Fundraising Officer

5 months ago


Liverpool, United Kingdom The Brain Charity Full time

**Background to The Brain Charity**

Life for any of us can change in an instant. Experiencing a road traffic accident, a major stroke or being diagnosed with dementia can happen completely unexpectedly and can change our lives forever.

The Brain Charity offers emotional support, practical help and social activities to anyone with a neurological condition and to their family, friends and carers.

There are hundreds of different neurological conditions including stroke, brain tumour, brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease and many rarer conditions.

**Role summary**

The overall purpose of the role of Fundraising Officer is to bring about tangible and positive change to the lives of people with neurological conditions by raising funds to support the charity’s work. This includes:

- Identifying opportunities for corporate fundraising, marketing the charity and its work to a wide variety of potential corporate donors, supporters and fundraising and stewarding new and existing corporates through a unique calendar of engagement to make a meaningful difference.
- Promoting legacy fundraising opportunities, stewarding the families of legacy donors and assisting with the management of estates where the charity is named as a beneficiary.

**Key responsibilities**

**Corporate fundraising**:

- Using a variety of research methods, identify potential corporate funders and partners whose giving behaviours, strategies and areas of work meet the aims of the charity.
- Attend and present at business networking events to identify new potential corporate partners, introduce them to the work of the charity and ensure our work is known to all corporate supporters in the area.
- Work with corporate supporters to promote a range of different fundraising and donation opportunities such as payroll giving, event and project sponsorship, employee fundraising, charity of the year partnerships, corporate fundraising, help in kind and volunteering.
- Act as the dedicated staff member who will be the account manager for existing corporate supporters during the duration of their partnership, such as by:

- Developing bespoke campaigns, projects and appeals
- Launching a unique calendar of engagement
- Stewarding the corporate’s staff members, such as by inviting them to our events, to centre visits and to meet clients.
- Reporting on funds raised and the impact of donations as required.

**Legacy donations**:

- Speaking sensitively to would-be legacy donors to explain processes, help them set up gifts in their wills as required and providing information on how donations are used.
- Work with the communications team to promote our legacy fundraising opportunities, such as free will offerings and Wills Week, in a variety of ways - including digital, traditional marketing and pitches and presentations.
- Steward the families of legacy donors as required, providing thank yous and updates.
- Alongside the Head of Finance and Head of Communications and Fundraising, assisting with the management of estates where the charity is named as a beneficiary and monitoring and expediting the collection of legacy income, including liaising with legal professionals, other charities, families, lay beneficiaries and external bodies.

**Grants & trusts**:

- Using a variety of methods and networks, research, identify, monitor and record newly opened funds to assess their suitability and criteria and ensure they meet the strategic aims of the charity.
- Work with the Grants and Trusts Supervisor to identify potential funds and matching these to charitable initiatives which require funding.
- Liaise with our services team to effectively report impact and outcomes data measurement, and case studies, to ensure we can provide funders with regular grant update reports as required.
- Forge, develop and maintain good relationships with existing and potential funders.
- Attend funder networking events as required and any other opportunities which help ensure the work of The Brain Charity is known to all major grant funders nationally and regionally.

**Benefits of working for us**

Working for The Brain Charity has some great benefits. All of these benefits are available upon starting unless stated otherwise.
- 25 days contractual annual leave in addition to statutory and public holidays, rising 1 day per full year of service upto a maximum of 28 days for full time employees. (This is pro-rata’d for all part-time employees).
- Medicash - physical wellbeing support with a wide range of subsidised treatments including Dental Bills, Optical Care, Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Chiropody, Health Screenings and more.
- Premium Employee Assistance Programme - mental wellbeing support with access to 24/7 employee support services and face to face counselling sessions.
- mProve yourself Wellbeing app with a range of wellbeing courses.
- Skinvision Skin Health tracker.
- Online discount platform providing discounts on shopping, travel and gym memberships.
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