Raisers Edge Jobs

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual to join the Finance and Operations Team at The Eve Appeal. 

The Finance Assistant will be supporting the day-to-day financial operations of The Eve Appeal – processing all income, invoices and liaising with the wider team to ensure that it is accurately recorded. This role serves as the first port of call for finance queries across the organisation. 

The Eve Appeal is striving to create a workplace that reflects the communities we seek to serve and in which everyone feels empowered to be their full selves and work together to drive positive change. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community – especially those under-represented in the sector at the moment. 

No formal qualifications are needed for this role, nor is previous charity sector experience and we encourage everyone with the appropriate skills, experience and potential to apply. 

To apply please upload an up-to-date CV along with a cover letter, of no more than two A4 pages, detailing your suitability for the role. Only applications with a cover letter will be considered. 

The Fundraising and Events Officer at Kids Operating Room (KidsOR) will play a pivotal role in supporting the organisation’s mission to provide safe surgery for children by managing the stewardship of mid-level donors, coordinating all administrative aspects of the Fundraising team, supporting the three Heads of Fundraising, managing fundraising events, overseeing fundraising pages, handling Raisers Edge database management, and ensuring appropriate donor recognition and thanking processes are in place.

Working across all income streams - Corporate, Trusts & Foundations, Philanthropy, Institutions, and Community fundraising - this role is key to fostering strong relationships with supporters and enhancing the impact of KidsOR’ s development initiatives.

This position will also involve collaboration with multiple internal stakeholders within the organisation to align efforts and maximise fundraising impact, and offers a great opportunity for someone interested in gaining a broad experience across fundraising income streams.

An exciting opportunity exists to support a growing fundraising programme at one of London’s strongest independent schools. Reporting to the Director of Development & Alumni Relations, this Development Manager will expand upon our efforts in regular giving, legacy giving and stewardship. This includes managing our fundraising appeals, piloting new fundraising efforts, and producing events and communications for current and future donors. All of this will advance our priority of growing the Colfe’s Charitable Trust’s endowment to support even more 100% bursaries for our Sixth Form pupils.

The last few years have been our office’s most exciting: donations have helped grow the endowment to £2.7M, and many of our bequest intenders have revealed the total value of their legacies will be nearly £2M. Further, our Governors have just appointed Dan Gabriele, Deputy Principal of Caterham School, as the new Head of Colfe’s. He will take up this post in September, and our office will be key in advancing his vision. An essential part of this small but busy team, this is the perfect job for someone already in fundraising and looking to advance their career. The successful candidate will be highly organized and adaptable, have a strong attention to detail and be willing to pitch in as needed. A background in Development and experience with Raiser’s Edge will be necessary. Given our office’s success, opportunities may arise to work alongside new hires to help ease workload.

The School

Colfe’s is one of London’s oldest schools, taking its name from Reverend Abraham Colfe, Vicar of Lewisham, who founded the school in 1652. In his will, he entrusted the School to the Leathersellers’ Livery Company, which governs the school today. A former grammar school, Colfe’s has been a fully co-educational day school for 20 years with nearly 1300 pupils in all from ages 3 to 18. Colfe’s is not a stuffy school, but a happy place with a deep feeling of community among its students, parents, staff and alumni. This provides a terrific platform for this position to thrive upon.

Fundraising Priority

Every year, up to 12 pupils from non-privileged backgrounds at local state schools are awarded 100% bursaries to join our Sixth Form. Named our Leatherseller Scholars, these pupils are academically bright but often qualify for free school meals, and many have no access to a sixth form in their current schools. The Leathersellers’ Company launched this programme in 2009, and today, their grants are combined with donations to the Colfe’s Charitable Trust. However, awarding even more bursaries is urgent and essential. Applications for these awards are extremely high, and this demand now outpaces what we can provide in support. We must expand our fundraising efforts so that Colfe’s can support even more deserving pupils.

Skills and Attributes:

• 3-5 years’ working in Development. Experience working in a charity or educational setting necessary.
• Proficient in using Raiser’s Edge.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Organised, entrepreneurial and creative with natural problem solving skills.
• Ability to multi-task, self-prioritise, and manage multiple projects at once.
• Team player with flexibility to adapt to the changing dynamics of the division.
• Highly collaborative and emotionally intelligent with the ability to develop new relationships with ease. Relates well to a diverse audience of stakeholders, including current and former parents, alumni, pupils, staff, Governors and friends.

JOB SUMMARY

This is your opportunity to make a real difference!

Are you an ambitious, pro-active and confident self-starter looking for a new challenge? If so, this is the role for you.

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our charity team supporting the amazing NHS hospitals here in Nottingham. The Fundraising Assistant will be responsible for supporting the Fundraising and Communications team with administrative tasks, donor care, event coordination and to assist with generating income.

This role offers ample opportunities to make your mark and to work with us in the Hospital and the Community on our projects, events and campaigns.

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About Nottingham Hospitals Charity

Nottingham Hospitals Charity exists to support patients, families and staff at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, which includes the City Hospital, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Hayward House palliative care centre and Ropewalk House hearing centre.

As one of the biggest NHS charities in the UK, Nottingham Hospitals Charity has raised over £60million in 17 years, to fund state-of-the-art specialist equipment, medical research projects, enhancements to the hospital environment, and staff support programmes.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• To be a key contact for fundraising enquiries to the Nottingham Hospitals Charity office, including in-person donor visits, telephone calls, emails and letters; collation and sending of information packs to potential and current supporters; and advising on queries relating to fundraising and volunteering
   
• To ensure that a donor-focused approach is adopted at all times when dealing with donors, members of the public and colleagues, to maximise the opportunities of encouraging donor giving.
   
• To act as the first point of contact for newly-acquired donors by delivering actions related to individual giving and supporter journeys – to include writing thank you letters and other correspondence, and working with the hospitals as beneficiaries
   
• To provide support across other income streams at the Charity as required, including updating Raiser’s Edge database
   
• To support the promotion (to include mailings, social media posts, distribution of posters/flyers) and delivery of fundraising, profile-raising, donor stewardship and challenge events
   
• To assist in the preparation and analysis of data and reports for use with management meetings
   
• Following agreed processes and GDPR, to ensure the meticulous recording of all data relating to fundraising on Raiser’s Edge and filing systems (including personal data and financial information)
   
• To work with the Individual Giving Manager, providing administration and stewardship support
   
• To perform face-to-face canvassing at Nottingham Hospital sites and within the Charity Hub to sign up new supporters to ‘Friends’ and our key appeals and campaigns
   
• To undertake training and skills development and to keep up to date with the changing requirements of the role
   
• To work within legal and charity guidelines

If you would like to chat more about the role please contact Samantha Cousens at Nottingham Hospitals Charity

Closing Date: Friday 21st February 2025 

Supporter Care Administrator
Salary: Staff Level 2 £9,524 (FTE £23,810)
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: 15 hours per week. Ideal working days would be Thursday and Friday, but some flexibility may be available for the right candidate
Location: Taunton. Opportunity for hybrid working with at least 1 day a week in the office 

Somerset Wildlife Trust is a local independent charity, and the only organisation uniquely focused on improving the natural environment of Somerset for the benefit of wildlife and people. We champion Somerset’s stunning, diverse, and important natural environment, making the case for nature to the public and politicians. We protect wildlife and lead the recovery of the environment by example, including on our nature reserves. 

The Supporter Care Administrator will support the Fundraising Team with membership and community fundraising to maximise engagement and income from the valued supporters of Somerset Wildlife Trust.

This is a crucial role which would suit a person wanting to work in a meaningful and friendly team, whilst requiring part time and hybrid hours.

The Supporter Care Administrator will meet the Fundraising Strategic Targets by:

Providing great supporter care and record keeping, and key support to the fundraising team, to maximise engagement and income from supporters of Somerset Wildlife Trust.

Responsibility 1: Supporter care

• Being the first point of contact for the majority of our supporters and offer first-class stewardship to ensure our members, donors and fundraisers feel well-supported.
• Maintaining the highest standards of supporter care, including when responding to enquiries, judging when to involve other fundraisers to maximise potential support and income.

Responsibility 2: CRM (Raiser’s Edge) & Systems

• Providing efficient data entry and administration, including for membership, fundraising appeals, community fundraising and events, processing all donations, including credit card payments, cheques and BACS accurately and acknowledging donations in a timely manner.
• Maintaining accurate and up to date records on the Trust’s supporter database (Raiser’s Edge), including by uploading new memberships, donations and event attendees and updating records.  Work with other team members to manage the recording of fundraising activity and income to help them become confident users.
• Producing electronic member retention letters and work with the Database Officer make other improvements to processes to maximise effective use of Raiser’s Edge.
• Assisting in the ongoing development and improvement of Raiser’s Edge and in the support of other teams using the system.
• Supporting Fundraising colleagues with other systems used in the day to work of the team.

Responsibility 3: Team administration

• Being able to manage multiple tasks and requirements whilst demonstrating excellent time management.
• Demonstrating good problem-solving skills and be able to work independently to deal with most enquiries and issues arising during the day.
• Providing administrative support for the Fundraising team.
• Identifying and propose improvements that can be made to internal processes to help make the team more efficient.
• Supporting with member events, including the AGM.

Additional benefits of working for the Somerset Wildlife Trust include:

• 7% employer pension contribution
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Flexible and agile working
• Wellbeing support – EAP, wellbeing champions
• Diversity networks through RSWT/TWT
• Paid volunteer days
• Continuous Professional Development opportunities
• Minimum 33 days of holiday (25 annual leave + bank holidays)
• Active staff social events
• The opportunity to make a real and positive difference to nature, communities and the climate.

Closing date: Sunday 23 February 2025

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Somerset Wildlife Trust have an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Plan and are committed to continuing to improve the equality, diversity and inclusion of every aspect of our work; we know we need to engage with everyone to live our values and achieve our goals. We welcome applications from everyone and are happy to discuss any accommodations or arrangements that would make the recruitment process better for you, and the working environment should you be employed.

No agencies please.

The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money solely to support The Royal Marsden, a world-leading cancer centre. We ensure our nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments, which are used across the UK and around the world.

From funding state-of-the-art equipment and ground-breaking research, to creating the very best patient environments, we will never stop looking for ways to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.

We are a very ambitious organisation which has gone through transformational growth over the past five years. Alongside funding an existing programme of world-leading research, treatment and care, the Charity completed its largest capital appeal to date, successfully raising £70 million to build the Oak Cancer Centre at the hospital’s Sutton site, which opened in summer 2023.

We have exceeded our fundraising targets, over the past three years, raising over £90m against a target of £83m and making over £82m in funding available to The Royal Marsden. However, with one in two of us expected to develop some form of cancer, it is essential that we go even further in our fundraising efforts to support the essential work of The Royal Marsden. Therefore, we have recently launched our most ambitious strategy yet, that will see us raising at least £215m over the 5-year period.

The Charity is committed to raising £150 million, through a major fundraising appeal, for a new major development project in Chelsea, which will launch in 2025/26. There is also an extensive portfolio of engaging projects outside of the capital appeals, that help to support all aspects of the hospital’s work to improve the lives of cancer patients.

Working for us offers you a challenging and rewarding career, as well as the chance to really improve the lives of those living with cancer. The Community Fundraising team stewards some of our most dedicated supporters, who organise events and bring their networks together to raise up to six figure sums. We build long lasting relationships with individuals as well as community groups, schools and corporate organisations to raise millions for Charity every year.

This role will play an important part in the engagement of community supporters, identifying new prospects and effectively stewarding existing supporters. You will be a high performing fundraiser with experience of delivering income growth through effective relationship management. You will be ambitious and proactive and relish the opportunity to support the Charity to achieve its ambitious goals.

Are you passionate about challenging poverty and inequality? Do you have the ambition and drive to make a difference as a key senior leader at Toynbee Hall, a charity that for over 130 years has been the pioneer for social action and change, championing a fairer future for everyone in the heart of East London and beyond?

Most importantly, can you convince others of the value of our work, and secure the investment and support we need to help people and communities change their futures for the better?

If your answer is yes, Toynbee Hall is looking for an experienced, proactive Trusts and Grants Manager to join our diverse team.

This exciting role offers a superb opportunity for a dynamic fundraiser to lead and develop this crucial income stream. With exceptional relationship management and written skills, and proven experience of raising six-figure plus grants, you will manage strategic relationships with trusts, grant makers and statutory funders, maximising income to help combat the causes and impact of poverty – and to inspire the next generation of social activists

Key Responsibilities

Donor management

• Write tailored, inspirational applications and project reports addressing grant-making priorities or requirements as specified
• Create and maintain a schedule of approaches to new, lapsed, and existing funders; developing, writing, and delivering creative and engaging proposals in line with the objectives and criteria of each funder
• Work collaboratively across teams and areas of operation identifying new funding opportunities, reporting on impact and evaluation
• Develop and implement a programme and methodology of approaches to small, medium and large trusts
• Work toward an agreed annual work plan meeting targets and milestones; prioritising workload and planning activity.

Identifying funding opportunities to ensure that our charity broadens awareness of and funding for our vital work

• Identify and research a comprehensive pipeline of realistic funding opportunities including trusts and corporate foundations
• Maintain a broad knowledge of the organisation’s funding needs
• Liaise closely with senior managers and teams to plan and develop the strongest possible proposals
• Approach funders, develop and maintain new relationships and access new fundraising opportunities
• Regularly research new opportunities via cold trusts

Developing strong relationships with funders

• Develop and maintain stewardship plans to keep all funders engaged with the impact of their support, including managing visits
• Report to key funders on progress, expenditure, and future plans
• Working with delivery and management staff to ensure that funder objectives and monitoring requirements are met
• Maintain accurate records and information about funders on Raiser’s Edge NXT and in communication with the finance team
• Identify and initiate opportunities for funders to engage with Toynbee Hall beyond their funded project

Strategic

•  Plan and deliver individual fundraising projects; developing new fundraising ideas and engaging internal and external stakeholders to deliver them
• Work with Head of Fundraising to report and forecast progress against established targets for income, research, and relationship development
• Stay informed of developments and trends in fundraising by monitoring sector news and networking with appropriate organisations
• Work with Executive team and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) to leverage their contacts and expertise

Team responsibility

• Develop and maintain mutually supportive internal relationships with project teams, finance, monitoring and senior management
• Work in line with the Institute of Fundraising’s Code of Practice, Fundraising Regulator
  and GDPR, fulfilling any additional legal requirements related to this function of fundraising 

• Take responsibility for your personal development and seek out opportunities for support and development

Please download the full Job Description for more details.

Job Description

Job Title: Corporate Partnerships Executive Directorate: Income Generation

Team/Department (if specific): National Partnerships Management, within High Value Partnerships Department

Salary: £22,932 - £26,319 plus £3,366 inner London weighting if applicable Vacancy Type: Permanent

Location: London (Combination of home based with at least one day a week in the London office. Please note during busy partnerships period it may be necessary to be in the London office more regularly and travel to partner locations is expected).

Context and Background

The NSPCC believes in fighting for every childhood, in order to carry out its charitable work, the NSPCC relies on the fundraising support of people across the UK for 85% of its annual income. Within Fundraising, our aim is to provide maximum resources for the NSPCC and children by working together to create the best possible donor experience by building long-term relationships to create a supporter experience which is different, better and more rewarding than that of supporting any other charity.

The Corporate Partnerships Department is comprised of three teams – a national Partnership Management team and a national New Business team, both based in London, and a regional Partnerships team, based across the UK. We believe that partnerships with companies are one of the best ways to raise money, reach millions of people, and engage in the UK public with our work. As much as a one-off donation is always welcome, we want to develop long-term, mutually beneficial relationships that put companies at the heart of what we do and simultaneously meet commercial needs.

We are looking to recruit a Partnership Executive to join the national Partnership Management team. 

The successful candidate will ideally have an understanding of corporate fundraising and the charity sector and will be excited about the opportunity to support our work. They will be great at building relationships with colleagues and external partners, as well as working independently to manage projects, support events, tell stories, create inspiring communications, and ensure our partners love supporting the NSPCC. They’ll bring creativity and a can-do attitude to the team and be an important ambassador of the NSPCC.

Job Purpose

• To provide a high level of support on the NSPCC’s flagship partnership and the projects that accompany it
• To produce high quality fundraising assets and creative stewardship pieces for stakeholders.
• To lead on projects that support the team

​Key relationships - Internal

• Reports to a Senior Partnerships Manager
•  Works closely with an Account Manager
• Support on the Head of team on projects
• Works closely with the Strategic Projects and Communications team
•  Liaises with staff in the other NSPCC functions

Key relationships – External

• Key stakeholders across relevant partnerships
• NSPCC suppliers to order/receive goods necessary for carrying out team fundraising activities

Main duties and responsibilities 

•  To act as assistant to a team delivering the NSPCC’s flagship partnership. Carrying out tasks as assigned by the line manager or Head of team to agreed standards and deadlines and meeting corporate standards of customer service.
• To draft and produce written communications such as newsletters, emails, fundraising assets and other documents as required, using word processing, databases and spreadsheets to required standards.
• To build relationships with fundraisers across corporate partnerships and support at fundraising events where required.
• To undertake specific projects as necessary or as required to support the team.
• To organise internal and external meetings on behalf of the team as required, including co-ordinating dates, booking meeting rooms/venues/facilities, organising refreshments and taking minutes at meetings as required.
• To proactively take steps to improve knowledge and understanding of our partners through supporting the development of relationships with them and conducting research as requested.
• To maintain an efficient record keeping system for the team, including current and archived files, using appropriate databases and systems.
•  To provide financial administrative assistance to budget holders, including processing invoices, placing orders, undertaking financial analysis, cash handling and banking in line with NPSCC policies and procedures.
• Improving processes within the department.

Responsibilities for all Staff within the Income Generation Directorate

• To attend and occasionally lead team meetings and actively participate in department meetings, contributing to strategy, discussions and decisions which will be beneficial to the NSPCC’s development of fundraising activities.
• To behave at all times in a manner consistent with the NSPCC’s Values.
•  To ensure data used in relevant systems is current, accurate and reliable.
•  To maintain an awareness of own and others’ Health and Safety and comply with the NSPCC’s Health and Safety policy and procedures.
•  A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.

Person specification

1. Experience of confidently liaising with multiple teams and with external supporters to assist departmental activities
2. Well-developed verbal communication skills to provide the highest standards of customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
3. Ability to produce clear and impactful written materials with meticulous attention to detail
4. Proven track record of working proactively and flexibly within a dynamic and pressurised environment
5. Proven track record organising own workload efficiently with often competing deadlines
6. High standard of numeracy skills in accurately entering and recording financial data and other general calculations and working withing defined procedures and regulations
7. Ability to effectively manage complex projects with competing outcomes
8. Ability to deal with confidential information sensitively and appropriately
9. Ability to deal with confidential information sensitively and appropriately
10.  Experience using Windows-based software packages including word processing, spread sheets, email and the internet to deliver tasks and projects. Experience of using Raisers Edge desirable

This is your opportunity to make a real difference!

Are you an ambitious, pro-active and confident Corporate Fundraiser? Do you have your fingers on the business pulse of the East Midlands? Do you have an excellent network of corporate contacts who would love to give back to their local hospitals? If so, you could be just the person we are looking for.

As a small, dynamic team, we have big ambitions to build on this income stream and grow our corporate partnerships portfolio in the coming years. The role will entail identifying, researching, managing, and growing a portfolio of corporate partnerships to help us deliver our fundraising ambitions.

You could be an individual who is already successfully working in corporate fundraising, or perhaps has been inspired to make the leap into the third sector with business development and/or healthcare sector experience. Above all, you must be energetic, target-driven and able to communicate with passion and influence.

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About Nottingham Hospitals Charity

Nottingham Hospitals Charity exists to support patients, families and staff at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, which includes the City Hospital, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Hayward House palliative care centre and Ropewalk House hearing centre.

As one of the biggest NHS charities in the UK, Nottingham Hospitals Charity has raised over £60million in 17 years, to fund state-of-the-art specialist equipment, medical research projects, enhancements to the hospital environment, and staff support programmes.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Director of Fundraising and Comms, the post-holder will be responsible for fundraising from companies across the East Midlands to increase annual income and awareness of Nottingham Hospitals Charity and its appeals.  Working with SMEs to blue chip companies, the post-holder will develop mid to high value partnerships with companies across the region, based on a sound business approach and relationship development.  This is a strategic role and the post-holder will need to work creatively, with a diverse portfolio, to maximise income. Working primarily in the corporate sector, the post-holder will also work together with our Community, IG, Comms and Marketing colleagues in support of our overall objectives.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Achieve or exceed agreed income and productivity targets through successful development and management of corporate fundraising
• Develop and implement annual corporate fundraising plans to grow income, generate new leads and manage ongoing relationships
• Conduct prospect research to identify best prospects and plan approaches to introduce the Charity to secure support, to include Charity of the Year partnerships and sponsorship opportunities
• Cultivate and develop relationships with new corporate supporters and develop relationships with existing partnerships to secure ongoing support
• Provide effective relationship management and stewardship to provide support and develop fundraising activity to deliver income and increase retention of corporate donors
• To promote and co-ordinate company staff fundraising and volunteering opportunities
• To engage with and steward a diverse range of fundraising supporters where required
• To develop and implement creative fundraising initiatives to encourage companies to support Nottingham Hospitals Charity quickly and easily
• To regularly attend networking events across the East Midlands to introduce Nottingham Hospitals Charity to potential corporate supporters
• To participate in local and regional trade events to promote Nottingham Hospitals Charity’s profile and encourage support
• To secure Nottingham Hospitals Charity as the beneficiary for local corporate charity events
• To make corporate sponsorship approaches and deliver outcomes for sponsors
• To plan and execute events and opportunities for corporate partners to showcase our work and engage with new supporters
• To regularly make presentations and give talks to companies, businesses and organisations
• To work with Fundraising colleagues to develop and support the events programme, particularly promoting opportunities to corporate contacts
• To ensure the meticulous recording of all data on Raiser’s Edge and filing systems (including personal data and financial information)
• To work with Nottingham Hospitals Charity’s fundraising, administrative and IT systems and guidelines
• To represent Nottingham Hospitals Charity internally and externally as required
• To regularly work outside of regular office hours
• To undertake any other duties, which may be reasonably required

The ability to drive and the use of a car is essential for this role.

An opportunity like this does not come up at Nottingham Hospitals Charity very often. If you would like to chat more about the role please contact Samantha Cousens at Nottingham Hospitals Charity.

Job Purpose

Provide administrative, events and communications support to assist in the delivery of legacy and trust fundraising including the management of legacy gifts and the management of relationships with donors’ families, executors and legacy pledgers.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Secure and schedule appointments with legacy pledgers, prospective pledgers, Trustees and Trust Administrators for all members of the Legacies and Trust teams. Draft meeting plans where necessary, book and arrange travel, and prepare and compile briefing packs with meeting locations, directions etc. Use own judgment to resolve any problems because of last-minute changes to appointments and travel arrangements. This will involve dealing with influential people external to the University including prospective and existing donors.

2. Use Raiser’s Edge to maintain accurate records and manage data relating to legacy pledgers and donors and their gifts, ensuring that all information is up-to-date and correct. Make judgements on the best way to reflect meetings and relevant information on the database, ensuring a complete record of the relationship with the University is maintained and that privacy regulations are complied with. Use expertise to suggest improvements to procedures.

3. Assist in the process of identifying and managing segments of the alumni/donor database from which potential legacy pledgers could be drawn. Interrogate databases and spreadsheets to support stewardship, events and fundraising and run legacy activity reports in liaison with Planning & Development Operations staff to monitor progress.

4. Maintain an action timeline to ensure all legacy administration and stewardship activity is completed efficiently and ensure legacy fundraisers maintain efficient contact and follow up, “managing up” where required to ensure actions are completed.

5. Work with gift management staff to ensure legacy gifts are correctly allocated to the appropriate fund.

6. Co-ordinate arrangements for events for the 1451 Society of legacy pledgers, including drafting invitations, liaising with guests and venues, compiling materials such as information packs, presentations, signage and badges. Ensure the correct people receive the correct invitation and that an accurate picture of invitations and attendees is maintained and recorded on Raiser’s Edge database.

7. Support the delivery of selected follow up actions for legacy pledgers or prospective pledgers, for example co-ordinating campus visits involving academic departments and the University’s Senior Management Team, liaising across the University and with donors to compile schedules.

8. Support the communication strategy for legacy fundraising and stewardship by writing and editing communication materials, sourcing quotes and content and liaising with bequest pledgers and executors. With guidance, draft, upload and ensure the maintenance of content for the University’s web pages on legacy giving in liaison with Development & Alumni and Marketing colleagues. (CMS T4, training will be given).

9. Act as liaison with the Regular Giving Team and Digital team  to provide legacy information to support mass mailings,  telephone fundraising and legacy communications on social media.

10. Act as first point of contact for enquiries related to legacies and, when appropriate, act in the place of the Legacy Gift Manager / Philanthropy Officer - Legacies when they are absent or unavailable by responding to queries in a timely and efficient manner to maintain the smooth running of the operations.

11. Provide the Strategic Philanthropy Manager (Legacies and Trusts), Trusts and Foundations Manager and Philanthropy Officer-Trusts  with administrative support as and when required to maximise income from Trusts and Foundations. This may include producing gift acknowledgements, proof reading of applications, formatting of applications, coordinating information and assisting in the submission of applications to Trusts and Foundations as and when appropriate  .

12. Keep general administrative procedures up to date, including drafting correspondence, opening mail, photocopying and filing as well as arranging catering and supporting visits with donors.

13. Act as a purchasing officer as required.

14. Participate fully as a member of the Development & Alumni and External Relations teams, ensuring strong links and good working relationships.

15. Be prepared to undertake projects appropriate to the grade of the role but that might fall outside its direct remit of as the line manager, Director and/or Vice Principal External Relations may advise. This will include providing administrative support  in other areas of the Development and Alumni team and External Relations directorate from time to time.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential:

A1 Ability to demonstrate the competencies required to undertake the duties associated with this post (as below) having acquired the necessary knowledge and skills in a similar role. OR

Scottish Credit and Qualification Level 5 or 6 (National 5 or 6, Scottish Vocational Qualification Level 2 or 3) or equivalent and experience of personal development in a similar role.

A2 Detailed knowledge across the Microsoft Office Suite (principally Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)

A3 Understanding of the objectives of a Development & Alumni operation and how this role can support them.

A4 Understanding of legacy fundraising

A5 Understanding of the role of relationship management databases and how they support donor and alumni relationship development and fundraising.

A6 Good knowledge of updating and interrogating data.

A7 Understanding of data protection regulatory requirements and how they affect fundraising and alumni engagement.

Desirable:

B1 Knowledge of fundraising in the higher education sector

Skills

Essential:

C1 Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to present information clearly and concisely and to persuade others

C2 Resilient in the face of challenge, using initiative and judgement to resolve problems independently.

C3 Excellent time management abilities with demonstrable planning, organising and prioritising skills and the ability to schedule work weeks ahead and respond to changing pressures and requirements.

C4 Exceptional attention to detail

C5 Confident self-starter with ability work to tight deadlines with minimum supervision whilst also working effectively as part of a team and building effective working relationships

C6 Tact and sensitivity to deal with confidential information and bereaved family members.

C7 Strong commitment to customer service.

C8 IT skills with the ability to update and manipulate data.

Desirable:

D1 Ability to create and maintain webpages

Experience

Essential:

E1 Experience in an administrative role in a customer-facing environment

E2 Experience of interrogating a complex relationship management database such as the Raiser’s Edge to deliver events and communications and manage supporter/customer relationships.

E3 Experience of event management and administration

E4 Experience of working in an office team environment

Desirable:

F1 Experience of fundraising or alumni relations

F2 Experience of outbound telephone fundraising or sales

F3 Experience of writing or editing communications

F4 Experience of the Agresso purchasing system

F5 Experience of HTML and Google Analytics

F6 Experience of Raiser’s Edge

Supporter Services Administrator

Position Objective:

• Responding to phone calls, e-mails and letter correspondence from members
• To provide the Fundraising Department with general administrative support

Term of Employment:

Part-time (3 days a week, ideally Monday to Wednesday)

Reports to:

International Membership Services Manager

Location:

Hybrid in London

Salary:

£28,500 (pro-rata)

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

• Ensure that all member contact, including letter correspondence, e-mails and phone calls, reflects the organisation’s positions and values, contains up-to-date information and is handled in a timely, professional, and efficient manner
• Verify donor data, including demographic, membership, and personal information, and input it into the membership database
• Organise and maintain the Fundraising Department’s administrative systems and procedures, including processing credit and debit card donations, preparing cheque donations for banking, filing financial statements, and adding donations to the database
• Process invoices and liaise with the PETA Foundation US’ Finance Department
• Investigate and respond to donor and supporter enquiries in a timely manner
• Liaise with external agencies as required
• Perform general administrative tasks
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications:

• Experience with Windows, Microsoft Outlook and database systems, preferably Raiser’s Edge
• Experience in a membership services or relevant customer services role
• Knowledge of animal rights issues and PETA UK’s campaigns
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional organisational skills, with experience in managing multiple tasks
• Strong attention to detail with proven ability to deliver highly accurate work
• An understanding of GDPR is desirable
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality at all times
• Commitment to the objectives of the organisation
• Adherence to a vegan lifestyle strongly preferred

Are you passionate about making a difference through philanthropy? Join the University of Glasgow as a Philanthropy Officer and play a key role in advancing our fundraising and alumni engagement strategies. In this exciting position, you’ll have the opportunity to build compelling propositions, identify and cultivate relationships with prospective donors, and secure major gifts ranging from £10K to £1M. Your efforts will directly contribute to meeting ambitious activity and revenue targets, helping us drive meaningful change.

Candidates should have a strong understanding of major gift fundraising and experience in fundraising, sales, or a similar target-driven role is essential. If you’re ready to make an impact and bring your skills and motivation to an inspiring cause, we’d love to hear from you!

Job Purpose

Contribute to the implementation of the University of Glasgow’s fundraising and alumni engagement strategies by building compelling propositions and identifying, cultivating and soliciting prospective donors with capacity to give from £10K to £1M, meeting targets for activity and revenue.

Main Duties

1. Contribute to the development and execution of the University’s fundraising strategy and particularly for the programme to secure gifts of between £10K and £1M. Assist in the development of the complex action plans to deliver the strategy.

2. Keep abreast of developments in leading major gift cultivation and solicitation practice to ensure all work is subject to continuous improvement.

3. Lead the development of relationships with key alumni and other potential donors by managing a pool of potential donors. Devise and execute bespoke programmes of involvement and communication that lead to major gifts (e.g involvement in alumni programmes, invitations to prestigious/intimate University events, devising visits to campus and individual meetings with academic staff and University leadership).

4. Both solo, and with other staff, use professional expertise to deliver a programme of proactively meeting with potential donors to understand their interests and motivations, set them on a path to major gift support and solicit gifts in person (mostly five, but also six and seven figure gifts). The post-holder will need to represent the interests of the entire University in developing these relationships from research and teaching to widening participation, entrepreneurship and civic programmes. Conduct a target number of face-to-face meetings per annum.

5. In collaboration with academic colleagues, articulate convincingly the University’s priority themes and projects for philanthropic support. Develop powerful case statements, project descriptions and tailored proposals for presentation to potential major donors. Liaise with beneficiary areas to ensure the object of any proposal is properly costed and can be delivered.

6. Drawing on specialist knowledge, provide advice to prospective major donors (whether proactively engaged or approaching the University independently) on how to structure and best effect their giving intentions.

7. Negotiate gift agreements, managing donor and academic expectations to balance the donor’s intent with priorities and capacity of the beneficiary area to deliver and ensuring this is communicated appropriately to donors.

8. Using detailed knowledge, use the University’s alumni and donor database (Raiser’s Edge), to ensure relationships with potential donors are recorded and tracked so a complete record of the relationship is maintained. Analyse progress and provide relevant reports on activity.

9. Build and share thorough understanding of University priority projects for philanthropic support. The postholder may be required to become the expert on a particular project, School, College or beneficiary area and to brief fundraising and other colleagues appropriately.

10. Provide specialist advice to academic and other colleagues on individual potential donor relationships, on fundraising and alumni/donor engagement generally and on its operation at the University of Glasgow.

11. Be prepared to undertake projects appropriate to the grade of the role – including line management - but that might fall outside its direct remit as the Director, Head of Philanthropy and/or Vice Principal External Relations may advise.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential:

A1 Either: Ability to demonstrate the competencies required to undertake the duties associated with this level of post having acquired the necessary knowledge and skills in a similar role. Or: Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 9 (Ordinary Degree, Scottish Vocational Qualification level 4, Higher National Certificate) or equivalent (including professional accreditation with relevant formal training), and experience of personal development in a similar or number of different roles

A2 Thorough knowledge of the principles, theory and practice of major gift fundraising including regulation (e.g. Data Protection) and legal requirements

A3 Understanding of and belief in the importance of universities and why they merit philanthropic support

Desirable:

B1 Ability to rent and drive vehicles in the UK

Skills 

Essential:

C1 Proven ability to ask for and secure gifts or financial commitments in person

C2 Results oriented self-starter

C3 Team player, able to both respect and work across boundaries

C4 Intellectually curious with an interest in people’s motivations and in the University’s work

C5 Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills – including active listening and the ability to build persuasive, concise, evidenced propositions

C6 Excellent time management and organisational abilities

C7 Resilient problem solving; able to withstand negative reactions and find solutions

C8 Excellent attention to detail – able to deliver accurate relationship tracking, proposals, briefings, event plans, budgets, prospect strategies and reports without close supervision

Experience

Essential:

E1 Experience in fundraising, sales or similar role and of working successfully to monetary targets

E2 Experience of representing an organisation’s interests and advocating for them

E3 Experience of working with a range of stakeholders and managing competing interests

E4 Experience of working with Raiser’s Edge or similar database to track donor or customer relationships

Desirable:

F1 Experience of fundraising in Higher Education

We are delighted to work with a leading charity playing a vital role across the UK to help people live well in their later life, through their care homes and retirement schemes. Following a restructure of the organisation a vacancy has arisen in Hampshire for a Community Volunteer Lead responsible for building their volunteer led fundraising within the county.

As the largest charity care provider in the UK, they have been delivering care and support to over 18,500 older people, for over 80 years, offering some of the highest quality care, accommodation, and support services throughout Britain. Their mission is to inspire the best care and wellbeing at every stage of later life.

Collaborating with the local team and supported by the national fundraising team, you will develop strong fundraising relationships, inspiring and empowering local volunteers, both as individuals and groups, across the area and including those within their community, to raise funds and enable those who choose to use their services to thrive. This will include supporting those who wish to fundraise In Memory and utilising the organisation’s fundraising products. 

You will:

• Demonstrate your experience of delivering successful community fundraising including recruiting, supporting and motivating volunteer groups and individuals, and community fundraising supporters. 

• Have excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with a variety of audiences via a variety of methods (email, phone, in person, etc) with outstanding presentation, interpersonal and networking skills.

• Be able to create and maintain effective working relationships with people at all levels including a variety of stakeholders internal and external with positive financial outcomes.

• Work to targets, plans and budgets, having strong financial acumen including budget setting, forecasting and reporting against targets

• Be a team player, with the autonomy to work under own initiative, prioritise workload and ensure deadlines are met.

With strong IT skills, and ideally knowledge of supporter databases, Raiser’s Edge, or similar you will have an awareness of Fundraising Regulator Codes of Practice and best practice community fundraising. 

An understanding of faith communities, including specifically the Methodist Church and its importance to community fundraising would be beneficial. 

Please note that you will need a valid driving licence and access to a car as regular travel with occasional overnight stays will be mandatory for the success of this role, as will be the ability to work flexibly outside core working hours.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual.  If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, we very much look forward to hearing from you. 

For more information, please contact Louise Portnall, 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.

Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, so please apply without delay to avoid disappointment.

The Talent Set are delighted to be working with The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity to find their Senior Corporate Partnerships Executive.

The charity offers a flexible working environment, with hybrid working and an expectation to work from either their Chelsea or Sutton site 2 days per week. 

Reporting into the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, this individual will deliver excellent stewardship to a portfolio of current partners - including both fundraising and pro-bono relationships - as well as supporting on our high-value partnerships. It will support the development and growth of corporate income, in line with our five-year strategy, through playing a key role in the partnership management team.

Key Responsibilities:

•  Manage a portfolio of corporate partners delivering partnership objectives, ensuring each partner has a development/renewal and stewardship plan in place and all income and expenditure is tracked and recorded accurately 
•  Manage our portfolio of pro-bono and in-kind partners, delivering partnership objectives and stewardship, and seeking opportunities to grow these relationships wherever possible 
•  Support the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager and Corporate Partnerships Manager in the management and delivery of high-value partnerships 
•  Support the Corporate Partnerships team on team-wide projects, supporting our progress and planning as a team overall 
•  Working with Comms teams across the Charity (Stewardship and Comms and Marketing/Digital/PR), manage the planning and delivery of key information materials, e.g. webpages, used to engage all corporate partners and stakeholders 
•  Work across the Philanthropy and Partnerships team to support with team-wide tasks, working closely with colleagues to support the Charity’s overall strategic objectives and targets 
•  Maintain excellent records on partnerships and prospects on Raiser’s Edge, ensuring that all information relating to donors is produced and stored in line with data protection regulations and best practice 
•  Develop strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders involved with The Royal Marsden to support partnership delivery

Person Specification: 

•  Experience of high-value fundraising
•  Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and confidential information, and negotiate with senior stakeholders
•  Proven success and involvement in managing five-figure gifts and managing relationships
•  A track record of successfully fundraising for a major charitable project or appeal
•  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, evidenced by successful relationships with donors, board members, VIPs, or senior volunteers and ambassadors
•  Strong and effective written skills evidenced in communications including emails, cover letters, reports, updates etc to donors and stakeholders

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.