Fundraising Coordinator

**Fundraising Coordinator**

**£24K pro rata - 21hr per week; flexible/hybrid**

Are you looking to join a charity that is making a real difference for children with disabilities?

Friends For Leisure is a recognised award winning and long standing charity established in 1995. We help disabled children and young people in Cheshire East enjoy friendship and leisure. Families come to us when they see that their disabled child is struggling with their social life. This could be because their child travels out of area for their education, so he/she doesn’t get to know other children in the neighbourhood. Or it could be because they are seen as “different” at their local school, and are therefore excluded from social activities. It may also be because the young person has an Autism Spectrum Condition, which can mean that they struggle with communication and don’t understand the need for friends. The outcomes are often loneliness, isolation, under-developed social skills and mental ill-health. Why not get to know us, and help us make a real difference.

**The Role**

**Responsibilities**:

- Organise and run fundraising activities, with other staff members.
- Maintain a database of funders, including those that are not appropriate, to reduce the amount of research carried out.
- Assist individuals and organisations who want to fundraise on behalf of Friends for Leisure.
- Undertake research as required to develop the Fundraising strategy, including lists of prospects.
- Engage in community and corporate fundraising to expand sources of funding.
- Maintain full-cost-recovery information, to identify activity costs and funding requirements.
- Provide grant administration, including information for the preparation of grant reports.
- Coordinate with the Manager to ensure that grant funds and donations received are recorded accurately on the charity’s financial system.
- Ensure all donors are promptly thanked in a timely and appropriate fashion.
- Build relationships with relevant funders ensuring all donors are provided with monitoring and evaluation reports as required, keeping them up to date with project development.
- Ensure that all Gift Aid claims are processed in a timely manner.
- Provide relevant Management Information for the monthly statistics and develop performance measures to help to evaluate the success of the work.
- Attend meetings of the trustee board when required.
- Maintain adequate records and undertake necessary administration tasks.
- Carry out any other appropriate duties as directed by the Manager.

**Benefits**:

- Hybrid working from our Congleton office and working from home on days to be agreed
- Working with a long established charity supporting children with disabilities
- A rewarding work environment with huge job satisfaction

**Requirements**:

- The ability to create and maintain positive relationships with funders
- The ability to understand the conditions of any potential offer of funding to ensure the charity can meet those requirements
- Strong research skills and patience to find funding opportunities
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, CRM systems, and marketing tools
- Demonstrate strong desire to keep up-to-date on fundraising trends & best practices
- A driving licence and means of transport
- Good organisational skills and time management

**What do we have to offer you?**
- A worthy cause to get behind and know that you and making positive impact on the lives of young people with disabilities.
- A charity that continues to grow, change and innovate, and gives our teams the space to be proactive and creative.
- Work colleagues that are as smart, hardworking and driven as you - and a team that is making a real impact on peoples lives.
- A support network of colleagues, trustees and other ambassadors who you can lean on.

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: £24,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 21 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension

Schedule:

- Flexitime

Ability to Commute:

- Cheshire, CW12 4AA (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cheshire, CW12 4AA