Junior Community & Events Manager

Job Title:Junior Community & Events Fundraiser

Reporting to:            Compton Managing Consultant (Director of Fundraising)

Places of Work:North London Hospice, Finchley N12

Hours of Work:37.5hrs per week 

Salary:£22,000

Job Summary

Compton Fundraising is looking for a Community and Events Fundraiser to join our successful fundraising team at North London Hospice.

North London Hospice is located at Woodside Avenue, North Finchley and provides end of life palliative care across the boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. It costs £10m to run all our services and the fundraising department is responsible for generating £3.3m through voluntary donations and legacy gifts.

This is an exciting role that will enable the post holder to have the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of fundraising and supporter events.Working within small events teams, you will provide support across our event and community fundraising programmes and undertake a pivotal role in developing your own portfolio of events.

Ideally you will have some experience of working in a community and events fundraising environment and be flexible in your approach to ensuring that all our events and activities run smoothly from concept to implementation.With such a varied role, you will have to be highly organised and able to cope with competing priorities and be ready to turn your hand to all aspects and duties of fundraising events.

• To work on the community and events activity and to work with the Director 
  of Fundraising to achieve agreed income generation goals in excess of £215,000

• To build income, support and awareness for the Hospice amongst individual supporters and community groups within the Hospice catchment area.

• To ensure that fundraising events and activities run effectively and are well planned, marketed and supported.

• To proactively attend local activities and events, giving talks and presentations to local organisations (e.g. schools, rotary clubs etc) across the catchment area, to increase awareness of and support for the charity.

• To inspire new community supporters while maintaining and developing relationships with existing supporters. Identifying where possible, potential high net worth individuals and share these with the senior managers.

• To develop relationships with other departments to encourage those members of staff to participate in fundraising events.

• To provide excellent donor care for all fundraising activities, to develop relationships and maximise fundraising potential.

• To respond to enquiries from the public, companies, volunteers, fundraisers etc. (by phone, mail and in person) including responding to requests for information and materials etc.

• To proactively promote tribute funds to those raising funds in memory.

• To providing and facilitate supporters with a choice of how they fundraise and work with the charity, including legacy, committed and in memory giving.

• To provide support with fundraising events where required.

• To work with the volunteer team to recruit, organise and manage volunteers to carry out various functions to support community fundraising.

• To ensure that accurate and up to date financial and supporter records are maintained and accessible.

• To develop new community and in memory fundraising activities and campaigns.

• To develop a network of volunteers and encourage volunteer led fundraising activities.

• To develop relationships with other departments to encourage those members of staff to participate in fundraising events.

• To write promotional materials to reach a wide range of potential and current donors.

• To work with the Communications Team to help promote corporate partners and corporate engagement opportunities in the local media.

• To work collaboratively with the wider fundraising team to ensure team targets are met and supporting on other fundraising events and activities including major gifts, legacy promotion and in memory fundraising etc, as required.

You will need 2 years relevant experience, a full driving licence and use of a car.

This is a significant opportunity for a fundraiser with experience to work alongside senior colleagues from the UK’s leading fundraising consultancy to further develop their skills and career.