Fundraising Officer - Trusts

Job details:
FOFT240326
Area of Responsibility:
Fundraising
Responsible to:
Fundraising Manager
Responsible for:
Supervision of volunteers
Contract type: Temporary (maternity cover - until 30 June 2025)
Responsibility Grade: 4
Location: Flexible: home-working with regular visits to the CAT eco centre near Machynlleth
Hours: Full-time: 37.5 hours per week.
Working Days: Usually Monday to Friday, core hours are from 10am to 4pm. Occasional weekend and evening working.
Salary and employee benefits:
£24,886 p.a.
CAT offers a generous annual leave allowance of 25 days p.a., plus bank holidays (usually 7-9 days), plus additional allowance at Christmas (usually 3 days), plus 1 extra day for every year worked (up to 5 days).
CAT also offers an attractive package of employee benefits, including:
• a free cooked lunch and free hot drinks from the café whenever working from the CAT eco centre
• 40% discount on retail goods purchased from CAT
• Opportunities for CPD training, qualifications & professional memberships to be funded by CAT
• Opportunity to take 2 CAT short courses per year free-of-charge
• the opportunity to purchase additional holiday days
• a ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme (planned)
• 5% pension contribution
• generous maternity and paternity entitlement and Death In Service benefit
• 2 hours per month for general health & wellbeing & 2 hours per month for Welsh language tuition.
Work remotely: See Location
Application deadline: 9am 19 April 2024
Interviews to be held: Week commencing 22 April 2024 (on site)
Expected start date: As soon as possible
Overview of Role:
This is an opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to work in our fantastic, skilled Fundraising Team in an exciting period of ambitious growth. The role offers many opportunities to develop trusts and foundations fundraising skills and experience.
CAT’s Fundraising Team is responsible for raising vital funds for CAT’s core and project work from individuals, trusts and foundations, statutory sources, groups and organisations. This is essential for CAT to fulfil its charitable mission – to inform, inspire and enable people to take action for a sustainable future. The post-holder will play an essential role within this team.
To successfully raise funds from trusts and foundations, the postholder will work closely with and be supported by other members of the team including the Fundraising Team Manager, the Fundraising Manager for Major Donors & Legacies and the Head of Strategic Funding and Programmes. They may also provide support to these team members if required to raise funds from statutory, corporate, group or individual sources, including by helping to organise events and webinars, and may be required to provide supporter care and administration support for another Fundraising Officer.
To engage and deliver successful strategies for fundraising from trusts and foundations, the postholder will research relevant sources of income; consolidate this funding and project information and provide support for the setting and monitoring of project budgets; keep the project pipeline updated; research, engage and develop relationships with donor prospects and ensure stewardship; submit a rolling programme of applications; and monitor and evaluate feedback. They will also ensure that donors are thanked and receive appropriate recognition, and ensure compliance with CAT’s policies and procedures, whilst maintaining records and managing any reporting requirements.
For main responsibilities, see details on our website:
www.cat.org.uk/vacancies
Applications should be forwarded to vacancy@cat.org.uk by the deadline stating the job title in the Subject line.
Any queries should be addressed to vacancy@cat.org.uk
Applications are required, CVs will not be accepted.
https://cat.org.uk/vacancies/