Fundraising Officer

Summary

Join READ Foundation as Fundraising Officer and contribute to providing access to quality education for vulnerable children. As the Fundraising Officer, you will be working within a team to create, develop, and nurture community relationships with volunteers, donors, partners, and your local communities in order to maximise income.

Responsibilities

• Be an ambassador at events, supporting the delivery of READ Foundations vision and ensuring that the charity’s profile and reputation are upheld
• Maintain and develop relationships with HNW /potential / existing donors to maximise donations
• Champion philanthropic engagement and activities to ensure that organisationally we are maximising opportunities to achieve the greatest return
• Hold regular fundraising events and dinners and manage and develop volunteers
• Hold regular meetings with the Regional Head of Fundraising to evaluate the progress and success of targets & objectives set
• Work at all times within the guidelines of the Institute of Fundraising best practice and comply with relevant legislation and regulation
• Work within an innovative, positive and creative ethos, identifying new opportunities for fundraising
• Adhere to stated policies and procedures as per the company handbook including health and safety requirements
• Build the capacity of the READ Foundation team in the area of Major donor and community fundraising
• Identify and secure additional prospects through exploring networks and sectors
• Create, nurture and develop volunteer teams across the region to support the team
• Develop and manage effective relationships ensuring excellent and consistent supporter stewardship
• Work across wider fundraising networks and communities to identify opportunities for engagement
• Arrange and manage fundraising events
• Manage and support volunteers
• Act as a central point of contact and support in the North regions for all volunteer queries and support requests, including providing prompt and thorough responses and resolving any complaints
• Act as a central point of contact and support in the North regions for all volunteering requests from internal departments, specifically the Fundraising and UK Programmes departments
• Manage and supervise volunteers and Interns across the North regions, including developing their skillsets, providing volunteer engagement initiatives, and promoting a positive working environment
• Actively grow READ Foundation’s volunteer database in the North regions, including promoting volunteering opportunities, processing new volunteer sign-up requests and conducting Volunteer Team Leader interviews
• Recruit Interns across the North region for various departments to achieve additional manpower support, by preparing Role Profiles, posting job adverts and conducting interviews
• Prepare volunteers resources, such as collection buckets, t-shirts, merchandise and donation forms, for all volunteering activities
• Design and deliver local volunteering projects and outreach programmes to achieve increased public interaction with READ Foundation and improve local relations
• Explore new and innovative ideas to maximise the potential of READ Foundation’s volunteering programme
• Undertaking a range of administrative tasks in support of the wider Volunteers Management team and People and Culture department
• Occasional paid overseas travel with potential donors and deployments