Senior Community Fundraiser
2 days ago
Welwyn Garden City
Reporting to: Community & Challenge Events Manager Direct reports: N/A Hours: Full time, Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week). Location: Hybrid working – Minimum 40% of working time to be spent in the office based in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Includes occasional local, regional and national travel. Job purpose: • Lead and grow community fundraising activity and campaigns to support Willow’s strategic income goals, • Build and steward strong relationships with donors, fundraisers, volunteers, and community partners to increase support and awareness., • Develop innovative fundraising initiatives with the Community and Challenge Events Manager, informed by sector insights and trends., • To help lead and develop our Community Fundraising strategy and plans within agreed budgets to achieve financial non-financial targets., • To raise awareness of our work and to inspire support through:, • Providing outstanding stewardship to our network of supporters to maintain engagement and build loyalty. To provide a highly personalised approach to supporting Willow’s fundraisers ensuring our supporters receive a positive experience throughout their fundraising activity, • To proactively develop relationships with various organisations within the community setting, including, schools, societies, community groups and companies., • To create a pipeline of activity, that helps us to reach new audiences through proactive outreach, • To coordinate and deliver presentations to a variety of community audiences, with support from wider team and volunteers., • To organise and deliver a calendar of fundraising activity that creates opportunities for supporters to help Willow. Ensure participation and income targets are achieved., • To develop the charity’s social media fundraising activity in collaboration with the wider team., • Collaborate closely with the Communications Team, to help plan and develop multi-channel campaigns including on and offline activity that inspire and engage people., • To work with the Communications Team to produce campaign materials, share interesting stories and fundraising updates. Prepare content for newsletters, website, and social media., • To develop a team of volunteers to support fundraising activity. This could include delivering talks, attending events, and promoting Willow at community events., • To foster relationships with Willow’s network of charity shops and explore collaborative opportunities to mutually support each other’s initiatives., • To ensure accurate recording of supporter information and reporting on activity through:, • Updating the charity’s database, Raisers Edge (RE) recording all donor contact and fundraising activity., • Using RE as a tool to aid fundraising using data insight and reporting, • To prepare end of campaign reports to improve results for future campaigns and capture learnings., • To prepare regular income reports and updates as required., • To keep up- to- date and comply with the rules as set by the Fundraising Regulator, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and other relevant legislation and codes of practice and good practice., • To keep up to date with changes and trends in the UK fundraising environment Essential • Demonstrable experience in Community Fundraising of at least 1-3 years, • Experience in managing staff and/or volunteers, • Proven record of accomplishment in delivering and meeting targets, • Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative, • Well organised with attention to detail, • Ability to inspire and influence others to support Willow, • Ability to develop, motivate and manage individuals and groups of individuals, • Ability to manage several projects and tasks simultaneously and skilled at prioritising, • Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, • Effective negotiating and influencing skills, • Strong numeracy skills and ability to forecast and analyse fundraising results, • Decisive and quick problem solver with the ability to adapt easily to change, • Experience of producing fundraising reports for activity and outcomes, • Proven experience in delivering timely fundraising campaigns and initiatives, • Regular travel across the county will be required. Willing to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends as required., • Full driving license and access to a car