Community and Events Fundraiser

**Job title: Community and Events Fundraiser**

**Reports to: Head of Fundraising & Marketing**

**Hours: 37.5 Hours per week, worked flexibly**

**Salary: £25,000**

**Location: Beaumond House Hospice Care, Newark**

**Beaumond House**

Through the doors of Beaumond House you will find a lively and vibrant space, filled with life and laughter. Our staff, volunteers and patients alike bring hope and happiness together in a ‘home from home'. Patients are at the centre of all that we do. We therefore expect all those who come to join our team (in whatever capacity) to ensure that dignity, safety, and confidentiality of all patients is respected at all times and that all patients receive the highest possible standard of physical, psychological, and spiritual care.

**Role Purpose**

The overall aim of the Fundraising and Marketing team is to maximise our fundraising potential within the community of Newark & Sherwood. The Events and Community Fundraiser will be responsible for generating income and achieving targets through a variety of fundraising methods and on a needs-led basis.

**Main Duties**

**To assist the Head of Fundraising & Marketing in the development of sustainable income through the following**:

- To be responsible and take the lead for specific high profile hospice fundraising events, taking the lead on event organisation and event management, as well as promotion and marketing of events.
- To be responsible for supporting individuals taking part in challenge events, building strong one to one relationships to maximise and support their fundraising opportunities.
- Ensure fundraising initiatives achieve maximum potential, to achieve agreed budgeted income & expenditure targets.
- To ensure that existing & new events and activities are thoroughly researched, planned and implemented in a timely manner.
- To ensure the reputation of the Hospice is a key consideration in all fundraising activities. To ensure the identification of risk, both physical and financial, relating to fundraising activities.
- To liaise with colleagues regarding the publicising of fundraising activities and events including creating detailed marketing plans for each event or activity to achieve maximum exposure.
- To prepare correspondence, relating to fundraising activities as necessary, interrogating the fundraising database as required.
- To provide as much guidance and support to individuals and groups in the community as practicably possible for activities held and challenges undertaken to raise funds for the Hospice, e.g. provision of posters, tickets etc.
- To represent the hospice in receiving cheques, attending events to thank supporters. To ensure that all supporters and their activities are warmly recognised establishing an effective method of acknowledgement and ongoing communication with fundraisers and donors in order to galvanise further support and repeat events.
- To support fundraising events and activities outside normal working hours, weekends and bank holidays when required.
- To seek opportunities to make presentations, give talks etc., to local groups, schools, societies and special interest groups.
- To schedule and supervise fundraising volunteers, in line with agreed admin / clerical activities and at events.
- To keep accurate records of fundraising activities and analyse information and statistics to accurately target future fundraising activities.
- To ensure efficient use of resources at all times and to enable further growth in activity and income to achieve departmental targets.
- Support other members of the Fundraising and Marketing team where required.
- To develop the annual fundraising plan in conjunction with the Head of Fundraising and Marketing.

Ensure all monies emanating from each activity are paid in promptly and accurate records kept.
- To be the main point of contact for all community fundraising enquiries to Beaumond House providing advice, support and encouragement and ensuring a high level of donor communication.
- To put in place and to deliver the donor journey for all event and campaign participants and supporters enabling outstanding customer care and support.
- Ensure that all expenditure is kept within agreed budgets and is authorised by the head of fundraising and marketing.
- Research and negotiate most cost-effective options for all event operations.
- Network with other fundraisers locally and within the hospice family to ensure awareness and prompt response to trends and best practice are maintained
- To be an ambassador for Beaumond House at all times.

**In addition, we expect all our colleagues to**:

- Attend induction training, annual mandatory training, and any other appropriate recommended training.
- Work collaboratively and cooperatively with your Beaumond House colleagues
- Abide by the Health and Safety at Work Act
- Work within Beaumond House policies and procedures
- Participate in and contribute to team meetings
- Always behave in a professional