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Job Description
Title: Philanthropy Officer
Reports to: Management Team
Salary: £26,000 per annum pro rata. Potential to earn an annual bonus, based on performance.
Hours: 16 hours per week (flexible)
Based: Hospital based/Hybrid. Vale Wildlife Hospital, Beckford, Glos GL20 7AN
Terms: Initial 12-month contract, with a potential to become permanent. 28 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata).
About Vale Wildlife Hospital
Vale Wildlife Hospital is one of the UK’s largest wildlife rehabilitation hospitals, treating over 7,500 sick, injured, and orphaned animals and birds every year, with an aim to release as many of those casualties as possible, back to the wild, where they belong.
Vale Wildlife Hospital was founded back in 1984 and this year, celebrates 40 years of ‘Helping Britain’s Wildlife’.
The hospital is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year for any wildlife casualties to be brought in. Our trained staff also attend large mammal ‘call outs’ and assist emergency services with wildlife, when needed.
Our current running costs are over £60,000 every month and we receive no government funding.
Now we need to make a change to secure the future of Vale Wildlife Hospital, exploring networks and establishing a new model of philanthropic giving, building a pipeline of new supporters.
If you have a successful philanthropy background and want to make a difference to our beautiful British wildlife, we’d love to hear from you.
Role Purpose
This new role has been created to develop the charity’s grant income through compelling and bespoke applications to Trusts and Foundations in support of Vale Wildlife Hospital. To secure gifts and lasting relationships from individuals for our priority programmes.
Your experience of developing strong relationships with supporters, clients or customers alongside your confident, clear, and persuasive written and verbal communication skills will stand you in good stead to thrive in this new role.
We are a collaborative, unique and encouraging team, committed to making a big impact on British wildlife, but we also have fun along the way.
Main Duties
Key Tasks
- To take responsibility for securing donations from grant making Trusts and Foundations.
- To research and apply for eligible funding opportunities, having responsibility of the process (initial application through to monitoring and reporting).
- Ensure your approach follows the charity’s internal processes and policies, and abide to all relevant legislation, regulations, and industry standards.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all fundraising activity, including proposals, applications, and donor interactions, and be able to regularly report this activity back to the Management Team.
- Create compelling cases of need to help tell the ‘story’ and vision of Vale Wildlife Hospital.
- Support the development and delivery of an effective legacy-giving campaign.
General Duties
- Represent the organisational ethos and values to supporters and stakeholders.
- Attend events, networking opportunities, and other external meetings to build relationships with potential donors and raise the profile of the charity, ad hoc as time allows.
The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned from time to time that are in line with the level of the role.
Experience
Essential
- Experience with interacting and developing relationships with supporters or customers using a variety of channels written and verbal.
- Ability to communicate in writing and orally in a succinct and engaging manner.
- At least two years’ experience administering grant programmes.
- Experience of grants administration procedures, protocols and customer care.
- Experience of prospect research within the not-for-profit sector.
Desirable
- Experience developing and managing relationships with fundraisers and other stakeholders.
Skills and Knowledge
We’re looking for someone who has
- Excellent organisational skills.
- A high level of enthusiasm, self-motivation and flexible approach.
- The ability to take initiative and work independently to manage pieces of work, including taking responsibility for managing projects.
- A good understanding of the charity sector and emerging trends in fundraising.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Direct Marketing Fundraising Officer
Do you want to make a difference and help drive donor engagement, boost campaign performance, and shape the future of fundraising?
Join an award-winning fundraising team and use your skills to help change billions of lives!
This is a hybrid working role which includes some amazing benefits.
Position: Direct Marketing Fundraising Officer
Location: Godalming, Surrey (hybrid working pattern, 2 days in the office)
Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 (depending upon skills and experience)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 15th April 2024
The Role
In this role, you'll manage the planning, execution, and optimisation of direct marketing campaigns, including key projects such as the Lottery and Raffle. Responsibilities will include collaboration both internally and with external agencies, ensuring campaigns are efficiently managed from conception through to delivery while prioritising cost-effectiveness.
Reporting directly to the Direct Marketing Fundraising Manager, the primary objective is to support direct marketing initiatives and ensure the financial success of the fundraising program.
About You
To succeed in this role, you will need a combination of skills, experience, and personal qualities. These include proficiency in direct marketing campaign planning and creation, print and digital production management, and project and supplier management.
Additionally, experience in developing prize-led giving content and campaigns is an advantage, as well as a track record of delivering full-funnel marketing communications, would be beneficial. Knowledge of digital marketing techniques, data marketing techniques, and CRM databases such as Salesforce would also be advantageous. You’ll need to be a confident and creative communicator, a persuasive copywriter with excellent written English and grammar, and a strong team player. Attention to detail is essential.
About the Organisation
This international charity is the leading global farm animal welfare organisation and campaigns to end factory farming worldwide and are a growing a movement of people concerned about how industrial agriculture mistreats animals, impacts people, and is destroying our planet.
Why work here?
- For animals, people and planet: the charity is on a mission to end factory farming and create a world where fresh air and sunshine are natural parts of any farming system.
- To expand your current skills, develop your career and make a difference to the lives of billions
- 45 minutes by train from London Waterloo, the international headquarters are in Godalming near Guildford, a picturesque market town on the banks of the River Wey.
- Work in a modern, bright open plan offices just two minutes’ walk from Godalming station
Benefits
- Enjoy an enhanced annual leave of 25 days per year, along with bank holidays
- A comprehensive benefits package includes core offerings like Health Cash Back Plan
- MHFA support – 24/7 PG access and Employee Assistance Programme
- Free onsite parking
- Optional savings schemes like the Cycle Benefit Scheme
- Embrace a fulfilling career that prioritises your well-being, while also enjoying Excellent Development opportunities
- Hybrid working model (dependant on role and location)
- A defined Contribution Pension Scheme
- Enhanced discretionary company sick pay
- Premium Subscription to Calm App
Join the team and make a lasting impact, while being part of a workplace that values and supports you every step of the way.
You will be asked to complete an online application form and upload your CV and covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification detailed in the Job Description. Please note that we reserve the right to commence interviews on a rolling programme. No agencies please.
In order to comply with legal requirements, as part of the selection procedure we ask all potential employees to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.
The charity is absolutely committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background and value diversity and live experience and acknowledge the underrepresentation of people from certain backgrounds, both within the organisation and across the sector. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, whether these be of ethnicity, gender, identity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation or other.
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PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.