Fundraising Manager: Individual Giving, Legacies and Trusts, St Wilfrid’s Hospice, Eastbourne

Hours:37.5 hours per week  

Contract: Permanent

Salary:  £36000 - £46000 per annum

Closing date: Thursday 26th August 2021

Interview Date:  TBC

DBS: N/A

About us:
St Wilfrid’s Hospice provides end of life support to the population of Eastbourne and the surrounding parts of East Sussex, from our stunning hospice building and through our highly skilled community teams. We are rated an ‘outstanding’ provider by the Care Quality Commission and have a clear vision of reaching increasing numbers of local patients and their families, in close collaboration with our community. 

We provide a supportive working environment, which is demonstrated through our values: compassionate, professional, progressive and respectful, and these are embedded in our culture. We have a dynamic learning environment which actively promotes and facilitates opportunities for career progression.

The Role:

Our people are vital to the future of St Wilfrid’s Hospice and it is essential that we recruit and retain the very best individuals and offer a supportive, engaging and rewarding working environment.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Fundraising Manager to join our team and grow our well-established Individual Giving, Legacy and Trust programme.

The post holder will develop, implement, and monitor strategies to raise essential funds to support our patient care.  They will lead an experienced and committed team to develop effective supporter journeys, identifying and cultivating individuals to feed into the organisations Mid Value, Major Donor and Legacy Programme.  Reporting into the Development Director, they will be an important part of the Income Generation and Communications Management Team.

The role provides the opportunity to develop campaigns and activities across a range of channels: including direct mail, face to face, telephone and digital.

The postholder will manage our Database and Supporter Development Lead to ensure that the fundraising database, Raiser’s Edge is used to its maximum potential to support our plans.

St Wilfrid’s enjoys a high profile within the local community with a strong legacy pipeline and Trust Fundraising Programme. A strong communicator, the postholder will manage relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders including donors, solicitors, and trust funders.

Training and Development opportunities, for example Institute of Fundraising Diploma and training with the Institute of Legacy Management will be available to the right candidate.

Benefits included:

• We offer a generous holiday entitlement of 27 days per year plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Discounted cinema tickets
• Employee assistance programmes
• Additional training opportunities
• Supportive working environment

Please note that CV’s will not be accepted, unless candidates are unable to complete our application form due to a disability.

Corporate Fundraising is a major priority for Oakhaven Hospice and this role will play a crucial, leading role in creating and developing a wide range of financial relationships with businesses in our catchment area.

We have an opportunity for a Corporate Fundraiser within our Fundraising Team. Fundraising experience is preferable but anyone with suitable transferable skills will be seriously considered.

You will represent Oakhaven Hospice across our catchment area of the New Forest to all businesses and organisations. You will be the face of Oakhaven to all corporate partners and prospects. This role will create and manage a multitude of key relationships, forging bespoke, lucrative and meaningful partnerships in the area.

You will create exciting opportunities for leading businesses to get involved with our amazing work that result in long term commitment as well as recruiting, managing, and motivating SME relationships across the region.

In addition, you will work in partnership across the Fundraising Team on any aspects of fundraising when required as directed by the Director of Fundraising and stay up to date with fundraising events and innovation across the charity sector. 

Excellent people and communication skills, both verbal and written, are essential to this role and the ability to build good relationships both internally and externally.  Ability to work on own initiative, manage challenging priorities and work to deadlines is also vital to this role.

A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications is a requirement as is a full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle, insured for business use.  Working hours include evenings and weekends so flexibility is required.

Please apply by send a CV and covering letter to Human Recourses, Lower Pennington Lane, Lymington, Hampshire. SO41 8ZZ

Closing Date: 19th August

This newly created role is perfect for someone wanting to widen their skillset and elicit real change!  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 impacts to children and young people with Down’s syndrome in Kent and Medway.

We are seeking a resourceful, proactive, and organised person to support our fundraising and marketing activities. This role will be integral to the growth and development of our work, supporting the children and young people with Down’s syndrome and their wider networks. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to widen their skills, and develop a career in the not-for-profit sector.

About the role:

The post will focus on delivering the fundraising strategy with particular emphasis on raising money from Corporates and individual giving. It will also contribute to the delivery and creation of the communications and marketing strategy.

About you:

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, as well as marketing strategies, management, and monitoring. Designing and executing suitable communication material, alongside demonstrable success at engaging people to a cause and motivating giving is vital to bring this role to life. 

Hours:

17.5 hours per week (the postholder will also be required to work occasional unsociable hours in the evening and weekends, for which time off in lieu will be offered)

Salary:

£ 26,000 - £28,000 FTE – 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. 

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 and maintain a legacy giving programme.
• Lead the 50/50 Lottery and develop growth plan.
• Develop and deliver the communications and marketing strategy with support from Charity Officer and Charity Manager.
• 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 ‘story telling’ 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 and be supported by the admin team.
• Build upon existing donor relationships and form new donor relationships on a regular basis.
• Collaborate with other organisations and groups within the community to build partnerships and enhance fundraising activities.

Interviews taking place in the week beginning 20th September. We reserve the right to interview earlier or close this job role once we have enough suitable applicants. 

JOB SUMMARY

Primary Purpose

To support the Corporate and Regional Fundraising Manager to develop, manage and deliver a corporate fundraising programme to service the needs of the charity and our supporters. The post-holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management of agreed activity and will ensure that all campaigns are within budget and are delivered to meet key performance indicators.

Main Duties

Key responsibilities:
Relationship management

• Manage a portfolio of corporate partnerships, maximising their support and ensuring they have an excellent experience of working with Blesma
• Provide support for corporate individuals and attendees undertaking fundraising events on behalf of Blesma
• Identify and manage long term relationships with key supporters and ensure that all opportunities to develop repeat fundraising are maximised.

New business

• Support the Corporate and Regional Fundraising Manager to research and identify new business opportunities within the sector
• Support the Corporate and Regional Fundraising Manager with applications, presentations and materials to help secure new partners

Additional Duties

• Support the Corporate and Regional Fundraising Manager with high value and regional relationships
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by the Corporate and Regional Fundraising Manager

Financial

• Assist the Corporate and Regional Fundraising Manager to achieve agreed income and expenditure targets
• Adhere to all Blesma financial policies and guidelines and ensure all financial paperwork is produced to agreed deadlines.

Blesma

• Work with relevant Blesma departments to achieve targets, objectives, and strategic priorities identified in the Fundraising and Marketing strategy.
• Have a strong working knowledge of our organisation vision, purpose, and impact including relevant achievements through use of internal resources.

The Main Duties above are issued for the purpose of guidance and may be subject to variation.

Work Context

A member of the Operations Directorate office based at our Head Office in Chelmsford with an occasional requirement for travel to meetings and events to represent Blesma.  A preparedness to work out of office hours as required

As a recently merged organisation we’re still negotiating different systems and processes and finding the best ways to work efficiently and effectively. You’ll play a key role in ensuring our supporters continue to receive the best care possible by ensuring all admin work runs smoothly so that our fundraising teams can focus on delivering bespoke donor care and income generation.

One person in five in the UK is affected by lung disease. As the only UK charity for people affected by all lung and respiratory diseases – from mild asthma through to lung cancer – the Asthma UK-British Lung Foundation is here for every one of them. We provide support, fund vital research, and campaign for better prevention, treatment and care.

You will support the processing of income, general data entry and liaise with external agencies and colleagues in other parts of the charity.  You’ll also be supporter care focused, thanking donors, responding to enquiries as well as supporter check in calls. You will have excellent attention to detail, customer service skills, strong IT skills and some experience of communicating with a range of stakeholders.  You will be organised, a good communicator and a team player.

You will be involved in general admin such as stock fulfilment and maintenance as well as processing post.  You’ll have an understanding of databases, to include data entry and reporting, an interest in fundraising and an understanding of fundraising supporter journeys.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), membership of a health cash plan, employee assistance programme, cycle-to-work scheme, interest-free annual season Travelcard loan and pension scheme.

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to an organisation committed to supporting everyone whose life is changed by lung disease.

Please ensure the file name for your CV and application form includes your full name.

Please note that CV’s in isolation and any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

The Role

Community and Events fundraising is a key income stream for Crohn’s & Colitis UK bringing in over £1.5 million a year. We aim to be the charity of choice for anyone who has an interest in Crohn’s and Colitis. The Community and Events Fundraising Manager is a vital role within the Income Generation team.

The postholder will lead on Crohn’s & Colitis UK’s community fundraising and events income streams, supporting individuals and groups to raise funds through activities and mass-participation events by consistently delivering the best fundraiser experience possible, high-quality events and inspiring long-term supporter loyalty.

The role holder will develop and deliver our Community and Events fundraising strategy. They will explore new activities, channels and introduce new Community fundraising products as well as managing our invested events programme which includes London Marathon and Great North Run and our flagship mass-participation events including our award-winning Walk IT event. The postholder will also oversee our growing Facebook fundraiser income, ensuring we are delivering excellent stewardship and implementing strategies for growth.

The Charity

Our fundraising campaigns have gone from strength to strength, and we have been delighted and inspired by our community which has responded to our new, and in some cases virtual, fundraising activities with enthusiasm. The continuation of their support has been so great to see and we’re extremely grateful. In 2020 we surpassed our income predications despite changes in our fundraising due to the pandemic, and we are on track to surpass them again in 2021.

We are looking ahead to a period of growth as we put the impact of the pandemic behind us and innovate and adapt further. We are confident the charity can continue to support those who need us, and our new organisational strategy will give us the direction and drive for the next exciting chapter in the charity’s future.

About You

You will be a highly motivated and target driven individual who has successfully managed large-scale, high-quality events and run marketing campaigns to recruit event participants or fundraisers, as well as producing new fundraising products, events or community fundraising activities. You will be experienced in and enjoy developing engaging supporter journeys for your fundraisers and event participants to inspire and engage their long-term support. 

You'll have significant experience of leading and managing teams as well as budgetary and financial management responsibilities, and be adept at negotiating with suppliers to achieve the best deal, and analysing activities to asses ROI and financial success. You will have a keen interest in the Events and Community Fundraising sector, keeping a close eye on developments and trends and enjoy exploring new income channels including digital and virtual.

Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills will enable you to engage effectively with key stakeholders, supporters and colleagues from across the charity.

To apply, please email your CV and supporting statement to jobs at Crohn's & Colitis UK, ensuring that your application fully addresses the criteria outlined in the job description and person specification.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 11th August (9:00 am)

Interview dates: Week commencing 23rd August.

To find out more about this exciting role - visit Crohn's & Colitis UK's website. 

ABOUT LAUNCHPAD

Based in central Reading, Launchpad provides vital information and support for vulnerable individuals, couples and families in Reading who do not have a stable place to live or are at risk of losing their homes.  We have been in Reading for over 40 years and have just opened a new Work and Life Skills Centre to enhance life opportunities for clients.  It is an exciting time for us!

Our services work in three ways:
 

Preventing homelessness

Launchpad works to prevent homelessness with a drop-in centre for anyone who needs crucial housing or homelessness-related information and guidance, and our floating support team helps people in the community address more serious housing-related challenges before they get worse.

Providing homes

We aim to break the cycle of homelessness by providing temporary homes with bespoke support for up to 100 people in Reading for periods of six to twelve months.

Rebuilding lives

Launchpad rebuilds lives to give clients the very best chance of success with a range of therapeutic activities, and support with education, training and employment.
 

THIS ROLE

The Fundraising Manager is responsible for the operational planning and implementation of all fundraising in line with strategic goals for the year, and delivering a range of fundraising events and projects within the charity’s developing fundraising programme – including supporter acquisition, supported stewardship communications, financial appeals and regular giving.

ABOUT YOU

Our ideal candidate is an experienced Fundraising Manager with a passion for helping the vulnerable, looking to work with a small team where you can make a real difference.

With excellent relationship building skills and significant experience of leading events and activities which drive individual donations, and corporate and community fundraising, you are looking for a new challenge and the chance to build a portfolio of innovative fundraising events and projects.

Professional, approachable, confident and empathetic, you love people and are great at motivating, developing, and managing effective performance to achieve successful outcomes - and meet ambitious fundraising targets

An adept project manager, you put the supporter at the heart of everything you do with experience of cultivating, developing and stewarding supporters to deliver a first-class experience.

You are ambitious in your approach, proactively managing stakeholders through excellent communication and planning skills.  You know your way around a fundraising CRM system, are competent with Microsoft packages and have experience of working with volunteers and managing a small team.

This is a superb opportunity for someone with drive, focus and a desire to work with our fantastic charity to help us to prevent homelessness in Reading.  You’ll discover a passionate, supportive environment where the entire team are working toward the same goals and are dedicated to making positive change, and a lasting impact on people’s lives.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Please note the role is office based at our premises in Reading.  There is flexibility for some working at home when necessary. As a key service for vulnerable people in Reading, our service has been open throughout the pandemic.

Please visit our website where you will find more information, including details on how to apply.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 4 August 2021.  Interviews will be held on 12 August 2021.

Whilst appointments will always be made on the merits of the application and performance in the selection process, Launchpad is committed to achieving greater diversity, inclusion and equity in our workforce – and actively encourages and welcomes applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, beliefs or disability.

Fundrasing & Events Officer

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising you will be a proactive fundraiser with first-hand experience across a variety of income streams.  This varied and exciting role gives you the opportunity to develop and maximise your fundraising skills whilst rasing money in support of the NHS hospitals in Buckinghamshire.  You will be a key member of a small but effective fundraising team with responsibility for delivering a programme of established events, as well as implementing new high value events to different audiences.  You will lead on raising the profile of Scannappeal promoting fundraising opportunities to the community including individuals, schools and golf clubs. 

What you will do:

• Work closely with the Head of Fundraising to ensure that we deliver and meet the fundraising plans and budgets.
• Project manage a range of fundraising activities and campaigns from concept through to delivery.
• Research, identify, plan and develop new fundraising initiatives, stewardship activities and campaigns to maximise supporter lifetime and experience.
• Create, implement and deliver an ambitious community, third party and challenge events fundraising portfolio to maximise sustainable long-term income.
• In conjunction with the Head of Fundraising, manage the budgets for community and events fundraising through accurate record keeping, reporting, forecasting and monitoring.
• Identify and develop new relationships with individuals, events fundraisers and community groups whilst maintaining and maximising profitability.
• Attend events (where required) and deliver fundraising presentations which may require some weekend and evening working.
• Work with the Head of Fundraising to create and develop our messaging and profiling and develop a range of materials and products to support community, challenge and fundraising activities.
• Provide first class stewardship to supporters, ensuring they have an exceptional experience and therefore develop into long term supporters.
• Develop relationships with key supporters to maximise income, including third party event organisers, event participants, individuals, schools and community organisations.
• Regularly review the charity’s position within the fundraising landscape and identify opportunities and risks that may impact our work.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of fundraising regulations, codes of practice, data issues, and internal policies to ensure charity compliance.

You will also:

• Respond to donor enquiries and provide personalised information on Scannappeals work.
• Advise supporters and organisations of scannappeal activities and events.
• Promote opportunities and events to new and existing supporters.
• Provide support to other team members to deliver the annual programme of activities and attend events and training where necessary.
• Develop and implement new initiatives where appropriate.
• Support the policy, values and procedures of Scannappeal.

You will be:

• Experienced and effective charity fundraiser used to working in a broad fundraising role.
• Experienced and researching, developing and implementing new fundraising initiatives.
• Competent and confident at delivering events on limited budget but with the greatest return.
• Experienced in creating and running fundraising appeals with community groups.
• Proven experience of meeting and exceeding targets.
• Comfortable at cultivating relationships with donors and funders with strong networking skills and proven ability to build long-lasting relationship. 
• Experience and understanding of what makes exceptional supporter/customer care.
• Motivational and confident communicator, with excellent verbal and written skills.
• Excellent IT skills – ideally experience with MS Office 2010, database entry, email marketing series and content management systems.
• Numerical and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.

About us

Scannappeal is a registered charity that raises funds for state of the art medical equipment.  The equipment funded either allows a step change in an existing service or provides a new service to be introduced for hospitals and community health services within the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.  Since Scannappeal launched in 1987, over £15m has been raised for many different pieces of life saving equipment, in every major department of the hospitals we support. 

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload a copy of your CV and covering letter.

Fantastic opportunity for a Fundraising Manager to join our growing team!

Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) is a well-established and respected national charity offering specialist and expert advocacy and peer support to families bereaved by fatal domestic abuse. We have an exciting opportunity to build upon and grow our fundraising success to date, in our newly created Fundraising Manager role.

We are seeking an experienced fundraising professional, with the drive and determination to manage all aspects of the fundraising function. You will play a key role in generating income to facilitate the growth of our unique and specialist organisation, and will have demonstrable success in fundraising from a variety of sources. You will be able to lead on developing and delivering an ambitious, multi-year, multi-disciplinary fundraising strategy and annual plan, and to deliver the fundraising results that AAFDA needs to support hundreds of individuals bereaved by domestic abuse each year.

AAFDA is currently funded by statutory bodies, trusts and foundations, corporates, events and individuals. Under your management, you will identify, cultivate and grow these existing and new fundraising streams.

This is a fixed term contract until 31st March 2022, extension is subject to funding but we will work hard (alongside you!) to secure this.

Application closing date: 9am, 23rd August 2021

Interview (via Zoom):  Monday 6th September and Tuesday 7th September 2021

To apply please submit a supporting statement along with your CV.

Applicants will be shortlisted according to how well they meet the criteria in the person specification.  Please highlight and explain how you meet these in your supporting statement. If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are normally unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants. 

We welcome applications from candidates with experience of domestic abuse.  We are also committed to diversity and strongly encourage applications from those with Black or Minoritised backgrounds.

Registered charity no: 1185078

This is an exciting time to join IARS and a great opportunity to make a lasting and tangible impact on the future success of the charity. We’re looking for a Head of Fundraising to join our team and lead at a time of organisational and strategic change.

You will be responsible for generating IARS charitable income in the years ahead from corporates, trusts, individual giving and the public sector. You’ll bring leadership and creativity to an entire new role within the organisation, with an opportunity to shape IARS fundraising efforts, processes and priorities. You’ll deliver our three-year fundraising strategy to diversify and grow the income required to further IARS charitable mission. You’ll build capacity across the organisation and deliver ambitious KPIs. This is a senior role within the organisation, reporting to the CEO and working really closely with the Trustees’ Fundraising and Communication group.

Key task areas:

1. Strategic Development of Income Generation

2. Corporate Partnership Development

3. Trust and Foundations fundraising

4. Marketing and Communications

5. Relationship Management

Senior Community Fundraiser / Community Fundraising Manager

(Dependant on experience)

Salary: £25,000 to £32.000 pa

Fixed Term Maternity Cover until October 2022

Nottingham Hospitals Charity is looking for an experienced motivated and creative Senior Community Fundraiser / Community Fundraising Manager to lead a team of two community fundraisers and be part of the senior fundraising team.

With demonstrable experience of delivering on fundraising targets, you will have experience in donor acquisition, large scale community events and working with donors and fundraisers to support their fundraising plans.

You will be skilled in communications with a wide range of donors and stakeholders and be capable of analysing data and producing reports that help in strategic decision making.

If you would like to be part of a dynamic team working in a fast paced hospital environment we would love to hear from you.

As an equal opportunities employer, Nottingham Hospitals Charity is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

The ability to drive and the use of a car is essential for this role.

To be considered for this role please send a current CV along with a covering letter as to why you think you are suited to this role.

Closing Date 8 August 2021

Interview Date TBC

TITLE OF POST: Community Fundraising Officer

PLACE OF WORK: Hatfield

SALARY: £24,000-£26,000 (based on 37 hours)

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Permanent

HOURS: 21 hours per week (flexibility will be required for early morning, evening and occasional weekend working) – can be worked over 3 or 4 days

BENEFITS:

Annual leave: 25 days per annum pro rata increasing by one day a year after 5 years’ service to a maximum of 28 days (in addition to Bank & Public holidays)

Pension: hyh will contribute 3% of basic salary to The People’s Pension on behalf of the employee.  Staff eligible to join the scheme will be automatically enrolled into the scheme at 3% of basic salary on commencement of employment. Once in the scheme a further 5% will be contributed by hyh.

Group Life Insurance: 4 times salary. Entry to the scheme is automatic on joining the charity.

Employee Assistance Programme: offering counselling and emotional support to improve wellness and performance.

Are you keen to be part of a growing charity with a focus on making a difference to vulnerable young people in your local area?

Herts Young Homeless work with 16-24 year olds who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, those aged 10-15 whose families are at risk of relationship breakdown and those aged 18+ who are in housing need and have mental health and substance misuse problems. Last year we were able to directly support 2,495 young people and engaged with nearly 9,000 schoolchildren on the realities of leaving home. Our focus is on preventing homelessness by empowering young people to make positive informed choices, through a range of free, countywide, specialist preventative and crisis services.

Job purpose:

• The Community Fundraising Officer will:
• Contribute to hyh’s overall Fundraising strategy as a member of the Fundraising Team
• Build, develop and maintain an innovative community fundraising programme
• Research and develop opportunities for hyh to fundraise within Hertfordshire through community groups, schools, sports clubs, music and arts groups, supermarkets, shops and individuals to increase awareness, support and donated income.
• Contact and invite organisations to receive a presentation from hyh about our work.
• Present and introduce hyh to groups through engaging presentations, in-person visits and follow up in person, on phone or email.
• Work closely with the hyh Education team to ensure that Fundraising engagement and support is offered to all schools who book an Education service talk for their school. 
• Provide relevant fundraising ideas, support and create engaging materials and fundraising pages/contactless donations to enable community groups to have a great supporter experience.
• Understand how to steward supporters, to motivate and inspire different groups to maximise income through fundraising activities
• Develop relationships with existing Community Fundraising groups of volunteers and set up new ones as appropriate.
• Work as part of a team and have specific responsibility for accurate data inputting of donations, fundraising and Gift aid claims and correspondence with community donors and fundraisers​

Responsibilities:

• Contribute significantly towards the community annual fundraised income target of £65k; working with the Community & Events Officer and other hyh colleagues
• Develop and maintain strong long-term relationships with all community supporters.
• Provide community fundraising focused news and updates to the Digital Communications officer
• Coordinate a community calendar of events and activities
• Work closely, in a collaborative environment, with all Fundraising team members to contribute to the achievement of targets and the ongoing fundraising success of the Charity
• To represent hyh in a variety of different contexts and to a variety of different audiences
• In collaboration with the Fundraising and Communications Manager, monitor income to ensure the annual community target is met
• Ensure that all activities are as cost effective as possible
• Maintain Donorfy donor management system.
• Analyse and set up fundraising data to identify new community fundraising income streams
• To support the Fundraising team to ensure that all necessary risk assessments are completed and followed before, during and after any fundraising activity
• Keep up to date with legislation and charity law to ensure all Community Fundraising activities comply
• To be physically active in setting up and taking down at events and community fundraising activities

Requirements:

Qualifications and Experience

• Educated to A level or equivalent
• Experience in fundraising, marketing or comms gained in a charitable environment
• Proven ability to engage, inspire and enthuse a range of supporters to raise funds and nurture relationships
• Experience of administration in an office based environment
• Confident at delivering presentations or talks to community audiences (groups and associations, schools etc)
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic with the ability to work using own initiative and as part of a team
• A commitment to undertake training where required and an enthusiasm for new challenges and experiences
• An understanding and commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• Experience of producing charity fundraising materials (Desirable)
• An understanding of digital marketing and social networking including Mail Chimp (Desirable)
• Experience of planning and co-ordinating fundraising events (Desirable)
• An understanding of youth homelessness (Desirable)

Skills

• Excellent communicator in formal and informal communications, both verbally and in writing, to all stakeholders
• Able to present and network confidently
• Approachable, creative, ‘can-do’ attitude
• Ability to ensure accurate data inputting
• Creative thinking, imaginative and entrepreneurial attitude towards fundraising
• Ability to work independently and under pressure, prioritising work to meet deadlines

Knowledge

• IT literate with experience of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook
• CRM database experience (Desirable)

Miscellaneous

• Ability to work independently and as a team player
• A commitment to hyh’s values namely; professional, passionate, responsive and collaborative
• Willingness to work early morning, evenings or occasionally at weekends where required to meet the needs of the charity
• A full driving licence; willing to travel throughout Herts

If you are hardworking, conscientious and take pride in doing a job well, then we would like to hear from you.

Upon receipt of your CV, should you be successful, you will be invited to a telephone interview. 

• Closing date: 6th August 2021
• 1st Interviews: 16th August 2021
• 2nd Interviews: 23rd August 2021(Please note changes of 2nd interview date from 19th Aug to 23rd Aug)
• Personal Interviews: 24th August 2021

Should you not receive  a response within ten working days, please deem your application to be unsuccessful.

This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with children or young adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced disclosure will be sought through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) as part of Herts Young Homeless’ pre-employment checks.

hr inspire Ltd is an equal opportunities business consultancy and employment agency that is serious about its compliance with legislation and GDPR.  hr inspire Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

hr inspire promises to act with the upmost integrity and respect when it comes to handling your data.

Please note: By submitting your details in relation to this role you are giving us permission to submit your application to the employer as well as providing your expressed permission to retain your information on our recruiter database of job seeking professionals to contact regarding other similar opportunities handled by our team of in-house Consultants for the next 2 years.

If you wish for us to remove your data from our CRM at any time, please contact us and we will action your request

Reporting to the Systems Development Manager, the IT Solutions Apprentice will possess a keen interest in and passion for IT and is responsible for providing hardware installation and data analysis support across Mercy UK, supporting the Systems Development Manager in providing excellent IT service and solutions that facilitate the maintenance and growth of Mercy UK’s operation in addition to reflecting its values and culture.

Working closely with the Systems Development Manager and Administration Manager, you will receive a wide range of tasks and projects, as well as support. We hope to not only educate and empower you in your duties, but also empower you in your role, building confidence and creating future opportunities. 

Job Description:

The post will include but is not limited to:

IT:

• Serving as point of contact for staff regarding IT Hardware installations, repairs and replacement

• Ability to understand data, technical terminology, analyse systems requirements and input to software solutions

• Raise purchase orders for IT equipment and peripherals as required for sign-off by the Systems Development Manager

• Support the Systems Development Manager in liaising with contracted telephone and IT support service providers to resolve problems

• Assist in the logging IT assets

• Assist the Systems Development Manager in the research of technological advances and their potential impact on IT systems at Mercy UK

• Assist the Systems Development Manager in maintaining the Salesforce and other Mercy IT systems (e.g. user and data management, creating new fields, processes, workflows, dashboards and reports)

Health and Safety:

• Take an active role in maintaining IT hardware across the Mercy UK site to an excellent standard, ensuring any IT installation is health and safety compliant (e.g. check for trailing wires and/or faulty cables)

Other:

• Carry out any other reasonable duties within the overall function of the role.

• The ability to self-organise and work closely with the Maintenance and Project Coordinators to accomplish certain tasks and projects as required.

• Liaise with the Administration Manager to provide ad-hoc support to Front of House (e.g. Reception) as required to cover absences.

• Working closely with all departments and functions across Mercy UK and assisting with data input where required.

• A willingness to remain flexible and contribute strength as a member of a wider team through providing cover where needed and in cultivating a strong and unified team culture.

• Upholding and sharing the strong Christian foundation on which Mercy UK is built.

• A willingness to attend conferences, exhibitions or events as a Mercy UK advocate. This will include opportunities to engage, minister and pray with people-helpers as well as vulnerable individuals; attend different church expressions, worship and sermons and manning the Mercy product/information stand as part of a team.

• Commit to actively fundraise, create positive partnerships and raise the profile of Mercy UK.

• Undertake training, attend staff meetings and show commitment to personal and professional development.

• Adhere to strict confidentiality, disclosure and safeguarding policies and use discretion at all times.

We provide direct support to people and families affected by meningitis and are looking for someone who can assist our team in achieving plans and targets in this aspect of work and to give functional support to our student team and the wider fundraising department.  In return you will learn about an international charity, its beneficiaries and a range of its activities. You will be working with a lively, friendly and varied team and develop an understanding of charity fundraising techniques.

Contract - September 2021 to December 2021