Senior Community Fundraising Executive

Job description

Join our Community Fundraising Team and play an important part in stewarding some of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity’s most dedicated supporters. Line managing the Community Fundraising Assistant, you will effectively steward existing community and corporate supporters, identify new prospects and develop initiatives to engage our audiences.

No two days will ever be the same in this role: one day you might be visiting a golf club or meeting a supporter for a cheque presentation, the next you could be working to grow our ambassador programme, pitching to a corporate team, or finding a new way to engage our supporters. You’ll thrive on this variety and enjoy the meaningful, people focused work.

If you are a high performing fundraise with experience building long lasting relationships with supporters and engaging new audiences, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

What you’ll be doing:

-          Deliver best in class stewardship to develop long term relationships

-          Line manage a Community Fundraising Assistant to ensure they achieve their objectives

-          Identify and develop fundraising initiatives to engage community fundraising supporters in line with the Charity’s strategy

-          Identify opportunities to raise awareness of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity including giving talks and presentations, and attending local events

-          Work with other teams within the Charity, including Finance, Data, PR, Marketing and other fundraising teams to maximise best practice and supporter experience

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for someone who is:

-          An experienced fundraiser with a proven track record of securing financial support from community fundraising supporters

-          An excellent written and verbal communicator, able to engage effectively with a wide range of audiences

-          Proactive with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to take initiative

-          Able to build strong and effective working relationships and manage multiple stakeholders

Why join us?

We’re a values-driven charity committed to saving lives by funding world-leading research, treatment, and care at The Royal Marsden. You’ll be part of a collaborative, ambitious, and kind team, with plenty of opportunities for learning and development.

What we offer:

-          Hybrid working between home and Sutton with occasional travel to Chelsea.

-          Flexible working around our core hours of 10am to 4pm

-          27 days annual leave rising with length of service

-          Up to 6% employer contributions subject to matched contribution from you (increasing with length of service)

-          Training, support and development opportunities

-          Access to the Blue Light discount scheme and other discounts opportunities

-          Access to subsidised staff restaurants, on-site yoga and wellbeing classes, staff choir and much more

-          Range of wellbeing initiatives including access to an employee assistance programme designed to save money and improve your physical, financial and mental health and wellbeing, access to free online GP appointments and free eye tests and contribution towards any glasses required for work purposes

-          Opportunities for training and career development

Inclusion matters:

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications from all backgrounds are warmly welcomed

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.