Fundraising and Communication Administrator

Hope and Vision Communities is a small charity providing supported, move-on accommodation for people who have successfully completed residential rehabilitation.  We have a Christian ethos, where everyone can be loved and accepted with a sense of belonging, with the hope and opportunity of a new life.  We are growing to expand who we can help to other geographical areas. 

We are looking for support mainly in fundraising and communication to work closely with our management team to assist, develop and manage the Charity fundraising so that it can fulfil its growth ambition. A part of the role is also administrative tasks to support the team across all its operations. If you are excited by this opportunity and helping us and being a crucial support for Hope and Vision Communities to take us to the next stage in our growth, we would love to hear from you. 

In return we will give you support to succeed, a great group of people to work with and the chance to make a real difference to the people we support.  

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:

·         To support the comms/fundraising administration as part of the org strategy (70%)

·         To support the senior staff team with administration across its operations (30%)

MAIN OUTCOMES OF THE JOB:

Effective and efficient communications with stakeholders and the public (40%)

·         Scheduling audience-specific, engaging and shareable content in different formats

·         Regularly posting across our social media platforms (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook) and monitoring engagement to increase our following

·         Copywriting for website, event marketing, social media

·         Update and manage charity website as needed

·         Working with the Communications Manager to create a quarterly newsletter to be shared with the public and our supporters

Improve fundraising efficiencies across the charity (30%)

·         Support with any event administration, such as booking events, scheduling meetings, and preparing communications materials

·         Updating Mailchimp & JustGiving database post events

Improving organisation efficiency (20%)

·         Acting as the main interface with IT support

·         Oversee organisation calendars, including recordkeeping for absence, sickness and leave

·         Schedule mandatory training for the team, such as First Aid

·         Handling mail correspondence, management of the admin@ and info@ mailboxes, forwarding queries, incoming referrals

Support of CEO (10%)

·         Coordinate Team meetings in the calendar

·         Any other support the management might need

Working conditions (e.g., hours of work, any travelling required etc):

·         Part-time (16 hours) per week, permanent post – Further potential to increase hours in future.

·         25 days annual leave per year pro-rata, plus bank holidays.

·         Pension in line with government auto-enrolment legislation.

This job description is not meant to be exhaustive and is subject to annual review and amendment, by consultation.