Senior Fundraiser

**Job Title: Senior Fundraiser**

**Job Location: Bristol (Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire)**

**Salary**:
**£27,000 - £30,000 per annum**

**Hours: 35 per week**

**Contract Type: Permanent**
- Could you use your exceptional organisational and motivational people skills to help raise vital funds that help people in crisis?_

**A day in the life of a Senior Fundraiser will involve**:

- A varied mix of contacting potential volunteers and supporters, to meeting with regional trusts or companies, to marketing and gaining support for events.
- Building impactful local relationships with our supporters, empowering them to take humanitarian action in the way that works for them, whether it is supporting their planned fundraising activity, helping create fundraising at work, enabling them to volunteer, or attending an event
- You’ll spend time promoting and developing mass participant events within communities in your area including local runs and national campaigns, taking the lead on marketing, and recruitment for these events.
- Everything you do will be focussed on building and nurturing excellent relationships with donors and supporters to increase engagement, income and long-term support that will benefit the people that the British Red Cross supports.
- Delivering income growth from local corporate partnerships and trusts, as well as from a diverse mass product portfolio - including Walk with Refugees.
- Working as one team in the best interests of building long-term relationships with volunteers and supporters.

**To be a successful Senior Fundraiser, you’ll need**:

- You have previous experience of fundraising for a charity as a Community/Regional fundraiser or a Corporate/Trust fundraiser, or with working on mass participation events.
- You have previous experience of fundraising for a charity as a Community/Regional fundraiser or a Corporate/Trust fundraiser, or with working on mass participation events.
- You have experience of motivating others.
- You have experience of working to and reporting on targets and objectives.
- You are a confident, persuasive communicator, experiences in dealing with groups and individuals from diverse backgrounds.
- You have good time management skills.
- A full UK driving license, as this role covers various counties.

The
**closing**
**21st May**

**In return for your commitment and expertise, you’ll get**:

- **Holidays -**You’ll get 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) and the option to buy an additional 5 days leave.
- **Pension scheme -** We offer up to 6% contributory pension.
- **Flexible working -** We will do what we can to make sure you work in a way that suits you.
- **Learning & Development Opportunities -** We are one of the UK’s largest charities and have a wide range of career opportunities. We also provide comprehensive learning opportunities for staff to develop themselves.
- **Discounts -** You’ll have access to brilliant discounts through the Blue Light Discount Card and our own employee benefits platform.
- **Wellbeing Support -** Staff wellbeing is always priority. You’ll have access to mental health and wellbeing support.
- **Team Working - **You will be working as part of a team that is supporting our mission of helping people in crisis.
- **Cycle2Work** **-** The cycle to work scheme enables you to lease a bicycle.
- **Season ticket loan -** We offer an interest free loan to buy a season ticket for travel between home and work.
- At The British Red Cross, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff and volunteers. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination. We do this through regular data reporting, and the support of our internal Race and Equality Network (REEN), LGBT+ Network, our Disability and Wellness Network (DAWN), Gender Network, Carers Network and Youth Network._

**_Connecting human kindness with human crisis_