Fundraising Officer

2 weeks ago

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, United Kingdom NFP People Limited Full time

Fundraising Officer (Trusts and Foundations)


Are you looking for a rewarding role with training and development opportunities? Are you passionate and creative with strong writing skills? We have an exciting and rewarding fundraising opportunity working with a local charity that supports all carers in Wiltshire and Dorset.


Position:
Fundraising Officer (Trusts and Foundations)

Location:
Wiltshire, offices in Ferndown, Dorset or Semington (hybrid/flexible working)

Salary:
£28,000 (FTE) per annum

Hours: 22.5 hours per week

Contract:
Permanent after a satisfactory probationary period of 6 months

Benefits: 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays

Closing Date: 30th March 2023

About the Role


The Fundraising Officer will be a member of a dynamic team of committed and passionate individuals working together to raise the profile of carers and support the work of the organisation.

The main purpose of this role is to secure funding from Trusts, Foundations and grant-giving organisations.

Key responsibilities of the Fundraising Officer include:

  • Develop and maintain a strong portfolio of potential funding sources through prospect research and by staying on top of market trends and opportunities.
  • Work closely with colleagues across the charity to understand funding needs and develop strong cases for support.
  • Support existing trust and grant fundraising activities, including researching, planning, reporting, and seeing through to completion.
  • Work collaboratively with the fundraising team to support operational staff to participate with the monitoring and evaluation of grant funded projects.
  • Work collaboratively with the wider fundraising and communications team to contribute to social media activity and provide relevant updates for the fundraising section of the organisation's website.
  • Keep up to date with developments and relevant issues in fundraising in general and trust and grant fundraising, charity funding and the wider voluntary sector by studying the literature and attending appropriate training courses.

About You
To succeed in the role of Fundraising Officer, your key skills will include:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with good copywriting and proofreading ability Experience in creative proposal writing and the ability to demonstrate clear outcomes and impact.
  • Highly capable of working to tight deadlines to meet targets.
  • Good research skills with experience in identifying quality new business leads.
  • Proven ability to form good working relations, both internally and externally with people at all levels
  • Have excellent timemanagement skills and the ability to prioritise multiple deadlines.
  • Ability to develop relationships with existing and potential supporters.

About the Organisation
3 in 5 of us will become a carer at some point in our lives.

Whether we are caring for a parent, partner or family member with an illness or disability, caring is a rewarding and demanding role.

Unpaid carers save the economy over £132bn every year - that's the cost of a second NHS. The carers the organisation supports saves the local economy over £961 million a year.

The charity helps carers access services, information, education and training, respite, and breaks from their caring role.

They ensure they have a voice that is heard and work with health and social care professionals and employers to raise carer awareness and develop best practices.

You may have experience in areas such as Trust Fundraiser, Trusts Fundraising Officer, Trust Fundraising, Trusts Fundraising, Trust and Foundations Fundraiser, Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Officer, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Fundraising Officer, Trusts, Grants, Foundations, Trusts and Grants Fundraising Officer, Marketing, Content Marketing, Marketing and Communications, Communications, Marketing Officer, Fundraising Marketing, Sales and Marketing Officer

PLEASE NOTE:
This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

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