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Area Fundraising Manager – South West England (Bristol, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Dorset)

Employer
RNIB
Location
South West England (Bristol, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Dorset)
Salary
£24,860 - £27,346 per annum depending on experience
Closing date
30 Sep 2018

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Salary: £24,860 - £27,346 per annum depending on experience
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 36 hours per week

The RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) are looking for an Area Fundraising Manager to join our team in the South West of England as we embark on a period of growth and development.

We require the Area Fundraising Manager to have drive, enthusiasm and experience to help us build a vibrant community fundraising team. At RNIB we are in an exciting stage in the development of our Connected Community of blind and partially sighted people. This community is growing fast, supporting increasing numbers of people with sight loss. To support this work, we urgently need an Area Fundraising Manager to help generate income and build an effective network of volunteer fundraisers.

You will be a great communicator with the ability to speak to a wide variety of people to ensure results are delivered and targets met. You will of course be creative and use your initiative to identify opportunities to maximise income.

You will also be experienced in motivating people to get involved, quickly building rapport and establishing long lasting relationships with others, such as supporting companies and individuals. 

As Area Fundraising Manager, you will be an important member of our Network team in the South West England. The team is responsible for engaging, supporting and connecting people with sight loss through social events, volunteering, campaigning, raising awareness of sight loss as well as fundraising.

The ability to travel throughout the area/region to fulfil customer and service requirements is required.

In exchange we offer a competitive salary, a stimulating and supportive working environment and a benefits package including:

  • 26 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), which increase with service
  • Excellent pension schemes

If you would like to apply for this great job opportunity please click the apply button.

Closing date for applications: 30th September 2018.
Interview date: TBC.

We’re the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and we’re here for everyone affected by sight loss. Working for us means working for one of the UK’s biggest charities, supporting almost two million people living with sight loss in the UK.

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) helps empower blind and partially sighted people, creates connected communities and drives societal change. We are a national charity working locally.  

RNIB is committed to being led by our customers (blind and partially sighted people), and one of the ways we do this is through active involvement and engagement in many of our work activities, including the recruitment of new members of staff.

Please be aware that blind and partially sighted volunteers may be involved in the recruitment and selection process for this vacancy; including reviewing job applications and CV’s, shortlisting and interviews and selection tests.

RNIB is committed to being an Equal Opportunities organisation and we welcome applications from people with sight loss.

Company

RNIB (the Royal National Institute of Blind People) is a large, national charity offering information, support and advice to two million blind and partially sighted people throughout the UK. Founded in 1868, RNIB has an annual income of more than £114m, over 1,700 employees and 4,800 volunteers. It is headquartered in London.

RNIB’s vision is of a world where people who are blind and partially sighted enjoy the same rights, responsibilities, opportunities and quality of life as people who are fully sighted.

RNIB began life as in 1868 as the British and Foreign Blind Association for Improving the Embossed Literature of the Blind. It was founded by a partially sighted doctor, Thomas Rhodes Armitage. In 1949 the charity received a Royal Charter and, in 1953, changed its name to the Royal National Institute for the Blind. In 2002, RNIB became a membership organisation and changed its name again - to the Royal National Institute of Blind People, rather than for Blind People. Under RNIB’s Royal Charter and Bye-laws, the majority of its trustees must be blind or partially sighted.

One of the charity’s flagship services, Talking Books, began in 1935 and is still very popular. It gives access to 23,000 fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children. Subscribers can receive the books on a CD, USB stick, an app or mp3 format. They can also use RNIB’s digital download service or borrow from 22,000 braille books and 5,000 giant print books.

The charity runs an online shop and has four resource centres which sell accessible products. Products include talking clocks and watches, large button telephones, cookery aids and tactile toys and games.

RNIB’s Helpline has been running since 1997. Callers through the Helpline can reach the charity’s advice and counselling teams. The Advice Service is able to give advice to blind and partially sighted people, carers, friends, relatives and organisations helping people with sight loss. Common issues include eye conditions, registering sight loss, employment, education and benefits.

RNIB’s Counselling Team is a small group of telephone and online counsellors who give people struggling with the onset of sight loss the opportunity to talk about their feelings and gain support. Calls or sessions are not charged.

RNIB has recently decided to amalgamate its 24,000 membership in a new community called RNIB Connect. Membership is free and includes the charity’s 8,000 strong campaigning network and the charity Action for Blind People’s Action Connect online community (Action for Blind People became an associate charity of RNIB in 2009).

RNIB is also an active campaigning charity. It has 8,000 campaign supporters and campaign staff stationed across the UK. Recent campaigns have concerned the new Personal Independence Payments and changes to Attendance Allowance. The charity also undertakes permanent campaigning on transport and retail accessibility and pavement obstructions.

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Telephone
0303 123 9999
Location
105 Judd Street,
London
London
WC1H 9NE
GB

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