Fundraising and Events Co-ordinator

The charity’s services are funded through statutory contracts and the future of this income is always uncertain. This post is therefore crucial in order to ensure that we can continue to provide ‘added value’ to our commissioned services and maximise the support we offer to our service users.

The post holder will have experience of working within an events or fundraising environment and is responsible for supporting the Director in:

· Planning and delivering all the events from planning agreed, to a high quality and achieving sales targets

· Act as an ambassador for BACKUP in the wider community

· Engage, build and maintain relationships with community organisations and community partners to maximise income and awareness of or charity.

· Increasing the charity’s income and making the organisation more sustainable across all income streams including our Social Enterprise - the coffee van.

· Identifying and seeking support from corporate and individual donors.

· Building on the fundraising that is already in place within the charity – regularly looking at ways to improve and increase support and income.

· Building upon (providing content) the Marketing Strategy for the charity – promoting its work and the need for support through social media.