Community Fundraising Officer

Since 1962 the National Autistic Society has been campaigning to transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people. In National Programmes we champion the rights and interests of autistic people and their families, making sure national policy and legislation reflect their needs. We provide autism training and best practice services and want all autistic people to have access to services and support that fully meet their needs. We provide diagnostic services, training, accreditation, consultancy and conferences, designed to support all professionals and organisations.

Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do: https://www.autism.org.uk/

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated candidate to join the community fundraising team, within Supporter Fundraising.

The new role will be an exciting opportunity to support our committed and dynamic supporters in planning their own fundraising activities. The role will also be focused on tracking key metrics including merchandise sales, and will play a crucial part in delivering our annual Christmas cards campaign.

The Community Fundraising Officer will sit within a fun, collaborative team. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic team player, who is excited by the prospect of working on community fundraising and keeping up with new sector trends.

This is a permanent role working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

What we can offer you:

• Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism and opportunities to attend our conferences
• Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits such as cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan & shopping discounts for places such as Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Halfords, Nike, Apple and loads more!
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Life Assurance at 2 x base salary
• A portfolio of fantastic new salary sacrifice benefits and other flexible benefits private health, dental insurance, car salary sacrifice scheme, activity pass, holiday trading, enhanced pension & salary deduct loans (eligibility criteria may apply)
• Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme & counselling programme
• Free access to the Headspace App – a global leader in mindfulness and you can enrol up to three friends or family for free!
• Eligibility for a Blue Light Card

Where you will be working:

Hybrid – homebased & London Head Office

About our application process:

When providing a supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification and include any information that shows your suitability for the role.

For more information about this job please contact: Kate Vickers, Individual Giving and Supporter Fundraising Lead (kate.vickers@nas.org.uk). Informal calls welcomed in advance of applying.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

For some roles, successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks which will include additional references and criminal background checks.

Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism.

The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer.