Fundraising Assistant

**What's involved with this role**:
**Fundraising Assistant**
**Reference no: MRC RQ773596**
**Pay rate £12.50 per hour PAYE** To work collaboratively across the fundraising team assisting with building and developing fundraising relationships by providing high quality fundraising support to our volunteers, fundraising groups, and key supporters; Ensuring that our supporters receive the best possible experience, and that our campaigns and products run smoothly. Key responsibilities:

- Provide excellent customer service as a first point of contact to members of the public who enquire about fundraising by phone, social media, mail or in person and encourage their support by providing fundraising guidance, support and information about the charity’s work. Provide support for recruitment activity and promotion of Marie Curie’s flagship fundraising campaign, The Great Daffodil Appeal 2023.
- Support our current network of registered volunteers and fundraising groups across the geographical area of responsibility. Provide regular support for their fundraising and events.
- Identify opportunities to expand our network of volunteers
- Assist the team by attending cheque presentations and fundraising events when appropriate or co-ordinating attendance through our volunteer network
- Assist with the management of Great Daffodil Appeal public collections within the geographical area of responsibility, including management of street and store collections, placement of daffodil boxes in retail stores, recruitment of collection volunteers and supporting fundraising groups with their collections and Great Daffodil Appeal activity during February - April.
- Engage with all Great Daffodil Appeal volunteers/fundraisers Ensuring they are appropriately onboarded, thanked an appreciated for their efforts.
- Provide administrative support across the team where necessary to record, bank and process income in accordance with policies and procedures

**“Role Requirements” - to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria**:

- Knowledge of social media channels
- Broad awareness of the charity sector, in particular Fundraising
- Experience of working within fundraising, including organising and marketing campaigns / events
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build a rapport and relationships with a range of people both internally and externally to the charity
- Strong organisational, multitasking and administrative skills with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to use initiative and work independently

**by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. SEE DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD.**
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**If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.**

**Other “Essential Requirements” - Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items**:

- **Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.**
- Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
- Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
- Please refer to the Role Requirements section above - your CV must address the requirements listed.

**Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable**:

- Any local authority/public sector experience
- Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for.

**Job Ref: MRC RQ773596**

**Anticipated Length of Assignment**: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.