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SalaryDevelopment Officer
Job Role:
The Development Officer will join the Forces Employment Charity (FEC) during an exciting time as the charity grows and expands its business development, fundraising and income generation. This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious and enthusiastic team player with great bid writing skills to advance their career and our vital charitable work.
The successful candidate will work with the Development Manager to research and identify new fundraising opportunities from trusts, foundations and companies and convert these into long term business relationships. You will also work within a team to produce high quality, bespoke proposals, and reports to demonstrate impact and outcomes to help drive the delivery of FEC across the UK.
This is a full time 35 hours hybrid role with a salary of £28,325. This role includes regular travel to the London Head Office Building in London Victoria.
Principal Responsibilities:
- To work closely with the Development Manager, developing and implementing the charity’s income development strategy.
- Develop, prepare and submit high quality funding applications to trusts in line with their requirements as part of the overall fundraising strategy and contribute to the achievement of the charity’s overall fundraising target.
- Identify new funding opportunities, including charities, trusts and foundations and corporate philanthropists and developing ideas into compelling applications.
- Support in the management of monthly reporting requirements and demonstrate impact and outcomes according to grant agreements.
- Record all activities using the FEC Salesforce CRM database.
PERSONAL SPECIFICATION
Essential Competencies:
- Good attention to detail and accuracy in preparing proposals
- A highly motivated, supportive, and collaborative team worker.
- Engaging personality with excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Proactive and professional approach to work, with the ability to work independently and manage a varied workload and prioritise effectively.
- Highly effective communication skills
Desirable Competencies:
- Degree educated (not essential)
- Strong ability to plan and manage multiple priorities effectively
- Experience in supporting and managing research grant applications (not essential)
- Excellent IT skills preferably including experience of working with a CRM database (Salesforce) -Training opportunities will be available as part of your role.
To apply, please submit a cover letter and CV by Midnight 29th March 2024
