We are looking for an experienced Fundraiser who will be responsible for generating income and achieving targets in line with the community and events business plan through a variety of fundraising methods and relationships within the community.

You will be responsible for building and developing existing and new partnerships with community organisations and individuals to deliver agreed objectives, retain our current supporters, maximise their support, and proactively seek new relationships to increase awareness and raise income across all three North Yorkshire Hospice Care brands.

You will engage in a wide range of fundraising activities; including collections, sponsored and ticketed events, creating and supporting fundraising groups, as well as supporting groups and individuals organising events and activities on behalf of North Yorkshire Hospice Care.

You will be a confident and friendly professional with excellent communication skills who has a proven track record of high achievement within a Fundraising setting, and who prioritises relationships within the community and with donors to create long-term mutually beneficial relationships to the benefit of the charity.

Candidates will need to have a driving license and access to their own vehicle to travel between sites.

This role is home-based, with the flexibility to travel within North Yorkshire in response to the needs of organisation and supporters.

Benefits include: -

• 28/35 days holiday per year (including Bank Holidays, pro-rata)

• Comprehensive Induction Programme

• Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 8%

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Access to staff support

• Free group life assurance

• Paid DBS check

You will be joining an organisation that is driven, caring, and responsive and you will be playing an important role in enabling us to provide our highly valued services to the people of Harrogate, Hambleton, Richmondshire, and District.

We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks being obtained including successful applicants being required to undertake a DBS Check suitable for the role that you will be performing.  Disclosure expenses will be met by the employer.

North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice, and Talking Spaces. North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (2121179).

Telephone screening will take place soon after application with successful candidates being invited for an interview, which will take place in Harrogate

What if you could go to your place of employment every day with a renewed sense of purpose and direction, confident in the knowledge that the work you do contributes to the greater good? When you work with us as a fundraiser, this could be your life. Grow to understand our potential donor pool and hold a vital role in planning events and coordinating other activities to encourage donations and help us move toward our goal of helping improve the lives and families of people living with Dementia. Work with a close-knit, enthusiastic team under the direction of our COO and senior fundraiser to meet and exceed fundraising goals. Stretch and improve your communication and leadership skills and organisational capabilities in this pivotal role.

Job Description

Development:

• Work with the Senior Fundraiser and other departments where appropriate to increase income streams.
• Develop and attend fundraising events
• Develop digital fundraising campaigns
• Develop a supporter journey strategy
• Identify new sources of funding
• Work with the Senior Fundraiser and feedback on progress against fundraising strategies and targets
• Work with the Communications Officer to promote fundraising initiatives and increase awareness of ADSS’s charitable status and ensure consistency between on and offline activity
• Develop relationships with donors, corporates and community fundraising
• Develop and implement a regular giving programme
• Promote Legacy and In Memoriam

Budget and targets:

• Plan and accurately record individual fundraising activity and spend within agreed budgets
• Meet individual and departmental fundraising targets

Data:

• Maintain and manage a fundraising database
• Use supporter data to maximise fundraising opportunities, record activity and evaluate campaigns
• Work within data protection legislation and fundraising code of practice at all times

Other:

• Undertake specific projects as requested by the Senior Fundraiser
• To keep up to date with developments in the industry as they relate to a fundraising role, and to contribute to the overall development of the fundraising department
• To be an advocate for ADSS by promoting our vision, mission and values as well as attending meetings and events as required
• To actively comply with all working policies and procedures
• Carry out any other duties commensurate with the level of responsibility of the post
• Occasional weekend and evening working
• The job description for this position may be reviewed and amended to incorporate the future needs of the department and ADSS.

Candidates should essentially have:

• Great people skills.
• Full driving Licence and access to a car.
• Be able to embrace "hybrid working" - from the office.
• Have experience of fundraising in the charity sector.
• Be able to show successful completion of relevant educational courses.
• Have experience of working in a fast paced team, managing multiple projects to tight deadlines and budgets and reaching fundraising targets.
• Have experience of using CRM systems to analyse fundraising data.
• Have experience running a digital fundraising campaign.
• Have a good working knowledge of data protection legislation and the impact of GDPR and PECR on fundraising activity.
• Have excellent working knowledge of social media for fundraising activities.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience of working with volunteers.
• Have strong IT skills and in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite in particular Excel and Word.
• Have experience of working with external partners and supporters to fulfil all aspects of a fundraising campaign.

Desirable

• Hold a certificate in Fundraising or other related qualification.
• Be a logical, organized planner with a high level of attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines and targets.
• Have experience of using salesforce CRM for fundraising.
• Be able to identify engagement opportunities throughout the customer journey.
• Have experience of using plain english and working within a company's brand guidelines.
• Management of volunteers.
• Experience of developing fundraising and supporter events. 

Closing date for this role is midnight on the 16th February 2022. Interviews for this role will be held week commencing 21st February 2022.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £22,308.00 per year

COVID-19 considerations:
All staff are required to wear a face mask whilst moving around the office environment to protect colleagues and clients. Desks are regularly cleaned and sanitised and covid vaccinations are required due to the nature of our business.

Love Dogs? Are you customer focused? Do you want to make a difference?

We are looking for a Community Fundraising Assistant to help us give our wonderful supporters the best possible experience.

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK and last year we cared for over 9,000 dogs in our network of rehoming centres across the UK and Ireland. Our mission is to bring about the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction. At Dogs Trust no healthy dog is ever destroyed.

The amazing work that we do would not be possible without the generosity of our supporters. The Community Fundraising team maintains relationships with all individuals and groups who support Dogs Trust through  challenge & sports events and fundraising in their community. 

In this varied and interesting role, you will assist the team in all aspects of stewardship and development of relationships with our supporters. This will involve maintaining accurate records, managing the team inboxes, and working closely with different internal teams at the charity to make sure we can deliver great supporter service.

You will also play a crucial part in the development and delivery of various events,  managing stock levels, re-ordering items as required and maintaining a relationship with our fulfilment agency.

With experience a in fundraising, supporter services, or  customer service role you will be a skilled communicator and have an ability to prioritise and manage several different projects at once.

You will be expected to attend events on some weekends and evenings, with occasional overnight stays.  Some travel will require driving a Dogs Trust car, so holding a driving license is desired, but not essential.

Location: Coram’s Fields, Kings Cross

Salary: £36,000-£38,000

Hours: Full-time, 35hrs per week, some home working may be considered however, the majority of the role will be based on site.

Since its inception in 1936, Coram’s Fields has existed for one reason only, to provide a space dedicated to the children of London, where they can roam freely and safely in an environment that remains unique to this day.

85 years on, our work remains rooted in its founding principles however, over the eight decades since the organisation was established, the needs of the community for which we serve have changed considerably. As a result, our services have needed to evolve to tackle the many complex issues facing children and young people growing up, in what is a densely populated area of London, where 48% live in poverty and over 60% are on the children’s social care register.

Today, alongside the provision of a seven acre park, playground and sports facilities, we deliver a wealth of services that include; an under 5’s drop in, a thirty five place nursery, after school clubs, holiday schemes, a free – five day a week sports programme and youth programme delivered from our state of the art youth centre.

COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the charity’s finances and we are still in the process of recovering from the pandemic. Government grants, our most successful public fundraising campaign to date and generous support from trusts, foundations and grant giving bodies have provided a strong foundation for our recovery. More importantly, they have ensured that we have been able to continue to provide vital support to the hundreds of children that we work with every single week.

As we emerge from the COVID crisis, our main fundraising focus will be on increasing support through our new corporate programme, Connecting Futures, our major donor programme and through the growth of individual and regular giving, whilst maintaining and extending support from trusts and foundations.This is a challenging but hugely rewarding role and one in which you will be able to see the immediate impact of your success.

Our Connecting Futures programme has, since being launched in May 2021, secured support from a host of companies, ranging from London law firms to global media, construction and brand/lifetyle businesses. Alongside this, the success of our public emergency fundraising campaign in 2020, demonstrated the importance of Coram’s Fields to the local community and saw over 1,000 donors collectively raise over £110,000 to protect the charity’s future.

The opportunity to grow and develop our corporate partnerships and harness the support of the local community, to deliver life changing support for young people, and a sustainable income base for the charity, should drive your interest in the role.

As the principle fundraising resource, you will be adept at working under your own initiative however, your role as part of the Charity’s SMT will see you work closely with a committed senior team.

You’ll be joining an organisation with a strong history of delivering outstanding services for its beneficiaries and a staff team committed to changing the lives of young people for the better. A commitment to training, development and organisational wide support will ensure that you will be working in an environment created to enable success in all areas of your work, and one that balances opportunities for autonomy with clear strategic direction.

Your passion and commitment to the cause will be critical to your success, as will your ability to articulate with great confidence, the immeasurable impact that Coram’s Fields has on those that it serves.

You will be an ambitious professional, for whom the opportunity to shape the future of this unique organisation and make your own mark on it will hold huge appeal.

To apply, visit our website through the link at the top of the listing.

The final deadline for the role is 5pm on Friday 4th February 2022 however, applicants should note that applications will be assessed on a rolling basis and shortlisted applicants may be invited to interview before the application deadline.

Coram’s Fields is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Coram’s Fields is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of all children and young people. All those applying for a role with the charity, are subject to robust safeguarding checks and will need to demonstrate clearly, their commitment to safeguarding. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and all post holders are required to register with the DBS update service.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join The Avenues Youth Project as our Fundraising Manager with a focus on Trusts and Foundations.

The Avenues is an exceptional community youth centre. Located in North Westminster it serves one of the most deprived inner-city neighbourhoods in the UK. Through a stimulating range of programmes our team of qualified youth workers provide support, opportunity and hope to local children and young people aged 8 to 18.

​The Avenues has established strong links across the youth sector in West London, and we are recognised by Westminster City Council as one of three key youth hubs in the borough. We constantly strive for the highest quality and hold London Youth’s Gold Award for Excellence.

The Avenues has been changing lives for over 40 years; this is an opportunity to join and support a superb team of practitioners and staff united in the belief that every child has a right to essential opportunities, no matter their background. 

The purpose of this role is:

• To forward plan funding streams to ensure a smooth and regular flow of income that meets The Avenues’ budget.
• To develop existing and new relationships with funders in order to maximise immediate and long-term income for the organisation and its various projects.
• To write compelling proposals and applications that secure significant income from trusts and foundations, co-ordinating input from across The Avenues team.
• To research and identify new prospects with a view to securing medium and large grants for The Avenues.

Deadline for applications is 28th January 2022 12pm.

Development Officer – Fundraising and Engagement at Cranbrook School, Kent

We seek a dynamic fundraising professional to lead our development and parental engagement.

In its sixth century, Cranbrook School is entering an exciting phase of growth. This requires the delivery of a wide range of capital projects in the Head’s vision for the next decade.

The Development Officer will lead in building positive relationships with parents and alumni, drive fundraising campaigns and events, and work with the Head and the Development Board to make those dreams a reality.

For full details, please see the Information Pack, which includes the job description and person specification. The role is part-time, three days a week, all year round, including school holidays. Salary: £25,434 (£15,260 pro rata). There are many benefits to working at Cranbrook including meals, sports facilities and priority admission for staff children from 2023.

Candidates should feel free to book an informal conversation with the Head, Will Chuter, if they would like to discuss the role. Please email his PA, Brigitte Santer.

Deadline: 9th February, 5pm. Interviews: w/c 21st February.

Job Overview

Doctors of the World UK is part of the global Médecins du Monde network, which delivers over 300 projects in more than 70 countries through 3,000 volunteers.

Our vision is of a world in which vulnerable people affected by war, natural disasters, disease, hunger, poverty or exclusion get the healthcare they need.

Through our health programmes and advocacy, we work to ensure excluded people overcome barriers to realising their right to healthcare. Since opening in the UK in 1998, we’ve raised £6m for overseas programmes, helped 7,000 service users here and fought for healthcare as a human right for all.

We work with and for:

• people in crisis, providing life-saving humanitarian healthcare in times of war and after natural disasters
• migrants in vulnerable situations, including by advocating for the right to healthcare across Europe
• people at risk of harm, especially from HIV and AIDS or hepatitis C, such as drug users and sex workers
• women and girls’ right to sexual and reproductive health

We believe that every person living in the UK has the right to healthcare, and we work to influence public policy and local implementation to reduce health inequalities and ensure access to healthcare for all.

The Fundraising Manager role is a crucial part of the team, focusing on driving individual giving and community fundraising through social media platforms and the management, development and engagement of our email and direct mail supporter base.

We are a fun and friendly bunch in a small, but high-performing fundraising team with a significant portfolio of opportunities, which support our UK and international programmes and campaigns. We’re looking for a great new colleague, with a passion for raising funds and an appetite to help us reach new and diverse audiences to grow our supporter base and unrestricted income.

Those with lived experience of migration, the asylum system, homelessness, or exclusion from health services are encouraged to apply.

For more information on the role, including a person specification, please refer to the role profile.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your CV, Covering Letter and additional information form using the application link below. Your CV and cover letter should be clearly tailored to the position and should reference points from the person specification section of the role profile.

Applications which do not demonstrate the essential skills, knowledge, experience and competencies will not be shortlisted.

Expected Dates of Interview

W/C 28th February 2022

Head of Fundraising

We have a new, exciting and unique opportunity for a Head of Fundraising as part of a new organisational structure and development of Warrington Youth Zone.

Position: Head of Fundraising

Location: Warrington

Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week (we operate a flexible working policy)

Closing date: 9am, 31st January 2022

Interviews: Video interviews, 3rd February 2022, Second stage, In person interviews 8th Feb 2022

About the charity:

Warrington Youth Zone is a state-of-the-art £7.05m facility currently under construction in Warrington and is due to open in Spring 2022. Attracting young people from across the borough and beyond through its fantastic facilities. The Youth Zone is a registered charity offering young people somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to, whilst raising their aspirations.

The Role:

As Head of Fundraising, you will be tasked with generated income through philanthropic giving whilst diversifying, consolidating and growing the charity’s fundraising income, working closely with the CEO and leading the fundraising team.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Income generation
• develop, deliver and monitor an ambitious three year fundraising strategy
• Marketing and communications

About you:

As Head of Fundraising you may be currently acting as Head of Fundraising / Senior Account Manager or up and coming fundraiser looking for your next career move.

Key skills and experience for this role include:

• Experience of corporate and major donor fundraising, partnership work and relationship management, with a flair and passion for major donor fundraising. 
• A track record of securing significant funds through a wide variety of income streams and meeting challenging financial targets. 
• The ability to draw on your strong negotiation skills, a head for strategy, and a confident approach to your work.
• Comfortable leading a team and consider yourself an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills. 
• Most importantly, you will be a resilient, determined and passionate individual – with the ability to articulate the vision of the Youth Zone, generate interest from the local business community and build lasting and fruitful relationships with patrons and funders

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of the Senior Management Team at Warrington Youth Zone, helping to create a long-lasting legacy for young people of Warrington. 

If you have the desire and drive to take on this leadership role, please provide a CV and supporting statement explaining how you meet the criteria for this role based on the person specification. Please note, CV’s without supporting statements will not be accepted.

In your application please ensure you provide the following information :

• Details of your current or most recent remuneration package and your notice period
• If you have at any time been convicted of a criminal offence, please provide the details in strict confidence.
• Confirmation you are eligible to work in the UK (the successful candidate will be required to provide documentary evidence before an offer of employment is made)
• Any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or the selection process.

The strength of the charity comes from the diversity within their people. They aim for the team to reflect the local community and value people working together from a range of different backgrounds locally and nationally, and with different experiences, all with a shared passion for boosting the aspirations and lives of young people. Diversity brings innovation, fresh ideas and creativity, and they actively strive to create a culture that is truly inclusive and fair for all and where everyone in the team can be themselves and thrive. The organisation is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an enhanced DBS check.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Fundraising Manager, Senior Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants Fundraising, Trusts and Foundations Manager, Fundraising Innovation Manager, Deputy Head of Fundraising, Fundraising Director, Donor Manager, Head of Fundraising Development, Head of Partnerships, etc

Would you like to play a key part within a growing Charity focusing on making a difference to families with children with Autistic Spectrum Condition and/or ADHD, in your local area?

Are you passionate about and enjoy fundraising? Do you have experience of fundraising in a previous role?

If the answer is yes to the above then this role is for you!

Angels Support Group Hitchin is a parent led voluntary organisation and Registered Charity set up in North Hertfordshire to support parents and carers of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and/or Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC). We offer a range of services for parents including regular support groups and one-to-one support as well as holiday activities for their children.

We are recruiting a Fundraising and Marketing Manager to join our team. This role will play a key part in the strategic planning of the fundraising for the charity to ensure long term sustainability. Specific responsibilities will include meeting income targets from a range of sources such as community events, business donations, trust applications, online shopping; researching new grant opportunities, developing community fundraising and working as part of a team on larger grant applications.

If you have experience of fundraising, have good communication skills and can work on your own initiative as well as part of a team then please get in touch.

Hours: 18 hours per week. Working hours are flexible – some time can be working from home – can be worked over 3 or 4 days. May include some evening and weekend events.

A full driving licence and use of a car that you can drive for business purposes are essential for this role.

The deadline for applications to be received is Friday 11th February 2022.

Each year, Helm supports over 200 young people in and around Dundee who are experiencing barriers to employment. It endeavours to ensure that every one of them has the opportunity make the most of their life. Moving into its 40th year, this wonderful charity continues to work with young people from the age of 15 upwards, empowering them to dare to dream, and make their hopes and ambitions a reality by building their skills, confidence, and experience.

Helm works tirelessly to enable students with no experience or qualifications, a lack of confidence, learning support needs or caring responsibilities, to help them develop the skills and confidence to make positive and lasting life choices.

By giving young people a voice and having a positive impact on their future, Helm ensures that all its students have access to support so they have the best possible chance to make the most of their time, including housing, health, relationships, emotional issues, and specific learning support. Helm understands the barriers to learning and employment that young people face and strives to combat this by creating opportunities that otherwise would not have been available to them, such as a wide range of sports, cooking, digital and creative activities combined with life skills and core skills support. The result is that an incredible 70% of Helm students move on to paid employment, apprenticeships or college. Over the next 12 months in the role of Fundraising Manager, you will play an integral role in implementing all aspects of the fundraising strategy that will expand income generation for the organisation in its 40th anniversary year. Within this, you will coordinate and oversee two expert fundraising consultants who are in place for Trusts and Foundations and planning the 40th anniversary campaign. Your job is to support them and deliver on the strategy.

The Fundraising Manager will be expected to project manage effectively while developing relationships with colleagues and other key stakeholders. You will need to be a strong communicator who can inspire others. You will have experience of supporting a successful team and have a positive attitude and flexible approach. Target driven and motivated, the Fundraising Manager will enjoy the challenge of income goals and be able to work well managing multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.

This is an incredible opportunity for a driven, proactive all-round individual, who is seeking the opportunity to step into a Fundraising Manager role. You will have a commitment to Helm’s ethos and values, and will be joining a supportive, friendly organisation to help continue its inspiring work of enabling young people to move towards a brighter future.

How To Apply

You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application and pre-interview the strongest applicants.

Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 6th February

Interview Date: Wednesday 16th February

This search is being conducted exclusively for HELM by BTA (Bruce Tait Associates). Our leadership team have all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments.

The post holder will support the delivery of the Trust’s ambitious 5 year Your Community Greenspace (YCGS) project, developing and managing an exciting programme of cultural, sporting, environmental and volunteering events and activities that build on the Trusts existing programme of Events and Activities and enable the Trust to engage a greater diversity of audiences.

The post holder will be a core member of the Education and Activities team, working closely with the YCGS Project Manager and our Activities Administrator, as well as community leaders, groups and residents, to deliver a programme of accessible events.

The post holder will ensure the education and activities operations are both safe and compliant with relevant health and safety and governing body requirements.

Further information:

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our visitors so applicants must be willing to provide references from previous employers and undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

For further information and to download an application pack please see our website

Challenge event fundraisers are a vital part of Sarcoma UK's plan to become a £3million charity. We have seen impressive growth in our reach, our offer, and our income. We launched our Support Line in 2016, the Sarcoma Clinical Trials Hub in 2018, and we have invested over £4.29million in sarcoma research to date.

Our fundraising team is pivotal in ensuring the success of the charity. Our fundraising practices are based on strategic planning and commitment to providing a “Gold Standard” approach to donor, fundraiser, and supporter stewardship. Our fundraising approach is to build long-term, meaningful relationships with donors and fundraisers based on transparency, respect, and the clear demonstration of the value of their involvement. We work closely as a team, to open up relationships in community and challenge events, philanthropy, corporates and legacies. We want to create event opportunities to engage with the whole sarcoma community, ensuring our fundraising offers are competitive.

We are looking for a Challenge Events Officer to maximise income and opportunities from Sarcoma UK’s challenge events portfolio.

You will be joining an enthusiastic, exciting and fast-paced team, supporting our challenge fundraisers, responding to enquiries, thanking our supporters and supporting our marketing activities.

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Location: Home and office-based (Old Street, London N1)

Benefits:  

• Up to 5% matched contribution to Sarcoma UK pension scheme
• Sarcoma UK life insurance scheme
• 25 days holiday entitlement per annum plus bank holidays and the working days between Christmas and New Year
• Interest-free season ticket and bicycle loan

Job purpose

To support the delivery of Sarcoma UK’s fundraising strategy, with specific focus on challenge events fundraising and virtual events.

Duties and key responsibilities

Sarcoma UK sponsored and third-party challenge events

• Act as primary point of contact and adviser for individual fundraisers taking on challenges with Sarcoma UK places or taking part in those events with their own places, ensuring they receive the appropriate, gold-standard support and materials with the aim of maximising fundraising and encouraging long-term support.
• Support the delivery of the Sarcoma UK London Marathon project, including the virtual London Marathon, the Running Show and after party events.
• Act as primary point of contact for Sarcoma UK’s virtual event portfolio, ensuring the challenges are up to date and following current trends.
• Administer the challenge events process including; ensuring all challenge event participants register by the deadline set by the challenge organisers, adhering to challenge event credit controls (internal and external) and completing evaluations after the event.
• Create personalised stewardship journeys for challenge event fundraisers to ensure all participants meet or exceed their fundraising pledge.
• Develop tailored fundraising packs and materials for challenge event fundraisers.
• Monitor third party fundraising platforms, such as Sport for Charity. Keeping track of new fundraisers taking part in Sarcoma UK sponsored events, to ensure they enter the Supporter Journey.
• Identify new challenge events in which the charity can participate to grow the challenge event portfolio. Prepare cases for investment and delivery.
• Work with the Communications team to develop marketing plans for challenge events to fill all charity places.
• Ensure online and offline marketing content for challenge events remains up to date and relevant.
• Organise appropriate on-the-day activities for Sarcoma UK’s challenge events, with a focus on supporting participants, celebrating their achievements and thanking them personally.
• Ensure all challenge event fundraisers are thanked with timely letters, and impact letter follow-up when appropriate.
• Market challenge events online and offline to recruit participants, working with the Communications team and Events Manager to develop a year-long communications plan.
• Keep up to date with new fundraising platforms and challenge organisers with whom Sarcoma UK can work to broaden third party challenge offerings.

General

• Stay up-to date with the latest knowledge in fundraising and ensure Sarcoma UK’s processes and procedures follow best practice.
• Keep thank you letters relevant, working with the Community Fundraising and In Memory Officer to keep the content regularly updated.
• Keep accurate and up to date records on Sarcoma UK’s database, the Raiser’s Edge.
• Work with the Communications team to share case studies, fundraising stories and achievements, as well as update social media.
• Identify press opportunities and liaise with the Communications team to fulfil these.
• Ensure that information used to inform supporters on the impact of their fundraising is kept up to date.
• Monitor fundraising stock alongside Community Fundraising and In Memory Officer to ensure all materials are available. Work with the Fundraising and Communications teams to design and order existing and new materials.
• Identify philanthropic leads during the course of normal duties and work with the philanthropy team to follow these up.
• Provide support at Sarcoma UK’s fundraising events.
• The Challenge Events Officer will be working in a developing environment and therefore may need to provide support on other projects across the Fundraising team.

Street Child, one of the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic charities, are searching for an awesome fundraiser to lead our events and challenges space. This is an enormously demanding but epic role that sits right at the heart of the life of the charity – and is beyond vital to our supporter engagement and fundraising! 

 There are two critical components to the role: 

Firstly, you will lead the design and delivery of in-house events that our supporters will love. These presently range from galas to sporting challenges to more intimate supporter briefing events. Highlights of the current calendar include our flagship corporate gala which in recent years has been held at the Tate and raised c£1m; the utterly unique Sierra Leone Marathon, now in its 10th year; & the Big Ride for Africa, a 2-day corporate-focussed cycle challenge.

Secondly, you will lead participant recruitment, management and fundraising maximisation across all in-house managed events and third-party challenges, such as the London Marathon and other sporting events, in the UK and globally..

We are constantly looking to innovate and add to our events calendar. A critical additional element to the role will be working with colleagues to imagine new awesome in-house events – and to search for fresh exciting third-party opportunities that will thrill our supporters and give them fantastic platforms for fundraising. 

This role sits within our growing Public Fundraising team but requires close liaison with many teams, in particular corporate fundraising, who will also be driving a lot of the participation.You will task/project manage team colleagues as appropriate, as well as managing at least one junior team member, probably more. 

 We need someone special who brings boundless imagination, energy, and personality – obviously allied with top-drawer organisational abilities and commitment to detail. Street Child is an environment that is not afraid to trust talented, hard-working professionals with big tasks – regardless of their prior levels of experience. So whilst extensive relevant experience would be a fantastic asset, and greatly valued, it is not essential – what is essential are the qualities listed above, underpinned by a massive desire and commitment to build and deliver the very best events and challenge programme possible, resulting in fantastic fundraising and supporter engagement.

Application information can be found on the job description, otherwise to apply, please visit our website where you will find details on how to submit your CV and a compelling covering letter covering letter explaining why you think you could make an extraordinary impact in this role - ideally ASAP. We are ideally seeking to make a quick appointment so are selecting candidates for assessment and interviews on a rolling basis.

Diversity is important to us at Street Child and so we especially welcome applications from candidates with backgrounds typically under-represented in the sector and/or reflect the communities we seek to serve.

About Street Child - 

Street Child believes that every child should be safe, go to school, and learn. We focus our work in the places where that is the furthest from being realised: remote, hard-to-reach areas and fragile, disaster-affected states across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Since 2008 we have helped over 650,000 children to go to school and learn Our projects focus on a combination of education, child protection and livelihood support. We partner with local organisations in everything we do.

THE ROLE

Grounded Events, organisers of mass participation sporting events including the Brighton Marathon Weekend, Brighton Trail Weekend and Ragnar Relay UK, is looking for a Charity & Community Development Manager to drive the acquisition of new charity and local community partnerships across our event portfolio.

Though the effects of Covid-19 have been felt throughout the events industry, GE have been working hard during this period to refine our existing events and develop a number of new events. With these exciting projects on the horizon, we’re looking to expand our Commercial Team to meet the growing needs of the business.

As Charity & Community Development Manager, you will be working as part of our Commercial team, responsible for driving the acquisition of regional, national and global charity partners – as well as local community partners - for Grounded Events in order to drive revenue growth and create reciprocal benefits for the local community. 

More than 60% of our participants take on our events through or for a charity and this role will be instrumental in helping grow partnerships in order to support fundraising growth.

We are looking for an individual who is passionate about the charity sector – previous experience working for a charity would be highly advantageous for this role - with an in depth understanding of the goals and challenges facing prospective charity partners. We need an experienced sales and business development professional with a strong understanding of fundamental marketing principles, capable of taking a consultative approach to identifying and delivering value to charity and community partners.

This is a truly exciting time to be joining the business, with industry defining new events and innovations providing an opportunity to drive the development of our charity and local community offering. We are looking for the right candidate to take ownership and help develop partnerships that deliver demonstrable value to our participants, community, local economy, business partners and the company.

Please see Job Specification for further details.

NB. You must be prepared to work some occasional overtime, especially in the lead up to the event, as well as being willing to work some weekends, including the weekends preceding the events and over event weekend to ensure effective delivery.

WORKING AT GROUNDED EVENTS COMPANY

We are a small but extremely hard working, committed and conscientious team of people. We believe in pulling together, sharing ideas, innovating and striving to produce events of international quality and status.

The following are key values of GEC.

• Creativity: Never be scared to make new suggestions
• Passion: Have a passion for the work you are doing with a drive to learn and develop
• Support: Embrace others’ views and needs and support team members
• Collaboration: Working as one team in the office and on-site in a team that expands to include freelancers, volunteers and consultants
• Innovation: Use analysis, debriefs and feedback to drive event development on all levels, from communications to production and marketing
• Communication: Be open with your colleagues to allow better productivity and a positive working environment
• Accountability: Plan, implement, and be responsible for the results

THE PACKAGE

• SALARY: £35,000-£45,000 dependent on experience.  
• PENSION: Enrolment into our company pension scheme
• GYM MEMBERSHIP: Gym membership reimbursed by the business
• LEAVE: 28 days leave per annum, including bank holidays. Time off in lieu for event weekends worked and office closed over Christmas and New Year period.
• THE REST: Offices in the heart of Brighton, a stone’s throw from the beach, great coffee from local roasters Back Yard Coffee, beer fridge and fantastic colleagues

THE IMPORTANT BITS

At GEC, we want to ensure that we celebrate diversity in our workforce as well as bringing different perspectives to our business. We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and belief.

The job description is a guide to the work you will be initially required to undertake. It may be changed from time to time to meet changing circumstances. As your experience grows you will be expected to suggest improvements, solve problems and enhance the effectiveness of the role. The spec summarises the main aspects of the job but does not cover all the duties that the job holder may have to perform.