Fundraising Officer - Charity (hybrid role)
Fundraising Officer - 12 month FTC - Charity based in Central London - up to £45,000, hybrid working and great benefits
Fundraising Officer required to join charitable organisation of c.100 in great offices near London Bridge. You will be joining a dynamic and vibrant team and you will play a key role in managing relationships with trusts and foundations to raise income for the organisation. You will take on a portfolio of existing prospects as well as being expected to seek out new opportunities. You will develop relationships with grant-giving organisations and trustees to deliver funding for large-scale projects and work with your team to meet annual targets.
Fundraising Officer duties:
- Communication and networking - writing proposals, build relationships with donors, creating and delivering presentations
- Decision making, planning and problem solving - identify fundraising priorities, build pipeline of donors, balance a number of ongoing projects
- Project delivery - generate annual income to agreed targes, achieve KPIs, assist with developing charity's fundraising strategy
- Analysis and research - ensure donor details are correct, benchmarking against other organisations, research
- Teamwork, teaching and learning support - presenting at staff training, promote the work of the charity, assist with campaigns
The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years' fundraising experience which includes proposal writing and building relationships with funders / donors. Must have excellent written skills, be creative and able to work with initiative to tight deadlines. Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy are essential and knowledge of Raiser's Edge would be beneficial for the role. Charity's focus is health and wellbeing.
This is a 12 month FTC and salary is up to £45,000. The organisation offers hybrid working (2 office days per week) and other great benefits including a personal development budget, generous pension and wellbeing allowance.