Community Fundraising Development Officer

Please note: we reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early if we receive a large number of applications.

Are you passionate about volunteer-driven fundraising? Do you have experience in professional fundraising? Are you an excellent networker with an ability to understand the local community in depth and breadth?

We are currently recruiting for a Community Fundraising Development Officer to work as part of our Community Fundraising team in the Fundraising and Marketing department.

Role details;

• Location: Homebased, covering the geographic region of Nottingham and Derbyshire
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week.
• Interviews: week commencing 27th November 2017
• Key requirements: Right to work in the UK

The role in a nutshell:

To be successful in this role you will have an absolute commitment to volunteer-driven fundraising.

As an excellent communicator, you will inspire support and action from a diverse range of supporters, volunteers, service users and other members of the community.

You will have the ability to manage, build upon and develop Community Fundraising initiatives within the Mobility Team area so that we can sustain and grow our local supporter base and the income they create, through out branches, individual volunteers, small and medium size companies and schools.

Please refer to the attached job description for more information.

In return you will join the UKs most trusted charity (Charity Brand Index 2016) and help work towards a world where people who are blind or partially sighted can enjoy the same freedom of movement as everyone else.

Working at Guide Dogs is much more than just a job. Through the values that guide our work, we make a real difference, and change lives.

We believe that wellbeing at work is about creating an environment to promote a state of contentment which allows all employees to flourish and achieve their full potential for the benefit of themselves and for Guide Dogs.

As a member of staff we offer you a wide range of benefits to suit your individual needs. These include; 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 28 days after 3 years' service), flexible benefits package and a defined contribution group personal pension plan.

For more information on this role and our benefits package, please see the documents attached below. To apply for this position, please use the online application form. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do not accept CVs for job applications.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome, and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding Statement

Guide Dogs is committed to ensuring that children, young people and vulnerable adults who come into contact with Guide Dogs staff and volunteers are treated with respect, and are free from all forms of abuse or mistreatment. We are also committed to ensuring that all staff and volunteers are aware of their responsibilities, and have the knowledge and skills necessary to promote and maintain the welfare and safety of those with whom they come into contact.