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NL Recruitment is currently looking for a Trust Fundraiser to join a charity that provides support to families who have a child with a serious illness.

Working closely with the Philanthropy Manager, you will be responsible to develop the organisation's Trusts and Foundations fundraising strategy. You will also:

• Mange and cultivate strong working relationships with a portfolio of trust and foundation supporters
• Identify and research new prospective trust funders
• Submit high quality and compelling grant proposals to different Trusts
• Attend relevant meetings, conferences, and forums to increase funding opportunities

Our client is looking for a persuasive Trust Fundraiser who has experience in trust fundraising or a similar role. You will also have:

• Strong research and application writing skills
• Excellent customer care skills
• Experience of producing communications for trusts and foundations

-Raise income through community fundraising initiatives and fundraising campaigns by engaging supporters

- Take responsibility for stewardship of a caseload of supporters, ensuring all needs are met

Client Details

One of the UK's leading Charities based in either London Or Glasgow offices

Description

- Attend the charity's other events as appropriate and as agreed with the Community and Fundraising Campaigns Manager.

- Recruit new fundraising volunteers and support existing ones in line with community fundraising strategy and in conjunction with the volunteer team.

-Play a full part in the continuous development and improvement of tool kits and materials for supporter fundraisers and branches.

-Make links between supporter fundraisers and branches, where appropriate, ensuring that the optimum amount of income comes to the NAS.

-Be a full and effective member of a small but determined fundraising team, continually working to provide the highest standards of stewardship and engagement.

-Work closely with the Supporter Care colleagues to ensure that advice and information given about community fundraising is delivered appropriately and inspirationally at first point of contact and that administrative and fulfilment procedures are first class.

-Identify and develop opportunities to maximise income from community and fundraising campaigns, including attracting new cohorts of supporters and encouraging existing supporters to engage in new ways with the charity.

Profile

- The perfect candidate for the Community and Digital Fundraising officer role will be Flexible, Proactive and be responsive to change.

- They will have a Can-Do attitude and be able to complete tasks under pressure

- A passion for Community fundraising and understand customers needs

- Excellent time-management skills

Previous experience in:

- Database management.

- Influential and cooperative cross-team working.

- Identifying and devising suitable marketing and communications through traditional and new media.

Job Offer

- A competitive salary

- Hybrid or remote working

About Us

We are a small and dynamic charity, entrepreneurial in style and collaborative in process. We are values led, passionate about our partner approach and driven by the communities with work with. We are experts in what we do and are passionate about the approach we take.

We really like the people that work for us. They are our best asset and without them, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do. We have worked really hard to create a flexible and rewarding working environment that gets the best out of each of them and enables them to deliver the quality of work that we strive for. We are an inclusive team, with progressive policies in place, including an enhanced maternity and paternity package, and care passionately about diversity and representation. We are also committed to promoting positive health among all our staff, supporting those that need it and challenging stigmas against mental ill-health that exist in the workplace.

We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds, but particularly people with disabilities or direct experience of living with children with disabilities. We also encourage applicants from African diaspora or heritage, and people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, as these groups are currently under-represented in our team.

About the role

This is an exciting time to join Able Child Africa to lead our new team as we look to invest and grow our fundraising and communications capabilities. Leading a team of three to four fundraisers, this role will lead the strategic development of our fundraising and communications stream of work. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in the running of a small organisation, reporting directly to the CEO and inputting into the Board. The role will have a particular focus on cultivating and owning our corporate and major donor giving portfolio, building new partnerships and devising new creative strategies for engagement. You will help to develop and maintain our high-quality brand, raising awareness of the charity and supporting with the development and delivery of any public facing campaigns to raise the profile of the organisation.

The key accountabilities are to:

• Support the delivery of Able Child Africa’s mission and values by providing leadership and technical expertise to the fundraising and communications team.
• Build and lead an unrestricted fundraising strategy and be responsible for driving that strategy to secure unrestricted funds.
• Build effective relationships with senior stakeholders, corporates and HNW individuals that build a supporter journey to ensure maximum income is achieved.
• Manage the external communications from the organisation, ensuring a positive, progressive and consistent narrative for the organisation, in line with its core values.
• Oversee Able Child Africa’s key public and corporate fundraising events, maximizing our unrestricted income efforts and stakeholder engagement.

About You

You will have the ability to lead a high performing team across a number of fundraising areas. You will also have an ability to build new relationships, recruiting new high net worth and corporate donors into the organisation. You will utilise your creativity to broaden awareness of the organisation, building on our existing income streams and diversifying our overall income portfolio. This position is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to step up to a Head level, or someone established at that level looking for more flexibility. We will be looking for a candidate who can demonstrate their enthusiasm for the role and the work we do, and who can help develop and deliver an achievable fundraising strategy

If you think this is you, then we would love to hear from you. See the Job Pack for details on how to apply.

Love146 has created this exciting new role of Grants and Fundraising Co-ordinator to lead on building Love146’s income via Trust and Foundations, corporate and individual donors, and oversee activity and events Fundraising.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following activities are intended as a guide to the main responsibilities of the post and are not an exhaustive list of duties and tasks. The post-holder may be required to undertake other duties that are not listed below, at the direction of the Director of Operations.
 

1. Planning

• Ensure that the Love146 pool of prospective funders is continually refreshed and strengthened, through the management of on-going research about potential funders
• Work closely with the senior management team to ensure that all have the correct tools to
  promote good practice in working with trust, Foundations and corporate fundraising

2. Income Generation and Reporting

• Research funders, identify and pursue new partnership opportunities
• Develop, write and submit targeted funding applications to raise income from trusts and foundations (existing and new funders)
• Monitor developments in trusts and foundations giving
• Ensure fundraising records and kept up to date  
• Ensure all grant monitoring reports are filed on time and in liaison with the Finance Manager
• Produce regular reports, income analysis and briefings for the SMT

3. Relationship Building and Management

• Ensure that relationships and processes with corporate donors, trusts and foundations and are managed to the highest professional standards, and that Love146 builds inspirational and tailored relationships with all of our prospective and existing donors
• Ensure that funding partners receive the appropriate level and quality of publicity and acknowledgement, across all Love146 digital, social media and other marketing and communication channels

4. Events and Activities Fundraising

• Develop and deliver plans to recruit and support participants for a range of challenge and other events, overseeing the project management, logistics marketing and promotion of activities and participants
• Deliver supporter care to maximize engagement with our supporters

5. General Responsibilities

• Represent and be an ambassador for Love 146
• Be flexible and carry out other associated duties as may arise, develop or be assigned in line with the broad remit of the position
• Work Collaboratively with others in all aspects of our work
• Abide by all organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices
• Support and promote inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace
• Treat with confidentiality any personal, private or sensitive information about individual organisations and or clients or staff and project data

PERSON SPECIFICATION

EXPERIENCE

- Recent in depth experience of Trusts and Foundations fundraising
- Recent experience of challenge or activity fundraising from individuals
- Creating new, or applying alternative fundraising mechanisms, in a not-for-profit setting
- Growing sustainable net income support from, and managing ongoing relationships with, at least two of the following areas: trusts, corporate donors; individuals
- Managing funding and contractual agreements across a range of funders
- Producing and delivering fundraising plans

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

- Adopt a solution-focused approach and make decisions under pressure  
- Implement and promote organisational decisions and policies positively
- Warm interpersonal skills and the ability to build long term and positive relationships
- Persuasive communication skills (both verbal and written) and the ability to communicate with a wide range of people
- Ability to represent Love146 on a range of issues and in a range of situations which involves dealing with people at all levels
- Clear and precise writing skills; including evidence of producing reports, policies and tenders
- Budget management and financial skills
- IT skills at a level that supports report writing, email, internet and database management

KNOWLEDGE

- Regulatory requirements and best practice policy and guidance relating to:  
   o Fundraising governance and best practice
   o Data Protection compliance form a fundraising perspective
   o Event, community and digital fundraising
   o Trusts and Foundations fundraising
- Role and nature of the voluntary sector and some of the challenges it faces, including funding; voice; advocacy; delivery
- Understanding of the range of funding opportunities available for the refugee, asylum and adoption sectors

EDUCATION/TRAINING

- No one specific qualification is required, but evidence of recent continuing professional
development in a professional area relevant to the post is required. (ie. fundraising, data
protection)

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS  

- Flexible and able to travel on occasion  
- Able to work some evenings and weekends  
- Works well in a team with a flexible approach to work
- Personal Resilience and the ability to stay focused in a rapidly changing environment
- Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.  
- Commitment to the values and ethos of supporting people

Interviews: 8th – 9th August, in person at the Love146 Office (London, Battersea).

WR Fundraising Recruitment is looking for an experienced trusts fundraiser for an exciting new role where you will have the opportunity to grow a trusts and grants fundraising stream while managing a number of existing multi-year relationships with the likes of Children in Need and Big Lottery.

A great home working role for an experienced fundraiser who can shine while working autonomously.

With a role that covers the entire trusts fundraising process from prospect research to monitoring and reporting, you will have the opportunity to diversify the trusts and grants fundraising stream – bringing new funders to the charity and developing key relationships with existing and new funders.

You will inherit a strong portfolio or existing grants (over £250K) and a database of ready to go applications and prospects.

We’re looking for an experienced trusts fundraiser who is willing to take responsibility for all aspects of trusts fundraising – including prospect research, relationship building and reporting) has a track record of securing a wide range of grants (up to 6 figure would be preferred).

With a prominent cause in the spotlight, and a very financially stable charity, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of applications and bids and join an emerging fundraising team that’s set to grow over the next year.

Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager

Full Time, Permanent

Home Based / Remote – With occasional meetings in London area.

Circa £35,000 per annum

Duties will include:

• Generate fundraising income from key Trusts and Foundations and research potential new avenues for funding
• Write tailored, inspirational applications and reports addressing grant-making priorities or requirements as specified
• Building strong relationships with other teams within the organisation in order to understand the work of the Charity and thus build a case for support
• Maintain and deliver a pipeline of applications and reporting to grant makers, including prospecting for new funders
• To research relevant Trusts and Grant making bodies, developing compelling applications
• Build new relationships with trust and grant awarding organisations, updating them with the work of the charity and impact of trust funding.
• Stewardship of existing trusts and foundations, reporting on impact and identifying new opportunities for support

The ideal candidate will have:

• Track record in trusts fundraising / winning funds through bids and applications to grant giving, statutory bodies and foundations
• First class, demonstrable written communication skills with the ability to write compelling and innovative proposals and funding reports
• Strong interpersonal, networking and relationship building skills
• Proven experience undertaking research, developing proposals, and winning funding.
• Experience in managing relationships with trust and grant awarding bodies

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.

Are you a passionate community fundraiser looking to broaden your skills in a small charity?

This is an office based part time role of 28 hours per week ideally over 5 days (school hours would be ideal) for a fixed term for 18 months, in the first instance.

The Role
We are in an exciting period of growth as an organisation and this new post dedicated to Fundraising and Marketing will play a pivotal role in our ongoing success.
Improve upon and diversify existing community fundraising strategy and activities
Organise a series of community fundraising activities and events, such as sponsored runs, pub quizzes, etc.
Formalise existing relationships with Wandsworth schools to create a specific school fundraising strategy and then expand this to our other supporter groups, such as churches, community groups.
Have the opportunity to broaden into small trusts funding and corporate fundraising.
Ensure our website and social media channels are kept up to date with fundraising news and activities that inspire engagement and giving.
Maintain excellent financial records of all fundraising activities and provide financial updates and written reports to funders, donors, CEO and trustees.

The Candidate
Are you a proactive, outgoing person with a track record of successful fundraising and marketing experience?
Experience of community fundraising and an interest into developing into other income streams.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly, succinctly and in an engaging manner in writing and in person to a range of audiences.
Ability to give presentations to large and small groups of people.
Excellent organisation skills with the ability to manage a full workload, meet targets and work to deadlines.
A positive team player who is resilient, flexible and willing to try new approaches

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

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

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

Senior Fundraising Officer
Please note we do not offer sponsorship therefore this post is only open to those with the right to work in the UK
£33,000
London - hybrid working (office based 2-3 days p/week)
12 month contract with potential to be made permanent
Full tiem 35hrs p/week
Please kindly note that our office location will move to Central London before the end of Autumn.
 

Who we are
Peace Direct is an international charity with a big mission: to work with local people to stop violence and build sustainable peace in some of the world's most conflict affected countries. More than that, we want to change the international system so that it better supports the role that local people and communities play in preventing violence and building and sustaining peace.

Our core values are the bedrock of our organisation, defining our organisational culture. We have agreed the following as our core values, which underpin our ways of working:
Non-violence; Dignity and respect; Inclusion; Trust; Courage.

The Role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Fundraising Officer, available to start ASAP.  This fixed term position (12 months) is based in our small, friendly London office and is well suited to an individual that is looking to work in a very hands-on role in a welcoming and supportive environment. Our expectation is that this role will become permanent, pending funding. You will lead and oversee various projects and work alongside team members to support the relationship with external partners, ensuring that we maximise all income and awareness of opportunities that arise throughout the partnerships.

The successful Senior Fundraising Officer will be a well organised and self-motivated individual who is confident working with data and analytics.  You will have strong writing and verbal skills with previous experience in a similar role, delivering fundraising campaigns and programmes. Your ability to engage and build relationships with supporters is an important part of this role.

(For more details please see the full Job Description and Personal Specification for a more extensive list of responsibilities, experiences and key skills required for this role). We require a CV and cover letter only at this stage. However please note, shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete an application form.

The closing deadline for CV and cover letter is Wednesday 10th August 2022 at midnight. 
First round interviews will be online. Following the first stage, shortlisted candidates will be invited to a second interview (which may be in person at our London office).

Please kindly note that our office location will move to Central London before the end of Autumn.

Our benefits package includes:

• Hybrid working, staff can work a combination of office/home-base, with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.
• Flexible working opportunities
• 25 days annual leave, plus paid leave when the office closes between Christmas and New Year.
• 6% pension contribution
• Weekly wellbeing time allocated for all staff
• Training budget available for all staff
• Cycle to work scheme, Techscheme (laptops etc.)
• Study support - time off for exams, exam fees, study materials and professional body membership

The role involves the chance to build on the strong relations we have developed with our current and potential partners, donors and funders, identifying new opportunities and driving us forward, navigating a rapidly changing environment.

In return, we can offer you excellent benefits and a variety of activities and social events to promote health and wellbeing and enable our teams to enjoy a positive, cohesive work environment.
 

About You:

To be successful, you will need

• Proven experience of the following:
  • working in a fundraising or marketing role, or equivalent
  • developing, organising and delivering appeals and/or campaigns
  • organising events (in person and/or remotely)
  • planning and managing budgets
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills
• Highly organised, able to work to tight deadlines, independently and on multiple projects

Still interested?  Take a look at the job description to see full details about the role.
This post is only open to those with the right to live and work in the UK and is not open to sponsorship.

Peace Direct strives to be a diverse, inclusive employer celebrating the values and power of diversity, with equality of opportunities regardless of personal identity.  We believe that local communities should be the drivers of sustainable peace; partnering with them is at the heart of everything we do.  We are committed to improving our systems and ways of working to support this, including creating a Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) working group and DEI strategy and recruitment guidelines. We strongly encourage individuals from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and people with mental health challenges.

Peace Direct is committed to preventing and protecting all people from harm in their interactions with us. We expect all those that act in our name to uphold our approach to doing no harm and to sign up to our Safeguarding policy.

Would you like to embark on a new challenge with an international development  charity which works to change inequalities amongst children?

Are you someone who is proactive and has knowledge of international development? If that sounds like you, then we have a fantastic opportunity to work part of a small team and have a genuine passion for securing trusts. You will be provided with fantastic support and be given the resources you need to learn and upskill your knowledge within trusts and foundations.

You will have a proven track record of leading and developing Trusts and Foundations Programmes. You will be an energetic and creative individual, bringing extensive Trust Fundraising knowledge and leadership to the team. You will be responsible for securing medium to large trusts whilst also being able to maintain relationships with existing supporters. Although there is no current line management, there will be a scope in the future to build on your team once you are fully trained up in the charity. What a great opportunity!

Trusts and Foundations Manager

Central London – Hybrid Working – 1 day a week in office

Full time, Permanent

Salary: Circa £39,000

Duties and responsibilities will include:

• Devising, developing and implementing a programme to meet and exceed income targets from Trusts and Foundations
• Focusing on medium to large trusts and foundations and being able to maintain that relationship for long term partnerships
• Monitor and assess the financial performance of trusts and foundations fundraising to inform plans going forward.
• To research relevant Trusts and Grant making bodies, developing compelling applications
• Build new relationships with trust and grant awarding organisations, updating them with the work of the charity and impact of trust funding

Applicants will need:

• Experience working with trusts and writing compelling applications
• Experience of building and retaining relationships and producing stewardship plans for new and existing supporters
• Experience of developing relationships with donors
• To be able to plan and prioritise varied workload and achieving all deadlines
• Proven experience undertaking research, developing proposals, and winning funding

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.

Title: Fundraising & Events Co-ordinator

Reports to: Events Manager

Based: Remotely – But able to travel as and when required to organised meetings and events

Requisite: Must hold a full clean driving license

Job Purpose:  Responsible for co-ordinating fundraising activities and assisting the Events Manager with the organisation and marketing of events, campaigns, projects & communications

Main purpose of job:

• Support and initiate a range of events, campaigns and projects whether facilitated by or supported by the charity and its affiliates
• Provide and ensure a high-level service throughout the planning, execution, and evaluation of the charity’s involvement
• Recognise opportunities to maximize revenue and presence
• Act as first point of contact to stakeholders linked to fundraising, meetings, campaigns, projects and events you are in charge of facilitating

Main duties and key responsibilities, but not limited to:

• Co-ordinate the day-to-day running of the Fundraising Service to include planning and organisation of the fundraising activities programme and respond to related telephone calls, emails, social media etc.
• Build relationships with supporters and others to raise the profile of Arrhythmia Alliance
• Organise and coordinate income-generating events, including challenge events and community fundraising Patient support groups.

• Encourage ongoing and regular donations
• Maintain effective communication with donors whilst adhering to GDPR and the Fundraising Regulator’s Fundraising Code.
• Coordinate and support volunteers to take part in fundraising activities including but not limited to World Heart Rhythm week, Global AF Aware Week, Defibs Save Lives and Know your Pulse events.

• Assist with the administration of each Charity event, project or campaign.
• Produce registration lists, delegate badges and deal with delegate queries
• Attend events, managing venues and/or registration where required

• Work closely with both the Events and Communications Teams to ensure all events, projects and campaigns are promoted efficiently to the target audience; includes website updates along with researching and sourcing appropriate promotional event resources
• Prepare marketing communications promoting any fundraising activity, charity projects, events or campaigns in conjunction with Events Manager, and create copy for passing to Communications Team for advertising
• Co-ordinate the planning and marketing of our virtual events.
• Maintain good working interdepartmental relationships; includes sharing information and providing support
• Use agreed tools and metrics to review and assist with the evaluation of projects and events
• Support charity initiatives, projects, campaigns and events

Skills and qualifications required:

Skills & Qualifications

Requirements

Preferences

Qualifications and experience

High standard of qualifications in English and mathematics to at least GCSE or equivalent level

At least three years’ experience in ‘events and fundraising’ or related area of work

Qualification(s) in event management

Work skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Ability to deal confidently with a range of people at all levels, including in person, phone and email

Confident to negotiate, discuss and query in a positive and professional manner

Excellent administration and IT skills

Experience in using card machines, and invoice procedures

Ability to think ahead and prepare

Able to manage edits and amends to a CRM website

Experienced and competent in using Microsoft Office, including Outlook and Excel

Ability to multitask and work to and meet deadlines

Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Budget awareness and good organisational skills in monitoring and keeping records related to budgets

High standards of proofing and reviewing publications

Effective sharing and keeping Line Manager regularly updated (and if needed, senior management)

Ability to think creatively

Marketing & Communications experience is desirable

Personal

Friendly and able to talk confidently to a range of stakeholders

Ability to work under pressure and remain calm

Confident to use skills and informed judgement to take the initiative

Enthusiastic and motivated

Trustworthy and mindful of confidentiality

Smart, professional and confident to present to an audience on the work of the charity

Approachable and confident to ask when unsure

Other

Be available to travel and work away (for short periods of time)

To hold a full, clean UK driving license

Events fundraising is central to the success of our fundraising programme and currently includes our bike rides, running, team challenges and bespoke events for corporate partners. We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic corporate event fundraiser to join our ambitious and busy events team.

The successful candidate will plan and deliver key events for our corporate partners as well as work across the team, identifying and developing corporate fundraising opportunities.

You will deliver excellent participant communications, building relationships and inspiring participants to encourage their ongoing support. You will have proven fundraising experience, ideally in events or corporate fundraising, a good understanding of the events marketplace and excellent project planning, IT and time management skills.

As the role involves supporting a number of events during the event season, you must be able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends with occasional time spent away from home.

Salary: £37,931 + benefits
Location: Greater London
Job Type: Permanent

A new role in an iconic youth charity driving fresh fundraising initiatives to give young people a better start in life

THE COMPANY

Our client is a much loved and admired global youth charity that helps transform communities, ensuring all young people have a sense of belonging and a place where they can thrive.

THE ROLE

The Senior Fundraising Campaigns Officer sits within the individual Giving team and will play an integral role in growing restricted and unrestricted income streams.They have a successful retention programme in place and have maintained a steady and reliable stream of income year on year. In coming years, they are implementing a growth strategy, so continuing to maintain this success will be key.

You will ensure their supporter engagement platforms offer exceptional user journeys designed to maximize supporters' life time value. You will develop new fundraising opportunities to grow income; this includes leading on the cash repeat giving programme, upgrade and reactivation programme and mid-value programme. There also is potential to develop new fundraising propositions to diversity the charity's current income streams.

Key initiatives include:
* Implementing strategic priority areas for IG retention
* Developing the donor loyalty programme ensuring excellent user experience for their donors by mapping out existing supporter journeys and identifying key areas that will elevate the stewardship programme.
* Implementing processes to collate supporter data, in particular data around support motivation, and use these insights to enrich the existing stewardship programme.
* Lead on implementing a cash repeat giving strategy, which will improve supporter's second cash gift rate. You will develop an engaging welcome programme to encourage donors to make that vital second gift which will have a significant impact on supporter LTV.
* You will develop an upgrade programme to encourage active regular givers, to uplift their regular gift. You will reach audiences through multiple channels including mail, email and phone. You will optimise activity through various tactics, such as prompt testing, script or creative development and call listening.
* Develop new fundraising initiatives, including working with creative agencies to produce engaging campaign materials, and working alongside the retail function to facilitate cross-selling opportunities in charity shops

YOU

To succeed in this Senior Fundraising Campaigns Officer role, you'll need:
· Proven direct marketing project management skills
* Experience of managing and delivering a fundraising campaign
* Experience developing engaging content centred on donor engagement
* An understanding of data management, data manipulation and data selections to underpin financial decisions and supporter insight
* Experience of reporting on campaign results effectively and producing post campaign reports to inform future activity.
* Ideally to have experience of using Raiser's Edge to effectively report on direct marketing related CRM data

If you are looking for a role where you can be part of a team but have autonomy to drive these fresh new initiatives, we'd love to hear from you.

London based - hybrid working - 1 dpw in the office

Salary: £37,931 + benefits
Location: Greater London
Job Type: Permanent

NB: You must be eligible to work in the UK

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We are looking for a Face to Face Fundraising Operations coordinator for an incredible international medical charity.

This role is for a 14 month contract.

The Charity
A long standing, extremely respected charity, dedicated to delivering life-saving emergency relief and longer-term medical care to some of the most vulnerable and excluded communities around the world.

The Role
Work closely with the F2F Manager to monitor and develop the face to face program. This includes assessing the needs of the team, the approach taken, monitoring and developing the face-to-face fundraising strategy.

Manage and develop the F2F team members by providing coaching and ensuring that ongoing training is available to the team.

Provide expertise in face to face fundraising techniques, objection handling, codes of conduct and day to day operations.

Provide leadership by setting high team standards, implemented through the line management and development of the team, ensuring teams are effectively coached and managed to achieve high quality donor recruitment.

Lead the recruitment process for the face-to-face team.

Liaise with HR / payroll provider in collaboration with the face to face Manager to provide feedback on interview candidates, updates on Fundraiser performance, discuss HR needs and maintain a recruitment schedule to ensure consistency of team capacity.

The Candidate

Substantial experience of managing and coaching F2F Fundraising teams.

Expert knowledge of F2F Fundraising techniques and best practice.

Strong working knowledge of private site fundraising.

Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to build relationships, rapport with supporters and work within a team environment .

Managing field-based Team Leaders and F2F Fundraisers; Recruiting, inducting, training, developing, managing and monitoring performance.

A proven track record of target achievement and commitment to meeting targets and deadlines.

IMPORTANT NOTE

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

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

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

This newly created Legacy Manager role will develop and lead the legacy programme.

• Growing legacy income is a key strategic priority supported by CEO and Trustees
• New focus on proactively driving the historically reactive programme, increasing annual legacy notifications and pledges
• This new, permanent role will build on recent consultancy and creative agency work to develop a legacy proposition

Job description

• Leads the marketing, shaping and development of the legacy programme
• Will initially establish a testing plan to recruit pledgers, set up a stewardship plan, and review the in-memory giving strategy
• Works closely with colleagues across fundraising to integrate the legacy programme and develop donor pathways
• Responsibilities will grow alongside the programme – an excellent opportunity for career development

Person specification

• Experienced legacy marketer, either within a legacy programme or a wider individual giving/direct marketing programme
• Proactive, collaborative self-starter who builds excellent internal relationships
• Digital-first mindset (all donor recruitment and stewardship at the charity is digital)
• Demonstrable ability to develop and a legacy programme based on solid foundations and case for support

Main Purpose:

●   Create and deliver a £300,000 income generation strategy by focussing on seeking new Corporate Partnerships, identifying grant applications, delivering fundraising events with Corporate Partners, the local community and increasing donors.

●   Create proposals and pitch for new business liaising with Head of Corporate Partnerships

●   Support and/or lead on Urban Synergy engagement events

Main Responsibilities

●   Seek and deliver opportunities to create new Corporate Partnerships aligned to racial equity agendas.

●   Write compelling proposals and reports to attract funding from grant-making trusts and organisations and follow up as necessary.

●   Answer general enquiries from Partners and supporters requesting fundraising packs and promotional materials for their local community fundraising activity. Work with the Communications team to update materials.

●   Distribute and maintain stock control of all fundraising materials.

●   Provide support and guidance to those fundraising for the Charity from conception to delivery of their event or activity.

●   Identify opportunities for fundraising events in the community and with Corporate Partners.

●   Monitor and report on agreed KPIs relating to fundraising. 

●   Work with the Communications team to ensure effective promotion of community fundraising events and campaigns across all relevant mediums.

●   Represent the charity at fundraising events and challenges as required, as well as any external Networking Events.

●   Create and maintain fundraising templates, policies and procedures in line with regulations and compliance.

●   Maintain engagement with donors to encourage long term support.

Skills Required:

●   Experience of major donor fundraising.

●   Ability to identify grants that can be applied for and confidently write subsequent bids.

●   Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

●   Highly organised and efficient in event management.

●   Ability to develop working relationships with a range of supporter backgrounds.

●   Good IT skills

●   Experience of proactively working with external stakeholders and managing relationships.

●   Knowledge of the UK fundraising environment.

Equal opportunities statement

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.