Fundraising Officer

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