Fundraising and Events Coordinator

**Important dates**:
**Applications close**: Sunday 2nd March 2025

**Interviews**: Week commencing 10th March 2025

**Hours**:
Full time and part time available. Harmless operate a 4-day working model with full time staff working 32 hours per week.

**Salary**:
Up to £24,030 per annum, pro rata, rising to up to £26,019 per annum, pro rata, on successful completion of a probationary period.

**MAIN PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE JOB**
- The **Fundraising and Events Coordinator** plays a vital role in generating financial resources, raising brand awareness, and building strong community relationships to support the organisation's mission of suicide prevention.
- This position works closely with other relevant roles to create a cohesive strategy that maximises growth opportunities, strengthens the organisation's reputation, and advances its social aims and objectives.
- This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to join a passionate, live-saving organisation, which is keen to grow and further support the communities we serve.

**Position in the organisation**:Coordinator level

**Reports to**Senior Management Team

**DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- ** Fundraising**:

- Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy encompassing a variety of approaches, including individual giving, corporate sponsorships, foundation grants, and online fundraising campaigns.
- Build and cultivate relationships with current and prospective donors, ensuring effective communication and stewardship.
- Manage fundraising databases and ensure accurate record-keeping of donations.
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Event Management**:

- Plan and execute a diverse range of events aligned with the organisation's strategic goals, including (but not limited to) fundraising galas, awareness-raising campaigns, community outreach events, conferences, and workshops.
- Manage all logístical aspects of event planning and execution, including budgeting, venue selection, vendor coordination, marketing, registration, and on-site coordination.
- Collaborate with other relevant roles to ensure events effectively incorporate policy messaging and advocacy opportunities.
- Evaluate event outcomes and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
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Community Engagement**:

- Develop and implement community engagement initiatives to build awareness and support for the organisation's mission.
- Foster relationships with community organisations, local and national businesses, and other stakeholders to create collaborative partnerships.
- Identify and recruit volunteers to support fundraising and event activities.
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Collaboration with other roles**:

- Work closely with other relevant roles to identify opportunities for integrating fundraising, events, and public awareness campaigns with policy advocacy efforts.
- Support the development and execution of communication strategies that promote fundraising initiatives and events.
- Collaborate on the creation of compelling narratives and messaging that resonate with donors, sponsors, and the wider community.

**Person Specification**:
**Skills, knowledge, and experience**
- **Qualifications**: Bachelor's degree or above in a relevant field such as nonprofit management, fundraising, event planning, or communications (Desired).
- ** Organisational**: An alignment with Harmless CIC values, ethos, and standards, including a proven commitment to continuous improvement. (Essential)
- ** Quality**: Proven track record in successful and ongoing fundraising and event coordination (Essential) within the not-for-profit sector (Desired).
- ** Resilience**: An ability to identify and respond to an ever
- changing external environment that puts us in the best possible position to achieve our fundraising aims and objectives, namely, financial growth and brand awareness (Essential)
- ** Forward thinking**: An ability to identify and maximise opportunities and strengths to the benefit of our stakeholders both in the short term, medium term and long-term. (Essential). And an ability to identify and respond to disruptions, challenges, and threats from an ever-changing, internal and external environment. (Essential)
- ** Building Relationship**: A history of building effective relationships and maintaining key stakeholder engagement up to senior level and policy level. (Essential)
- ** Business knowledge**: A thorough understanding of Harmless CIC including its commitment to the communities it serves. (Desirable)
- ** Specialism**: Experience in an equivalent role (essential) and extensive knowledge of working in a SME setting or the third sector (Desirable)
- ** People skills**: Working collaboratively across our organisation, operations, and teams, to empower, inform, motivate, and contain our workforce. (Essential)
- ** Data and insights focus**: Ability to read and use available data and/or evidence to make informed decisions, measure success, and monitor performance in line with organisational priorities. (Essential). And