Development Officer Jobs

Legacy Fundraiser

Location: This role can be based at any three of our Hospices: Charlton Farm in Bristol, Little Bridge House in Barnstaple or Little Harbour in St Austell and home.
Job Type: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £31,543 - £37,034 per annum

About Us

Children’s Hospice South West is a highly successful and well-established charity dedicated to the provision of hospice care for children with life-limiting conditions and their families in the South West.

About the role

Designing and developing marketing plans and campaigns for legacy and In Memorium giving under the guidance of the Individual Giving Manager, you will be responsible to ensure legacy fundraising is promoted as an integral part of CHSW fundraising and in line with CHSW’s fundraising strategy, to include development of and leading new fundraising initiatives and relevant events.

You will be leading, driving, developing, and delivering Gifts in Wills and In Memorium appeals and campaigns, developing effective Will writing and Tribute Fund partnerships and accountable for growth in legacy and In Memorium supporter bases.

You will be responsible for growing our legacy enquiries and pledgers and In Memorium donors and Tribute Fund holders by effective attraction, engagement, and stewarding strategies.
In addition to this, you will be supporting the Legacy Officer with the administration of the legacy notification caseload.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience of working in a fundraising and/or marketing environment and developing integrated campaigns
• A proven track record of income generation working to targets and deadlines.
• Experience of successfully managing a wide range of activities in a team environment
• Strong interpersonal skills, to include verbal and written communication.
• Confidence, be engaging and have influential written/verbal communications skills, including public speaking.
• A full driving licence and (or ability to travel within the region).
• A qualification or relevant experience in Legacy Marketing/Administration and/or Fundraising would be advantageous but is not essential.

If you would like an informal discussion about this role, please contact us.

Closing Date: 22nd April 2024
Anticipated Interviews: 29th April 2024, held via Teams.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received; therefore, we strongly advise you to apply early.

CHSW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all employees must obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Charity Registration Number 1003314

Why Work For Us

Our employees work hard every day to make the most of short and precious lives. We are proud to support them with a range of enhanced benefits which include:

• 33 days (plus bank holidays) holiday entitlement, which increases with service
• enhanced sick pay scheme rising up to 6 months full and 6 months half pay
• personal pension scheme with 7% employer contribution
• family friendly policies, with enhanced maternity/adoption pay
• occupational health, wellbeing and counselling services and employee assistance programme
• group life insurance scheme
• training and development opportunities
• environmental and green agenda
• a supportive and inclusive environment
• a chance to make a real difference

This fantastic opportunity will give you the chance to explore the wonders of the South West, whether you are already located here, you are a returner or looking for a different way of life; the South West offers a high quality of life and great leisure opportunities. These environmental attractions are matched by the excellent reputation of the highly successful Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) as an organisation and local employer.

You may also have experience in the following: Legacy campaign management, Fundraising, Charity, Not for Profit, Third Sector, Business Development, Legacy, Charities, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Officer, Events Officer, Events Assistant, Charity Worker, Charity Fundraiser, Charity Fundraising Officer, etc.

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Are you passionate about making a real difference in the world? Do you want to leverage your skills to combat homelessness for children and young people? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you.

We are looking to recruit an Individual Giving and Gifts in Wills Manager to manage and deliver the Individual Giving and Gifts in Wills (Legacy and In Memoriam) income streams for the Centre.  This is an exciting role in our Fundraising team that will manage income pipelines and associated expenditure required to raise income, provide monthly monitoring and use data to analyse fundraising results. This role will also develop and implement strategies to retain, recruit and acquire new supporters.

In addition, you will also provide excellent stewardship to an aging supporter base and ensure the people who donate to the Centre receive a wonderfully warm and personal donor experience, engaging and inspiring donors with stories and updates about the work.

Please refer to the job description for further information.

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter. You must account for any gaps in your employment history. In your cover letter please outline how you meet the requirements of the role, why you would like to work for us and address the following two questions:

1. What experience or interest in legacy fundraising do you have?
2. Please describe your experience of success fundraising within the Individual Giving income stream, including employing strategies to retain, engage and recruit new donors? Please discuss the range of direct marketing channels you have used including digital.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The Centre requires job applicants, staff and volunteers to complete a criminal records self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.