Head of Events and Community Fundraising

Head of Events and Community Fundraising

(Maternity cover up to 12 months)

London E1

c.£44,000 per annum | 35 hours per week

• Are you a people’s person?
• Do you want to work in a fast-paced and innovative fundraising department?
• Would you like to lead a successful and growing Events and Community Fundraising Team?

If this sounds like you, the Head of Events and Community Fundraising role at Asthma UK could be just what you’re looking for. This is a great opportunity to join us at an exciting time.
 

What the role involves. Reporting to the Director of Fundraising, you will:

• Lead the team to achieve its annual income target of over £1m
• Grow income by recruiting and retaining new supporters through developing targeted marketing for internal and external audiences
• Lead the team to build excellent relationships with supporters through making sure they are at the heart of all activity
• Share the effective leadership and management of the Fundraising Directorate through membership of the Fundraising Management Team
• Collaborate with other teams to achieve fundraising and charitable objectives

The role would suit you if… you have experience of managing and growing income from community and events fundraising activity.  You feel at ease working with a wide range of individuals from different backgrounds and circumstances and are passionate about ensuring our supporters’ voices are heard and that they have the best possible experience. You must be ambitious and want to be part of an organisation that is working hard together to find a cure for one of the UK’s most prevalent long-term health conditions.

You will need:

• To have experience of creating and delivering community and events fundraising growth plans
• To be a team player with a ‘can do attitude’
• Demonstrable experience of line managing and developing reports to achieve set targets
• Experience of setting and managing budgets
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the guidelines and policies affecting Events and Community fundraising
• To be confident using digital platforms to raise money and support fundraising activity.

Come and make a difference! There is nothing as terrifying as the feeling of not being able to breathe or watching helplessly as a loved one struggles for breath. Although asthma affects 1 in 5 households in the UK it is, mistakenly, seen to be ‘sorted’. It’s not.  In the UK today, every 10 seconds someone has a potentially fatal asthma attack. Every day the lives of three families are devastated by the death of a loved one to an asthma attack. Tragically, the majority of these could be prevented right now with the right basic care. Others still suffer with asthma so severe current treatments don’t work. This has to change. That’s why Asthma UK exists.

This is a great place to work! With around 80 people, we are a tight team working together successfully to stop asthma attacks and cure asthma. Our recent staff survey reports that although we have a decidedly high performance culture, it’s probably the friendliest place most people have worked with great opportunities for development. So, if you have a talent and passion for service excellence and the ability to lead and inspire a motivated team, we’d love to hear from you.

To download a full version of the job description and to apply, please click on the Apply button now!

Closing date for applications is midnight Monday 22 February 2016.

First round interviews will be held on Thursday 3 March 2016.

Second stage interviews on Tuesday 8 March 2016.