Community Fundraiser

**Title**: Community Fundraiser

**Responsible to**:Fundraising and Events Manager

**Location**:Hybrid Working: Event Location, Home and Head Office (Poundbury)

**Hours**: 20 Hours (negotiable
- part-time)

**Contract Type**: Permanent

**Salary**:£20,817.68-£21,875.88 FTE

**Advertised**: Internally/ Externally

Age UK North, South & West Dorset is an independent local charity that exists to support older people to have better lives. We are proud of how we treat our team members and the public we support. We believe that our team’s expectations of feeling valued, supported, informed, respected, and part of a team are fundamental to a great organisation. We hire for potential, so no experience is necessary, as long as you share our values and are a team player.

**About The Role**

Brilliant at bake sales and bucket shakes, serious about summer fetes, and think tombola’s are terrific?

We're looking for a proactive, enthusiastic, and friendly individual to expand our fundraising department. This is a varied and rewarding role for someone with a positive disposition at an exciting time of targeted growth for the organisation. The post holder will help to develop and maintain our reach within the local community, engaging with individuals, community organisations and businesses to build positive relationships. This may include occasional evening or weekend work required for attendance at specific events.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Research, identify and develop new fundraising opportunities and areas of potential support, and proactively work in the community to identify and foster new supporters
- Provide our supporters with diverse fundraising opportunities, and maintain positive relationships with fund providers and other stakeholders.
- Working with the Fundraising and Events Manager to ensure all fundraising activity complies with charity legislation and guidelines.
- Supporting the Fundraising and Events manager with larger events as required
- Support a team of fundraising volunteers.
- Working within a team to develop a calendar of social activities which also raise unrestricted funds, such as bake sales, bucket shakes, raffles, school ‘mufti’ days and so on.
- To undertake relevant database and paper-based administration relating to fundraising activities/ campaigns
- Provide reporting on campaign/ activity success
- Publicise fundraising events and activities within the local community and through our social media channels.

This list is not exhaustive, you will be expected to carry out all reasonable duties requested by your line manager.

**Essential Criteria**:

- High-quality administration and organisational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and engage a wide range of funders and stakeholders.
- Friendly, enthusiastic, and positive attitude.
- Ability to demonstrate financial intelligence in relation to profit and loss

**Desirable Criteria**:

- MS Office and IT skills
- Proven ability to influence

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 20 per week

**Salary**: £10.82 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay

Work Location: On the road

Application deadline: 20/08/2023