Fundraising Executive - Direct Engagement

Fundraising Executive
£24,000-27,000 p.a. + benefits
35 hours a week
Permanent
100 Berkshire Place, Winnersh, Wokingham RG41 5RD
Hybrid considered, with at least four days a month in the office

About us:

Colostomy UK is a national charity that offers support and advice to people who have had stoma surgery (ostomates) and to their friends, families and carers. Our projects empower ostomates to return to sports, hobbies and other activities after their surgery and give them the confidence to take on fresh challenges. We advocate for ostomates’ rights and are their voice on the bigger issues. Our campaigns raise awareness of ‘life with a stoma’ and encourage organisations to make their facilities more inclusive.

About the role:

As the Fundraising Executive you will work to grow income through developing our community engagement, attracting, building and managing relationships with a range of supporters (individual donors and fundraisers, community groups, local businesses, volunteers etc). You will lead on the stewardship of events and challenges, including our annual Step Up campaign, by supporting individuals and groups to raise funds through fundraising activities. The post-holder will also support the recording of donations, send appropriate acknowledgements, review fundraising materials, and prepare fundraising content for social media, our website and our quarterly magazine, Tidings.

You will be joining a collaborative and innovative team of individuals who put our community first and are connected by a passion to make a real difference. We offer the opportunity for professional development across a range of fundraising disciplines, including community, individual giving, digital, legacy and corporate, as well as the potential to support fundraising from charitable trusts. The right candidate will be in a prime position for career progression as we grow our small team.

Practicalities:

This role may involve overnight stays, early mornings, evenings and weekends so flexibility is a must.

There’s an expectation that you will be based at our head office in the first few weeks in post to aid a successful induction period. Following this, you may continue to be office-based full time, or work on a hybrid basis, with at least four days a month spent in our head office (RG41).

Our ideal candidate:

We are looking for a motivated, confident individual with strong organisational skills and an impeccable attention to detail, who is passionate about supporting people living with stomas. The successful applicant will be expected to have a broad understanding of a range of income generation methods and communication styles, and the third sector.

Core role responsibilities

 ·        Working alongside the Fundraising Manager to implement the fundraising strategy, with a focus on building unrestricted income

·        Donor stewardship, including recording and thanking for donations, and other supporter communications, to encourage long-term, repeat support – engaging existing supporters, making them feel valued, proud, and committed to supporting the charity

·        Working with our supporters to organise and host interesting activities and events in the community and digitally, to significantly increase fundraising income; ensuring excellent support of their activities during planning and delivery, and arranging attendance from the Colostomy UK team and volunteers as appropriate

·        Preparing appealing fundraising materials and content for all types of communications

·        Representing and raising the profile of the organisation externally by giving presentations and promoting the need for fundraising among different audiences

·        Working with the Marketing & Social Media Executive to ensure fundraising is included in our public-facing communications, to supporters and audiences on social media, in newsletters and on other channels; ensuring our website, social media channels and print material are kept up to date with fundraising news and activities that inspire engagement and giving

·        Supporting fundraising with analysis and reports to enable us to continue to build and improve our profile; monitoring engagement and conversions from different fundraising campaigns

The job pack includes the full job description and person specification.

We have a range of benefits that we offer our team, these include:

• Private Health Care, including an employee assistance programme, remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, medical diagnostics and treatment.
• Access to benefit platform for a wide range of discounts on everyday spends plus gym discounts.
• Increased annual leave allowance based on length of service, up to 30 days 
• Season ticket loan
• 5% contribution to pension scheme
• An extra day holiday for your birthday and one day off a year to volunteer
• Training and development opportunities to support your learning and growth
• Fresh fruit in the office
• Free on-site parking