Fundraiser Jobs in East Sussex

Action for M.E. is the only charity in the UK providing direct support including healthcare services to children and adults with M.E. We provide vital support services, campaign for change and invest in ground-breaking research to help improve lives now, while taking action for the future. It’s an exciting time to join as we are halfway through delivering our ambitious five-year strategy. 

This post will play a crucial part in helping the charity to end the ignorance, injustice and neglect experienced by people with M.E., as you will be supporting our fundraisers to maximise income generation and raise awareness. We are looking for an enthusiastic, well organised self-starter with excellent people skills to inspire and support our amazing community fundraisers as they raise funds for our work. You’ll work closely with the Fundraising and Communications teams to coordinate our community fundraising activities, including marathons, bike rides and coffee mornings.

The Community Fundraising team at Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) is responsible for securing income from individuals, regional businesses and groups fundraising in the community, effectively managing relationships to maximise income.

The Regional Fundraising Officer role will play a significant part in contributing to a high-performing fundraising team. The role will cover the Kent and Sussex region.

You will report to the Community Fundraising Manager and support the Head of Regional Fundraising to drive the continued growth of the charity’s community fundraising income in your area. You will also be required to show excellent relationship-building skills to support community partnerships and volunteer groups, driving towards agreed targets.

This is a 12-month fixed term contract, or on return of the substantive post holder, to cover a period of maternity leave.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

Strategy, finance, and reporting

· Responsibility for 3 income streams within the Kent and Sussex region including corporate, community groups and Do It Yourself (DIY) fundraising.

· Identify and apply for ‘Charity of the Year’ partnerships with corporates in the region, account manage these relationships up to a value of £50,000 per annum and support the Partnership Development Team with partnerships in your region with a value of up to £100,000.

· Support existing volunteer fundraisers to encourage continued loyalty to the charity and to maximise funds raised, following fundraising legislation and good practice.

· Recruit new fundraising supporters in line with strategy.

· Support the Community Fundraising Manager (CFM) and Head of Regional Fundraising (HORF) in developing the Community Fundraising strategy for ARUK to increase income within this stream.

· Support and extend volunteer networks within the geographical area in line with strategy.

· To ensure that fundraising activity is implemented and managed locally to deliver budgets, targets and income in line with strategy. To achieve this by supporting and facilitating the development of groups and volunteers across the geographical area.

· Work across a diverse geographical area and within a geographically dispersed team, whilst managing own workload cost-effectively and proactively.

Supporter Management

· Provide excellent customer service to community fundraising supporters (including maintaining a polite, enthusiastic manner with prompt responses to enquiries), to acknowledge support and increase long-term loyalty.

· Provide high-quality account management to volunteer groups in geographical area.

· Effective management of volunteer relationships within geographical area.

· Support, motivate and develop local fundraising volunteers, ensuring they have a clear understanding of ARUK to enable them to represent the charity’s work effectively.

· In liaison with the Partnership Development Managers and Partnership Development Officers, provide high-quality account management to corporate supporters within the specified geographical area and/or of relevant value.

· Keep up to date with fundraising legislation and codes of practice to be able to provide relevant advice to fundraisers.

· Ensure volunteers and fundraisers have all necessary materials for fundraising initiatives.

Increasing Community Support within geographical area

· Use own initiative to extend volunteer networks, develop new groups and supporters, and respond to fundraising opportunities within the geographical area, in line with strategy.

· Run volunteer events with both a recruitment and cultivation function, liaising closely with the Stewardship and Events team to ensure a seamless supporter journey, and with the Press team to include media volunteers.

· Manage the recruitment process of new ARUK volunteers in the geographical area, providing relevant support and training.

· Liaise with local community organisations (e.g., golf clubs, educational institutions etc.) – both previous and new potential supporters – to extend income and activity in line with the strategy.

· Initiate and roll out community fundraising events in the geographical area with evidence of effective ROI and achievement of strategic goals.

· Provide face-to-face talks and presentations to community organisations for recruitment/ cultivation purposes.

· Arrange appropriate volunteer representation at events in the community (for example, for cheque collections and talks), spreading the charity’s reach cost-effectively.

· Identify, research and target prospective community organisations, in liaison with CFM.

· Identify, research and target prospective local corporates in liaison with CFM / HORF and ARUK’s Partnership Development Managers and Partnership Development Officers, in line with both community and corporate strategies.

· Accurately track and record contact with both community and corporate prospects for planning and reporting purposes.

Monitoring and Reporting

· Ensure that your activity is monitored and evaluated, clearly communicating progress to your Community Fundraising Manager.

· Manage relevant information on the charity’s database, keeping detailed, up-to-date records of activity and income.

 

What we are looking for:

· Experience in partnership fundraising and/or relationship-building.

· Experience in public speaking, such as giving presentations and talking at events.

· Knowledge of recruiting key volunteers and fundraising supporters.

· Experience and a keen interest in building long-term relationships with supporters.

· Proven ability to provide excellent stewardship.

· An ability to manage a busy and varied workload.

· Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

· Excellent organisational skills.

· Full driver’s license with access to own vehicle. 

· Flexibility to work some unsocial hours and willingness to travel independently.

· Live within Kent and Sussex region.

Additional Information:

Ways of working: As part of our Remote ways of working you will be home based. You will only need to attend the office for specific requirements of the role and the business needs.

Roles that are classed as part of the Remote ways of working are able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals.  This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.

Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD. 

Salary: Circa £31,000 per annum, plus benefits, plus car allowance and associated expenses (if applicable).

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more information.

The closing date for applications is the 23rd June 2024, with interviews likely to be held week commencing the 1st July 2024. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.  We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.  Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.

As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, your CV will be anonymised as part of the selection process.  Should you need any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, then please do contact us via our website.

How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.

About Alzheimer’s Research UK:

Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure.  Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope. 

There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure. 

In 2022, we were incredibly proud to be awarded a 3-star accreditation by Best Companies which recognises ‘World Class’ levels of workplace engagement and were also listed in the prestigious Best Companies lists:

• 48th in the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK.

• 19th in the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.

• 3rd in the 50 Best Companies to Work For in the Charity Sector.

In addition, we were also shortlisted for a special award recognising the work undertaken on reducing our environmental impact.

In 2021, we were awarded the HR Management award by The Charity Times for our Wellbeing initiatives throughout the pandemic.

In 2020, we demonstrated our commitment to changing the way we think and act about mental health in the workplace and signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge. 

ARUK really does look after its people, where you will be able to add value and make a difference. 

To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK

This is an exciting opportunity for a major donor fundraiser to join CSW, to initiate and develop strong relationships with individuals and corporates who have the capacity to make significant donations to CSW and to steward these relationships towards deeper engagement with CSW year after year.

Key Responsibilities (a full list of responsibilities is listed in the Application Pack)

• Develop a Major Gifts strategy that delivers agreed income goals and leads to increased and multi-year financial commitments from Major Donors.
• Develop individual cultivation plans for Major Donors that provide opportunities for them to make impactful gifts, pray and campaign.
• Research and write funding proposals and cases for support and adapt as needed.
• Produce and send regular letters and reports demonstrating the impact of gifts.
• Develop relationships with a small pool of Corporates that leads to increased engagement and income generation.

The Person

You are an excellent communicator, self-motivated and passionate about enabling donors to channel their wealth to meet the greatest needs. You have strong inter-personal skills which you are able to use to build internal and external relationships. You are able to inspire people to make a difference through their giving and you are just as passionate about communicating the impact of their gift. You are proactive and willing to work well with others to achieve targets.

You are inspired by CSW’s mission and eager to play your part, through this role, in ensuring freedom of religion and belief for all.

Essential Criteria (a full list of essential criteria is listed in the Application Pack)

• A minimum of three years’ major donor fundraising experience for a charity.
• Proven track record of securing five-figure and six-figure gifts from major donors.
• Experience of providing excellent stewardship to major donors.
• Excellent communication skills, especially verbal and written English
• Writing compelling funding applications/ proposals that match donors’ interests with CSW’s mission and activities.

CSW Benefits

We offer flexible working, your birthday off, pension with 6% employer contribution, 30 days holiday after 5 years’ service, 3 month paid Sabbatical after 10 years’ service.

Seeking a strong digital fundraiser or campaigner to lead our digital fundraising and engagement, manage high-volume email programs, and collaborate on impactful digital campaign tactics, with a passion for workers’ rights and the ability to adapt to changing needs in a fast-paced environment.

At Parentkind, we believe that the well-being of children is deeply intertwined with the active involvement and support of their parents. Our mission is to empower parents not only to be partners in their children's education but also to foster happy, healthy relationships that enable children to thrive in all aspects of their lives. As the leading voice for parents in the UK, Parentkind plays a crucial role in shaping educational policies and supporting families through comprehensive, impactful initiatives.

Why You Should Join Parentkind

Impactful Mission:

Joining Parentkind means contributing to a mission that directly enhances the lives of children and families. Our recent National Parent Survey highlighted significant issues such as the financial struggles parents face in affording school costs and the mental health challenges children encounter. As a fundraiser, your work will enable us to provide essential resources and support to parents, ensuring children have the opportunity to succeed both academically and personally​.

Champion for Policy Change:

Parentkind has been instrumental in influencing education policy, from advocating for transparency in sex education to challenging the current school inspection frameworks. Parentkind authors the National Parent Survey, the largest and most impactful survey of its kind in the UK, and is consistently asked to submit evidence to policy decisions, speak at conferences, participate in panel and roundtable events and to give evidence to Parliaments.

Holistic Support for Families:

We understand that supporting parents goes beyond education. Parentkind is committed to helping parents build strong, nurturing relationships with their children, addressing mental health issues, and creating a positive home environment. Your fundraising efforts will enable us to expand our programs and initiatives that support the holistic well-being of families​.

Collaborative and Inclusive Culture:

At Parentkind, you will be part of a dynamic and diverse team passionate about making a difference. Our collaborative culture values every team member's input and fosters a supportive environment where innovative ideas can flourish. You will have the opportunity to work alongside like-minded professionals dedicated to empowering parents and enhancing children's lives.

Professional Growth and Development:

We are committed to your professional growth, offering extensive training and development opportunities. As a fundraiser, you will have access to resources and mentorship to help you excel in your role and advance your career. Your success in fundraising will directly translate into more robust support systems for parents and children across the UK.

Flexibility and Work-Life Balance:

We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance. Parentkind offers flexible working arrangements to ensure you can maintain a balance between your professional responsibilities and personal life, allowing you to perform at your best.

Join us at Parentkind and be a catalyst for positive change. Your role as a fundraiser will be crucial in advancing our mission to support parents and create an environment where every child can thrive. Apply today and make a lasting impact on families and communities across the nation.

About You

Parentkind has been highly successful in fundraising, delivering 5/6/7/8 figure opportunities during this, its first year of fundraising.  We now require an ambitious and experienced Corporate Account Manager, with a passion for building on this to grow and deliver high value fundraising partnerships that will bring about transformational change. You have a passion for the work that Parentkind does and are able to inspire our partners to work with us to make a difference to the life outcomes of young people. You will bring excellent communication skills and a motivated, results-driven attitude. 

You’ll have

• A minimum of 3 years experience in an account management role
• Demonstrable experienceof growing and developing mutually beneficial partnerships
• A strong track record of meeting and exceeding financial targets
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent written communication skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to produce high quality presentations and reports
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills
• Strong influencing skills

You’ll get

• To join a fast-moving charity with an exciting future
• To help build a corporate partnerships fundraising function from scratch, playing a key role in driving forward the charity’s strategy and shaping our fundraising activity
• Remote working full-time with a great online team culture
• 25 days holiday in addition to UK public holidays.
• Benefits such as 4 x Death in service, two years of 75% income protection for long term illness, free private online/telephone GP appointments.

How to apply

A job description is attached to this listing.

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter through CharityJob, outlining your motivations for applying for the role and how you meet the Person Specifications.

To arrange an informal discussion about the role please contact the Head of Corporate Partnerships, Georgie Stanton, at georgie dot stanton at parentkind dot org

The deadline for receipt of applications is 9am on Tuesday 1st July.We are keen to not lose amazing candidates through a lengthy process and so will interview on an ongoing basis and may appoint before the deadline.  Please apply or indicate your interest as soon as practical.

More about Parentkind

Parentkind is the national voice of parents and the largest federated charity of its kind.  As a 68-year-old charity, we have helped parent groups raise billions in support of their children's schools.  Parentkind's membership of 13,000 parent teacher associations deliver tens of thousands of events and opportunities at around half of all primary schools and a quarter of secondary schools each year.  

Parentkind delivers the National Parent Survey, The National PTA Awards, The PTAextra termly magazine, 'Be School Ready' (a publication that reaches 1 in 6 families with children starting school each year), and more.  If you have any questions, don't hesistate to reach out.

The charity's impact is significant, and our work ensures that parent and carer voices are heard at a local, regional, and national level.

Full Fact – Philanthropy Officer
Location: Remote working.
Salary: £30-£35,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, full time hours.

Full Fact, the independent fact checking charity, is seeking a fundraising professional to grow their impact and safeguard their independence by raising funds from charitable trusts and high net worth individuals.

Full Fact is a team of independent fact checkers and campaigners who find, expose and counter the harm it does – a team which has seen firsthand how bad information promotes hate, damages people’s health and hurts democracy. Full Fact fights for the right information to reach the people who need it most, whether that’s individuals making decisions about their health or who to vote for; or politicians debating the future of our country.

The Philanthropy Officer will create and manage their own portfolio of existing and potential philanthropy donors and use relationship building skills to create strong links with both new and existing donors, including delivering high quality stewardship and reporting on Full Fact’s successes. The post-holder will create and update detailed and persuasive cases for support for new and existing Full Fact projects and deliver successful events that align with Full Fact’s mission and increase engagement. The role will also involve forecasting potential income from the portfolio, prepare updates for the Board and setting and meeting effective objectives and key results for Full Fact’s fundraising.

The ideal candidate for this role will have two years of fundraising experience, preferably in trusts and/or major donor fundraising. You will have experience of writing compelling fundraising appeals and inspiring reports, and of designing and managing engagement events, as well as possessing a good understanding of working with philanthropists and charitable trusts. Your persuasive communication skills will be combined with the ability to build internal and external relationships with integrity and empathy and you will have an organised and proactive approach to work. Finally, you will be committed to the political neutrality of the organisation’s work and an understanding of public debate in the UK and sensitivity to the political context they work in.

Please download our Candidate Pack for further information [PDF], which includes details on how to apply.

Closing date: 9am BST, Monday 1st July.

The organisation:
We are excited to be working with a very well-known international development charity to help them find a Head of Individual Giving for a 12 month maternity contract. They are looking for an experienced fundraiser with a strong leadership track record, who can help them with their mission of alleviating poverty around the world. 

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the development and delivery of a cost effective individual donor recruitment strategy
• Recruit new individual donors, targeting individuals who have greatest potential to continue their support for the work of the charity throughout their lifetime and by engaging in whole life response
• Plan and execute strategic brand and marketing campaigns designed to appeal to new audiences of individuals and families who have not previously supported the charity, using multiple marketing channels including, but not limited to digital advertising, social media, PR, OOH, TV, radio and print.
• Align fundraising activity with wider vision, mission and brand identity
• Achieve acquisition KPIs and specific appeal targets
• Work alongside the Head of Retention in the strategy and planning of the journey from conversion through to welcome and onboarding
• Line management of at least 2 direct marketers

Person specification:

• Experienced charity fundraiser or marketeer with leadership experience
• Strategic thinker who sees the big picture, capable of adapting tactics to maintain focus on delivering the high level strategy
• Well-developed understanding of fundraising and marketing principles
• Multi-channel marketing experience across a variety of media channels including digital marketing, social media, PR, OOH, TV and radio
• Strong experience of managing creative, media and digital agencies to deliver campaigns and achieve numerical and fundraising targets
• Experience in KPI tracking and analysis and subsequent application to course correct strategy
• Significant experience of project managing multi-channel projects with multiple stakeholders
• Experience of overseeing project management
• Experience of supporting team members to meet deadlines and manage workload

What's on offer:
This role is offering a salary of £55,000 for this 12 month maternity contract, on a hybrid basis (2 days a month in the office). This is a fast moving role and applications will close as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Please identify your notice period and salary expectation in your cover letter.

Note: Unfortunately we cannot support applications from international candidates at this time

Job Title: Trust Fundraising Manager

Contract: Permanent, Full-time (35 hours per week)

Location: Anywhere in the UK, we are a remote-first organisation

Our mission is to tirelessly support and champion how parents can participate in education and have their voices heard.  We want to be a powerful force for good in education in the UK that strives to bring homes and schools together for the good of all children and society.  We have ambitious plans to increase our impact and are establishing a central fundraising strategy for the first time.  Therefore, we are looking for an experienced trust fundraiser to play a key role in delivering organisational growth. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our fledgling Fundraising Team and develop a trust fundraising programme from the ground up.  We are looking for someone with experience in raising funds from trusts and foundations, who is an excellent communicator - spoken and written – and who can undertake research to effectively identify appropriate prospects.  You will help to develop our case for support and develop a suite of proposals and reports that will convey to funders what Parentkind does, what the parents and schools we work with want, and how we support them.  Attention to detail is key, as is the ability to manage your time and prioritise your work.

If you are excited by the potential for helping to establish a brand-new fundraising team and the opportunity to build something transformational alongside passionate and committed colleagues, we would love to hear from you.

You’ll have

• A minimum of two years of experience in trust fundraising
• Demonstrable success in securing four and five-figure gifts
• Experience in managing funder relationships, and developing them into longer-term partnerships
• Strong research skills to help identify suitable prospects whose mission aligns with Parentkind
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills, with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent communication skills - strong attention to detail and the ability to produce high-quality written applications, and proposals and deliver impactful presentations

You’ll get

• To join a fast-moving charity with an exciting future
• To help build a trust fundraising function from scratch, playing a key role in driving forward the charity’s strategy and shaping our fundraising activity
• Remote working full-time with a great online team culture
• 25 days holiday in addition to UK public holidays.

How to apply

A job description is attached to this listing.

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter through CharityJob, outlining your motivations for applying for the role and how you meet the Person Specifications.

To arrange an informal discussion about the role please contact the Head of Grants, Seth Bara, at seth dot bara at parentkind dot org.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 5pm Friday 28th June 2024

Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications received after the deadline.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis via video conference.

Parentkind is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and we ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and equally.  We would be grateful if you would complete the equal opportunities monitoring questions when applying online to help us check that we are carrying out our policy of equal opportunities for all people.  The information will be kept confidential and will be separate from your application.  It will have no bearing on your application.

Parentkind is committed to meeting the needs of applicants with disabilities.  Please let us know if you require any adjustments to your application or interview process.

More about Parentkind

Parentkind is a national federated charity that aims to advance education by encouraging the fullest cooperation between home and school, education authorities, central government and all other interested parties and bodies.  We are proud to be the leading membership organisation for parent teacher associations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.  Parentkind seeks to represent all these parent groups as they strive to help every child in their school and we support our 12,500 members to raise £122m annually.

As well as helping parent groups on the ground, we provide resources to support parent participation in education at school and home so that every child can thrive and reach their potential.  Ultimately, we want more parents to be empowered to be involved and engaged in their child’s education.  The evidence is clear that parental participation in education benefits children in schools and society and increases the opportunities for social mobility for our younger generations.

We are working towards a future where this is considered an essential ingredient in the success of our children’s education by society, schools and parents themselves by:

• Engaging and inspiring individual parents
• Supporting our PTA and other member associations and growing the number if PTAs across the UK
• Helping schools be parent-friendly through guidance and training
• Working with partners
• Championing the role of those with parental responsibility in their child’s education through our research and by influencing education sector interests and policymakers. 

The charity's impact is significant, and our work ensures that parent and carer voices are heard at a local, regional, and national level.

About The Role
Closing date: 28th June
 
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
 
We have a fantastic new opportunity available for a passionate and dedicated Officer to join our us as our new Prospect Development Officer.

Sitting as part of our Philanthropy directorate, you will work together to become an expert on the work of Alzheimer’s Society, ensuring we are consistently spotting the most current & exciting opportunities to further our fundraising ambitions. You will have the opportunity to learn from a diverse array of fundraisers – including corporate, philanthropy, trusts, foundations, and communications experts. 

Your main responsibility will be working with our High Value Fundraising teams to complete high quality research, plans and network maps to deliver outstanding prospect acquisition and intuitive supporter journeys. You will utilize your excellent research skills to support the High Value Fundraisers to achieve their strategic goals.

Working as part of a close knit but geographically dispersed team, there will be regular opportunities to discuss professional strengths and development needs, learning from peers and leadership teams alike. You will also work on strategic projects including developing and delivering prospecting strategies.

The successful candidate will be encouraged to pursue project work playing to their strengths, as well as benefit from robust development plans to support areas for further upskilling. If you feel professionally fulfilled by becoming a subject matter expert and deploying this alongside your technical skills to achieve ambitious income and supporter experience targets- this is the role for you!

Alzheimer's Society have recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. This is a fantastic achievement and we're incredibly proud as this is fantastic indication of how far we’ve travelled over the past few years.

We would love to welcome more outstanding people to join our exciting journey to make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
 
About you

- Experienced researcher looking to broaden your skillset, who regularly asks – “how can we do this better?” 
- You may be a fundraiser with a passion for horizon scanning and research looking to hone your technical skillset.
- You will share your knowledge, experience, and expertise through your excellent network of internal relationships.
- You will be innovative, but detail orientated, and be able to present complicated information to a range of audiences.
- You will be motivated by delivering truly transformational positive impacts for those affected by dementia, and you will learn how to weave this pivotal impact into every piece of work.
- Ability to use and enhance your technical skillset, using news aggregations tools, CRM databases and other software to build high quality research outputs. 

The successful candidate will be encouraged to pursue project work playing to their strengths, as well as benefit from robust development plans to support areas for further upskilling. If you feel professionally fulfilled by becoming a subject matter expert and deploying this alongside your technical skills to achieve ambitious income and supporter experience targets- this is the role for you!

Person Specification

- Verbal and written communication skills to liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Excellent IT skills and extensive experience/knowledge on using Microsoft packages.
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
- Strong analytical and interpretation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and great attention to detail.
- Advocate for Alzheimer’s Society, demonstrating passion and resilience to make a difference.
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.

About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.

Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation

A fantastic national disability charity have a vacancy for a Community Fundraising Manager role North England, and Harris Hill are looking for a dynamic and charismatic candidate to join their expanding team!

As a Community Fundraising Manager -North England you will

• Identify and build long term relationships with key regional contacts in the North, local businesses, organisations and individuals to encourage financial and long term support for the charity within the region
• lead on the implementation and delivery on the community fundraising strategy in order to generate net income and attract more people to support the charity within the region.
• You will work with the Senior Community Fundraising Manager to develop the Community Fundraising strategy with implementation of core activities and identifying other potential regional opportunities. 

Additional to this, Community Fundraising Manager has an exciting opportunity to work closely with the Northern Ireland Operational Team, delivering community fundraising projects and building relationships with local businesses for a new Hub in Belfast.

If you’re an experienced fundraiser and relationship builder with a passion for ensuring that people living with disabilities can receive the care, support and advocacy that they need, then we want to hear from you.

Ideally you will have experience:

• Extensive experience of recruiting, supporting and stewarding fundraisers or volunteers
• Extensive experience of building successful internal and external relationships
• Experience of managing multiple priorities simultaneously while still providing the highest level of customer care to all supporters
• Experience of financial budgeting and reporting
• Experience of working with fundraising databases, preferably Raiser’s Edge.
• A demonstrable commitment to enabling an inclusive and diverse workforce to reflect our community.
• Self-motivated and supportive to other team members.
• Highly organised with the ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to manage a complex workload and meet conflicting deadlines.

• You will need access to their own vehicle for travel but mileage will be paid

Salary: £36,563

Contract type: Full time, permanent – 37.5 hours a week, with some out of hours/weekend work as and when required (flexible working policy)
Location: this role is homebased, but the postholder will be expected to travel frequently around the region visiting key stakeholders – fuel will be reimbursed. There will also be in person meetings at the London and Birmingham offices on occasion.

Benefits: 24/25 days holiday plus bank holidays; cashback and discounts on high street brands; travel season ticket loans; enhanced sick pay; flexible working; and more!

Application: CV ASAP and rolling 
This organisation is a disability confident employer.

If you’re interested and would like to review a full job description, please contact Dagmara  at Harris Hill 

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As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Causeway supports marginalised and vulnerable people to recover from trauma and develop safe and fulfilling futures. Our modern slavery and crime reduction services include safe houses, outreach, community programmes, holistic crisis interventions and signposting into counselling, training and employment. We drive change nationally through research, campaigning and strategic partnerships. Causeway’s four crime reduction services provide crime and violence reduction programmes for those committed to breaking their cycle of criminality. Our trauma-informed approach to supporting those who commit crime has proved successful in reducing rates of reoffending, which not only benefits the individuals involved, but reduces the number of victims and creates a safer society for all.

Role Summary

How this role fits into the vision and objectives of Causeway

The Fundraising and Business Development Team Administrator will form part of a five-strong team led by our Head of Fundraising and Business Development. The role is perfect for someone who would like to make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable and marginalised people and who would appreciate the opportunity to play a big role in a small, friendly and ambitious team.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic and proactive person who will play a key role in supporting the team with sight and activity across all fundraising areas and this could be a great opportunity for someone looking to take their first steps into fundraising. Above all, we are looking for someone with drive and initiative - a natural problem solver who is always looking to improve upon current processes.

Responsibilities:

As part of a small team, you will need to take responsibility for identifying where your support is most needed through busy times, juggling different priorities to work effectively and efficiently, often under your own steam.
Key responsibilities are:
Corporate Fundraising

• Support corporate fundraising by completing due diligences on potential partners (you will be trained how to do this), organising corporate visits, volunteering days, supporting corporate fundraising events, keeping corporate partners up to date with our news etc and organising meetings.

Trusts and Foundations

• Support trusts and foundations fundraising by supporting on funder research (again you will be fully trained how to do this) and contributing to a constant pipeline of potential funders for the team to approach.
• Helping to manage the schedule for, and possibly writing and/or submitting basic proposals to trusts and foundations.

Events

•  Support the team by recording and sending fundraising materials to those raising money for us through events and challenge event.
•  Helping to develop, organise and deliver events.

Individual Giving

• Supporting our Individual Giving programme from an administrative point of view, including sending out pre-written emails to our supporters etc and ensuring first-class stewardship.
• Using our fundraising platform Enthuse to produce reports to support the team (and finance) with relevant information and insights.
• To ensure all donations are processed and on the fundraising tracker correctly, supporter records are kept up to date and supporters are thanked in a timely manner.

General

• To be the first point of contact for all fundraising enquiries that come in by telephone, email, and post.
• Supporting other activities in the fundraising team when needed, sending out materials to fundraisers and supporting logistics, diary management and support the organisation and delivery of meetings and events when needed.
• Attend meetings and take concise and accurate minutes.
• Support the Head of Fundraising and Business Development to produce trackers and spreadsheets which help to measure the team’s performance and results. This includes ensuring income is allocated correct from third party platforms and working closely with the Finance Team to ensure that we can report fundraising results and forecast accurately and in a timely way.
• Support with stock control and ordering for our material assistance project, LifeSupply which also forms part of the department.
• Support all income generation activity with the collation of information from other departments, external organisations or though research.
• Other general fundraising and administration duties, as and when required to ensure the smooth running of the department including assisting in other team projects when they arise. 
• Undertake other tasks and duties as may be reasonable which will contribute to the overall success of the Fundraising and Business Development team or the charity’s business objectives.

We are looking for a Devon Fundraising Manager to build relationships with key community groups, running third-party events and corporates for a small social welfare charity.

This is home based role with travel across the Devon region, you will need a car.

The Charity
A warm and collaborative social welfare charity, dedicated to providing hope for the future and giving people the opportunity and skills to flourish in.

You will be joining a small, collaborative charity with a supportive and inclusive working culture, offering fantastic benefits, including 28 days holiday + bank holidays, training and career progression opportunities, as well as much more!

The Role
Manage and grow the income for the charity through fundraising (corporate, community and some events.)

A key focus will be building on the burgeoning corporate relationships in Exeter and Devon, including managing the key partnership alongside smaller corporate partners, as well as looking ahead to next year's COY partnerships.

Research, plan and implement new fundraising initiatives guided by the fundraising strategy and your own experience.

Recruit fundraisers and identify and manage all events in Devon, nicluding a Christmas Carol concert.

Build new relationships and maintain existing relationships with the wider Devon community.

The Candidate
Experience of achieving financial and non-financial targets.

Demonstrable strong written and verbal communication skills; to be able to write reports, deliver presentations, and to communicate with and influence stakeholders.

Willingness to travel across Devon, and when needed, connect with regional service teams.

Full driving licence and access to a roadworthy vehicle.

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, 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.

** Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, so please get in touch ASAP!**

Changing Faces is here for everyone with a scar, mark or condition on their face or body. They provide life-changing mental health, wellbeing, and skin camouflage services. They work to transform understanding and acceptance of visible difference, and campaign to reduce prejudice and discrimination.

Changing Faces are looking for a new business specialist to help grow corporate partnership income at Changing Faces. This role will be 90% focused on new business with a 10% account management split.

You will have an excellent network of corporate funders and a proven track record of successfully bidding, winning and managing corporate fundraising partnerships. The role will suit someone with excellent communication and relationship building skills along with plenty of creative ideas to engage potential partners and win pitches.

This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside senior fundraisers to shape and craft the future of corporate fundraising at Changing Faces.

As Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will: 

• Identify, cultivate, and secure new corporate partnerships at five and six figure level
• Secure new corporate partnerships including corporate foundations, Charity of the Year, cause related marketing and strategic partnerships
• Be a senior brand ambassador for the charity, engaging and developing effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Build a robust pipeline of partnerships opportunities

Ideal skills and experience: 

• Experience of working in a corporate partnerships/corporate social responsibility/marketing/sales environment
• Ability to win and deliver major charity & corporate partnerships (£50-100k+)
• Experience of writing compelling copy, pitches and campaigns to secure new partnerships
• Strong commitment to Changing Faces values, vision and purpose and to keeping the voices of people with visible differences at the heart of all work

St Michael’s Hospice is recruiting an experienced and talented fundraising professional to strategically lead their income generation teams to deliver long-term, sustainable funding that enables the Hospice to achieve its ambitious plans for supporting the community of Hastings and Rother. We are seeking a charismatic leader who is also capable of delivering a successful capital appeal to raise c.£10m for building a new Hospice.

Applications close at 9 a.m. Monday 8th July

About St Michael’s Hospice.

Established in 1987, St. Michael’s Hospice is an independent charity providing high-quality, holistic, specialist palliative and end-of-life care to people living with serious, advanced, life-limiting illness, and their families, including in bereavement, across Hastings and Rother.

About the role.

As a member of the leadership team, you will contribute to the organisation’s strategic planning and delivery to ensure the achievement of strategic objectives and the business plan.

You will develop and lead an ambitious income generation strategy for St Michael’s Hospice that enables it to secure the resources required to deliver its strategic objectives, ensuring long-term sustainability and developing a diverse portfolio of income streams

Supported by a Capital Appeal Fundraiser, you will establish and lead a successful Capital Appeal Fundraising campaign to raise at least £10 million towards building a new hospice by 2030 whilst protecting operational revenue streams.

Who we are looking for.

· Experience in operating at a strategic level within an organisation.

· Significant fundraising/income generation experience at a senior level.

· Experience in contributing to a successful capital appeal.

· Track record of developing, leading and implementing income-generating strategies.

· Demonstrable success in generating significant levels of income and sustained income growth across the full spectrum of funding streams.

· Leading and managing multiple departments and teams.

· Setting and managing substantial budgets.

· An authentic, professional individual who can be agile and innovative in the current charitable marketplace.

· A role model who thrives on achieving the development and success of a motivated and high-performing team.

Please click 'Apply via website’ to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the job description and register your interest to apply.

Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Monday 8th July.