Fundraising Officer Jobs

Oxford Hospitals Charity is helping to transform care in your local hospitals. As the Legacy and In Memory Fundraising Officer, you will play a vital role in our friendly fundraising team, delivering vital funding for patients and staff in Oxfordshire's hospitals.

Bringing your skills in customer engagement and project admin, you will be responsible for the day to day delivery of our legacy and in memory fundraising programme; connecting with supporters and donors to create and deliver meaningful and engaging donor journeys for them.

Working within a small fundraising team, you will be the first point of contact within the charity for bereaved families and legacy pledgers, bringing a warm and friendly approach to your work to build strong relationships with donors, colleagues and external suppliers. Your exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills will help Oxford Hospitals Charity develop exciting new opportunities and grow in memory income. 

The ideal candidate would bring their experience in fundraising, customer service or relationship management. Your tact and empathy, alongside your excellent attention to detail and organisational abilities, will mean that all our supporters receive gold standard donor care. 

Oxford Hospitals Charity is proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. Additionally, we will consider all requests for flexible working.

Our other benefits

• 27 days paid holiday per year, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata’d for part-time employees)
• NEST Pension - auto enrolment in our pension scheme at an employer/employee contribution matching scheme contribution matching scheme - dependant on role up to 6.5%
• Employees who meet the relevant criteria will be entitled to Statutory Maternity Pay and Occupational Maternity Pay
• Cycle to Work scheme - saving of 25-39% on the cost of new bikes and accessories
• Excellent office environment and subsidised canteen
• Edenred savings scheme and Blue light card – offers and discounted gift cards for money off travel, days out, shopping, eating out, DIY etc
• Interest free season ticket loans for train and bus travel
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Oxford Hospitals Charity will provide all the equipment you need to work from home including a laptop, desk and chair.

Pre-employment checks: Please note that any job offer from Oxford Hospitals Charity is subject to the receipt of two satisfactory references and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. Additionally, for all roles, a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check will also be required.

Job Description & Person Specification 

Post Title:                     Fundraising Manager

Responsible to: Head of Fundraising & Partnerships

Purpose of Job: To secure income from across fundraising including supporters, events, and partnerships.

Location: Rockinghorse is based in central Brighton. Our work is across Sussex.

Salary Range:               £32k to £36k depending on experience.

Contract:                       Up to 37.5 hours (FTE). Part time and other flexible arrangements welcomed. It is expected that the postholder will fulfil any additional duties during evenings and weekends as required and work flexibly to do so.

About Rockinghorse Children’s Charity

Rockinghorse Children’s Charity supports sick and disabled children across Sussex. We support babies, children and young people, along with their families, at The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital and The Trevor Mann Baby Unit in Brighton and all of the specialist children’s wards and baby units throughout Sussex. 

We deliver and fund projects that enable doctors and nurses to do more. All of projects are led by the needs of children and young people and their families – the lifesaving medical equipment, the support for parents and families, the toys for children spending time in hospitals across Sussex, the environments and spaces that help children feel more at home when they are in hospital and additional staff to make sure children get the best possible care when they are unwell. 

Originally set up in 1967 by Dr Trevor Mann, we have been supporting children for more than 55 years, and in that time, we have supported nearly a million children and their families. As the official fundraising arm of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, including the Trevor Mann Baby Unit, we work with the NHS, charity partners and the Sussex community to ensure children can be children no matter now sick they are. 

We do not receive any government, statutory or local authority funding and so we rely on the generous support of individuals, community groups, companies and trusts: people like you, who care about children and want Sussex to be a safe place for children to grow up. 

About the role

In 2022 we launched our three-year strategic plan, which prioritised our activities to enable us to support more babies, children and teenagers. As we enter the final year of this strategy the charity continues to expand and develop its projects and services children all over Sussex.

This role will support the Head of Fundraising & Partnerships in securing income in line with targets across our fundraising portfolio, to ensure we can continue to deliver life-saving projects for children and young people across Sussex.

You’ll bring excellent organisational skills, outstanding written and verbal communication skills, a can-do attitude, evidence of brilliant relationship management skills and a passion and enthusiasm for fundraising. You’ll be part of a successful fundraising team that values wellbeing and champions teamwork, where our vision for children and young people is shared, and success is celebrated. 

 Duties of the role 

Supporting the charity to secure income from across our fundraising portfolio:

Rockinghorse raises money to support children in hospitals, their families and the staff that care for them.

· Support the delivery of a programme of unique and income generating Rockinghorse events according to agreed plans each year, to be determined by postholder in collaboration with the Head of Fundraising & Partnerships.

· Support the creation of new, exciting and innovative events for the charity that support the charity’s objectives – to thank supporters, to engage new and existing supporters, to generate income and/or raise our profile.

· Support with expanding our external and third-party events programme working with external events companies to deliver existing events and developing new ones that support the charity’s mission and maximising the income they generate for the charity.

· Work with our Head of Marketing & Communication to develop seasonal campaigns (Spring and Christmas) that appeal to, educate and inform our supporters and generate income (against agreed targets).

· Maintain and develop the charity’s central database (e-Tapestry) for fundraising activities and supporters.

· Undertake reporting function for fundraising activities and supporters.

· Work with the Head of Fundraising & Partnerships on budgeting and reporting of income generating activities. 

· Represent the charity at our events and activities, which will include evenings and weekends.

· Support the charity’s income generation strategy, in line with the charity’s strategic plan, which generates the income and ROI required to further Rockinghorse’s charitable mission.

Supporting the charity to deliver brilliant, funded projects that support children and their families:

Rockinghorse delivers and funds around 70 projects per year – supporting sick and disabled babies, children, young people and their families in hospitals in Sussex.

· Work with Head of Fundraising & Partnerships to match projects to partners, supporters and appeals – to ensure our projects are funded and delivered.

· Work with Head of Fundraising & Partnerships to create case for supports for our projects that appeal to and attract a range of supporters.

· Work with Projects Manager, project leads and Head of Marketing & Communication to create and disseminate project updates and communication to ensure our supporters are informed, educated and engaged in our work.

· Work with the Head of Marketing and Communications and project leads to build up a bank of case studies, quotes and stories we can use to feed back to supporters.

Support the charity more widely:

· Represent Rockinghorse at events, activities and networks, building strong peer relationships and sharing best practice.

· Model excellent conduct and behaviours in line with the charity’s values and ethos.

· Carry out other such duties as may be required for the purposes of the charity; this will include working during evenings and weekends as required and the postholder would be expected to work flexibly to do so.

· There are travel requirements for this post (covering the whole of Sussex) to attend, put on events and meet with our supporters.

Person specification 

Essential experience, skills and knowledge for the role: 

1. Experience and understanding of the principles of fundraising in a charity and/or not for profit.

2. Experience and understanding managing events.

3. Able to work collaboratively and build productive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and third-party agencies.

4. Able to prioritise own workload effectively and confidence to work autonomously.

5. Excellent time management skills with strong prioritisation and organisation skills.

6. Brilliant communication and interpersonal abilities – able to engage with stakeholders quickly and effectively.

7. Ability to handle confidential supporter information.

8. Experience of using customer relationship management platforms (Rockinghorse uses e-Tapestry).

9. Commitment to Rockinghorse Children’s Charity’s mission, vision and values.

Desirable experience, skills and knowledge: 

1. Experience managing communications and/or marketing to support fundraising engagement and support.

2. Previous work experience with a non-profit, or charitable organisation.

3. Experience of using MailChimp or other CRM & email platforms.

Work skills you’ll need on the job: 

1. A can-do attitude.

2. Brilliant organisational skills.

3. Excellent people skills, adaptable and flexible in manner and approach.

4. Excellent written and verbal communication.

5. Ability to work on own initiative and as an active team member.

6. Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits of working for Rockinghorse Children’s Charity: 

· 25 days annual leave (prorated for part-time) plus bank holidays. 

· An additional day of annual leave on your birthday. 

· Christmas closure days (prorated for part-time) – up to three additional days of annual leave.

· Cycle to work scheme. 

· Competitive pension scheme. 

· Employee and dependants’ health cash plan including access to an online GP and counselling. 

· Family leave including maternity, adoption, shared parental and paternity leave. 

· Ongoing opportunities for learning and professional development for staff. 

· Quarterly reward and recognition days for all staff. 

· Opportunity for flexible, hybrid and part-time working. 

· Subsidised car parking in Brighton. 

· Access to Enterprise Car Club. 

Rockinghorse is committed to building an inclusive workplace, with equity for all, whilst embracing and championing inclusion and diversity. We welcome applications from all. 

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Application Process 

To apply, please send your CV and covering letter outlining how you fulfil the nine essential elements of the person specification.

Your covering letter must address your experience, skills and knowledge against the nine essential elements of the person spec. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered. If you also have any of the desirable criteria, please outline these too. 

If you need any support with the process or application, please get in touch. We can also talk to through the role and answer any questions you may have informally.

All applicants will be shortlisted (to go to interview) based on their ability to demonstrate they have, or can gain, most of the essential criteria for the role – as demonstrated in the covering letter.

Estimated Timeframes: 

· Application Deadline midnight 2nd March 2025.

· Shortlisting w/c 3rd March 2025. 

· Interviews will be Tuesday 11th March 2025 in central Brighton.

Interviews will be with the CEO, the Head of Development & Philanthropy and Head of Fundraising and Partnerships and will consist of a series of set questions (the same for each candidate) about your skills, experience and knowledge relating to the post (Essential, Work and Desirable skills).

The interview will also be an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the role, the charity and the process of recruitment.

The role will be available from 1st April 2025 onwards (depending on post holder’s availability).

About The Murray Parish Trust

Children with a serious illness are three times more likely to struggle with their mental health. Their childhoods are overshadowed by coming to terms with diagnosis, hospital stays, treatment, feeling different from friends or managing how their illness affects daily life. Many of them struggle with severe anxiety and depression, experiencing isolation and trauma during their journey. These children are at much higher risk of long-term mental health difficulties that are more complex and difficult to treat, on top of living with often complex medical needs.

Actors Jim Murray and Sarah Parish’s first daughter, Ella-Jayne, was born with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome in 2009 and spent half her short life in paediatric intensive care, Southampton Children’s Hospital. Ella-Jayne died, at home, just eight months old. After they recovered from the immediate horror, Jim and Sarah felt an overwhelming drive to help other children and families and founded The Murray Parish Trust in 2014. They were awarded MBE’s in the King’s New Years Honours 2025 for services to seriously ill children and their families.

Our charity delivers projects that support the mental health of seriously ill children and their families. We improve access to specialist, imaginative and empowering support, at the earliest possible moment, to prevent long-term mental health difficulties. We do this by delivering a vast range of projects in children’s hospitals, hospices and other health or community settings across the UK. These include drama, dance, art, nature and music therapy; bereavement and mortuary suites, distraction equipment that reduces anxiety, sanctuary and quiet rooms; sibling support; counselling and therapy rooms; and psychological support for children/family members.

The role - Head of Public Fundraising and Operations

This is an exciting new chapter for The Murray Parish Trust. Our new Head of Public Fundraising and Operations will work closely with the Board of Trustees and our Head of Philanthropy and Projects to scale our impact and expand reach nationwide. They will play a pivotal role in leading operations and shaping the charity’s future, as well as leading on growing income from community, corporate, individual fundraising, which have been identified as strategic fundraising priorities.

We anticipate time will be split roughly equally between leading public fundraising and operational management. There is some freelance support with marketing, corporate and community fundraising, and volunteer coordination, plus trustee support with events; there is scope to expand the team as income grows. This role will support their work as well as personally deliver public fundraising activity, taking sole responsibility for individual giving and legacies.

This is a job of variety, innovation and opportunity. We are looking for an experienced fundraiser, perhaps an aspiring charity CEO, who is looking to develop skills and knowledge in charity management and strategy. This is a job for someone who is ambitious, collaborative, proactive and who has a genuine passion for championing the mental health of seriously ill children and their families.

Key responsibilities

Fundraising: Work alongside with the Head of Philanthropy and Projects to implement the fundraising strategy, including:

• Delivery of the specific fundraising activity delegated to this role to grow income year on year (individuals, community, corporate, legacies, events), supported by the work of freelancers.
• Strategic oversight of all public fundraising including monitoring, evaluating and reporting to the Board.
• Ensure excellence in donor stewardship that helps retain, grow and diversify support from existing donors.
• Maintain a proactive focus on donor acquisition, across the UK, prioritising areas where we have projects.
• Effectively utilise the CRM to proactively and accurately capture donor information and consents.
• Strong focus on return on investment to ensure efficiency in working nationwide, carefully prioritising activity.

Charity management and operations

• Help to shape organisational strategy, using data insight to drive decision making.
• Data management lead; incl. CRM management, data protection, embedding a culture of data collection.
• Lead on setting and managing annual income and expenditure budgets.
• Ensure compliance with the latest regulatory requirements and sector best practice.
• Coordinate and manage policy, procedure, risk management and wider charity administration.
• Provide support for financial management; incl. outsourced book keeping/monthly management accounts; working with accountants to ensure timely production of the Annual Report and Financial Statements
• Work closely with Board members with specific lead responsibility, incl. with the Treasurer in the production of cashflow and other financial reports.
• Supported by the volunteer coordinator (freelance), manage and develop a network of volunteers and ambassadors (e.g. talks, photo calls, events, collection tins, admin, research).
• Act as Secretary to the Board; including statutory filing, coordinating quarterly meetings and taking minutes, compiling/circulating Board papers, diarising other meetings and communication as needed.
• Represent the charity externally with diverse stakeholders.
• Responsible for the effective management and leadership of the public fundraising and operations team.

We are seeking a passionate individual to join our small but mighty team. This is an excellent opportunity to bring your skills and experience to a charity that aims to have a big impact in the community.  Your role will be to raise funds for the charity through varied community fundraising activities, including our flagship fundraising event Croyde Ocean Triathlon, as well as other smaller fundraising events throughout the year. The postholder will also be required to support and nurture existing relationships and look for new engagement and fundraising opportunities with local businesses, community organisations and schools, ensuring an effective, efficient and impactful journey for new and existing supporters.

Charity Purpose:

Earth Action North Devon (formerly Plastic Free North Devon) is a local environmental charity on a mission to protect and improve our environment through community led action. We aim to connect people with their natural surroundings through conversations, education and events to ensure residents and visitors alike want to protect what our very existence depends on. We want to see radical transformation towards a healthier and more informed relationship with the environment.

PLEASE NOTE: We are currently rebranding and the formal launch of our new name is at the end of March.

Role Purpose:

To help EAND generate income and expand its community fundraising efforts in order to help meet the charity’s mission.

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

We are a small, dedicated team so a committed and proactive approach is essential to help us continue to work towards our mission.We are looking for someone who:

• Has a keen interest and experience in community fundraising

• Is an excellent and adaptable communicator, comfortable engaging with people in a range scenarios (public, corporate and community events to 1-1 engagement)

• Is a forward thinking, team player with a ‘can do’ attitude and an ability to take initiative and get stuck in Is adaptable and able to work efficiently with a small team in a busy office

• Has the ability to manage and execute multiple tasks

• Is passionate about protecting and improving our environment and has a commitment to the values and mission of Earth Action North Devon

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and recruit new and existing supporters to participate in a range of events including those planned by EAND as well as ‘host your own’ fundraising events. 

• Support existing fundraisers to keep them engaged, maximise their value and retain them as supporters

• Work closely with the CEO and comms team to create engaging fundraising materials and create effective campaigns

• Organise fundraising events to maximise income (quizzes, raffles, etc)

• Liaise with local partners to encourage support

• Work closely alongside the CEO and team to deliver the fundraising strategy

• Develop and forge new and existing relationships with local clubs and associations to secure their support both financially and in raising environmental awareness and supporting action to contribute towards  the charities mission

• Support the CEO to sustain and build our existing business support network and better interlink with our fundraising activities 

• Create and maintain supporter fundraising information trackers to accurately record and monitor income against targets

• Represent the charity at events

• Carry out office and general duties and tasks to ensure the effectiveness and smooth running of the organisation

• Duties may vary from time to time as determined by service and business need

Are you proactive, organised and creative and looking to develop your charity fundraising skills?

Do you have a passion for outdoor adventures and believe they should be accessible to all?

Would you like to be part of a small but dedicated fundraising team with big ambitions?

We’re on the hunt for a brilliant Fundraising Officer to join the team at The Lake District Calvert Trust.

At Calvert Lakes, our residential centre and Calvert Stables, both in beautiful locations just outside Keswick, we believe the outdoors should be accessible to everyone. Our residential breaks annually help 3000 people with a range of disabilities experience the Lake District in a safe and supportive way. We deliver a fun and fulfilling experience that makes a positive difference in their lives.

This is a rare opportunity to join a dedicated and ambitious team, with plenty of opportunities to develop your fundraising skills. Your focus will be on proactively leading a range of activities with our corporate supporters including building relationships, writing corporate funding applications, organising events and maintaining donor data and communications. 

You will have the chance to develop new fundraising activities and events in line with strategic fundraising plans, You will be able to show your creative streak by designing fundraising materials, including web content, digitial newsletters, fundraising leaflets and sponsorship packages.

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

Job Description: Fundraising Officer

Position:Fundraising Officer

Salary: £23,480 per annum

Hours: Full time, compressed hours considered

Location: Home based (UK, with minimum monthly travel)

Contract:Permanent contract with a 3-month probationary period

Reporting to: Head of Fundraising

Start Date: 1st April 2024

Application Deadline: Application deadline is Friday 14th February 2025

Interviews will be held via video conference the week of the 17th February 2025

About Kids Club Kampala

Kids Club Kampala is a UK charity with a Christian ethos that works to transform the lives of children in the slums of Kampala in Uganda. We help children and families in Uganda to survive and to thrive by providing for both their immediate needs and strengthening their futures through community outreach, protecting, educating, and skilling. We work in partnership with our team in Uganda who passionately lead and implement our projects which are a life line to some of the most vulnerable children in the world. 

About the Role

We are looking for a committed and passionate Fundraising Officer to help support the day-to-day fundraising functions of our growing charity. As part of our friendly, supportive team, you’ll play a crucial role in keeping us organised and driving the charity forward during this exciting stage of our development. The Fundraising Officer will work as part of the UK fundraising team to meet or exceed ambitious fundraising targets, enabling us to expand our impact to more children in Uganda.

Job Description

Individual Giving

• Managing the School Sponsorship Project

• Conducting supporter calls with individual givers

• Producing content for supporter updates and donor journey’s

• Monitoring internal donor trends and analysing individual giving data

Grants & Institutional Fundraising

• Undertaking research and identify eligible grant opportunities

• Identify and research new opportunities for funding partnerships with trusts and foundations and other potential new donors / partners

• Write applications and reports for funding, including supporting the major donor team as required

• Support with writing cases for support and updating question banks

• Stewardship of grant funders including the submission of grant reports

Donor Stewardship

• Support with implementing the Donor Stewardship Process

• Responding to supporter enquiries via email, phone and post

• Investigation and resolvement of queries and feedback to continually improve the supporter experience

• Updating supporter records via our CRM

Fundraising Support

• Support with implementing the Fundraising Plan

• Providing support with fundraising appeals and events

• Opportunities to support with legacies and major donors

Supporting the UK team

• Line management of volunteers and interns

• Providing strategic support to the rest of the UK team as required

• Managing the impact story database

• Supporting with the quarterly impact report & statistics

Person Specification

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, whether or not you have a degree. If you meet most of the following criteria, we encourage you to apply.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Strong commitment to our mission and values.

• Experience working or volunteering within fundraising.

• Excellent organisational and time management skills.

• High attention to detail and accuracy.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office / Google Workspace.

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

• Adaptability and the ability to prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Desirable Skills (but not essential – we’re happy to support your development!)

• Experience with using a CRM.

• Experience with individual giving or grant fundraising.

• Experience working or volunteering in the charity sector.

• An interest in international development.

What We Offer

• Annual Leave: 25 days of annual leave pro rata, plus 8 public holidays and an additional day off for your birthday.

• Flexible Working: Fully remote working with flexible hours.

• Pension: 5% employer pension contributions.

• Professional Development: Individual training and development plan, with ongoing investment in your growth.

• Project Visit: Option to visit Uganda after your first year of employment.

• Team Wellbeing: Monthly team meet-ups, an annual wellbeing day, and a Christmas get-together.

• Training Days: Annual training days and a dedicated training budget.

How to apply

To apply, please submit your CV along with a covering letter, detailing why you are applying for the job and how you meet the person specification on Charity Job before the closing date of Friday 14th February 2025. Interviews will be held via video conference the week of the 17th February 2025.

If you have any questions or need further information about the role, please feel free to reach out

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Kids Club Kampala, we are committed to building an inclusive organisation where diversity is celebrated, and everyone feels they belong. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups. Please note, you must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this position.

Hours: Part-time 22.5 hours per week (Tuesday-Thursday), 0.6 FTE

Location: FoodCycle HQ, Vauxhall, London

Contract: Permanent

Do you want to work with a multiple charity of the year winner? We are FoodCycle, and our vision is to make food poverty, loneliness and food waste a thing of the past for every community.

FoodCycle is all about tackling food poverty and social isolation through connecting communities over a delicious plate of food. This role is an exciting opportunity to help support the mission of the charity through a programme of income-generating corporate cooking challenges. We have been running these successfully in London for several years (and also launched in Birmingham last year) and are now looking to scale up our programme.

You will need to be able to confidently lead our corporate Food Invention Challenges, which take place at Mission Kitchen, Vauxhall. You will be customer service oriented, with effective communication and interpersonal skills. If you have a love of food, strong organisational skills and enjoy creating fun and engaging teambuilding sessions, then this is the role for you!

When not running Food Invention Challenges, you will provide administrative support for the Fundraising Team. As this role is based fully at our headquarters in the Food Exchange, you will need to live within a one hour commute of Vauxhall, London.

Benefits: We offer 26.5 days holiday plus bank holidays, and additional holiday for length of service (pro-rata for part-time). Our healthcare package allows staff to claim money back on healthcare bills and includes access to telephone counselling and online GP appointments.

How to apply:  Please upload a CV of no more than two sides, and a covering note/letter of no more than two sides explaining why you are suitable for the role, via our vacancy website.

Deadline for your application:  11.59pm on Sunday, 16th February 2025.

Interview process: Shortlisted candidates will need to complete a 30 minute task prior to being invited to interview.

Interviews: planned for Wednesday 26th February 2025.

Inclusivity: FoodCycle is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.

Safeguarding: Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – FoodCycle is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare / wellbeing of children, young people and adults at risk. This role will therefore require a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.

Please note that you will need to have existing Right to Work in the UK to apply for this role. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Community Fundraising Officer, South 

Hours: Part-time – 21 hours per week

Location: Hybrid Working with a minimum of one day a week working from Head Office (based near the city in London)

Reports to: Community Fundraising Manager

Role purpose: To fundraise for The Sick Children’s Trust through varied community fundraising activities, including supporting family fundraising and third-party events in the south such as but not limited to The Royal Parks Half Marathon. The postholder will be required to forge and develop new fundraising opportunities and relationships with local businesses, community organisations and schools. Ensuring a sensitive and effective supporter journey for new and existing supporters.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

Ø  To cultivate and recruit new and existing supporters and volunteers to participate in a range of third-party events including The Royal Parks Half Marathon and ‘run your own’ fundraising events. To uplift supporter value, steward and retain through the delivery of brilliant supporter care whilst being respectful of potential sensitivities particularly when working with families who are fundraising in memory

Ø  Build and develop trusted relationships when appropriate with families to support fundraising, storytelling and volunteering. Work sensitively and empathetically with this core audience group engendering their long-term support and advocacy of the Charity’s work.

Ø  Maintain contact with and work alongside the House Teams in London with a view to occasional working from the houses. Ensuring the House Teams are aware of any potential volunteering opportunities.

Ø   To work closely and collaboratively with the other two Community Fundraising Officer’s - one based in the south, one based in the north and the Fundraising Assistant based in the south.

Ø  To proactively target independent businesses (outside of corporate partnerships) and schools by going out regularly in the local Community to secure annual income targets set by the Head of Fundraising.

Ø  To develop and forge new and existing relationships with local clubs and associations to secure their support both financially and in raising awareness of the charity.

Ø  Leading on Supermarket charitable schemes, including research, support with copy and applications to reach targets set for this area of income.

Ø  Accurately record and monitor income and expenditure budgets for your area, spotting gaps in income and finding other ways to reach target set

Ø  Create and maintain supporter fundraising information on our Donorflex database to ensure it is up to date and accurate.

Ø   Communicate and work collaboratively with our Communications and Marketing team to ensure maximum press and social media coverage is obtained for The Sick Children’s Trust Community Fundraising activities.

Ø   To work collaboratively with other fundraising departments and the Communications and Marketing team for effective integration of campaigns and activities.

Ø   To represent the charity as and when required to schools, local businesses and community groups in the South, including speaking at events when necessary.

Ø   Carry out office and general duties and tasks to ensure the effectiveness and smooth running of the post holder’s work, team and organisation.

Ø  Duties may vary from time to time as determined by service and business need

Closing date: 7th February 

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and committed fundraising team. The Fundraising Officer will be critical in securing funds to support the charity’s mission to end poverty for the more than 1 in 5 people in the UK who experience it. This position involves researching funding opportunities, building relationships with donors, including through annual challenge events, and preparing compelling proposals to secure grants and donations. The role requires close collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure that fundraising efforts align with organisational goals and deliver measurable impact.

About Z2K

Z2K’s vision is that everyone lives a life free from poverty. We are here to end poverty for the more than 1 in 5 people in the UK who experience it. To secure adequate incomes and freedom from high costs, we provide frontline advice and representation and campaign for change. We work alongside experts by experience in everything we do.

About You

We seek a proactive, self-motivated individual with a keen interest in social justice and commitment to our mission. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of experience working in a fundraising role, preferably with trust fundraising experience. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, a keen eye for detail, and strong interpersonal skills. You will be able to manage multiple deadlines, work independently, and prioritise your time effectively.

You will thrive working in a vibrant, fast-moving, growing organisation where you can have a considerable impact. You will be committed to working with underserved communities and have a passion for helping people overcome homelessness and poverty. Occasionally, you may be asked to work outside of usual working hours.

Overview of Barnsley Foodbank

Barnsley Foodbank Partnership opened over 11 years and is part of the Trussell Trust network – a nationwide network of food banks which together provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty and campaign for change to end the need for food banks in the UK. Our vision is that no one in Barnsley goes hungry.

Job Purpose: Fundraising Officer

The Fundraising Officer position is responsible for proactively driving fundraising growth from new and existing supporters (predominantly with individuals and corporate partners) generating the income that will enable our ambitious organisational strategy. The position also plays a significant role in strengthening support through community engagement activities, including with schools, community associations and corporate groups.

This is an exciting opportunity to help Barnsley Foodbank realise it’s vision that no one in Barnsley goes hungry.

You will be working at the heart of our community to bring our cause to life and build lasting donor relationships with old and new supporters.

Key responsibilities

● To identify and submit applications to potential grant funders who indicate that they offer support for foodbank and community activity.

● Proactively identify, engage and build good relationships with prospective corporate donors, successfully securing them as funding partners. Alongside this you’ll deepen engagement and grow our relationships and partnerships with existing corporate donors.

● Work with colleagues across Barnsley Foodbank, to develop authentic, compelling, creative and winning grant funding and partnership proposals that can successfully engage corporate partners and align with their needs, motivations, areas of interests and values.

● Design and deliver excellent, engaging and regular stewardship communications and powerful fundraising appeals alongside establishing the associated data and systems. You will grow our income and pool of individual supporters making one off or monthly donations. You’ll also explore and implement ways of promoting Barnsley Foodbank to successfully attract an ever-greater number of individual donors.

● You’ll proactively build new fundraising relationships with local community groups, associations and schools in and around Barnsley.

● Evolve, develop, monitor and manage a fundraising portfolio capable of generating in excess of £150,000 per annum. You’ll establish a fundraising pipeline, including a range of KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) that can be tracked and that will enable you to make informed projections regarding future income.

● Forge strong relationships with colleagues across the wider Trussell Trust network, sharing best practice and learning from other charities across the network. As part of a network ‘learning set’, you’ll proactively take advantage of any fundraising training and skills development opportunities and engage with any joint fundraising opportunities.

● You will engage with the Communications and Development Officer to ensure that social media is used to engage with funding partners and also used to promote the financial needs of the project. You will ensure donors receive regular stewardship communications that bring the Barnsley’s work and impact to life so that donors keep engaged with our work.

General

● Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices

● Cultivate and uphold positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including staff and volunteers, demonstrating our core values of kindness, fairness, gratitude, and respect at all times

● Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace

● Attend regular team meetings, supervision sessions and performance reviews. A minimum Key performance indicator of £150,000 per year has been set for this post.

● Undertake learning and development activities as appropriate and as agreed with the position’s line manager

● Flexibility to carry out other associated duties as may arise, develop or be assigned in line with the broad remit of the position

Person specification

Essential qualifications, skills, and experience:

● Experience as a fundraiser and a proven track record of fundraising success with individuals, businesses and/or community fundraising. 

● Excellent written and verbal communication and relationship management skills, including the ability to inspire and motivate existing and prospective supporters, provide excellent stewardship and craft compelling and winning funding proposals and appeals.

● Experience of setting, managing and reporting against fundraising priorities

● Strong IT skills

● A tenacious and enthusiastic approach and the ability to embrace, develop and shape a new role. You’ll be well organised, proactive, and a self-starter who is able to self-motivate to plan, prioritise and manage your workload.

Desirable qualifications, skills, and experience

● Knowledge of the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice

● Experience of costing projects for grant applications

● Experience of monitoring and evaluating outcomes of grant and bid applications

The person appointed will be based at the Wombwell hub. They will need to be able to travel independently, however it will not be necessary for them to be a car owner or driver. If they are a car driver, they must have no more than 6 penalty points on their licence.

Closing date: Monday 17th February at 12 noon.

Join Our Team as a Fundraising Officer (Events and Challenges) 

Are you passionate about fundraising and making a real impact? Waverley Care, Scotland’s leading HIV and hepatitis C charity, is looking for an ambitious and well-organised Fundraising Officer to join our growing team!

About the Role

In this exciting position, you’ll develop and deliver an engaging programme of fundraising events and challenge events, helping to drive income generation for Waverley Care. From organising events at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to building strong relationships with donors, you’ll play a key role in supporting our ambitious goal of zero new HIV transmission by 2030.

Key Responsibilities:

· Be the first point of contact for supporters and fundraisers across all channels.

· Develop and manage fundraising and challenge events, including volunteer recruitment.

· Build meaningful relationships with fundraisers and partners to secure repeat support.

· Manage CRM systems, track income, and process Gift Aid claims.

· Support event delivery, from sourcing prizes to promoting raffles and competitions.

Location

Flexible remote/hybrid role based across Scotland, with opportunities to work from our Edinburgh or Glasgow hubs.

Salary & Benefits

£28,731 - £33,304 per annum

37 days annual leave (including bank holidays)

35 - hour working week

Flexible working options, enhanced sick leave, and an Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme and high street discounts

Apply by Midnight, Monday 10th February

For a full job description and person specification, see attached.

Please email your CV and a cover letter explaining how your skills and experience align with the role and your motivation for working at Waverley Care.

Job Title

Fundraising Officer: Individual Giving, Corporate, or Major Donor

Contract

22 hours per week worked flexibly

Salary

£28,095 FTE (£16,705 pro rata)

Location

Hybrid – Hertford Office

Reporting to

Fundraising Manager

The role

Are you passionate about supporting unpaid carers? Do you have experience in raising money through individual giving, corporate support, or major donors? Are you looking for a flexible part-time role? Here is your chance to join an incredible charity within a small fundraising team.

The post holder will work with the Fundraising Manager to work on diversifying the fundraising streams for Carers in Hertfordshire. They will support all aspects of fundraising with a focus on building our supporter category and donors either via individual giving, corporate support, or major donors, although support all around will be expected.

Diversifying our fundraising is an important part of our fundraising strategy. We want to increase our unrestricted income to provide flexibility and security for projects which otherwise may cease to exist, as well as raising awareness across the county.

The post-holder will work alongside the Community Fundraising Officer and Fundraising Manager when attending events, both raising awareness, having fun, and raising funding for the incredible work of the charity.

Depending on your fundraising experience. you will be responsible for proactively developing our supporter category in the forms of corporate support, or individual giving, or major donors. The aim is to diversify our income streams and generate ongoing, long-term support.

We are looking for a self-motivated, charismatic, people-person who has a demonstrable record of raising income and profile at a local level and who understands the value in building quality, long-term relationships with individuals, corporates, and major donors.

You will communicate and work with a variety of stakeholders ranging from our wonderful team members, external groups, individuals, local fundraisers, schools, and businesses.

Main duties

To develop, support and deliver Carers in Hertfordshire’s strategy for unrestricted Fundraising.

1. Develop an individual giving, corporate support, or major donor programme to feed into our Fundraising Strategy.
2. Depending on your skillset:
   • If you have a Corporate focus - Identify and engage with local businesses and organisations to fundraise on our behalf– with the aim of securing long-term charity partnerships
   • If you have an Individual Giving focus – develop our supporter category to encourage regular donations across our donor platforms
   • If you have a Major Donor focus – identify and develop relationships with key major giving stakeholders across the county to secure ongoing fundraising support
3. Ensure seamless stewardship for supporters regardless of donation size
4. Increase unrestricted income and support either through individual giving, major giving, or corporate supporters
5. To develop and manage your fundraising campaign with the support of the Fundraising Manager
6. To support the Fundraising Manager with wider fundraising activity including community events
7. Ensure all fundraising activity complies with charity legislation, Fundraising Standards Board/Fundraising Regulator guidelines, Carers in Hertfordshire’s policies and procedures and Health and Safety requirements - and advise our supporters, where appropriate by sharing best practice guidelines.

Whilst the information above gives you the key tasks we offer full training and are focussed on the values and skills below so please use the information below to guide what kind of evidence you use to show your suitability for the post.

Experience

· Demonstrable record of achieving income targets

· Demonstrable record of building trusted, long term relationships with supporters (individual giving, major giving, or corporate)

· Experience in developing relationships from supporter to donation

· Experience of raising funding either via individual giving, major donor/gifts, or corporate support

· Experience managing fundraising campaigns to generate unrestricted income

 Skills

· An excellent influencer and negotiator who is able to develop long lasting working relationships and inspire confidence in the organisation

· Knowledge of the donor journey relating to your fundraising focus

· Commitment to the very highest standards of supporter care

· Ability to work both independently and within a team

· Excellent verbal communication skills

· Excellent written skills with attention to detail

· Ability to liaise with and gain the trust and respect of a wide range of people at all levels

· Excellent time management and organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise work; handle conflicting demands, manage a wide range of projects and meet tight deadlines

· Highly motivated with the ability to take the initiative on implementing and advancing fundraising plans (based on fundraising focus)

· Commercially and numerically astute

Essential

Ø  Full, clean UK Driving licence, with regular access to a vehicle for work

Ø  To be willing to contribute to the achievement of the Charity’s strategic goals outside of the main responsibilities of the post and undertake any other duties as required by the Fundraising Manager, Head of Finance and Business Support or CEO where appropriate, beneficial and within capabilities.

Ø  Due to the nature of the role the post holder will be required to travel frequently in and around the County to meet volunteers and supporters and sometimes will need to work weekends or evenings

Please note: This Job Description is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of the charity.

Equalities Statement

Carers in Hertfordshire is a flexible employer, committed to openness and equality of opportunity in every activity, from the way we recruit and promote employees to the way we deliver our services. It is a core responsibility of members, employees, and volunteers of the charity to ensure that every individual we come into contact with is treated with dignity and respect. We want our organisation to reflect the diversity of the population we serve, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and diversities.

Mission statement - Vision for the future

Carers in Hertfordshire is concerned first and foremost to support the carer, whatever the caring circumstances or the condition of the person receiving care.

We aim to ensure that all carers in Hertfordshire are recognised and valued; are informed and supported in their caring role; have an opportunity for a life outside caring; can exercise a collective voice; and can be involved in consultation and planning to ensure high quality support services for themselves and the people they care for.

Health and Safety

The post holder is expected while at work, to take reasonable care for the Health and Safety of themselves and other colleagues who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.

An exciting opportunity for a Community and Events Fundraising Officer to join our small but extremely dynamic team. Working as part of the Fundraising and Communication Team.

Ideally, candidates should have:

• Minimum three years in a fundraising environment or in an events/hospitality/customer-facing environment
• Knowledge of the legalities of public fundraising activities
• Excellent interpersonal skills; good communication and presentation skills; enthusiastic and flexible
• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to organise, delegate and prioritise workloads; ability to work as part of a team
• Resilience and adaptability with a passion to see women’s lives transformed
• Ability to act with integrity and accountability
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving ability
• Knowledge and understanding of GDPR, confidentiality, Safeguarding, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and the promotion of equalities
• IT literate and confident with using technology including databases and Microsoft Office 365

Currently, the Fundraising and Communications team comprises one full-time Senior Fundraising and Communication Manager, one part-time Trust and Grants Officer and one part-time Marketing and Communications Officer.

There is a strong commitment within My Sisters’ House to invest in this important area of work and the Community and Events Fundraising Officer - working closely with their Line Manager - will play a significant part in shaping the future of the team. If you are seeking a new challenge in your career then this could be the job you’ve been looking for! 

Applicants need to be able to work flexibly as role will require occasional evening and weekend work.

This is a pivotal appointment for us. 

You will be our first colleague dedicated exclusively to fundraising. It is an exciting opportunity to build the function from the ground up – setting the strategy, making the contacts, and delivering the income.

We have built and developed a supporter database of 5k contacts and have improved our donation systems. We need your skills and expertise to take this further, including by expanding our supporter base, particularly major donors. Where your focus will be on securing individual donations of five-figures or higher, while also growing the potential among these supporters for subsequent legacy gifts.

You will be directly responsible for increasing our voluntary income from £80k (excluding legacies) to £250k over a period of five years, (and we have substantial ambition to move upwards from there), whilst also growing our legacy giving and encouraging corporate partnerships. We continue to develop our CRM and to systemise our relationship management, to support a scalable major gifts programme.

We are excited to have you join us.