Individual Giving Manager - Fundraising

Location: Vauxhall, London
Salary: £32,770.38 (including Inner London Weighting)
Hours per week: 37.5
Duration: Permanent

Rethink Mental Illness are recruiting an Individual Giving Manager to recruit, develop and retain individual donors as well as use their experience in supporter recruitment and engagement to contribute to the organisation’s ambitious fundraising goals.

This role sits within the Individual Giving, Legacies and Events team and the postholder will work closely with this team, external suppliers and colleagues elsewhere in the External Affairs directorate such as Corporate Partnerships, Communications and Campaigns to develop donation stewardship journeys for different audiences, to deepen engagement and increase lifetime value. More widely than that, they will help to encourage a fundraising culture within the organisation, ensuring supporters are at the heart of what we do and their needs are met.

They will also work in this role to recruit, retain and develop individual donors on behalf of Mental Health UK, which is a charity made up of four founding charities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. (Rethink Mental Illness is the English founding charity.)

Desired skills & experience:

- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or an equivalent level of experience working in fundraising
- Proven track record of three years working in a direct marketing team, preferably in the charity sector
- Experience of database targeting, segmentation, testing and response analysis and associated impacts on budget monitoring and forecasting
- Proven experience of working to and exceeding targets and KPIs
- Experience of a range of direct mail, telemarketing, digital advertising and email techniques, including complex multi-channel campaigns
- An effective communicator able to write in a succinct, structured way, and able to communicate complex issues clearly to non-specialist audiences; a confident copywriter and editor of own work, excellent attention to detail and an eye for design
- Experience of project managing direct marketing campaigns and supporter journeys, of various types including cash and regular giving
- Experience in working with CRM systems, preferably Salesforce/IMIS
- Sound understanding of relevant fundraising regulations and GDPR

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Working hours: 37.5

This is a really exciting time to join Children’s Hospices Across Scotland – better known as CHAS – Scotland’s national children’s hospice service.

Following internal promotions and the expansion of our services, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Challenge Events Assistant to join the Events team.

Key Responsibilities

Working within the culture, ethos and philosophy of CHAS, you will assist the Challenge Events Manager with the management, attendance and evaluation of challenge events and the recruitment and stewardship of supporters. Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting with the management of challenge events, including liaising with third party event organisers, suppliers and attendance on the day

• Producing copy to promote events for website, social media, press and email

• Assisting with the recruitment and stewardship of supporters for events in the challenge event calendar, and taking responsibility for fulfilling actions under the guidance of the Challenge Events Manager

• Assisting with event research

• Administration

About You

In order to help CHAS achieve our goal of reaching every family in Scotland that needs us, you will have:

• HNC level qualification or equivalent in either Public Relations, Marketing, Media, Communications, Event Management, Fundraising or related discipline

• Demonstrable working knowledge of Microsoft Office or similar packages

• Demonstrable experience of keyboard skills and maintaining information databases

• Good communication skills to deal with staff, volunteers and general public in an appropriate and effective manner

• High level of accuracy and numeracy skills, as this role requires cash handling

• Demonstrable attention to detail

• Planning and organising skills for effective management of event calendar

• Experience in an office and customer services environment

About CHAS

At CHAS, our ambition is to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying, and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. As a Challenge Events Assistant, you will be instrumental in achieving this vision.

Further Information and How to Apply

For more information regarding this post, please see the attached documents.

To be part of the future of CHAS, please follow the link to our Website and complete our online application form.

This post is subject to a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check.

FUNDRAISING MANAGER FOR RAINFOREST TRUST UK

Rainforest Trust UK is looking for an experienced and motivated Fundraising Manager to run our fundraising programmes and expand our donor base. The successful candidate will have a wide range of experience across many aspects of conservation fundraising, be able to demonstrate a proven track record of success in generating income in the charitable sector and have the ability to work flexibly and independently. The successful candidate must also be able to demonstrate a genuine passion for rainforest protection and have ambitions to manage his/her own fundraising team in the future.

Position: Fundraising manager

Contract: Full-Time (six-month probation period)

Salary: £32,000-35,000 p.a. (Inclusive of London Weighting)

Location: London Bridge / Bankside

About Us: Rainforest Trust UK is a fast-growing British charity working in close partnership with Rainforest Trust in the USA, which has been protecting rainforests and other tropical ecosystems for over 30 years. Rainforest Trust UK was set up three years ago to increase the organisation’s presence and donor base in the UK, and to raise money for Rainforest Trust’s projects worldwide.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop an annual fundraising plan in collaboration with the Executive Director and co-manage the organisation’s fundraising budget.
• Develop and implement programmes to build donor loyalty and increase donor retention levels, including strategies to convert one-time donors into regular givers, establishing a legacy programme and developing our major giving programme.
• Manage and develop long-term relationships with our corporate partners and individual donors to secure repeat and increased gifts.
• Identify, approach and develop high-value relationships with new donors (businesses, individuals, foundations, schools, universities, etc.)
• Plan, write, implement and monitor fundraising initiatives across a wide range of platforms and media (email fundraising alerts, e-newsletters, mass paper mailshots, social media platforms, corporate presentations, legacies, foundation proposals, corporate giving and match-funding schemes, etc.)
• Provide excellent supporter care to donors on the phone, in writing and in person.
• Work in partnership with our Fundraising and Database Assistant to maintain accurate financial, donor and database records, with a view to line-managing this person at the end of the probation period.
• Liaise with Rainforest Trust staff in the USA on fundraising campaigns, donor records, new conservation projects and other shared initiatives.
• Work closely with and report regularly to the Board of Trustees.

Person Specification 

The ideal candidate will have:

• Demonstrable experience in running individual donor fundraising programmes, including recruitment and retention of high-value donors.
• Demonstrable experience in developing corporate fundraising programmes and recruiting new corporate supporters.
• Excellent copywriting skills and experience in writing fundraising emails, e-newsletters, marketing materials, individual donor correspondence, etc.
• Excellent organisational ability and project management skills.
• The ability to manage his/her own workload, prioritise tasks and hit deadlines with minimal supervision, while also working as part of a wider team.
• Experience in giving talks and presentations to corporate supporters, student groups and other audiences.
• Working knowledge of Fundraising Regulator and Data Protection / GDPR principles, and other relevant law and best practice guidance.
• A personal commitment to rainforest protection and empathy with Rainforest Trust’s mission.
• Experience in dealing with charity donor database systems.

Please apply online by sending your CV and a covering letter to the Executive Director, Chris Redston via the CharityJobs button shown below. Closing date for applications is 11.30 p.m. on Friday 11th October. Interveiws will take place in central London before the end of October. We look forward to hearing from you!

We are looking for an entrepreneurial fundraiser, passionate about tackling educational disadvantage, to work with our CEO and wider team in dramatically scaling up our fundraising programme.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

• A strong commitment to education, the non-profit sector and raising the aspirations, achievements and life chances of all children
• The drive, adaptability and initiative to move conversations forward and close them, with a proven track record of turning ideas into actions and outcomes.
• Experience writing proposals and applying for grants to secure donations of at least five figures – ideally from a range of sources, including individual philanthropists, grant-making organisations or companies.
• Exceptionally strong communicator: able to listen and build rapport. You are able to generate trust in you and in our work, and persuade people to give support.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills: experience successfully planning and managing multiple, varied projects and relationships.
• Ability to think critically and creatively to solve problems.
• You take ownership of your work and you enjoy working collaboratively and contributing to a supportive team.

Our offer 

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you: 

• Flexibility on how you work – agreed between you and your line manager 

• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays 

• A generous employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% NI rebate) 

• Competitive salary rates

• Access to an interest free season ticket and bike loans, as well as eyecare vouchers 

• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters. 

• A robust learning and development offer that ensures your continuous professional development 

How to apply 

To apply for any of our vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive at this stage we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation. 

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.  

Barons Court Project seeks an experienced Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser. Your work will change the lives of people who are homeless or living with mental health issues. You will be responsible for writing funding bids and managing grants, including submitting monitoring reports. You will have targets to achieve to help us become more sustainable and also expand the service we offer to meet increasing need. We are a small day centre in Hammersmith and Fulham with big ambitions. We need an exceptional candidate to help us grow and deliver more. We are flexible in terms of work location and whether this is a full time or part time role. We are a small friendly team with lots of creativity. If you have a passion to make a diference to our guests then we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for a passionate, energetic and enthusiastic Fundraiser to join our fantastic team at St Joseph’s Hospice.  You will be self-motivated with a positive attitude, able to work under pressure on your own initiative as well as being part of a team.  The successful candidate will be educated to A level/degree standard and ideally hold Event Management qualifications. You must have event fundraising experience including managing campaign budgets, be able to demonstrate negotiating skills, have experience of pitching for and negotiating agreements, be able to design and deliver powerful presentations to achieve great impacts on your audiences and be a strong, confident and influencing communicator.

Are you a community fundraiser looking for your next challenge working for a charity leading the way in type 1 diabetes research? If so we would love to hear from you.  JDRF are looking for a new fundraiser to join their Scotland office, and help continue the growth of fundraising in the region.

JDRF’s supporters range from adults with type 1, to parents of children recently diagnosed, and more long term supporters who have lived with type 1 diabetes in their lives a while. Once they have the connection to type 1, they can become lifelong supporters, so your role is important to keep them involved, supported and part of the JDRF family.

Ideally you will have previous experience of fundraising, organising events, sales and marketing or a connection to type 1 diabetes.

You will be a team player, who enjoys working within a small but busy team, have superb written and verbal communication skills, be digitally literate and skilled at using various social media channels. You’ll have excellent creative, time management and planning skills.

You will steward third party supporters in Scotland, thanking them for their hard work, offering help with their fundraising endeavours, and strengthening existing relationships, and creating new ones.

As a regional fundraiser you will help identify and develop corporate partnerships across the region.

You will work as part of a team on our core events such as JDRF One Fun Run and One Walk and the Aberdeen Gala Ball.

In return we offer you flexible working, generous annual leave entitlement, and an employee assistance programme. We have strong, positive values and friendly culture where we support you in developing your career aspirations.

To apply please visit our website

Closing date: Monday, 21 October, 10.00am

Interview dates: 29 or 30 October (TBC) in Aberdeen

JDRF is the type 1 diabetes charity in the UK.  We are committed to eradicating type 1 diabetes and its effects for everyone in the UK with type 1. We:

• Fund our world-class research which is approved and administered by our international research programme to cure, treat and prevent type 1 diabetes
• make sure research moves forward and treatments are delivered as fast as possible
• give support and a voice to people with type 1 and their families

We are an ambitious and changing organisation.  Be part of the change and help find a cure for type 1 diabetes.  We’d love to hear from you.

Percy Hedley is one of the North East’s largest charities, providing care, education and support to over 1,000 disabled people every year. Through our schools, college and adult services, we give children a voice, young people the opportunity to develop their skills, and offer lifelong care and support.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative individual to become an integral part of our fundraising team.  You will ideally have experience across a wide range of fundraising activities, including community, events, corporate and individual giving, and have the passion and commitment to deliver challenging targets.  You will have a proven track record in building and developing relationships with supporters and the wider community, and be well used to delivering outstanding supporter care and stewardship at all times.  We are a small team who work hard, have fun and most of all want to make a difference to the lives of the people we support at Percy Hedley.  If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! 

Battersea are hiring!

They are on the look out for full time fundraisers and team leaders to join their in-house venue fundraising campaign in London.

The role: Talk to members of the public in shopping centres and events about the welfare of dogs and cats up and down the UK. You will inspire people to commit to a regular donation and change the fate of so many vulnerable animals in the process.

In return for your hard work you will receive a great starting salary, weekly pay, holiday pay, training and support from the start and a great team of people, just like you.

• £10.55 per hour, increasing to £11 per hour after one month.

• Weekly pay - every week on a Thursday

• Holiday Pay

• Great progression opportunities

• Be part of the UK's leading animal welfare charity.

• Full time hours, 37.5 hours per week, between Monday to Saturday.

• London based.

• Work as part of a small team of fundraisers each day.

We need passionate storytellers, who love animals and have a bubbly, bright and engaging personality with sales or customer service experience.

About Battersea: Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a leading animal welfare charity and over the last 150 years we've grown from one home in London to three rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With 500 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals. We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats; sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership.

Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat. If you'd love to join this brand new team, get in touch with Jenny from Flow Caritas by applying for this role and she will call you back.

Interviews throughout October and November with immediate starts available.

This West Midlands based children's hospice provides vital care and support to children suffering from life limiting and life threatening illnesses, and their families. With three purpose built hospices, the environment provides a home-from-home environment, as well as facilities including a hydrotherapy pool; multisensory rooms etc. and is a hugely supportive environment for families going through an extremely difficult time. With huge support in the local area, the hospice has a wonderful reputation.
Currently recruiting for an Area Fundraiser to be home based and cover the Birmingham region; this is a great opportunity for someone with previous existing fundraising experience and expertise to join an organisation with huge fundraising potential and a warm, caring environment.
Key responsibilities within the role will include:
* To raise unrestricted funds for the charity by proactively meeting potential and existing supporters
* To proactively ask individuals, organisations, and groups of people for funds to support the work of the organisation
* To generate income from best corporate fundraising practice including COTY, sponsorship, employee fundraising, volunteering, CRM, and payroll giving, against agreed targets
* Working closely with the Events team to promote individual and team participation, or sponsorship of, mass participation and other fundraising events
* Recruit event participants to the charity's own events and challenge events
* Actively promote opportunities in your area for supporters to engage in third party challenge events including overseas treks, parachute jumps, running events, and bike rides
* Prioritise activity to achieve annual budgets and targets
* Create and execute annual Area Plans to deliver against financial targets through a calendar of fundraising events
* Build and develop a robust pipeline across all community stakeholders
* Research and identify local businesses, establish strong business networks
The successful applicant will have the following skills and experience:
* Proven success in a sales or fundraising role with a focus on customer acquisition, retention, management and development
* Track record of managing and developing relationships with individual donors or customers
* Proven track record of identifying, pitching and securing new support
* Experience of developing, delivering, and monitoring an annual fundraising, sales, or marketing plan
* Good understanding of fundraising principles and practices
* High level of communication skills, including the ability to present and speak publically
* Influencing and networking skills
* Self-motivated in order to achieve objectives; ability to prioritise own workload, and meet deadlines
If you'd like to be considered for this role please send your CV to [email protected] or call on 020 7939 7448 to have an initial chat about the position.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

This an exciting opportunity for an organised, part time Fundraising and Communications PA Administrator to provide high level secretarial and administrative support to the international Director of Fundraising & Communications and the Heads of Department for an inspiring international animal welfare charity. Part Time 21hrs 3 days per week.

The Charity An international animal welfare charity.

The Role
Proactively assist the Director and the various Heads of the Fundraising and Communications Department in the fulfilment of routine secretarial and administrative requests.
Manage the timely monitoring, collation and summarising of papers, reports and presentations, including regular SLT and Board reports, ensuring the Director is fully prepared and briefed for all engagements.
Proactively assist in the preparation of reports and presentations, collate reports and enter them onto the centralised system (Alfresco) to ensure that information is easily accessible within the organisation. Distribute them as appropriate in a timely manner
Manage travel arrangements for the Director and Heads of Department including leading on communication with travel agency James Allen, advising on visa requirements and providing cover the PA to the CEO and PD.
Co-ordination of meetings for the Director and Heads of Department with internal and external stakeholders including preparing agendas, inviting attendees, arranging venues and catering, taking minutes and following up on actions as appropriate.
Management of Fundraising and Communications information on internal systems including Alfresco and IMS.
Assisting the Director and Heads of Department in the preparation and/or delivery of training sessions

The Candidate
Proven experience of developing and implementing efficient systems within a team.
A proven track record of supporting a Director/ Team time pressure and an ability to deliver results.
Experience of supporting budget planning and management.
Excellent organisational and administrative skills and attention to detail.
Excellent IT skills - (Microsoft Office including power Point)

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.

Are you looking to work in fundraising? Or are you relatively new to fundraising and looking to develop your skills raising money from charitable trusts?  

Do you want to make a difference for some of the most marginalised children and young people in the UK? 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and talented team player to join our award-winning Fundraising team and help us to achieve our goals through generating income from small to medium-sized trusts. If you have excellent written, research and organisational skills and are looking for an opportunity to develop your skills in a fast-paced, challenging but exciting environment, this could be the opportunity for you. A track record in raising trust funds is desirable though not essential. 

Some of the key duties for this role are outlined below:

• To deliver an excellent experience for our current and prospective trusts and foundations supporters, including high quality written applications and personal contact.  
• Research potential new trusts and foundations to identify new income. 
• Work closely with the fundraising and services teams to develop new cases for support.
• Create and maintain up to date donor records. 

Ambitious about Autism is the national charity for children and young people with autism. We provide services, raise awareness and understanding, and influence policy. We exist to enable children and young people with autism to learn, thrive and achieve through providing specialist education. This is an exciting time to be joining our ambitious and experienced fundraising team. You will have the opportunity to develop your trust fundraising skills, securing funds to support our innovative and influential work. 

If you are keen to find out more or would like to speak in more detail about the role, please do get in touch with Stephen Vickers  - Please note that the role may close before the advertised deadline.

 Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit. 

This is an exciting time for Cherry Trees and a great opportunity to be part of our growth and a vibrant and fun team.     2020 will be our 40th Anniversary and we will be celebrating with our supporters, families and friends.  We will also be looking at how we can grow fundraising so we can offer more of the exceptional care supporting families across the South East.  This exciting and challenging role is a great opportunity for a motivated, organised and experienced Community Fundraiser, working as part of a small but dynamic team here at Cherry Trees.  You will be working with our Community Fundraiser growing community fundraising and delivering on our core events schedule.  This will include engaging with the public, promoting and ensuring good attendance to events.  You will be looking to reach our community fundraising goal by recruiting and supporting new individuals and group fundraisers who are organising their own events for the charity, organising and taking on talks, stewarding and managing existing community supporters.