Job Title: Fundraising Officer

Contract: One year fixed term.

Part time:  (21hours p/w)
Salary range: ££ 26,000 (pro rata) (£15,600 actual salary)

Closing Date:  3rd March 2020

Core Arts- a leading creative mental health charity in London  are looking for an enthusiastic and creative person to become part of our Fundraising team to assist the Deputy Director in fundraising bids. Ideally we are looking for someone who loves working as part of a team and is willing to learn and support applications for funds.  The role involves fundraising from Trusts, Foundations, Lottery and Statutory funds plus assisting in the PR of the Charity.

The person needs to be organised and efficient, eager to learn about our ethos and personalised way of working. The ideal candidate would have a passion for persuasive writing, they will be excellent administrators with good attention to detail, with an understanding of how the creative arts improves wellbeing. 

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills -both written and oral; be happy working independently but also in collaboration with others; have good arithmetic ability. Fundraising experience is preferred but not necessary.  More important is an understanding of the importance of creativity and education to improve adults mental health.

To apply please email a relevant CV and a Covering Letter explaining what has motivated you to apply for the role and how you feel you meet the requirements of the role to  Giuliana Molinari 

Please look at the Core Arts website for a full job description.

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Membership and Fundraising Officer to join the European Movement UK team to help build its grassroots activist and membership base .

About the European Movement:

Founded by Winston Churchill in 1947, The European Movement is the UK’s largest pro-European membership organisation. In recent years we have been a founding supporter of the People’s Vote campaign.

The European Movement UK is a grassroots organisation with a network of over 126 groups, and it is also linked to a network of groups in the EU27 as part of European Movement International. 

Following the election we have reached an exciting turning point in our organisation. The European Movement UK’s role is more important than ever as we hold the government to account during the Brexit process. We will be campaigning for maintaining European rights, standards and values post-Brexit. 

In the next phase of the European Movement UK we need to put our members front and centre. We need to create a membership offer with community at its heart.

What we’re looking for:

The European Movement is hiring a Membership and Fundraising Officer to help build its grassroots activist and membership base . 

You will be involved in a number of areas within our organisation, including:

• Provide full administrative support for the membership function of European Movement UK

• Handle membership enquiries on a daily basis 

• Support the Head of Digital Campaigns with the creation and implementation of Membership Recruitment and Retention strategy.

• Support the Events and Organisation Manager with community outreach campaigns.

• Support the Head of Digital Campaigns with content creation for fundraising and membership recruitment on all channels 

• Be responsible for regularly updating records on our CRM database and extract reports as required, as well as ensuring our web pages on the CMS are up to date. 

• Liaise with finance to ensure accurate payment records for members

• Supporting the Head of Digital, Head of Communications and  the Administrative Officer with maintaining the membership system, including membership benefits (packs, newsletters) and similar initiatives such as the EM1000 club 

• Supporting the Head of Digital Campaigns with fundraising streams such as philanthropy and trust and foundations fundraising.

Skills and experience

Essential

• At least two years’ experience in a membership or fundraising role

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

• Experience working with a CRM (essential), experience using NationBuilder (desired)

• Great interpersonal skills (comfortable building relationships with members)

• Understanding of data protection laws, especially GDPR 

• Experience of using a CMS (essential), experience using NationBuilder (desirable)

• Highly organised and good administration skills

• Sound IT skills

• Basic design skills

Desirable

• Experience using Nationbuilder 

• Previous experience of working in a membership organisation or trade/professional body 

• Understanding of the European Union and the current Brexit debate

• Ability to write compelling copy

This is a great time to join this organisation as we grow our membership across Europe and beyond! 

Closing date:  26th February 2020

Interview date: 5th March 2020

TO APPLY PLEASE SEND YOUR CV AND COVER LETTER

Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Officer
Healthcare Charity
£15 per hour + £1.81 Holiday Pay
3-4 months +
35 hours per week
London

Charity People are excited to be working with an amazing Healthcare charity in their search for a Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Officer to join their dynamic fundraising team.
This multifaceted organisation works on many levels to combat the stigma surrounding neurological diseases and assist those experiencing neurological symptoms. The organisation promotes research on neurological diseases and reduces its burden on sufferers.

You will lead on innovative and impactful fundraising and supporter engagement projects. This is a great opportunity to work across teams, together, ensuring the best possible outcomes for the charity's success.

To be considered for this post you must have solid recent fundraising experience. If you bring raiser's Edge experience this is certainly a bonus.

Please note: this job starts w/c 23rd Feb, interviews are on 24th Feb.

If you are keen to hear more about this opportunity, please send your up to date CV in Word format via email to: [email protected]

Hours: 37.5hrs a week 

Contract: Fixed Term, 12 months (Maternity Cover)

As the Community and Events Fundraising Officer, you will contribute to Centrepoint’s events and community strategy by delivering events and projects and providing administrative support to the team.

You should have some experience of working in a fundraising or an events team and demonstrate an interest in stewardship, events logistics and managing large amounts of admin reports and/or financial data.

This is an exciting opportunity to assist on range of Challenge Events, including the London Marathon and Centrepoint’s flagship Sleep Out event, in addition to working with Community supporters and products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Events Team with a range of administrative duties, including processing income and updating the Raisers Edge database.
• Assist with, develop and deliver a range of existing fundraising events and Community products.
• Support Centrepoint initiatives such as campaigns and project launches, new building openings and cultivation events.
• Engage and steward event participants, including supporting fundraising activities, answering queries and increasing retention. 
• Lead on creation of monthly income reports to aid the Senior Events Production and Finance Manager with accurate financial management of the Events Team.

What we offer in return...

In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

- 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days

- Excellent training package to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to build a new career

- Employer pension contributions of 4%

- Clear career progressions, linked to portfolio work, that enables movement up the pay scale

- Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme

- An interest-free travel loan

We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint. We welcome applications from anyone with direct experience of being homeless or using young people's services.

Closing date: 24 February 2020, 9am

Fundraising Officer
CAN Mezzanine, London

About Us

In the UK, parental income is the strongest indicator of how well a child will do at school and how much they will earn in later life – Future Frontiers is working to change this.

We’re an established charity that believes all young people should be given equal access to the guidance, networks and opportunities they need to fulfil their potential at school and beyond.

Our award-winning programme matches pupils to a career coach and provides meaningful interactions with inspiring professionals. This increases pupils’ engagement with learning and prepares them in their transition into sustained education, employment or training.

We are now looking for a Fundraising Officer to join us, starting in May 2020.

The Benefits

- Salary of £24,000 per annum
- 24 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Support a fantastic programme that is changing young people’s lives
- Training to build on your existing expertise

If you are a fundraising professional with great communication and copywriting skills, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a rewarding career move with our organisation as we impact young people’s lives.

You will be given great training and support so you can gain insight into the planning and delivery of exciting fundraising campaigns that deliver growth for our charity.

So, if you want to advance your career with an organisation that’s supporting young people to reach their full potential, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As a Fundraising Officer, you will manage and maintain our supporter portfolio, identifying new trusts and foundations that will help us to reach our income targets.

Reporting to our Senior Engagement Manager, your role will involve:

- Writing high-quality, detailed bids to trusts and foundations
- Ensuring supporters are updated with our progress and plans for growth
- Providing a compelling case for supporting our work
- Keeping up to date on our outputs, outcomes and financial activities
- Planning and monitoring fundraising activity and engagement
- Hosting supporters at events

About You

To join us as a Fundraising Officer, you will need:

- Experience as a fundraising officer within the charity sector
- The ability to produce high-quality copy in a range of different styles for different audiences
- To be a motivated self-starter
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- The willingness to get stuck in to help build an exciting start up social enterprise
- At a minimum, a 2:1 degree (or an equivalent qualification)

Other organisations may call this role Fundraising Co-ordinator, Bid Officer, Revenue Officer, Donations Officer, Supporter Development Officer, Trusts and Foundations Officer, or Supporter Engagement Officer.

The closing date for this role is the 13th March 2020, with interviews scheduled for the 30th March 2020.

Webrecruit and Future Frontiers are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking for a rewarding role as a Fundraising Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Every day in the UK, 34 young adults are diagnosed with cancer and can face a journey fraught with uncertainty and fear. Trekstock exist to help young adults thrive with, through and beyond a diagnosis of cancer, ensuring that no young adult in the UK faces the disease alone. They deliver physical, practical and social support programmes tailored to the needs of young adults, to give them a better chance of living well through, and beyond cancer.

Whilst small (the current full team is 7, including the office dog, Serge, who is a vital member of the team), they have a growing supporter base, which requires a passionate, energetic and dedicated High Value Fundraising Officer to join the growing team. In the last financial year (18/19) they increased fundraising by 40%, ending the year with a total of c. £450k meaning this financial year’s target currently stands at £500k, which they are well on the way to achieving (year end, May).

This is a hybrid role, working across, in the main Trust and Corporate fundraising, supporting the Head of Fundraising in creating and building a vibrant philanthropic programme. The Head of Fundraising is an exceptional fundraiser, who is helping Trekstock to upscale their offering and the successful candidate will be joining at a time of growth with the recent appointment of a community fundraising officer and communications officer. The board of Trustees is highly engaged and willing to open their contact books providing unrivalled exposure and opportunity for young fundraisers.

Currently, funding is weighted towards community (c.£200k), but the successful applicant will play a key part in re-focusing high value income with a potential team target of c.£280k with an even split between trust and corporate work. Fantastic relationships have already been built with some key foundations and the successful candidate will be expected to manage, grow and replicate these with the ongoing support of the Chief Executive and Head of Fundraising.

Trekstock need a High Value Fundraising Officer to:

• Push the current prospect research, trust and corporate function from ‘desk research’ towards re-engagement, engagement and results

• Work towards a personal target to be decided on appointment, engaging funders (trusts and corporate bodies), who give up to £10,000 • Work with the Head of Fundraising, Chief Executive and Community Fundraiser to drive the strategic engagement of new funders

• Work with the Community and Communications Officers as well as the Service lead to help evolve and grow the project portfolio, with a specific view to capitalising on regional opportunities and small corporate contacts

• Work comfortably across all areas of fundraising, rolling up their sleeves and helping other teams as well as taking on the administrative tasks associated with a small charity

• Support the Head of Fundraising and Chief Executive to deliver a separate, capital project (up to £75k), by delivering bespoke cases for support and other fundraising collateral

The position would best suit:

• A passionate fundraiser, looking to take the next step in the career, learning from a strong, dedicated group of fundraisers, across multiple income streams

• An excellent relationship builder, motivated by maintaining strong links with a small established portfolio of donors as well as generating new income by engaging new funders (a 50:50 split towards portfolio management and new business)

• An exceptional writer with a keen eye for detail

• Someone with experience using database software

• Someone who works well under pressure and in a small team – relishing the opportunity to gain experience in a fast paced, flat structured environment

Deadline for applications is 21st February with interviews 27/28th Feb

Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a fantastic homelessness organisation who are seeking an ambitious and driven Community and Events Fundraising Officer to join their successful team on a 12 month contract.

This is an exciting role, offering the opportunity to be involved in a broad portfolio covering community activity, exciting project launches and unique events. You will build and cultivate strong relationships with supporters and stakeholders, engage and steward event participants and work collaboratively with the wider events and community team to ensure a collaborative and creative culture.

The ideal candidate for the role will have:

* Demonstratable experience in an events or fundraising role
* Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships
* An understanding of challenge events
* The ability to work well within a fast-paced team
* Previous database experience

To find out more about the role please email a copy of your CV to [email protected] or call 02078207302. This role is accepting applications on a rolling basis, so please get in touch ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Please note only successful applicants will be contacted.

Charity People are proud to be working with an amazing disability charity who are looking for an Events and Community Officer to join their ambitious Events and Community team.

Job Title: Events and Community Fundraising Officer
Contract: Permanent/ Full time
Location: London
Salary: £25,000
Closing date: Wednesday 29th February
Required: CV and Cover Letter

This is a fantastic opportunity to use your successful fundraising skills to be a key contributor in delivering the charity's Challenge and Special Events portfolio. You will also be engaging with a wide range of supporters of the charity, from volunteers, membership groups and students to local businesses, with an emphasis on stewardship. As well as the management of fundraising events and relationships, you will also work with and support the organisation's Corporate Partnerships Manager and Individual Giving Team.

This is a unique and exciting role for an experienced Community or Events fundraiser. The ideal person will be confident, proactive and excellent at building and managing relationships, as well as delivering high levels of stewardship. Previous experience of developing volunteer fundraising groups is desirable.

If you would like to find out more, please contact Stuart at Charity People.

This is an exciting opportunity for a self motivated Senior Trust and Statutory Fundraising Officer you will be responsible for managing and soliciting gifts from a portfolio of trusts, foundations and statutory income sources for an inspiring diasabilty charity.

The Charity
Everything this charity does is about valuing and supporting people with a learning disability, and their families and carers. This is an exciting time to join the charity as they expand and help more people than ever

The Role
Grow a robust pipeline of income from trust, foundation and statutory prospects with potential to donate significant income in support of a range of projects.
Cultivate, steward and manage gifts from a pipeline of trusts, foundations and statutory income sources with potential to donate significant income per annum.
Work closely with relevant colleagues, implement first class relationship management of donors and prospects, making full use of trustees, the CEO and other executive group members.
Identify and research prospective donors that have potential to support the charitys work; use internal networks and undertake external research, collaborating with other team members to coordinate research and share knowledge.
Coordinate all commitments for current funders across departments; work closely with operational colleagues to identify and present information necessary for the preparation of progress reports, including financial information.

The Candidate
Proven experience of securing significant income from trust, foundation or statutory funders.
Proven experience of developing and delivering excellent stewardship plans in order to secure multi-year funding.
Proven experience of developing a robust and significant multi-year pipeline of income.
Proven experience of securing significant new income from cold trust, foundation, statutory or lottery funders.
Proven experience of writing compelling funding applications and hitting fundraising targets.

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.

VSO is the world's leading international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. Working in 24 countries around the world, our unique role in international development is to place committed volunteers with carefully selected organisations where their skills can have the greatest impact. Our extraordinary volunteers live and work in some of the world's poorest communities. Sharing their unique skills and experience to generate new ideas and new ways of doing things, helping the communities they work in lift themselves out of poverty. We're not about delivering quick fixes, but instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change, that will impact generations to come. Join us and help us work towards our vision of a world without poverty.

The answers to poverty, inequality and discrimination are already out there. They are the Changemakers, and they are living in developing countries across the world. VSO provide the training. We unlock the potential in others - the people who have the power to transform their own lives. What's more, when they pass their training on, its impact will grow and grow. Together, they will change the world for the better.

VSO is at a crucial point in its development. It is shifting its approach to place volunteering for development at the heart of its programmes and to create clear pathways for change, relevant to global thematic areas of focus and products. To underpin this, there is a requirement for funding to increase and diversify in order to deliver ambitious growth plans. At the heart of our Public Fundraising Strategy is the delivery of the best supporter experience to engage our loyal supporters and reach out to new audiences and to motivate the public to engage with our vision and purpose: A fair world for everyone: Creating lasting change through volunteering.

If you're a passionate fundraiser, then VSO is somewhere you can shape fundraising strategy and plans within an ambitious, friendly and inspiring culture. We are looking for an experienced Senior Supporter Engagement Officer to contribute to the development and delivery of a rich donor acquisition programme, helping us understand and attract new, committed supporters who are inspired by VSO's work.

You will play a vital role in the Acquisition Team within VSO's Supporter Engagement Team. You will support the delivery of a long-term fundraising and brand engagement campaign, leading on digital fundraising and DRTV. You'll support the development of a new fundraising product as well as helping to recruit new donors to our existing regular giving product through new and existing channels. You'll also need to develop strong relationships with teams across VSO raising the profile of the Fundraising team and campaigns, including working with the retention team on supporter journeys to increase the lifetime value of each new supporter we acquire.

In return we offer a range of benefits:
* A friendly and supportive office environment
* Opportunities for flexible working and working from home
* Generous annual leave of 37days (inclusive of public holidays)
* Competitive pension (matched at 5%)
* Cycle-to-work scheme
* Lunch time activities
* Professional development
* Assistance programme

VSO believe progress is only possible by working together. Our selection process includes an assessment based on the ability to:
* be open minded and respectful
* be resilient and adaptive to new situations
* facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
* seek and share knowledge

VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this position, so please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before you apply

VSO reserves the right to close this job early

This is an exciting opportunity to assist on range of Challenge Events, including the London Marathon and this leading homelessness charitys flagship event, in addition to working with Community supporters and products.

The Charity
Its an incredibly exciting time to join this charity as the entire organisation is rallying behind their ambitious strategy to raise 22m across 2020 in voluntary income that will work towards ending youth homelessness.

The Role
Assist and deliver a range of existing fundraising events and projects, to raise an agreed target against agreed costs.
Engage and steward community fundraisers and event participants, supporting them with their fundraising activities, answering queries and building strong relationships that encourage retention.
Support the Community and Events Fundraising team with a range of administrative duties, including, but not limited to, processing income, updating the Raisers Edge database and responding to incoming enquiries.
Manage the Community and Events Fundraising materials and resources and plan ahead for materials needed for challenge events and community fundraising

The Candidate
Experience in challenge events and/or fundraising
Ability to communicate clearly, be supportive and motivational to fundraisers
Experience of developing customer care relationship, in person or over the phone
Experience of working with databases (esp. Raisers Edge)
Ability to work flexible hours, including occasional weekend and evening work at events.

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.

A small leading charity offering key legal advice based in the city of London are currently seeking a Fundraising and Communications Officer on a part time basis (21 hours a week) within a permanent capacity to support the Head of Fundraising & Communications to promote the work of this valuable charity to existing and potential trust, foundation and major donor funders, with a view to meeting annual fundraising targets.

Key responsibilities for the role will include:

* To research and identify trusts, foundations and major donors likely to be interested in the work of the charity
* To maintain existing, and develop new, relationships with trusts, foundations and major donors
* To respond to enquiries from trusts, foundations and major donors via the telephone, letter, email or in person
* To ensure that funding applications are well researched, written, submitted and timely
* To work with colleagues to help produce compelling case studies and to compile reports
* To prepare and deliver funder reports to a high standard and on time
* To accurately document and record all key activities and service-user statistics in electronic and paper form, in a regular and timely manner
* To assist with pitching appropriate appeals on online giving platforms (JustGiving, GlobalGiving, Virgin Money Giving)
* To assist with identifying content for the charity's e-newsletter, and with researching and posting appropriate material to the charity's social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) and website
* To help organise, promote and attend key events organised by the charity where required
* To help interview, induct and supervise Fundraising & Communications volunteers

In return for your effective and vital work this charity offers a good team focused working environment, the chance to learn, develop and grow and equally a good salary and benefits package.

If this role sounds of firm interest to you and you are keen to explore this opportunity further please submit to TPP Recruitment today a copy of your most up to date CV along with the best contact number for you.

Check out our new role. We are looking for someone to support the world largest international fundraising campaign for MS during the essential campaign period, (April-June) to maximise global engagement and fundraising in the annual campaign.

We are looking for a strong communicator with knowledge of fundraising, digital campaigns and communications to help create and share engaging digital content and provide excellent stewardship for a global audience.

Each year 13 countries and millions of supporters come together to fundraise and campaign for a world without MS. This year we are launching the May 50k, this pilot is a Virtual event whereby supporters run, walk, cycle, swim and move 50km through the month of May, ending on World MS Day (30th May).

Please apply online via Charity Jobs. Make sure you include a detailed Cover Letter demonstrating your experience relating to the JD.

A pivotal highly valuable and well-regarded charity looking after children and their mental health based in the heart of Central West London are currently actively seeking a Senior Grants & Fundraising Officer to come in and be responsible for raising all income from charitable trusts and statutory sources.

The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to contribute to the department's overall fundraising strategy and play a key role in developing and securing funding for existing and new projects.
Duties for this role will include:

* Developing an in-depth knowledge of strategic objectives, projects and activities in order to source suitable funding to sustain and develop this work.
* To research, develop and produce a range of bids to charitable trusts and foundations, and occasionally to local authorities, government departments and other appropriate organisations.
* To work with the Head of Finance and Head of Partnerships & Communications to develop project budgets and present these clearly to funders.
* To secure annual income of over £200,000 p.a. from charitable trusts.
* To work with the Deputy CEO to manage and report on contracts with local authorities.
* To develop strong long-term relationships with charitable trusts and grow income from these sources.
* To be the key worker on the monitoring of grant usage and project reporting.
* To meet with funders as necessary to provide further information about our work and outline our case for support.
* To develop and maintain a database of grants and to develop an easy to use system of annual approaches to funders.
* To identify any opportunities for making approaches to the corporate sector to solicit fundraising sponsorship, advertising, secondments, gifts in kind and workplace support.
* Working with the Head of Partnerships and Communications, to be responsible for obtaining accurate and up-to-date information from internal staff regarding service need, delivery and outcomes
* To work with the Senior Management Team and operational managers to identify opportunities to develop new services and to secure the necessary funding to deliver these.
* To ensure accurate and accessible record keeping of all activity and relationships.

This role will compliment a strong communicator with a proactive attitude and approach to their work and in return for your effective continuous work this role provides an excellent team environment with a focus on doing great and highly needed work with children and their metal health.

If this role sounds of firm interest to you please submit to TPP Recruitment today a copy of your most up to date CV along with the best contact number for you.