Fundraising Officer

This role is an important addition to the development and marketing team. It’s focus is to drive support for the charity and grow untapped areas of income and support across Somerset, and beyond.

Becoming a financially sustainable organisation will be an importantstrategic goal for CCS in our new Five Year Strategy which will be launched in April 2024.

As Fundraising Officer for CCS you will support the Development Manager to establish diverse income streams to raise unrestricted funding for the organisation.

These will include fundraising from individuals, legacy, community and corporate fundraising. You will be an all-rounder, used to managing a varied workload and prioritising tasks.

You will work closely with our marketing team, also managed by the Development Manager, to develop storytelling and messaging across CCS programmes, but especially to illustrate the impact of our Village Agent programme, and the difference it makes to communities in Somerset.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Fundraising

• To establish and develop fundraising across multiple funding streams, with the support of the Development Manager and CEO. The team have shared fundraising targets.
• To work closely with the Communications and Marketing Team to develop effective story telling and effectively promote fundraising activities.
• Work with the Development Manager to implement the fundraising strategy, in line with a changing internal and external landscape, with a core focus on individual giving, legacies, community fundraising and corporate support.
• Working with the wider team, establish and deliver a fundraising programme for individual and community giving.
• Support the Development Manager in developing and launching a legacy fundraising campaign.
• Collaborate on ideas for creative corporate funding opportunities in line with our strategy, support with the creation and presentation of funding proposals and identify a pipeline of potential donors and sponsors.
• Deliver excellent stewardship, ensuring high quality, timely communication and professionalism to maximise fundraising and increase donor retention.
• Ensure that all fundraising administration is completed and recorded in a timely fashion.
• Maintain an accurate database of contacts, donors and stakeholders; and update records and databases, ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures as well as any legal requirements.
• Represent & promote CCS externally as required.

Strategic Support

• Develop plans to identify and cultivate engaged and passionate fundraisers within CCS.
• Contribute to the strategic development of the donor journey and work with the team to implement ongoing learning.
• Research and identify prospective new fundraising opportunities and activities across all income streams.
• Manage the Fundraising email inbox, ensuring any queries and requests are responded to or escalated in a timely manner.

Marketing & Communications

• Work with the Marketing & Communications team to ensure that media coverage of supporters and their activities are maximised.
• Work with the Marketing team to develop fundraising materials to deliver our fundraising objectives to specific audiences including prospects and funders.
• Work with the Admin team to create certificates and/or other appropriate forms of recognition and thanks.
• Contribute to internal and external newsletters and other communications and encourage people to sign up to our mailing lists.

Other

• Stay abreast of fundraising trends and other topics relevant to the role and the organisation.
• Adhere to CCS’s policies and procedures, including concerning data, safeguarding, finances and fundraising.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as may be required.