Time left to apply End Date: November 29, 2024 (8 days left to apply)
job requisition id R2231
We are a football club with a desire to be the best and are always looking for talented people to join our Everton Family.
Everton is a workplace people crave to join, where extraordinary talented people belong, thrive and deliver the remarkable.
Who are we: Since 1988, Everton in the Community has become a dynamic force for good, harnessing the unifying power of football to drive social change and addressing societal challenges across Liverpool City Region. Supported by a team of over 130 full-time staff and over 200 volunteers, the independently governed and independently financed charity offers an extensive array of more than 60 programmes and initiatives that tackle a diverse range of social issues. These programmes cover areas such as health, employability, anti-social behaviour, crime, exploitation, education, dementia, and disability.
Everton in the Community stands firmly beside the most at-risk and most in need members of its local communities, but the needs of the city are ever-growing and ever-evolving.
About the opportunity: Everton in the Community is seeking to appoint a Fundraising Executive to support and assist with delivery of the operational fundraising activities across the charity.
The Fundraising Executive will also support the Fundraising Manager in undertaking industry research and support the planning, development, communication, and implementation of the fundraising strategy meeting agreed targets within the context of the charity’s strategic direction.
Other key responsibilities will include:
1. With the support of the Fundraising Manager, play a key role in planning, developing, communicating and implementing the fundraising strategy, meeting agreed targets within the context of the charity’s strategic direction.
2. To play a key role in the planning, preparation and delivery of all key fundraising products, events, campaigns and initiatives which take place throughout the year.
3. Working closely with external organisations with the aim of engaging and encouraging supporters to get involved in third-party fundraising events for the benefit of the charity as and when required.
4. Supporting in the generation of new leads that sit across the various fundraising products and initiatives including charity of the year.
5. Contributing to the production of timely reports on all aspects of potential and/or existing fundraising activities and events as required, to include, for example, developing case studies, obtaining quotes and testimonials, highlighting statistics and cataloguing pictures and videos.
6. Work closely with the charity's internal Marketing Team to develop relevant promotional materials and communication campaigns for various fundraising products, events, and campaigns.
7. Ensure that thorough risk assessments are carried out prior to fundraising events and activities, taking into account and reporting any potential hazards that may occur and doing everything possible to eradicate the risk.
Safeguarding
To understand the Club’s Safeguarding policy, procedures, and best practice guidelines. To use this understanding to ensure safe working practices, appropriate reporting of concerns and contribute positively to an Anti-bullying environment.
Who we are looking for: We are looking for an individual who has proven experience of fundraising from a variety of sources and who has a sound understanding of the Charities Act and other legislation affecting fundraising ventures.
Our successful candidate will also demonstrate the following skills, knowledge, and experience:
1. Project management qualification or equivalent - (desirable though not essential)
2. Experienced and comfortable with giving presentations.
3. Previous experience of events management and/or fundraising.
4. Enthusiasm for and commitment to the aims of EitC.
5. Good team player who can also work on own initiative.
6. Commitment to building a career in the charity sector.
7. Excellent communicator, both written and verbal, who places high value on attention to detail.
8. Highly computer literate (with strong abilities on Word, Excel and ideally Database knowledge and application).
9. Strong administration, organisational and planning skills, with an ability to look past the numbers.
10. An ability to adapt quickly, be flexible in the face of change and solution-oriented.
11. Ability to remain calm under pressure.
12. Ability to anticipate and prioritise diverse workload.
13. Ability to carry through projects from conception to completion.
The closing date of this advert is Thursday 28th November 2024. This position will be offered on a Permanent Contract working 35 hours per week, with the role being based across our Everton in the Community campus.
Everton Family Safer Recruitment Practices
The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As a requirement of our safer recruitment practices, this role will require an Enhanced DBS check or evidence that you are subscribed to the DBS Update Service information of which can be found here.
This role is subject to both evidence and verification of relevant qualifications including proof of eligibility to work in the UK which will be discussed with you if your application is successful.
Equity & Inclusion
Everton is committed to ensuring everyone is respected, celebrated, and empowered for who they are, regardless of their identity. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, those who identify as female and those from racially diverse communities. We are dedicated to supporting the physical and mental/emotional wellbeing of all our people. Should you have a disability or long-term health condition and require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application/interview/onboarding process, please let us know by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team via email- careers@evertonfc.com.
To support our pledge to diversify our organisation and through our commitment to the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code, Everton will offer a guaranteed interview to those who highlight they are female, from a Black, Asian or Mixed Heritage community or have a disability/long-term health condition should they meet a pre-determined level of the advertised job criteria. This scheme does not guarantee any applicant employment.
About Us
Everton Football Club
We are constant innovators in the footballing world, ceaselessly striving to be the best, and the first to accomplish new feats, while establishing new forms. We are one of the Founding Members of the Football League and pioneers of the game.
Throughout our 140-year history we have been recognised as a family-oriented Club based on our proud traditions. Those traditions have also encouraged innovation, ensuring Everton has remained one of the great pioneering Clubs in the history of the game. The first Club to construct a purpose-built football stadium, Goodison Park is one of the most revered stadiums in England.
It was also the first Club to see its players wear shirts numbered 1 to 11, the first Club to go on an overseas tour, the first English Club to install dugouts and undersoil heating, the first Club to feature in a televised match, the first Club to introduce a regular matchday programme, the first Club to present its players with medals for winning the Football League championship and the first Club to have a player, Dixie Dean, break the 60 goals barrier in a single league season.
Everton in the Community
EitC is one of the UK’s top sporting charities and firmly established on the world stage of community sports development. We are considered one of the Premier League’s leading community schemes due to the quality and reach of our various programmes. Since 1988, we've been at the forefront of social intervention across Merseyside. We use the power of sport to motivate, educate and inspire people not just in our local communities but around the world to improve their life chances.
Everton Women
Everton Ladies sits proudly as part of the ‘one club’ structure at Everton Football Club. We continue to boast one of the richest histories in the women’s game and were one of the founder members of the FA Women’s Super League Everton Ladies’ Regional Talent Centre (RTC) provides players with a clear pathway into the first-team. Development age groups range from Under-9s to Under-16s with our RTC bringing through Ladies players that have gone on to represent their country.
Everton Family
The Everton Family is committed to equal opportunities and is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, we accept all job applications in a variety of formats and should you need any documents in a different format or require any further support or assistance please contact the Recruitment team on 0151 705 9709 or via email careers@evertonfc.com.
The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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