Fundraising Officer (Community Fundraising)

Closed: 17 January 2019
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  • Salary £22,132 actual per annum
  • Location Plymouth, Devon (On-site)
  • Job Type Permanent
  • Sectors Mental Health
  • Job Reference : 00325398
Fundraising Officer (Community Fundraising) 

Let’s take on dementia together 

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia. 

Position: Community Fundraising Executive 
Location: Flexible across South West of England 
Contract type: Full time, Permanent 
Hours: 35 per week 
Salary: £22,132 actual per annum 

Closing date: 17 January 2019 
Interview date: TBC 

About the role: 

The Regional fundraising team at Alzheimer’s Society has an exciting position available for someone to provide outstanding support to our community fundraising activities across the South of England. If you have a passion and skill for supporting volunteer fundraisers, this is an excellent opportunity for you to build on your relationship skills and truly make your mark in this rapidly expanding charity. 

This is an office-based role delivering remote stewardship to supporters and volunteers via telephone and email. Working as part of a geographically dispersed team you will have exceptional organisational, administrative and communication skills and a flexible approach to a busy and varied workload. You will have solid experience of using databases and strong relationship management skills across a range of internal and external stakeholders. 

About you: 

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic person who has excellent experience of working with donors and volunteers. We are looking for someone who can hit the ground running and has ideally worked within a similar role or can demonstrate the relevant skills and experience required in the job description. 

You will need to be an excellent communicator and confident in contacting supporters over the phone as well as giving presentations to various groups, associations and local businesses. You will need to demonstrate your ability to be a real team player, as well as having the ability to work well on your own initiative. This is a busy and demanding role often with conflicting deadlines so the ability to prioritise your workloads and have an organised, methodical approach is essential. 

You will have experience of recruiting, managing and working with volunteers to deliver organisational objectives as well as a proven track record in achieving financial and non-financial targets and good working knowledge of budgets is also essential. 

The successful candidate will benefit from working in a dynamic and well-supported team where you will have a direct impact on the lives of people affected by dementia. 

If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you! 

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits and recognition. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society. 

Alzheimer’s Society is committed to equal opportunities. 

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Officer, Community Fundraiser, Fundraising, Charity, Not for Profit, Third Sector, Volunteer Management, Business Development, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Officer, Community Fundraising, Sales Executive, Legacy, Fundraiser, Volunteer Manager, Charities etc.