Private Fundraising & Communications Coordinator

Two-year, full-time, fixed-term contract

Cord is an international charity based in the UK that has been working for over 50 years to build and transform relationships across a range of contexts in South-East Asia and Africa. Cord’s vision, mission and values are inspired by the Christian faith and we employ and work with people of all faiths and none. 

Cord’s vision is of a world where people can live in the fullness of peace; having the freedom to flourish and live free from fear. We work with people in highly sensitive and oppressive contexts to transform dysfunctional relationships between civil society and power-holders into those that create peaceful & inclusive societies. 

We are seeking a talented and effective Private Fundraising & Communications Coordinator to join Cord at an exciting time as we launch our new strategy. This role is a key member of the Cord team, being responsible for implementing the private fundraising & communications strategy. The role is dedicated to fundraising via the communication of stories of personal transformative change and “engaging intelligently” with our current and new supporters, and developing new relationships with Trusts and Foundations, high-net worth individuals and corporates. You will be a self-starter, who can hit the ground running to help us drive growth and achieve our ambitious fundraising targets for 2019 onwards. 

The Private Fundraising & Communications Coordinator will: 

1. Maintain income from existing supporter base and grow income from new sources for the organisation: 

2. Lead on implementing and shaping the Cord Private fundraising Strategy with individual supporters, churches, corporates, trusts, foundations & high net worth individuals 

3. Represent Cord externally at Church speaking engagements & key fundraising events 

4. Lead on administering and maximising the value of Cord’s fundraising database 

5. Line manage the Communications and Fundraising Assistant ensuring accurate recording of all donations and effective supporter correspondence; 

6. Lead on the production of clear and engaging communications content across print & digital channels which market Cord’s strategy to a wide variety of audiences globally. 

7. Develop and use a wide variety of fundraising and donor acquisition campaign tools to market Cord effectively to a wider audience. 

Ideal candidates will have: 

• A degree in related subject such as marketing, business or communications desired, or relevant and demonstrable work experience; 
• Understanding of current policy debates in fundraising, international development and peace-building. 
• 3 recent years’ demonstrable results in fundraising and communications within the UK and/or international charity sector; 
• Proven experience of building/maintaining a supporter base of individual and/or community supporters and developing a legacy programme 
• Proven experience of working with Corporates and high-net worth individuals as well as trusts and foundations to secure new funding 
• Experience of working on supporter databases such as Netsuite 
• Excellent organisational & administrative skills, and the ability to work to deadlines; 
• Competence in relevant Microsoft Office programs. 

If you are passionate about communicating confidently with a Christian audience in a church environment as well as to those with other faiths or none, have a commitment to the values and ethos of Cord, and have the energy to be part of a small but well-established organisation, then we would love to hear from you! 

For further details please see the attached job description, visit our website www.cord.org.uk/jobs or email HR hr@cord.org.uk 

To apply please submit a CV and cover letter of interest to hr@cord.org.uk by the closing date. 

Closing date: Sunday 6th January 2019, at 23:59 GMT 

Cord is an equal opportunities employer