The Community Engagement Worker is responsible primarily for delivering our children and families sessions in both Assington (Near Sudbury) and Hadleigh to befriend, inform and empower disadvantaged families and individuals, helping them to identify areas in which they could benefit from additional help and support. The post holder will build positive links with the wider community inviting a range of health and wellbeing professionals to talk at groups and confidently signposting participants to relevant sources of support as appropriate.

Essential to this role is the ability to engage with a wide range of people from all walks of life. To be able to communicate openly and clearly in a variety of situations. It is essential that the post holder has patience, empathy, treats everybody with respect and ensures that all are treated equally.

The post holder will need proven experience of working alongside children and families as well as vulnerable and marginalised people. They will need a good knowledge of the local area and the support services available within that area.

The post holder will need to have experience of organising and planning a variety of groups and/or support sessions, and have a track record of liaising with statutory and voluntary organisations.

PURPOSE OF POST

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To improve the lives of vulnerable and marginalised families and individuals within their communities, in terms of wellbeing, quality of life, employment, voluntary work and personal challenges, and to raise awareness of services available, improving access to information and services. To reduce loneliness and isolation within the client group. To empower individuals to create change within their own lives. To help young families to feel part of a wider support network.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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1. To plan, organise and run groups for children and families in line with the project specifications.
2. To build a database of support services and additional support relevant to the children and families attending the groups.
3. To make positive links with key people within local statutory and voluntary organisations, arranging talks and advice sessions as necessary.
4. To promote The Befriending Scheme and the services we provide
5. To carry out monitoring and evaluation exercises, and to write end of project reports for funders and commissioners
6. Using case studies and interviews with individuals, gather information to help shape future services
7. To recruit volunteers to assist in the running of groups
8. To support and supervise group volunteers
9. To provide advocacy for individuals where required
10. To help generally with the planning and delivery of other organisational activities commensurate with the level of post

Job title: Fundraising Manager

Responsible to: Director of Business Development

Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 per annum

Location: Penygraig, South Wales with some home working

Hours: Full-time

As a family friendly organisation, we recognise that obligations outside work are important and that balancing work and family commitments can sometimes be a challenge.  We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Annual leave entitlement: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employer pension contributions of 3%

We are recruiting for this post alongside a Digital Marketing and Fundraising Officer. Please see the recruitment pack for both roles below. 

*Please note, applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered for the role*

Introduction

Over the last 40 years we’ve built up an impressive track record of improving the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in society through working closely with the local community. This is an exciting time to join us as we are undergoing a period of transition building a new senior management team.

We are looking for a dynamic, experienced, Fundraising Manager to build a diverse funding base and lead a new fundraising team securing our services into the future, for people in one of the most deprived areas of the UK.

Key Responsibilities

Working closely with the Business Development Director you will lead the small fundraising team. You will lead on statutory fundraising and large bids and you will line manage a team member who will focus on individual giving and digital fundraising and a team member who will lead on trust and foundation fundraising.

Management & Leadership

•   To lead, inspire and motivate fundraising staff and volunteers, providing them with clear direction and sound decision-making and enabling them to raise funds and contribute significantly to organisational development.

•   Work with Business Development Director to review and implement fundraising strategy.

•    Manage Digital & Marketing Officer post contributing to development of Communications Action Plan ensuring key targets are met. Manage the Trust and Foundations fundraiser.

•   Assist with developing and scrutinising project plans in collaboration with Project Teams, to ensure they are accurate, deliverable and will achieve their objectives.

•   Lead and directly manage a portfolio of key relationships.

Income generation

•   Research potential grant making organisations and analyse their suitability to feed into the grant prospect pipeline to achieve identified targets

•    Research and develop diverse income generation initiatives including a local Lottery, digital fundraising, individual giving, legacy & in memoriam gifts, major donors.

•   Prepare and submit high quality funding applications and reports to grant making organisations.

•  Scrutinise project budgets and financial information for applications and for grant reports.

•Support the account management of successful applications, liaising with the programme project manager and finance team and ensuring that funding and reporting criteria are fully met and specific challenges in relation to programme objectives transparently communicated.

• Develop and initiate innovative fundraising ideas

Monitoring & Evaluation

•   Maintain and develop the database of contacts: individual donors, corporates, grant making bodies ensuring the General Data Protection Regulations (2018) are adhered to across all income generation activities and that all data collection is in accordance with these regulations.

• Review grant agreements

•   Ensure all incoming grants are processed in line with internal procedures and best practice guidelines.

•   Ensure prompt and appropriate acknowledgement of all grant income, ensuring all information relating to each grant is accurate, up to date and well organised.

•   Maintain a timetable of deadlines to ensure grant making organisations receive reports and other correspondence as required.

•   Ensure that all donor communications are handled appropriately, promptly and courteously and that complaints and criticisms are logged, investigated and resolved

Ensure collection of key data and evidence to enhance Valleys Kids case for support.

Compliance

To ensure that Valleys Kids fulfils all its legal, statutory and regulatory responsibilities adhering to Fundraising Code of Practise and GDPR legislation

Person Specification:

• At least 5 years experience of fundraising in the Charity/Social enterprise sector
• Ability to lead or oversee income generation from a wide range of sources including statutory funding, trusts and foundation, trading income and individual giving.
• Experience of managing an effective team, with ability to delegate effectively and to hold people to account.
• A commitment to community development, tackling structural inequality and other barriers to people achieving their potential.
• Resourceful, resilient and innovative, with the ability to manage different priorities
• Interpersonal skills and judgement, which inspire confidence and trust from staff, volunteers, stakeholders and other organisations.
• A strong track record of networking, developing and maintaining external relationships with a wide variety of funders
• An effective communicator orally and in writing, able to articulate our work to a broad range of stakeholders and to negotiate well.
• Experience of budget and financial management
• An entrepreneurial approach - able to use resources effectively and develop new ideas and gain buy-in to implement successfully.
• Organised, with excellent time management skills and high levels of self-motivation.
• Awareness of Welsh language, culture and the public services context in Wales or a willingness to learn.
• Flexible with a willingness to work outside normal office hours.

The Data Selections Insight Analyst helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by delivering all data selections for fundraising and marketing communications activity across the organisation, as part of the Data team.

The role maximises the quality of data insight to all fundraising teams to ensure delivery of progressive fundraising activity. You will provide informed, clear and well-articulated interpretation of all data analysis and actively advise on an appropriate course of action to allow fundraisers to make informed choices and maximise opportunity on all income related activity.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there will be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

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.

Interviews will be held on 24th August 2021.

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.

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.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential
· A degree or equivalent industry experience in business or marketing with excellent numeracy and statistical knowledge.
· Proven relevant experience in direct marketing is required for the role.
· Proven experience of working with a CRM system of at least 3 million records and good understanding of relational databases.
· Proven applied knowledge of data management and relational database structures.
· Demonstratable knowledge of statistical packages, preferably Fast Stats and PeopleStage.

Desirable
· An industry qualification with the DMA or the IDM.

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. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

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

If you have any accessibility issues, please contact our Recruitment Team.

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

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 has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.

If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

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.

Please contact our Recruitment Team if you require any support with your application.

11 women die every day from ovarian cancer and survival rates in the UK are among the worst in Europe. Target Ovarian Cancer is the UK’s leading ovarian cancer charity. Join us to raise awareness, fund research and save lives.

We are the authority on ovarian cancer. We work with women, family members and health professionals to ensure we target the areas that matter most for those living and working with ovarian cancer.

Together with the ovarian cancer community, we are transforming the future for women in the UK who are living with ovarian cancer and thousands more who are yet to be diagnosed. But there is so much more to do. We will not stop until we have achieved our goal of doubling survival from ovarian cancer by 2050.

This is an exciting time to join Target Ovarian Cancer as we build on our continued growth. Working with the Head of Community and Events Fundraising and our team of expert fundraisers across a variety of income streams, you’ll lead on developing and implementing our community fundraising strategy to achieve a further step-change in income. 

You’ll be a relationship management expert with significant experience in engaging and supporting high value fundraisers, volunteers and voluntary groups. You’ll enjoy developing and managing community fundraising products. Your drive and focus on targets will maximise income and secure increased support, helping us to achieve our ambitious goals. 

We’re looking for an experienced community fundraiser, either currently working at a managerial level or ready for a step up, to attract, empower and engage our fundraising community, and develop our community fundraising products.

The role is a full time, 37.5 hours per week, permanent position. We’re currently all working from home and will continue to offer agile working in the future as restrictions ease. 

To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter with the job in the subject line to Chantelle Ojo. Please also complete and return the equalities monitoring form.

Applications close at 9am on Tuesday 3 August.

First interviews will be held 9/10 August, by video call.

We want to make our recruitment accessible to all, if there is a way we can support you in your application, please contact us with the job in the subject line. 

11 women die every day from ovarian cancer and survival rates in the UK are among the worst in Europe. Target Ovarian Cancer is the UK’s leading ovarian cancer charity. Join us to raise awareness, fund research and save lives.

We are the authority on ovarian cancer. We work with women, family members and health professionals to ensure we target the areas that matter most for those living and working with ovarian cancer.

Together with the ovarian cancer community, we are transforming the future for women in the UK who are living with ovarian cancer and thousands more who are yet to be diagnosed. But there is so much more to do. We will not stop until we have achieved our goal of doubling survival from ovarian cancer by 2050.

With increased investment in Individual Giving at Target Ovarian Cancer you'll be joining a growing team of expert fundraisers across a variety of income streams. Working with the Supporter Development Manager, you will drive engagement and maximise income from three key areas of our fundraising programme: in-memory giving, individual giving (cash and regular gifts) and legacies, yet with a focus on our in-memory programme. This role would suit someone that is new to Individual Giving, perhaps with a background in supporter relations or community fundraising. We are looking for a people person with the drive to increase our reach and income, enabling us to support more women and families affected by ovarian cancer.

The role will include (but not limited to) supporter stewardship, event management, supporter recruitment and engagement as well as fundraising product development. With a keen eye for detail and strong passion for excellent supporter stewardship, this is a great opportunity to join a growing and aspirational charity.  

The role is a full time, 37.5 hours per week, permanent position. We’re currently mainly working from home and will continue to offer agile working in the future as restrictions ease. 

The closing date is Thursday 12 July at 23:59. Interviews (via Zoom) – 1st round 17th August - 2nd Round 23rd August.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Events and Challenge Assistant to join our small and dynamic team delivering a range of special events and bespoke challenges for a national disability charity.

What does the role involve?

The Events and Challenge team manage a diverse programme of events to raise funds, raise awareness and support the work of Back Up. From our biggest annual fundraiser, The City Dinner, to our #NoLimits cycling event, you will have the opportunity to further your experience working on a wide range of both special and challenge events.

You will provide administrative support to the team and work closely with the Manager and Coordinator to plan and deliver events. You will have an appetite for working in a fast-paced environment, be extremely organised and able to work on a number of different events at one time.

It is a really exciting time to join the team, with a busy calendar of events planned for later this year as well as further development of some of our new virtual events.

Is Back Up a good place to work?

Back Up has a great culture and is in the Third Sector Magazine’s top ten Best Charities to Work For in 2020. There are no silos – something reinforced by the charity’s size, a one-team ethos and socialising together. Back Up runs anonymous staff morale surveys and we consistently score well above the sector average on every question.

Colleagues are professional, approachable, supportive and warm. You will work in a successful team at a leading charity with an international reputation in its field, working very close to the cause. Fun is one of our core values and it comes through in our work. There are sometimes friendly dogs in the office and a cake or two to enjoy!

If you have a passion for developing relationships, have excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience in delivering events and/or community fundraising, we would love to hear from you.

4Sight Vision Support currently supports over 2,000 blind and sight impaired children and adults living in West Sussex, however, there are an estimated 34,500 people living with some form of sight loss in our County. We have ambitious plans to grow our services and further tailor the support we offer, over the next 3-5 years.

Having recently completed a Fundraising Audit, updated our Mission, Vision and Values and devised a new Future Services Strategy, this is an exciting time to join - you could be part of the transformation.

The Fundraising Officer role sits within the Fundraising, Marketing Communications team and will be providing maternity leave cover for approximately 8-10 months. The role is responsible for building and stewarding relationships withindividuals, community groups, schools and supporters holding their own fundraising events, as well as devising and delivering a programme of 4Sight Vision Support events. The Fundraising Officer will also support with the delivery of our Gifts in Wills/Legacy programme in September/October.

While our Head Office is based in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, we offer a very flexible approach to hours, days and location.

Fundraising Officer role and responsibilities:

• Work with the Fundraising Manager to plan, budget, coordinate and deliver a programme of 4Sight Vision Support Fundraising events, including a number of 100th Anniversary events already in the calendar.
• Support challenge event fundraisers, community groups and schools to help them maximise income through their fundraising activities.
• Support with the delivery and development of our recycling programme.
• Thanking and ensuring ongoing stewardship of individual donors, community groups, schools and supporters holding their own events and participating in our events.
• Work with the Fundraising Manager to support with siting new collection boxes and maintain ongoing contact with sites.
• Support the Fundraising Manager in the development and delivery of our existing fundraising strategy and plans.
• To contribute to the further development of optimal CRM usage for planning and reporting work with the Fundraising Manager.

Skills and Experience:

• Experience of events and/or community fundraising activities.
• Relevant fundraising qualification or experience equivalent to a degree qualification is desirable.
• Experience of broader fundraising disciplines is desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to proactively plan and manage a varied and busy workload.

Job Type: Part time – 21 hours per week

Salary: £22,000 p.a. FTE - £13,200 p.a. pro rata

Hours and workplace:

• Hours to be worked, in the main, Monday to Friday, however some evening and weekend working may be required in accordance with the needs of the charity. We offer a flexible approach to working days/times, and to a hybrid model of working from home working and from our Head Office in Bognor Regis.
• To keep our staff as safe as possible we are carrying out lateral flow testing twice a week and are following strict guidelines to ensure that those in the workplace wherever possible are following social distancing of 2 metres.

Trusts and Corporate Partnerships Manager (part-time) 

Salary: £37,000 pro rata – 3 days per week  

Location: Flexible with some travel to National Office in North Greenwich, London  

For this new role, we are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Trusts and Corporate Partnerships Manager to help us grow voluntary income from both corporate and trust funders so we can continue our mission to make life add up for people with disabilities. You will be integral to building new relationships with corporates and trusts and raising awareness of Livability’s vital work.

The people we support are at the forefront of everything that we do. You will be part of an energetic team where your work will make a significant impact to the lives of people with disabilities across the UK. You are an open and inclusive team player who works well with others, to deliver a common goal. You will be responsible for developing a new corporate pipeline in conjunction with managing an established trusts pipeline. Your excellent organisational skills enable you to work on various projects and prioritise your work.

Key attributes 

• Demonstrable experience of managing corporate and trusts relationships through the entire donor journey – prospecting through to stewardship

• Relationship fundraiser with demonstrable experience of securing five-figure + donations

• Experienced proposal writer with an eye for detail and the ability to match projects to a prospective funder’s interests

• Excellent written, oral and budgeting skills 

• Outstanding interpersonal skills with internal and external stakeholders

Plans for returning to the office are currently being confirmed, however at this stage there is an expectation we will be working 2 days a week in the office until further notice. More clarification will be available at time of interview. 

About Livability  

Livability is the charity that’s committed to enabling people with disabilities to live the life they want to lead. We work to change what is unlivable, helping people to tackle the barriers they face and create a livable life. We believe that the people we support have the right to a full and flourishing life. They deserve the very best in service delivery. Driven by our core values, Livability strives to be open, enabling, inclusive and courageous in all that we do. 

TITLE OF POST: Community Fundraising Officer

PLACE OF WORK: Hatfield

SALARY: £24,000-£26,000 (based on 37 hours)

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Permanent

HOURS: 21 hours per week (flexibility will be required for early morning, evening and occasional weekend working) – can be worked over 3 or 4 days

BENEFITS:

Annual leave: 25 days per annum pro rata increasing by one day a year after 5 years’ service to a maximum of 28 days (in addition to Bank & Public holidays)

Pension: hyh will contribute 3% of basic salary to The People’s Pension on behalf of the employee.  Staff eligible to join the scheme will be automatically enrolled into the scheme at 3% of basic salary on commencement of employment. Once in the scheme a further 5% will be contributed by hyh.

Group Life Insurance: 4 times salary. Entry to the scheme is automatic on joining the charity.

Employee Assistance Programme: offering counselling and emotional support to improve wellness and performance.

Are you keen to be part of a growing charity with a focus on making a difference to vulnerable young people in your local area?

Herts Young Homeless work with 16-24 year olds who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, those aged 10-15 whose families are at risk of relationship breakdown and those aged 18+ who are in housing need and have mental health and substance misuse problems. Last year we were able to directly support 2,495 young people and engaged with nearly 9,000 schoolchildren on the realities of leaving home. Our focus is on preventing homelessness by empowering young people to make positive informed choices, through a range of free, countywide, specialist preventative and crisis services.

Job purpose:

• The Community Fundraising Officer will:
• Contribute to hyh’s overall Fundraising strategy as a member of the Fundraising Team
• Build, develop and maintain an innovative community fundraising programme
• Research and develop opportunities for hyh to fundraise within Hertfordshire through community groups, schools, sports clubs, music and arts groups, supermarkets, shops and individuals to increase awareness, support and donated income.
• Contact and invite organisations to receive a presentation from hyh about our work.
• Present and introduce hyh to groups through engaging presentations, in-person visits and follow up in person, on phone or email.
• Work closely with the hyh Education team to ensure that Fundraising engagement and support is offered to all schools who book an Education service talk for their school. 
• Provide relevant fundraising ideas, support and create engaging materials and fundraising pages/contactless donations to enable community groups to have a great supporter experience.
• Understand how to steward supporters, to motivate and inspire different groups to maximise income through fundraising activities
• Develop relationships with existing Community Fundraising groups of volunteers and set up new ones as appropriate.
• Work as part of a team and have specific responsibility for accurate data inputting of donations, fundraising and Gift aid claims and correspondence with community donors and fundraisers​

Responsibilities:

• Contribute significantly towards the community annual fundraised income target of £65k; working with the Community & Events Officer and other hyh colleagues
• Develop and maintain strong long-term relationships with all community supporters.
• Provide community fundraising focused news and updates to the Digital Communications officer
• Coordinate a community calendar of events and activities
• Work closely, in a collaborative environment, with all Fundraising team members to contribute to the achievement of targets and the ongoing fundraising success of the Charity
• To represent hyh in a variety of different contexts and to a variety of different audiences
• In collaboration with the Fundraising and Communications Manager, monitor income to ensure the annual community target is met
• Ensure that all activities are as cost effective as possible
• Maintain Donorfy donor management system.
• Analyse and set up fundraising data to identify new community fundraising income streams
• To support the Fundraising team to ensure that all necessary risk assessments are completed and followed before, during and after any fundraising activity
• Keep up to date with legislation and charity law to ensure all Community Fundraising activities comply
• To be physically active in setting up and taking down at events and community fundraising activities

Requirements:

Qualifications and Experience

• Educated to A level or equivalent
• Experience in fundraising, marketing or comms gained in a charitable environment
• Proven ability to engage, inspire and enthuse a range of supporters to raise funds and nurture relationships
• Experience of administration in an office based environment
• Confident at delivering presentations or talks to community audiences (groups and associations, schools etc)
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic with the ability to work using own initiative and as part of a team
• A commitment to undertake training where required and an enthusiasm for new challenges and experiences
• An understanding and commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• Experience of producing charity fundraising materials (Desirable)
• An understanding of digital marketing and social networking including Mail Chimp (Desirable)
• Experience of planning and co-ordinating fundraising events (Desirable)
• An understanding of youth homelessness (Desirable)

Skills

• Excellent communicator in formal and informal communications, both verbally and in writing, to all stakeholders
• Able to present and network confidently
• Approachable, creative, ‘can-do’ attitude
• Ability to ensure accurate data inputting
• Creative thinking, imaginative and entrepreneurial attitude towards fundraising
• Ability to work independently and under pressure, prioritising work to meet deadlines

Knowledge

• IT literate with experience of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook
• CRM database experience (Desirable)

Miscellaneous

• Ability to work independently and as a team player
• A commitment to hyh’s values namely; professional, passionate, responsive and collaborative
• Willingness to work early morning, evenings or occasionally at weekends where required to meet the needs of the charity
• A full driving licence; willing to travel throughout Herts

If you are hardworking, conscientious and take pride in doing a job well, then we would like to hear from you.

Upon receipt of your CV, should you be successful, you will be invited to a telephone interview. 

• Closing date: 6th August 2021
• 1st Interviews: 16th August 2021
• 2nd Interviews: 23rd August 2021(Please note changes of 2nd interview date from 19th Aug to 23rd Aug)
• Personal Interviews: 24th August 2021

Should you not receive  a response within ten working days, please deem your application to be unsuccessful.

This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with children or young adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced disclosure will be sought through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) as part of Herts Young Homeless’ pre-employment checks.

hr inspire Ltd is an equal opportunities business consultancy and employment agency that is serious about its compliance with legislation and GDPR.  hr inspire Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

hr inspire promises to act with the upmost integrity and respect when it comes to handling your data.

Please note: By submitting your details in relation to this role you are giving us permission to submit your application to the employer as well as providing your expressed permission to retain your information on our recruiter database of job seeking professionals to contact regarding other similar opportunities handled by our team of in-house Consultants for the next 2 years.

If you wish for us to remove your data from our CRM at any time, please contact us and we will action your request

Role: Corporate & Events Fundraising Officer

Salary: £21,500 to £25,000

Responsible to: Fundraising Manager 

Responsible for: N/A

The main duties of the Fundraising Officer will include:

Corporate and Events responsibilities:

• Manage and steward a pipeline of corporate support using a monthly review and evaluation system
• Research opportunities for new corporate partnerships across four main streams: Charity of the year, sponsorship, commercial and Corporate Social Responsibility funding (CSR)
• Work with the Fundraising manager to develop and launch a portfolio of corporate products, events and campaigns to encourage increased support and activity
• Support corporate partners through written, telephone and face-to-face communications.  Track their charitable support and report on the impact to our work
• Arrange volunteering opportunities for corporate partners when required
• Develop, plan and deliver key events for our corporate partners and major donors to attend
• Build and maintain relationships with a range of internal and external contacts, to help us grow our offering and proactively identify opportunities for growth and development
• Research products provided by other charities, develop insight to improve our offering, carry out supporter testing and gather ongoing feedback

Third Party Running and Challenge:

• Manage our third-party challenge events portfolio. Working on all elements of the event cycle, from marketing and recruitment, through to stewarding participants.
• Research and identify new opportunities to add to the existing portfolio of third party running and challenges.
• To update the website with new opportunities.
• Manage communication for supporters, including good luck and congratulations communications and ensure all activity is recorded accurately.
• To support with generating and creating content for social media, identifying stories from supporters to share as well as content on our website and newsletters.
• Ensure that all active online fundraising pages are regularly checked, with progress and income recorded accurately. Provide administrative support for fundraising activities, including sending out packs and materials to participants and the support of all online virtual events.

Other:

• Assist in the day-to-day running of the Fundraising and Communications operations to ensure efficiency and sustainability including general administration, processing referrals, answering telephones / emails and supervising volunteers.
• Develop new ideas for Fundraising initiatives with the team and contribute to the Fundraising Strategy.

It is essential for the candidate to demonstrate the following:

• A* – C GCSE in English and Maths or equivalent
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a professional, supportive, and compassionate attitude
• Experience in an events, fundraising and/or corporate development role
• Excellent research skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• A resilient, creative fundraiser who is used to working on their own initiative and managing multiple projects
• Experience of working with a donor database, preferably The Raiser’s Edge, although full training will be provided
• Experience of delivering against income generation targets set by management
• Highly motivated, positive and has a commitment to provide a high-quality service
• Excellent IT skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word and Excel
• Good organisational skills, including the ability to plan and prioritise tasks to ensure that deadlines are met
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with all stakeholders

It would also be advantageous if you have previous experience of working within the voluntary sector.

The Fundraising Officer role is full time, but part time or job share would be considered for the right candidate(s).

Commitment to Safeguarding Children:

• Everyone who works at Go Beyond has the responsibility for promoting the
  safeguarding and welfare of children.
• To ensure awareness of the charity’s policy and procedures regarding Child
  Safeguarding.
• To become aware of the signs and symptoms of abuse by attending relevant courses.
• To report all causes for concern to the Designated Safeguarding Lead or Officer.
• To carry out risk assessments that include safeguarding measures for any activities.

Livability are seeking to appoint an experienced Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships (maternity cover) to lead on building strong external relationships with corporates, major donors and trusts to maximise charitable income towards our vital work supporting people with disabilities.

2020 was an incredibly successful year for the fundraising team, launching our emergency appeal to support vulnerable people with disabilities across our network of services across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This year we are planning to build on this success as we seek to increase engagement with current audiences and reach out to new supporters across all fundraising functions.

You will be joining the charity at an exciting time as we have just merged with our marketing and communications colleagues to develop a new fundraising, marketing communications team. You will enjoy working within a talented and driven team who are continually inspired to do all we can to raise vital funds for the people we support across our education, care and rehabilitation services.

The Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships will lead a team of two fundraisers, and work alongside other fundraising teams to identify opportunities and build a strong pipeline of support, in line with our fundraising strategy. They will also write bespoke proposals and applications aimed at corporates, major donors and trusts.

The successful applicant will have extensive experience working to and meeting fundraising targets. They will have excellent networking skills as well as enthusiasm and drive to make things happen.

Plans for returning to the office are currently being confirmed, however at this stage there is an expectation we will be working 2 days a week in the office until further notice. More clarification will be available at time of interview.

This is a fixed term contract (9 months) with possibility to extend

Closing date: midnight on Monday 2 August.

Interviews scheduled for week commencing 9 August.

About the role

The pandemic has shown the importance of the support that the Royal Free Charity can and has provided to staff and patients across our three hospitals sites. As we emerge out of the pandemic, the need for our globally important research has also never been so clear.

We have seen incredible generosity from our supporters and local community over the last 18 months, and we now need to ensure we retain these new supporters, and continue to acquire new donors, to maximise unrestricted income.

If you believe you have the right expertise and are excited at the idea of creating and developing a wide ranging programme of integrated campaigns and appeals, we want to hear from you!

The Individual Giving Manager will report to the Head of Individual Giving.

The main purpose of the role

This person will play a pivotal part development of the Individual Giving programme, leading the implementation and delivery of integrated acquisition and retention activity across a range of channels and products.

Individual Giving is a relatively new area of focus for the charity, and there is significant investment in place to grow the programme, both to acquire new supporters and retain and convert existing donors, maximising their lifetime value across the fundraising directorate.

For more information, please download the job description below.

• £37,000 to £42,000 per annum - subject to skills and experience
• Mix of home and office-based (at the Royal Free Charity Pears Building)​
• 28 days’ paid holiday plus UK bank holidays each year.
• Enrolment into the pension scheme.
• Closing date for application: 2 August 2021 (12.00 noon)
• Interview dates: 12 August and 13 August 2021

Experienced, reliable and organised fundraising and grants manager with proven previous grant management and fundraising experience in the charitable sector required by our busy international office.  You will develop new fundraising plans and proposals as well as overseeing current grants and prepare timely and excellent quality financial and narrative reports for our grant donors. Highly motivated and resourceful individual required with a genuine interest in Christian meditation and spirituality and the individual and societal benefits it can bring to a world thirsting for peace and stability.

Opportunity to experience one of our retreats as a participant part of the benefits.

Job title: Digital Marketing and Fundraising Officer

Responsible to: Fundraising Manager

Salary: £22,000 - £25,000 per annum

Location: Penygraig, South Wales with some home working

Hours: Full-time

As a family friendly organisation, we recognise that obligations outside work are important and that balancing work and family commitments can sometimes be a challenge.  We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Annual leave entitlement: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employer pension contributions of 3%

We are recruiting this role alongside a fundraising manager. Please see the recruitment pack for both roles below. 

Please note that applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered for the role. 

Introduction

Digital marketing and fundraising are crucial parts of Valleys Kids Sustainability Strategy. The Digital Fundraising Officer will be an important member of the Fundraising team, who will create and implement a range of digital platforms to support the organisation in attracting new supporters, raising our profile and generating new income streams.

You’ll work closely with the Fundraising Manager and Business and Finance Director, liaising with our Community & Family Hub Teams to help maximise digital marketing campaigns. This will include maintaining website, creating digital marketing campaigns, setting up and managing local lottery, email marketing, press & media liaison and identifying and testing new digital opportunities.

This is an unexplored area within Valleys Kids, which provides an exciting opportunity for someone with the drive, skills and experience to shape this important strand of fundraising, future proofing our work supporting highly disadvantaged communities.

Duties and responsibilities

·Develop a strategic and integrated digital marketing fundraising programme, including website, email and diverse digital marketing channels with a focus on recruitment and retention of supporters.

·Work with Valleys Kids’ teams to create, plan, and implement a portfolio of digital fundraising projects and campaigns.

·Set-up, develop and maintain a dedicated Valleys Kids Charity Lottery

·Use analytics and testing strategies to help optimise the fundraising sections of the Valleys Kids’ website for conversions and SEO as well as a positive supporter experience.

·Assist in the development of a clear and strong supporter experience through all digital fundraising platforms, including sign up journeys, email campaigns and social media advertising.

·Create engaging and participative social media posts and experiences, increasing awareness of our work and reaching income generation targets, ensuring consistency in brand and messaging.

·Support day-to-day activity across all social media platforms, using initiative to respond to comments and private messages

·Contribute to and create content plans and support effective delivery by liaising with colleagues in the rest of the organisation.

·Undertake campaign evaluations, providing reports on digital fundraising performance, learnings, and recommendations to improve future performance.

·Work with colleagues to develop insights and understanding of the motivations, interests and performance of our supporters and their digital channel habits.

·Communicate with press and media to raise awareness of our work and increase profile of Valleys Kids

·Work with colleagues to ensure that all digital fundraising at Valleys Kids adheres to the Code of Fundraising Practice and our Privacy Policy and clearly reflects our aims, vision and values.

·Undertake any other duties as required by the Fundraising Manager, Director of Business and Finance and CEO.

Person Specification:

Skills and Attributes:

It is essential for you to have the following skills and attributes:

·Excellent writing and language skills

·A creative approach to content and engagement online

·Skills in content creation, copywriting and social media design skills

·Relationship building - ability to engage proactively with supporters, monitor and address issues arising

·Highly organised approach to work and planning.

·Resourceful and able to work on own initiative

·Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals and resolve problems.

·Demonstrate communication and customer service skills in a digital environment.

·Ability to work outside of normal office hours to monitor social media activity. We work on a time off in lieu basis.

Knowledge

It is essential for you to have the following level of knowledge:

•Knowledge of social media tools, including scheduling, posting, reporting and analytics,

•Knowledge of image editing & Google Analytics.

Desirable

•Ability to communicate in Welsh

•Adobe Photoshop Skills