Fundraiser Jobs in South East
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Do you wish to be part of a growing and dynamic Fundraising team and support our Farming community? RABI, the leading UK farming charity, are seeking a fundraiser with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in generating income from trusts and foundations.
You must be a great communicator with experience in prospect research, writing funding proposals and developing relationships with trust representatives. This is an exciting time to join RABI as we develop a strategy aimed at raising seven-figure sums in 3-4 years to support the farming community.
As part of a growing and dynamic Fundraising team, your main duties will be to research trust and foundations, create and send applications and steward relationship with current and future charitable trusts. As part of the team, you will also be involved in generating funds across various other income streams.
Key responsibilities:
- Research and identify charitable trusts which may provide future financial support to RABI whilst maximising the potential for giving from trusts with which the Charity already has a relationship.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key trust representatives.
- Prepare, submit and monitor applications to charitable trusts including the maintenance of records of applications, grant receipts and successful/failed submissions. Ensure Trusts are thanked for donations in timely fashion.
- Updating the CRM system to ensure activities, communications, donations and other important details are accurately recorded and maintained.
- Compile statistical and background research to support the development of new and existing relationships with Charitable trusts.
- Monitor trust income for finance purposes, ensuring all donations or grants are coded appropriately, including any restrictions upon the use of the income.
- Creating monthly reports on trust income received.
- Support regular and individual giving, corporate, legacy and other income streams.
- Provide general administrative and wider Fundraising team support.
Person Specification:
Essential
- A minimum of three years’ experience of successful trust fundraising.
- A good understanding of fundraising disciplines.
- A pro-active team player who is also self-motivated and confident working independently.
- A good communicator, whether face to face, by telephone, virtual calls or in writing.
- Able to convey complex information accurately, succinctly and engagingly.
- Enthusiastic, adaptable, agile and resilient, with the ability to focus, prioritise and manage all aspects of this varied role in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent IT Skills.
- Affinity and understanding and demonstration of the goals and objectives of RABI.
Desirable
- Farming knowledge or an interest in agriculture and the people who work in it.
- A full UK driving license.
- Knowledge of working in a confidential environment, with some understanding of Data Protection and fundraising compliance.
This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder according to future developments at RABI.
Early applications are encouraged for this position as shortlisting and interviews will take place on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable application prior to the deadline.
RABI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and aims to ensure that all employment practices secure equality of opportunity and that no prospective or current employee receives less than favourable treatment at RABI as a result of their sex, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, belief, ethnic origin, disability, marital, or for any other reason which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Our recruitment process strives to ensure that individuals are selected only based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications and abilities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Title: Events Fundraiser
Salary: £31,245-£35,678, dependent on experience
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Are you a fundraising maestro with a passion for creating impactful events? Join us at Guild Care as our Events Fundraiser! Drive change, combat isolation, and ignite community spirit in Worthing.
Main Duties:
- Lead exciting fundraising events to boost income and awareness.
- Secure sponsorships and partnerships like a pro.
- Analyse event performance for maximum impact.
- Build a dedicated team of donors and volunteers.
- Collaborate closely with the Head of Fundraising for success.
Requirements:
- 2+ years' event fundraising experience.
- Expertise in event management and digital marketing.
- Familiarity with CRM systems (Raisers Edge preferred).
- Passion for the care sector and GDPR compliance.
Desirable Skills:
- Project management or event planning qualifications.
- Experience in volunteer management and donor relations.
Why Join Us:
Transform lives, shape communities, and advance your career with Guild Care. Competitive salary and endless opportunities for growth await!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Individual Giving Fundraiser
Summary and key purpose (fundraising)
This new role will be primarily responsible for developing, marketing and managing our individual giving together with working across other fundraising disciplines. You will be a key member of our fundraising team, producing compelling fundraising communications, stewarding individual donors, including regular donors and gifts in memory. You will ensure that our donors receive excellent care.
Our Individual Giving programme will incorporate one-off donations, regular giving, digital fundraising, appeals and in-memory giving. You will do this, with the support of our recently appointed fundraising agency, who you will manage our relationship with week by week.
A critical element of the role will be how we market ourselves to potential new donors, taking them on an emotional engagement journey in order to solicit regular gifts.
Your expertise and skills:
To excel in this role, you will need prior experience of working in a fundraising setting, with an understanding of good stewardship practices. You should be a self-starter who thrives in a dynamic environment, working across teams and meeting multiple deadlines. Your excellent relationship management skills will enable you to effectively communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders and gather information on new projects. You must have a thorough understanding of individual giving, developing donor journeys and experience of work with agencies.
Key responsibilities:
· Day-to-day management of the regular giving programme, project managing appeals and overseeing the thanking process for individual donors.
· Create, plan, deliver and evaluate multi-channel, compliant, insight-led, supporter-centric campaigns to engage and drive action from new and existing supporters.
· Manage our newly appointed fundraising agency, and in doing so, help deliver an ambitious appeal programme and income target.
· Review and develop operational plans for individual giving (including regular giving, in memory, digital fundraising and appeals) working to achieve agreed targets.
· Communicate and document key performance indicators across individual giving appeals. Ensuring you provide commentary to accompany results reporting, drawing on insights and the wider picture to add context and make recommendations from your learnings.
· Work with the fundraising agency and RABI communications team to produce and edit appropriate collateral.
· Devise and deliver supporter communications, including stewardship activity, welcome journey content and appeal communications.
· Help ensure that we comply with legal and compliance requirements including industry best practice, GDPR/PECR regulations and the CIOF code of Fundraising Practice.
· Develop and maintain good working relationships and liaison with other members of RABI staff.
· Take part and contribute to team meetings.
· Cooperate with RABI on health and safety matters, taking reasonable care of own and other people’s health and safety within the workplace. Follow and H&S training received and alert RABI to any serious risks.
· Actively participate in the staff appraisal scheme and be committed to training and development in line with RABI’s aims and objectives.
· Liaise with volunteers, clients, contractors and other stakeholders as necessary.
· Promote the Charity’s work, assisting with demonstrations and in fundraising and awareness events as appropriate.
· Perform any other reasonable task as required by the Charity.
As a newly formed department, there is a significant opportunity for career progression for the right candidate.
Person Specification:
Essential
· Marketing or direct marketing or marketing qualification.
· Experience of using direct marketing methods to recruit, retain and develop supporters (e.g. telemarketing).
· Previous direct marketing or transferrable experience. This should include project managing or assisting a project manager to plan and deliver activity and evaluate results
· Planning, delivering and managing individual giving programmes.
· Delivering donor recruitment and retention projects from initiation to completion.
· Proven track record of meeting or exceeding targets from unrestricted donations.
· Presenting confidently to a variety of audiences.
· Building relationships and maximising engagement with donors and supporters
· Able to create and tailor engaging and emotive copy for a range of different channels.
· Empathy with the goals and objectives of RABI.
· A positive and creative approach to work, with the ability to multitask.
· Strong interpersonal skills, including good telephone manner and empathy towards in-memory donors.
· Ability to record accurate data and work with a CRM system
· Self-motivated and confident in working, both independently and in teams
· Good communicator, including face-to-face, phone, in writing and via remote communications.
· Good written and numeracy skills.
· Ability to manage time effectively, prioritise workload and plan-ahead.
· Good IT skills (MS Office including Excel and Word).
· Understanding of Data Protection and fundraising regulations, compliance and best practice.
· Proficiency in using Microsoft Office
Desirable
· Knowledge of targeting, segmentation and response analysis.
· Knowledge of testing, validation and taking campaign learnings forward.
· Knowledge of print and online production processes.
· Understanding of the Gift Aid process.
· Voluntary sector experience.
· A full UK driving license.
· Experience of database use
· Experience of fundraising platforms such as Just Giving.
This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder according to future developments at RABI.
Benefits:
· Enrolment to Nest on commencement of employment and then opportunity to join RABI’s group pension scheme with Standard Life where RABI make contributions equivalent to 10% of your basic salary, provided you make a personal contribution of 5%
· Life assurance from day one
· Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
RABI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and aims to ensure that all employment practices secure equality of opportunity and that no prospective or current employee receives less than favourable treatment at RABI as a result of their sex, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, belief, ethnic origin, disability, marital, or for any other reason which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Our recruitment process strives to ensure that individuals are selected only based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications and abilities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill are pleased to be working with an influential benevolent fund to recruit an Individual Giving Fundraiser. This newly created role will oversee developing, marketing and managing an individual giving programme that will include one-off donations, regular giving, digital fundraising, appeals and in-memory giving.
The Individual Giving Fundraiser will be a key member of the fundraising team with the task of producing compelling fundraising communications and stewarding individual donors. A main focus of the role will be positioning the charity attractively to potential new donors and then taking them on an engagement journey to result in regular gifts. You will do this with the support of a newly appointed fundraising agency.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate prior experience of working in fundraising and an understanding of good stewardship practices, with a particular understanding of individual giving, developing donor journeys and experience of work with agencies.
If you are a self-starter who enjoys working across teams and varied workload then I want to hear from you.
This is a hybrid working position based from their Oxford Office 2 or 3 days per week.
They offer a competitive benefits package including a 105 pension contribution.
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled and ambitious fundraiser to apply their skills and experience to have a lasting impact on the beneficiaries of this important charity.
For more information about this position and next steps please apply here now.
Harris Hill Charities Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.