Community Fundraiser North of England

Community Fundraiser for the North of England

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The Brain Tumour Charity is leading the way in research, support, and advocacy for everyone affected by brain tumours. Our mission is simple but urgent: to accelerate a cure for brain tumours and improve life for everyone affected by this devastating disease.

As part of the Community Fundraising Team, you will be one of six Regional Community Fundraisers based across the UK. Covering Yorkshire, the Northeast and Northwest of England, you will focus on our key audiences of individuals, supporter groups, community organisations, regional corporates and volunteers. Through exceptional stewardship and fundraising support, you will engage the community and maximise opportunities to raise funds in the region.

Location:

The role is home‑based within the region with extensive travel to Fleet (Head Office) and to regional team meetings as required.

Working hours:

37.5 hours per week with regular out‑of‑hours and weekend work inherent in the role. Benchmarked salary: c. £31,950.

• Developing and implementing a Regional Community Fundraising Strategy for 25/26.
• Achieving agreed regional fundraising KPIs and contributing to the overall delivery of annual fundraising budgets and targets.
• Recruiting, building and maintaining relationships with the community across the region.
• Recruiting, training and managing a network of regional volunteers who will support activity in the region.
• Working collaboratively across the wider Charity Team to identify fundraising opportunities and maximise income in the region.
• Keeping our CRM fully up to date with information about our supporters and their activities, and using that data to understand what motivates our supporters to provide excellent stewardship.

• Record of achievement in a community, corporate or events team role.
• Proven experience in promoting and supporting a wide range of DIY and supporter‑led activities including live streaming, virtual events and seasonal community fundraising products.
• Recruiting, supporting, and supervising volunteers.
• Ability to work as part of a flexible team and contribute to group and individual goals and KPIs.
• Proven experience of working to and delivering high income targets.
• Proven ability to work remotely.
• Experience in working with a relational CRM database.
• Experience of cross‑team working with internal and external stakeholders.

• Understanding of community fundraising and supporter groups and how they contribute toward The Brain Tumour Charity’s goals.
• Firm grasp of current fundraising principles and practice.
• Knowledge of budgets and cost‑effective fundraising.
• Strong understanding of marketing techniques to drive recruitment and participation.
• Organised, self‑starter and capable of taking initiative.
• Empathy with the aims, objectives and activities of The Brain Tumour Charity.
• Excellent, confident and persuasive communicator with people at all levels (written, oral including public speaking and presentations).
• Self‑reliant and confident IT user including email, databases, spreadsheets, desktop publishing and MS Office.
• Confident with online social networking and relationship building.
• Ability to manage a varied and complex workload, prioritising competing demands.
• Prepared to travel to meetings, work from home and work outside normal working hours and weekends.
• Hold a UK driving licence and be willing and able to travel within the UK.
• Please note that the responsibilities listed are not exhaustive and this job description may be subject to change as the role evolves over time.

You’ll be joining a collaborative, bold and innovative team of individuals who put our community first and are connected by a passion to make a real difference.

The Brain Tumour Charity is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our organisation, welcoming applications from minority ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ communities, people with disabilities and other underrepresented communities. We do not offer visa sponsorship for any of our positions; we…