Community Fundraiser (South)

We are delighted to be working in partnership with Canine Partners, a registered charity that transforms the lives of people with physical disabilities by partnering them with assistance dogs. Their amazing dogs bring a greater independence and quality of life to their partners, offering security, companionship, and practical help with everyday household tasks. These life-changing dogs also provide psychological and social benefits including increased independence, confidence, social interaction, and self-esteem.

We are seeking a new Community Fundraiser for the South. This is an exciting and essential role that will help raise awareness of Canine Partners and boost income from a variety of community sources. We are looking for someone with a friendly and proactive approach. You will focus on nurturing existing relationships and creating new ones, ensuring a wonderful donor experience throughout. This varied role will involve volunteer recruitment and management, community fundraising events, challenge events, charity of the year partnerships and researching and launching new fundraising initiatives. 

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• Excellent written, verbal, and public speaking skills to engage and motivate audiences.
• The ability to connect easily with people from diverse backgrounds and build strong relationships.
• The ability to manage a varied workload, prioritise effectively, and meet deadlines with a keen eye for detail.
• Genuine passion for Canine Partners' mission and a desire to make a difference.
• Experience in community fundraising or events management (desired)
• Working with and managing volunteers (desired)

This is a wonderful opportunity to join a charity that helps disabled people live life to the full. You'll be part of a friendly and supportive income generation team and will have plenty of chances to spend time with some amazing dogs.

For more information, please contact Nick Thomas, Recruitment Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.

Location: Homebased covering London and the Southern region, with occasional travelClosing date for applications: 12th August 2024

1st Interviews with Canine Partners: (virtual) w/c 26th August

Final Interviews with Canine Partners: (in person) w/c 2nd September

Charisma vetting interviews must be completed by the 16th August prior to shortlisting on the 20th August.

A note from Charisma
Don’t feel like you meet all of the requirements?  We’d still love to chat, we’re a people first recruitment partner.  We specialise in charity recruitment with over 22 years’ experience working as a consultancy who support inspiring professionals find the perfect roles in transformational organisations.