Fundraising Coordinator

**We are looking for a Fundraising Co-ordinator to join our Charity as part of the Fundraising Team at Wigan Youth Zone based in Wigan Town Centre.**

**Reporting to our Head of Fundraising, this is a Full time hours per week permanent position, with flexibility required for evenings and weekends.**

**Who are we looking for**:
This post will play a key role in Wigan Youth Zone's Fundraising Strategy to diversify income. As part of our plan to ensure that WYZ is embedded into the community, you will be building on a fundraising stream to capitalise on opportunities including; securing patronage from the local business community, corporate partnerships (e.g. charity of the year and corporate events), community fundraising (challenge events, school fundraising, third party events) and digital fundraising.

As well as raising vital funds, you will help raise awareness that WYZ is a charity within the local community. Through creating successful fundraising campaigns and building strong and meaningful relationships with community groups and local businesses in Wigan borough, you will make a key contribution to ensuring young people have meaningful opportunities to engage, when not at school. You will be innovative and forward-thinking in your approach and encouraged to test out new ideas.

**GENERAL INFORMATION**

**What is Wigan Youth Zone?**

Wigan Youth Zone is a vibrant and ambitious charity with a mission to improve the lives and prospects of a generation of local young people who, more than ever, need support.

Youth Zone services, in Wigan Central and across the borough, are open to all young people aged from 8 to 19 (up to 25 with SEND), and strive to offer something for everyone, regardless of their interests or abilities.

As a result of attendance at Wigan Youth Zone, young people are proven to show improvements in all aspects of their lives including becoming more confident, less isolated and have improved physical and mental health, to name a few.

The impact that the charity has had in the past ten years has been significant, resulting in local and national recognition in 2023.

**In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an enhanced DBS check and business satisfactory references.**

**What do you need to do next**:
**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £24,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Canteen
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site gym
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Are you 21 year old or over?

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 10/06/2024
Reference ID: Fundraising2024