Philanthropy Support Lead

The RBLI Village in Aylesford is a special place to visit and is transformative for our relationships with supporters and customers.  Meeting staff and residents brings to life what their donations can achieve.  It is important for the Fundraising and BBMC teams to host supporters and customers both current and potential.  Our visitors also include senior military personnel and dignitaries and from time-to-time members of the Royal Family.

We are looking for an Events Coordinator/Prospect Researcher at our leading veterans’ charity. The role will suit a strong administrator or Event Coordinator and will also involve commercial research. Fundraising experience is not essential but experience in a busy sales environment, and undertaking research for commercial purposes, and for corporate event planning, will be highly valued. The successful candidate will have experience of event management, including senior stakeholder liaison, and event communications.

An interest in charity and UK philanthropy is essential.  If you have natural drive and curiosity and you are highly organized with very good attention to detail, please send a CV and covering letter.

Main Purpose of the Job: 

• Organising meetings, visits and engagement activities.
• Support with stakeholder communications and invitations.
• Prepare briefings and meeting papers for events.
• Record and track donor gifts.
• Arrange and organise donor tours of the charity and high-profile visits.
• Arrange and organise cultivation events, dinners, large meetings, and drinks receptions.
• Ensure the highest quality donor stewardship, relationship and account management across all these activities.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Arrange donor visits and charity tours on behalf of colleagues including making sure presentations are available, internal briefings are prepared for staff members and beneficiaries involved as well as refreshments.
• In advance of briefings and events research prospects (individuals, companies, and Charitable Trusts and Foundations) ensuring that high quality information is collated ahead of invitations, interactions, events and visits.
• Support with meeting materials and presentation preparation ahead of the meeting and ensuring meeting actions are consolidated.
• Take the lead with the organisation of events, including dinners, drinks receptions, large meetings, including communications with senior stakeholders involved
• Provide support with donor and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure a full evaluation of each event is carried out with clear recommendations for future events so we learn from our experiences.
• Advise the lead member of staff on costs and manage budgets for events. Build a list of suppliers and caterers who provide good value for money.
• Ensure that donors are thanked quickly and warmly.
• Ensure effective use of RBLI’s CRM database Raisers Edge for effective communication and accurate record keeping of gifts ensuring that all contact with donors is co-ordinated.

Working Environment:

• This role will be office-based.
• Occasional evening meetings with supporters, attendance at fundraising events.

Personal Attributes:

• A professional working manner and clear communication at all times
• Well organised, proactive, enjoys efficiency
• Honesty is essential
• Attention to detail and interest in record keeping
• Able to motivate others and understand wider goals.

Skills & Experience Required:

Essential:

• Experience in a senior role within a busy target-driven office environment.
• Event organisation experience and successful track record of delivering events with clear income or lead-generation goals.
• Experience working with senior contacts, both internal and external, to achieve high-level introductions to new contacts and decision makers.
• Excellent and positive verbal communication skills, able to build strong relationships, make supporters feel appreciated and encourage involvement in events and tours.
• Excellent written communication skills, able to vary written communication style, produce at high quality briefings, and write successfully for commercial as well as individual philanthropic readers.
• Confident in using MS products including word-processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint and CRM databases.
• Able to work as part of a team, to see and understand the big picture and contribute effectively to team plans and goals.

Desirable:

• Experience of organising fundraising events
• Direct experience within a fundraising team
• Relevant professional qualifications.

Special Conditions:

• To hold a full UK driving licence and be prepared to travel throughout the Kent area.
• Willing and able to work weekends and evenings when required.

Benefits:

25 days pro rata holiday allowance + bank holidays, a Group Flexible Retirement Plan and Life Assurance.

To Apply:

If you wish to be considered for the above role, forward your CV and covering letter including a supporting statement.

RBLI is an accredited Disability Confident Leader. We guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you consider yourself to have a disability and would like more information of how to apply for the above role under our disability confident scheme then please visit our website for more information. 

RBLI is an equal opportunities employer.

* RBLI reserves the right to remove a vacancy at any time prior to the published closing date

CLOSING DATE: 29 February 2024

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