Public Fundraising Manager

We are working in partnership with Brendoncare a charity dedicated to improving the quality of life for older people through their care homes and community support services. Care, choice, and community are at the heart of all that they do. The charity is seeking to appoint a PublicFundraisingManager who will be responsible for generating income against set targets across a range of fundraising activities including community, events, individual giving, in memoriam and legacy fundraising. The Fundraising Manager will provide fundraising support for Brendoncare homes and clubs giving advice and encouragement for their fundraising activities and seeking to embed the culture of raising funds for our charitable activities across the organisation.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Demonstrable experience of personally achieving income targets through a variety of fundraising streams
• At least 2 years of working within a fundraising team or similar environment
• Excellent and confident communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to network at all levels
• Promoting the development of the fundraising programme to stakeholders including staff, volunteers, trustees, beneficiaries, families and supporters
• Developing strong working relationships with the Leadership Team to contribute effectively towards the delivery of the annual plan

The successful candidate will be responsible for building online community through social media platforms by posting updates regarding fundraising initiatives and appropriate messaging regarding the impact of fundraising on beneficiaries. You will be able to identify, establish and develop long-term relationships with community-based supporters to help build their supporter base, design and implement creative appeals and campaigns with strong cases for support which will appeal to a range of audiences. You will help deliver effective marketing plans to support the delivery of the events programme, working closely with Marketing/PR department, internal and external communications teams to ensure the event are clearly communicated. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, able to initiative and prioritise own workload and highly motivated. If you feel you have the drive and passion to succeed in this role, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

For more information, please contact Sandra Smith, Associate Director, at Charisma Charity Recruitment. To apply, please submit your CV and supporting statement via the Charisma Charity Recruitment website.

Closing date for applications: 8 January 2023

Interview date: TBC

Salary: circa £35k depending on experience

Location: Winchester, Hybrid working