Join the highly successful ISM working to support musicians

Central London – Marketing Manager

Permanent and Full Time – £34-37k

The ISM is looking for a dynamic marketing professional to drive membership growth at the ISM. The ISM has already seen sustained growth in membership over successive years and this is a trend we are keen to maintain.

In conjunction with the Director of Business Development, you will set the marketing strategy for recruiting and retaining individual and corporate members and lead on developing and delivering vibrant, memorable marketing campaigns. You will be an active presence in the sector and proactively identify and cultivate partnerships that generate membership growth and increase our profile.

You will be skilled at using digital tools to extend our reach, utilising our position as Individual Member Association of the Year 2021 to engage with all professional musicians working in the sector. You will be able to demonstrate significant effectiveness in previous roles and have an appetite for delivering successful marketing plans that meet and exceed targets.

You will be joining a motivated staff team, who are highly invested in supporting musicians and effecting positive change in the music sector. The role is based in Bayswater, London but are currently following a hybrid model of work.

To apply please send a full CV and covering letter saying why you are right the person for the job and join us in supporting the music sector at this critical time.

Closing date is Friday 22 July at 5.30pm.  Interviews will be held shortly thereafter.

6 Fixed Term Contract
Hours: 35 hrs p/w
Days: TBC
Location: Flexible working - 50/50 split between home-working, and 175 St John Street, Farringdon
 

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Fundraising Intern to help provide administrative assistance to the Fundraising Department. This is a six-month placement where you will also spend time working within each of the five different fundraising specialisms (Trusts & Grants, Corporate Partnerships, Community & Challenge Events, Philanthropy & Special Events, and Individual Giving) to get hands-on insights and grounding within the various fields of Fundraising.

We are seeking someone who is genuinely interested in starting a career in Fundraising and we are particularly interested in receiving applications from candidates from communities who are traditionally under-represented within the profession.

You will be a real people person with great interpersonal and communication skills. You will need to have excellent organisational skills and an obvious passion for Fundraising and Place2Be.

What will I be responsible for in my new role?
 
You will:
 

• learn everything you need to know about Fundraising from a super friendly and inclusive team
• regularly update our CRM system, ThankQ, with income and supporter details as required
• provide support to the Director of Fundraising and the wider fundraising team e.g. sending out materials etc
• provide support for our events such as gala dinners, London Marathon, carol concert and cultivation events.
• write and contribute to fundraising reports, applications and proposals where appropriate
• show excellent supporter care to our fundraisers, including written and verbal communications
• help organise department-wide activities e.g. meetings, away days etc.
• handle incoming enquiries regarding donations and fundraising events

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• an interest in developing a career in fundraising
• self-motivation and ability to work independently or as part of a team
• excellent written and oral English
• strong organising and interpersonal skills; able to develop professional and effective relationships with colleagues and supporters
• experience of and competent in using Microsoft Office i.e. Word, Outlook and Excel
• ability and willing to learn new skills and to work to deadlines

Interview Dates: 19th/20th July 2022 ZOOM Video Interview 

 In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Robust Learning and Development Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance, 4x Annual Salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mobile Phone Discounts (EE Network)
• Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
• Extended Maternity/Paternity Pay

If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity and have the counselling skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people and families, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work – but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping to give young people a brighter future.

Care for Wild UK is seeking an experienced fundraising professional to lead further growth of our UK-based fundraising activities.

This is a really exciting time for Care for Wild UK, having registered as a charity at the start of 2020, and following successful income growth over the past couple of years, we are now looking for someone to build on this and lead in developing and establishing a long-term fundraising portfolio.

We have been supporting the world’s largest Rhino sanctuary, based in South Africa, to rescue, rehabilitate and rewild orphaned White and Black Rhinos. As they look to further expand their operations and closer integrate with the local community, Care for Wild UK also plans to increase income through diversifying income streams. The successful candidate will work closely with Trustees and partners in South Africa to drive existing and new fundraising activities. 

We are looking for a conservation-motivated, experienced professional with a track record of building fundraising portfolios and excellent stakeholder management. We offer 16-24 hours a week flexible working, and as we currently don’t have an office, we are looking for someone who can work remotely. This role is initially 9-12 months, but we will look to expand this, and potentially make it permanent, if it is successful. This is an amazing opportunity to be instrumental in establishing mass fundraising operations in the UK.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity that you could lead forward for us then we would love to hear from you. 

Job purpose and role

To communicate the message and impact of Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) and ensure it is widely recognised as a day of national significance, by leading on the development and delivery of our communications strategy. HMDT are looking for an experienced communications professional who is creative, strategic, and politically astute. 

Main Responsibilities

1. Oversee all of HMDT’s communications, and all of HMDT’s communications functions, including public affairs, media, social media, digital content and website, to increase reach and impact.
2. Lead the creation of both the in-person event and the broadcast UK Ceremony for HMD.
3. Oversee the annual development, delivery and evaluation of a media strategy, and use media to increase our impact through the year. Act as a spokesperson for HMDT as required.
4. Develop sensitive responses for complex political and social issues and provide advice to the HMDT CEO and Trustees.
5. Lead the ‘Light the darkness’ national moment for HMD to embed it in the national consciousness.
6. Ensure sensitive inclusion of fundraising messages in appropriate external communications.
7. Oversee survivor engagement and ensure experiences of survivors and those affected by the Holocaust and subsequent genocides are central to HMD and HMDT.
8. Lead and manage the Communications Team; manage the Communications budget; manage other agency and supplier relationships; coordinate HMDT groups and relevant trustee committees.
9. Work as part of the HMDT team to realise the charitable aims of HMDT and the organisational strategic plan; undertake other tasks as may reasonably be required.

Person Specification

Essential

Skills

• Ability to think and plan strategically
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to deal diplomatically with sensitive situations

Experience

• Experience of working with opinion formers and high-profile individuals
• Experience of working in a busy communications environment
• Experience of working sensitively with a range of stakeholders
• Experience of developing and implementing digital campaigns
• Experience of line management

Knowledge

• Understanding of how traditional and new media can drive impact
• Understanding of the UK political environment

Qualities

• Interest and willingness to learn about the Holocaust and subsequent genocides
• Understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities
• Strong team player
• Adaptable and flexible

Desirable

Experience

• Experience of managing budgets
• Experience of working across the UK, including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
• Experience of developing, implementing, or increasing awareness of a brand identity

Knowledge

• Knowledge of antisemitism and relevant contemporary issues
• Knowledge of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides

This job description is intended as a guide to the main responsibilities of the role, not as an exhaustive list of duties and tasks. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties appropriate to the grade that are not listed above. HMDT examines and updates job descriptions periodically to ensure they relate to the role being performed.

All staff are required to support key activities such as attending HMD events therefore using annual leave in peak periods may be restricted

This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, yet dynamic team in Islington, London. Islington Giving is a coalition of local people and organisations, working together to raise funds, to support communities and projects, and to connect each other in Islington. We know that when we work together, we can create positive social impact.

In the fundraising and communications team, we are migrating to Salesforce later this year, a website refresh is underway, and we have recently secured some exciting new funding partnerships. Through our programmes, we are building on our resident-led approach, exploring even more ways to share power with our local community. As a result, the next few years promise to be pivotal in taking Islington Giving and the place-based giving movement even further.

This role is varied and interesting, and we are keen to receive applications from individuals with different levels of experience. This will mean the role can be shaped by the right candidate. There are lots of opportunities to test, learn and innovate at Cripplegate Foundation and Islington Giving.

Islington Giving’s growing fundraising programme involves inspiring the local community to support local projects. We engage trusts, foundations, local businesses, and residents. As a result, we have raised over £9m since 2010. We raised and distributed over £1.1m in 2020 alone, including through our Islington Giving Crisis Fund during the Covid-19 pandemic.

We are seeking an individual with fundraising and communications experience (or similar roles) to create engaging stories, inspire new donors and engage existing supporters. So, if you

• have experience in fundraising and communications (or similar roles),
• thrive in small teams where you can work with colleagues on a variety of projects and campaigns,
• and are you passionate about addressing issues around poverty and inequality

you might be just the person we are looking for to join our small and ambitious team. Please do download the application pack and apply for this exciting role. We are also happy to chat with you about this role, if you’d like to ask any questions before applying. 

We are currently seeking a Head of Fundraising to provide leadership, vision and inspiration across the organisation to drive income generation, grow the supporter base and raise awareness of the Orpheus brand and mission and produce strategies to enable and facilitate delivery of effective fundraising.  This role sits in the senior management team, carries board reporting responsibilities and liaison with senior level networks in the sector.

The Orpheus Centre is an independent specialist College in Godstone, Surrey. We focus on developing independence skills through performing and visual arts and make dramatic improvements to young disabled adults’ lives.

35 hours per week / 52 weeks per year (hours may be altered on occasions according to the needs of the curriculum and organisation) Flexible working considered.

Salary: £55,000 to £60,000 per annum

Essential qualifications, knowledge skills and experience:

• Degree level education (or equivalent experience)
• 5 years+ team management experience in a fundraising/communications role
• High-level fundraising experience of personally securing five/six-figure donations
• Proven success of achieving targets in a capital appeal of £1,000,000+
• Experience of managing and developing a diverse funding portfolio
• Track record of innovation
• Management and development of database/CRM systems
• Familiar with the use of social media/digital communications
• Legislative environment connected to fundraising/communications
• The ability to build and maintain professional relationships
• Outstanding communication skills
• High expectations of yourself, the organisation, other people including staff, volunteers and donors

Having an active interest/experience of performing arts, working with volunteers and related agencies and experience of increasing funds through digital initiatives desirable.

Orpheus is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all service users. We are committed to the promotion of equal opportunities.

This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is therefore subject to an Enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure Barring Service.

In order to be considered you must be eligible to work in the UK.

Click https://bit.ly/3tAIw1P for a full job description and person specification.

About WLM
WLM has been working in the community in London since 1887. We currently work in Lambeth, Southwark, Westminster and Islington with a focus on PTS Coaching, Hubs & Residential Services, Counselling Services and Criminal Justice Services.

WLM is a values led organisation. Our people are the heart of what we do. We have recently embarked on developing an asset-based approach in partnership with Mayday Trust building on our work embedding recovery and psychologically informed approaches.

About the Role
The Head of Fundraising role is crucial in leading the growth of income for this year and the future. The role is responsible for overseeing a comprehensive fundraising strategy and leading the fundraising team.

About You
You will be a results-oriented leader with the experience, skills and drive to take WLM to the next level in its fundraising and marketing. You will be appreciative of the heritage of WLM and can see how our roots in the Church create opportunities for us today.  We need a confident ambassador for our work – comfortable talking with corporates, high net-worth individuals and speaking publicly about our work. 

Please note the advertised salary is subject to a benchmarking exercise - but the final salary will not be lower.

HOW TO APPLY

• Please review the job pack and complete our application form via our website.
• Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 10th July 2022.
• Interviews and assessments dates TBC.
• All appointments will be made on WLM’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

JOB OVERVIEW

The fundraising team has ambitious growth plans. We want to double our voluntary income over the next 3 years and we are looking for a community fundraising professional to join our team who can play a huge part in supporting our ambition.

Our community fundraising portfolio is varied; we have a range of activities that you can grasp with both hands, innovate, own and grow:

• Supporter led events – street parties to bake sales
• Local corporate partnerships – CRMs, charity of the years and our amazing 50 for 50 supporters!
• Golf days
• Local fundraising groups
• And we have space for lots of new and exciting stuff – we’ll work with you to create it!

But don’t worry, we all work together. You’ll never feel like you are working alone.

We are looking for a friendly, positive team player, with significant experience of managing a varied community fundraising portfolio and who is competent working with both fundraisers and internal stakeholders.

This role also has line management of one brilliant community fundraiser.

Although this is a comprehensive job description, you may be required to undertake other duties as assigned by the Director of Fundraising from time to time.

MAIN DUTIES OF JOB

• To generate and grow income, through development and delivery of a programme of community fundraising activity which brings new people and income to North London Hospice.
• To build strong and long lasting relationships with all supporters, always seeking to maximise new opportunities to improve relationships and increase engagement and income.
• To deliver exceptional supporter experiences – planning, delivery and follow up.
• To plan and deliver recruitment activity for supporters, developing journeys and engagement activities.
•  To ensure supporters and fundraisers stay in touch and are engaged with the Hospice.

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information relating to this role

WHY WORK WITH THE ORGANISATION

Since 1984 North London Hospice has been the leading provider of end-of-life care in North London, providing specialist care to people at home, in the community and on our Inpatient Unit in Finchley.  Providing vital income for our charity are our 17 retail stores across North London, that, alongside our active fundraising team, generate much of the funds needed to run our services.

Every person at North London Hospice plays a role in supporting people to live their lives as well as they can for as long as they can. From our nursing, medical and clinical staff, patient and family support and health and wellbeing teams, cleaners & caterers to communications, finance, HR, retail and fundraising support - we all work to ensure exceptional care.

We offer a range of competitive benefits as follows:

• Workplace Pension Scheme
• Inner London supplement
• 27 days annual leave (with increase for length of service)
• Life Assurance Scheme for eligible staff
• Transfer of NHS pension scheme 
• On-site restaurant (applicable to those based at Finchley)
• Fully funded health cash plan
• Annual ‘Thank You’ events
• Discounted cinema scheme, etc.
• A wide range of learning opportunities

The role

Join Breast Cancer Now’s Regional Community Fundraising Team and be part of something extraordinary.

Our team is special. We are passionate, close-knit and completely committed to providing a fantastic supporter experience to fundraisers who say they feel like family. In this team, you’ll create and nurture long-term relationships from a range of community supporters which includes, Community Fundraising Volunteer groups and individuals, local corporate partners, and clubs and societies. You’ll also have the chance to work with the team to recruit and nurture cycling teams from local companies to take part in our two much loved annual cycling challenges Tour de Law and Ride Now.

This role is offered on a 12 month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave.

About you

You are passionate about the difference your hard work can make, you’ll be dedicated and enthusiastic about working in the charity sector.

Your love for building deep and long-lasting relationships with supporters will shine through and you’ll thrive on being out and about meeting your fundraisers, assuring them of their value and impact and seeking new opportunities in which you’ll be able to spot and create through excellent exploration, by influencing and gaining commitment. 

Your previous experience might be in community and events or another area of fundraising and you’ll be looking to make the next move in your career to gain experience and exposure to community and relationship fundraising.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the charity that’s steered by world-class research and powered by life-changing care. We’re here for anyone affected by breast cancer, the whole way through, providing support for today and hope for the future.

We’re that trusted friend that people affected by breast cancer turn to for caring support when they need it most. The expert authority on breast cancer research who is making breakthroughs and driving forward progress. And a vehicle for change, acting now to make sure anyone affected by breast cancer gets the best possible treatment and care.

We believe that we can change the future of breast cancer and make sure that, by 2050, everyone diagnosed with the disease lives – and is supported to live well. But we need to act now.

This role can be based in our London, Glasgow, Sheffield or Cardiff office. However, in line with our hybrid working practice, full-time staff members may choose to work up to three days per week from home.  If the postholder is based outside of London, occasional travel to London will be expected to support delivery of the portfolio. 

Should you have any queries with regards to this please contact us the first instance.

Breast Cancer Now is an inclusive employer committed to developing a diverse workforce.

We will be assessing applications on a rolling basis and may shortlist and invite candidates to interview before the closing date, therefore, this role may close before the advertised closing date.

Closing date: Wednesday 13 July 2022 at 9:00am

The Talent Set are delighted to be partnering with Kidney Care UK to recruit their next Head of Fundraising to lead an exciting fundraising strategy to increase fundraising income to £4m per year by 2025 to help support the 3 million people living with chronic kidney disease, many of which come from underrepresented backgrounds and are uniquely affected by the current cost of living crisis.

This role is a career-defining opportunity lead a talented, high-potential team to develop compelling and impactful cases for support to deliver fundraising growth across a variety of streams, enabling the charity to sustain and extend its critical support for patients and their families.

Main duties include:

• Overseeing and developing a multi-discipline fundraising team encompassing Individual Giving, Legacies, Community Fundraising, Challenge Events, Trusts, Corporates and Major Donors to achieve ambitious but achievable fundraising targets.
• Utilising expertise across Individual Giving, Legacy, Challenge Events and Community Fundraising to drive the growth of the Charity’s supporter base, leading by example to develop the lifetime value of existing supporters and reaching new ones outside of KCUK’s core constituency.
• Collaborating with the Director of Fundraising, Marketing & Communications to develop and refine the long-term strategic plan, including the development of new and existing income streams.
• Developing and maintaining effective supporter journeys across a range of traditional and digital platforms
• Building relationships with colleagues at all levels in the charity to develop and refine cases of support to represent patients and families authentically. 

We’re looking for an ambitious fundraising leader with the following qualities:

• Significant and recent hands-on experience of leading the growth of public fundraising programmes across a wide range of online and offline channels, raising sums of £1m+ per annum.
• Extensive experience of leading, building and developing fundraising teams to achieve income and career growth.
• Proven track record of growing and maximising income in previous fundraising roles, with demonstrable evidence of meeting and exceeding targets.
• Experience of developing fundraising strategies and implementing them successfully.
• Strong knowledge of individual giving, events, and community fundraising.
• A strong interest or experience of fundraising in the health sector. Previous experience in health isn’t necessary, however an ability to learn, empathise and advocate for kidney disease patients and families is a must.
• Knowledge and/or experience of trusts, major donors or corporate fundraising is an advantage.

Kidney Care UK is the UK’s leading patient support charity, supporting 100 patients every week and investing over £3m per year in patient support grants to those most in need. Their “Priced out of Existence” campaign received UK-wide coverage this year, highlighting the unique and stark challenges that the 3 million kidney patients face amid the current cost of living crisis. This drives the charity’s ambition to grow their income to over £4m per year by 2025, enabling them to support more patients and families than ever before.

Kidney Care UK are based in Alton, Hampshire and are operating on a hybrid working structure with 2 days per week in the office. The office is easily accessible from Hampshire, Surrey & Berkshire locations and is roughly 1 hour 20 minutes on the train from London Waterloo.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

Along with Kidney Care UK we are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Location: Flexible, but must work from London office at least once a week and be available as required for in person meetings with agencies and others.

About the role:

We are recruiting a Marketing and Brand Manager to be responsible for the organisations central marketing function, and lead on brand guardianship and development. The marketing team sits within the external relations division, responsible for the positioning, profile and reputation of Frontline, and for inspiring support for the charity and participation in our programmes. The marketing team leads on building brand awareness and promotion of the organisation’s programmes, fundraising and event

A little bit about you:

This exciting role will suit an experienced marketing and brand specialist, keen to make their mark on a growing and dynamic charity. The successful candidate will demonstrate significant experience in brand management and positioning, as well as executing and evaluating successful marketing and brand strategies.

Our commitment:

We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater ethnic minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value ethnic minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities. Please let us know how we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you by emailing our People team, the email address is on the link to this job advert.

Please email our People team if you would like us to send you the job pack in a different file format.

We only accept applications through our non-biased recruitment website, Pinpoint.

• Job Title: Head of Fundraising and Partnerships
• Charity: Peer Power
• Salary: £45k – £50k
• Contract: Permanent, full time (p/t or job share considered)
• Location: Vauxhall, London. Office based/hybrid or home working

Peer Power is an empathy-led charity that helps to heal trauma and adversity through caring relationships, and transforms youth service systems by supporting the young people we partner with to influence and inspire action.

Our vision is a world where empathy-led services and systems support all children, teenagers and young adults to achieve their dreams and lead their best lives.

Our mission is to be a caring support network for young people, helping to change their lives through trusted, healthy relationships so they can change and inspire the lives of others and increase empathy in the services designed to help them.

You will deliver fundraising and income generation at Peer Power, focusing on increasing unrestricted income through philanthropy, grants and trusts, individual giving, events, legacy, community and major donor streams. You will have an individual track record of exceeding income targets and significant experience of developing partnerships that has resulted in generating new income.

You will build this role in the charity and work closely with the CEO, and the staff team, as well as building a team of junior fundraising positions over time.

You will promote and demonstrate the values of the charity by being positive, open and honest and showing empathy, love, respect and fairness.

Role responsibilities to include:

• Develop and deliver on the Fundraising Strategy, annual fundraising plans and income targets and meet the agreed income target.
• Lead the strategic direction for all philanthropic, fundraising and stewardship aspects of income generation. To lead and manage all fundraising activities related to trusts, corporates, individual giving, events, legacy, community and major donors.
• Cultivate, secure and steward funding and relationships through corporates, high net worth individuals, trusts and foundations with a focus on long- term relationships
• To identify potential corporate partners to approach with written proposals or pitch for new business.
• Work with the Senior Management Team to develop and deliver the annual grants and trust budget, income and expenditure budgets and re-forecasts. Update the overarching bid and reporting plan, and ensure the database is kept up to date 
• Develop and manage relationships with existing and new funders in order to maximise fundraising potential and supporter retention.
• Working with our communications team to develop high-quality, engaging email marketing materials and communications that drive donor acquisition and retention.
• Generate income in order to build a Fundraising Team and manage junior staff to assist on all areas of fundraising, setting clear direction and leadership, and delegating tasks for them to deliver on.
• To identify new and innovative opportunities for income-generating activity amongst schools, community groups and youth networks.

​Person Specification to include:

• Established track record of meeting income targets and building relationships with supporters at all levels 
• Extensive proven experience of producing high quality and compelling proposals, reports and correspondence to inspire generous support.
• Experience of leading and overseeing budgets including setting, measuring and performing against KPIs
• Demonstrable evidence of meeting targets and maximising return on investment in a challenging environment
• Significant successful experience in a senior fundraising role, delivering income growth across multiple channels
• Significant experience of leadership with a focus on creating highly engaged and performing teams
• Inspiring and engaging communication skills, with the ability to influence and steward
• Ability to prioritise workloads, organise tasks effectively and involve other members of the team when needed
• Outstanding project management skills 
• Skilled in connecting and building strong relationships, with a range of people, including funders, senior leaders and young people
• Enthusiasm and passion for working in partnership with young people and the team to share decision making 
• Commitment to delivering high standards of work
• Patient, non-judgemental, compassionate and committed to anti-oppressive working
• Commitment to living the Peer Power values through behaviour, actions and communication
• Commitment to ongoing learning and development professionally and personally

Harris Hill are delighted to be partnering with Cafod to recruit a Head of Legacy Fundraising. As the Head of Legacy Fundraising you will lead the development of legacy strategies and the delivery of a programme of activities across all channels to increase legacy enquiries, pledges and income.

With a focus on legacy marketing, you will develop the legacy team's annual plan to maximise opportunities, apply best practice to a supporter-focused stewardship programme and explore new channels for legacy promotion. You will mange a team of 2 (including a legacy administrator).

Cafod's legacy income of c£10m annually is critical to ensuring they can fulfil their long-term commitments to their overseas partners, so this role would ideally suit an experienced fundraiser with good knowledge of legacies or Individual Giving fundraising or Direct Marketing, and would be an ideal position for someone ready to take the step into a "Head of" role. This is a hybrid working position.

For more information about this position and next steps pleases apply here now or contact Hayley at Harris Hill on 02078207306.

Harris Hill Charities Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We are The Ruth Strauss Foundation - Supporting families facing the death of a parent & driving the need for more research into non-smoking lung cancers.

We are excited to be recruiting for a Marketing Executive, Fundraising to join our growing team. The core purpose of this role is to support the MarComms team to deliver marketing and communications requirements across our fundraising activities.

As part of a small team, you will initiate marketing campaigns and run with them from conception up to execution.  You will work on our digital brand and fundraising campaigns as well as marketing our diverse portfolio of fundraising events.

We are looking for a confident and driven marketeer with the ability to harness the power of marketing, create content, build campaigns, optimise our channels of engagement. Some of the tasks will be;

• Support in the development of consistent branding, fundraising and communication materials for a diverse range of audiences including beneficiaries, healthcare and education professionals, charity supporters and key stakeholders
• Write copy for diverse marketing distributions (brochures, press releases, direct marketing and website material etc.)
• Conduct market research and analysis to evaluate trends, brand awareness and competition ventures
• Create compelling cause-related newsletters and engaging content for charity supporters
• Working with agencies, freelancers and internal teams to tailor creative to meet audience needs

What we are looking for:

In addition to someone who can embody the spirit of the RSF, some of the skills and experience we are looking for is:

• Proven experience in a marketing role, with a good understanding of marketing in the charity industry
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Experience of working on multi-channel campaigns
• Practical experience in developing and executing direct mail (CRM) campaigns
• Excellent written grammar
• Competence in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign & Illustrator
• High level of IT literacy, including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages

You will be working alongside our Marketing Executive, Digital under the direction of our Head of Marketing and Communications. Your role will be to provide support to both our Fundraising and Mission Services teams and to help us achieve our bold and transformational strategy. 

We are committed to being an inclusive workforce that fully represents many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints. We welcome applications that help us in our mission to be a place where you can be yourself and thrive.

A full job description is below, previous candidates need not apply.