Community Fundraising Manager

Community Fundraising Manager 

Fixed term maternity cover (up to 12 months)

£42,815 per annum 

Remote working possible with approximately monthly travel to Derby office base 

As a charity, fundraising and donations are vital for MHA to continue our work in enabling older people to live later life well. Your role as a Community Fundraising Manager is to lead the Community Fundraising team to both deliver mass participation products and support and engage internal and external community fundraisers.

MHAs fundraising is in a period of development. This role will play a vital role to continue to establish and expand community fundraising across MHA.

About the role:

• To lead an effective community fundraising team to deliver income and engagement targets.

• Providing training, coaching and support to staff at homes and schemes in the pursuit of effective community fundraising and engagement.

• Budget management including budget setting (in conjunction with the Head of Fundraising), forecasting and analysis.

• To work collaboratively with operational colleagues to deliver one view of community fundraising in MHA

About you:

• Demonstrable experience of working in a Community Fundraising team, which has included work with volunteers and in relation to events

• Proven experience of relationship management and able to demonstrate relationships have been developed to deliver maximum benefit

• Awareness and understanding of trends, legislation and Institute of Fundraising best practice guidance in relation to community fundraising

These are just some of the reasons we think MHA is a great place to work:

• We have a supportive and values based culture,

• High colleague employee engagement scores.

• Highly supportive leadership team.

• Highly competitive pay and benefits.

• A range of flexible benefits including an option to buy or sell additional annual leave.

• Pension scheme.

• Colleagues have access to Chaplaincy and Pastoral support.

• Employee Assistance Programme including independent free counselling and legal advice.

• Life assurance x 2

• MHA ‘cares for you’ colleague discounts 

About MHA

Methodist Homes (MHA) is the largest charity care provider in the U.K. We have more than 76 years’ experience of delivering care and support to over 18,500 older people. We understand what it takes to help people live later life well through our Care homes, Retirement schemes and MHA Communities.

This role offers remote working with occasional travel to the Head Office (Derby) when required. 

Interviews will be commencing the beginning of February and a start date of 1st April 2021.