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Entry Level Fundraiser
Are you looking for the ideal summer job? Would you like to work at a jewel of the south coast and home to a diverse range of native wildlife?
We are looking for a seasonal fundraiser to work at the beautiful Pagham Harbour visitor centre for the 2025 summer season, and it could be you!
You don’t have to have fundraising experience, as full training will be provided.
Position: Fundraiser
Ref: JAN20255295
Location: Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve
Hours: Full-Time
Salary: £24,890.00 - £26,720.00 per Annum
Contract: 6 months
Closing Date: Sun, 9th Feb 2025. Please note that we are actively recruiting for this vacancy and reserve the right to close once sufficient applications have been received.
What’s the role about?
Located 6 miles away from Chichester, Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve consists of intertidal saltmarsh, shingle beaches, lagoons, farmland and copses, and is one of the jewels of the South Coast.
The team at Pagham Harbour have been delivering exemplary visitor experience for many years, making the reserve a serious opportunity for fundraising and membership recruitment.
As a core part of both the Pagham team and the Face to Face membership teams, you be working alongside staff and volunteers to welcome visitors to the reserve and enthuse them about the conservation importance of the site. You will be expected to role model best practices for reserve fundraising to inspire new memberships for the charity.
What we are looking for:
Given that this position is based at Pagham Harbour, the ideal candidate will live within 20 miles of Pagham harbour. Expert knowledge of British wildlife is not a pre-requisite, but a passion for conservation, an ability to employ effective communication skills and an eagerness to learn are essential.
You need a passion for saving nature, an engaging personality, the ability to present a compelling reason to support the charity, communicate confidently and be happy to work toward targets. This is a rewarding and enjoyable role with the only requirement to engage and inspire!
You may have worked in other areas where you have had to build face-to-face relationships, such as hospitality, customer service, sales, sustainability, conservation, campaigning, income generation, business development, retail, or in a volunteering capacity.
However, it is your skills we are interested in rather than your work experience, as you will receive fantastic training and ongoing support as you start your career. Your training will include a combination of training in English reserves, alongside existing Fundraisers and on the job at Pagham.
What’s in it for you?
Join a team that is making a real difference and inspiring people to save nature! You will be working in a rewarding role where you can draw on your passions and interests. You will receive:
- A 7-month contract that suits you – choose between 3, 4, and 5 days per week (7.5 hours on-site per day).
- A set salary, rather than working to commission.
- 34 days’ annual leave (including eight bank holidays (pro-rata for work pattern and length of contract))
- Full training and comprehensive induction.
- The 7-month contract will commence with training in March and active fundraising from April through to September.
- There will be a probation period of 3.5 months.
Additional Information
Please note that in order to be considered for this position you will be asked to upload a CV and complete a short online application form.
This is a fixed-term position for 7 Months (the exact duration of the post can be negotiated). The charity reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse team, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.
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 to be offered an employment contract.
Before applying for this role, we recommend reading through the candidate guidance notes when you apply.
You may have experience in areas such as Fundraising, Fundraiser, Fundraising Office, Individual Giving Fundraiser, Membership Fundraising, Membership Fundraiser, Community Fundraiser, Customer Service, Hospitality, Retail. #INDNFP
Please note: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation
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Entry Level Fundraiser
Are you looking for the ideal summer job? Would you like to work at the home to Northern Ireland’s largest seabird colony?
We are looking for a seasonal fundraiser to work at the stunning Rathlin seabird centre for the 2025 season, and it could be you!
You don’t have to have fundraising experience, as full training will be provided.
Position: Fundraiser
Ref: JAN20255238
Location: Rathlin Island
Hours: Full-Time
Salary: £24,890.00 - £26,720.00 per Annum
Contract: 6 months
Closing Date: Sun, 9th Feb 2025. Please note that we are actively recruiting for this vacancy and reserve the right to close once sufficient applications have been received.
What’s the role about?
Located 6 miles away from Ballycastle, Rathlin Island is the only inhabited offshore island in Northern Ireland. Comprised of rugged cliffs, unimproved grassland and several lakes, Rathlin island is an idyllic workplace.
The team have been delivering exemplary visitor experience for over 16 years, making the reserve a serious opportunity for fundraising and membership recruitment. As a core part of both the Rathlin team and the Face to Face membership teams, you be working alongside staff and volunteers to welcome visitors to the reserve and enthuse them about the conservation importance of the site. You will be expected to role model best practices for reserve fundraising to inspire new memberships.
What we are looking for
Given that this position is based on Rathlin island, the ideal candidate will live within 20 miles of Ballycastle harbour. You don’t have to have fundraising experience - full training will be provided.
Expert knowledge of Northern Irish wildlife is not a pre-requisite, but a passion for conservation, an ability to employ effective communication skills and an eagerness to learn are essential. You need a passion for saving nature, an engaging personality, the ability to present a compelling reason to support the charity, communicate confidently and be happy to work toward targets. This is a rewarding and enjoyable role with the only requirement to engage and inspire!
You may have worked in other areas where you have had to build face-to-face relationships, such as hospitality, customer service, sales, sustainability, conservation, campaigning, income generation, business development, retail, or in a volunteering capacity.
However, it is your skills we are interested in rather than your work experience, as you will receive fantastic training and ongoing support as you start your career. Your training will include a combination of training in English reserves, alongside existing Fundraisers and on the job at Rathlin.
What’s in it for you
Join a team that is making a real difference and inspiring people to save nature! You will be working in a rewarding role where you can draw on your passions and interests. You will receive:
- A 7-month contract that suits you – choose between 3, 4, and 5 days per week (7.5 hours on-site per day).
- A set salary, rather than working to commission.
- 34 days’ annual leave (including ten bank holidays (pro-rata for work pattern and length of contract))
- Full training and comprehensive induction.
- The 7-month contract will commence with training in March and active fundraising from April through to September.
- There will be a probation period of 3.5 months.
Additional Information
Please note that in order to be considered for this position you will be asked to upload a CV and complete a short online application form.
This is a fixed-term position for 7 Months (the exact duration of the post can be negotiated). The charity reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse team, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.
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 to be offered an employment contract.
Before applying for this role, we recommend reading through the candidate guidance notes when you apply.
You may have experience in areas such as Fundraising, Fundraiser, Fundraising Office, Individual Giving Fundraiser, Membership Fundraising, Membership Fundraiser, Community Fundraiser, Customer Service, Hospitality, Retail
Please note: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation
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Sight Scotland is Scotland’s leading charity providing specialist care, education and research for people with vision impairment. The charity has been in existence for over 230 years, and offer a variety of services in the community as well as education, transcription into alternative formats and residential care for adults and children. Their vision is of an inclusive Scotland where people of all visual abilities have the opportunity to thrive. To achieve their mission they are looking for a Fundraising Manager focused on trusts and grants who will cultivate a pipeline of opportunities and ensure an excellent funder experience, to provide Sight Scotland with sustainable income.
The Fundraising Manager – Trusts is responsible for developing trust income, based initially on a robust pipeline the previous postholder established. There is huge scope to look beyond the pipeline and also work with the service delivery teams to identify new funding opportunities. The role supports the organisation’s purpose to make a significant impact on the lives of people living with visual impairment in Scotland by maximising fundraising income to deliver brilliant services and create a positive impact on our ability to deliver for the long term.
This specialist manager role would suit someone who is already operating at a senior trust fundraiser level, or someone who can demonstrate experience of developing a trust and grants pipeline, creating compelling applications and directly delivering income success.
This is a hybrid role with two days a week working from the Edinburgh office.
Please download the Candidate Info Pack provided for further information about the role, timelines and next steps.
To progress your application, please contact THINK Recruitment for an informal screening call. Please note, we cannot shortlist candidates who have not had a screening call so please allow enough time to have a call before the closing date.
Closing date for applications: Midnight Monday 10th February
Interviews are expected to be held on Thursday 20th February
