FoodCycle currently runs 50 Projects across England and Wales providing nutritious meals and social connections for those at risk of food poverty and loneliness. Our fundraising team has developed exceptional growth in fundraising income over the past few years and we have exciting and ambitious plans to expand our programme reach over the next two years, requiring us to double our income.

To support this growth, we are seeking a candidate with ambitions to further their fundraising experience to join our small and talented Fundraising Team. You will already have some events, fundraising or marketing experience under your belt and be keen to further develop your skills by managing our corporate volunteering events and smaller value corporate donor and community fundraising relationships.

Additionally, you will support the Head of Fundraising and Fundraising and Corporate Partnerships Manager, providing event and administrative support that underpins our successful donor and funder relationships. We are in the process of planning our 2023 Gala Dinner and you will play a key role in ensuring this event is successfully delivered.

About Future Frontiers

In the UK, family income is the strongest predictor of how well a young person will do at school and the future opportunities they will have. Future Frontiers exists to change this. Our vision is of a society where equal access to education and career opportunities enables potential to overcome poverty.

We are an award-winning education charity with an innovative approach to tackling educational inequality in the UK. Our mission is to provide disadvantaged young people with the guidance, networks and opportunities they need to realise their potential at school and achieve post-16 qualifications that build towards secure and fulfilling employment. By partnering with schools and forward-thinking businesses we deliver a high-impact coaching programme to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. We recently developed an ambitious 5-year strategy which adds a second year to our programme and provides even more 1 to 1 support for young people, deepening our impact.

The strategy sets out how we will achieve our strategic vision statement: between 2021 and 2026, Future Frontiers will design, develop and rigorously evaluate an enhanced two-year programme that achieves meaningful long-term impact at the post-16 transition, transforming the life-chances of disadvantaged young people. During this period we will support over 16,000 disadvantaged young people. You can read more about our impact so far in our Annual Impact Reports on our website.

Why we need you

We are seeking a Fundraising Officer to join our small and friendly Fundraising Team and play a key role in securing a vital proportion of the charity’s income that will help to make a meaningful difference in the lives of disadvantaged young people.

The successful candidate will report to the Head of Fundraising and work alongside another Fundraiser to research funding opportunities and develop our prospect pipeline. You will write funding enquiries and applications; write funding reports and case studies; and support the delivery of excellent supporter engagement.

Your primary focus will be on charitable Trusts and Foundations, but there will also be opportunities to get involved in our work to engage philanthropists and corporate businesses and their staff as volunteer fundraisers.

Candidates who have lived experiences relatable to our young people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Your responsibilities

Prospect research and pipeline development

You will complete research to find charitable Trusts and Foundations that have the potential to support Future Frontiers for the first time. You will use this knowledge to support the development of our prospect pipeline for the coming years, including making recommendations for our funding ask and amount.

Enquiries and applications

You will write enquiries and applications for funding that are tailored to each recipient and make a convincing case for how their support will make a difference for disadvantaged young people. You will clearly outline the need for our work, the details of our programme and the outcomes for participating pupils, and our impact to-date.

Reports and case studies

You will write reports that are tailored to each recipient and demonstrate how their funding has made a different for disadvantaged young people. You will clearly outline activities, successes, challenges and pupils’ achievements, and demonstrate the impact of their funding for young people, including the gathering of case studies.

Supporter engagement 

You will support the planning and delivery of high-quality, tailored communications and engagement opportunities for existing and potential supporters.

About You

Experience

● Writing (essential): Experience of writing complex documents to fulfil specific aims.
● Research (essential): Experience of completing independent research.
● Building relationships (essential): Experience of building relationships with stakeholders.
● Experience of the charity sector and/or fundraising (desirable): Understanding of the charity sector, the role of fundraising and good practice in fundraising.

Skills and competencies

You should be able to demonstrate all or most of these:

● Written communication: You write clearly, concisely and compellingly.
● Spoken communication: You present detailed information with clarity.
● Attention to detail: You have high levels of perception, accuracy and the ability to tailor communications.
● Organisational skills: You can manage your time and tasks independently and follow processes.
● Curiosity: You are willing and interested to learn about fundraising and supporters.

What we can offer you

• Generous annual leave of 27 days + bank holidays, increasing with service
• Team building offsites and regular team socials throughout the year
• Flexible working: core hours 11am – 4pm and regular working from home as standard, 4pm finish on Fridays
• Cycle to work scheme
• Generous parental pay and additional childcare leave for child’s first 2 years

Equal Opportunities, Diversity and Inclusion

Here at Future Frontiers we are dedicated to the practice of equal opportunities. The principles of it underpin our mission and we treat all employees, volunteers, clients and students as individuals. We believe in having an open and inclusive culture that champions diversity in all its forms, including disability, culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, life experiences, socio-economic background, and religion.

We encourage everyone to apply for our roles. If you would like to talk to us about working at Future Frontiers in advance of your application, particularly in regards to diversity, we strongly encourage you to contact us via email and we will arrange a call. We’d love to hear from you.

To improve the diversity of the team we are particularly interested to hear from candidates who have not been to university or who have lived experiences relatable to our young people.

How to Apply

● To apply, please fill out our application form by answering these questions and attaching your CV.

1. Tell us why you want to work at Future Frontiers. What is it about us that excites you? (Max. 1,500 characters)

2. With direct reference to the experience, skills and competencies listed in the job description, please tell us the three main reasons why you would make an excellent Fundraising Officer, giving evidence for each reason. (Max. 2,500 characters)

3. Tell us about a document you have written, ideally within a professional context. We want to know:

• The purpose of the document
• Any planning and/or research you completed
• How you approached structuring and writing the document
• Any feedback and/or outcomes resulting from the document. (Max. 1,500 characters)

Please note that, given the nature of the Fundraising Officer role, we will be assessing your quality of
written communication in your answers, including clarity, spelling and grammar.

● Deadline: Monday 20th June 2022, 9am
● Initial interviews expected to be held on Tuesday 28th June 2022, via video call.
● Final, in-person interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 5th July 2022, at our offices.

With our overarching mission of leading the therapeutic use of gardening and horticulture in the UK, your role in supporting the fundraising team will be key in meeting our key objectives of developing and delivering the fundraising strategy and to maintain effective and compliant income generation.

We’re looking for an experienced Fundraising Executive who can support a team of passionate and committed fundraisers to generate income from a varied portfolio of activities for Thrive. You will take primary responsibility for providing CRM, administrative and campaign support to the Fundraising Manager and the Fundraising team, helping to increase income to Thrive through fundraising activities. 

A natural organiser, you will support the team across a variety of focus work areas including fundraising events and initiatives, new business opportunities, donor stewardship and general administration tasks. The money you will help to raise will enable us to improve the lives of people living with disability and long-term health conditions.

If you are a confident communicator and collaborator with excellent CRM skills, we can offer you a new and rewarding challenge.

Broad Outline of Key Responsibilities -

• Supporting the promotion and delivery of fundraising, profile raising and donor stewardship
• Ensure recording of all data relating to fundraising on the CRM.
• To assist with the preparation and analysis of data reports (from the CRM)
• Providing administrative support to the Fundraising Team
• Supporting fundraising activities such as events, campaigns

To apply Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification, to recruitment Closing date for applications is 12pm, 23rd May 2022.

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

Do you have experience working in a customer focussed environment? Do you can organise and plan your own work? Do you have experience of building effective relationships through face-to-face interactions?

This opportunity offers 29 days holiday plus bank holidays. They are focused on well-being and offer employee assistance. They encourage internal promotion. As an employee you have access to lots of dicounts and gift cards. They also offer excellent volunteering opportunities.

We are working with UK's leading children's charity whose mission is to end cruelty to young children to recruit for a Fundraising Executive.

This is a Hybrid working opportunity with a minimum of one day a week in the London office.

As a Fundraising Executive you will contribute towards specific projects as delegated by the Fundraising Managers, contributing to financial targets being met. You will research new fundraising opportunities within specified markets, drawing on insight provided by the prospect team.

You will support the fundraising manager and fundraisers with maximising partnership income over the long term, through the development and delivery of tailored solicitation and stewardship plans.
You will also provide ad hoc administrative support to the Rebuilding Childhoods Board, Property Board, Childline Board and Sports Board.

To be considered for this role you will have the following skills, knowledge, and experiences.
*Experience of successfully working in a customer focussed environment and confidently liaising both across teams internally and with senior contacts externally to support departmental activities.
*Ability to organise and plan own work, juggle competing demands, manage projects and establish clear timelines and priorities to meet agreed objectives
*Experience of building effective relationships through face-to-face interactions with internal and external stakeholders.
*Working collaboratively; demonstrating an understanding of other team's goals and priorities. Able
*to negotiate successfully with others to achieve a desired outcome.

If you are interested in finding out more about this exciting opportunity, please get in touch now for a more detailed job description.

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

Job role:  

• To develop and implement the fundraising strategy for Holding On Letting Go. With particular focus on developing income sources from individuals and companies and in conjunction with key stakeholders (including Trustees) 

• To initiate, develop and nurture relationships with donors and corporate and community fundraisers through structured and personal networks with a view to securing long-term support. 

• To raise the profile of Holding On Letting Go and awareness of its work 

• To communicate Holding On Letting Go’s work, vision, brand and messages to a range of external audiences 

Duties and responsibilities: 

• To create and implement practical fundraising plans, based on the fundraising strategy, for the long term 

• In conjunction with key stakeholders, to develop the organisation’s key messages and case for support in relation to fundraising appeals and activities 

• To develop individual cultivation, solicitation, acknowledgement and stewardship plans for actual and potential donors 

• To work with the CEO and Trustees, supporting them in relationship development, donor cultivation, solicitation and stewardship 

• To develop and implement a first-class donor care programme 

• To develop and implement a regular giving programme within the charity 

• To promote legacy and in memoriam giving as a way to support Holding On Letting Go 

• To organise, from time to time, community fundraising events, and support those, such as community groups, Rotary Clubs etc. wishing to organise such events on behalf of the charity 

• To research and develop relationships with potential corporate partners and local businesses to encourage them to support Holding On Letting Go 

• To develop and manage a network of local fundraising groups and committees andTo recruit and develop a pool of fundraising volunteers and to oversee their work

• To assist in the development of promotional materials to support a range of fundraising activities 

• To assist in the creation and management of online fundraising content 

• To utilise and maintain the fundraising database, including all analytics relating to fundraising performance 

• To prepare and present progress reports, presented at team meetings to be reported by the CEO to the Trustees 

• To engage and enthuse other staff, volunteers, beneficiaries and other stakeholders with respect to fundraising initiatives 

• To work at all times within the law and codes of practice issued by the Institute of Fundraising 

• To attend training events to develop skills as identified in appraisal / objective setting 

The NSPCC’s mission is to end cruelty to children by fighting for every childhood. To carry out its charitable work, the NSPCC relies on the fundraising support of people across the UK for 90% of its annual income. Within fundraising, our aim is to provide maximum resources for the NSPCC. We aim to provide the best possible supporter experience, building long-term relationships to create an experience which is different, better, and more rewarding than that of supporting any other charity.

This role sits within the Volunteer Partnerships team, which consists of four volunteer fundraising boards, made up of influential and successful volunteers from certain sectors (sports, property, media & entertainment, luxury brands, art & finance) who feel passionately about the NSPCC and volunteer their time & expertise. The boards employ a range of fundraising techniques to reach their goals, but their main focus is to use their networks and influence to open up doors and secure income generating opportunities via corporate partnerships, major gifts from individuals, collaboration with brands and fundraising events, all of which generate significant funds for the NSPCC.

Each board typically comprises of 10 to 15 individuals from the specific sectors. Key achievements in the recent years range from helping to secure major corporate partnerships such as Harrods and Morgan Stanley, hosting high value fundraising events through to raising millions via donations from media owners.

The role of the Fundraising Executive is focused on providing support to the Volunteer Partnerships team to help activate new partnerships, and enhance existing partnerships, via effective management of the four volunteer boards. The role will also provide ad-hoc administrative support.

With the support of the Fundraising Managers and Fundraisers, the Fundraising Executive will ensure that maximum income is generated from new fundraising opportunities and projects, raising vital funds to protect vulnerable children and young people.

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

Title: Trusts Fundraising Executive

Salary: £30,682 to £35,802 (including London weighting)

Contract: Permanent. Part-time

Hours: 21-28 hours per week – would consider term-time

Location: Post will be based at the RVC’s Hawkshead Campus in Hertfordshire but candidates can apply for partial home-working

A trusts fundraiser is needed to raise funds from philanthropic grant-giving organisations for a range of projects at the Royal Veterinary College.

Experience and skill in building and maintaining strong working relationships are paramount and we welcome applications from those with a background in the commercial or charity sectors. You will ideally be accustomed to working with senior managers and within multi-disciplinary groups, using your skills to influence and lead a group in the accumulation of information required in the preparation of grants proposals.

The Fundraising Team works closely with our clinicians, researchers, and other colleagues, to understand their work, identify areas of potential interest to funders and develop compelling proposals and cases for support. Therefore, someone with an intellectual curiosity to understand complex ideas (including scientific research), and the ability to transform this information into engaging communication will be very well suited to this role.  You will be a dynamic individual with a solutions-focussed approach, accustomed to building networks of contacts to assist with your work.

The RVC has a Flexible Working Policy and offers the opportunity to work from home for part of the week. The annual leave entitlement is 30 working days pro rata per annum, plus Bank Holidays and concessionary days offered over the Christmas closure period (usually three days between Christmas and New Year). You will be eligible to join the Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London Scheme (SAUL).

The closing date for applications is midnight on: 30 May 2022

Interviews will be held on: 13 June 2022

Northamptonshire and Leicestershire

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.

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Senior Fundraising Executive

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Fundraising Executive to become a vital part of a small, friendly and ambitious fundraising team.

Position: Senior Fundraising Executive

Location: Hybrid working by agreement from home and from the office in Maidenhead, Berkshire

Salary: starting at £29,977 to £30,727

Contract: Full time (37.5 hours per week), permanent

About the role:

Collectively the fundraising team raise approximately £350K - £500k annually. The role of Senior Fundraising Executive will be exciting and varied; you will be responsible for leading and growing sporting challenges, including The London Marathon, the Individual Giving programme and Digital Fundraising, and you will also assist with Trust Fundraising.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Work with the Senior Fundraising Manager to meet or exceed the annual income budget
• Manage, deliver and grow the portfolio of challenge events to maximise income from this fundraising stream
• Manage and grow Individual Giving to maximise donations via Single Gift, Appeals, Regular Giving, Payroll Giving and In Memory Giving
• Work with the Communications Teams to plan and create social media and digital communication to increase engagement and fundraising
• Support the Senior Fundraising Manager with Trust and Foundation grant

About you:

This is a unique opportunity for a Fundraising professional to work on a wide variety of fundraising initiatives and expand your experience. If you have previous experience of fundraising, particularly within challenge events then this could be the role for you!

You will need to bring with you the following skills and experience:

• Experience of working within a charity in a similar role.
• Experience of developing new fundraising products and building a programme of engagement to grow fundraising income.
• Digital skills with experience of using a variety of online platforms
• Experience of using a CRM database
• Excellent oral, written communication and interpersonal
• Self-starter with positive team working ethic who is willing to take the initiative and proactively engage with supporters

If you are looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to work with a friendly and engaging fundraising team then apply today!

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Fundraising, Fundraiser, Events Fundraising, Events Fundraiser, Events Marketing, Fundraising Marketing, Supporter Engagement, Charity, NFP, Not for Profit, Individual Giving, Events and Community Fundraising, Trusts and Foundations, Corporate Fundraising etc

Title: Fundraising Integration Executive

Salary: £26,044 per annum

Hours/Contract: 35 hours - flexible working can be discussed

Contract Type: 9 months fixed term

Based: External - Ideally NI/Yorkshire Home based

Closing date: 23rd May 2022

Interview date: 30th/31st May 2022

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a unique team, pioneering the way in which fundraising works with service delivery teams. The Fundraising and Caring Services Integration team works across all fundraising disciplines within Marie Curie, acting as a central point of contact for information, insight and collaboration with Caring Services colleagues.

This temporary role will ensure staff and volunteers based in Caring Services are fully engaged with the business-critical role fundraising plays in the care we provide and how they can best contribute to this.

You will work as part of the national team to support teams across Fundraising, Marketing and Communications, providing insight and local knowledge of Caring Services to help the fundraising team grow and develop our long-term supporter base. The role will involve working at a regional and national level, supporting on specific projects and the team's business as usual activities.

What we are looking for:

• We are looking for someone who is able to multi-task, a good communicator with attention to detail.
• You will have good creative and design skills to help create engaging and inspiring communication tools, internal newsletters and presentations
• A creative problem solver with a can-do attitude
• Organisation and prioritisation skills
• An engaging and inspiring individual with a passion for making a difference

What's in it for you:

• Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Continuous development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Working

Please click apply to go through to our website where you can view the full job description.

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory criminal record check.

Shortlisting and Interviews will happen on a rolling basis so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (Fundraising & Trading)

Location: Stratford based (with high flexibility, office-based 1-2 days per week or work remotely)

Contract: Permanent

Salary:?£50,000 to £60,000 per annum dependent on experience?

Closing date: 23:55 on the 10th of June - do not delay applying as we will be shortlisting on application.

Application process: In our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, we operate an anonymised shortlisting process. Please therefore ensure that you have completed the work history section of the application form and answered all application questions. CVs are required for all applications; however, they will not be reviewed until interview stage.

Are you a Software Engineer looking for exposure to a diverse range of products/ initiatives within an organization that's investing heavily in software engineering whilst seeing the direct impact of your work in saving lives?

Why we need you

It's an exciting time to join the Technology team at Cancer Research UK (CRUK), our teams are now aligned to product portfolios ensuring we can deliver the best digital products and solutions to enable our pioneering work into how to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer.

We are looking for a Senior Full Stack Senior Software Engineer with experience of TypeScript/JavaScript, AWS, PHP to partner with our Fundraising & Trading portfolio to take digital products to the next level. Our Fundraising & Trading products play an invaluable role in securing CRUK funding for our lifesaving research into curing all cancers, for example our bespoke payment platform has raised £39m+ for the charity making up c.60% of our fundraising income.

We have fantastic technology professionals across all our tech teams, who are not only?skilled?at what they do, but also passionate about our main aim of beating cancer sooner. We're looking for an engineer who can be join us in our mission.

Who are we?

CRUK has an ambitious approach to Engineering which is an integral part of CRUK's strategy to overcome cancer.

Our in-house software solutions include a Content Management platform supporting multiple websites, event and activity management web applications, online fundraising platform, payment platform, e-commerce and mobile apps. These are business critical systems under continual agile development, operating at scale for millions of users: cancer patients looking for information, supporters and volunteers helping with fundraising, researchers working towards curing cancer.

Whilst CRUK is a complex organisation, we encourage innovation by setting up small multi-skilled product teams empowered to make decisions and prioritise their work.

What will I be doing?

As a Senior Software Engineer at Cancer Research UK you are responsible for the delivery of specific packages of development for software applications within our Fundraising & Trading product teams, and running these applications in production.

• Applying Lean and Agile principles to develop high quality code that has minimal bugs, adheres to CRUK standards and is highly supportable

• Working either independently or in collaboration with Solution Architects to design new solutions in line with the Software Engineering strategy.

• Working autonomously to deliver backlog items for an existing product.

• Work in collaboration with Product Managers, Service Designers, UX Designers, Business Analysts etc to identify user needs, discuss capabilities and iteratively design solutions

• Supporting the development of more junior software engineers through mentoring

What we're looking for

Essential

• Experienced Software Engineer with experience of TypeScript/JavaScript, AWS, PHP

• Ability to write clean, readable and properly tested code based on tried and tested design patterns.

• Ability and willingness to learn new languages, frameworks and tools.

• Experience building modern user interfaces and single page applications using the React/NextJS ecosystem. Experience developing APIs and other back-end components using Node.js and PHP

• Experience of acting as a technical lead in a team, starting development of new features from scratch, defining the overall solution and reviewing more junior engineers' work

Desirable

• Some experience of cloud-native architecture and AWS services, various SQL and noSQL databases, as well as queues such as SQS

What will I gain?

Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So, we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, gym membership, and much more. We want to ensure that you have the best work/life balance possible, so we actively encourage a flexible working culture for all our roles wherever possible. For most of our office-based roles you'll only be required to work from a specific location for 1 or 2 days a week on average. For the right candidate, we're open to discussing the option to work remotely. You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately, you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.

Brain Tumour Research is an ambitious charity, passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK and challenging the Government and larger cancer charities to increase the national investment for research into brain tumours to £35 million a year and bring parity with other cancers.

Our vision is to find a cure for brain tumours. Our mission is to build a network of experts in sustainable research at seven dedicated Centres of Excellence.

Following a year of change we are looking to grow our team in order to increase our contribution to the national investment in brain tumour research and to do more of our vital campaigning work in line with our 2025 strategy.

Community Fundraising – Wales
Contract Type: Full Time (35 hours pw) – Permanent
Salary: Circa £27.5K
Location: Home based, Wales
Reports to: Community Development Manager.
Direct reports: None.

Job purpose:

As a Community Fundraiser you will support our mission, by delivering on our strategic plans, objectives and mission, through generating and growing our income through community fundraising activities.

Raising awareness and engaging with people with the work Brain Tumour Research does is another key purpose of this role. This is currently achieved through the recruitment and then supporting the fundraising of individuals, challenge event participants, our Fundraising Groups and Charity of the Year partnerships.

As well as growing our supporter base, you will sustain our supporter base and provide excellent stewardship at all teams.

Brain Tumour Research holds annual challenges and events to generate income, however as well as using these opportunities to generate income for the charity, Community Fundraiser’s will be expected to seek out, and support new opportunities.

Main duties:

• Ensure supporters, volunteers and fundraising groups have access to relevant fundraising advice, guidance and accurate signposting, whilst promoting best practice in fundraising.
• Manage, and continuously develop and improve your region through excellent stewarding of existing supporters, regional social media and recruitment of new supporters.
• Build and grow relationships to support development of new Fundraising Groups.
• Keep our CRM database fully up to date with information about our supporters and their fundraising activities.
• Connect with local neuro hospitals within your area in order to organise regular information stands taking place on brain tumour clinic days, and to book in visits from the Community Development Manager as appropriate.

Requisite Skills and Experience:

• Experience in community fundraising, donor management and stewardship.
• A good communicator, with the ability to converse sensitively and empathetically with members of the public, who may be going through current or recent traumatic experiences.
• Ability to work proactively and independently.
• Able to identify and maximise opportunities.
• Flexible, embraces change and development, and is able to work occasional evenings and weekends when necessary.
• Experience of working with a database / CRM.
• Experience of working with MS Office, especially confident in Word and Excel.
• Outstanding organisation skills.
• Access to a car and full driving would be ideal but not essential.

Please note, in addition to a competitive salary, employment benefits include a generous holiday allowance, occupational sick pay, access to private healthcare, and free parking.

Closing Date: 29th May 2022
Early applications are encouraged, interviews will commence before the closing date if suitable candidates are identified.

If you would like to find out more, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application.

No agencies please.

Brain Tumour Research is an ambitious charity, passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK and challenging the Government and larger cancer charities to increase the national investment for research into brain tumours to £35 million a year and bring parity with other cancers.

Our vision is to find a cure for brain tumours. Our mission is to build a network of experts in sustainable research at seven dedicated Centres of Excellence.

Following a year of change we are looking to grow our team in order to increase our contribution to the national investment in brain tumour research and to do more of our vital campaigning work in line with our 2025 strategy.

Community Fundraising – Surrey, Sussex and Kent
Contract Type: Full Time (35 hours pw) – Permanent
Salary: Circa £27.5K
Location: Home based, Sussex, Surrey or Kent
Reports to: Community Development Manager
Direct reports: None

Job purpose: 

As a Community Fundraiser you will support our mission, by delivering on our strategic plans, objectives and mission, through generating and growing our income through community fundraising activities.

Raising awareness and engaging with people with the work Brain Tumour Research does is another key purpose of this role. This is currently achieved through the recruitment and then supporting the fundraising of individuals, challenge event participants, our Fundraising Groups and Charity of the Year partnerships.

As well as growing our supporter base, you will sustain our supporter base and provide excellent stewardship at all teams.

Brain Tumour Research holds annual challenges and events to generate income, however as well as using these opportunities to generate income for the charity, our Community Fundraisers will:

• Own the recruitment of new prospects and all stewardship of supporters for our three key Wear A Hat Day events taking place throughout the year
• Stewardship and management of Challenge events such as the London to Brighton bike ride taking place in September
• Seek new opportunities to maximise fundraising across Sussex, Surrey and Kent

Main duties:

• Ensure supporters, volunteers and fundraising groups have access to relevant fundraising advice, guidance and accurate signposting, whilst promoting best practice in fundraising.
• Manage, and continuously develop and improve your region through excellent stewarding of existing supporters, regional social media and recruitment of new supporters, including securing new partnerships such as charity of the year and Fundraising Groups.
• Keep our CRM database fully up to date with information about our supporters and their fundraising activities.
• Connect with local neuro hospitals within your area in order to organise regular information stands taking place on brain tumour clinic days, and to book in visits from the Community Development Manager as appropriate.

Requisite Skills and Experience:

• Experience in community fundraising, donor management and stewardship.
• A good communicator, with the ability to converse sensitively and empathetically with members of the public, who may be going through current or recent traumatic experiences.
• Ability to work proactively and independently.
• Able to identify and maximise opportunities.
• Flexible, embraces change and development, and is able to work occasional evenings and weekends when necessary.
• Experience of working with a database / CRM.
• Experience of working with MS Office, especially confident in Word and Excel.
• Outstanding organisation skills.
• Access to a car and full driving would be ideal but not essential.

Please note, in addition to a competitive salary, employment benefits include a generous holiday allowance, occupational sick pay, access to private healthcare, and free parking.

Closing Date: 29th May 2022
Early applications are encouraged, interviews will commence before the closing date if suitable candidates are identified.

If you would like to find out more, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application.

No agencies please.

Leicestershire Action for Mental Health Project (LAMP) is a community mental health charity specialising in independent mental health advocacy. We navigate people through the complexities and difficulties of getting the right mental health support and empower them to rebuild their lives. Our services are for people experiencing mental health difficulties and their carers.

We are looking for a passionate and talented fundraising officer to join our growing fundraising team and take responsibility for increasing our corporate and community voluntary income. If you are exceptionally well organised, have excellent communication and customer service skills, enjoy working in small teams, and love getting involved in all aspects of a charity’s work, we would love to hear from you.

To apply, please submit your CV with a covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification. Closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 6 June 2022. Interviews are scheduled for Thursday 9 June and Friday 10 June 2022.