As the House Manager of Ronald McDonald House Oxford, you will be responsible for the running of our new 62 bedroom House that is due to open in 2020. You will line manage a team of employees, manage a budget, build external relationships including key hospital staff, a network of local supporters and the Oxford House Board of Governors and maintain standards of operations associated with assisted living accommodation.

Key Responsibilities
 Oversee the day to day running of the House taking in to account that the House is operational 24-hours a day by balancing the challenge of communal living and creating supportive ‘’home from home’ environment with achieving financial and operational efficiencies
 Control House budgets and manage accounts. Manage expenditure throughout the year working to an agreed budget and income target and producing the relevant reports
 Raise awareness primarily on a local basis while supporting national campaigns
 Provide regular reports to Board of Governors, and Ronald McDonald House Charities
 Implement and follow-up on all Ronald McDonald House Charities Policies and House Rules including H&S, Employment Law, Security and General Data Protection Regulations Driving the strategic planning agenda with the Board of Governors and Ronald McDonald House Charities
 Build strong relationships with the hospital at all levels and build relationships within the hospital community
 Be able to manage effectively crisis and conflict management situations. You will be the main ‘Out of Hours’ emergency point of contact and responsible for notifying the relevant people in any situation
 Recruitment, retention and development of a high performing team
 Good knowledge of all HR practices i.e. completing appraisals, employee development plans, managing employee conduct, creating an inclusive workforce and fostering a positive workplace culture

Knowledge and Experience
 Experience of line management
 Experience of working/managing in a communal living environment (not essential)
 Experience of achieving targets with agreed expenditure budgets

Skills and Abilities
 Ability to manage a team to achieve targets
 Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with confidence communicating with a wide range of audiences
 Ability to build and maintain relationships
 Good IT skills
 The ability to manage a wide range of activities, prioritise own workload, deal with conflicting demands and unforeseen circumstances
 Be able to show empathy while maintaining professional boundaries
 Demonstrates an understanding of and maintains the principles of confidentiality
 Ambitious, self-motivated and enthusiastic
 Ability and motivation to deliver high quality work with minimum supervision
 Understands or willing to learn medical terminology most frequently used by resident fami-lies

Values
 Respects diversity and works diplomatically with a variety of different audiences
 Shows cultural and interpersonal sensitivity, working well within a team

TPP is currently partnering with FACE (Fellowship and Aid to the Christians of the East). This newly formed charity is the sister branch of Oeuvre d'Orient a leading and well-established international humanitarian Catholic NGO in France.

For the past 160 years, Oeuvre d'Orient has been supporting Eastern Christians in the Middle East and enabling the survival of Christianity in the Biblical lands through long-term projects in humanitarian aid, education, evangelisation, health care and pastoral support.

FACE has significant access to Oeuvre d'Orient's networks in the Middle East and North Africa, including its close links to the Eastern Catholic Churches. FACE delivers grant aid directly to specific projects which have been proposed and vetted by the local Christian communities in conjunction with Oeuvre d'Orient.

The Role

The main aim of the role is to build relationships with the charity's key community partners, not least the dioceses and parishes of the Catholic Church. You will be responsible for co-ordinating volunteers and members of the Catholic community to enable fundraising and cultivation events including presentations for second Sunday collections, visits to Catholic schools and other places of learning.

Person Specification

To be successful in this role you will have a good track record of community fundraising. You will be able to lead and inspire a range of stakeholders, including donors, sponsors and parish members. You will have excellent communication skills, including presentation skills to build cases for support and fundraising. Finally, you will have empathy for the Catholic Church and be committed to the promotion and survival of Christianity in the Middle East.

Benefits

You will receive a salary of £35,000, 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays) the option of flexible working hours including some working from home after probation.

• Implement the Fundraising Team's 2020 plan for stewardship and cultivation, in line with the Team's overall strategy and in preparation for the launch of CV2030.

• Manage and administer all aspects of the delivery of three high-level, intimate dinners hosted by the Bishop of London (e.g. logistics, content curation, budget management, invitation administration, guest list management, briefing of senior staff, seating plans, guest follow up).
• Support and guide the Bishop of London in the management and development of her relationships with a focused pool of existing and potential funders, particularly following the delivery of the three high-level dinners.
• As Capital Vision 2030 develops, assess the feasibility of fundraising for the organisation's emerging priorities.
• Manage key relationships with the Diocese's historic donors (including individuals, trusts and livery companies) in partnership with the senior leadership team, supporting and guiding senior staff as appropriate.
• Steward funders of live projects and central grant funders to a high standard, including writing and/or coordinating project impact reports.
• Manage the fundraising database Donorflex, including the ongoing process of data cleaning and maintaining accurate records.
• Ensure that the organisation complies with standards of fundraising best practice.
• In all activities and relationships, contribute to the ongoing culture change needed for fundraising to become a more explicit part of the organisation's operations.

Our ideal Candidate will meet the following criteria-

Essentials

• Experience of high-level donor relationship management, ideally with experience of Major Donor fundraising.
• Experience of building high-level relationships.
• Experience of administering and managing high-level events (scale less significant).
• Experience of using fundraising relationship management databases.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Highly organised.
• Excellent communications skills, written and oral.
• Ability to assess the feasibility of fundraising for projects.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to work across all levels of an organisation.
• Ability to identify problems and opportunities, shape solutions and successfully implement them.
• Ability to influence (e.g. colleagues and stakeholders).
• Dynamic individual with a proactive approach.
• Self-motivated and focused.
• Some flexibility, including willingness to work outside working hours occasionally as required.
• Supportive of the aims of the Diocese of London within the Church of England.

Desirables

• Experience of securing major gifts from Major Donors.
• Experience of managing cost budgets.
• Understanding of the Church of England.

Sector: Awards Management

Location: London, New York, Berlin or Bonn (approximately 15% travel)

Background

Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC’s mission is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. The International Rescue Committee UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its headquarters in New York and London. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through 28 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US and become self-sufficient. The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

The Awards Management Unit (AMU)

Established in January 2016, the Awards Management Unit (AMU) is a global unit spanning New York, Washington DC, London, Bonn, Berlin, Brussels, Nairobi and Amman. It has responsibility for identifying, securing and managing all funding from statutory donors. The Unit is organized into five pillars: Strategic Partnerships, Programme and Grant Support, Compliance and Policy, Programme Development, and Training & Curriculum Design.Regional Grants Directors (RGDs) are responsible for the Programme and Grants Support pillar.

The AMU is a bridge between donors and the field: providing expert technical advice to the field, while maintaining portfolio-level visibility to ensure consistency and compliance, and manage risk. This unit ensures that donor compliance policies and procedures are implemented consistently, and supports all staff working across the grants management cycle for all restricted funding from global government sources. The unit operates within a matrix management system across the teams in the US, Germany, Belgium, and the UK, driving functional integration between all relevant units and staff, in collaboration with the Vice President of the AMU and the Senior Vice President for Europe. The matrix management structure ensures that AMU staff support the Europe strategy and work towards the pursuit of new opportunities, while IRC UK/DE maintain accountability for European funding.

The Purpose of the Role

The AMU complements and support the regional structure, tasked with direct support and oversight of grants implementation to meet country and IRC-wide priorities. The Regional Grants Directors provide regional grants and country teams ?withmanagement capacity, as well as greater seniority to make decisions about grants management and to escalate concerns to hold individuals and teams accountable for compliance decisions.

Scope and Authority

Reporting both to the Regional Vice President or Deputy Regional Director, CRRD and the Deputy Vice President, AMU the Regional Grants Director facilitates two-way communications about compliance, training, donor relations, etc. with the AMU and across the region, spanning both the pre- and post-award phases, to enhance organisation-wide compliance and consistency in business development (BD). The Regional Grants Director supervises at least two direct reports and all members (officers/managers/assistants) of the regional programme support team.

The regional programme support team is responsible for post-award grants management support for all public donors in their respective region (including US Government, UK Government, European Union/ECHO, UN, and others), providing greater visibility into the range of grants-related activities in the region, pre-award support for non-European donors, and non-grants tasks. They serve as the front line for questions, referring more complex issues to the appropriate AMU teams, at the discretion of the RGDs. They review reports, awards, and proposals, serve as a representative of the region to headquarters teams, gap fill, and support training in country offices.

KEY ACCOUNTABLITIES AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assure portfolio-level visibility to RVP/DRD, AMU DVP, ensure consistency and compliance across the region including flagging risks and challenges
• Management of regional programme support team, including workload, professional development, problem-solving, etc. The RGD will supervise the teams in both their grants and non-grants (e.g. gap filling) functions
• “Air traffic control”, directing PD, grants management, and compliance questions to the person/team able to answer them
• Serving as single point of oversight, and as needed, contact for field-based grants staff
• Providing support and oversight for post-award grants management tasks
• Coordinating with AMU business development staff and supporting country staff for BD
• Collaborating with AMU’s Strategic Partnerships function and countries on donor communications
• Coordinating with relevant teams within the AMU, especially Business Development, Compliance and Policy, and Training to ensure optimal support for field offices
• Ensuring regional input into and adoption of compliance policies, templates, etc. developed by the AMU
• Sharing and adopting best practices across regions to support greater cross-regional consistency in routine BD and awards management
• Leading on and supporting AMU and regional strategic priorities and initiatives
• Liaising with Monitoring Unit and Ethics and Compliance Unit
• With the Regional VP representing the region in quarterly finance meetings
• Assisting country programmes in setting business development targets
• Supporting country programs in the development of Strategic Action Plans

KEY RELATIONSHIPS: All pillars within AMU, IRC UK, IRC-DE and other European offices, CRRD, Policy and Practice, IT, and Global Partnerships and Philanthropy

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree
• Significant demonstrable experience with a relief and development NGO or multilateral agency
• International field experience, especially in the region, preferred
• Program and/or grants management experience with key donors, such as USAID, DFID, European Union/ECHO, UN agencies, and others
• Experience managing for donor compliance, proposal writing, budgeting, and representing implementers to donors
• Proven ability to lead, manage, and develop teams, including staff working at a distance
• Proven ability to manage multiple work streams and to coordinate across teams/functions
• Excellent relationship-management skills with colleagues in the field and HQ, senior stakeholders, and donors
• Ability to travel internationally approximately 15% of the time

The deadline for applications is midnight Friday 25th October 2019

Interviews will take place on 4th November 2019

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

IRC-UK is committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination for all applicants and employees. IRC-UK seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious belief, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. IRC-UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including refugees who have the right to work in the UK.

Regional Wish Engagement Manager

Location: Regional (flexible across England)

Salary: 28-30K

Permanent/Contract: Permanent

Full time

Closing Date: 28th October

Working at Make-A-Wish UK is a rewarding place to work, every day you will be helping to make a difference granting life-changing wishes to seriously ill children.

Volunteering has been intrinsic to the mission of Make-A-Wish since it was established and it continues to play a crucial role in realising the One True Wish of every child that we reach. We know that volunteers provide access and influence within their wider, local networks - and bring exceptional skills and experience to everything that they do.

​We are looking for a passionate and dynamic Volunteer Manager who will lead in our aspiration of bringing our wider communities closer to our wishes.

This self-starter will lead on the development of a new volunteer fundraising role that will manage and enhance the engagement of our supporters at a local level, deepening their relationship with us whilst providing an ever growing network that can contribute to the delivery of a local wish. The candidate will be an outstanding relationship builder – with the ability to aspire and motivate action. They’ll have the initiative and drive to work collaboratively across the organisation to develop tools, processes and systems required to support a community network.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone eager to take the lead in a ‘test and learn’ phase of an innovating aspect of our business, that will ultimately provide greater capacity to grant wishes, and enhance the impact of what we do.​

We would particularly welcome applicants from the West Midlands, where referral and supporter activity is currently significant – however this shouldn’t dissuade candidates from other regions from applying. All strong candidates will be considered.

Make-A-Wish is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested where required.

We’re committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates as it’s important that our trustees, employees, ambassadors and volunteers reflect the communities we serve at every level within the organisation.

Interview Date: 6th November (reserve date: 7th November also)

Please read the full Job Description below before applying.

To apply:

Please email your CV and covering letter including your response to the following two questions:

Question 1.

What made you apply for this role / why are you leaving you current role?

Question 2.

Describe a project or idea (not necessarily your own) that was implemented primarily because of your efforts. What was your role? What was the outcome?

The Community Fundraising Officer will be an integral member of the fundraising team responsible for the day to day communications with our donors and supporters. A keen eye for detail and an ability to engage and empathise will people are important traits required for this role. Our supporters are central to all that we do, and this exciting role is key for Breast Cancer UK to ensure they receive the very best of support.

ABOUT US

Breast Cancer UK's mission is to prevent breast cancer through scientific understanding, education, collaboration and policy change.

We are the only UK breast cancer charity focused entirely on the prevention of breast cancer by campaigning to reduce risk, using traditional and digital channels to extend reach. Today 1 in 7 women will be diagnosed with the disease at some point in their lives but at least 1 in 4 breast cancers is thought to be preventable.

• We fund scientific research that will help to understand and address the preventable risk factors for breast cancer
• We educate and raise awareness of the preventable risk factors for breast cancer and provide practical information to help people reduce their risk
• We campaign for policy changes that promote the prevention of breast cancer

Our research focuses on environmental and chemical causes of breast cancer but our education and advice includes all preventable risk factors.

THE ROLE

The Community Fundraising Officer is the first contact point for the charity and as such you will represent and promote the vision of Breast Cancer UK to supporters, volunteers, fundraisers and general members of the public. You will be the external face of BCUK to these audiences, engaging with them and supporting them to arrange their events, assisting with all enquires and working with the team to enhance this journey and grow our supporter base. Working across all our donor platforms to ensure that data and communications are accurate, timely, compliant and developed to make the maximum impact. Also supporting our Communication team to develop our social media presence and impact. The Officer be a key member of the team at this exciting time as we grow and further our impact.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

You will have:

•   A minimum of 2 years of experience in managing customer relations either within the third sector or a business/statutory environment
•   A proven ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written form

You will be able to demonstrate the following experience and attributes:

•   Have experience in working with online platforms and systems, third sector or other
•   Be able to demonstrate an ability to deal with a wide variety of people with high levels of judgement, tact and empathy
•   Demonstrate experience in managing systems and timely delivery of outcomes
•   Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft packages, and comfortable using CRMs to manage relationships

Home based with occassional travel to London and Cambridge for meetings

Benefits: 28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays) Agreed flexible working; Personal development budget

Further details are provided within the Job Description and Person Specification.

Head of Fundraising 

£58k+ pa + benefits

12 Months Maternity Cover

London or Johannesburg or Nairobi

(Local terms and conditions of employment of the Country Office will apply)

Where better to use your experience of successfully leading fundraising teams in the development sector to good use than with one of the world’s leading international NGO’s. We want you to become part of the global movement of people fighting for women’s rights, social justice and an end to poverty. Your challenge will be to provide overall leadership for our global voluntary funding strategy, inspiring our global fundraising community to deliver innovative approaches to income growth.

Join us and you will mobilise people and resources across the ActionAid federation to deliver highly innovative strategies and tactics to sustain and increase our global voluntary giving income. We will look to you to manage and develop relationships with key stakeholders as well as use your expertise to develop systems, processes, practice and culture across the organisation to ensure that we work to the highest standards. You will also design and implement the Global Fundraising Skills Share and other initiatives to increase our ability to grow and evolve our fundraising methods. You will ensure compliance as well as monitor and evaluate effectiveness of our global strategic fundraising investments too. Important will be the ability to provide oversight of the strategic direction for fundraising trends and their implications to ensure we continue to meet ambitious income targets today and in the future.

You will have operated at a senior management level within the fundraising sector and gained an extensive understanding of individual giving operations. You will also have significant experience within a large INGO, a record of overseeing the successful delivery of complex change projects and a solid understanding of fundraising regulation and best practice. Important too, will be a detailed awareness of key trends in voluntary fundraising.

Excellent at developing partnerships you will be a real team player who enjoys working in a collaborative way and delivering highly creative ideas. Good at managing stakeholder relationships, you will possess strong communication, diplomacy, coaching and presentation skills too. You will also be effective at developing high performing and highly motived teams.

If you have the right skills and experience, please send your CV and motivation cover letter to us via the link by Midnight Sunday 27th October 2019, in the subject line please write ‘Head of Fundraising – Your Name’. Interviews will take place on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th November 2019.

You are requested to highlight in the motivation letter how specifically you meet the criteria for this role. To be considered for this role, you must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in UK or in another ActionAid Country Office. 

If you do not meet all the essential criteria, please do not apply as we only invite candidates for an interview if they meet all of the essential criteria listed on the job description. In addition, your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria.

Due to high volumes of applications received, should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.

ActionAid is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community in particular women who are currently under represented in senior positions. We regret that agency candidates will not be considered.

Reg. Charity No: 274467

The TPP fundraising and development team are currently recruiting on behalf of a leading health charity for a Regional Fundraiser to join their community and events team. With great growth plans this role has become an important focus, with the goal to deliver income and increase contributions through individuals, groups and companies within the South West region.

You will be raising awareness along side the community and events team by inspiring new supporters and maintaining relationships with those already involved. You will be working in line with the charity's fundraising strategy and managing the day to day relationships of all supporters.

The ideal candidate will;

* Maintain and develop relationships with internal and external teams through F2F, events, phone and email communications
* Develop income generated funds by working with all community avenues
* Respond to enquiries and deliver an excellent supporter experience
* Generate financial, activity and performance reports when required
* Recruit and supervise volunteers

To be successful in this role you will need to have proven experience within fundraising and can work as a team across all departments to achieve the organisational goals.

If you are interested in this role or wish to register with TPP to hear about future posts, please call Qaanita on 020 7198 6040 or send your CV to [email protected]

To build a fair education for all, we need to unlock the potential in all children – not just some. Together, we’re making it happen. Every day, our work takes us closer to a better future. But we need to do more. It’s a big challenge – and we need your help to take it on.

As the Senior Relationship Manager for Philanthropy, you will play a crucial role in working with colleagues and champions to grow our network of major donors. You will be responsible for identifying people who are passionate about education and should be supporting Teach First. You will work closely with the wider team to steward existing donors contributing to philanthropy income target of £1.4 million for 2019-2020.

• Do you have significant experience of fundraising relationship management and building relationships with high-level stakeholders such as philanthropists, CEOs and Chairs?
• Do you have prior prospect research experience, or similar experience conducting research on potential clients to support new business?
• Are you a fantastic communicator, compelling and engaging both in person and in your written work?
• Are you able to make complex information persuasive and easy to read?
• Do you have a proven track record of securing five and six-figure donations from individuals or transferable examples of meeting and exceeding significant targets in a fundraising or relationship management role?

Yes to the above? Then we want to hear from you. You might be our next Senior Relationship Manager.

Please note, first round interviews will be held on Monday, 11th November.

​​​​Take a look at the job description and then complete an application on our careers website. Make sure you’ve got your CV and cover letter showing how you meet our essentials ready to upload.

To apply for a vacancy at Teach First you are required to complete an application on our careers website. If you are applying via an external job board you will be redirected to our careers website where you should complete your application. We will not progress any applications that have not been submitted in this way.

This international medical charity has worked tirelessly for over 20 years to eradicate a disease that effects millions and kills hundreds of thousands each year. Currently recruiting for an interim Corporate Fundraising Lead until October 2020. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with previous corporate fundraising experience to join an organisation working across gender equality; health; human rights; and sexual and reproductive health.

Based in Brighton, the Corporate Fundraising Lead will hold the following responsibilities:

• Generate income from strategic corporate partners, as well as corporate trusts; build profitable, long term relationships with partners, implementing a corporate engagement strategy to attract new funders and strengthen mutually beneficial partnerships
• Deliver on income targets and specific plans
• Lead on relationship management across the organisation, in conjunction with the Head of Fundraising; develop and implement a strategy to deepen relationships with existing prospects and donors
• Lead on proposal writing and ensure all donor facing communications are compelling, tailored and strategic
• Develop, manage, and maintain relationships with corporate foundations and the corporate sector
• Network; as well as identify and identify opportunities to maximise income and influencing opportunities by connecting with organisations that offer real benefit to the organisation
• Internal, as well as external stakeholder management; championing the importance of donor focus and external engagement

The charity would love to see applications from individuals with the following skills and experience:

• Extensive knowledge of the fundraising environment, and fully conversant with trends in corporate fundraising, including strategic corporate partnerships
• Demonstrable experience of securing six figure gifts from corporate partners, mutually beneficial partnerships, and corporate foundations
• Experience of building an engagement strategy from scratch and of building a donor base through stewardship of corporate partners
• Experience of leading complex projects
• Substantial experience of writing donor focused proposals
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to convey complex issues clearly and coherently

If you'd like to be considered for this role please send your CV to or call on 020 7939 7448 to have an initial chat about the position.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Please note, due to the number of applications we receive we aren't always able to respond to unsuccessful candidates.

Divisional Fundraising Officer

Hft is one of the largest and longest-established charities supporting people with learning disabilities. We work with people with learning disabilities to enable them to live the best lives possible. It's about giving people with learning disabilities the chance to have the kind of lives we might want for ourselves, or for our loved ones. This is what we do and this is why we need you to join our Fundraising Team.

Position: Divisional Fundraising & Supporter Care Officer
Location: Central Support, home based with travel in the Central division, ideally in or around north Birmingham
Job type: Part Time, Permanent
Hours: 21 hours per week
Salary: £19,469 pro rata
Benefits: Hft Plus benefits package (discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out), 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) increasing to 25 days after first year, contributory pension scheme and life assurance, an Employee Assistance Programme, annual staff award schemes, access to award winning training and development

Closing date: Friday 25 October 2019

About the role:

There has never been a more exciting time to join us. With the implementation of a new fundraising plan, we are ambitious to grow to help even more people with learning disabilities.

We are looking for a passionate and professional individual to join our team to help us engage with new and existing supporters. As the Fundraising and Supporter Care Officer in Central England, you will help maximise income and awareness for Hft by supporting the Divisional Fundraising Manager in developing regional fundraising activity.

You will assist the Divisional Fundraising Manager to achieve ambitious targets by proactively supporting individuals and organisations in their fundraising activities for Hft. No two days will be the same as you’ll be working with services, individuals, groups and corporates, supporting them with their fundraising ambitions.

About you:

We have big ambitions at Hft. However, these can only be achieved with the right people with the right skills and attitude.

The successful candidate may have a proven track record in fundraising or a supporter care administrative role and have ideally worked in the charity sector. But equally you could be looking for your first job in a charity; or someone outside of the sector looking to gain some amazing experience in a brilliant fundraising team. You will be self-motivated and task focused with excellent time management skills.

You will need to:

- Have a full UK driving licence and access to a car.
- Have a sufficient Broadband connection.
- Live in the region stated. Candidates who live outside should highlight an intention to relocate to the area in their covering letter for their application to be considered.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Strictly no agencies please.

You may have experience of the following: Divisional Fundraising Officer, Supporter Care Officer, Supporter Administrator, Customer Services Assistant, Customer Services Administrator, Fundraising Administrator, Supporter Engagement, Customer Service, Accounts Assistant, Administration, Third Sector, Customer Support, NFP, Not for Profit, etc

Ref: 89598

Harris Hill is delighted to be assisting to recruit a new Community Fundraising Officer based just outside London-Essex border, for one of the UK's largest children's charities.

Location: London-Essex Border
Salary: c. 28,500 - 31,000
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Key Responsibilities and Activities will include:
-Consultation with the Senior Community Fundraising Manager, devise an operational marketing plan for growth across allocated community programmes
-Monitor and evaluate financial targets and KPIs, raising any potential shortfalls with the Senior Community Fundraising Manager and planning in contingencies when required.
-Lead on developing and maintaining a portfolio of high value supporters, fundraising volunteers and organisations providing first class stewardship management and supporter care.
-Advise and optimise the fundraising of supporters who wish to fundraise through their own efforts for the charity.
-Influence key supporters and stakeholders within the community fundraising environment to deliver the organisations strategic goals
-Own and develop a portfolio of high value supporters, following an excellent
reward and recognition programme to maximise retention and repeat giving
rates.
-Implement, manage and execute a proactive programme of activity to drive growth across the allocated community programme.

In order to apply for this position, you should have the following skills and experience:
-Significant experience within community fundraising
-Experience of working with individuals, businesses and community groups in a community fundraising context.
-Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
-Excellent project management skills
-Strong organisational, multi-tasking and administrative skills
-Ability to build strong relationship

If you would like to receive a full job specification for this role or have a confidential conversation, please send your CV to [email protected] or call Ruaidhri at Harris Hill on 0207 820 7312.

Closing date for applications: ASAP with applications reviewed as and when

Interview date: Tuesday 10th September

If you have these skills, then please send me your up to date CV. Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted with further information.

Location:           Lancashire, base to be agreed with successful applicant

Grade/Salary:       £26,539 - £29,520, depending on experience

Hours of Work:     Flexible, 35 hours per week

This is a very exciting time to join Age UK Lancashire and to play a key role in contributing to delivery of our three year strategy for growth. The successful applicant will join a small, supportive team, committed to raising funds so that the charity can continue to provide essential, high quality, responsive services to the older people of Lancashire, Blackpool and North Sefton.

We are seeking an individual who has a proven track record in developing high value relationships, identifying new supporters, sales, stewarding relationships, securing multi-year pledges and accessing networks of supporters.

This role would suit someone who has a natural ability to build rapport with potential donors, is exceptionally pro-active and self-motivated, enjoys working collaboratively and has empathy with the work of Age UK Lancashire, to grow the income of a charity that has a national name, but a very local identity and focus.

You will develop relationships with individuals, agencies and corporates to generate productive partnerships for the charity including: sponsorship of services; donations of retail stock; pre-retirement course sales.

Have responsibility for establishing and developing our major gifts and individual giving programmes to make a significant impact on the charity’s income from these sources.

Assist in the development of a culture within Age UK Lancashire that engages the wider staff team in productive relationships with donors. 

If you -   Enjoy variety in fundraising, to grow a charity with a very local identity and focus. 

              Are an experienced fundraiser or salesperson with a proven track record.

              Have experience of working with high value donors and enjoy working collaboratively with excellent people                       skills.

              Are an excellent relationship manager, highly pro-active, self-motivated and organised.

We would love to hear from you,  this position could be perfect for you?

The nature of the post will require travel across the area.  A full driving licence, appropriate insurance cover and use of a car are essential. 

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Alison Read, Director of Partnerships and Growth, contact details can be found on our website.

For an application pack and more information, please visit our website. 

Closing date:   28th October 2019 5pm  (early applications are invited)

Interview date: 19th November 2019

We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Fundraising Officer who would like to be part of a dynamic team where they can really make a difference.  If you are looking for an inspirational challenge why not join one of the UK’s most recognisable charities and contribute to the incredible work we do across Sue Ryder.

Wheatfields is a Sue Ryder hospice, based in Leeds. We’re here for people aged 18 and over who are living with conditions like cancer, heart failure and lung disease.  We offer a range of support to patients and their families including inpatient care in our 18 bed hospice, a day service for those with long-term conditions and support in the community through our Community Nurse Specialists, befriending and bereavement services.

We are now looking for an enthusiastic and confident Community Fundraising Officer with excellent communication skills and experience of developing strong relationships whilst working towards the achievement of targets. 

Key Responsibilities

•  To support and assist the fundraising team to deliver income
•  To plan for and deliver an agreed income target to assist the growth of 
        fundraising income 
•  To acquire and develop new supporters to achieve income targets and 
        drive growth
•  To work collaboratively with fundraising colleagues across the 
        directorate to help deliver national income streams (legacies, regular 
        giving, events)
•  To champion and facilitate a consistent and exceptional supporter care 
        experience

This is an outstanding opportunity for someone with the following skills and experience:

•  Experience of working in a customer care environment
•  An excellent networker, capable of developing relationships with 
        people from a wide variety of backgrounds
•  A very strong performance ethic, driven and motivated towards the 
        achievement of targets
•  Ability to contribute to a pro-active team culture

A driving license is essential in this role.

About us

Sue Ryder provides hospice and neurological care for people facing a frightening, life-changing diagnosis. We do whatever we can to be a safety net for our patients and their loved ones at the most difficult time of their lives. We see the person, not the condition. 

*Competitive Benefits Package* – 25 days holiday rising to 30 plus bank holidays, buy and sell holiday scheme, private pension, staff discount with thousands of retailers, enhanced maternity pay, 15% off New Goods and lots more. Please visit our careers page for the full list