Based at our Head Office in Leatherhead, KT22 0BX
Status: Permanent
Salary: Band 6, £37,052 - £44,761, per annum, dependent on experience, plus 5% Outer London Fringe Allowance
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 16:30, hybrid working, 2 days in office, 3 days at home.
About Us:
Combat Stress is the UK's leading mental health charity for veterans. For over a century we've been helping former servicemen and women deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Today we provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with complex mental health issues related to their military service.
About the role:
We are looking to recruit a Senior Major Gifts Officer (Philanthropy) to join the wonderful fundraising team at Combat Stress, the UK's leading charity for veteran's mental health. You will work across the organisation with our passionate supporters to enable us to provide life-changing treatment to former servicemen and women.
In this exciting role, you will cultivate, steward, and develop the donors in your portfolio, moving them along the Major Gifts pipeline. You will be tasked with securing gifts of £5,000 and upwards from individuals and helping to build a revenue 'pipeline' of new supporters.
To be successful you will need to demonstrate proven success in raising five figure gifts and above from Major Donors, experience of managing a portfolio of supporters and soliciting new support. You will be reporting into the Head of Major Gifts and joining colleagues who are passionate, knowledgeable and great to work with.
This role is subject to a DBS check.
What we offer:
You will work within a reputable charity that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our veterans, that has a fantastic cause and a committed follower base.
Benefits:
1. 27 days paid holiday plus bank holidays. After 5 years continuous service, this will increase to 30 days paid holiday plus bank holidays and after 10 years continuous service, this will increase to 33 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.
2. Competitive stakeholder pension scheme - contributions matched up to 11% of salary.
3. Discount shopping vouchers.
4. Cycle to work scheme.
5. Access to the Employee Assistance Programme.
6. Flexible working.
7. Access to Blue Light Card scheme.
8. Death in Service Scheme.
Plus many more.
How to apply:
To apply, please provide a CV and supporting statement. Please include the below in your supporting statement:
1. Please tell us about what interests you in joining the fundraising team at Combat Stress.
2. Please give an example of a time when you used your strong communication skills, verbal or written, to convey information in an engaging and persuasive way.
3. Please provide an example of a time when you have built, or maintained, a strong working relationship?
Please note, we reserve the right to close this advert early, should we receive a sufficient amount of applicants.
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