Fundraiser Apprentice

Opportunity information

Salary £21255 per year
Duration 15 months
Advert closing date 07/08/2023

Description

Caritas Diocese of Salford (‘Caritas Salford’) is the principal social action agency of the Catholic Diocese of Salford.

They have a proud history of supporting people in poverty or situations of crisis and challenge through a diverse range of projects and services.

Their vision is for a society where there is justice and equality and where the voices of those experiencing poverty, disadvantage and/or discrimination are heard, valued and acted upon so that all people can live in peace and dignity.

Their mission - Inspired by the Gospels and the teachings of the Catholic Church, their mission is to put Love into Action.

They work across Greater Manchester and parts of Lancashire to help those experiencing poverty, disadvantage and discrimination to transform their lives with dignity. They provide a practical response to those in crisis, suffering hardship or who are at risk. They rebuild lives for the long-term, enabling people to live in a safe, healthy and secure environment. They call for a better, more just world where the voices of the poor are heard and acted upon and positively influence the systems, decisions and resources that affect those in need.

Their vales - Their values are based in the universal teaching on respect for the life and dignity of the human person. Locally their values are also to act with integrity, ambition and in collaboration, to achieve lasting and sustainable change.

Their objectives
- In 2021 they discerned their core objectives for the next three years to be to:
Reduce poverty, disadvantage and discrimination in our Diocese to enable people to ‘live life to the full’.

Increase awareness and understanding of Catholic Social Teaching and Animate the Diocesan Community to take practical action.

Become a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves, empowering people and advocate for justice and social change.

Become a sustainable and more visible and effective catalyst for change.

**MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POST**:
The broad purpose of the post is to support our activities to raise funds for the charity while providing an apprentice with the opportunity to gain knowledge, skills and experience and learn about the professional behaviours required to identify, build and maintain relationships to raise financial (such as funds) and non-financial support (such as raising awareness) for their charitable cause. Funds are raised from a range of sources and this post is intended to maximise the opportunities for someone seeking to develop in fundraising.

There will be the chance to learn and gain experience in all aspects of income development and supporter relationships, helping with their annual appeals, campaign mailings, promoting challenge events and fundraising event management.

Work perks / benefits.
- Opportunity to experience first-hand what they do as a charity, by spending an immersive day in each of their charitable projects as part of a comprehensive induction programme.
- Hybrid (office/work from home) with a minimum of two days per week spent in the Manchester office. A full-time office working arrangement is also available if an individual prefers this.
- Flexibility in working hours with time off in lieu (TOIL).
- Access to a variety of experienced colleagues who are always happy to help, so you’ll have a great support network.
- Opportunity to participate in events.
- Creative license to develop within the role and bring your own unique flair to it.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

**RESPONSIBLE TO**:
Income development and relationships manager

**RESPONSIBLE FOR**:
To support income development activities across the charity.

**MAIN CONTACTS**:
Internal

Individual giving officer

Communications manager

Heads and managers of services

Parishes, schools and advocacy team

Finance team members

External

Individual donors

Business supporters

Parishes

Schools

As a Fundraiser Apprentice, you will be planning, developing, creating and evaluating income development content for their charity.

Your job responsibilities would include (but not be limited to):

- Building and maintaining relationships to acquire new supporters and retain existing ones
- Securing funds and raising awareness of their charitable cause in line with agreed targets and KPIs
- Managing a portfolio of external stakeholders including supporters, corporate supporter partners and event participants
- Contributing towards the management of suppliers
- Maintaining a database of supporters
- Conducting research in order to gain valuable insight
- Developing and delivering fundraising plans as directed
- Putting together creative content to build a case for support
- Contributing towards the development of fundraising plans and evaluating their effectiveness
- Promoting fundraising propositions and using innovation to develop new ones
- Compliance with Fundraising and D