Community Engagement Fundraising Officer

Community Engagement Fundraising Officer
Salary: £28,840 - £32,917 per annum - depending on experience
Contract: Six months with a view to extending (maternity contract)
Hours: 35 Hours
Location: Jessie May office, Kingswood, Bristol and community based (80%) and home based (20%)

About the role
As Jessie May’s Community Engagement Fundraising Officer, you will play a pivotal role in developing and expanding community fundraising initiatives. Your focus will be on engaging schools, community groups, faith organisations, and individuals (including volunteers) to foster long-lasting relationships and secure essential support for Jessie May. We are looking for a highly motivated and energetic individual with a passion for community fundraising to achieve agreed income targets and ensure the sustainability of our community fundraising efforts.

Main Responsibilities include:
Community Fundraising and Engagement

• Lead the coordination of community fundraising campaigns, initiatives, and events, ensuring high levels of participation and engagement.
• Cultivate and nurture strong relationships with community groups, schools, faith organisations, and individuals, inspiring their ongoing involvement and support.
• Serve as the primary contact for community fundraisers, offering guidance, support, and resources to empower their fundraising success.
• Develop and implement an engaging events calendar that includes UK and overseas activities, Jessie May-organised events, and opportunities for individual participation.

Volunteer Fundraising Support

• Recruit, train, and energise a network of volunteer fundraisers to enhance community fundraising activities, ensuring they feel valued and empowered to make a difference.

Relationship Management and Stewardship

• Spearhead the development and execution of stewardship plans for community supporters, ensuring their contributions are recognised and celebrated.
• Maintain accurate records of community supporters and events in the Jessie May Donorfy CRM system, tracking engagement and financial contributions to inform future strategies.

About us
We are an innovative charity with a national reputation for providing exceptional care and support to children with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions and their families in their own homes. We are family centred and led, and the direct involvement of our families is crucial to everything we do. All of us, our nurses, administration team, fundraisers, trustees and volunteers are without exception passionately committed to improving the lives of the children and families we support.

Jessie May was established in 1996 and over the last 5 years we have seen rapid growth in the numbers of children and families we support and the geographical areas we cover. To date we have supported over 450 children and their families across the South-West. We provide regular, specialist, palliative care and support to enable families to care for their child at home; intensive care and support to families when a child is at the end of life to enable them to remain at home; and bereavement support after a child has died.

Closing date: 10.00am Monday 17th March 2025
Interview date: Thursday 20th March 2025
As part of our commitment to being a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview to anyone who identifies as disabled (as defined by the Equalities Act 2010) that meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification.

Interest? 
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please scroll down to download our job pack. To complete your application, simply click the apply button to be taken to our application form - here you will just need to complete and submit this form, and also send your CV as instructed on the form to the given email address. 

No agencies please.