694 Fundraising assistant jobs
Take the next step in your fundraising journey! The chance to build new channels of fundraising with the support of an established team that prioritises staff wellbeing and innovation.
We aren’t looking for someone to fill a role. We are looking for someone who can become a valued member of the team, bringing their ideas, ambitions, and thoughts at every step. Someone who isn’t afraid to get it wrong, and will step up and support others to overcome barriers and learn new skills. We value kind leadership at every level.
You will be working within a small but thriving organisation that values your views and encourages personal and professional development. Investing in people, creativity, independent thought, and brave leadership allows us to deliver life-changing impact to children and young people with Down’s syndrome in Kent and Medway.
We are seeking a proactive, flexible, driven, and organised person to support the expansion of our fundraising activities, specifically in individual giving and corporate support. This role will be integral to the growth and development of our work, supporting the Down's syndrome community in Kent. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to widen their skills, gain valuable experience, and develop a career in the not-for-profit sector.
The ideal candidate will be proactive and self-motivated to achieve success, with excellent verbal and written communication skills. You will be experienced in charity fundraising. You will have experience in communication management, as well as the design and execution of suitable communication material. You will have had demonstrable success at engaging people to a cause and motivating giving.
JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION
Post:
Fundraiser - Corporate relationships and individual giving.
Hours:
17.5 hours per week (the postholder will also be required to work occasional unsociable hours in the evening and weekends when needed, for which time off in lieu will be offered)
Salary:
£ 25,500 - £28,000 per annum– depending on experience
Location:
Central Maidstone Office, ME14 1HH. There may be flexible working options and some home working available on request.
Direct Reports:
NA
Accountability / reports to:
Charity Manager
Our Vision:
Everyone has the right to live their lives to the fullest of their potential, regardless of disability or disadvantage.
Our Mission:
To support children and young people with Down’s syndrome and their families to access the right support to live full and vibrant lives.
Purpose:
The charity’s services are funded through a mixture of restricted grants, community, and corporate fundraising. This post will ensure will expand and create fundraising streams with a particular focus on corporate relationships and individual giving.
The postholder is responsible for:
- Implementing the Fundraising Strategy to increase the charity’s income and help make the organisation more sustainable.
- Develop and maintain corporate partnerships.
- Maximising individual support with regard to regular donations.
- Develop a small-scale legacy giving programme.
- Lead the 50/50 Lottery and develop a growth plan.
- Building on the fundraising that is already in place within the charity – continually looking at ways to improve and increase support and income.
- Assisting in ‘storytelling’ projects and taking a strong lead in social media to promote our work.
- Research potential donors to gain insight into needs, beliefs, and donation habits to understand how to position our organization to them.
- Assist in creating new methods to raise funds for our organisation.
- Leverage technology and social media where possible to improve fundraising activities.
- Create marketing materials, like flyers and brochures, to be used for the promotion of events and other fundraising pushes.
- Analyse the performance of fundraising activities for effectiveness and to identify areas where performance could be improved.
- Maintain complete and orderly records of donors and manage regular donor communications. This will include using and managing a CRM.
- Build upon existing donor relationships and form new donor relationships on a regular basis.
- Collaborate with other organizations and groups within the community to build partnerships and enhance fundraising activities.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver the charity’s Fundraising Strategy and within that deliver the fundraising income target, which is agreed upon each year by the Charity Manager.
- Regularly explore, research and pursue fundraising opportunities.
- Undertake marketing and networking activities, including presentations as required, (in conjunction with internal and external colleagues) that:
- support the delivery of the charity’s aims and objectives
- support the delivery of the charity’s Fundraising Strategy
- cultivate existing and develop new relationships through informal and formal networking forums, groups and meetings
- Increase awareness of the charity’s need for funding.
- Keep abreast of relevant issues and key changes in charity fundraising and the wider voluntary sector by studying literature, national developments and attending appropriate seminars and training courses.
- Ensure that all fundraising activities are carried out in a manner which meets Charity Commission, Chartered Institute of Fundraising and legal requirements (i.e. compliant with all relevant legislation and the standards, policy and values of 21 Together).
- Operate within the Financial Procedures, Cash Handling and other processes in place within the charity to monitor and manage spend.
- Maintain office, information, recording and administration systems as required (including use of the CRM and the relevant pages of the charity’s website, social media and other forms of media).
Other:
- Develop effective and professional working relationships internally and externally promoting a positive image of 21 Together.
- Provide training and/or assistance to colleagues as necessary.
- Be flexible in approach to work in order to meet the needs of the charity.
- Adhere to all 21 Together systems, policies and procedures.
- Support the Charity values, behaviours and ethos.
To undertake any other duties as may be requested by 21 Together, any member of the Senior Management Team or the Board of Trustees, broadly consistent with the job description and level of the post.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check:
An Enhanced DBS Check is needed for this role - this will be carried out by 21 Together before appointment.
Review:
The details contained in this Job Description and Person Specification reflect the content of the job at the time it was prepared. However, it is inevitable that over time the nature of individual jobs will change; existing duties may be lost and other duties gained without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Consequently, this Job Description and Person Specification will be revised from time to time and 21 Together will consult with the post holder at the appropriate time.
Requirement:
Education / Qualification
- Minimum 5 GCSE (or equivalent) qualifications graded C or above, to include Maths and English)
- Degree level standard of education
- Chartered Institute of Fundraising Certificate
Knowledge/ Work/ Experience/Skills
- Minimum of 2 years’ previous full-time experience of working in a fundraising role (especially with trusts & foundations and other grantmakers and including experience of working with corporate and individual donors)
- Proven track record of successful fundraising activities or equivalent roles.
- Experience delivering marketing and communication activities via digital platforms.
- Experience growing legacy giving.
- Proven track record of achieving income targets.
- Understanding of equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory working methods.
- Excellent understanding of social media and other digital fundraising opportunities.
- Excellent IT Skills incl. Outlook, Word, Excel.
- Experience in delivering presentations and information in a variety of formats.
- Strong organisational and planning skills, able to prioritise.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Full clean driving licence and use of a car for work purposes.
Attributes (characteristics / personal qualities).
- Active commitment to 21 Together’s Vision and Mission.
- Kind and respectful of different perspectives.
- Persuasive and influential.
- High level of enthusiasm and resilience.
- Ability to communicate at all levels and gain rapport with others quickly and easily.
- Ability to self-motivate and work on own initiative.
- Able to work independently and as part of a small team.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, in particular the ability to develop relationships and build trust and interest.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Effective time management skills.
- Comfortable and willing to work directly with children / young people with learning disabilities and their families.
- Able to react quickly, positively and resourcefully to change.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 per week Monday – Friday (part-time hours considered)
Location: Hybrid – combination of home working and days in office.You must live a commutable distance from the office in Monks Cross, York
Closing Date: 30 May 2022
Do a job that makes a difference
If you want to do a job that matters and you are looking for interesting and varied work in a friendly team, with flexibility for some home working and loads of job satisfaction - we have the role for you.
Based in York, Family Fund is the UK's largest charity providing grants for families raising disabled children.
We are looking for an Individual Giving Fundraiser to work in our Fundraising Team. In this role you will lead on the development, planning and delivery of all individual giving fundraising activity. This role is responsible for developing a donor retention and acquisition strategy including developing inspiring fundraising products to engage supporters.
Duties include:
- Lead on the development of a new strategy to generate and sustain our individual giving income target.
- Manage all aspects of individual giving including regular giving, communication with supporters, legacies, lottery income and one-off donations.
- Passionately articulate to supporters the impact donations make to the lives of those served by the charity.
- Maintain and improve our database together with the Administrator to ensure that we use data and insight from it to make informed decisions about how to grow our income.
- Improve and implement a stewardship programme including regular newsletters, working with the Communications team to enhance the way we can inspire our supporters.
For this role you will need previous experience in a fundraising role within the charitable sector. You will also need experience of working with databases and spreadsheets. You must be computer literate and have excellent MS office skills. You will have excellent verbal and written skills and the ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with individual donors and supporters. Good organisation and time management skills are also required.
In return, we offer the chance to be right at the heart of a supportive professional team, where you'll make a real positive difference to families in need every day. As a member of our staff, you'll receive quality training for your role, contributory pension, access to our employee discounts scheme, and the opportunity to work days from home with flexible start and finish times.
About us
Family Fund is a great place to work for great people. We provide a challenging and rewarding working environment where every staff member can make their mark. We are a values based organisation, and we aim to show our values in all that we do. Read here how our staff display our values every day and click here to learn more about our staff.
Family Fund is committed to inclusion, equality and diversity, and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are a Disability Confident Employer and all disabled applicants who meet the requirements for the role will be invited for interview. If you have a disability, and are happy to let us know, please highlight this in your covering letter.
How to apply
Please email your CV with a covering letter to explain what skills and qualities you would bring to the team here at Family Fund.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our client's community fundraisers are vital to what they do. Without their hard work out in their local communities, they would not have the money to keep their helicopters in the air, their cars on the road and their crews saving lives.
They have an exciting opportunity for not one, but two experienced Community Fundraisers to work under the direction of their Community Fundraising Manager, to deliver some stretching objectives and targets in the region. If you like accountability with the flexibility to design how you make the role a success then they are definitely the organisation for you. This role has a large element of developing new contacts and leads, how you achieve this is up to you. We are certainly more reliant on technology than we ever have been so we will give you tools that you need to make this happen. Alongside developing new opportunities there will be relationship management with existing supporters and also stewardship of their incredible volunteers.
Community Fundraising Executive Requirements:
As this role is predominantly identifying new opportunities to grow the organisation they are looking for an experienced target driven Fundraiser who is comfortable approaching new opportunities for them. They can give you all the support you need to be a success with them. This is a huge opportunity for you to continue to build support for the organisation in an already established region and promote all the fantastic things our client achieves for the community.
They are on a journey to be the organisation of choice and opportunity for the most talented and driven people from diverse backgrounds.
A bit about our client:
Their objective is to save lives, utilising specialist pilots, doctors, and paramedics and with their work centred on saving lives, improving clinical outcomes and being able to react quickly and efficiently to emergencies. They are at the forefront of innovative clinical care and they challenge boundaries. None of this can be achieved without a hugely dedicated team of colleagues, volunteers and the general public.
Location: Northamptonshire and Leicestershire
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 per week
Salary: £25,000 per annum, plus £5,000 car allowance and competitive benefits
Closing Date: 27th May 2022
This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Executive, Fundraising Assistant, Community Fundraising Executive, Community Fundraiser, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Community Engagement, Fundraising Officer, Community Fundraising Officer, Sales Executive, Business Development Executive, Sales Officer, Relationship Management, Partnership Management, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not For Profit, etc.
Ref: 132 768
Do you want to join our commitment to ensure no family faces cancer alone?
About the Role
We are looking for a standout relationship manager to join our fantastic team of fundraisers who work tirelessly to raise funds for Young Lives vs Cancer. This is a role of variety, opportunity and innovation and we are looking for someone who embraces change and constantly strives to achieve more.
A great personality and team ethic are really important in this role as you will maximise income for Young Live vs Cancer by coaching our supporters to reach their goals, whilst seeking out new fundraising opportunities for your geographical area. This role sits within the ‘Supporter Experience’ team and we need someone with natural customer service skills who wants to deliver a legendary experience to all of their supporters. Your team of supporters will range from volunteers and individuals, to groups and local corporates.
There is so much potential in the Gloucestershire, South Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire & Berkshire area so we’re looking for someone who can take a proactive approach to harness this opportunity. One of our Homes from Home, CLIC Court is a slipper walk away from John Radcliffe Hospital. Building a strong working relationship with our colleagues here will be key to your success in the role.
We Are Flexible
This is not your average 9-5 role and we’re not looking for an average candidate. We encourage flexibility and adaptability, and in return offer a strong flexible working arrangement to ensure a healthy work/life balance. Many of the team work condensed or flexible hours to suit individual circumstances and we welcome a conversation about how these options can best support you.
About You
Experience within a similar role, or within the charity sector, would be great, but we know that a lot of the most important skills in this role are easily transferable from another sector. We want the right person and we will invest in training the right candidate. The skills we are looking for in this role are:
• Strong prioritisation skills
• Great communicator
• Self-Motivated
• Emotionally intelligent
• Master at storytelling
• Epic at relationship building
• Self-Aware
• Great at spotting opportunities
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Compassion
• Bravery
• Integrity
• Team player
If you think this sounds like you then please have a read of the attached job specification. If you wanted to discuss the role before applying, then we welcome these informal chats, please contact us via email to organise one.
The must haves:
• Have a full UK driving licence and access to a car
• Have a sufficient Broadband connection if home based
• Live in Gloucestershire, South Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire or Berkshire. Candidates who live outside of these counties, need to highlight an intention to relocate to the area in their covering letter for their application to be considered
• This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check
What we offer
In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual leave entitlement, enhanced pension and employee savings scheme. To find out more about our benefits package, have a look on our website.
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their race, class, sex, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. At Young Lives vs Cancer, we do not just accept difference — we value it, we celebrate it, we nurture it, and we thrive off it. We positively welcome your application irrespective of your background.
We are on a journey, and if you join us, you will be part of a community that is committed make a difference to the lives of children and young people with cancer.
Young Lives vs Cancer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment
Location: Home-based
Job Type: Home-based
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours per week: 35
Salary: £28,357 (FTE)
Closing Date: 22 May 2022
Interview Date: 30 May 2022
May also have experience in the following: Fundraising Engagement Manager, Fundraising Manager, Fundraiser, Engagement Manager, Fundraising Executive, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Administrator, Sales Executive, Business Development, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, etc.
Ref: 132 621
ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crisis helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.
THE ROLE
The role of Face to Face Fundraiser is to engage members of the public in the Woodland Trust at various events and venues, with the aim of inspiring them to sign up to become a new regular giving supporter.
Part of a Fundraisers role will include attending public facing events and other activities across Peterborough and surrounding areas, such as festivals, markets, garden centres and our own sites along with travel across the UK from time to time. This requires a working pattern which is Friday to Sunday and some Bank Holidays, with occasional overnight stays. It also requires access to a vehicle with the ability to travel to agreed work locations with all equipment provided.
This sales based role will suit anyone with a passion for the environment and conservation as well as people who do not work a traditional 9 – 5, Monday to Friday role such as students, part time workers or retirees.
THE CANDIDATE
You will be an approachable and outgoing person who is able to engage and inspire a diverse range of people through fluent, high-quality conversation, leading to a commitment to financial support. Becoming an advocate of the Trust’s work, communicating our strategy, our mission and being able to work collaboratively with others are key in being successful in this role. You’ll have a proven track record of meeting Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and targets as well an awareness of GDPR. Overall you will have a passion for the environment that shines through and captures peoples interest.
You must have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
WHAT TO EXPECT BY JOINING A TEAM AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Joining the team you will be making your contribution to tackling the nature and climate crisis. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance, good holiday allowance and the opportunity to work flexibly from home.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
At the Woodland Trust, we believe everyone deserves to have their lives enriched by trees and woods.
We also believe that our organisation should reflect and represent the full richness of human diversity in terms of background, identity, ability and circumstance. As groups of people currently underrepresented as Woodland Trust employees, we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are Black, Asian or minority ethnic, disabled or under 25. We are measuring our success in redressing this.
We are open to discussion of any adjustments or flexible working arrangements you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process, and if you are successful in gaining a position with us, during employment.
We promise the only thing we assess within your application is how you have demonstrated your suitability for the job, and nothing else.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are excited to be working with a wonderful children’s charity that are looking for an Event Fundraising Officer. This role promises to be fast paced, varied and fun – giving you the opportunity to develop and grow your fundraising event management skills.
As part of this role, you will be managing challenge events, bespoke events and third part events, giving you your own portfolio of events to manage and take ownership of. The events team at this charity are extremely successful and you will have the opportunity to learn and develop under great leadership.
You will need:
- Previous experience of managing third-party fundraising events
- Excellent internal and external relationship building skills
- Demonstrable stewardship skills for new and long-term supporters
- Previous experience of managing and working towards financial, fundraising targets
Closing Date: this charity are seeing CVs on a rolling basis
Salary: £24,000 - £30,000
Location: anywhere in the UK, with the opportunity to work from various regionally based hubs
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Lucy on 02030 062787 or email [email protected]
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here. We proactively welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
We’re working with a wonderful medical charity who are looking for a Community Fundraising Administrator to join their team on an initial 3 month temporary basis. You’ll manage supporter enquiries via the Community inbox, telephone and post, as well as liaising with volunteers and Managers to manage the cash counting process. You’ll ensure the database is kept up to date and accurate with donation records and donors’ personal information.
You’ll accurately code income and manage cash collections, whilst ensuring that supporters are thanked promptly to ensure they are provided with an excellent service. You’ll support the Community Fundraising team with booking and managing events and collections, providing other general administrative support on behalf of the team as required.
You will need:
- Excellent administrative skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Organisation with the ability to use your own initiative
- Experience of working in an office environment
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Chloe or James on 02030 062787 or email [email protected]
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here. We proactively welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crisis helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.
THE ROLE
The role of Face to Face Fundraiser is to engage members of the public in the Woodland Trust at various events and venues, with the aim of inspiring them to sign up to become a new regular giving supporter.
Part of a Fundraisers role will include attending public facing events and other activities across Coventry and Surrounding areas, such as festivals, markets, garden centres and our own sites along with travel across the UK from time to time. This requires a working pattern which is Friday to Sunday and some Bank Holidays, with occasional overnight stays. It also requires access to a vehicle with the ability to travel to agreed work locations with all equipment provided.
This sales based role will suit anyone with a passion for the environment and conservation as well as people who do not work a traditional 9 – 5, Monday to Friday role such as students, part time workers or retirees.
THE CANDIDATE
You will be an approachable and outgoing person who is able to engage and inspire a diverse range of people through fluent, high-quality conversation, leading to a commitment to financial support. Becoming an advocate of the Trust’s work, communicating our strategy, our mission and being able to work collaboratively with others are key in being successful in this role. You’ll have a proven track record of meeting Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and targets as well an awareness of GDPR. Overall you will have a passion for the environment that shines through and captures peoples interest.
You must have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
WHAT TO EXPECT BY JOINING A TEAM AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Joining the team you will be making your contribution to tackling the nature and climate crisis. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance, good holiday allowance and the opportunity to work flexibly from home.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
At the Woodland Trust, we believe everyone deserves to have their lives enriched by trees and woods.
We also believe that our organisation should reflect and represent the full richness of human diversity in terms of background, identity, ability and circumstance. As groups of people currently underrepresented as Woodland Trust employees, we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are Black, Asian or minority ethnic, disabled or under 25. We are measuring our success in redressing this.
We are open to discussion of any adjustments or flexible working arrangements you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process, and if you are successful in gaining a position with us, during employment.
We promise the only thing we assess within your application is how you have demonstrated your suitability for the job, and nothing else.
As the UK's largest woodland conservation charity, we are the leading voice for woods and trees. We campaign to protect precious ancie... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Challenge Events and Community Fundraising Officer.
Reference: CECFO
Salary: £26k -£30k per annum (depending on experience and qualifications)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week however, some flexible working will be considered.
Contract: Permanent
Based: Camden, London (Hybrid)
In the UK there are more than 1.3 million children and young people living with a disability and nearly four million children living in poverty.
We exist to improve the lives of these children and since 1949 Variety in the UK has raised more than £270m in pursuit of this objective.
Variety provides practical, tangible help that makes an immediate difference, which includes grants for specialist equipment as well as accessible transport used by schools and other non-profit organisations across the UK. Our Great Days Out are legendary.
The new role of Challenge Events and Community Fundraising Officer provides the exciting opportunity to work on fantastic challenge events, taking full responsibility for the development of our challenge event programme. Identifying, planning and delivering new events for Variety and making recommendations for new opportunities is an essential part of this role.
Our ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role, must have exceptional standards of supporter care and strong attention to detail, along with the ability to be proactive in developing and growing income from community networks.
You will manage a broad range of running and challenge events including London Marathon and lead the organisation in participating in new events such as the Royal Parks Half Marathon, London 10k, the Great North Run, as well as any own arranged challenges. The role will also support general community fundraising such as personal challenges and third-party group fundraising activities.
Closing Date: Friday 3rd June 2022 at 11.59 pm
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Please make sure to include reference ‘CECFO’ in the subject heading of your application.
Please note applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and chosen candidates interviewed as appropriate, so you are encouraged to apply immediately. We therefore reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than advertised if sufficient applications are received, and we are successful in recruiting from early applications.
Unfortunately, Variety is unable to reply to everyone who submits an application, so only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
No agencies please.
Do you want to use your skills in fundraising and relationship management to play a vital role in raising funds from the UK public making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
Join WaterAid as Community Fundraising Officer to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that you'll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation, which is also a Living Wage and Disability Confident employer.
The WaterAid Community, Events and Education team has a key role in engaging and fundraising from our supporters through a range of events and fundraising projects.
As our enthusiastic and experienced Community Fundraising Officer you will develop relationships with new peer to peer fundraisers of all ages, giving them an excellent supporter experience. You will steward fundraisers from our ultra events participants to our local group fundraising network to ensure effective fundraising results.
This role is Full-time, fixed term contract until December 2022.
In this role, you will:
* Manage top notch stewardship of events audiences and the engagement of local groups.
* Manage relationships with event organisers and individuals taking part in a diverse range of fundraising initiative and events.
* Project manage fundraising events such as our ultra challenge programme, manage relationships with suppliers such as event companies and fundraising platforms
* Have the ability to manage multiple priorities.
To be successful, you'll need:
- Experience of delivering income growth in a community or events fundraising setting.
- Ability to manage and build relationships with the public and volunteers
- Excellent project management skills and ability to be flexible and manage a busy workload.
- Experience of community fundraising and managing fundraising income and expenditure across a varied portfolio of activity
To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format. Applications will close 23:59 on 22/05/2022. Availability for interview is required w/c 23rd May.
Salary between £28,952 to £30,481 subject to experience with excellent benefits.
WaterAid benefits include:
- 36 days' holiday (including Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
- We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
- Season Ticket Loan
- Free annual eye tests
- Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
- Sabbaticals
- Volunteer Day
Additional Information:
WaterAid is currently located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base. We support and enjoy a hybrid working environment, this includes regular attendance in the London office to connect with each other. We look forward to discussing with you how you can best deliver in your new role.We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.
WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us.
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Summary
Fundraising Events is an important area of growth for Diabetes UK's Engagement and Fundraising Directorate. We have seen some great successes in our Diabetes UK bespoke challenges both in terms of acquisition and fundraised income over the past few years which has enabled us to grow the Fundraising Events team. These bespoke events include One Million Step Challenge, Swim22 and UK Wide Cycle Ride. It is an exciting time to join what is a busy, successful and growing Fundraising Events Team as we take the opportunity to capitalise on additional investment to keep growing our challenges and improving the experience we offer supporters.
Interview Date: Thursday 26 May 2022 (face-to-face in London, E1 1FH)
What we can offer you:
- Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days in your first 5 years here. Pro rata'd for those on part time hours or fixed term contracts.
- Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
- A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,600 towards a range of out-of-pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
- Early finish Friday and agile working
- Discounts on gym membership
- Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
- Access to Remote GP, physiotherapy, mental health support, and much more
- Annual Season ticket loan (after successful completion of your probation period and for contracts that are permanent or over 12 months if fixed term)
- Home office season ticket (to help you spread the cost of any equipment or furniture you wish to purchase)
- Excellent Family-friendly and Carers policies, e.g. generous maternity, paternity, and neo-natal policies - considerably higher than statutory leave and pay
- Cycle to work scheme (after successful completion of your probation period and for contracts that are permanent or over 12 months if fixed term)
- Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities which we are delighted have continued remotely during the pandemic
- We have a variety of well-being sessions throughout the year
Main Responsibilities
The post holder will be the first point of call for events fundraising enquiries and will work with the Fundraising Events Managers to provide our fundraisers and supporters with the advice and support they need to maximise their fundraising potential. We are committed to offering an excellent experience to all of our supporters and this role will be integral to making sure we are best placed to support our event participants through their fundraising and training journey with Diabetes UK.
Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will be a confident, conscientious team player, with excellent customer service skills, who is quick to learn, highly organised and a proactive problem solver. Willing to be committed to developing customer care and team processes is key. They will have worked in a customer service focused administrative role in the charity sector and will have experience of working to tight deadlines across multiple tasks/events. They will have experience of working with JustGiving reporting and fulfilment houses.
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Working for Theodora Children's Charity means you will be helping children living with illness, disability and serious health challenges feel better – using the proven power of giggling. You will play a pivotal role, securing new high value corporate partnerships and help us achieve our mission; where our highly trained Giggle Doctors get to visit more children in person or online, whilst you raise awareness of our work.
Theodora Children’s Charity has helped over half a million children and their families in the UK in the past 26 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.
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Prospectus are excited to be working exclusively with MS Society to help them recruit a Fundraising Executive Team Lead. At the MS Society, they make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything they do which unites them across the UK. Their work is based on the hopes and aspirations of their MS community. Together they campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award-winning support and information.
The Fundraising Executive Team Lead role is offered on a full-time, permanent basis at £34,224 - £36,559 per annum in a flexible and smart working model, with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and MS Society.
The post holder will be the day to day team leader of 3 Fundraising Executives and at least 1 volunteer. The Team Lead will ensure all support journey and other supporter process are delivered,
constantly reviewed and work effectively. This role will also involve supporting the delivery of a portfolio of events and community fundraising activities.
They are looking for someone with proven record of working in a customer service or supporter care environment. The ideal candidate will have experience of providing general office administration and leading and managing small projects.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Ariha Semontee at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a 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.
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Our fundraising team is expanding and we are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and hard working individual to join our wonderful charity. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating & executing fundraising events and maintaining, engaging corporate and community support to have a positive impact on the charity’s income. They will also be responsible for supporting, guiding, and championing our volunteers on their journey with us. In addition, they will work closely with the fundraising team and our CEO to achieve Reuben’s Retreat’s wider fundraising aims.
To be considered for this fast paced & varied role you will ideally have a background in fundraising with demonstrable experience raising funds. However we are willing to consider someone with some fantastic relationship or business development skills looking to make a move into the sector. Regardless of background, most importantly you should be a hard-working team player with an interest and enthusiasm for the wonderful cause of this inspirational charity.
Alongside your CV and standard covering letter, please also include a personal statement (approx.1000 words) with examples of how you meet our new values: Authentic, Warm Hearted, Integrity and Different.
Reuben’s Retreat is a charity that was born in memory of Reuben Michael Graham who tragically passed away aged 23 months.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
JRS UK is looking to recruit a Communications & Fundraising Officer on a full-time basis to develop and steward relationships with JRS supporters, with a particular focus on community fundraising and individual giving. This dynamic and varied role works as part of the integrated Communications, Fundraising, and Advocacy team, reporting to the Communications and Development Manager.
The role seeks to develop JRS UK’s fundraising in a number of ways, including: reaching out into Christian communities to share the work of JRS UK; developing engaging online and offline materials to enable people to support JRS UK; supporting individuals undertaking sponsored events to raise money for JRS UK (e.g. the London Marathon, the London Legal Walk); and regularly communicating to donors and supporters of JRS UK.
You’ll work within the Communications, Fundraising, and Advocacy team to develop an engaging donor journey, which encourages long-term support of JRS; and will be responsible for end-to-end delivery of fundraising activity across a range of communications channels.
You will ideally have prior experience of creating and delivering successful fundraising campaigns to grow income, utilising both traditional and digital techniques. Excellent communication skills and the ability to speak and communicate confidently is essential. The ideal candidate will enjoy getting to know people, understanding their motivations to support JRS UK – be this through financial giving, volunteering their time and skills, and/or through prayer.
You will play a pivotal role in ensuring JRS UK diversifies and stabilises its income streams, ensuring the organisation can continue to accompany and support refugees and those who are forcibly displaced.
JRS UK aims to pay close attention to the experience of refugees it accompanies and all its external communications give priority to their voices, taking care to portray refugees as people with dignity, gifts, joys, hopes and sorrows.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.