Do you have impeccable interpersonal and presentation skills? Would you be comfortable representing the Charity and engaging with senior stakeholders? Well this could be the role for you!
The Role
The Fundraising Officer – Partnerships is an important new role within the Fundraising Team, acting as the face of the Charity and first point of contact for potential corporate supporters and other donors.
Leading on delivering Wonderseekers’ Curiosity Collective corporate fundraising campaign, this is your chance to develop your corporate fundraising skills to deliver a small, personal annual income target. Previous fundraising experience is a bonus, but not essential as support and training will be available. However, you must have impeccable interpersonal and presentation skills, be comfortable representing the Charity and engaging with senior internal and external stakeholders, be results-focused and willing to learn.
Working as part of a small, growing Team of experienced fundraisers, the Fundraising Officer - Partnerships will play a key supporting role to the Team, providing exceptional stewardship to donors. Whilst supporting members of the Team with research and pipeline development, preparing briefing papers and funding proposals and writing and implementing cultivation and stewardship plans, there will be lots of opportunities for personal development and the potential for promotion within the Team.
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver the rolling corporate campaign recruitment plan, including attending networking events, sending out partner packs, and preparing/delivering face-to-face pitches.
* Co-ordinate the corporate campaign marketing activity, liaising with the Marketing and Communications team.
* Provide exceptional, ongoing stewardship to all members of the corporate campaign.
* Monitor all grants and donations received, ensuring that these are acknowledged and thanked in a timely manner and assist with other stewardship activities.
* Maintain and champion the fundraising CRM, Donorfy, providing administrative support to other users as required (training provided).
* Manage the fundraising inbox, ensuring that all fundraising enquiries are dealt with in a timely and professional manner.
* Keep abreast of sector news/new funding opportunities and conduct other desk research to assist with development and management of the Charity’s funding pipeline/donor base.
* Maintain the Charity’s fundraising asset bank, writing/updating ‘boilerplate’ copy for funding applications, assisting with the research and development of project cases for support and compiling case studies and evidence of need.
* Assist in the preparation of cultivation plans, briefing notes and other cultivation activity, funding applications and supporting materials.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
* Basic knowledge of the UK charity sector
* Demonstrable customer service experience (volunteering or work experience)
* Experience working within the corporate sector is desirable
* Experience managing a CRM is desirable
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to write clearly and concisely with attention to detail
* Well-organised with the ability to conduct systematic research
* Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships
* Goal-oriented, tenacious and self-motivated with the ability to work independently and prioritise your own workload
* Proficiency in Office 365
* A basic understanding of the charitable sector
* Collaborative, open and honest and keen to learn
Job Details
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
Work Pattern: Weekdays - exact work pattern flexible and can be discussed at interview
Salary: £27,000 FTE per annum (based on 0.6 FTE actual salary £16,200 per annum)
Line Manager: Trusts & Foundations Manager, Fundraising Team
Responsible for: Trusts & Foundations (T&F) Managers and freelance T&F Fundraisers
Holiday: 25 days per annum plus bank holidays FTE (actual hours 148.5 hours per annum including bank holidays). Option to buy/sell some leave and gain additional days for continuous service after four years. The post holder is not expected to work bank and public holidays.
Location: Wonderseekers HQ, Eastleigh with regular attendance at Winchester Science Centre, Winchester
Interviews: Provisionally 19, 20 or 22 November
Ready to Apply?
When you are ready to apply, please submit your application through our recruitment portal. No recruitment agencies, thank you.
You will be asked to submit your contact details and answer a few questions so we can get to know you. Please keep your responses concise, this is your opportunity to really stand out. After answering these questions, please upload your cover letter and CV.
Need information in a different format or would like to apply in an alternative way? Just get in touch with Laura via hr@wonderseekers.charity, or book a phone call with her by calling the office on 01962 863 791.
We can't wait to receive your application.
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