Fundraising Officer

We are looking for an experienced and driven fundraiser to raise new income for a Charity who promote the wellbeing and development of children and adults with learning disabilities and autism in all areas of their lives.

Position: Fundraising Officer

Location: Hammersmith

Salary: 28k to 33k (Pro Rata depending on experience)

Hours: Part time (3 days – 21 hours per week pro rata)

Contract: 12 months fixed term

Benefits: 25 days pro rata plus bank holidays, Contributory Pension scheme and Employee Assistance Programme

Closing Date: 9th July 2022

The Role:

As Fundraising Officer your responsibility would primarily be to identify and complete trust funding applications to Trust funders as well as complete tenders and contracts, you would also be responsible for developing fundraising programs/products, recruiting individual and corporate sponsors and volunteers, and encouraging support through promotional activities.

Key duties include:

• Develop, organise, and deliver fundraising events
• Research potential individual and corporate donors
• Develop the business fundraising strategy to include methods on how to engage potential donors, including single events and detailed campaigns
• Utilise social media where possible to improve fundraising activities
• Assist in planning and coordinating events to raise income and coordinate activities of volunteers and interns related to event planning and execution
• Create marketing materials, like flyers and brochures, to be used for the promotion of events and other fundraising initiative
• Maintain complete records of funders and manage regular funder communications including project reports
• Write funding proposals and sending these to potential sponsors
• Support in completing new and existing monitoring

About you:

You will be an experienced fundraiser who can demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Your knowledge, skills, and experience will include:

• Experience of working as a successful fundraiser in the charitable sector.
• Knowledge of the challenges and barriers facing people with learning disabilities.
• Knowledge of the charitable sector and social enterprise.
• Must work flexibly to meet the needs of the project (including evening/weekend if required to meet funding application deadlines)
• Knowledge and understanding of GDPR regulations.
• Attend team meetings and be a proactive member.
• Proven track record of generating income for a charity.
• Quick thinker and ability to make decisions under pressure.

The Charity

This amazing charity seek to promote the wellbeing and development of children and adults with learning disabilities and autism in all areas of their lives as well as supporting their families and carers.

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