Are you an ambitious fundraiser looking for the next step in your career? Would you like to make a positive difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities? We need a proactive community and events fundraiser to develop and deliver a sustainable plan to engage our local community.
Share is a registered charity and a centre for training and wellbeing. We provide a range of programmes helping adults with learning disabilities, autism and other support needs become more happy, healthy, and independent. Our vision is a world where disabled people are fully included in society, living the life they choose, and we need talented people to help us make that happen.
Main responsibilities:
- You’ll seek out opportunities and build vital relationships with local groups, organisations, businesses, schools, and individuals to grow our income
- You’ll create, plan, and deliver a range of income streams through different activities, campaigns, and events
- As well as growing our supporter base, you’ll make sure their journey and overall experience is first-class, providing a high level of engagement and support
This is a new and exciting position at Share, ideal for an enthusiastic and creative self-starter to make income generation an important part of our future. You’ll have great flexibility to carry out the role, with hybrid working from home and on-site, and flexible hours to suit your schedule. You’ll have the added support of a specialist fundraising consultant who’ll mentor and coach you for the first six months to help you settle into the role.
About you:
- You’ve worked in community or events fundraising in the voluntary sector so you understand the importance of building relationships and maintaining high levels of supporter stewardship
- You’re an excellent, persuasive communicator and you know how to create engaging and compelling arguments, both written and in person, to encourage donations
- You’re very organised, with meticulous planning and excellent time management skills
- Ideally, you’re comfortable working with numbers and budgets but help with this will be given if needed
- Most importantly, you share our strong commitment to the inclusion of disabled people in society, you believe in equality for all
Click here for the full job description and person specification.
Why work for us?
Share is committed to empowering disabled people. You’ll make a difference every day, helping people to live as independently as possible.
Our values drive us forward. They provide the framework for everything we do, including who we hire. We believe everyone has something to offer others, and we build on people's individual talents, interests, and abilities. We think happy employees are successful employees.
We won employer of the year at the Wandsworth Business Awards in 2019 and we hold gold Investors in People accreditation. This means we truly understand the value of people: we focus on what people can do, not what holds them back. And we have robust policies in place so that every single person working at Share takes ownership for making our programmes come to life.
We’ve been praised for our thorough induction process and supportive working environment where everyone has a voice and is valued. You’ll be surrounded by people who support you, challenge you, and inspire you.
Full list of benefits when working at Share.
How to apply
This post is initially offered as a temporary contract for 18 months but has scope to become permanent.
We positively welcome applications from all parts of the community and from people with diverse cultural backgrounds and lived experience.
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Please submit your CV and a covering letter introducing yourself. Please also outline the top five things you would do to develop relationships and create fundraising opportunities for Share in our community. Please provide a phone number and if we're interested in taking your application further, we'll give you a call for an informal chat to discuss your suitability for interview. Please also complete our equal opportunities form available to download at the bottom of this page. Send all the documents by 15th March 2022 to hradmin@sharecommunity.org.uk. |
If you would like to have chat about the role or visit us prior to applying, please contact Annie McDowall (anniem@sharecommunity.org.uk) or Rachel Healy (rachelh@sharecommunity.org.uk) on 0207 924 2949.
This job is subject to two satisfactory references, evidence of qualifications, an enhanced DBS check and providing evidence of the right to work in the UK. If you are disabled and would like to discuss other ways of submitting your application, please call us on 0207 924 2949.
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