The Communications and Fundraising Officer is a new role at Pembroke House. You will be responsible for supporting and driving the charity’s communications and fundraising function to effectively reach and engage local groups, partners, residents and donors; to amplify our projects in the neighbourhood; and meet fundraising goals.

Pembroke House isn’t looking to broadcast messages to marketing segments, we’re building alliances, provoking engagement and inspiring action in our neighbourhood, the borough and country.

The charity has a long-term partnership with Small Axe: a not-for-profit campaigning organisation. They play the role of “Virtual Head of Comms”. The successful applicant will be supported and trained by Small Axe to apply innovative national campaigning and organising tools to build alliances and start conversations in our neighbourhood.

Applications due: 10am, Monday 4th October

Responsible to: Virtual Head of Communications for day-to-day; Chief of Staff for line management and professional development

Responsible for: Volunteers and residents

Location: The post-holder will work from the charity’s public buildings in Walworth SE17, with some remote working due to Covid-19

Hours of work: 35 hours per week, with the possibility of a job share (minimum of 18 hours per week). Some evening and weekend working may be required for which TOIL will be offered

About you

The person we appoint to this role will have a passion for using multiple communication tools and platforms to engage people in the work of Pembroke House. You will be able to develop narratives that allow us to speak about our work in different contexts, while maintaining the space for our work to grow and develop.

You will have a catchy enthusiasm and can do attitude, that allows you to think outside the box and try new things. You will be open to learning and growing as part of a team. You will be well organised and able to manage competing demands on your time, and be confident working unsupervised.

You will enjoy meeting people from all walks of life, engaging with different communities, from faith leaders to local parents, sensitively and with respect.

Sophie Hayes Foundation is the only independent organisation in the UK that focuses on providing women survivors of modern slavery with employability and educational skills necessary to help them achieve sustainable freedom. Our mission is to reach 1000's of women survivors of modern slavery in the UK today to shape a better future for themselves. We provide employability programmes to remove barrier to freedom, including vocational work placements, internships, volunteer opportunities, training, and formal education. We are committed to creating a society that views and treats these women with respect, leading to a better society for us all. 

We are seeking a hard-working and talented fundraiser to join us as we embark on a new phase of our fundraising strategy. While we have built an excellent platform for growth, we are seeking someone who can bring a range of fundraisings skills, energy and passion to our team and who can take activity to the next level. You will be our only full-time fundraiser, so you need to be confident, articulate and prepared to cover all aspects of fundraising from data entry to stewarding some of our most valued supporters. 

The ideal candidate will have proven experience of major donors, corporates and/or charitable trusts and be looking for the next step in their career. We can offer enthusiastic colleagues, a committed Trustee Board and lots of flexibility. 

To apply please email your CV and a short covering letter detailing your suitability for the role.

Candiates looking to be based in all three regions will be considered.

Do you want to improve the lives of people with disabilities and vulnerable people?

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an award-winning international development aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster.

HI UK is looking for an experienced, highly organised and results-driven fundraiser to join our exceptional team as our Fundraising Officer. If you are keen to work for an international organisation, are happy to be hands-on in a small team and have a can-do attitude, this job is for you!

HI UK is committed to diversity and inclusion. We recognise that discrimination shapes the opportunities that many people have in society and that people have different needs in order to realise their full potential. Addressing this requires organisations to be proactive in creating environments that encourage the inclusion and development of all. Though we still have a long way to go, inclusion is central to our identity at HI UK and we are strongly committed to the continuous work that it requires.

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with disabilities and/or from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds, to help make us more representative. If you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role, we will guarantee you an interview.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND PURPOSE OF THE POST

Humanity & Inclusion’s 2016-25 global strategy, recently reviewed at its mid-point, translates into an ambitious delivery plan in the UK. Our aim is to build on our success to date and achieve a step-change in private fundraising, including individual giving.

This role will support the Fundraising Manager to deliver our fundraising strategy by developing and running our individual-giving campaigns.

The Fundraising Officer will:

• Be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of an ambitious and integrated individual-giving strategy, in line with UK and Federation priorities
• Manage our donor database to ensure the data is kept in line with GDPR and is used to amplify campaigns, import and export data and create relevant reports
• Liaise with Finance colleagues on reconciliation processes, with the support of the Fundraising Manager
• Work with the Fundraising Manager on creating relevant, resource-based fundraising campaigns and adapting them as necessary
• Work with the Team Manager on a cohesive supporter journey and communications strategy
• Work with other colleagues in the Fundraising team and support the team assistants on a day-to-day basis to create a positive working environment

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Fundraising Campaign Management

• Manage the day-to-day set-up and implementation of fundraising campaigns to raise private (unrestricted) funds, balancing retention of existing supporters and new income generation
• Write high standard fundraising and donor copy, across our lead-to-call, mail and email campaigns
• Manage the database to ensure donor information is accurate and data is imported / exported accurately
• Provide support and input into campaigns with the Fundraising Manager
• Develop content for our digital channels
• Work with the Team Assistants to develop a market-leading approach to donor care and to ensure all donor enquiries are well managed

Finance and Reporting

• Support the Fundraising Manager in producing finance and other requested reports to manage campaigns and reconcile income

Other duties

• Maintain a positive and collaborative working relationship with HI UK colleagues and the Federation’s Fundraising and Communication team
• Represent the organisation at relevant external events and meetings
• Keep up to date and adhere with any changes in legislation, regulatory procedures, innovation, best practice and industry standards in relation to private fundraising
• Any other activities commensurate with the level of the post, as may be required by the Fundraising Manager or other members of the team

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter along with the diversity monitoring form by email or post. 

If you wish to use an alternative way of applying, please contact us to ensure that this is submitted in the best format.

If you disclose a disability during your application process and you meet the minimum criteria for the role, we will contact you to discuss any reasonable adjustment you might need at the interview. However, if you have not disclosed, please be aware that any candidate invited for interview will be asked if any reasonable adjustments are needed.

If you wish to disclose a disability, please do so in your covering letter.

Working for Glass Door 

We are a rapidly growing, collaborative team who love making a positive impact. If you believe in our ethos and want to make a difference, get in touch. Glass Door provides its employees with a full induction as well as learning and development opportunities and access to our employee wellbeing programme, cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan scheme.

We operate an equal opportunities policy and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. Although Glass Door services often take place within churches or church-owned properties, please note individuals with connections to a variety of faiths or none work for, volunteer at, and use the services of Glass Door. Our headquarters are located in West London, close to transport links.

Glass Door values diversity, promotes equality and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experiences of homelessness. 

Job Description     

This is new role which provides plenty of variety and development and the opportunity to support and develop skills in several income streams.The post holder will work collaboratively with the fundraising and communications teams and closely with the Fundraising Managers in Philanthropy and Trusts and Foundations.

The post holder will be responsible for the following:   

Fundraising activities 

• Manage direct marketing appeals including our flagship annual Christmas appeal – taking the lead on the direct mail and email campaign and contributing to the digital campaign plans on social media and the website.

• Maximise engagement and retention of individual supporters (giving at a lower level) by prompt thanking, excellent stewardship and building effective donor journeys, 

• Manage (or work towards managing) a small portfolio of trusts, foundations and other grant-making bodies which involves drafting applications and meeting reporting deadlines.  

Fundraising support  

• Assist the Fundraising Managers by compiling information to support applications and reporting.   

• Conduct research into current and prospective donors to assist with seeking, identifying and prioritising fundraising opportunities. 

• Support the growth in the number of regular givers and the value of donations.  

• Support the development and implementation of in-memoriam and legacy giving schemes.   

Fundraising Administration   

• Create and update donor records as required on CRM system (Donorflex), ensuring relevant records are kept up to date, accurate and consistent at all times.   

• Support the Finance and Admin Assistant and other Fundraising Officer as and when needed to manage the processing of donations.  This may involve scanning cheques, coding bank transfers and web donations, entering details in the database, banking cash and setting up Direct Debits.  

Other  

• Stay well informed of existing and new fundraising legislation and guidance from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.   

• Build excellent working relationships with existing donors, the Board of Trustees, staff, volunteers and other stakeholders who help promote the charity.   

• Attend and participate in team meetings, and other ad hoc meetings when necessary.   

• Carry out the functions of the post with proper regard to Glass Door’s Equal Opportunities Policy.   

Person Specification  

Essential  

Knowledge and Experience   

• Experience of project management.   

• Experience of using a fundraising database to segment and select data, produce reports and analyse information.   

• Experience of basic copywriting to produce fundraising letters and other materials. 

• A keen interest in developing skills and income from trusts and foundations.We are open to the post holder starting in a support capacity and working towards managing a small portfolio of supporters. 

• Understanding and experience of developing and stewarding relationships. 

Skills and aptitudes   

• Strong research, analysis and numeracy skills.  

• Excellent attention to detail, taking pride in work at all times.   

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt style appropriately.   

• Ability to work under pressure, manage time effectively and prioritise a varied workload.   

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and audiences, particularly our fundraisers, donors and volunteers.   

• Competent IT skills in standard Microsoft packages (Word, Excel and Outlook) and CRM/supporter databases.

Personal Characteristics    

• A positive approach, willingness to roll up your sleeves and get involved as needed and to develop the role and yourself as Glass Door grows.

• Initiative and follow-through: highly organised and self-motivated with an ability to set, prioritise and work independently through a calendar of deadlines and goals.   

• Collaborative: able to work well within the Fundraising and Communications team.   

• Compassionate: insightful and sympathetic to the challenges faced by people experiencing homelessness and a passion to help improve their lives’. 

• Someone who enjoys the dynamics of a small (but growing), vibrant and busy office.   

• Willingness to work flexible hours occasionally, for example at evenings and weekends.  

Desirable   

• Experience of project managing direct marketing activities and campaigns.

• Experience of seeking funds from trusts and foundations and managing the relationships and grant reporting. 

• Up to date knowledge of the regulatory regime around fundraising and data protection.   

• Experience of managing and working alongside volunteers.   

• Strong public speaking skills and experience of presenting to donors.   

Job Title: Fundraising Officer

Reports to: Head of Fundraising & PR

Office Location: Lifelites, 26 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5BL

Hours: 34 per week

Duration: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: £27,000 per year

Lifelites’ goals

Lifelites is a small charity with a unique mission to donate life-changing technology packages to give life-limited and disabled children using hospice services a chance to play, be creative, control something for themselves and communicate, for as long as it is possible. We donate this technology, including training on how to use it and technical support, for children using every children’s hospice service in the British Isles. 

Purpose of the role

The Fundraising Officer is a key role within the Fundraising & PR Team, to build mutually beneficial relationships between supporters and potential supporters of Lifelites and the work that we can only do with their support. 

By proactively developing relationships with fundraisers and donors as well as providing first class stewardship of existing supporters and collaborating with colleagues throughout the organisation, this role will further Lifelites goal.

The candidate

We are looking for someone seeking to make a positive difference to the lives of life-limited and disabled children across the British Isles. You will need to be able to work proactively and efficiently with colleagues, fundraisers and volunteers to help us raise the £750,000 we need each year to give these children a chance to escape the confines of their conditions.

You will need the right balance of experience, professionalism and friendliness and be very willing to pick up the phone to make a new contact and seize an opportunity. And you will need to be driven by a desire to develop and build relationships with those who have the power to help us do more for the incredible children that we exist to support.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Donor acquisition - Identifying and developing new mutually beneficial relationships with companies, donors, fundraisers, and volunteers
• Seeking out fundraising and donation opportunities for existing supporters, including challenge events
• Provide support materials and encouragement to fundraisers
• Present on behalf of Lifelites at events to various audiences, including occasional evening and weekend events throughout the British Isles which may include an overnight stay
• Communicate with a variety of different audiences in a respectful and professional way
• Work within current legislation and fundraising best practice, and assist Lifelites to meet the demands of Data Protection legislation.

At Lifelites we reward our employees’ hard work with benefits that include:

• 25 days annual leave (plus extra days off during Christmas and New Year)
• 4pm finish on Fridays + many more benefits!

Closing date for applications: midnight on 19 September

Interviews to be held 24 & 27 September

Hours – 35 - Permanent

We have big goals over the next few years.

We’re going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we’ll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Will you join us?

We’re looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic Fundraising Officer to join this team of ten. You will provide amazing stewardship to supporters taking part in sporting events, undertake a range of administrative tasks and work with the team on event delivery; ensuring an incredible supporter experience, and raising vital funds.

About the role

The role entails:

• Delivering a supporter event experience that surpasses supporters’ expectations, in order to maximise the income raised.
• Undertaking a range of tasks, such as maintaining consoles, monitoring fundraising performance, creating HTML emails, ordering merchandise etc.
• Supporting the Senior Fundraising Officers in the delivery of events fundraising activity. This can include planning, writing briefs, generating marketing and stewardship communications, working with third party agencies, setting up web pages, reporting and analysing live activity and conducting evaluations.
• Liaising with internal teams and third-party suppliers to effectively deliver activities and achieve targets.

About you

You will have good administrative and supporter care skills along with excellent organisational and communication skills to manage a varied and demanding workload. It’s a rewarding and varied role but also a demanding one, requiring you to use your initiative. You must also be a confident communicator, as you will representing Mind - which will involve some evening and weekend work.

Closing Date: 26th September 2021

Mind reserve the right to close the vacancy to applications earlier, should we receive a high volume of strong candidates – therefore we encourage an early application.

This position will initially, in line with current government guidance be based from home, with an expectation of being home based until November or until updated government guidelines are published. However, if / when government guidelines change the role may then revert to being office based, whilst retaining some flexible working options.

Mind is 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.

Please refer to the Job Description / Person Specification while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria.

Are you an ambitious and passionate individual with experience in Events Management?

Would you thrive in an exciting and rewarding role in an award-winning Memory Walk Team?

If the answer is yes, we’d love to let you know about our fantastic new opportunity!

Fundraising Officer Responsibilities:

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Events Fundraising Officer who will play a key role in the delivery of the Memory Walk programme. You will:

• Deliver the organisation’s flagship event programme, Memory Walk, which includes the recruitment, event delivery and stewardship of our supporters.
• Plan, organise and manage a number of mass participation events, from event conception to on the day delivery.
• Lead on the delivery of Memory Walk project areas, including marketing, stewardship, volunteering and internal comms.
• Provide the best possible event experience, to increase sign-ups and income, to ultimately support more people affected by dementia.
• Be part of our award-winning Memory Walk team, which sits within our events team as part of the wider fundraising directorate.

Fundraising Officer Requirements:

We are looking for someone with a background in event delivery, and experience in managing mass participation events. You will be;

• Enthusiastic, creative, highly organised and a good negotiator.
• Experienced working across a variety of projects and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
• A strong relationship builder, both internally and externally, and an excellent communicator.
• Comfortable in recruiting and managing volunteers within an events environment.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Events Fundraising Officer
Location: Home Worker (England, Wales and NI)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 35 per week
Salary: £25,806 - £28,181 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) (+ London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable)

Closing Date: 30 September 2021
Interview Date: TBC

You may have experience of the following: Events Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Coordinator, Charities, Not for Profit, Fundraiser, Marketing, Business Development, Donor Management, Fundraising Officer, Third Sector, Fundraising Assistant, etc.

Ref: 102 368

TPP Fundraising and Development team are working with an amazing health charity as they look at developing their fundraising department with the hiring of a Fundraising Officer to focus on their Individual Giving income stream. This is an exciting role to support in the growth of their individual giving programme as well as develop your career. They want to make sure they find the right candidate and because of this they are flexible on the location of the candidate.

Job title: Fundraising Officer - Individual Giving
Charity cause: Health
Location: flexible/homebased
Salary: £24,000 to £27,000

Working as the Fundraising Officer you will have the opportunity to build on their current stewardship and communication plans for regular giving donors to ensure that they receive the best level of stewardship. Develop new and create ways for the charity to drive growth within fundraising income. You will take lead in engaging with their Facebook fundraising to maximise income through this route. Analyse activity and income of their fundraising, undertaking reviews and making recommendations on new approaches. This is a great role to develop your experience, starting off supporting on the delivery to campaigns to taking on your own campaigns.

They are looking for someone who has an understanding of fundraising, has worked in this area and wants to pursue fundraising as their career path. You will be confident in you written and verbal skills, the ability to build relationships. Have experience of working with a fundraising database and providing donor care.

If you are looking for a role that give you the opportunity to grow and develop your fundraising experience and knowledge then this role will provide you this. If you are interested in hearing more about this then apply within.

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

Crosslinks is a Christian charity that exists to help people get involved in God’s mission. We have workers in more than 35 countries worldwide. We believe mission is all about making disciples of Jesus Christ so our people and projects are all engaged in frontline evangelism or training pastor-teachers. 

We're looking for a new Partnership and Fundraising Officer to join our busy office team.

The Partnership and Fundraising Officer plays a key role in ensuring that all Crosslinks ministries are financially resourced and therefore able to fulfil their gospel purposes. They will develop and deliver strategies that create new partnerships and streams of funding as well as maintaining relationships across the whole of the organisation and supporter base.

Responsibilities include:

1. Developing and delivering a strategy to ensure that all ministries are financially resourced.
2. Coaching mission personnel and other ministry fund holders to ensure they play an effective role in financing their ministries.
3. Developing a legacy programme and a plan for fundraising from grant making organisations.
4. Maintaining and developing the Crosslinks membership and supporter programme.

The successful candidate will be a committed Christian* with evangelical convictions, a passion for cross-cultural biblical mission as well as relevant relationship management, marketing and fundraising abilities.

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, click the 'Apply' button below to go to our website and access a full job description and application information.

*An occupational requirement under Schedule 9 (3) of the Equality Act 2010

Fundraising Officer (Digital Outreach)

The Charity for Civil Servants is here for the Civil Service community, listening without judgement and offering practical, financial and emotional support to people who come to us for help. With new fundraising initiatives coming up and development investment secured for the future, this is an exciting time to join our growing and ambitious team.

We are currently recruiting for an Acquisition Officer (Digital Outreach), who will be responsible for securing new supporters for the Charity. This will be achieved by delivering presentations across the Civil Service community via a range of digital platforms as well as exploring and testing new acquisition approaches.

Working in a small, supportive and enthusiastic team, this role will be part of evolving our approach and delivering a sustainable donor acquisition programme going forward.

Fundraising Officer (Digital Outreach) Requirements:

To be successful in this role you will need experience of recruiting new donors or customers, ideally via virtual face-to-face channels and methods. An understanding of digital platforms such as Teams, Zoom and Google Meet is vital, and in particular how to maximise them for the purposes of outreach, engagement and fundraising.

Due to the current situation with Covid-19, all interviews will be conducted remotely.

About the Charity for Civil Servants:

The Charity for Civil Servants is one of the largest occupational charities in the UK. We help civil servants, past and present, when times are tough, listening without judgement and offering practical, financial and emotional support.

The Charity for Civil Servants are committed to building and developing a workforce which reflects the diversity of the civil service community that we support. We seek to ensure all job applications are treated fairly, with respect and without bias and we encourage applications from suitably experienced candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, or any other factor. Strictly no agencies.

Location: Flexible within UK

Hours: Full time 36 hours per week

Type: 18 months Fixed Term Contract

Salary: c£27,000 per annum

Benefits: include a health cash plan, life assurance, excellent pension, generous annual leave, and interest free loans for season tickets and our cycle to work scheme.

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Administrator, Supporter Engagement, Supporter Recruitment, Donor Recruitment, Sales Support, Sales Administration, Project Support Project Coordinator, Telemarketing, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Executive, Fundraiser, Membership Services, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

Ref: 101 421

Community Fundraising Officer

BeyondAutism

Wandsworth,Bromley London

Salary scale: £28,140 dependent on qualifications and experience

Details: Full time, permanent. (37.5hrs)

Holiday: 25 days + Bank holidays

Bromley or Wandsworth based: with the opportunity for some home based working

Our vision is to ensure everyone with autism accesses an education which empowers a life full of choice, independence and opportunity.

We run two Independent Special Schools for children aged 4-19, two Post-19 service, Outreach and Training and an Early Years’ service in Bromley.

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Senior Fundraising Officer, the Community Fundraising Officer will play a key role in the development and implementation of BeyondAutism’s community fundraising activities, in order to secure funding for project work, capital and revenue costs.

This is an exciting time of development for the organisation and we are looking for a motivated, adaptable and proactive individual, experienced in community fundraising, with some digital fundraising knowledge, to join our dedicated team.

Working with for this inspirational charity, you will play a key role in the development and implementation of BeyondAutism’s fundraising activities using your community fundraising experience. Key focus will be on securing funding for our Early Years Service in Bromley, and for other programmes of work and organisational core costs in line with the Strategy.

The successful candidate will build and develop fundraising relationships in the community/s by providing excellent stewardship and support to our volunteers, events, and key supporters, in order to increase income and deliver the agreed Community Fundraising strategy.

You will work across teams to ensure online and offline fundraising campaigns are integrated and digital channels are used effectively. Execute digital fundraising campaigns to ensure messages, reporting and content creation work together to provide a better experience for our supporters.The ideal candidate will have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with a track record of communicating complex information to a variety of audiences both in writing and in person.

Closing date: 12.09.2021

Prospectus are excited to be working with DePaul UK to help them recruit a Trusts Fundraising Officer. DePaul UK works with some of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. They specialise in working in communities where poverty and long-term unemployment have resulted in generations of social exclusion and high rates of homelessness. They are now looking to diversify and sustain their voluntary income to further strengthen the organisation and ensure more young people have a safe place to call home.

This role is offered as a 12-month full-time fixed term contract (maternity cover) paying £33,794 per annum with pension and benefits. They will be operating a flexible hybrid working system with two days a week in the office and the remainder working from home.

The post holder will be an integral member of a proactive and dedicated trust fundraising team, managing current donors, building new relationships and communicating the great impact the charity has with vulnerable young people. The post holder will help to deliver a brand-new trusts and foundations strategy that is taking shape now and aims to deliver a huge impact on youth homelessness.

They are looking for a candidate with experience in raising funds from trusts and foundations. The ideal candidate would have a track record of writing successful five figure bids and securing single gifts.

We are reviewing applications on a continuous basis so please do apply now and we'll be in touch!

As a specialist recruitment practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role.

Job title: Fundraising Manager - North West

Location: Based remotely in the UK, ideally with knowledge of fundraising in the North West

Responsible to: Head of Engagement 

Salary: £25,000 - £38,000 per annum FTE 

Why us?  

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has grown then fold in the past two years. This has supported growth in our employer network from 70 to 700 leading employers and 3800% growth in the number of work experience places offered during the same period.

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

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

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

Role Summary 

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

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

Key Duties / Responsibilities 

• Develop and broaden regional corporate partnerships. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Education / Experience / Knowledge 

Essential:  

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

• Excellent research skills 

• Strong track record in delivering to tight deadlines 

• Excellent organisational and project management skills 

• Evidence of good negotiation skills 

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

• Excellent presentation skills 

• Able to work in a team and on own initiative 

• Ability to build successful relationships with all Stakeholders. 

Desirable:

• Fundraising experience 

• Events management experience

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

• Experience in report writing 

• Experience using Salesforce 

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

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 

• Morning of your birthday off

• Pension scheme

• CharlieHR perks

• Perkbox

• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core  

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

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

How to apply:   

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

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

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

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

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

The closing date for this role is Friday 24th September. 

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

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

BACKGROUND
Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in  1933  at  the  request  of  Albert  Einstein,  the  IRC  offers  lifesaving  care  and  life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.The  International  Rescue  Committee  UK  is  part  of  the  IRC  global  network,  which  has  its headquarters  in  New  York  and  London.

The  IRC  is  on  the  ground  in  more  than  40  countries, providing  emergency  relief,  relocating  refugees  and  rebuilding  lives  in  the  wake  of  disaster. Through over 20 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US and become self-sufficient.The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

IRC-UK
Our European  headquarters,  IRC-UK,  were  established  in  London  in  1997  to  support  the organisation’s global activities and particularly to diversify its donor base and be able to better advocate with European policy-makers on behalf of the people we serve. Since its establishment IRC-UK  has  grown  rapidly  and  is  now  acknowledged  for  its  high  quality  project  management, technical expertise in governance and rights and economic recovery, and innovative thinking on early recovery and gender based violence. IRC-UK comprises approximately 120 staff. The IRC also has offices in Berlin, Bonn, Brussels, Geneva and Stockholm.

Purpose of the role 

IRC is seeking a Senior Digital Fundraising Officer to join the Global Digital Engagement team. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who has some dedicated years experience working as a digital direct response specialist with a strong background of using audience insight to drive decision making and digital fundraising activity.

In this role you will be responsible for managing and executing planned digital fundraising campaigns that engage and inspire new and existing audiences for the International Rescue Committee. Your focus will be digital fundraising activities across 20 priority remote markets across Europe, the Americas and Asia, as well as supporting Digital Fundraising colleagues in national markets. You will work closely with the wider Digital Engagement team to help achieve its targets in line with the team’s wider organisational and fundraising strategies. Through this work, you will play a key role in raising much needed donations and public awareness to support refugees in crisis-zones around the world. 

Scope and Authority 

Authority 

In this role you will have authority to make spending decisions about how best to utilise IRC budget on Facebook Ad Manager and other paid media platforms to maximise return, and responsibility for suggesting, planning and delivering new and engaging ways to introduce prospects to the IRC brand.

Responsibility for Resources 

This role has no line management or budget approval responsibility.   

Key Working Relationships 

• External Relations colleagues globally, particularly in New York, Stockholm and Berlin.

• Colleagues across comms, advocacy, IT on specific projects as needed.

• Liaise with creative agencies, partners and freelancers as needed.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 

Supporter Acquisition (35%) 

• Plan, manage and implement paid acquisition campaigns across numerous international markets for movement building, lead generation, donor acquisition and engagement.

• Make recommendations for how to spend strategically and maximise return on paid media activities. 

• Continually optimise paid acquisition campaigns across digital media platforms (e.g. Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, etc).

• Work with the Deputy Director, Digital Engagement to plan and test new acquisition activities and channels.

• Implement, edit and test landing pages and other online donation functionality.

• Work with internal / external colleagues to support the creation of marketing assets that meet campaign needs, goals and specifications.

Supporter Retention and Engagement  (35%) 

• Plan and implement email marketing campaigns and journeys to engage and retain existing financial supporters, increase lifetime value across a range of donor segments and products, and safeguard donor income.

• Work closely with the Associate Director, Digital Engagement (International) to plan and execute Supporter Journeys across all digital channels.

• Ensure supporters receive an excellent user experience, working collaboratively across the organisation. 

• Support implementation of new fundraising products across digital and other channels (such as telemarketing).

• Support and implement new strategies for recurring donor management and retention.

Supporting wider Digital Engagement Team activity (20%)

• Support the Digital Engagement team in new pilots, programmes & optimization activity across the team.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues in the IRC network to assist in digital best practice sharing and implementation.

• Participate in Digital Engagement team meetings and events

• Support the organisation’s efforts to become more agile and thus supporting digital efforts

Reporting and analytics (10%)

• Provide regular real-time status reports on active campaigns and suggest optimisations to improve results.

• Working in partnership with colleagues in Data Analytics, provide in depth end of campaign analysis and ongoing reporting on income from new and existing supporters

• Support data gathering and manipulation for real-time campaign optimisation and high level reporting.

• Recommend and implement strategies to continually improve activity tracking, gift attribution and data quality.
   

General

• Keep up to date with the sector developments in acquisition fundraising to ensure IRC is at the forefront of fundraising

• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current legislation, best practice and industry standards and adhere to all relevant regulations including the Fundraising Regulator and ICO. Ensure all fundraising and marketing is ethical, effective and supporter centric

• This post may involve some travel, overnight stays and very occasional working outside core office hours, e.g. during emergency appeal launches

• Undertake any other additional tasks as requested by the Director of Global Digital Engagement

PERSON SPECIFICATION  

Essential  

Experience 

• Demonstrable advanced experience of running complex Facebook, Google ads and paid search / SEM advertising campaigns at an equivalent level, including a solid understanding of how to set up and optimise campaigns to maximise results. 

• Experience of running email marketing activity with the goal of increasing engagement and/or lifetime value. 

• Experience of proposing plans and budgets for spending on paid media campaigns for best possible return.

• Maintain and develop a monitoring and reporting framework for Acquisition activity and associated KPIs that show the performance of the Acquisition strategy

• Experience working in a team towards digital fundraising or marketing goals.

• Experience using varied and complex online tools and platforms for digital marketing and data analysis.

• Experience using a CRM system (such as Salesforce or similar) to run reports or analysis on fundraising/marketing campaigns.

• Experience and understanding of creative process and relationship with brand identity through different channels and audiences 

Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications  

• Excellent IT skills including digital marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Business Ad Manager, AdWords

• Excellent numeracy with proven ability to quickly analyse, interpret and act on complex data sets and digital fundraising results. 

• Good understanding of paid search / display advertising

• Understanding, of at least basic level, of how to design, set up and send HTML and CSS based emails and/or landing pages.

• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to manage a complex, varied workload 

• Able to understand and demonstrate commitment to IRC’s Equal Opportunities Policy and to ensure all activities are consistent with Equal Opportunities.

• Excellent verbal and written English and the ability to produce well designed and high quality proposals and reports.

SKILLS AND OTHER ATTRIBUTES

Language Skills: English (fluent). No additional languages are necessary but German or Swedish would be an advantage. 

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.