Events And Community Fundraiser Jobs

ORCA believe that everyone who cares about whales and dolphins can play an active role in safeguarding their future, and we are looking for an Individual Giving Manager to develop an individual giving focussed strategy that can help secure our conservation work for the future.

We are looking for a fundraiser with experience across a range of digital giving channels and has a keen understanding of different donor journeys and is able to create high quality, targeted communications aimed at a broad range of stakeholders.

The ability to manage digital channels such as social media, web content and CRM-led communications is essential, particularly for memberships/regular giving and donor recruitment and retention.

ORCA have set ambitious but achievable growth targets over the next three years of:

• 2025: £25,000 increase in individual giving income vs 2024
• 2026: £75,000 increase in individual giving income vs 2024
• 2027: £150,000 increase in individual giving income vs 2024

This is an opportunity to build on existing individual giving income streams and catapult ORCA into the next phase of it’s growth by providing a solid financial foundation for the future of our conservation work.

This role would particularly suit someone who is looking to take their first step into a senior fundraising management role within the conservation sector

Are you looking to make a real impact and contribute to saving lives through media work? Do you have the skills to react to the news agenda, develop compelling media campaigns and work sensitively with storytellers? If so, you could be just who Samaritans is looking for to join our friendly team as a Media Officer. ​

• £20,400 - £21,120 per annum for 21 hours/week (£34,000 - £35,200 FTE).
• Additional on-call allowance.
• 12 months fixed term contract covering maternity leave.
• Part-time role - 3 days per week with flexible working.
• We are flexible on work pattern (what days and hours per week the role is carried out).
• Hybrid working: Linked to our Ewell (Surrey) office with home working and the option to work from our London office in EC3R.
• In-person working: Meeting in person and working collaboratively are things we value. From Jan 2025, staff are expected to work in person around 2 days per month.
• We are passionate about flexible working, talk to us about your preferences.

Key Responsibilities​
As a Media Officer, you’ll be a key member of our Media team:

• You will respond to journalist enquiries and ensure Samaritans has a voice in the issues that matter to us. 
• You’ll help plan and deliver our proactive media campaigns, which will help us reach new communities and existing audiences to raise awareness of the emotional support we provide. 
• You’ll also work on campaigns and key moments that highlight our important policy and influencing work. 
• Working with lived experience is a cornerstone of our media work, and you’ll regularly be in touch with storytellers, including callers, volunteers, fundraisers and high-profile supporters.​

About You​

• Experience in pitching to different types of media and reporting on coverage.
• Experience in drafting media materials e.g. briefing notes, press releases and reactive comments. 
• Experience of working sensitively with case studies and placing their stories in the media
• Experience of working in: newspapers, a charity press office, a commercial PR agency or in-house media / public relations.
• A clear understanding of UK media, its interests and needs.
• An understanding of how different audiences engage with media/news content differently across digital platforms (or online/offline channels).
• Experience of dealing with high level editorial teams within the UK media.
• Good computer skills in word-processing, databases and spreadsheets.

Our Benefits

So, you want to work for us? Good choice. We like it here too. We offer competitive salaries, flexible and hybrid working to suit your needs, family-friendly policies, 28 days annual leave inclusive of wellbeing days and a matched pension contribution up to 5%. You’ll have a structured induction and ongoing projects, secondments & learning opportunities. We also have colleague-led affinity groups made up of people with shared identities.​

Your health and wellbeing is our priority. We have a staff community of Mental Health First Aiders, a Health Cash Plan and an Employee Assistance Programme. You’ll have free subscriptions to Headspace (your personal guide to mindfulness, sleep, focus, movement, and more) & Perkbox (an employee benefits platform with online exercise classes). That’s not all. We listen to your ideas and have staff forum and social committee networks. ​​

Being Inclusive​

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We recognise the enormous benefits and the social justice imperatives of ensuring diversity at every level of our organisation. Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. To ensure Samaritans is representative of those we support and who support us, we particularly welcome applications from Disabled, BAME and LGBTQ+ candidates, as these people are under-represented at Samaritans.

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Application 

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If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please upload your CV and answer a couple of application questions about your transferable skills and experience, including the following:

1. What makes you want to apply for this role at Samaritans? (300 words max) 
2. How much experience have you had working in a press office or in a PR agency before? (300 words max) 
3. Have you got experience working sensitively with case studies to secure media coverage? (300 words max) 

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Applications close at 9 am on 4 November, with video interviews likely w/c 11 November 

Head of Engagement (Full-time, all year round)

Sevenoaks School Foundation is currently seeking to appoint a Head of Engagement (Full-time, all year round).

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate strong leadership experience as well as having experience in developing engagement and value for a specific community or customer base. The successful candidate will have good knowledge of fundraising practices with a proven ability to demonstrate initiative to identify new opportunities and resolves challenges. 

Please see Job Description for full details about the role.

Please Note

For applicants applying from other job boards, please ensure you get diverted to the website that contains our application form.

For applicants applying directly on the support staff vacancy page of the Sevenoaks School website, please click on ‘Read more’ alongside the role you are applying for and then click on ‘Apply Now’ (Blue button) on the next page that appears and follow the instructions.

To be considered, you will need to complete the full application form and also attach an updated CV.

The closing date for applications is 14/11/2024 at 9:00am and the first stage interviews will take place on 20/11/2024. The School retains the right to interview suitable applicants and appoint before the deadline.

At Sevenoaks School our mission is to ensure that students secure their full potential. We prepare young people for life in a modern, global society and seek to provide every student with excellent role models. Having a diverse staff enhances our school community and we warmly welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Sevenoaks School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and therefore, the offer of employment is subject to the satisfactory completion of a number of background checks including but not limited to an enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred list check, the taking up and verification of references and the verification of career history and fitness to undertake the role, as well as an online check. Registered Charity No. 1101358.

Membership Fundraising Area Manager

We are recruiting a Face-to-Face Membership Area Manager (F2FAM) role to cover Glasgow and the surrounding areas, leading a team of Membership Fundraisers who attend a variety of places, venues and events across the region to inspire the public to support the charity through gaining new members for the organisation.

Position: Face to Face Membership Area Manager

Ref: OCT20245775

Location: Glasgow/Remote (The role is primarily home based with weekly visits to teams across reserves and off-site venues in the local area)

Hours: Full-Time role for 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £29,200.00 - £31,347.00 per Annum

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Mon, 25th Nov 2024

Interview Date: Week commencing 9th December 2024

The Role

In your role as Area Manager for Glasgow you'll lead your dispersed team through in-person support visits, 1:1s, phone chats, team and individual communications, and virtual and in-person meetings.

During support visits, leading by example, you'll ensure Fundraisers uphold the charity’s standards, code of conduct, values and brand through their communication and display. You'll do at least one monthly recruiting shift with each team member, providing valuable feedback to Fundraisers and follow up individual action plans for all team members. Ultimately, you'll lead a culture of high standards, positive actions, and achievement of targets.

You’ll work closely with your line manager and report on progress with performance and how you're leading your team. You'll also work with your team of peers to support the wider regional and national team to share opportunities, resources, skills, knowledge, and actions.

Giving and receiving feedback regularly is paramount in the Area Manager role. It enables you to manage performance consistently across your team and creates successful working relationships.

Effective team support requires effective time management and organisation to give the appropriate support to everyone in the team. The nature of the work means there is often a last-minute need to amend plans and respond to changing circumstances. Working with flexibility and being able to react quickly to change, and to support others through change, is a necessity.

The role will build effective, collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders, including weekly reporting to your line manager and wider F2F Area Manager peers, the Membership Venues Team, Employee Recruitment Advisors, Employee Relations Advisors and local RSPB nature reserve staff.

Being responsible for recruiting and delivering best practice training to new Membership Fundraisers, you will recruit, select and induct new team members and build their capabilities through initiating buddy shifts and delivering support visits, using leadership models such as root cause analysis, setting SMART work objectives and implementing Situational Leadership to build capabilities.

Area Managers are expected to be role models and consistently demonstrate and uphold standards and values-led behaviours.

As part of this role, you will be expected to travel to different locations in the central belt of Scotland and on occasions more widely throughout the surrounding areas in order to support your team, for which a company van will be provided, and associated expenses covered. Please note that, as a result, a full driving licence that is valid in the UK is a requirement for this position.

About You

Essential skills, knowledge & experience:

· Good planning and organisation skills

· Effective communication and negotiation skills

· Good resilience, with a solutions focused approach

· Proven ability of consistently achieving KPIs

· Self-motivated; enthusiastic and determined to achieve

· Leading by example

· Demonstrate a good understanding of Fundraising Standards

· Understanding of leadership styles

· Confident in leading and managing a team to ensure targets are met

· Confident in giving & receiving regular feedback

· Able to embed and lead a positive team culture

· A full driving licence that is valid in the UK

If you're ready to embark on an exciting journey and help create a world richer in nature, apply now! You will be asked to upload your CV and complete a short online application form once you select 'apply'.

Additional information

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

The Charity is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Please note that we are actively recruiting for this vacancy and reserve the right to close once sufficient applications have been received.

The charity are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve this vision of creating a world richer in nature, the team need more people on nature's side and more diverse people. People of colour and disabled people are underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sectors. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. You can contact the team to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

Before applying for this role, we recommend reading through the candidate guidance notes once you have been redirected.

You may have experience in areas such as Fundraising, Fundraiser, Fundraising Manger, Fundraising Area Manager, Area Fundraising, Area Fundraising Manger, Lead Fundraiser, Senior Fundraiser, Membership Fundraiser, Membership Fundraising Manger.

Please note: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation #INDNFP

Magpas Air Ambulance is at an exciting stage in its development. Since moving to their new state-of-the-art operations base, they are now looking to grow their fundraising team.

Corporate Partnerships Lead
Salary: £31,750 - £38,992 per annum
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28 4YF with hybrid working: 3 days in office (Alconbury Weald), 2 days from home
Reporting to: Corporate, Community and Events Fundraising Manager

Are you an experienced corporate fundraiser or relationship manager looking for your next challenge? Do you have a passion for building impactful partnerships that drive real change? We’re seeking a dynamic Corporate Partnerships Lead to join our team and help us grow our vital work.

You will be joining a friendly, supportive and passionate team and an organisation focused on growth & development. So, if you think you can help them to continue their work in corporate fundraising and business development, please get in touch. They’d love to hear from you. 

Role Summary:

As the Corporate Partnerships Lead, you will be responsible for developing and managing a successful corporate fundraising strategy that maximises income from existing and new partnerships. You will, deliver innovative campaigns, securing multi-year partnerships, and manage key relationships to support our life-saving work.

Strategy and Planning

• Work closely with the Corporate, Community, and Events Fundraising Manager to develop and implement a sustainable Corporate Partnerships Strategy.
• Create short, medium, and long-term activity plans, budgets, and forecasts for corporate fundraising.
• Regularly review and refine the corporate partnership proposition to align with the charity’s mission and market trends.

Corporate Fundraising & Relationship Development

• Lead the development of new business engagement plans, identifying and cultivating new corporate prospects and relationships.
• Implement ambitious new business campaigns targeting priority industries, overseeing prospecting and marketing efforts.
• Manage the new business pipeline, ensuring effective prospect data management in the CRM system.
• Proactively network and attend relevant events to identify partnership opportunities and represent the charity.
• Develop and implement corporate base visits, events, and corporate engagement programmes at the charity's HQ.

Account Management

• Lead the account management of existing corporate partnerships, ensuring partners receive high-quality stewardship and service, with support from the Corporate, Community and Events Officer.
• Develop and implement a segmented stewardship programme that maximises donor retention and engagement.
• Work with the corporate partners to deliver impact reports and meet agreed KPIs.
• Provide high-quality written communications, pitches, and reports tailored to the needs of each partner.
• Create a tiered recognition programme for corporate partnerships, ensuring clear partner visibility and acknowledgment.

Collaboration and Cross-functional Support

• Work cross-organisationally to ensure other teams are aligned with corporate partnership initiatives and aware of their progress.
• Collaborate with the Communications and Marketing teams to promote events and corporate activities, ensuring consistent and impactful external communication.

Reporting and Evaluation

• Track, monitor, and report on corporate partnership performance, delivering monthly and ad hoc reports with analysis and insights to inform decision-making.
• Provide end-of-year reviews for multi-year partnerships, ensuring the effectiveness and impact of the relationships are clearly communicated.
• Ensure all corporate fundraising activities comply with fundraising and data protection regulations.

About You:

• Proven experience in corporate fundraising, business development, or corporate partnerships management.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience creating and delivering fundraising strategies, with a track record of securing five-figure partnerships.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to multitask, manage projects, and meet deadlines.
• Proactive, results-driven mindset with a creative approach to problem-solving.
• Full UK driving licence and access to transport.
• Experience with CRM systems like Donorfy.
• Fundraising qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of CSR, employee engagement, and digital fundraising strategies.

This role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Closing date: 6th November 2024
Interview date: 12th November 2024

If you do not hear from them within 2 weeks from the closing date, unfortunately this means you have not been shortlisted to the next stage of the selection process.

Please note that they reserve the right to remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. You are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the button to be directed to our website, where you can complete the application process.

About Magpas Air Ambulance

They operate a hybrid working policy, giving flexibility to work from home and the office while meeting the needs of the Charity, following COVID -19 safe working practices. Please make sure that any application clearly demonstrates that you live or will be living within a commutable distance of the main place of work.

They offer a range of benefits including an employee Assistance Programme, generous holiday entitlement, staff survey, access to occupational health services, flexible working, learning and development opportunities, long service awards, social events, supportive working culture and staff car parking.

Magpas Air Ambulance is committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers and Trustees. We aim to create an environment where everyone can be the best they can be, where they feel welcome and are free from bias and discrimination.  We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Magpas Air Ambulance is committed to the Armed Forces Covenant and as such welcome's members of the Armed Forces to apply.

No agencies please.

Fundraising Lead

We’re looking for an experienced Fundraising Lead to join an important charity that exists to help Surrey’s unpaid carers, aged 5-95 to help people feel more in control of their lives and less alone.
 

Position: Fundraising Lead

Location: Burpham, Surrey

Hours: Part-time, 30 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £25,875 for 30 hours per week, full-time equivalent salary is £31,051

Closing date: 11th November 2024

About the role:

The Fundraising Lead will be responsible for building and maintaining corporate partnerships that increase income and diversify funding. The post holder’s primary focus will be community organisations, businesses and other bodies.

You will support the organisation to deliver services and support for unpaid carers. You will be engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, and drive fundraising efforts, community engagement, gifts-in-kind, volunteer engagement and awareness raising.

Key areas of responsibility include:  

• Develop a partnership engagement strategy that raises the profile of the organisation.
• Identify, cultivate, and maintain relationships with community and corporate partners that support fundraising, gifts-in-kind and volunteer engagement.
• Act as the primary point of contact for community and corporate partners.
• Explore and promote opportunities for sponsorship, donations and corporate giving.
• Support fundraising events and activities undertaken by community and corporate partners, groups and individuals.
• Support the finance manager in developing and writing bids and grant applications for projects.
• Organise community outreach events, workshops, and information sessions to build relationships and encourage support.
• Represent the charity at networking events, conferences, and community forums to develop partnerships and promote the organisation.

About you:

This new position, reporting to the Marketing Manager, requires a dynamic self-starter with excellent communication and networking skills, capable of developing relationships.

Key skills required for this role:

• Experience working in community engagement, business development, or similar roles.
• Experience in identifying, supporting and growing relationships with corporate partners and/or community groups
• Experience organising events and engagement activities.
• Knowledge of developing stakeholder engagement plans/strategies (preferably in the not-for-profit or charitable sectors).
• Confident in delivering engaging presentations and activities to diverse groups of stakeholders.
• An innovative approach to engaging partners and stakeholders with a willingness to try new initiatives.
• An ability to work independently and manage own time, priorities and workload.

About the organisation:

The employer has a vision ‘that every unpaid carer in Surrey is heard, valued and supported.’ We are a committed, local charity determined to make a difference to young and adult carers across Surrey.

Our values are Focus, Inclusion, Respect and Excellence.  By keeping to our values, we can provide an innovative, high quality and compassionate service to carers in every community in Surrey, making a real difference to their wellbeing.

We offer our staff a friendly, supportive, flexible workplace and are committed to welcoming applicants from a wide range of backgrounds as well as supporting staff who have their own caring responsibilities. To this end, we offer staff a week's paid carers leave.  We also provide a generous holiday entitlement, starting at 28 days plus bank holidays, an employee assistance programme, a pension and opportunities for development and training.

You may also have experience in areas such as: Head of Corporate Fundraising, Corporate Partnerships, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Corporate Partnerships Officer, Corporate Partnerships Fundraising, Fundraising, Fundraising Manager, Fundraisers, Major Donor, Philanthropy, Income Generation Manager, Income Generation, Sales Executive, Sales

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Fundraising Consultant

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fundraising Consultant to join an exciting charity that aims to be the natural choice for emotional, befriending and advocacy support to cancer patients.

Position: Fundraising Consultant

Location: Milton Keynes

Hours: Part-time, 10 hours per week

Salary: £15 per hour

Closing Date: 1st November 2024

Please note – the organisation will be interviewing candidates as they apply, so early applications are recommended.

About the Role

We are a dedicated cancer support charity, providing essential emotional and practical support to cancer patients and their families. We aim to improve lives, bring hope, and make a lasting difference. We are seeking a passionate and results-driven Fundraising Specialist to help us grow our impact by securing critical funding to support our programs and services.

Key responsibilities of the Fundraising Consultant include:

• Develop and execute comprehensive etc, to achieve ‘monthly, half-yearly and annual goals’.
• Collaborate with the CEO to create and deliver engaging social media content
• Cultivate relationships with donors, Trustees, sponsors, and corporate partners.
• Organize and manage fundraising campaigns, events, and donor stewardship initiatives.
• Collaborate with the CEO to create engaging content that drives donations.
• Manage fundraising progress with detailed reports.

About You

We are looking for an experienced fundraiser who has a positive ‘can do’ attitude, work on their own and in a team. They must be extremely organised and self-motivated and care deeply for the cause.

To succeed in the role of Fundraising Consultant your key skills will include:

• Ideally a proven track record in fundraising, with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
• Creative ability to implement/assist social media content to support fundraising activities
• Strong knowledge of fundraising techniques, donor relations, and event management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; confident in building relationships with donors, businesses, and stakeholders.
• Creative thinking with the ability to develop new fundraising ideas and campaigns.
• Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple projects with strong attention to detail.
• Passionate about supporting cancer patients and making a meaningful impact.

About the Organisation

The employer is an independent charity that provides emotional and practical support to cancer patients. It was named after one of its patients Alan Dumbell. He felt that although he had a loving family supporting him, he still felt lonely and lost at times and to have someone to talk to who understood what it is like to have cancer or support someone through cancer would have meant the world to him at this time.

Their wonderful volunteers can support patients by sitting with them at appointments or on the ward, providing support to the patients and their families by referring them to relevant services and providing telephone support at home and they can also be there at the end of life. They aim to be your 'pal' and be that person who can eradicate stress from the patient and their family.

You may have experience in areas such as Head of Corporate Fundraising, Corporate Partnerships, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Corporate Partnerships Officer, Corporate Partnerships Fundraising, Fundraising, Fundraising Manager, Fundraisers, Major Donor, Philanthropy, Income Generation Manager, Income Generation, Sales Executive, Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Business Development, Account Manager.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

For nearly 25 years, Ashden has partnered with enterprises and organisations in the UK and Global South to scale solutions to the climate crisis. We help bring clean energy to farms, villages, and refugee camps, while also driving greener schools, warmer homes, and climate action in UK towns and cities. By shining a spotlight on innovators and connecting them with partners, funders and policymakers, we inspire change, support green jobs, and work toward healthier, fairer societies.

Ashden is a well-regarded and well-connected organisation with a strong track record of building meaningful relationships with high-net-worth individuals across philanthropy, finance and business. However we must aim higher to tackle the climate emergency. To accelerate our efforts, we're recruiting a new leader for Major Donor fundraising to help reinvigorate and scale our fundraising success in this area.

This pivotal role will lead our Changemakers campaign, securing mission-aligned donations of five figures and more from high net worth individuals. You will also collaborate with the Director of Business Development to secure six- and seven-figure gifts to drive transformational solutions to the climate crisis.

We’re seeking an experienced fundraiser with a track record of securing major gifts and building strong relationships with high-net-worth individuals. While climate or environmental exposure is not essential, alignment with Ashden's values and passion for driving systems change is crucial. You’ll be supported by a collaborative team, including senior leadership and the Chair of Trustees, and will have key strategic and operational input into the success of our fundraising, the growth of the team, and the broader impact of our charity.

To read more about the role and organisation, please download the full appointment brief below.

Closing Date: 4 November 2024

People Beyond Profit Conversations: 1-6 November 2024

Ashden Interviews: 13 November (online) and W/c 18 November (in person).

Fundraising Development Manager

We are seeking a Fundraising Manager to lead innovative income-generating strategies within a charity that is committed to making life better for people and communities facing challenges in Shropshire.

Position: Fundraising Development Manager
Salary: £37,336 per annum, pro-rata
Location: Shrewsbury (Hybrid working available)
Hours: Part-time, 32.25 hours per week
Closing Date: Wednesday 20th November 2024

About the Role:

As the Fundraising Development Manager, you will play a pivotal role in securing diverse income streams to support the charity’s work. You’ll lead efforts to develop partnerships, secure grants, and innovate new fundraising initiatives. With a focus on both corporate and community engagement, you’ll help ensure the charity’s long-term sustainability. Working closely with the CEO and managing a small team, you’ll oversee strategic campaigns and bid submissions, while ensuring effective stewardship of relationships with key funders and partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop strategies to secure corporate partnerships, grants, and tenders
• Lead innovative income-generating initiatives, including social enterprise and community fundraising
• Oversee the creation of compelling funding bids and business cases
• Manage a diverse portfolio of income streams to support long-term financial stability
• Collaborate with the marketing team to align campaigns with fundraising goals
• Monitor income targets and report on performance to senior leadership

About You:

To be successful in this role you will need to be an experienced fundraiser with a proven track record in generating significant income through partnerships, grants, and other innovative fundraising strategies. You will bring strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to manage a small team and collaborate across departments. Comfortable in a fast-paced environment, with excellent analytical skills to assess opportunities and maximise ROI.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Extensive experience in corporate fundraising, grants, and trusts
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication for bid writing and relationship management
• Knowledge of UK fundraising regulations and best practices
• Experience in managing marketing and fundraising budgets

Due to the nature of this role you will need a full UK driving licence, access to a car and ability to travel across Shropshire for meetings and events.

About the Organisation:

This role is working with a Shropshire-based charity dedicated to supporting those with barriers to success, whether they are underserved individuals or underrepresented communities. Their work aims to promote inclusion and opportunity across the region. You will be part of a close-knit team committed to making a tangible impact, and this role is key to ensuring the charity continues to grow and expand their reach.

Other Roles You May Have Experience Of Could Include: Fundraising Manager, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Head of Development, Grants Manager, Business Development Manager, etc.

OVERVIEW AND JOB PURPOSE

Pump Aid is a dynamic, award winning and growing organisation, which is promoting a radically different approach to aid and development in the WASH sector by establishing Malawi’s first social impact business (Beyond Water) focused on delivering reliable access to clean water for rural communities. We challenge conventional development programmes by taking a business-based approach that ensures long term sustainability and impact for the communities we work with. Clean water results in better health, increases educational attainment and reduces inequality for women and girls across Malawi.

To support our mission we are recruiting a Communications and Fundraising Officer to help deliver on our ambitious growth plans to reach 2 million people by 2030. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated person with strong communication and interpersonal skills, who can plan and create compelling communications to increase awareness of our work and engage new and existing supporters. Furthermore, you will lead on key areas of our fundraising strategy including annual fundraising campaigns, individual giving and small trusts and foundations.

Roles and Responsibilities

• You will lead on defined elements of Pump Aid’s fundraising strategy: scoping, applications, reporting and management (to largely small to medium sized trusts and foundations, community funders and individuals.)
• You will develop and manage a schedule of compelling communications across a number of channels including social media, web and print that will grow engagement with Beyond Water’s mission.
• You will support the Head of Development to pitch to social impact and philanthropic investors by finding creative ways to differentiate ourselves from traditional approaches to international development.
• You will take responsibility for managing and administrating fundraising income, using Salesforce CRM to keep up to date records of donations, keeping donors updated through regular reports and leveraging annual campaigns including the Big Give Christmas Campaign to maximise individual giving donations.
• Maximise the value and duration of donor support through excellent stewardship and relationship management.
• While office hours are notionally 9:00am to 5:30pm, the demands of a business focussed on Africa, with donors in the UK, USA, Europe and Asia mean a degree of flexibility is required.

Candidate Profile

1. Strong experience in planning and executing communications plans across a variety of mediums (social media, website, blog posts, impact reports) to grow awareness and engagement with the work of our social enterprise

2. Demonstrable success in fundraising within the charity sector; scoping, prospecting, proposal writing and reporting.

3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the confidence to present to a variety of audiences

4. Experienced in home working and able to self-motivate and develop and execute personal work and action plans with limited face to face supervision

5. Demonstrable ability to prioritise and manage conflicting outcomes and objectives and ensure the right job is completed at the right time

6. Works well in a small, dynamic team

7. High level of computer literacy – Canva, Microsoft Office, Salesforce or similar CRM software

8. Well organised and can prioritise work to meet deadlines

9. Experience working in international development is preferable.

10. Right to work in the UK

Domestic abuse has blighted women’s lives throughout history. We’ve been helping women in London recover from its effects since 1996. Our specialist counselling transforms the mental health and wellbeing of women who have suffered physical, emotional or sexual abuse, financial exploitation or coercive control, and we have assisted well over 15,000 people to date. Add your skills to our closely-knit all-female team and you can help thousands more on the road to recovery.

You will lead Woman’s Trust income generation ensuring adequate income to sustain and grow the organisation, increasing its income from £1.3 Million to £3 Million in the next 3 years. While raising funds from multiple income streams, focus growths areas will be statutory and Trust and foundation funding securing six-figure, multiple-year grants and contracts. You will effectively communicate our services and campaign our aims aligned to our strategic priorities.

You will oversee the development and implementation of the fundraising strategy and the funding pipeline; ensure the maintenance and development of excellent relationships with current and new funders, stewarding grants and reporting back; review, update and develop service budgets; oversee the submission or coordination of quality bids, approaches, and events.

As a member of the senior leadership team, this post will work cross departmentally and will contribute to the overall strategy of Woman’s Trust, working closely with the CEO and the Board of Trustees. You will lead and line manage the Senior Trust and Foundation Manager and Fundraising Officer.  You will deliver a direct income target for each year, with a focus on the development and tendering of statutory commissioning.

Hours: 35 hours per week (28 hours will be considered).

Location: Office based with remote working available – minimum of 50% of working hours in Woman’s Trust Office, Edgware Road/Paddington, NW1.

In return, you can expect exceptional career satisfaction plus an excellent package of benefits including:

• 25 days holiday + 3 days in December + Public holidays (pro rata)
• 3% pension contribution
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme

To find out more and apply with your CV, please visit our website via the apply button.  

Closing date: 9.00am on 11th November 2024.

Interviews will be held on 14th and 15th November 2024.

We will conduct interviews on a rolling basis. Please note, if an appointment is made before the deadline, the post will close early. 

This post is open to women only. The Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1 applies. 

The Senior Fundraising Officer will work closely with colleagues across the charity and its stakeholders to ensure we have the funds to deliver our strategy for nature's recovery. With a passion and interest in the natural environment, you'll play a key role in developing impactful relationships which inspire significant support from businesses and individuals.

You will enjoy working with a diverse team to research opportunities, develop relationships and proposals for a dynamic and interesting program of nature recovery and nature-based solutions initiatives, including: nature reserve management and habitat restoration, wildlife species recovery, nature-based health and wellbeing, river restoration and community action on climate change. 

About the role

The main purpose of this role is to develop and deliver our approach to maintain and grow corporate fundraising income, to support our mission to improve mental health in Hampshire. You will join us at an exciting time, having just launched our new three-year strategy, and this role is pivotal in helping us achieve our strategic ambitions in the years ahead.

The role is to lead the corporate fundraising activities for Solent Mind, which have grown significantly over the last five years. This will include maximising support through Charity of the Year relationships and participation in activities, events and challenges in aid of Solent Mind, and by securing one-off gifts in support of Solent Mind. You will research and build our corporate pipeline and support the delivery of our wider employer engagement which covers all aspects of employment engagement including fundraising, training and mental health employer service. 

This role is within Solent Mind’s fundraising and external engagement team, and the successful candidate will manage and be supported by the Corporate Fundraising Officer.

About you

You will be an experienced corporate fundraiser or have relevant relationship fundraising or B2B sales experience, together with a proven track record in meeting and exceeding financial and other targets. You will be an effective communicator with excellent written and presentation skills. You should possess good negotiating and influencing skills, as well as excellent relationship management skills, and be highly pro-active and skilled in generating new business leads and moving warm prospects through the ‘sales’ cycle. 

You will demonstrate the ability to motivate and develop your direct reports and will ideally have experience supervising both staff and volunteers.

About us

We're Solent Mind! We’re part of a network of over 100 Local Minds who tailor trusted mental health services to our communities. We set our own strategies and partnerships and rely on the support of our brilliant local fundraisers.

We collaborate with Mind to make sure their pioneering campaigns, information and research make a difference in Hampshire. Together, we make better mental health possible both locally and nationally.

Benefits 

Our Gold Award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and being a Mindful Employer reflects our commitment to our lively, friendly teams. We empower our people to have a voice, discover new opportunities and develop their careers. In addition to knowing you’re making a difference, you’ll also enjoy excellent benefits, including:

• Flexible working to promote a healthy work/life balance
• 25 days’ annual leave rising incrementally to 30 days per year (pro rata for part-time)
• Pension plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket and cycle-to-work scheme

If you’re ready to join the fight for mental health, visit our website to find out more and apply.  

Closing date: 10 November 2024.

Interview date: Two interview stages on weeks commencing 18 November 2024 and 25 November 2024.

Posts may be subject to a relevant DBS check.

Solent Mind welcomes applications from all the communities in which we work. Appointments are made on merit.

Registered Charity No: 1081116. Registered with Limited Liability in England and Wales No: 4004500.

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

Development Manager
Ref: ALC1502 

Salary on appointment will be £37,999 per annum, with an annual increment up to £45,163 per annum.

Are you passionate about philanthropy and skilled in relationship management? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.

We are looking for a Development Manager to join our fundraising team in the Development, Alumni and Campaigns Office at UEA. This Autumn we will be launching our new £100m fundraising campaign and we wish to appoint an individual who shares in our passion for philanthropy.

You will be joining a dedicated and enthusiastic fundraising team where you will be personally responsible for managing a portfolio of individual relationships. You will cultivate, solicit and manage a portfolio of major donor prospects (this includes holding regular face-to-face meetings) to secure significant donations towards our themes of Climate, Health, Creative and Campus.

Degree-educated or with equivalent qualifications/experience. To be successful in this role you will have excellent communication skills and demonstrable experience of a high level of achievement in fundraising or relationship management. You must be able to evidence that you meet all the essential criteria detailed in the Candidate Brochure.
This full-time post is available on an indefinite basis. 

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

Benefits include:

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

Closing date: 5 November 2024 

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