Community Fundraising Assistant

Community Fundraising Assistant

£24,409 per annum

35 hours per week

Marylebone, London

Blind Veterans UK supports blind and vision-impaired men and women offering a range of services to enable them to retain their independence. We believe that no one who has served their country should battle blindness alone.

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Community Fundraising Assistant to join our regional and events team and support their busy portfolio of events and community fundraising activities.

Your role will be to administer new and existing Blind Veterans UK fundraising events and activities and to support the Regional Fundraising Development Manager (South) to maximise income from individuals and groups.

We see you as bringing to Blind Veterans sound project management and administrative ability. With previous community fundraising experience, you will need to be a skilled communicator who is able to engage others in a friendly and confident manner and who has the ability to successfully manage volunteer networks.

For this role, you will also have good knowledge of Microsoft Office and database systems.

In return, we offer the opportunity to be part of a team that transforms lives. We also offer a wide range of benefits and career development opportunities for the right candidate.

For more information on about the role, please visit our website.

Closing Date: Tuesday 8 May 2018 at 23:59hrs

Interview date: Week commencing 14 May 2018

Please note only applicants who submit a CV with a supporting statement will be considered.

Should we receive a high volume of interest, we may close applications for this vacancy before the deadline so you are advised to express your interest as soon as possible

Due to the high number of enquiries and applications we receive for our vacancies we don't acknowledge each one - if you haven't heard from us within a week of the closing date, please assume that we won't be inviting you for an interview. You are, of course, welcome to try again if a suitable post comes up. We are unable to provide feedback to candidates not shortlisted for interview.