We are looking for an energetic, personable and experienced Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager with proven track record of success to drive up income, raise our profile and facilitate the expansion of our services.
The Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager is a new role and will grow and diversify our income streams, seeking donations and sponsorship and encouraging corporate and community partners to raise funds on our behalf. You will organise challenge and fundraising events to harness support from our families, staff, volunteers and local people and raise our profile.
It’s an exciting time to join us, with revised Vision, Mission and Values and a fresh 3-year strategic plan that will see the organisation reach out to more children, young people and adults with learning disabilities or autism and their families.
You will be an experienced fundraiser with a minimum of 1 -2years success in a similar role in a small local charity. Transferrable skills will be considered for exceptional candidates.
You will work with the CEO to develop the Fundraising Strategy and budget, and identify the resources needed for you to succeed. You will be office and community based and will develop a good knowledge of the local area, and a range of key contacts. You will recruit and manage event volunteers to assist you in your role.
You will be an excellent communicator, committed to collaborative team working with colleagues to create positive change. It’s a fast-paced role at the heart of the organisation with opportunity to work on some exciting new initiatives in the coming year.
The post-holder will need to be flexible and able to work outside of office hours as the role demands, including a quarterly Fundraising Committee meeting in the evening on Teams.