Community Fundraiser – North East England

Community Fundraiser

At CHAS, we are on a mission.  We’re going to make sure wherever there is a child in Scotland with a life shortening condition their family know about the vital support we can provide. To do this we need to reach into every community across Scotland and this is where you come in! We are looking for a driven and ambitious individual to join the Community Fundraising team.

You will be responsible for getting out into the local communities of Aberdeenshire and Dundee, raising awareness and engaging your supporters in their fundraising. You will grow and develop existing relationships and support as well as creating new community fundraising activity. You will be working alongside an amazing Fundraising and Communications team covering the whole of Scotland. You will manage a fantastic group of existing CHAS volunteers and grow your volunteer networks.

Key Responsibilities

• Relationship management of existing and new community fundraising supporters and volunteers
• Create new, cost-effective, community-based fundraising activities within a specific geographic area, ensuring contacts are established and maintained
• In line with the community fundraising strategy, take the lead on a specific income stream, developing materials and fundraising activities
• Provide market-intelligence and research on the community fundraising function, enabling future planning of activities within CHAS
• Regularly present complex fundraising information to groups, including existing and potential supporters
• Delegate work to volunteers, ensuring appropriate support mechanisms are in place and that individual skills are utilised appropriately

About you

In order to successfully drive fundraising and support for CHAS in your area, you will work co-operatively with colleagues, form meaningful relationships with others, demonstrate initiative, act with integrity and be accountable for your actions and decisions. You will also have:

• Experience of growing external financial support by developing new contacts and networks
• Experience of events and/or project management and the processes involved in a delivering a successful event and/or project
• Advanced level of communication and presentation skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and related software applications
• Highly developed inter-personal skills

Further Information and how to apply

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Scotland check.

Interviews are expected to be held on 1 May 2024

If this sounds like you, then we would love you to apply! You can read more information about the role, view the full job description and list of benefits and find contact details for if you have any queries by following the links to apply.