We're looking for a Community Fundraising Manager - it's a great opportunity to develop a plan and deliver a diverse portfolio of fundraising activities to engage people with our work and contribute to our income. You will manage a team to help develop innovative fundraising products, grow our supporter base and provide exceptional supporter stewardship. Income generation Responsible for supporting the development of a 3-year community fundraising income strategy to grow income from a modest base of £125k per year to circa £275k per year. Implement the operational plan for community fundraising income. Plan, develop and deliver new community fundraising products, campaigns and events that will resonate with stakeholders including members, donors and volunteers to fundraise. Work collaboratively with Comms, Marketing & Digital teams to develop and drive forward promotion of community fundraising to reach existing and new audiences, including developing content for social channels, e-comms, webpages and fundraising packs. Establish a network of community fundraisers, building relationships with community fundraising ‘champions’, and providing excellent supporter care and timely communication. Evaluate community fundraising projects regularly and make changes when necessary. Leadership, management and collaboration Lead the community fundraising programme in line with Marine Conservation Society values and organisational culture. Contribute to fundraising cross-team planning and strategy development. Line management of 2 part-time Community Fundraising support roles with responsibility for operational delivery of their fundraising plans and performance management including, 1-2-1 meetings, appraisals, day-day performance management against KPI’s, motivation and objective setting. Build collaborative relationships with peers across the charity. Governance & reporting Manage the overall budget for community fundraising, including monitoring of income and expenditure against budget. Setting, measuring, and reporting against agreed KPIs Ensure the Community Fundraising team are accurately recording the receipt of donations and gifts received from supporters. Ensure accurate financial and CRM supporter records are maintained and accessible. Ensure all relationships comply with relevant charity law, GDPR requirements and the charity’s Ethical Fundraising Policy. Work with our Data Manager, Head of Marketing, and the Fundraising team to ensure the CRM database holds key, relevant profile information on supporters. Attend department and organisational meetings reporting on team related matters as required and cascading organisational priorities as appropriate. Knowledge and experience (what you’ll know) Essential A track record in community fundraising or similar, with the ability to demonstrate success in meeting financial targets and income growth. Can demonstrate your experience of supporting the development of 3-5 year strategic plans Experience of developing and leading on annual operating plans in line with strategic goals. Can show your line management experience, including knowledge of successfully developing and motivating a team. Can successfully set and manage multi-year budgets. Good knowledge of and experience of working with CRM databases including the collection and storage of data in line with GDPR. Sound knowledge of current fundraising trends and knowledge of fundraising policies, procedures and legalities. Desirable Experience of establishing and growing new community fundraising products. Project management experience, able to plan and deliver within set timescales. Skills & abilities (how you’ll do it) Essential Able to take responsibility for delivering against objectives and monitor and evaluate operational and financial plans. Excellent interpersonal skills including relationship building, influencing and negotiating with a wide diverse audience Able to work as a leader and motivate others. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including attention to detail. Strong planning skills and the ability to manage a varied and busy workload while meeting tight deadlines. Self-motivated and able to demonstrate creativity, initiative and work proactively Ability and confidence to represent the organisation with potential and existing donors. Desirable Strong IT skills, including MS 365 tools (Teams, SharePoint, One Drive etc.) Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc. Personal Qualities (what you’ll bring) A personal style in line with our values and our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion: We are brave We have integrity We are a community We are credible We are positive We are solutions focused An innovative and creative thinker who is quick to generate solutions and ideas. Comfortable with change, with a flexible and adaptable approach to work, with good prioritization skills. Approaches problems with a creative and enabling mindset to seek solutions. Responds positively to challenges – managing your personal responses when things get busy Comfortable and capable when working independently and on own initiative. Motivated and focused in both the home working and busier working environments. A good team player who builds open and supportive relationships. A positive, optimistic, and ambitious vision for the future of Community Fundraising. Collaborative and team-oriented approach, with the ability to work effectively with colleagues across different functions and levels. Proactive and results-driven mindset, with a focus on achieving measurable outcomes.