We are currently looking for a tenacious relationship manager to support all community fundraising activity across Devon and Cornwall on a maternity cover contract for up to 12 months. Our Community Fundraising team has ambitious targets to help us in our fight against heart and circulatory diseases and we are investing in our team to help us achieve these goals.

You'll maximise income and awareness for the BHF within your patch by proactively securing and managing community fundraising partnerships and recruiting and managing networks of fundraising groups, supporters and volunteers. You will proactively build and develop fundraising groups, recruiting individual volunteers and supporters and you will be responsible for securing fundraising partnerships as well as delivering national campaigns, local projects and maximising community engagement.

This role focuses particularly on building strong relationships with businesses who can or already give support to the BHF locally, offering organisations incredible opportunities to continue and grow their support, and with that, their ability to keep more hearts beating in their community.

About you

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in fundraising at a community level or strong evidence of transferable experience, for example an outstanding track record in sales or account management. You'll have excellent communication, networking and relationship building skills.

This role provides a brilliant opportunity for a candidate to transition from a local charity to gain experience with one with nationally recognised brand presence. Or for an ambitious sales person who is an expert in their field, to use their transferable skills to help our vision become a reality. We're brave, informed, compassionate and driven. If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

You'll need to have a full UK driving licence plus previous experience of working remotely and be able to demonstrate an ability to manage and motivate yourself.

Please note this is a home-based position and you will need to live in Devon or Cornwall. Candidates who live outside of the local authority should highlight an intention to relocate to the area in their covering letter for their application to be considered.

About us

Everyone who works at the British Heart Foundation is part of something bigger - a mission to beat heartbreak from the world's biggest killers. Heart and circulatory diseases still kill 1 in 4 people in the UK and that's heartbreak on a scale we simply don't accept. Across our offices and stores, we are helping fund research that saves lives. If that's a mission that inspires you, and you have the skills we need, you could be the Fundraising Manager we're looking for.

How to apply

To apply for this role please click through to our website for further details. Our process involves submitting your CV and supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role's criteria.

Please note this is maternity cover contract for up to 12 month fixed term contract.

Interviews will be held the week commencing 3 September 2018.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

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