Harmless-cic·19 months ago
19 months ago
Fundraising and Events Officer
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What you'll do
- Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy encompassing a variety of approaches, including individual giving, corporate sponsorships, foundation grants, and online fundraising campaigns.
- Research and identify new funding opportunities, including grant applications and potential donors.
- Build and cultivate relationships with current and prospective donors, ensuring effective communication and stewardship.
- Manage fundraising databases and ensure accurate record-keeping of donations.
- Plan and execute a diverse range of events aligned with the organisation's strategic goals, including (but not limited to) fundraising galas, awareness-raising campaigns, community outreach events, conferences, and workshops.
- Manage all logistical aspects of event planning and execution, including budgeting, venue selection, vendor coordination, marketing, registration, and on-site coordination.
- Collaborate with other relevant roles to ensure events effectively incorporate policy messaging and advocacy opportunities.
- Evaluate event outcomes and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Develop and implement community engagement initiatives to build awareness and support for the organisation's mission.
- Foster relationships with community organisations, local and national businesses, and other stakeholders to create collaborative partnerships.
- Identify and recruit volunteers to support fundraising and event activities.
- Work closely with other relevant roles to identify opportunities for integrating fundraising, events, and public awareness campaigns with policy advocacy efforts.
What they're looking for
- An alignment with Harmless CIC values, ethos, and standards, including a proven commitment to continuous improvement.
- Proven track record in successful and ongoing fundraising and event coordination
- An ability to identify and respond to an ever- changing external environment that puts us in the best possible position to achieve our fundraising aims and objectives, namely, financial growth and brand awareness
- An ability to identify and maximise opportunities and strengths to the benefit of our stakeholders both in the short term, medium term and long-term.
- An ability to identify and respond to disruptions, challenges, and threats from an ever-changing, internal and external environment.
- A history of building effective relationships and maintaining key stakeholder engagement up to senior level and policy level.
- Experience in an equivalent role
- Working collaboratively across our organisation, operations, and teams, to empower, inform, motivate, and contain our workforce.
- Ability to read and use available data and/or evidence to make informed decisions, measure success, and monitor performance in line with organisational priorities.
- An ability to present data and provide insight to help empower and inform the Senior Leadership Team to make responsible decisions.
- A track record of meeting and exceeding key performance indicators (KPIs) targets related to performance, stakeholder feedback, finance and other key measurables.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree or above in a relevant field such as nonprofit management, fundraising, event planning, or communications
- Proven track record within the not-for-profit sector
- A thorough understanding of Harmless CIC including its commitment to the communities it serves.
- Extensive knowledge of working in an SME setting or the third sector
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Harmless-cic
Nottingham, United Kingdom
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