Corporate and Community Fundraiser

Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey has been established for over 100 years and is the major provider of services for people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, partially sighted, and deafblind in Surrey.  

We are looking to recruit a dynamic and creative Corporate and Community Fundraiser to lead on the development and growth of income through businesses and local communities across Surrey. Through your wealth of fundraising experience, you will research and identify new partnership opportunities as well as manage existing relationships, to drive unrestricted income for the charity.

The post holder must have a minimum of three years fundraising experience and use their initiative, personal presence and drive to support all fundraising activity to achieve a substantial increase in unrestricted income.

The post holder will have excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to prioritise effectively and manage a busy and varied workload. This is an exciting opportunity to join the charity and play an integral role in growing partnerships across Surrey.

Principle Accountabilities:

·       Research and identify new partnership opportunities

·       Provide excellent account management to new and existing partners in order to meet key fundraising and engagement objectives

·       Work collaboratively to generate income from partners through creative fundraising initiatives

·       Represent the charity at local functions and give presentations when required

·       Create engaging assets for applications and pitch presentations

·       Deliver a calendar of community fundraising events, promoting awareness campaigns to supporters and building engagement with new audiences

·       Support individuals and organisations fundraising for the charity

·       Maintain accurate and up to date record keeping of written and oral communication with supporters.

·       Attend evening and weekend events on behalf of Sight for Surrey.

·       To comply with best practice and legal requirements including data protection and charity fundraising.

·       Be proactive in keeping up to date with developments affecting your work.

·       Carry out other associated duties as may arise, develop, or be assigned in line with the broad remit of the post.

·       Support diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.

Work Context:

The post holder will be highly motivated and organised to research, identify and build new and existing relationships with local businesses and community organisations in order to increase unrestricted income and engagement for the charity.

Sight for Surrey constantly needs to reassess its priorities in line with a changing funding environment and the needs identified by its members and service users.  These factors are crucial to the charity’s survival and need careful attention.  In order for Sight for Surrey to successfully manage these pressures there is a need for all staff to be flexible and work wherever their core skills are needed most.  No-one will be asked to carry out work for which they are not properly trained.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

Strategic Management/Operational Service Planning/Forward Planning

Understanding the overall aims and objectives of the team and how these contribute to Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey’s strategic plan. Planning their work to meet agreed targets, standards, and service user needs. Working within agreed procedures to achieve team and personal objectives. Thinking ahead and identifying where and how their work impacts on the work of the team. The ability to support multiple fundraising initiatives. Develops innovative approaches to fundraising strategy to increase income streams.

Full time annual leave entitlement is 28 days per annum. Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey complies with auto enrolment, we match contributions up to 6% using the Pensions Trust. We offer training opportunities suitable for each role. We pay for annual flu vaccinations and an eye test every two years with a contribution towards work related glasses.  

For further details of the role please see the job description. A Disclosure and Barring Service will be required which we can arrange.