Fundraising Officer

**Annual salary of £27,947 (FTE)**: - ** Permanent role**: - ** Full-time (37 hours) Mostly office hours with some requirement to work evenings and weekends, activity dependant.**: - ** Based in Rochdale, hybrid working** **Proposed Interview Date: 13th October 2024** **The role** Do you have proven experience of raising funds for a charity, lots of enthusiasm, the ability to grow supportive relationships and a strong social conscience? If so, we'd love to hear from you. This is an exciting opportunity to join a small but high performing team who are driven by passion and a strong sense of determination to engage supporters in fundraising activity to support Petrus to make greater impact to individual lives and the communities within which we work. You must have a strong desire to help us tackle homelessness coupled with innovative ideas and experience and motivation to fund raising and growing supportive partnerships and relationships. **The right fit** - This role requires passion, self motivation and determination to share the work of our charity, to raise funds through corporate social responsibility and fundraising events. - We are looking for a skilled and experienced fundraising officer who has fantastic communication skills and a track record of successful fundraising. **Who we are** Petrus provides support services for people facing homelessness or in housing need. We are a charitable organisation and deliver both drop in and residential services in Rochdale and Oldham. We believe people should have access to safe, secure, quality housing. We help people to develop skills, independence and make positive choices. We believe collaboration with other agencies and organisations is key to creating a world where everyone has a safe place to live. Petrus is part of The Regenda Group; we work in places where we can make a difference and operate across the housing and construction sector, in care and support, and in education, training and careers. **Next steps** **What we offer** Petrus really is a great place to work - and you don’t have to just take our word for it We’re an accredited Best Companies Top 100 employer and have achieved Investors in People Gold status. We can offer you a working environment where you can enjoy yourself, develop yourself and be yourself and where you really can make a difference to people’s lives. We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which includes: - A range of flexible working options. - 25 days paid annual leave each year (rising to 27 days after three years) in addition to 8 bank holidays. - 6 additional days for volunteering. - 5% Employers Contribution to the Pension Scheme. - £250 annual ‘Live and Learn’ allowance to spend on learning any new skill. - Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes. - Employee Assistance Programme and health and wellbeing initiatives - A wide variety of exciting learning and development opportunities. - Interest free loans to assist with the purchase of computer equipment and travel season tickets. - Monthly staff lottery scheme. **_ "We regenerate places and create opportunities for people"_** INDHP Petrus provides residential and day support services to people who are homeless or in housing need. It offers a safe environment where people can develop their skills and independence to empower change. People often find it difficult to know where to go and who to ask for help, and we try and make this as easy as possible. We engage with individuals and start to build a relationship with them, which is key to building trust and facilitating positive choices. We encourage individuals to access appropriate support and can refer them into housing. PLACEHOLDER