Regional Fundraising Manager

Work for a Charity based in Southwest Wales a Regional Fundraising Manager

The role will play a crucial role in delivering our Regional Fundraising strategy, proactively recruiting, managing, and motivating supporters and volunteers to undertake fundraising and awareness activities to ensure sustainable, long-term income and growth for the charity.

Collaborating closely with colleagues across our Fundraising and Retail Teams you will champion the fundraising products, events, and campaigns to engage supporters. You will also raise profile in priority geographical areas to grow volunteer, supporter and ambassador involvement as well as identifying opportunities to maximise fundraising activity and core income.

What you will be doing

• To achieve or exceed targets and Key Performance Indicators - financial and non-financial and contribute to achieving targets as agreed with the Community Fundraising Manager.
• Carry out new business research and acquisition activity identifying new corporate partners, organisations and third parties, delivering proposals and presentations where required.
• Maintain a programme of relationship management and engagement with all relevant individuals, community groups and corporate donors to achieve donor retention creating future actions/opportunities.
• Produce financial and other summary reports as required, and proactively report on progress against targets and the budget, making recommendations and acting for any activity that is under-performing promptly to ensure the team achieves the budget.
• Work with the Volunteer Team to deliver recruitment drives, induction, and retention activity for vital volunteer resources in your assigned area, including the development of an effective network of volunteer-led fundraising groups.

Experience required to be considered

• Experience of working in a fundraising or customer service environment with a new business development focus.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills to support local events and Charity wide activity achieving a good net profit or return on time invested for your region.
• Excellent team working skills, collaborating regularly and consistently with remotely located colleagues.
• Ability to manage own diary, change focus and prioritise work with guidance from Lead Regional (or Area) Fundraising Manager.
• Confidence and resilience to work in a wide range of professional, social, and challenging environments.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft, email, internet, Customer Relationship Management software and confident in the use of technology.
• Confident in money handling, banking, and all associated administrative duties.
• Valid driving license and access to a vehicle.

What they offer

• Salary: £29,000.
• Hours: 37.5.
• Duration: Permanent.
• WFH: 3 days a week on-site.

Benefits

• 24 days annual leave (25 days with effect from April 2024), increasing based on time served plus Bank Holidays with the option to buy extra days.
• Enhanced Family Friendly pay.
• Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay after successful completion of a 6-month probation period.
• Life Insurance.
• Flexible working opportunities and hybrid working.
• We pay up to 6% employer contribution rate on pensions.
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme, available 365 days a year.
• Occupational Health services.
• Annual employee conference.
• A range of development and learning.