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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance is the charity that brings life-saving care to the most seriously ill and injured people in the region. This exciting new role is being created within our successful Engagement Development Team.

As Individual Giving Officer you would be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to maximise engagement and income from individual and regular donors, focusing on building and nurturing relationships with individual donors and managing regular giving programs to ensure sustainable support for the Charity.

We’re looking for somebody who has strong interpersonal, networking and influencing skills, and can confidently represent our brand delivering engaging presentations and pitches.

This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week), predominantly Monday to Friday, but will include some evening and weekend working. Hybrid working will be available after a successful induction period.

Main responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Development Manager to create, develop, and implement strategies for individual and regular giving programs in line with the overall Engagement and Income Team goals.
• Plan and execute events and campaigns specifically aimed at recruiting, retaining and upgrading regular donors.
• Maintain accurate donor records in the CRM database, using it to track progress, evaluate effectiveness, analyse data, and adjust strategies.
• Generate and present reports on campaign performance to the Development Manager and Director of Engagement and Income.
• Work closely with other members of the development team and wider charity to align individual and regular giving efforts with overall Engagement and Income Team goals.
• Collaborating with the Communications and Marketing team to develop supporting materials.
• Build and maintain a portfolio of donors and prospects, ensuring timely and appropriate solicitation activities, follow-ups and post-event communications.
• Develop personalised communication and stewardship plans to retain and upgrade existing donors, ensuring a positive and rewarding experience for donors.
• Identify and cultivate potential regular donors through various channels including direct mail, email, social media, and events.
• Implement donor recognition programs that enhance donor satisfaction and loyalty by ensuring their contributions are appropriately acknowledged and thanked through various channels.
• Organise and participate in a variety of events and activities, representing the regular giving program and promoting its importance.
• Identify and refer potential major gift donors or those likely to leave a legacy gift.
• Provide training, support, and encouragement to volunteers to help them successfully secure regular giving commitments.

Key Skills / Requirements:

• Strong interpersonal, networking and influencing skills with the ability to give professional presentations, talks and deliver pitches on behalf of HIOWAA.
• At least 2 years’ experience in a nonprofit or similar environment.
• At least 2 years’ experience of developing and stewarding strong donor relationships.
• At least 2 years’ experience in fundraising, specifically in regular giving or similar donor programs.
• The ability to provide engagement solutions appropriate to the audience being addressed.
• Understanding of how to maximise engagement and income opportunities, and donor acquisition.
• Knowledge of current trends and best practices in regular giving and donor retention.
• A solid understanding of modern fundraising techniques, including online and social networking.
• Ability to analyse data and generate actionable insights and some experience of doing so in a previous role.
• Good numeracy and analytical skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills and experience of working to deadlines and key project dates.
• Proficiency in fundraising software and CRM systems.
• Creative and critical thinking skills.
• Passion for the organisation’s mission and a commitment to donor stewardship.
• An understanding of and interest in the voluntary sector.
• A willingness to take part in training as required by HIOWAA.
• A flexible approach and ability to travel within the County and work some evening and weekend hours (for events and presentations) as part of the role.
• A full, clean UK recognised Driving Licence

The Individual Giving Officer will have non-exclusive use of charity vehicles to undertake their duties.

Additional benefits:

• 25 days holiday per year (plus Bank holidays)
• Extra Day off on your Birthday
• 5% Employer Pension Contribution
• Charity Sick Pay (after probation)
• Blue Light Discount Card
• Medical Cash Plan (after probation)
• Hybrid working and a flexible approach by arrangement with your line manager.
• Mental Health First Aiders available at work.

This role is offered as office, hybrid or remote working for the right candidate, and with hours above 28 per week on a flexible basis adapting to your needs. CAP is proud to offer 2 mental health days and 5 emergency caring days per year, in addition to A/L, enabling you to care for yourself and the people you love. 

In this role you will captivate our supporters, inspiring them to contribute to our vision to see an end to UK poverty! Through creative and efficient management of fundraising programmes and projects you will play your part in increasing engagement and income. 

We have an incredible 28,000 regular givers, our Life Changers, who make possible all the incredible work that churches do to free our clients from debt! As the Regular Giving Lead you will develop a strategy to grow the number of Life Changers by finding new audiences and creating innovative products to reach them. You will make effective use of data, and testing, learning, and evaluating your ideas. 

You will work alongside other members of the Supporter Development team which delivers direct mail appeals, digital engagement, supporter journeys, partnership opportunities, church fundraising, and other creative and effective means of engagement. As part of the Supporter Development team you will collaborate with colleagues to sharpen and support all of our projects so that we can achieve the best results. 

If you’re excited about this opportunity, but unsure you have all the experience you need in fundraising, then we can offer you a career track. You can join the team at a junior grade (minimum full time salary £26,664.75) while you are mentored and undertake the Certificate in Fundraising from the Institute of Fundraising, stepping up to the next grade once you have achieved the qualification and experience level. 

If you are ready to unleash your passion and skills in a role that will make a difference, we invite you to join our Supporter Development Team. Together, we can create lasting connections with our supporters and drive sustainable growth to support our mission. Apply now and start making a difference!

We will be pleased to discuss this with you if you would like any further information about this. 

We are seeking a creative, dynamic and experienced fundraising professional to lead and expand our fundraising efforts. The Director of Fundraising is a key role and will be responsible for oversight and implementation of our fundraising strategy. This role requires an experienced senior leader with an established track record of growing existing revenue streams, diversifying income, and leading and empowering high-performing teams.

Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) is led by our CEO who is supported by a Senior Leadership Team comprising this role alongside the Director of Research, Information & Support, and Director of Finance & Resources. An Operational Management Group is comprised of function managers reporting to SLT, and responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation.

Prospectus are delighted to be working with War on Want as they search for a passionate Senior Income and Engagement Officer to join their team.

War on Want campaigns in the UK to challenge human rights abusing corporations and governments, and hold those responsible for inequality and poverty to account. They publish in-depth research exposing injustice and human rights abuse globally. They work in partnership with grassroots groups, trade unions and workers’ organisations in the Global South. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about political activism, ready for a brilliant next step in fundraising.

Working closely with the Director of Income & Engagement, your strategies and campaigns will deepen the relationship between War on Want and its individual supporters to both increase participation in their campaigns and grow unrestricted income.

The campaigns you run will acquire, retain, and develop individual supporters using a range of channels both on and offline. The ultimate aim of these activities is to increase the number of active War on Want members who support their work through regular direct debit donations. In addition, you will lead War on Want’s legacy programme and manage the Income & Engagement Assistant to ensure the delivery of first-class supporter care processes and an unbeatable supporter experience.

As individual giving lead, you will join the team at a very exciting time. They have recently launched a new supporter mobilisation strategy to bring transformative growth to our supporter base. This role would be well suited to someone who has worked across a range of channels: tele-marketing, direct mail and digital. You will have a passion for political change and activism!

The starting salary is £46,636 and the role is hybrid working, with one day a month at War on Want’s head office. More in-person days are required on an ad-hoc basis.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application, then please contact Flora Cunningham at Prospectus.

If you are interested in applying to this position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

We are seeking a senior leader with experience with 5-6 figure fundraising but that can be within any of trusts & foundations, corporate and/or major donors.

Head of Development
Salary £55,000 - £60,000 + Benefits
Hybrid - London/Home

This role comes at an exciting time with the opportunity to lead the growth of MQ’s Development Team as we expand our capacity across all these areas of income generation. MQ currently has at least one role under each area and there is desire, supported by the board of trustees, for further recruitment to strengthen each as needed.

We are happy to consider people who want to work full-time (35 hours), or four days per week (28 hours).

Here's a summary of your key responsibilities:

• Provide inspirational leadership to the MQ Development Team, managing the current team of five to deliver our £3m 2025 budget
• Develop, oversee and actively lead the implementation of a fundraising strategy which exploits a wide range of fundraising opportunities, maintains diverse and sustainable income streams, and builds the organisation’s unrestricted income capacity to meet its aims and objectives.
• Lead by example, personally building and managing a pool of 6 figure prospects to deliver against targets within your area of speciality (major donor, trusts and/or corporates), with a focus on new business across the team
• Potential to help MQ expand its high value fundraising on an international scale
• Collaborate across MQ’s teams, including Research, Marketing and Finance, to develop MQ’s list of fundraising products and proposals
• Refine and deliver MQ’s high value tracking and reporting on financial and activity KPIs, working closely with the Senior Data and Compliance Manager and using our CRM, Raiser’s Edge NXT
• Build and monitor annual Development Team income and expenditure budgets and work with MQ’s Executive to provide regular updates against progress and reforecasting as needed
• Drive innovation in fundraising activity in order that MQ can stand out – improving current approaches but also developing new behaviours, projects and activities to win new funding through excellent stewardship and cultivation
• Capitalise on the expertise and networks of MQ’s senior volunteers, including working closely with MQ trustees and other Development Team colleagues to maximise existing opportunities for introductions, including the Lord Mayor’s Appeal
• Develop MQ’s ability to carry out targeted and systematic research to establish new high value prospects utilising existing networks, the MQ database, search engines and referrals

About you:

This role is for you, if you have fundraising experience with grants and foundations as well as corporate fundraising and/or new business acquisition experience. This means you will have experience in stewarding and securing new gifts from foundations as well as researching new opportunities to apply for funds.

You will also be skilled in understanding and translating complex information and turning it in to compelling written proposals, for grants, corporate partnerships and major donors.

You will be driven to ensure that projects are delivered to the highest possible standards and be a sophisticated communicator with the confidence to build relationships with and inspire colleagues and donors.

We do require someone who is proactive, hardworking and results-focused.

Experience of Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge/NXT is desirable but not essential.

Essential Skills & Experience

Proven Leadership Experience

• Strong track record of leading and managing teams effectively.
• Ability to inspire and motivate team members to achieve targets.
• Experience in building and growing teams.

High-Value Fundraising Expertise

• Demonstrated success in securing 5-6 figure donations from trusts, foundations, corporates, and/or major donors.
• Ability to build and manage a pipeline of high-value prospects.

Desirable Skills & Experience

Experience in the Mental Health Sector

• Understanding of mental health research and its importance.
• Existing contacts within the mental health or healthcare sector.

International Fundraising Expertise

• Experience in organising and executing high-value stewardship events.
• Ability to leverage events for donor engagement and fundraising.

What we’re offering you:

In return, we offer a great working experience within a friendly team. We operate a hybrid working scheme (in the London office Mondays and Tuesdays, with the remaining days from home). We are located near Barbican Tube.

Plus, we offer lots of generous benefits and training opportunities.

We're a Sunday Times Top Company to work for.

Closing date: 29/09/2024

Please note, we typically start interviewing within two weeks of the job advert going live. We reserve the right to close the job before the deadline based on the volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our careers portal where you can complete your application for this position.

We believe in equality and inclusion and we welcome job applications from everyone, provided you meet the criteria for the job.

Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Benefits

Flexible working: As a mental health charity, staff wellbeing is of paramount importance. We operate a core hours policy (10-4) to encourage flexible working and staff are mainly home based with the requirement to come into the office two days per week. A standard full-time working week is 35 hours, plus an hour for lunch breaks.

Holidays: Annual holiday entitlement of 28 days plus bank holidays.

Wellbeing Allowance: MQ provides an allowance of up to £1200 per annum for each employee to spend on activities that increase their wellbeing. This is paid through payroll and is taxable.

Cycle to work scheme: An interest-free loan is available to enable employees to purchase a bike and accessories, repaid via equal deductions from the employee’s salary over 12 months.

Employee Assistance Programme: All employees and their families have access to a 24-hour confidential advice and support line.

Counselling: Employees have access to a number of free face-to-face sessions, via the EAP scheme.

Pension: MQ makes contributions of 5% and employees make contributions of 3%.

Season Ticket Loan: An interest free season ticket loan is available, repaid via equal deductions from the employee’s salary over 12 months.

Personal Development: We value employee development and review individual training needs through our performance management system. The Head of HR also runs internal development sessions for all staff through our training programme, MQ Academy.

No agencies please.

We are recruiting for an exceptional Director of Fundraising to drive forward a comprehensive fundraising strategy, build relationships with our warm supporters, and inspire our fundraising team of paid staff and volunteers.

You will need a strong track record in fundraising, be a naturally good communicator and a motivational manager. You’ll lead a team which is raising money across all income streams, and will be expected to provide clear strategic direction, as well as take an active role in some areas of fundraising. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious fundraising leader to make a significant impact on income generation for Wessex Cancer Support, in turn helping us to reach more people affected by cancer in the Wessex region.

The full job description and required skills/experience can be found in our Job Pack attached.

Ideally, we are looking for the role to be filled on a full-time basis, but will consider part-time as an option.
 

The purpose of the role is to plan and deliver strategically the fundraising required for the ongoing success of NCO, enabling this important national music organisation to develop and deliver its mission.

Main Responsibilities 

Strategy and Planning

Working with the Chief Executive and Development and Communications Committee to set and lead on the development of NCO’s development strategy, setting fundraising targets in line with strategic objectives.

Oversee all fundraising activity and report to the Chief Executive, NCO Board and Finance Committee on progress towards income targets.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, represent the Development function to ensure full account is taken of development potential whilst contributing towards the leadership and strategic direction of NCO.

Individual Giving

Lead on re-establishing NCO’s Individual Giving programme, drawing on the potential pipeline of current stakeholders (eg parents and alumni) and delegating to/working with the Development Team in its successful delivery.

Lead on new mid/major donor giving and relationships including legacies, personally managing a portfolio of prospects and donors.

Support the Development team to lead in the delivery of NCO’s annual giving programmes, ie Friends and Patrons.

Lead on individual campaigns, working collaboratively with the Development team to maximise opportunities to engage with new supporters through events and matched funding initiatives (eg The Big Give).

Work with the Chief Executive and other senior staff to ensure the continued engagement and support of the NCO Board.

Trusts and Foundations

Lead on fundraising from Trusts & Foundations and other grant giving bodies (excluding statutory funding).

Research and cultivate existing and new funders, working with the Chief Executive, Board and the Development Team to initiate new partnerships and maintaining systems to ensure that those partnerships are successfully managed and sustained.

Prepare compelling major grant applications to secure new funding with sound attention to detail, and work with colleagues by leading and advising on other vital grant applications undertaken by members of the Development team, sharing best practice in fundraising to develop the organisation’s skills.

As part of the Development team, provide appropriate and timely monitoring information to trusts and foundations, as required by their conditions of support including, where appropriate, organising events and visits.

Corporate Fundraising

Lead the Development team on stewarding existing and cultivating new corporate sponsors and ensuring benefits and recognition are delivered across NCO’s marketing channels.

Statutory Funding

Support the Chief Executive and wider team to ensure that NCO fulfils its quarterly and annual reporting requirements to Arts Council England and the Department for Education and in the creation of new funding applications including as part of the next ACE Investment Review.

(NB: The day to day management and reporting requirements of NCO’s NPO and DfE grants will be managed by a newly appointed Business Administrator and overseen by the Chief Executive).

Organisation and Management

Line manage NCO’s Development Manager through individual objective setting and performance management, regular 1:1 meetings and identification of training needs.

Empower the Development team by ensuring they have regular opportunities to develop their skills and experience across different areas of fundraising and through training whilst supporting them wholeheartedly in their professional development.

Inspire and lead the Development team, and set an example, on the application, implementation and adherence to all NCO policies and procedures.

Support the Development team to lead on the development of NCO’s CRM System (Beacon) in specific relation to its fundraising functions, in line with the Data Protection Act.

Maximise the potential of Gift Aid from all donations, supporting the Development team to ensure all donations and payments received are appropriately logged, accompanied by appropriate paperwork and in line with annual audit requirements and submitted in a timely manner.

Produce Development reports for quarterly Board and Finance Committee meetings, attending online and in person as required.

Undertake research and maintain a high level of knowledge about trusts, foundations, individuals, and statutory funding to inform planning.

Represent NCO at conferences undertaking public and media presentations, attending conferences and events and lobbying forums as appropriate

Vice-Chancellor’s Office
Development, Alumni & Campaigns Office

Development Services Assistant 
Ref: SC4711

Salary on appointment will be £22,681 per annum, dependent on skills and experience, with an annual increment up to £24,533 per annum.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Development Services Assistant to join the Development, Alumni and Campaigns team to support the stewardship of our donors, alumni activity and the management of donations to the University. 
 
Key duties of the role include maintaining donor records on our system, drafting documents such as thank you letters and gift agreements, processing and reconciliation of donations and support for events and alumni activity.
 
You will have good organisation and time management skills as well as the ability to pay attention to detail both in financial and written work. 
 
This full-time post is available on an indefinite basis. 

UEA offers a variety of flexible working options and although this role is advertised on a full-time basis, we encourage applications from individuals who would prefer a flexible working pattern including annualised hours, compressed working hours, part time, job share, term-time only and/or hybrid working. Details of preferred hours should be stated in the personal statement and will be discussed further at interview.

We strongly encourage applicants from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Backgrounds and welcome applications from all protected groups as defined by the Equality Act 2010. Appointment will be made on merit.

Benefits include:

• 34 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University Customary days (pro rata for part-time).
• Family and Work-life balance policies including hybrid working and considerable maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave.
• Generous pension scheme with life cover for dependants, plus incapacity cover.
• Health and Wellbeing: discounted access to Sportspark facilities, relaxation rooms, 320 acres of rolling parkland, wellbeing walks, Wellbeing Ambassador network, medical centre, Occupational Health and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Campus Facilities: Sportspark, library, nursery, supermarket, post office, bars and catering outlets.
• Exclusive shopping discounts to help cut the cost of household bills, childcare salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle to Work scheme and public transport discounts.
• Personal Development: unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning courses, specialist advice and training from our Organisational Development and Professional Learning Team.

Closing date: 19 September 2024

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