Fundraising Assistant

Job DescriptionFundraising AssistantResponsible to: Fundraising ManagerLocation: Central Birmingham (hybrid working)Salary: £26,021 per annumContract: PermanentWe are recruiting for a fundraising assistant within our national fundraising team based in Birmingham. This is an exciting time to join Groundwork UK, as we expand our brand-new fundraising team and continue to develop support for federation-wide projects across the country.About GroundworkGroundwork takes practical action to create a fair and green future in which people, places, and nature thrive.We support local communities and businesses to build capacity and resilience as this is vital if we are to tackle hardship, achieve a just transition to net-zero and help nature recover in a way that reduces inequality and leads to better work and healthier, happier lives.Last year Groundwork accessed over £100 million of funding to support our mission.Our Groundwork 2028 strategy sets out how we will support practical action to create a fair and green future in which people, places and nature thrive over the next five years.Groundwork UKGroundwork UK is the national body of the Groundwork federation, supporting, championing and representing the work of Groundwork Trusts across the country.This includes building national relationships with funders and policymakers, securing resources to support local delivery and acting as a managing agent for programmes and contracts delivered by Groundwork Trusts and other partners.About the RoleThe Fundraising Assistant will play a key role in supporting Groundwork UK’s fundraising efforts and helping us achieve income goals. They will assist the fundraising team in developing relationships with corporate supporters and individual donors and help secure unrestricted voluntary income. Primary responsibilities will include processing and thanking donations, maintaining relationships with donors and fundraisers, leading on digital communications for fundraising, and assisting with corporate partnership fundraising, alongside other administrative tasks.Working closely with the rest of the fundraising team, the ideal candidate will have strong organisational skills and a passion for developing relationships with supporters. You will ideally have experience within the fundraising sector, or administrative/ customer service experience elsewhere.As a growing team with varying responsibilities, focus and targets will change from time to time, so a flexible working attitude is required. There will be scope and opportunity to expand and develop the team as we continue to grow the fundraising function.BenefitsStarting salary £26,02129 days holiday entitlementFlexi-time arrangementsEnhanced paid maternity leave7.5% pension contributionTravel loan schemeHealth cash plan through BHSFSalary sacrifice benefits including childcare vouchers and cycle to work schemeClosing Date: Wednesday February 21, 2024Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 26th February.We are fully committed to eliminating discrimination and promoting equality and diversity in our workforce and employment practices, in the work we undertake, and in the provision of all our services.We value diversity and flexibility in our workforce as we think it gives us access to a wider range of skills. We therefore strive to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that decisions concerning recruitment, promotion or any other aspect of employment will be based on the needs of the organisation and not any assumptions based on sex, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, married or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief (these are known as ‘protected characteristics’). This is an important commitment, which all employees are expected to share.No agencies please.