Supporter Engagement Fundraiser

Would you love to be part of a high performing fundraising team in a charity which provides the highest standard of care for patients with life-limiting illnesses in Rochdale?

As Supporter Engagement Fundraiser, you’ll join a supportive, friendly team who love what they do.

Salary: £28,153 - £31,121
Location: Rochdale with some homeworking (2-3 days on site)
Benefits: 35 days annual leave including 10 bank holidays (Xmas Eve and NY Eve) pro rata, unrivalled pension contribution (6% employee, 14% employer), free parking and subsidised meals as extra perks, beautiful gardens and outside space to enjoy at the office, incredible job satisfaction knowing you work for an organisation that changes lives for the better.
Culture: Flexible and life-friendly employer

About the charity

The Hospice we are partnering with has provided care and comfort to the community since 1989. They provide the highest standard of care for patients with life-limiting illnesses, encouraging independence, offering advice & support from referral to bereavement and promoting a high standard of Palliative Care across the community. Each and every member of the Hospice team work towards a common goal of making every moment count.

Your individual giving fundraising skills will play a vital role in helping achieve this goal.

About the role

The Supporter Engagement Fundraiser will be responsible for developing engaging activities to generate income that will contribute to, and grow, annual individual giving income targets. You will adapt fundraising styles to inspire, support and nurture relationships and fundraising initiatives across the borough of Rochdale. You will also provide excellent donor care to supporters for all fundraising activities, ensuring long lasting and diverse relationships with the hospice’s local community. You’ll be supporting the hospice’s regular givers which includes lottery, legacies, their make a will campaign and one-off appeals. You’ll be a natural relationship developer and first-class communicator, you’ll understand audience segmentation and come with clear ideas and creative flair. The Hospice are open to candidates coming with transferable skills, so from other areas of fundraising, or from marketing and relationship development roles.

About you

We’d love to see you showcasing the following skills and experience when you get in touch:

You’ve got a track record of meeting targets and KPIs, with experience of developing and delivering effective stewardship/customer journeys for multiple audiences. You have exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail with the ability to prioritise tasks, manage workloads and meet deadlines. You’re professional, approachable, innovative and target driven with strong interpersonal skills. You’re enthusiastic, energetic, diplomatic and a strong team player with an understanding and compassion for the work of the hospice. You’re articulate, motivating, persuasive and influential with a range of audiences. If you are excited by this role and have the relevant skills and experience, please get in touch with a copy of your profile or CV to Ellen Drummond at Charity People.

Deadline: 9am on Friday 31^st January
Interview dates: w/c 10^th March at the Hospice

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.