Fundraising Relationship Officer

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom Robinson Grace HR Consultancy Full time

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**Fundraising Relationships Officer**

**Hours and Contract**: Full time - 34.5 hours per week, permanent contract

**Location**: Hybrid/ London Head Office and remote

**Salary**: Circa £32,000 (dependent on experience)

Are you seeking an exciting new opportunity in charity fundraising? Are you ready to be part of a team driving real change in their fundraising activities?

This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented fundraising professional, who has a strong knowledge of and commitment to working animal welfare.

**The opportunity**

The Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA) is the charity for the working animal of the world. Since 1923, working through a series of global projects and partnerships across 23 low-income countries, it has supported the welfare of working donkeys, horses, camels, oxen and other working animals in communities that depend on them for water, transport, agriculture, and their very survival.

As part of the charity’s ambitious strategic development plans, SPANA is recruiting a Fundraising Relationships Officer. In this role, you will join a fast-paced, agile, and dynamic organisation that is building its global reach and impact to meet the growing need for its support.

**Your key responsibilities include**:

- High value donor and corporate fundraising programme support.
- Project manage high-value donor and corporate fundraising and engagement activities, including delivering appeals, submissions, and enquiries.
- Administer the high-value donor thanking programme across the trust, legacy, and corporate fundraising, ensuring exemplary stewardship.
- Gather and analyse information about current and prospective high-value donors and corporates from GDPR-compliant sources such as publicly available websites and the supporter database.
- Contribute to research on donors and corporates, to enable targeted approaches.
- Maintain the prospect pipeline, identifying potential donors and corporate partners to ensure the Fundraising Relationships programme continues to grow.
- Project manage fundraising events, taking an active role at each event, and ensuring all aspects of the event run with efficiency.
- Project-manage the development and production of SPANA fundraising and marketing materials, to support high-value donor and corporate activities.
- Provide general administrative support such as drafting documents, updating policies and procedures, and meeting minutes, dealing with telephone queries, data entry etc.

**Your knowledge**:

- Knowledge of fundraising principles and practices.

**Your experience**:

- Experience of working in a busy professional environment as administrator, fundraiser, researcher, or project manager on a variety of projects.
- Experience of providing exemplary administrative support and maintaining effective administrative systems and procedures.
- Experience of providing excellent supporter/customer care and resolving complaints.
- Experience of building working relationships with a diverse range of people at all levels of seniority.
- Experience of organising or assisting with events.
- Experience generating income and/or outcomes against set targets. (Desirable).

**Your skills**:

- Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively.
- Exceptional organisational skills, remaining calm whilst dealing with changing priorities to meet tight deadlines.
- Good attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Ability to work independently and take initiative.
- Ability to maintain effective administrative systems and procedures.
- Strong computer skills.
- A diligent researcher with excellent analytical skills to interpret information concisely.
- Strong commitment to SPANA’s vision, mission, and values

**In return, SPANA can offer**:

- 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. Further leave will accrue after two years of service up to a maximum of 30 days.
- Company pension scheme (SPANA will contribute 10% of salary, if you contribute 5%)
- Hybrid working with London Head Office (Borough High Street) attendance on average approx. 1 day a month (travel expenses not included).
- Health Cash Plan with Medicash which includes access to virtual GP appointments and a member’s discount portal.
- Group Life Insurance scheme, which provides coverage at 3x your annual salary.
- Group Income Protection scheme, designed to provide income if illness or injury prevents you from working for a period of time.
- Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme including face-to-face counselling.
- Paid Volunteer Day.
- A career path that can grow with the organisation.

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