Fundraising Coordinator
Job description
As our Fundraising Coordinator you will lead on planning, delivery, and evaluation of the fundraising plan.
With your experience, you will contribute to the successful planning, delivery, and evaluation of Carers Support West Sussex Fundraising activities. The fundraising activities will target sources such as charitable trusts and foundations, new areas such as corporate fundraising, sponsorship, crowdfunding and individual giving and any grant funding new to Carers Support West Sussex.
The Fundraising Coordinator will support the Charity Leadership team new income generation opportunities.
BEFORE YOU KEEP READING:
PLEASE DO NOT SEE EVERYTHING IN THIS JOB AD AS "MUST HAVE", BUT RATHER A GUIDING LIST OF WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR. WE KNOW NO CANDIDATE WILL BE THE PERFECT MATCH FOR ALL WE HAVE MENTIONED IN THIS ADVERTISEMENT, SO DO NOT BE AFRAID TO APPLY IF YOU FEEL YOU ARE CLOSE TO THE BRIEF BUT NOT "SPOT ON".
ABOUT YOU
Acting as our Fundraising coordinator you will ensure that the vision for the Charity and our work with carers is reflected in all its programmes and services. You’ll commit to our values and in particular putting carers at the heart of everything we do.
You will collaborate with internal teams, stakeholders, and carers to build excellent relationships to ensure our success. You will be experienced in managing your own projects and workload and produce reports and materials as required.
And consider yourself to be the following:
Excellent level of communication and presentation skills- Ability to use initiative and ‘think outside the box’ to help develop and deliver new income.
- Meticulous approach to planning and excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to collaborate and engage with internal and external stakeholders.
- A willingness to learn and to embrace innovative channels and ways of working
- Able to work autonomously when required
- Highly competent in use of IT and experience of using a database or CRM system and a willingness to develop further
It would be great if you…
Have experience of working in a Carers Charity or other related Third or Public Sector.
YOUR ATTRIBUTES
Others have described you as…
A natural communicator who is sensitive to people’s individual situations and values the contribution of all stakeholders- Excellent organisational and time management skills and ability to make decisions
- Able to plan and work cooperatively
- Able to work across a diverse of communities and to work in an inclusive working environment
- Able to remain calm and in control in a crisis and to be measured in your response
- Confident, energetic and passionate about improving the well being of others
- Able to work flexibly as part of a team and works in a way consistent with the organisational values
KEY DUTIES
Work with the Operational Team to build a library of potential projects for grant funding.- Collate information and statistics to build compelling cases for funding of our projects.
- Work with the finance team to ensure that applications are financially sound.
- Make applications for funding from trusts and foundations and produce regular reports on any projects funded as a result, if required.
- Write fundraising letters and emails to potential funders.
- Send thank you letters / emails to funders.
- Help generate new sources of income and manage existing relationships and programmes eg. Through community fundraising.
- Help produce insightful, high-quality research on current and prospective donors from trusted sources and build a list of potential funders and their priorities
- Manage funding pipeline to monitor progress against grant applications – reporting on this pipeline monthly.
OUR CULTURE AND DIVERSITY
At Carers Support, we are building an inclusive workplace where everyone can do their best work and be proud to belong.
We believe that talent is distributed to all of us in equal measure and our differences are a strength not a weakness. We recruit for potential, not perfection. Everyone’s unique history has value and our doors are open to people at every meeting of race, religion or belief, different physical ability, age, nationality or citizenship, ethnic origin, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, family structure, and gender identity.
The carers we support come from such different walks of life that we are particularly interested in attracting candidates from similarly diverse backgrounds, including Asian, Arab, Black, Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups, White Other (e.g. Eastern European, Gypsy, Roma) and any other Ethnic minorities. If you have any feedback or suggestions about anything in relation to this job advert, we would love to hear from you at [email protected].
VALUES WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN CANDIDATES
We are focused, putting carers at the heart of everything we do.
We act together, working with and for carers, the communities they live in and the people that can make a difference to them.
We are leaders, working with each other to find potential and opportunities across all communities, enabling carers to be identified and involved.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO BEHAVIOURS THAT SUPPORT
Quality – the highest practical level we can reach in outcomes, learning and behaviour
Inclusivity – respecting people, cultures, and organisations
Caring – improving quality of life and influencing behaviour change
Integrity – operating with honesty and reliability
Loyalty – long-term committed partnerships and co-operation
Innovation – driving our service development and our will to succeed
If you are still unsure if our organisation is a good fit, have a look at our Good Place to Work page and the results of our recent engagement survey. We can't wait to hear from you!
Please note we reserve the right to close this role prior to the stated end date, should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered.
