[Hiring] Community Fundraiser @Brain Tumour Research

Role Description

As the Community Fundraiser for South Central, you will play a crucial role in helping the charity meet its strategic plans and objectives, including fundraising to create a network of seven sustainable Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence across the UK.

• Generate and grow income through community fundraising activities, contributing to a regional team target of £900,000.

Strategic Responsibilities

• Recruit and steward community supporters across South Central, including the Channel Islands and Gibraltar.
• Build and grow a portfolio of individual supporters, challenge event participants, Fundraising Groups, and Charity of the Year partners across the region.
• Drive income growth to contribute to regional targets by proactively seeking and maximizing new fundraising opportunities.
• Support delivery of key campaigns and events, including Wear a Hat Day and Walk of Hope.
• Act as an ambassador for Brain Tumour Research, engaging local communities, businesses, and organizations.

Main Duties

• Ensure supporters, volunteers, and fundraising groups have access to relevant fundraising advice and guidance.
• Research and manage a pipeline of opportunities across community fundraising within your region.
• Attend networking events, representing the organization and building relationships.
• Communicate impact and engage supporters in activities to strengthen their relationship with Brain Tumour Research.
• Manage and develop your region through excellent stewardship of existing supporters.
• Support the formation of volunteer fundraising groups.
• Co-ordinate the recruitment and appropriate use of volunteers.
• Maintain relationships with current supporters while building relationships with new supporters.
• Work collaboratively with the Fundraising Team to meet financial targets.
• Keep the CRM database up to date with information about supporters and their fundraising activities.
• Engage with medical teams at neuro hospitals to organize information stands.
• Assist the Fundraising Team with any other tasks as determined by the Director of Income Generation and Development.

Relevant Performance Measures

• Contribute to and help achieve the regional team target of more than £900,000 per year.
• Meet agreed targets for recruiting new supporters and maintaining strong retention rates.
• Deliver measurable growth in participation and income for key campaigns and challenge events.
• Maintain a fully up-to-date and accurate CRM database.

Qualifications

• Experience in community fundraising, donor management, and stewardship.
• Experience in meeting financial targets (desirable).
• Experience presenting information to groups and individuals clearly and concisely (desirable).
• Experience working with a CRM/database.
• Knowledge of Charity Law, GDPR, and the Fundraising Regulator (desirable).

Skills and Abilities

• A good communicator, able to converse sensitively and empathetically with the public (desirable).
• Ability to work proactively and independently.
• Ability to self-organize, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
• Experience working with MS Office, especially Word and Excel.

Personal Attributes and Values

• Align and embody the values of Courageous, Determined, Dependable, Connected, and Game Changing.
• Flexible, embraces change and development, and able to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Ability to analyze problems and develop solutions (desirable).
• Access to a car and full driving license.
• Excellent communication skills, including strong listening skills.
• Excellent time management skills.

Review and Performance

We are committed to the continuous review of all roles and to the development of our employees. The post holder will take part in a Performance Review on an annual basis in June/July supported by quarterly check-ins.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion

Brain Tumour Research is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates diversity in all its forms. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

Right to Work

Brain Tumour Research are only able to offer and maintain employment contracts with those who have the Right to work in the UK.