Operations and Community Fundraiser

**Operations and Community Fundraiser**

**Reporting to**:Centre Manager

**Location**:Sussex MS Centre, Southwick Recreation Ground, Croft Avenue, Southwick,

West Sussex, BN42 4AB

**Purpose of Job**:
To work with the Centre Manager to ensure that the Centre is fit for purpose, providing a welcoming, safe and comfortable environment for our members. To work with the staff, members and volunteers to develop and organise a varied programme of fundraising events. To cover core activities when the Centre Manager is absent.

**Key Duties**:
Central tasks are outlined here but the Centre is small so the role is very hands-on and would suit a person prepared to be adaptable and help with all tasks.
- **Centre and Users**_
- To open the Centre daily at 8.30am preparing it for the day
- To welcome members and visitors to the Centre, providing assistance when required.
- To act as one of the Centre’s first aiders and fire marshals (training will be given)
- To operate the Oxygen Chamber as and when cover is required (training will be given)
- **Administration and Operational**_
- To manage reception, overseeing the booking system, and ensuring that a friendly and efficient service is provided at all times.
- To deal professionally with enquiries, supplying appropriate information.
- To maintain and update records and databases, carrying out all associated filing.
- To work with staff to keep the Centre’s website and social media accounts up-to-date
- To assist in production of the Belle newsletter (1-3 times per year)
- To keep records of Health and Safety testing (training will be given)
- To oversee the running of the kitchen and equipping of therapy rooms
- **Volunteers**_
- To organise the volunteer rota.
- To assist in the recruitment, induction and training of volunteers.
- To support the Centre’s team of volunteers, as directed by the Centre Manager.
- To work co-operatively with and provide support to the Social Committee in planning and organising social activities.
- **Finance**_
- To check and maintain stocks purchasing cleaning materials, stationery, goods for resale, catering supplies.
- Cashing up weekly and reconciling card payments.
- Pulling reports weekly from fundraising platform and reconciling payments.
- To assist in handling payments in and out.
- **Operations and Community Fundraising will have specific responsibility for**:_
- Working with staff, volunteers and members to develop a programme of fundraising events
- Overseeing the organisation of fundraising events (paying due regard to Health and Safety) and recruiting and co-ordinating teams of volunteers where required.
- Promoting events through a variety of methods including print, advertising and social media.
- Attending fundraising events to ensure their smooth running on the day.
- Liaising and maintaining good working relationships with outside agencies regarding events.
- Undertaking all duties in accordance with Centre policies
- Supporting members’ individual fundraising activities.
- Keeping records and producing fundraising reports.

**This post does not offer a remote working option and is based on site in Southwick.**

This job description is issued as a guideline to assist you in your duties. It is not exhaustive. You may, on occasions, be required to undertake additional or other duties within the context of this job description

**Conditions**

**Hours: 37.5 hours per week 8.30am - 4.30pm**

**Salary: £22,000 - £26,000**

**Holiday entitlement**:
25 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays.

**Probation period**:
**Unsocial hours**:
Whilst hours will normally be Monday to Friday, weekend or evening work will also be required on occasion for running/attending events and activities.

Lone working will be required on occasions.

**Time off in lieu**:
In exceptional circumstances, and with prior approval by the Board, overtime may be payable.

**DBS**:
This post involves close working with vulnerable adults and children and an enhanced DBS check will be required. A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to employment.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**

**Skills, Experience and Personal Attributes**
- **Essential**_
- A friendly positive ‘can-do’ attitude and commitment to team working
- Able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
- Ability to prioritise work and deal with competing or conflicting demands/needs and interests in an organised and methodical manner
- Strong inter-personal skills with approachable, outgoing personality, patient, able to value and support others
- Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively both verbally and in writing with a wide range of people / organisations
- Competent IT skills (including use of Word, Excel and Publisher (or similar)] and experience of databases
- Experience of organising events
- Good numeracy skills
- Active commitment to equality and diversity and creating an inclusive culture
- Willingness to attend mandatory training and to develop ski