Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is responsible for funding & operating three air ambulance helicopters and two critical care cars serving the communities of six Midlands counties: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, the West Midlands and Worcestershire. This constitutes the largest operating region in the UK. The Charity also provides secondary cover to surrounding areas such as Warwickshire and mid Wales.

The role of Staffordshire Fundraising Executive:

You will provide support to the Fundraising & Events Manager, working within the wider fundraising division. As a key member of the Team, the Fundraising Executive will implement the fundraising strategy for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, comprising of both in person and online community engagement methods, leading on activity within the Staffordshire region.

Your focus will be to ensure income growth from community sources and activity comprising of individuals, community groups and small community businesses. As a longstanding charity, which has recently celebrated 30 years of service, we have established networks in place, however alongside this, the post holder will need to innovate and develop new ways of working in line with the ever-changing external environment (i.e. global/national trends and events), as well as in response to opportunities and challenges happening in the Staffordshire region.

A key element of your role will be to Meet agreed annual fundraising targets, develop our community of donors, Networking, collaboration and communications, Supporting and developing volunteer fundraising,

What we are looking for:

• Experience within the Charity fundraising sector, either in the capacity of working or volunteering.
• Project and campaign management – end to end from planning to evaluation.
• Competent public speaker – in person and online.
• Working with donors and supporters at all levels.
• Experience of working unsupervised with the ability to drive and generate own workload.
• First-hand in-depth knowledge of a range of fundraising strategies and tactics
• Understanding of sector best practice and relevant fundraising / charity legislation (data protection act, health and safety, etc.)
• As you will be working in the community, we would be looking for an understanding of safeguarding and consideration of making activity/engagement as accessible as possible. 
• Strong communication skills, oral and written.
• Ability to build and maintain supporter relationships.
• Digital skills including PowerPoint presentations and use of social media for fundraising purposes.

You will join a friendly and inclusive team which provides support for the charity’s vital life-saving service. Our working hours enable flexible working, with 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus Birthday day off and following completion of probationary period, we offer up to 6% employer pension contributions and a health cash plan which covers a wide range of healthcare treatments and life insurance.

Closing date: 18th June 2021

Please note that Midlands Air Ambulance Charity reserves the right to bring forward the closing date of any of its job vacancies if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend that you apply as soon as possible rather than wait until the published closing date.

Strictly no agencies please

If you have the determination to make a difference, have a positive outlook and can inspire people to take action we want to talk to you.

As a Fundraising and Supporter Assistant you will have a vital role to play in being the first point of contact for most of our treasured supporters across the UK. Providing an outstanding service and helping the fundraising team to build more longer term and eternal supporters will be essential. No two days will be the same and we require an individual with a positive can-do attitude, someone that can appreciate importance of accurate data entry as well as confident with talking to people on the phone, listening to their journey and how Pancreatic Cancer has affected them and their family.

The post holder will need to be passionate about making a difference, be an excellent communicator and team player, able to demonstrate that they are IT literate, adaptable and quick to learn new things.

This is an awesome opportunity to become part of a small but dynamic team in a rapidly expanding charity.

Why work for The Bridge? Maybe you’ve known someone suffer without help, or perhaps you’re tired of seeing the same new stories about homelessness? Join us and you can help change lives.

Everyone at The Bridge has heaps of energy and positivity, and we are lucky to say we start every day knowing we can make a difference to local people. We are a small charity, but we’re also a close-knit family that’s organised, focussed and driven.

There are loads of great benefits to working for The Bridge, such as the extra holiday days or the flexible working. However, these benefits are not why you join in the first place... Or why you stay. From day one you’ll receive all the training you need. Here, helping you develop your career and skills is a top priority. We value you, partly because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it really helps you achieve what you came to The Bridge for: changing other people’s lives for the better.

This role, responsible for both individual and corporate fundraising, is a fantastic opportunity to play a key part in the development and growth of The Bridge (East Midlands), at a time of exciting changes and expansion.

The charity works to prevent and relieve homelessness across Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland. We pride ourselves on our person-centred approach and we are continually striving to improve, develop and create services to improve the lives of local people: your purpose will be to seek, identify and complete funding opportunities for us to continue our work.

You will be expected to consistently seek new funding opportunities and be pre-emptive of the needs of The Bridge; maintaining a pipeline of grant and trust funders and creating relationships where possible will be a key part of this role. We anticipate the post-holder to have an organised and detail-orientated mind to complete this.

At such a crucial time of growth for the organisation, you will need to remain organised and on-top of the administration of our systems and processes, so that no opportunity goes missed and no funder goes without proper stewardship. Furthermore, you will be expected to liaise with these grant funders regularly, and so a respectful, personable, and engaging manner is needed. A fantastic understanding of written communications will be needed to create funding applications, Cases for Support and donor relations that are powerful, persuasive and achieve much needed income.

With a pro-active and creative outlook, you will also lead on all Community Fundraising (individual and corporate), working closely with the Communications and Engagement Officer to ensure that fundraising campaigns are completed successfully and that donation targets are met. This sense of teamwork will be incredibly important, as you will be offering support to other colleagues when necessary, such as for larger tenders.

For more information on this fantastic opportunity, you can contact Paul Snape, Deputy Chief Officer.

Charity People is heading up the search party for one of the North West's biggest and most recognisable health and medical charities. We're looking for an experienced Events Fundraising Coordinator to develop and grow the events portfolio to support the charity's life-saving mission across the North West.

Part-time: 3 days per week
Salary: £25,394 FTE (£15,236 pro rata)

The charity events space has been hit hard during the pandemic, but this charity is ready to invest and grow their portfolio understanding how powerful events can be in raising awareness and income. You'll be a huge advocate of the power of fundraising events to engage supporters, build lasting relationships and create new opportunities.

Putting exceptional donor stewardship at the heart of everything you do, you'll work closely with the leadership team to develop an events portfolio that delivers both on and offline. With opportunity to work on both in-house and third party events, this role provides variety, autonomy and a chance to use your creative skills.

On our 'wish list':

* Brilliant events professional with experience of generating income
* Project planning and implementation
* Supporter journey champion with the ability to engage and grow supporter relationships
* Solid understanding of donor recruitment techniques
* Ability to communicate across a range of channels

Ideally, you'll have events fundraising experience, although we're open to events professionals who can demonstrate how previous events have generated income.

Flexible, life and family-friendly working culture.

Based either from the charity's Knowsley office or a mix of home/office working depending on candidate's circumstances.

For lots more detail on this exciting role, please send a copy of your CV to our North West consultant, Amelia Lee.

We will be meeting candidates on a rolling basis for this role, so please get in touch ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Position Objective:

• To coordinate the implementation and development of a community / peer to peer fundraising program for PETA and its affiliates
• To maintain relationships with external peer to peer partners to help encourage PETA supporters to fundraise on behalf of PETA

Term of Employment:

Full-time

Location: Kings Cross Office, London

Reports to:

Director of International Fundraising

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the implementation of peer to peer fundraising programs for PETA
• Coordinate the creation and maintenance of peer to peer websites for supporters to learn about and sign up to participate in challenge events.
• Maintain relationships with external partners such as ‘Run for Charity’ to ensure that PETA can always get cost effective placements in challenge events
• Maintain relationships with other selected third party fundraising sites such as Amazon smile and implement any new relationships as they arise
• Maintain a calendar of significant challenge events taking place throughout the year
• Coordinate generating participants and income from major events held in the challenge events calendar – such as the London Marathon.
• Prepare and update the department's financial and statistical reports
• Verify and input certain donor data into the membership database, including demographic, membership, and personal information
• Set up mobile giving where required for significant events and coordinate the creation of required web pages
• Work alongside the wider fundraising team with regards to existing donors participating in challenge events
• Assist with other administrative functions in the peer to peer department, as required
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications:

• Experience of working in a non-profit, fundraising, or marketing environment
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Proven effective research skills and the ability to synthesise and present information

• Proven ability to prioritise and handle numerous projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrated excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision

• Proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Willingness and ability to work at weekends as required

• Commitment to the objectives of the organisation

Bury Hospice has a fantastic opportunity for a Community Fundraising Co-ordinator to join our passionate fundraising team.

As a Community Fundraising Co-ordinator, you will be the main fundraising facilitator and contact for existing hospice supporters such as schools and community groups across the Bury area.

Increasing engagement is a key responsibility of the role by establishing strong relationships with new fundraising associates by tapping into hard to reach sectors of society, developing supporter and volunteer groups and opening up new donor and support avenues.

You will be a relationship developer, a positive influencer, an engaging communicator and a keen driver of the Hospices’ marketing campaigns and strategies to increase income generation.

Relevant field and online fundraising experience are essential along with knowledge of charity income generation, regulation and strategy.

The role has a strong administrative function, utilising the supporter database to generate reports and for data capture.

As an ambassador for Bury Hospice flexibility will be required to attend Hospice events and cheque presentations, sometimes out of hours.

Should you be interested in this role we would love to hear from you via a CV and a covering letter.

The Charity

Restart Africa is a children’s charity in Kenya founded in 2007 in order to provide a home for street children in the Gilgil/Nakuru area of the Rift Valley.  It has rescued over 150 children and is currently home to 100 of all ages, the youngest just a year old and with some children having already successfully transitioned on to university and careers.  The charity also runs a number of local projects designed to uplift the community and provide income to help sustain the Children’s Centre.

Restart Africa is supported by a UK charity called the Sanata Charitable Trust (SCT) that organises fundraising in the UK and provides mentoring and other assistance.  SCT raises around half of the operating costs required to run Restart with the remainder being raised by the founder through donors in other countries.  SCT is looking for someone with relevant skills and experience to coordinate fundraising  and improve income generation (2-3 days a week). The Fundraising Coordinator’s priority will be to improve SCT’s fundraising in the UK but may extend to supporting the founder’s fundraising efforts in Kenya and other countries.  The role is UK home based and will routinely report directly to the Trustees. Upon completion of a probationary period, a visit to the charity in Kenya is envisaged to become acquainted with the charity’s team and operation in Gilgil.

The Role

The successful applicant will be responsible for coordinating SCT’s fundraising operation.  Key tasks will include:

• Maintaining fruitful relations with existing supporters and inspiring new ones to donate.
• Keeping regular contact with the team in Kenya and collaborating with them on certain fundraising initiatives.
• Managing and updating the existing database of individual fundraisers to ensure that its potential is maximized.
• Developing the child sponsorship scheme alongside the team in Kenya to ensure that income from sponsors is optimised.
• Raising awareness of the charity through website and other social media.  The charity has a well-developed website, and the Fundraising Coordinator will work closely with the marketing lead in Gilgil.
• Developing and coordinating web-based fundraising.
• Producing a quarterly performance report for Trustees.
• Supporting the Kenya team creating a quarterly newsletter for donors.
• Recruiting, organising and managing the network of current/past volunteers to support fundraising – the charity has around 25 volunteers a year working for short periods at the Children’s Centre, a potentially valuable group (including friends and family).
• Organising traditional fund raising activities and developing new and more imaginative approaches, inspiring others to do the same.

Other tasks and activities that the role may involve:

• Support production and delivery of an annual fundraising plan.
• Researching and targeting charitable trusts and other organisations ( eg businesses and independent schools) whose funding criteria match the charity’s aims and activities.
• Writing bid applications to funding organisations
• Develop fundraising initiatives in partnership with volunteers, schools and businesses
• Support planning and delivery of fundraising events as approved by Trustees (eg annual dinner / reception, webinar events)
• Coordinating SCT Trustee support to fundraising (assistance with major bids, briefing potential donors, and involvement in other fundraising activities).
• Ensuring the charity’s fundraising activity remains compliant with GDPR and data protection best practices.

The Candidate

Trustees are interested in applications from graduates with recent relevant experience as a volunteer and/or fund-raiser.  Trustees will also consider applications from more experienced professionals with relevant demonstrable skills (eg fundraising, web marketing, relationship management) and who now seek to combine such a role with existing professional and/or home making duties.

Trustees seek applications from individuals who can demonstrate:

• Genuine enthusiasm for Restart Africa’s aims and objectives.
• Web based communication and social media skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to forge trustful relationships with existing and prospective donors, the Restart Centre team and Trustees.
• Strong report and other writing skills
• Self-starting initiative and both able and comfortable to operate independently.
• Other skills, experience, and qualifications they deem relevant to the role as outlined.

Working mainly from home (Hants/Wilts/Thames Valley preferred) with the ability to travel around UK as required and occasionally to Kenya.  Part time (2 days a week): £18 – 30k pa pro rata depending on experience.

Job title: Regional Fundraising Officer 

Location: Based remotely in the UK

Responsible to: Head of Engagement 

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 per annum FTE 

Roles available:       3 

Why us?  

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles. 

Role Summary 

We are seeking motivated and ambitious Regional Fundraising Officers.We have a big ambition, and our fundraising targets reflect this ambition, our ideal candidates can demonstrate a track record of fundraising with a particular focus on corporate and community group fundraising. You will have strong networking and presenting skills and understanding the importance of delivering exceptional stewardship to maximise income and long-term partnerships. An understanding of local and trust opportunities would also be an advantage.

Reporting to the Head of Engagement, with a dotted line reporting to the Regional Fundraising Lead, you will be proficient at planning and prioritising multiple calls on time and be able to work independently towards financial and non-financial targets and KPI’s. A Strategic thinker, you will use your understanding of the region and fundraising experience to develop and deliver and exciting strategy that will drive fundraising and embed Speakers for Schools into the communities it serves.

Key Duties / Responsibilities 

• Develop and broaden regional corporate partnerships. 

• Research, identify and develop relationships with key stakeholders and supporters across the region. 

• Work with the Head of Engagement (and their teams) and the Regional Fundraising Lead to develop local campaigns and bespoke compelling case for support. 

• Ensure all enquiries are followed through in a timely and professional manner. 

• Update Salesforce and ensure all activity is compliant with data protection, policies and procedures.

• Identify new fundraising events and opportunities to attract new audiences who align to our ambition.

• Provide monthly reports to the Head of Engagement and Regional Fundraising Lead.
   

Education / Experience / Knowledge 

Essential:  

• Excellent written and oral communication skills with a keen eye for detail 

• Excellent research skills 

• Strong track record in delivering to tight deadlines 

• Excellent organisational and project management skills 

• Evidence of good negotiation skills 

• Highly computer literate, with particular experience of using Microsoft Office packages including Word and Excel 

• Excellent presentation skills 

• Able to work in a team and on own initiative 

• Ability to build successful relationships with all Stakeholders. 

Desirable:

• Fundraising experience 

• Events management experience

• Relevant experience in corporate communications, stakeholder management and other relationship building activities 

• Experience in report writing 

• Experience using Salesforce 

We are looking forward to holding video interviews through June 2021 and appointing our Regional Fundraising Officers swiftly so we can start delivering a difference in July and beyond. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restriction to be considered. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 

• Morning of your birthday off

• Pension scheme

• CharlieHR perks

• Perkbox

• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core  

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply:   

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.  

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

The closing date for this role is Friday 18th June. 

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful.

Would you like to save and change the lives of women escaping violence and abuse? Refuge exists to do just that. We are the country’s largest single provider of specialist support to women and children experiencing domestic abuse and other forms of gender-based violence.

Based in London, Refuge is a growing organisation with ambitious goals. We are passionate about delivering lifesaving and life-changing services to women and children, and creating a more equal world for generations to come. Empowering women and children is at the heart of our work, and we strive to have long-lasting impact on the lives of 7,000 women and children who use our services on any given day.

Refuge is seeking a Community and Events Fundraising Assistant to join our ambitious and passionate fundraising team. You will be joining a passionate and driven team to support in the delivery of the events and community programme

As Community and Events Fundraising Assistant, you will be responsible for managing all the incoming enquiries to support the team. This will include processes supporter enquiries, managing thee events inbox, updating fundraising totals, sending out stewardship communication, supporting on logistics of events and helping to deliver the business plans and KPI for the team. This role will also support on cross team events, both face to face and virtually.

We are looking for someone who shares our values. Refuge is committed to equitable recruitment - we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and are happy to consider candidates looking for part time and flexible working hours. Any special accessibility requirements will be accommodated at interview.

To be the successful candidate you will have transferable skills or experience in the charity sector including volunteering. You will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, be able to motivate and recognise the efforts of our supporters, as well as have an unquestionable attention to detail. You will thrive on a busy but rewarding workload. It is essential that you are willing and able to work in a positive and proactive manner, under your own initiative, whilst adhering to best practice fundraising guidelines. You will be a passionate individual who is looking to start their career in the fundraising sector within an organisation working to support women and children escaping domestic violence.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work 

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

As an ever expanding charity we are also able to provide career development opportunities including advancements into management roles across our range of services. 

Closing date - 05 July 2021

Interview date - TBC

This is Full Time Permanent position at 37.5 hrs per week.

 A Basic Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpins all of our work. 

Bury Hospice has a fantastic opportunity for a talented Senior Fundraising Coordinator with a proven track record of success to play a key role in future fundraising.

As our services and reach increase, so does our income target, so the successful candidate will be passionate about the work of the Hospice and have significant fundraising experience in which to support the Hospice to build on previous fundraising success.

Key responsibilities for this role will be to lead on income generation for the Hospice through corporate fundraising, community fundraising, individual giving, legacy giving and trusts & foundations.

You will be a positive influencer and an engaging communicator with the skills required to build successful partnerships with key stakeholders, fulfilling the objective of maximising fundraising opportunities for the Hospice. Whilst being focussed in this regard, you will also be an empathetic individual in your communications with patients and relatives, ensuring sensitivity and confidentiality at all times.

You will be organised, decisive, and creative, working alongside key colleagues to ensure that detailed marketing schedules are developed and delivered to the agreed schedule of events. Recognising and understanding the importance of financial management in relation to fundraising activity is paramount.

You will take responsibility for the Donor Journey, relying on your excellent digital competency skills of income generation CRM systems. It is preferable that you have experience of Donorflex. (Bury Hospice uses Donorbox).

In this varied role, you will also lead the Fundraising team to meet organisational objectives and to demonstrate the values of the Hospice in all that they do. You will take ownership for day-to-day staff management, alongside recruitment activity, development, and performance management, so previous demonstrable experience of line management is vital.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced fundraiser to combine hands-on fundraising and supporter development with developing and influencing strategy and growth.

Substantial on-the-job experience in Fundraising are essential.

Flexibility will be required in this role which will be rewarded with a salary of up to £31,000 per annum. It is essential that the successful candidate is willing to travel to fulfil the duties of the role.

Should you be interested in this role we would love to hear from you via a CV and a covering letter by 3rd June 2021.

WR Fundraising Recruitment is proud to be working with an international children’s charity that are looking for a Fundraising Officer to join their Trusts & Foundations team.

We’re not necessarily looking for trust fundraising experience as training will be provided.

What we are looking for is an aspiring fundraiser with a great level of enthusiasm who has the ability to write compelling funding applications (training provided) and build relationships with funders; steering them through a supporter journey.

You would be working in a team of 4, and although the charity is fully home working at the moment, we expect the role to be split between home and office working (Central London) when the office re-opens.

We’re looking for an outgoing personality who will be keen to develop relationships internally and with external funders. In a varied role, the successful candidate will have the benefit of starting with a solid portfolio of existing grant givers, while working collaboratively with the team to identify and develop opportunities for further funding.

The charity offers a range of flexible working options amongst an appealing benefits package.

This is a fantastic role for an aspiring fundraiser in a large, global charity where you’ll benefit from expert training and develop solid fundraising skills for the future.

Fundraising Officer (Trusts & Foundations)

Full Time, 12 Month Contract to Permanent

Central London / Home Based (50:50 split)

Starting salary of £24,479 per annum with annual reviews

Duties will include:

• Assist the trusts & grants funding team to maximise income from low level grant makers, focusing on family trusts and foundations
• Co-ordinate quarterly small trust mailings and develop new funding proposals for trusts and statutory funders
• Growing the small trusts programme thorough implementation of new cases for support
• Research trust and grant making bodies
• Support programme funding colleagues in day to day administration

The ideal candidate will have:

• Research skills with the ability to write compelling and clear narrative for a variety of audiences
• Strong interpersonal, networking and relationship building skills as well as the ability to influence and motivate supporters
• First class, demonstrable written communication skills with the ability to write compelling and innovative proposals and funding reports
• A willingness to learn and develop quickly
• excellent organisational skills, able to prioritise and manage own workload,

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

The team at 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.

Fundraising Officer £26,000 pa F/T (will consider flexible working) – to cover Berkshire and the surrounding area.

Job Description

Are you a fundraising professional with great relationship-building skills? Would you be that person who would like to play a pivotal role to help The Dash Charity meet its vision to end domestic abuse?

What we'd like from you:

It’s simple – we’re looking for the suitable candidate who ‘can’. We want the talented, the energetic and the ambitious. We need the inspired and the inspirational – the people who completely embrace our values, offer a great cultural fit and who are determined to make real and lasting change for our community.

The Dash Charity

The Dash Charity provides a range of confidential services to women, men and children experiencing domestic abuse, no matter what their age, ethnicity, religion or background.

The Charity’s aim is not just to provide crisis support, but to enable victims to tap into the range of support available and empower them to break the cycle of abuse for good.

We educate children and young people, helping them identify abuse in relationships, understand their own experiences and build up their own resilience, so they can put the abuse behind them where it belongs and focus on their future.

We ensure we speak up for victims when they aren’t able to, by attending meetings with them and we educate professionals across local statutory and voluntary services to hold them accountable and ensure they provide the best response to those needing their help.

The role

You will play an instrumental role in the development key income streams:

Firstly, you will be responsible for building new relationships and support from community groups and associations; mayoral contacts, schools, churches, sports clubs. In addition, using these relationships to encourage further support through volunteering for our fundraising events and other activities.

Secondly, maximise your partnership experience and increase fundraising income from small, medium, and local corporate partnerships through effective account management and play an instrumental role in securing the repetition or continuation of corporate partnerships (Charity of the Year or one-off corporate fundraising initiatives).

The role is a varied one and the post-holder should be willing and able to multi-task, completing a wide range of duties, with conflicting deadlines, with a proven track record of not for profit fundraising. The role will initially start by working from home with a view of office based on a ad-hoc basis.

Key responsibilities:

• Cultivate relationships with local volunteers, individual supporters, corporate and community organisations.
• Support and disseminate supporter communications.
• Provide best practice advice and information on fundraising to new and existing community supporters.
• Identify, research, and recruit new small, medium, and local corporate businesses and sponsorship opportunities from them.
• Provide talks and presentations to potential supporters/community organisations.
• Support local community, corporate supporters, and volunteers with fundraising initiatives

Duties and responsibilities

1. To implement an effective local strategy to maximise income from Corporate and Community Fundraising opportunities.
2. To research, identify, develop and grow relationships with a portfolio of stakeholders and supporters.
3. Develop and broaden local corporate support.
4. Manage a number of new and ongoing corporate partnerships each year.
5. Work with new partners to refine their bespoke partnership agreements and agree partnership principles, objectives and milestones.
6. To support and update our database to include all donors, supporters, ensuring that contact records and details are kept up to date. Ensure compliance with data protection legislation, together with confidentiality procedures and policies.
7. To ensure that all enquiries are followed through in a timely and courteous manner.
8. To work with supporters to ensure that third party/community fundraising opportunities are maximised
9. To organise, deliver and lead the development of the Dash fundraising events ensuring income opportunities are maximised through event income and third-party events including London Marathon.
10. To effectively steward event fundraisers, developing relationships to maximise long term income opportunities for Dash.
11. Identify and make recommendations for new fundraising events and activities to attract new event audiences (virtual and face to face).
12. To work as an integral member of the fundraising team and to provide support and help to other members of the team when required
13. To provide regular reports specifying activity together with cost and income detail.
14. Deliver presentations to community groups and attend events including cheque presentations.
15. Recruit and manage a bank of local volunteers to deliver the Fundraising Income Strategy.

Skills/Personal Attributes

1. Ability to plan & manage own time and work load
2. Ability to set and work to goals and targets at £80,000
3. A flexible and strategic mindset
4. Ability to network
5. Ability to work with a wide range of people including volunteers
6. Good communication skills (flexible, clear & concise) and an ability to promote The Dash Charity in the community
7. Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
8. Digital media experience
9. Excellent presentation skills

The Role reports to the: Head of Fundraising and Development.

What we offer

Holiday 25 days plus all bank holidays.

Pension

Please provide a CV and personal statement outlining your key skills with examples.

For a brief discussion about the role, please contact Muna Chauhan,  Head of fundraising and Development.

• Work with our Chief Officer, Finance Officer, Volunteer Co-ordinator, Media Officer & Training Officer to identify funding priorities.
• Identify the key strengths and selling points of WLCC
• Develop and implement a Fundraising/ Bid Writing, including campaigns and a Bid Writing Strategy
• Develop and deliver a programme of initiatives to maximise income, including regular giving, legacies, and in-memory giving
• Development of a grants & fundraising approach to resource the work of WLCC
• Lead on researching funders that might support WLCC.
• Assist with budgets and financial projections.
• Coordinate applications for funds.
• Lead and Coordinate the bid writing process for grant applications.
• Lead or support smaller grant applications.
• Provide periodic updates on fundraising results.
• Review and manage proposals and budgets for new projects.
• Build relationships with new and existing funders.
• Identify key decision-makers in grant-making bodies and ensure they are aware of our work.
• Communicate regularly with funders to ensure that they are aware of our successes.
• Work with potential major donors
• Work with senior staff to draft donor narrative and financial reports.
• Lead on donor communications and ensure the team delivers this effectively across all digital channels

Reporting & Monitoring

• Provide monthly monitoring and reporting on grant income to review and monitor budget targets.
• Ensure funds are spent appropriately and promptly.
• Ensure grant reporting and monitoring satisfies funder needs.
• Maintain and manage fundraising records.
• Draft organisational reports to high quality, on time.
• Work closely with all stakeholders to obtain case studies, as well as record and monitor results against agreed outcomes.
• Ensure project milestones and plans are delivered on time.
• Develop work plans, timetables, and deadlines to achieve deliverables.
• Review all project information to be included in donor reports.
• Lead donor-facing meetings to provide project updates when required.

• Participate actively in regular team meetings.
• Support the Team in the delivery of their work.
• Provide data for quarterly reports to the Chief Officer and Board of Trustees.
• Participate in organisational activities and events.
• Any other tasks required to ensure the smooth running of WLCC.

Person Specification

Essential
 

• Fundraising experience with grants and Charity
• Track record of achieving financial targets and budget management
• Experience in growing relationships with funders & bid writing
• Ability to identify strengths, listen to Charity’s priorities, and create funding priorities.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation that can be used to report on grants to funders.
• Ability to prioritise competing priorities, work to tight deadlines and remain calm under pressure.
• Commitment to the aims of WLCC

Desirable
 

• Knowledge of the funding situation in the UK, including an understanding of the social, political, and human rights issues.
• Knowledge of the Carer Act 2014 & The families and Children’s Act 2014
• The ability to write content for a variety of media.
   

Note

This document does not attempt to describe all the tasks performed. It will be open to periodic review and as a minimum will take place annually as part of the appraisal process and as a result, alterations and additions may be made.

Person Specification – Fundraiser & Bid Writer

Attributes Required (based on job requirements)

Qualifications

• Educated to level 5 (e.g. degree) or equivalent experience
• Minimum level 2 (e.g. GCSE) qualification in numeracy and literacy
• IT qualification or equivalent experience

• Certificate of Institute of Fundraising
• Relevant further study

Application Form Certificates

Experience

• Third sector fundraising & bid experience

• Good understanding of direct marketing principles and experience in managing direct marketing campaigns
• Experience in manipulation, interpretation, and analysis  of quantitative data

• Maintaining database records

• Experience in relationship management software

• Experience in fundraising
• Experience in legacy fundraising
• Experience in using Microsoft Teams

Application Form Interview References

Skills & knowledge

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including report and creative writing

• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
• Excellent influencing and negotiating skills

• Knowledge of the local area
• Knowledge of regulatory environment for fundraising from individuals including data protection, Gift Aid, and fundraising codes of practice and regulation

Personal Qualities

• Highly motivated; calm attitude; can demonstrate initiative; a team player who can demonstrate a positive and flexible approach along with an understanding of the charitable ethos and of working with volunteers.

• Willingness to be hands-on and ability to mix with all sections of the community.

• Highly empathetic and diplomatic when dealing with people in vulnerable and difficult situations.

• Confident and able to work to stretching financial targets, prioritising work, and meeting deadlines.

Fundraising Officer (Events) – Maternity Cover

• Open applications Friday 21st May.
• Close applications Monday 21st June at 9am. Please note that we'll be scheduling interviews as suitable candidates apply so early applications are encouraged.

Full time, contract, up to 12 months

A bit about us

The Lullaby Trust is a leading charity that provides specialist support for bereaved families, promotes expert advice on safer baby sleep and raises awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Our work has led to a reduction of more than 80% in the rate of SIDS since 1991. We are working towards a future where no baby dies suddenly or unexpectedly.

The role

As Fundraising Officer (Events) you will be responsible for looking after our challenge events and the incredible supporters who take them on. This includes third party events, such as the London Marathon, as well as our own bespoke events, which may be in-person or online. You will carry out the promotion, administration and execution for these events and will work closely with the Fundraising Manager to develop and grow key income streams.

You'll be joining a small but friendly and committed team, dedicated to building lasting relationships with The Lullaby Trust's amazing supporters and raising the income needed to ensure we can continue our vital, life-saving work.

Please note that this role will occasionally require some weekend or evening work to attend and lead on events (for which TOIL will be given). We are currently remote working but occasional travel to London for meetings and events will be necessary later in the year.

About You

We’re looking for a dynamic, super organised individual who has an eye for detail and a passion for brilliant supporter care.

The ideal candidate will have previously developed successful challenge or events fundraising streams, however if you have experience of managing multiple projects and building strong relationships we'd love to hear from you. You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrable experience of delivering exceptional participant care. A positive attitude and willingness to get stuck in will be key, as will your compassion for our bereaved beneficiaries and supporters.

Though the role may currently be home based due to the Govt Guidance during the Covid-19 pandemic the Lullaby Trust has office based facilities in London and you may at some point in the future be required to travel in to the office.