Job title: Community Fundraiser

Region: Leeds

Directorate: Fundraising

Contract: Maternity Cover, Home Based, Full Time – 35 hours per week

Salary: £23,800 - £25,000 gross per annum

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide a great customer service and support.
• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others.
• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution.
• Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop.
• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others.

If so, then we would like you hear from you ….

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and commercially minded professional with previous experience of paid or voluntary fundraising and business development, to work in partnership with and support local staff and dedicated front-line volunteers, to raise the profile of the Poppy Appeal and to maximise income generated in this geographical region.

The position is home-based, and the successful applicant will be expected to live within the Leeds area.

Highly motivated and with excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, you’ll be experienced in building effective relationships and developing commercial opportunities with key corporate and community stakeholders. You will have proven experience of working closely with volunteers, be able to recruit, develop and motivate them as well as experience in recruiting the support of and developing relationships with local businesses using your influential yet collaborative style.

Knowledge of the Armed Forces would be an advantage, but it is essential that you have a full driving licence with access to a car and that you are adaptable in your approach, with the flexibility to work some evenings and weekends when necessary.

A full driving licence and use of a car is essential for this role.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply online’.

The starting date for this role is Monday 7th June 2021

Closing date for this role is: Tuesday 20th April 2021

Interviews will be held on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th April

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible

Job title: Community Fundraiser

Region: Sheffield & Rotherham

Directorate: Fundraising

Contract: Permanent, Home Based,

Full Time: 35 hours per week

Salary: £23,800 - £25,000 per annum

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide a great customer service and support.
• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others.
• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution.
• Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop.
• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others.

If so, then we would like you hear from you ….

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and commercially minded professional with previous experience of paid or voluntary fundraising and business development, to work in partnership with and support local staff and dedicated front-line volunteers, to raise the profile of the Poppy Appeal and to maximise income generated in this geographical region.

The position is home-based, and the successful applicant will be expected to live within the Sheffield & Rotherham area.

Highly motivated and with excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, you’ll be experienced in building effective relationships and developing commercial opportunities with key corporate and community stakeholders. You will have proven experience of working closely with volunteers, be able to recruit, develop and motivate them as well as experience in recruiting the support of and developing relationships with local businesses using your influential yet collaborative style.

Knowledge of the Armed Forces would be an advantage, but it is essential that you have a full driving licence with access to a car and that you are adaptable in your approach, with the flexibility to work some evenings and weekends when necessary.

A full driving licence and use of a car is essential for this role.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply online’.

The starting date for this role is Monday 14th June 2021.

Closing date for this role is: Tuesday 20th April 2021.

Interviews will be held on Monday 26th & Tuesday 27th April.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

Halton Haven Hospice has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, proactive and inventive part-time Community Fundraiser to join our team.

The right candidate will be an experienced fundraiser who can hit the ground running.  We’re looking for someone who can make a real difference to the people and community that we support.  They will have a demonstrable track record of achieving financial and non-financial objectives and be committed to continuing professional development; with a view to being able to identify and manage any fundraising opportunity that comes their way.  Our job is to raise vital income to support free hospice care and to ensure that it is available not only now but in the future.

This is a public facing role working in a fast-paced and creative environment; often juggling deadlines.  It demands the ability to prioritise workloads and to work both independently and as part of a team.  The successful candidate will work with volunteers, local corporates, schools and the wider community to steward supporters in their fundraising activity.  They will develop ongoing and new partnerships and engage in Hospice-led events and campaigns too.

No two days will be the same but the work will be varied, busy and hugely rewarding.  You will have the opportunity to make your mark and to develop new ideas and fundraising innovations.

Halton Haven Hospice is based in a leafy suburb of Runcorn with good road, rail and canal links.  Situated between Liverpool and Manchester with the iconic city of Chester as a neighbour it has a great deal to offer for individuals and families alike.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.  We recognise and encourage the valuable contribution that people from all backgrounds and experiences bring.  Therefore we offer the additional benefits of:

• Free parking
• Free health benefits scheme (after qualifying period)
• Discounted dining facility
• Training and continuing professional development
• Entitlement to Blue Light card
• The People’s Pension Scheme or continuation of NHS Pension (subject to criteria)
• Salary £22,000 PRO RATA

Julian House is a forward-thinking charity, committed to helping socially excluded people receive the help they need and deserve, to get back on their feet.

We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our successful fundraising team.  This role will be focussed on Bath and Wiltshire. Your primary focus will be managing and delivering a programme of fundraising events as well as creating and supporting new fundraising opportunities and initiatives within the community. Maximising relationship building amongst our wonderful supporters, awareness raising to create new support and income generation.

Despite the pandemic, our fundraising team has had great success running real, as well as virtual events and appeals. We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and agile community and events fundraiser who can hit the ground running at an exciting time for the organisation

Key tasks:

• Fully manage and implement a selection of JH’s existing portfolio of major fundraising events – to include full budget responsibility
• Achieve the agreed annual income targets
• Actively seek to develop and deliver new community events, in line with the fundraising strategy
• To organise event publicity, develop case studies and write press releases to create a good breadth of local media interest
• Establish strong local Funding Committees which will provide a valuable extra strand to the organisation’s advocacy and fundraising efforts
• Undertake an on-going programme of outside talks, ensure that the breadth and importance of the organisation’s work is effectively conveyed to key target audiences 
• Recruit, manage and oversee fundraising volunteers
• Build and maintain strong relationships with supporters to develop their support 
• Recruit participants for third party events - supporting and developing their fundraising potential eg city marathons or other local/national events.
• Work closely with community based events organised by third parties to promote Julian House
• Produce a good quality local newsletter for circulation to supporters and stakeholders
• Assist with other specific projects, as detailed by the Fundraising & Digital Marketing Manager
• Ensure that all relevant data is accurately included on the fundraising database

Job title: Community Fundraiser

Region: Doncaster, Wakefield and Barnsley

Directorate: Fundraising

Contract: Permanent, Home Based,

Full Time: 35 hours per week

Salary: £23,800 - £25,000 per annum

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide a great customer service and support.
• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others.
• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution.
• Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop.
• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others.

If so, then we would like you hear from you ….

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and commercially minded professional with previous experience of paid or voluntary fundraising and business development, to work in partnership with and support local staff and dedicated front-line volunteers, to raise the profile of the Poppy Appeal and to maximise income generated in this geographical region.

The position is home-based, and the successful applicant will be expected to live within the Doncaster, Wakefield & Barnsley area.

Highly motivated and with excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, you’ll be experienced in building effective relationships and developing commercial opportunities with key corporate and community stakeholders. You will have proven experience of working closely with volunteers, be able to recruit, develop and motivate them as well as experience in recruiting the support of and developing relationships with local businesses using your influential yet collaborative style.

Knowledge of the Armed Forces would be an advantage, but it is essential that you have a full driving licence with access to a car and that you are adaptable in your approach, with the flexibility to work some evenings and weekends when necessary.

A full driving licence and use of a car is essential for this role.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘Apply online’.

The starting date for this role is Monday 14th June 2021.

Closing date for this role is: Tuesday 20th April 2021.

Interviews will be held on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th April

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

Community Fundraiser
Home Based within East Anglia

Are you a driven, proactive and passionate individual? Join Wood Green's Community Fundraising team as a Community Fundraiser and make a difference in the lives of pets and their people.

It is an exciting time to join the team as we embark on an ambitious strategy to grow our Community Fundraising Income and presence. You will play a key role in this within your own geographical patch (covering ~2 counties).

You will be raising funds from a variety of streams including individual supporters, community organisations, events and volunteer Community Fundraising Groups within a geographical 'patch'. Recruitment of new volunteer Community Fundraising Groups will be a key area of focus, so excellent relationship cultivation and volunteer management skills will be vital.

To be successful in this role you will have a proven ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with supporters. This will include managing key existing relationships, and identifying and developing new opportunities. You will be customer-focussed, with a desire to give our supporters the best possible experience to cultivate a loyal supporter base for Wood Green.

This role is home-based, with the option to travel regularly to head office in Godmanchester to work closely with the wider team. Access to your own vehicle and willingness to travel is essential.

Past charity or fundraising experience is desirable but not necessary. Sales or customer account management experience would also be valuable.

We're looking for an exceptional fundraiser to join our dynamic award-winning team. 

The successful candidate will play a significant part in a high-performing relationship fundraising team by taking ownership of fundraising activity across the South of England. You will have a direct and tangible impact on our ability to help and support bone cancer patients and their families.

Candidates must live, or plan to live within the South of England to be considered for this role.

About us…

The Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) is the leading charity dedicated to fighting primary bone cancer. Our mission is to save lives and improve outcomes through research, information, awareness and support. In July 2019 we were awarded 'National Healthcare & Medical Reseach Charity of the Year' at the national Charity Awards and earlier in the year the Yorkshire & Humber Institute of Fundraising awarded our Fundraising & Communications Team with 'Fundraising Team of the Year'. We are a small but incredibly passionate and driven organisation that is proud and supportive of our people - together we make the biggest impact for our community.

The Role

The Community & Special Funds Fundraising Officers are the face of BCRT within the community and are passionate about raising money through building long lasting relationships with our supporters. They contribute to the overall fundraising strategy by raising income from three key income streams: special funds, community and regional corporate fundraising.

You will be the primary contact managing & nurturing a number of Special Fund relationships, as well as providing individuals and corporate supporters with the very best supporter experience. You will also respond to and manage emerging community fundraising opportunities as they arise.

About You

The ideal candidate will bring a mature attitude and the ability to effectively and empathetically connect with a range of supporters including patients and their families. You will be proactive with a positive and can-do approach – instinctively following opportunities across your area. With at least 2 years’ fundraising experience, you can sense what the next step should be to build and maximise those opportunities.

With a true passion for exceptional supporter care and above all, an ability to naturally build rapport to quickly establish long lasting relationships, your impressive track record of raising money will speak for itself.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Candidates must live, or plan to live within the South of England to be considered for this role. Please note travel to the charity office in Leeds will be required approximately once a month.

Application Process

1. Application Form & CV submission closing date: Monday 10th May 
2. Telephone interviews: 13th & 14th May
3. Face to face interviews: W/C 17th May

For more details please see the full Job Description. 

This is an exciting opportunity to manage and support the development of our regional development fundraising products, materials and communications across multiple audiences, all with the aim to inspire people to fundraise for Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK) in their community.

You will manage and support on the running of fundraising activities and campaigns. You will take ownership of our Bake a Difference and Skydive campaigns and support on our flagship Go Bright campaign as well as help bring new and innovative products to our supporters.

Applicants

The successful candidate should have:

• Experience in customer/supporter service.
• Experience of project management from concept to completion
• The ability to think creatively 

Expectations in the role

• To manage our supporter led products including developing and implementing project plans for each activity
• Serving as point of contact for supporters, handling enquiries from our Fundraising Hotline and Fundraising Inbox within agreed SLA’s
• Ongoing usage of Raisers Edge database to support fundraising activity and to ensure a high level of service to our volunteers/supporters
• Recruit, induct and manage a team of office based volunteers to support administrative and development tasks

Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities.

About us

Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 70,000 children and adults in the UK.

Benefits

We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, season ticket loan, ride to work scheme, health cash plan, and an employee assistance programme.

Location

This role is based at our office in Southwark, London (although we are still working from home until such time allows). It is within a short walking distance of Southwark and Borough Tube stations. It is also a short distance from Waterloo Station, London Bridge Station and Blackfriars Station. We are also a 5 minute walk from the Tate Modern and Southbank, perfect place to go for lunch during the warm summer months.

In order to apply, please click on the Apply Now button and send your CV with a covering letter detailing why you are best suited for the role.

Please note interviews likely to be held week commencing 3 May 2021 (although we may invite candidates in for interview earlier so early application is advisable).

*Unfortunately due to the high volume of applications we receive we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.

Full potential salary progression within role goes up to £30,898 (increases with length of service and experience).

The Volunteering Coordinator helps those with sight loss to live the life they choose by attracting and onboarding sufficient volunteers to support and grow our services and income. You will support your local team to deliver a positive volunteering experience and to attract and retain experienced volunteers.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can. We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, and provide help to those with sight loss, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential
• Managing and supporting volunteers.
• Time manage effectively, whilst, maintaining excellent customer service.
• Supporting and advising others on policies and procedures.

Desirable
• Experience of creating an inclusive work environment for people with a disability.
• Facilitation and/or training skills.
• Personal experience of volunteering.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply
Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. This will take you through to our jobs board, where you can select the vacancy with your interested location. As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system does have a time limit, we would advise you to complete your answers and copy and paste into the online form once finalised. Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Remember to refer to the attached job description and candidate pack for more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

Diversity
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Are you a people-person that loves working collaboratively to create change? Want to work with the largest coalition of groups tackling the climate and nature crises ahead of the UN climate talks this year? This is the job for you.

Start date: ASAP 
Closing date: 10am 22nd April, though we may interview exceptional candidates sooner
Interviews: W/c 26th April 

ABOUT THE CLIMATE COALITION
The Climate Coalition is the UK’s biggest group of people dedicated to action on climate change with a combined supporter base of more than 22 million people. We encompass over 100 organisations spanning nature, environment, international development, faith, community and women’s groups – from the National Trust to the NUS, WWF to the Women’s Institute, the RSPB to Islamic Relief.

ABOUT THIS YEAR AND THE GREAT BIG GREEN WEEK

This year, we in the UK have a huge opportunity to raise the ambition of plans to tackle climate change at home and abroad. The UK is hosting a major UN climate summit, known as COP26, in Glasgow this November. This means Parliament and local authorities alike want to be seen as ambitious in tackling climate change.

This September, communities across the country will join together to celebrate what they are doing to tackle climate change, as part of the Great Big Green Week. Ranging from concerts to litter picks; activities will be hosted at the heart of your community by teachers, bus drivers, sport clubs, artists, builders, local groups, places of worship and anyone who cares about climate change.

ABOUT THE ROLE
Overall purpose of the job:

• Using and adapting TCC campaign moments (Great Big Green Week, COP26) as hooks to engage people
• To help strengthen the climate movement by supporting local campaigners to build effective, visible and representative local networks
• To help broaden the climate movement by bringing new organisations and individuals into local climate campaigning, particularly in strategic areas
• Alongside the TCC Secretariat, help to identify and develop grassroots climate leaders, amplifying their work at the local, regional and national level, and identifying opportunities for their personal growth 
• Broaden and expand the TCC network of community climate campaigners

OVERARCHING JOB DESCRIPTION

• Lead on community mobilising and organising around key campaign moments (Great Big Green Week, COP26)
• Work with TCC member organisations and their regional staff and volunteers to turbocharge local mobilising and organising around key campaign moments
• Coordinating, supporting and recruiting volunteers in key areas
• Research and build relationships with trusted organisations, channels and voices in target constituencies
• Support local organisers to be effective climate campaigners in their local areas. You will do this by developing effective working relationships and communicating regularly using phone, e-mail, online and other communications tools, and occasional face to face meetings dependent upon the public health context.
• Support local activists to organise local community events and mobilisations as part of national TCC campaigns, and to build networks that last beyond this year
• In consultation with the TCC Secretariat and local network members, support and develop influencing strategies for priority MPs, and support local networks to deliver them. 
• Be responsible for administration relating to the programme, maintaining efficient records and generally be self-servicing.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Skills & Experience 
Essential:

• Minimum 2 years experience (in a paid or voluntary capacity) working with, and managing volunteers from a range of backgrounds and locations
• Great interpersonal skills and an effective communicator, able to build impactful and trusting relationships that can inspire volunteers to take action
• Works well as part of a team, but also a self-starter that’s able to take initiative while working with little supervision
• Working knowledge of Slack, Google Suite and other digital work tools
• Experience of campaigning at a local level

Desirable:

• Good understanding of the climate crisis, its causes and impacts
• Experience working in a large coalition with diverse stakeholders

We are seeking Telephone Support Workers to join our new call centre service which has been established in respose to COVID-19. Our purpose is to support the health and wellbeing of vulnerable residents living in Watford and Three Rivers. 

Your background will be in adult care or advice and information and you will have experience of dealing with safeguarding concerns. You do not need to have call-centre experience, but you will need some previous experience of supporting older people or vulnerable families. 

You will be passionate about providing excellent customer service and will be able to demonstrate that you always put the service user at the heart of delivery. You will be an excellent communicator and confident at engaging with staff, volunteers and service users. 

The role will be home-based - but (when allowed) it will require regular attendance at our offices in Watford, Herts. If you are not based within reasonable commuting distance, please say how you will manage the travel / relocation. 

The successful candidate will:

• Have a good understanding of the health, social, communication and support needs of vulnerable families, adults, older people, and carers – including the legal and regulatory framework and current policy debates covering adult care, health and wellbeing, carers, advice and guidance, public health and primary and secondary care and standards relevant to this work.
• Have a good understanding of referral processes and the range of support services available locally.
• Have a good knowledge of safeguarding legislation and issues relating to vulnerable adults and children.
• Have a good understanding of the barriers that those in need might face in accessing support.
• Have previous experiecen of working with older people or vulnerable familes.
• Have an excellent customer service experience. ​
• Have a high level of competency in ICT including for Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
• Be able to work hours to meet the demands of the service across a 7 day rota. Our call centre opens 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 4pm on Saturday's, Sunday's and bank holidays. Your earliest shift will start at 8.30am and your latest shift will finish at 6.30pm. You will be required to work a significant number of weekends.

Please forward your CV and a covering letter saying how you meet the criteria above. Full details will be made available to shortlisted candidates. 

Rotherham Federation are seeking two experienced Community Energy Advisers to join their team to work on the “Energy Angels” project providing training and advice to people in Rotherham and supporting community groups to develop and improve their skills, knowledge, and resilience in relation fuel poverty.

The post holder will be part of a busy team of providing an outreach service advising residents and providing them with impartial support, training, and information on home energy efficiency matters. The outreach service will include community advice sessions, presentations, and development of volunteers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To provide face to face support to householders, including information, advice, and guidance.
• To provide impartial advice to householders at community events, over the phone, and group meetings.
• To develop and implement community advice sessions that supports residents to reduce fuel bills.
• To maintain up-to-date, working knowledge of sustainable energy matters, affordable warmth, renewable energy, tariffs for energy providers
• To provide and maintain a record of activity and achievements against agreed targets.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of providing energy efficiency advice and guidance in a community-based setting.

The closing date for applications is Monday 26th April at 9am with interviews held on Wednesday 28th April.  Shortlisted applicants will be contacted on the 26th April and invited to an interview.

Due to current Coronavirus restrictions, we are following Government advice, and this will result in interviews being held online via Zoom or Teams.

Successful candidates will have a DBS check carried out.

Appointment will be subject to suitable references.

Partnerships Manager – 1 year FTC ( with the possibility of an extension)

Part time or Full Time (22.5 - 37.5hrs per week) / Salary £26,000- £28,500 pa (dependant on experience, pro-rated for part time)

The Children’s Trust are currently recruiting for a Partnerships Managers to join our Volunteer Fundraising Team.  This role will require the successful candidate to shape how the charity works in partnership with different audience groups (corporates, volunteer fundraisers and groups, eventers, educational institutions, and formal community groups) to bring people together to raise funds for The Children’s Trust.  This role will predominantly be working with corporates.

Working alongside a Senior Partnerships Manager, your role will be to proactively develop, and account manage new and existing partnerships which maximise income, value and influence for The Children’s Trust. You will devise comprehensive audience-led stewardship plans, maintaining momentum and focus to achieve targets.

This is a fantastic opportunity to evidence your strategic approach to building lasting, donor-centric partnerships with key audience groups.  As our ideal candidate, you will be a natural and enthusiastic team player, with the ability to work within a high performing team.  Experience of working  within Fundraising, sales or account management in a charity or commerical sector  is essentail. You will need to be flexible and able to work with different audiences, as this role requires and dependent on where the opportunities to maximise most income are.

PLEASE NOTE: If you would like to discuss the role please contact the Recruitment Team at The Children's Trust. Please be aware The Children's Trust Application Form must be completed and submitted, in order for your application to be considered.  This will be located on The Children's Trust website under the jobs page.

Closing Date: Monday 3rd May 2021

Interview Date(s): TBC

Strictly no agencies please.

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.  

Following our recent expansion, we are keen to attract an experienced and driven Head of Fundraising with a great track record and background in both grants/statutory and community engagement.

You will direct and manage a small team of 2 PT grants officers and 2 PT and 1 FT Community Engagement Officers.  

Your time will be broadly split 40-60 across Grants and Community and you will have specific personal responsibility for Community Engagement in Hertfordshire and N London, with others of your team covering other areas. You will also be working to leveraging grant and statutory funding yourself as well as further developing team performance. We will be wanting to play to your strengths, expertise and contacts. During 2021, we will be working to add further to your community team in new areas. 

The Community work will be across corporates, challenges, events, donor acquisition, promotion of our collection box and lottery programme etc. Developing local support groups in each area will be a key part of delivery.

Working directly to the CEO, you will have great work ethic and an excellent track record of effective income generation and supporter acquisition across both grants and community streams.

You are organised, strategic, personable, outgoing and good at developing relationships and partnerships as well as leading your growing high quality team. You will be well supported by an excellent team, with personal support from the CEO.

You will be excited by the opportunities in this role and growing charity and determined to achieve excellent results to provide even more and better services.