Fundraising Officer
Brixton, London (with hybrid working)
About Us
Housing for Women is a registered charity and independent housing association. We champion female empowerment by providing and promoting affordable homes for women and gender-specific support services. Since 1934, we have been working to build a more equal society for women, a world where everyone has a safe roof over their head regardless of circumstance, where violence against women is no longer tolerated.
We are currently seeking a Fundraising Officer to join us on a permanent, part-time basis, working 21 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary of £28,200 per annum
- Attractive pension scheme
- Perkbox
- Buying and selling annual leave
- Health Shield
- Season Ticket loan
- Subsidised gym membership
- Course Funding
If you have experience in a fundraising role, securing funding from a variety of sources and making grant applications, this is an exceptional opportunity to make a difference with our committed charity.
In this rewarding role, you'll directly contribute to empowering women and transforming lives through securing the funds that ensure we can continue to make a profound impact.
We've got
EPIC
values that guide us in our work,
Empowering
customer to make great choices and take control, being
Positive
about change, acting with
Integrity
, and
Committed
to excellence and doing better in everything we do.
What's more, within our positive environment, you'll benefit from continuous professional growth with access to a range of development opportunities, alongside other great benefits!
Don't miss this opportunity to combine your passion for fundraising with meaningful change – read on and apply today!
The Role
As a Fundraising Officer, you will undertake a range of fundraising activity to support income for our charity.
Helping to implement and deliver our fundraising strategy, you will manage a pipeline of grant funders and deliver the highest standards of stewardship. You will build strong relationships to ensure long-term growth and diversify income streams.
You'll actively seek out further prospect opportunities, producing funding applications and writing tailored bids to support our funding priorities and core needs, as well as supporting the creation of engaging content for newsletters and campaigns.
Additionally, you will:
- Develop supporter journeys for our small group of individual donors
- Assist with fundraising events
- Support new initiatives, including legacies and regular giving
- Update and maintain CRM records
About You
To be considered as a Fundraising Officer, you will need:
- Experience in a fundraising role
- Evidence of significant fundraising from a variety of sources
- Expertise and experience of the application process for grants
- Experience of building relationships with and stewarding key funders
- Knowledge of the voluntary sector, including funding issues and opportunities
- Knowledge of grant giving bodies
- Experience and understanding of managing volunteers
- Good standard of education to at least A-Level standard
Candidates interested in applying should attach a cover letter outlining how they meet the essential criteria specified in the person specification as well as how they think they meet Housing for Women's EPIC values.
Other organisations may call this role Community Fundraising Officer, Supporter Stewardship Officer, Bids and Fundraising Officer, Fundraiser, or Grants and Trusts Co-ordinator.
Webrecruit and Housing for Women are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
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