Individual Giving Fundraiser Jobs in Guildford, Surrey

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We are on the lookout for a Prospect Researcher and Coordinator to join our talented UK Trusts team. If you are a motivated and highly organised individual with an eye for detail, we want to hear from you! 

Tearfund's vision is to see people lifted out of poverty, living transformed lives and fulfilling their God-given potential. As trust fundraisers we have the joy of helping to make that happen. Our team manages key donor relationships, aiming to secure significant grants that will extend Tearfund's reach and impact around the world.

We have the privilege of working with a wide range of funders, as well as Tearfund's field staff, technical experts and leadership team. We enable funders to connect with the issues they are passionate about and to challenge the injustices they see. 

This role will involve conducting vital research on trusts and foundations to help us engage more effectively with existing donors and uncover new prospects. Additionally, you will support the team's administrative functions, ensuring smooth operations and effective planning.

Good relationships are key to what we do - both internally and externally - so building connections in both spheres is key to this role. 

We offer a supportive team environment, where we are always learning, as well as the opportunity to test new ideas and develop our approach to trust fundraising. 

Please note: This role is part time (28 hours per week) and fixed term for 6 months.  The full time salary is £32,291 per annum and the part time salary is £25,833 (part time 4 days per week).

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and those from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds (in our UK workforce) as these groups are currently under-represented at Tearfund.

This role is eligible for hybrid working and you will be required to work from a designated Tearfund office and from your home by agreement with the line manager.

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

Location: Home working with travel to attend meetings in London, York and Manchester and visit Communities run by the Trust in Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire, Yorkshire, and Worcestershire.

Salary: c.£80,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent, full-time hours

Camphill Village Trust, the charity that supports adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental ill health support, is seeking a Director of Fundraising to drive significant income generation through a sustainable funding model to enable the Trust to deliver its long-term objectives.

Established in 1954, Camphill Village Trust’s vision is to be a national leader in Social and Green Care Integration, enabling more adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health challenges to live healthy, active and independent lives. Their historical focus on enabling potential for people with support needs through farming, organic horticulture and enterprise centred on nature and traditional skills, continues today - valuing everyone’s contribution, enabling personal pathways to development, celebrating the changing seasons and respecting the rhythm of natural life.

The Fundraising Director will work to the Chief Executive and in collaboration with the Executive Management Team, Senior Leadership Teams and wider Board and stakeholder groups. The role will be responsible for developing and leading the Trust’s Fundraising and Communication Strategies to enable and deliver significant growth in the Supporter base, Income Generation and Brand positioning of a national charity providing Learning Disability and Mental Health Services in a Green Care Context.
The successful candidate will be joining a charity with a strong history and reputation for donor-centric (friends) fundraising, currently raising over £5m per year and a huge potential to unlock stewardship, potential and growth.

The Trust is seeking an inspiring and ambitious professional with a proven track record in senior-level fundraising and the skills, passion and experience to lead the Trust into a position which results in voluntary income moving from £5M to £10M through delivery of step change strategies for Voluntary Income Generation and Communication. Candidates must be collaborative leaders with proven experience of leading and managing multi-disciplinary fundraising teams and in transformation and change. They will also have experience in influencing policy and decision making (governance) at a range of levels, as will be a strong networker and public speaker used to driving networking opportunities that evidence outcomes and impact.

This is an exciting time to be joining the charity in its 70th anniversary year as they embark on a bold plan to shape a new long-term future for adult social care within vibrant and thriving community settings.

CLOSING DATE: Monday 30th September, 9am.

We are looking for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to support the Head of Membership Engagement in the overall development and delivery of commercial revenue streams at the Chartered Institute of Fundraising. This will include all current sponsorship for conferences, including our flagship Fundraising Convention, corporate membership, and strategic partnerships. 

Job purpose:

• Recruiting, retaining, and developing corporate members.
• Identifying and securing new sponsors and exhibitors for the Chartered Institute’s event business, including one-day conferences, webinars, and Fundraising Convention.
• To identify, secure, and nurture long-term strategic partnerships.

​Key Accountabilities

• Work and support the Head of Membership Engagement across the following income streams:
  • Fundraising Convention: Responsible for the overall management of expo – planning, sales and invoicing;
  • Fundraising Convention sponsorship: lead on this and assist the Executive Director when required;
  • One-day conference sponsorship and expo: to be partnership lead on day-to-day conference sponsorship sales including print advertising;
• Develop partnership support for the strategic objectives of the Chartered Institute;
• Work with the Membership Team, supporting all areas of membership where required;
• Strategic corporate partnerships: Work with key clients and provide support for the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s portfolio of events, including Group events.

Business Development

• To be client-focused and visible in the marketplace with sponsors and supporters.
• To create a plan for growing expo, conference, and corporate supporter revenue.
• To work with the Head of Membership Engagement and Executive Team to highlight potential new partners and create a strategy to increase support from existing customers.
• To work closely with the Professional Development Team to maximise all revenue-generating opportunities.

Financial

• Work closely with the Finance Team to maintain accurate reporting of revenues.

Marketing

• Work with the Marketing Team to ensure all commercial opportunities are optimised across all promotional materials.

Administration

• To collate all materials and information from all Fundraising Convention sponsors.
• To manage the Convention expo pack and any administrative requirements of Fundraising Convention exhibitors.
• To attend Fundraising Convention and provide administrative support to all sponsors, exhibitors and partners as required.
• To be responsible for the overall management of the Fundraising Convention exhibition, including planning, sales, and invoicing.
• Any other administrative duties required to deliver the partnership strategy.

Other

Accountabilities also include a responsibility on behalf of the job holder to undertake any other duties that are relevant to the job as requested by their line manager.

Person Specification

Experience & Skills

• Able to demonstrate the development of effective commercial relationships and sponsorship.
• Effective communication skills.
• Effective and efficient organisational skills.
• Understanding and experience of working in events environments.
• Interest in the charity sector and the role of professional fundraising.
• Computer literate (competent user of Microsoft Office suite and databases and CRMs to track and share records).
• Able to simultaneously contribute to strategic development and deliver operationally.
• Able to demonstrate use of initiative to problem-solve and find solutions.
• Aware of new trends and areas for growth and able to react to them.
• Able to demonstrate strong commercial acumen.
• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Able to collaborate effectively with people at all levels, internally and externally.
• Sound budget management skills.

Attributes

• Keen and able to work effectively with other team members.
• Driven by results and able to work to deadlines and targets.
• Customer-focused – always looking to deliver a great experience for members and partners.
• Can generate ideas for new events, content, and ways of engaging key accounts.
• Enthusiastic about promoting the work of the Chartered Institute to key audiences to achieve engagement and commercial success.
• A confident and helpful team member who can interact well with others and has a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Positive approach to problem-solving and solutions-focused.
• A confident self-starter who can work independently.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• An understanding of and commitment to the values of the voluntary sector.

Reflecting our Values

• Passionate: takes pride in what we do and is driven by success.
• Professional: champions and achieves high standards and is governed by professional integrity.
• Enabling: helps and is empowered to take ownership, find solutions, make decisions and collaborate.
• Enterprising:  open to new solutions and committed to delivering where we already excel.
• Respectful: honest and fair and treats everyone with consideration and respect.

Circumstances

Able to work outside office hours on occasion.

If you would like to discuss access requirements or have any questions about the role please contact us directly.

The Chartered Institute is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We particularly welcome applications from those who are significantly underrepresented in our sector, such as disabled people and individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a fundraising professional to join the Fundraising team. This is a remote role (must live in England or Wales), with the option to work from one of our VS offices, working 37.5 hours per week.

Are you passionate about fundraising? Do you want to make a meaningful impact on the lives of victims and survivors?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting and retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Flexible working options
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 plus Bank Holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• £2,800 London weighting (if applicable)
• Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity and paternity payments
• High street, retail, holiday, entertainment and leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support
• Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career development and progression.

About this role:

This role is a remote role (must be in England or Wales) within a supportive and friendly team. As the Fundraising Officer for Community and Events you will:

• Support the delivery of a successful fundraising plan that aligns with Victim Support's vision, mission and values.
• Implement and support impactful activities associated with our Community, Fundraising Events and Individual Giving income streams.
• Develop, advertise and recruit fundraisers into a calendar of third-party events.
• Provide excellent supporter care by offering support, guidance and fundraising materials to cultivate long-term relationships.
• Write and design engaging fundraising communications such as newsletters, appeals, articles, case studies and thank-you correspondence.
• Encourage and facilitate effective fundraising activity by our staff and volunteers outside the Fundraising Team.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience in setting and successfully meeting goals
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate with different audiences
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to create and maintain relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Good organisational skills; ability to work under own initiative, flexible and able to prioritise effectively
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, databases and a familiarity with social media

Ideally, you will have previous experience working in a fundraising or communications related role, and have a good working understanding and knowledge of the charity sector and available funding sources; however, this is not a requirement.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.

Interviews for this role will take place w/c 21 October 2024.

About us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.

As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We look forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date

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Partnerships Manager

Working Location: Homebased, with some travel required
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £36,637.88, increasing to £37,737 from 1st October 2024
Discipline: Fundraising
Job type: Permanent
Expiry date: 27 Sep 2024 23:59

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We are looking for a Partnerships Manager to join our friendly and welcoming team here at Hft. This is your chance to make a real difference to the lives of learning disabled people.

Hft is one of the largest charities in England and Wales supporting learning disabled adults to live their life their way. We’re passionate about what we do and we use our unique understanding of the challenges facing the people we support to amplify their voices to bring about positive change. Hft was founded more than 60 years ago by a group of pioneering families who wanted a better life for their learning disabled children. We have a clear vision, we’re ambitious and fully committed to positive change for those we support and the social care sector. We’ve embarked on a journey of transformation that will ensure we can meet changing needs and extend our reach and impact.

What will you be doing?

Working in the Partnerships and Philanthropy team, the Partnership Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing and growing Hft’s philanthropy strategy. You will manage and develop high level relationships with new and existing donors and play a key role within the fundraising team to increase income from high value prospects and donors. You will build personal relationships through understanding donor motivations, delivering tailored communications and creating a bespoke donor journey. You will think strategically about how we grow our philanthropic income over the next few years. You will be able to demonstrate strategic partnership and identify opportunities for companies and high net worth individuals, raising significant funds to support our vital work.

If you are an experienced fundraiser and excellent communicator, who has managed and developed high level relationships with new and existing supporters, we would like to hear from you!

What’s in it for you?

There are a range of benefits and career development opportunities at Hft. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and lots of support along the way. ???????

With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation, we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible. As a ‘Gold’ standard Investors in People accredited employer, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority.

We offer:

- All Hft employees get access to the Telus Health – the world’s biggest 24/7 colleague counselling and support service. It is completely free for all colleagues to use in complete confidence, whenever and however they want to access it.
- Access to a range of discounts on your favourite brands through Telus Health
- Wagestream - allows colleagues to flexibly access their pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
- Access to wellbeing services including Health checks, Digital GP and mental health support via Aviva Digicare + Workplace
- Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status
- 33 days holidays (including 8 bank holidays)
- A contributory pension scheme & life assurance
- Discounted mobile phone contracts with Vodaphone
- Long service awards - Hft offers a monetary award after 10 years of service
- Free DBS check

Find your place with us and change lives

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE

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Health Poverty Action (HPA) acts in solidarity with poor and marginalised communities in their struggle for health and social justice, recognising these injustices are often rooted in colonialism and imperialism (both historical and ongoing) and have strong racial and gender dimensions.

We develop and implement locally rooted and culturally appropriate solutions to improve health for communities in 10 countries across Central America, Asia and Africa. Alongside these global programmes, we campaign to change the unjust policies and practices that push people into poverty and destroy their health and tackle the powerful vested interests that sustain them.

As Partnership Officer, you will be the critical driver of growing our partnerships fundraising and ensuring that more people worldwide are able to realise their right to health. 

• Job purpose: To help grow unrestricted income for Health Poverty Action through community and corporate partnerships. 
• Location: Home-based, within commuting distance to London for events and meetings. 
• Salary: £26,095 rising in length of service increments to £29,832. 
• Responsible to: Head of Fundraising 
• Annual leave: 25 days per year, plus the time between Christmas and New Year, plus bank holidays.

How to apply: Download and complete the application form available on our website.

This helps ensure fairness and consistency and is also a demonstration of your interest in the role; therefore, we will only consider those applications who use the application form. 

Closing date: Wednesday, 2 October 2024 at 11:59 PM BST 

Interview dates: Monday, 14 October and Tuesday, 15 October 2024 

Your key responsibilities will be flexible. You’ll manage your workload and set objectives, priorities and deadlines with the Head of Fundraising. Your work will include: 

• Partnerships Fundraising: You’ll lead and grow our partnerships fundraising portfolio by nurturing existing relationships and identifying new prospective partnerships. You will prepare proposals, pitches, and reports based on key funding needs, and implement stewardship plans to retain support, maximising partnership value. 

• Community Fundraising: You’ll manage community-based fundraising efforts, including coordinating with other organisations. Develop new community fundraising initiatives and engage volunteers, working to maintain an established network of volunteers which support community fundraising activities.

• Events Fundraising: You will manage our fundraising events, including the London Marathon. This will include recruitment, resourcing, relationship-building and supporting our event participants in their fundraising efforts. We are also excited for you to develop and oversee other innovative and profitable one-off events. 

• Fundraising Management: You will monitor and report on fundraising activities, manage relevant website pages, and ensure effective administration and record-keeping. You’ll need to stay abreast of industry trends and react accordingly to maximize opportunities. 

• What else? We encourage you to be aware of all of Health Poverty Action’s work and any key developments which may affect it. When representing Health Poverty Action, you should communicate our work in a professional and passionate way. 

At Health Poverty Action we celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion amongst all our staff and everyone we work with. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We are particularly keen to hear from ethnic minority candidates.