Corporate Partnerships Fundraising Officer

Corporate Partnerships Fundraising Officer

Above & Beyond are looking for someone special!

Are you a passionate, enthusiastic, ambitious and motivated fundraiser?  Are you looking to help one of Bristol’s best loved charities grow and increase income? If so, this is a great opportunity for you.

The successful candidate will have a background in fundraising, preferably within corporate fundraising, or a sales background with a track record of meeting and exceeding targets. Key to your role is harnessing the passion of corporates, to motivate and inspire them to maximise their support.  You will recruit new corporates, build relationships and deliver excellent stewardship to engender long term and sustainable support.

Above & Beyond fundraises for Bristol’s city centre hospitals.  We have a passion for improving patient experience and enhancing healthcare in Bristol and the South West and belief in the cause will be fundamental to your work.  This is an exciting stage in the charity’s development and a great time to join.  Growth in the charity could see great potential for career progression.

To apply please send a CV and covering letter to Edd Smith, Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager, at Above & Beyond, Blackfriars, Bristol, BS1 2NZ or edd.smith@aboveandbeyond.org.uk. 

For an informal discussion please email or call Edd on 0117 3700 486. 

The closing date for applications will be Monday 3^rd September at 10am.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 12^th September and Thursday 13^th September. 

Job Description

Hours: 37 hours/week.  Full time. Some weekend and evening work will be required.

Salary: £22,000-£24,000 per annum dependent on experience  

Location: The Abbot’s House, Blackfriars, Bristol, BS1 2NZ

Direct Reports: Volunteers

Responsible to: Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager

Job Summary

Your main purpose is to optimise income from corporate partners in Bristol and across the South West, with a specific focus on long term corporate partnerships, to reach and exceed fundraising targets.  Key to your role is to inspire our corporate partners, motivating them to maximise their support.  You will recruit new corporates, build relationships and deliver excellent stewardship to engender long term and sustainable support.

Key Accountabilities

• Proactively develop the corporate pipeline by identifying prospects through research, networking and cold approaches.   
• Act as the first point of contact for corporates, responding to all enquiries, seizing opportunities and acting on them in a timely manner.
• Delivering presentations to partners, current and prospective
• Research and recommend new ways of raising funds and generating income through corporate fundraising helping to develop new and innovative fundraising ideas
• Deliver excellent account management across all accounts to increase income and sustain support to develop a reputation as the charity to work with.
• Promote and increase participation in third party and Above & Beyond events and work to diversify and expand our events offer, including working on the annual Bristol to Paris Cycle Challenge.
• Ensure the prompt thanking for support, accurate and complete records of donations and the administration of Raisers Edge.
• Work with the Communications Team to raise our profile through implementing fundraising campaigns, promoting events, and profiling corporate partners. 
• Work closely with other fundraisers to swap and generate leads.
• Manage other streams of income such as Cause Related Marketing partnerships, gifts in kind and corporate volunteering
• Adhere to the highest standards of corporate fundraising best practice as set out in the Fundraising Regulators Fundraising’s Code and ensure that all activities comply fully with the relevant Data Protection obligations and any other legislation.

General information

Due to the dynamic nature of the sector we work in, job descriptions are subject to review.  Jobholders are expected to be flexible and may be required to undertake duties which are not described in those above.  Reviews will be undertaken when necessary by line managers in consultation with post holders.

The charity’s normal working hours are 37 hours a week, but it will be necessary to be flexible due to the nature of our fundraising activity.

The staff work as a team and, as a small team, we expect all our staff to support each other and have the flexibility to get involved in activities at weekends and evenings as and when it is needed and appropriate.

Health and safety

Under the provisions contained in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, it is the duty of every employee to:

• take reasonable care of themselves and for others at work
• to co-operate with the Charity as far as is necessary to enable them to carry out their legal duty
• not to intentionally or recklessly interfere with anything provided including personal protective equipment for Health and Safety or welfare at work.

Additional Work

You are required to disclose any additional work you undertake or are planning to undertake for another employer.  The Charity will permit you to undertake this additional work providing the Trustees are satisfied that this does not conflict with the interests of the organisation, performance of your normal duties or with the requirements of the Working Time Regulations.

Person Specification

Essential

Skills, knowledge, education, experience         

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of working in a fundraising, sales or marketing background with a track record of meeting and exceeding targets.
• Experience of undertaking research and analysis ideally on companies.
• Track record of providing excellent account management.
• Excellent written and verbal skills with a flair for giving presentations.
• Ability to express the vision and achievements of the charity clearly to a variety of audiences
• IT skills to include confident use of CRM systems and ability to produce succinct and informative reports.
• Experience of planning and delivering new projects.
• Car driver with own car, willing to travel for events and meetings.

Behaviours        

• Ability to work on own initiative, self-directed and motivated.
• Possess a proactive approach and a drive to increase support.
• Well organised, able to prioritise and manage time effectively and work to tight deadlines with excellent attention to detail.
• Has the ability to build relationships quickly, connect with and engage, motivate and influence a wide range of people at all levels.
• Work well as part of a team with a collaborative, flexible and supportive approach.
• Commercially astute, able to see and capitalise on business opportunities.
• Able to find creative solutions to problems and not afraid to make informed decisions.
• Dynamic, innovative and adaptable approach to all tasks.
• A flexible “can-do”, enthusiastic and approachable style.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Bristol’s corporate landscape.
• Experience of working in the charity sector ideally in a health based charity.
• A fundraising qualification.

The responsibilities of this post and reporting structure will be periodically reviewed.