Fundraising Officer

1 month ago

Trafford Park, United Kingdom City of Trees Trust Full time

Role overview

We are looking for a highly motivated, confident individual with great organisational skills who can sell the power of trees and woodlands to potential funders and supporters of City of Trees in Greater Manchester. This is an exciting and rewarding role for someone who is looking to work across multiple fundraising disciplines and establish themselves in our small but agile team.

They will work alongside our existing Fundraising Manager to help deliver our fundraising strategy with a focus on building unrestricted income levels for City of Trees. The ideal candidate is an ambitious self-starter with at least one year's experience in a fundraising role. The successful applicant will be expected to have a broad understanding of a range of income generation methods including community, legacy, digital and corporate fundraising.

The contract length for this role is 2 years with a potential to be extended dependant on funding.

About City of Trees

We are City of Trees, the community forest for Greater Manchester and registered charity. We plant trees, we look after trees, we promote a culture of trees. We plant trees for people; trees to create better, greener places; to boost health and wellbeing; to enhance green skills; and to tackle the climate and biodiversity emergency. We're rooted here in Greater Manchester, the place we live and work. We are proud to call Greater Manchester home and are passionate about making our region even better, one tree at a time.

The perks:

  • 25 holiday days a year, plus bank holidays Flexi-time Vibrant new office in Trafford Park, right next to a tram stop as well as opportunity to work in our city centre office.
  • Opportunity to get outside and get your hands dirty with planting and woodland management days.
  • Joining a growing, down to earth team
  • Going home knowing you've done something good for future generations

Before applying please access the full job description and person specification for this role which is attached to the advertisement.

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