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Fundraising and Volunteer Manager

Employer
The LATA Foundation
Location
Hybrid role. Office in South Kensington, London.
Salary
£30 - £40k pro rata depending on experience
Closing date
16 Oct 2024
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LATA Foundation

Fundraising and Volunteer Manager

West London – Hybrid role. Office in South Kensington, London

Initial 6-month contract with view to permanent position

3 days a week. This is a part-time role. Flexible hours possible

£30 - £40k pro rata depending on experience

 

The LATA Foundation was established in 2007 by members of the Latin America Travel Association (LATA) to support social and conservation projects throughout Latin America. Run entirely by volunteers, the foundation is proud to have donated over £550,000 to carefully chosen and vetted projects. We are now looking to build on our success and develop our first paid position.

 

The LATA Foundation is recruiting for a Fundraising and Volunteer Manager to:

  • Source and on-board new regular donors
  • Increase donations
  • Co-ordinate the work of the volunteer teams to improve effectiveness
  • Improve our donor communications
  • Be our spokesperson and advocate

 

3 elements to the role:

  • Fundraising
  • Donor Communications
  • Volunteer Management

 

Fundraising:

  • Sourcing and on-boarding new regular donors
  • Devising new initiatives / strategies for fundraising
  • Working with the fundraising team to plan and execute initiatives 
  • Supporting fundraising events
  • Maximising opportunities to engage LATA members, such as LATA EXPO

 

Donor Communication:

  • Devising structure and schedule for donor comms and ensuring delivery
  • Ensuring delivery of newsletters / e-shots / messaging
  • Maintaining current donor relations
  • Developing targeted mailing lists
  • Overseeing social media presence
  • Overseeing collateral and presentation updates  

 

Volunteer Management:

  • Supporting and enabling the LATA Foundation teams: projects, fundraising, trustees
  • Ensuring regular meetings, minute taking and prompt follow ups
  • Disseminating information across the teams
  • Co-ordinating work of whole LATA Foundation team to ensure effectiveness and efficiency
  • Monitor the foundation’s enquiries inbox

 

Must have:

  • Experience of managing people and teams
  • Experience of charity sector, particularly fundraising
  • Great organisational skills
  • Excellent communications skills - verbal and written
  • Networking skills
  • Events experience
  • Computer skills including: PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Mail Chimp
  • Experience managing digital communications and social media
  • Willingness to attend some out of hours events
  • Willingness to travel to London office and other UK destinations and events as needed

 

Nice to have:

  • Experience of fundraising from trusts, foundations, individuals or major donors
  • Experience of managing volunteers
  • Travel industry experience
  • Knowledge of Latin America
  • Proficiency in Spanish and / or Portuguese

The role is hybrid, with one day a week in the LATA offices in South Kensington, and the rest working remotely. Hours are flexible, and can be adapted to suit the candidate, with the three days spread across the week as appropriate.

Interested? Please send your CV and completed application form (see supporting documents) to: recruitment@latafoundation.org

We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible as interviews will be carried out on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close early.

Company

The LATA Foundation was established in 2007 by members of the Latin America Travel Association (LATA) to support social and conservation projects throughout Latin America. Run entirely by volunteers, the foundation is proud to have donated over £550,000 to carefully chosen and vetted projects. 

For more information please see our website: www.latafoundation.org

Company info
Website
Telephone
07748085520
Location
20 Upper Tachbrook Street
London
London
SW1V 1SH
United Kingdom

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