Community Fundraising Manager

St. John Ambulance; Manchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join St. John Ambulance as a Community Fundraiser and play a pivotal role in community initiatives aimed at saving lives. This position offers a competitive salary alongside various benefits like flexible working, pension, and opportunities for personal development. Ideal for those with fundraising or sales experience looking to make a meaningful impact in their community.

Benefits

Flexible working

Generous pension

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Blue Light and NHS discounts

Life assurance

Mental health and wellbeing tools

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Preferred fundraising experience, but will train strong communicators with sales experience.
• Experience working to KPIs and targets.
• Ability to build relationships with volunteers, donors, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Managing, recruiting, training, and rewarding volunteers.
• Developing relationships with local community supporters.
• Implementing fundraising plans and managing budgets.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Motivation

Job description

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Location: Based In The North West Region

Do you want to make a difference and be part of an organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century? As a Community Fundraiser, you will play a key role in working with supporters to inspire them by delivering community fundraising initiatives with individuals and groups.

Exciting opportunity to be the driving force behind our community fundraising. You will help us engage, train, and coach our community supporters, adding value to their relationship with St John Ambulance, and motivating them to maintain and increase their support. Reporting to the Regional Manager, the role would suit someone with excellent communication skills, with either fundraising experience or a sales background, looking to get into fundraising.

The role offers a competitive salary, flexible working, a generous pension, 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), options to buy and sell holiday, Blue Light and NHS discounts, life assurance, eye care, mental health and wellbeing tools, and volunteering days. It also provides opportunities for career growth and development, a healthy work-life balance, and recognition for your contributions.

Please see the job description for more details (available on our website or once you click apply).

About You:

• Fundraising experience is preferred, but strong communicators with sales experience will be trained
• Experience working to KPIs and targets
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• A team leader and player, capable of motivating and managing a geographically dispersed volunteer base
• Ability to build positive relationships with volunteers, donors, and key stakeholders, managing expectations

About the Role:

• Developing and maintaining sustainable relationships with supporters in local communities
• Implementing fundraising plans for identified volunteers/groups to deliver the community fundraising strategy
• Managing supporter relationships within budgets, deadlines, and stewardship levels
• Analyzing and proactively managing group development to meet targets
• Managing, recruiting, inducting, training/coaching, retaining, and rewarding volunteers in line with the volunteer strategy

About Us:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and 30,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid services, training, and campaigning. As a charity with a long history, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.

Find out more about us, including our new Ask Me campaign, at www.sja.org.uk

If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here

For all other candidates and volunteers, please apply below.

St John Ambulance is committed to increasing diversity and reflecting the communities we serve. We value and support everyone to thrive and do not tolerate discrimination. We foster an environment of mutual respect, valuing unique differences and authentic allyship. We are passionate about equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Please note: We do not accept speculative CVs and will only review applications sent for advertised vacancies.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not using recruitment agencies for this vacancy; only direct applications will be considered.