and maintain good working relations, with both internal and external audiences

·The roleholder will be required to work flexibly. The role provides a mixture of home-working, outreach work and working in our regional centre offices

How to Apply:

If you would like to apply for this role, please create a supporting statement to demonstrate your suitability and to explain your interest in both the job and FareShare Midlands. Please send your supporting statement with a copy of your CV.

We continue to strive to ensure that the profile of our staff and volunteers reflects the diverse communities we serve across the Midlands. As such we encourage and welcome applications from all our communities. We particularly welcome applications from people from ethnically diverse backgrounds as they are currently under-represented within FareShare Midlands.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 8th July 2022, 12 Noon.

Interviews will take place week commencing 11 July 2022.

We are The Ruth Strauss Foundation - Supporting families facing the death of a parent & driving the need for more research into non-smoking lung cancers.

We are excited to be recruiting for a Marketing Executive, Fundraising to join our growing team. The core purpose of this role is to support the MarComms team to deliver marketing and communications requirements across our fundraising activities.

As part of a small team, you will initiate marketing campaigns and run with them from conception up to execution.  You will work on our digital brand and fundraising campaigns as well as marketing our diverse portfolio of fundraising events.

We are looking for a confident and driven marketeer with the ability to harness the power of marketing, create content, build campaigns, optimise our channels of engagement. Some of the tasks will be;

• Support in the development of consistent branding, fundraising and communication materials for a diverse range of audiences including beneficiaries, healthcare and education professionals, charity supporters and key stakeholders
• Write copy for diverse marketing distributions (brochures, press releases, direct marketing and website material etc.)
• Conduct market research and analysis to evaluate trends, brand awareness and competition ventures
• Create compelling cause-related newsletters and engaging content for charity supporters
• Working with agencies, freelancers and internal teams to tailor creative to meet audience needs

What we are looking for:

In addition to someone who can embody the spirit of the RSF, some of the skills and experience we are looking for is:

• Proven experience in a marketing role, with a good understanding of marketing in the charity industry
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Experience of working on multi-channel campaigns
• Practical experience in developing and executing direct mail (CRM) campaigns
• Excellent written grammar
• Competence in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign & Illustrator
• High level of IT literacy, including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages

You will be working alongside our Marketing Executive, Digital under the direction of our Head of Marketing and Communications. Your role will be to provide support to both our Fundraising and Mission Services teams and to help us achieve our bold and transformational strategy. 

We are committed to being an inclusive workforce that fully represents many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints. We welcome applications that help us in our mission to be a place where you can be yourself and thrive.

A full job description is below, previous candidates need not apply.

We are looking for a Fundraising Officer to support the development of existing and new partnerships predominantly with Corporate partners for this growing youth charity.

The Charity A passionate youth charity, with a collaborative, fast paced environment, offering flexible hybrid working with two days from their Shoreditch office.

The Role
Support and manage your partnership portfolio by supporting existing partnerships, delivering results, and identifying new opportunities.
Generate additional revenue by maintaining and building these relationships and
positioning the charity for continuation/additional funding.
Leverage your knowledge to research, prospect and build new relationships across a range of income streams; predominantly with corporate donors, and trusts and foundations
Manage multiple deadlines for reporting within existing funding agreements and support new business proposals when required
Lead staff fundraising product development
Ensure efficiency across employee engagement plan

The Candidate
At least 2 years experience in the charity sector, working with corporate supporters, managing relationships and target achievement.
Excellent verbal communication skills to be able to engage in professional discussions internally, and to represent externally, to a range of stakeholders.
Excellent written communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail, to understand requirements and to convey messages in a clear and understandable way to internal colleagues, (incl. managers), external organisations, and the public.
Excellent organisational skills as you manage competing deadlines, and oversee projects for funders, including managing budgets and tracking progress against outputs.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

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

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

Amnesty International is looking for a Global Specialist in legacy fundraising. The role is based in our Global Fundraising Support Team at the Amnesty International Secretariat (AIIS) in London. However, we welcome application from all qualified candidates in any location.

The Fundraising Specialist for legacies will be the lead focal point for the development of legacy fundraising programmes, marketing and stewardship programs which will drive the income growth. The post provides strategic advice, technical fundraising expertise, planning, forecasting and legacy admin support and will make recommendations on strategic adjustments based on monitoring performance and developing key performance indicators.

Global Fundraising provide strategic support to Amnesty Sections across the globe to deliver effective growth strategies aiming to increase the number of people supporting us and the amount of money that is raised. Legacy fundraising has been identified as a key opportunity for Amnesty to grow its income, and the successful candidate will be responsible for the realisation of this potential.

Equality and diversity is at the core of our values and staff are expected to work collectively and individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of others is valued and respected.

We offer flexibility in the location of the role, ideally based either at the AIIS in London or at one of our Regional Offices. Our aim is to reward employees through a combination of salary and benefits, high levels of engagement and involvement and a commitment to employee development within a professional and flexible working environment. Benefits include generous annual leave, pension scheme, employee assistant programmes, life assurance and benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle.

This is a unique opportunity for an ambitious fundraiser to help Amnesty International fulfil its growth potential. We need someone with big ideas who can influence, plan and guide our colleagues around the globe in legacy fundraising best practice.

To be successful in this crucial role you will need to be committed, willing to travel and show you understand the unique role legacies has in the fundraising mix. You will have worked extensively with legacy fundraising in your career and will be able to demonstrate how you have used it to grow fundraising income for a NGO. We are looking for someone who is hardworking, has great influencing skills, knows how to build a business case and has the desire and enthusiasm to help Amnesty grow its fundraising income globally.

Amnesty campaigns for meaningful human rights change; enables effective human rights activism and works to persuade governments and other actors to uphold universal human rights standards. We provide strategic leadership, support and advice to the Amnesty International movement globally, fostering Amnesty International's contribution, presence and public accountability throughout the world.

For more details please read the full job description attached.

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 26th July 2022

The Organisation

The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are: Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.

We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other public spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.

We are now looking for a Fundraising Officer to join us on a 12-month fixed-term contract, supporting our ‘In Memory’ dedication fundraising activity. This is a full-time role working 35 hours per week on a full-time basis or four days per week.

The Benefits

• Salary of £29,001 - £35,000 pro rata, depending on experience
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (increasing to 29 days after 3 years’ service)
• Pension
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme - available to all staff and family members

This is a great opportunity for a fundraising or customer service professional looking to gain experience in legacy giving, major donor fundraising or individual giving with our prestigious organisation.

Millions of people visit The Royal Parks each year for the calm and wellbeing benefits our green spaces provide. In this rewarding role, your work will ensure both the longevity of these spaces and their particular importance to our donors.

So, if you would like to apply your fundraising skills and passion to help London’s green spaces flourish and enable people to celebrate their loved ones with unique tributes, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As a Fundraising Officer, you will provide excellent customer care, administration and management of our In Memory bench dedications to increase legacy pledges.

Acting as the first point of contact for all inbound enquiries, you will provide sensitive stewardship to our donors during their bench dedication journey. By managing the supporter information inbox, you will foster donor support through excellent customer care, whilst promoting further fundraising initiatives.

You will organise and lead site visits with donors, ensuring a compassionate and caring experience during the installation of new benches. Working closely with our Park Teams, you will organise the installation of benches as well as answering enquiries about the condition of benches.

Additionally, you will:

• Accurately maintain our CRM database
• Develop new In Memory giving propositions
• Prepare bespoke stewardship communications for donors
• Ensure all dedications follow our inscription guidelines
• Complete all necessary bench and plaque acquisition administration

About You

To be considered as a Fundraising Officer, you will need:

• Experience of customer service or fundraising, ideally in the charity sector
• Experience of handling multiple competing responsibilities and a busy workload 
• Experience of handling sensitive conversations with empathy and tact
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to tactfully engage with donors
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to personalise communications
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills
• The ability to build strong professional relationships

Ideally, you will have experience of processing donations and handling Gift Aid declarations. Experience of using a fundraising CRM system for data entry and management would also be advantageous.

Other organisations may call this role Fundraiser, Legacy Fundraiser, Community Fundraising Officer, Community Fundraiser, Charity Fundraiser, or Charity Fundraising Officer.

The Royal Parks is an equal opportunity employer, who values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you can provide sensitive and tactful stewardship to our In Memory donors as a Fundraising Officer, please apply via the button shown. 

An excellent opportunity for a special events fundraiser to work on some exciting and high-profile events at locations such as Buckingham Palace, Spencer House and Christie's New York to name a few.

The TPP team is supporting charity with the search for a Fundraising Events Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity to create and manage engaging high-profile fundraising events as part of a strategy to money for a £20m project.

This is a permanent role and reporting to the Director of Development, responsible for:

• Organising promotional and fundraising events for the charity, whilst encouraging supporters to organise their own events
• Producing and delivering high quality events in person and online
• Working with individual, groups, and businesses to raise awareness of the aims and goals of the charity to increase contributions and exploring new fundraising techniques and ideas

This role will suit a candidate with experience of leading and delivering a portfolio of events, managing both small- and large-scale projects, including on the day management. You will be a strong project manager with the ability to build strong relationships. This is a hybrid working role, with 1 day per week at home and will involve some international travel, mainly to New York.

To apply, please send through a CV in response to this advert in the first instance, and a TPP consultant will follow up with information about the role, organisation and recruitment process. Alternatively, contact Sema Hussein via [email protected] to arrange a confidential discussion

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

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

Key responsibilities:

• To raise funds to support the Cathedral’s business, operations and projects across all areas, with a focus on project fundraising
• To develop and deliver an effective fundraising plan for the Cathedral.
• To work with colleagues on campaigns, bids and applications to deliver income from a wide variety of income streams
• To line manage the donor manager, volunteers or contractors as required in the delivery of the fundraising plan.

Fundraising Plan

• Develop and deliver a clear, focused fundraising plan to deliver the strategy already in place.
• Work with the Dean and other members of the Senior Leadership team to ensure this is owned across all Cathedral departments and that all stakeholders understand and deliver their role in it
• To develop coherent messages for fundraising projects which result in income targets being achieved.

Donor management

• To line manage the donor manager who will be responsible for maintaining relationships with regular donors and managing regular donor income streams.
• To work with the donor manager to increase the regular donor base through promotion and events as appropriate.
• To be an effective representative of the Cathedral with our larger donors and donor organisations in respect of the priority projects being progressed.
• To ensure effective donor management approaches and strategies are in place and are consistently carried out
• To develop our legacy giving programme and manage those signing up
• To ensure the requirements of GDPR are met, good fundraising practice is adhered to and that our CRM records are up to date.
• Develop and consistently deliver effective donor communications using appropriate methods of retaining engagement and providing opportunities for future donations.

Events

• Plan and deliver fundraising events, in conjunction with colleagues as appropriate, including attending events, assisting with guest lists, meeting donors and stakeholders.

Grant applications

• To research opportunities for grants which could be applied for, for both the priority projects but also smaller grants for specific activities as required.
• To work effectively with potential funders to ensure applications are targeted and appropriate
• To make grant bids and / or support relevant colleagues in making these
• To ensure grant criteria (reports, updates, results) are met once grants have been received.

Key Activities and relationships

As Lead Fundraiser you will be responsible to the Chief Operating Officer and part of the Cathedral Operations Team. You will be expected to work closely with colleagues on the Operations Team and support them as well as the Dean and Canons by ensuring fundraising plans and activity support the needs of Cathedral ministries. 

As the Fundraising Officer – Trusts, Foundations & Grants, you will generate significant income by interpreting data and researching, writing and monitoring funding applications for trusts, foundations and grants, enabling St Petrocs to grow and develop its services in response to the increasing number of people being pushed into homelessness. 

Our ambition is to end homelessness in Cornwall, and key to our success will be our ability to develop a diverse and sustainable mix of income streams, including grants. With ambitious fundraising goals for this year and beyond, the successful candidate will need to stay informed about new income streams and proactively build relationships with prospective funders. At the same time, they will need to effectively steward existing relationships with those who have previously championed our applications and worked hard to ensure their success.

The successful candidate will need to analyse data to interpret the information and identify trends related to our work, in order to shape applications and inform service developments. As part of a small Fundraising and Communications Team, they will also support the development of a range of events and activities that will provide a source of sustainable income to fund our work with people experiencing homelessness in Cornwall.

Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 26th July.

Many of our staff work flexibly, including part-time. For this role, we will consider remote working. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking. 

What you'll be doing.

1.  Research, write and submit high quality grant applications to grant giving bodies, trusts and foundations.
2.  Deliver a structured plan of fundraising through trusts, foundations and grants throughout the year, and planning ahead. 
3.  Maintain up to date and accurate records on the Client Relationship Management (CRM) database of all grant applications, awards and reporting requirements, ensuring all activity is effectively recorded in line with UK data protection legislation and organisational requirements. 
4.  Interpret data and identify trends for reporting and present for use in both communications and funding applications.
5.  Ensure all reporting requirements for the grant provider are met including interim and final reports. Liaising with other teams where necessary to ensure report data is collated in a timely manner.
6.  Disseminate grant requirements to other teams including operational and finance teams to ensure compliance is achieved.
7.  Develop and maintain relationships with funders and funding bodies, working with the Supporter Care Team to ensure positive stewardship.
8.  Work with the Communications Team to obtain appropriate content for reporting. 
9.  Provide regular progress reports regarding grant applications to the Associate Director of Fundraising and Communications.
10.  Ensure full compliance with the legal obligations for fundraising activities and adherence to best practices, as defined by the organisation and Institute of Fundraising Code of Practice & Fundraising Regulator.
11.  Keep abreast of developments within the grants sector to identify opportunities and trends that could enhance the returns.
12.  Attend events as a positive ambassador for St Petrocs, promoting and raising awareness of its services and inspiring existing and potential supporters.
13.  Carry out any other duties as reasonably requested.

Who we're looking for.

You’ll share our core values: Honesty, Integrity, Equality & Dignity

You should have proven experience of researching and writing successful applications to a wide range of grant giving organisations. You'll be able to build and maintain close working relationships with a variety of stakeholders and have confident verbal and written communication skills. You'll have strong organisational skills and be able to respond confidently to changing priorities.

Importantly, we’re looking for someone who has a real passion for making a difference to the lives of some of the most marginalised and vulnerable members of society.

In addition to the criteria outlined below, this post is subject to successful completion of an Basic disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Some occasional evening and weekend working will be required, but we operate a time off in lieu policy.

Essential Criteria

• Commitment to our service and client group
• Clear evidence of researching and writing successful applications to a wide range of grant giving organisations
• Analytical skills to be able to interpret data and identify trends
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with an ability to balance a varied workload
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to communicate effectively with staff and funders
• Ability to work well under pressure and adapt to changing priorities
• Able to follow processes and maintain high standards
• Energetic, creative and driven, with a proactive and positive approach