Community and Events Fundraiser

2 weeks ago

Aberdeen, United Kingdom VSA Full time

VSA is currently seeking to appoint a Community and Events Fundraiser to join our busy Fundraising Team to help us change the lives of the people we support.

This is a busy and varied role and you will be the main point of contact for supporters raising money in aid of VSA or those who are taking part in VSA led or mass participation events. You will be responsible for organising and co-ordinating VSA-led events and growing our unrestricted income across multiple income streams.

Reporting directly to the Head of Comms and Fundraising the Community and Events Fundraiser will be responsible for supporter led acquisition, maximising donations from individual supporters and the administration and delivery of our supporter experience and events.

To be successful you will need to have expertise in Developing and Managing high quality relationships with fundraisers to cultivate, engage and nurture prospects and existing supporters. In addition, you will need to evidence your ability to create new and appealing fundraising activities, to appeal to and recruit new audiences and supporters.

**About VSA**

At VSA we help change the lives of over 20,000 vulnerable children and adults each year. We support a person's physical, mental, emotional, and social wellbeing through a range of residential and outreach support services. Across all our services, we support people living with learning disabilities, a mental health diagnosis, loneliness and isolation, additional support needs, poverty, addiction, and long-life conditions such as Parkinson's and Dementia.

**Hours: 35 hours per week (Mon-Friday)**

**Salary: £25k-£30k dependant on experience + Car Allowance.**

**Location: Castle Street HQ**

**Please note: you will be required to support the Fundraising Team and the charity at events as and when required. As many activities are held in the evening and at weekends the post will involve some unsocial hours, for which Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) will be given.**

**Purpose of Job**:
We have a fantastic and rare opportunity for an experienced fundraising professional to join our fundraising team to help us change the lives of the people we support.

You will be the first point of contact for supporters leading on all VSA’s community and events income streams, supporting individuals and groups to raise funds through activities and mass-participation events, and organising and co-ordinating VSA-led events.

**Main Duties/Responsibilities**:
The below provides are overview of key areas of responsibilities and duties (but is not limited to):

- In conjunction with the wider team, ensure the supporter experience and journey are of high quality and inspire people to continue to support VSA.
- Create new, appealing Community Fundraising activities and opportunities to recruit new audiences and supporters including clubs/associations and individuals.
- Contact all individual supporters that are raising funds in aid of VSA and take them through our supporter experience journey to help maximise funds raised for the organisation (Face to Face meetings, telephone calls etc.)
- Develop and deliver a range of mass participation & VSA lead events to generate income and affinity towards VSA from the public.
- Develop and manage high-quality relationships with fundraisers to cultivate, engage and nurture prospects and existing supporters, collaborating with fundraising colleagues, and senior management and to maximise networking opportunities.
- Manage and support all VSA events including charity balls, events across our services, galas, and supporter events.
- Processing online supporter experience registrations that come through online fundraising platforms (such as JustGiving etc) and web forms.
- Help manage VSA’s CRM system ensuring that it is kept up to date.
- Adhere to the highest standards of fundraising best practice ensuring compliance with OSCR and the fundraising code of practice.
- Promote the work of VSA representing the organisation at relevant forums, events, and seminars
- Supporting the team and the charity at events as and when required. As many activities are held in the evening and at weekends the post will involve some unsocial hours, for which Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) will be given.

**Qualifications/Training/Education**:
**Essential**:

- Able to demonstrate suitable experience and examples of achievements relevant to role.

**Desirable**:

- Educated to Higher / A Level and must include English
- Diploma in Fundraising

**Experience**:
**Essential**:

- Minimum two years experience working in a fundraising environment or similar role
- Proven experience working in a result orientated environment
- Proven ability to cultivate and maintain professional relationships
- Understand how to maximise income raise at events including gift aid
- Strong administration skills and knowledge of online platforms such as JustGiving

**Desirable**:

- Experience of working in the charitable/not for profit sector

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