Fundraising Assistant

Samaritans; Ewell; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Collaborative culture

Opportunity to make a difference

Job summary

Samaritans is looking for a Fundraising Assistant to join our Individual Giving team in Ewell, UK. You will help deliver fundraising campaigns and be responsible for essential coordination, administration, and reporting support. This role offers an exciting opportunity to develop various skills while being part of a supportive and ambitious team.

The position is permanent and requires full-time commitment with hybrid working options. Your role will involve supporting fundraising campaigns, drafting communications, and collaborating across teams to enhance supporter experience.

Qualifications

• Proactive, positive approach and willingness to learn.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Interest in fundraising, marketing or the charity sector.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and delivery of fundraising campaigns.
• Provide administrative support, including scheduling and managing documentation.
• Monitor and report on campaign performance.
• Assist with donor communications and social media content.
• Coordinate creative feedback and manage campaign assets.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Confidence with data

Ability to build relationships

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are looking for a Fundraising Assistant to join our Individual Giving team at Samaritans. As our Individual Giving Fundraising Assistant, you'll help deliver fundraising campaigns that inspire people to support Samaritans. Working across direct mail, digital and supporter communications, you'll provide essential coordination, administration and reporting support to help grow income and ensure supporters have a positive experience.

This is a brilliant time to join the IG team at Samaritans as we continue to drive forward our ambitious plans to enable us to be there for all those who need us. We’re progressing some exciting new projects, and you’ll have the opportunity to develop a variety of skills and knowledge.

We are a supportive, creative, and ambitious team. We empower each other to achieve great things, and we’d love to have you join Samaritans and help us continue to succeed.

Contract terms

Permanent

Full time hours (35 hours per week)

Hybrid working: Meeting in person and working collaboratively are things we value. This role is linked to our Ewell (Surrey) office with a blend of home working and office working. We work in person around two days or more per month.

We are passionate about flexible working. Talk to us about your preferences

What you'll do

• Support the planning and delivery of fundraising campaigns across channels, including direct mail, telemarketing, digital acquisition, paid search and supporter welcome journeys.
• Provide administrative support across a range of projects, including scheduling, briefing, onboarding suppliers and managing project documentation.
• Monitor and report on campaign performance and share insights with the team.
• Listen to and review fundraising calls, providing feedback and helping ensure supporters receive a positive experience.
• Work with colleagues across Samaritans to coordinate creative and copy feedback, manage campaign assets and maintain accurate tracking and reporting.
• Help coordinate a new cold mail programme, working with agencies, suppliers and internal teams to ensure activity is delivered effectively.
• Draft some copy for supporter communications, email journeys and social media content, helping to bring fundraising campaigns to life.
• Support data management, reporting and other team priorities.

What you’ll bring

• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• A proactive, positive approach and willingness to learn.
• Good attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Confidence working with data and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively.
• An interest in fundraising, marketing or the charity sector.
• Collaborative approach and ability to manage competing priorities

Why Samaritans?

At Samaritans, you’ll be part of a people-first organisation deeply committed to inclusion, compassion and learning. You’ll contribute to a team where your voice matters, your expertise makes a difference, and your work helps save lives.

We welcome applications from individuals with lived experience and encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. We are committed to creating an environment where all our people feel seen, heard and supported.

You’ll join a values-led organisation with a powerful mission and a collaborative culture. We offer flexible hybrid working, excellent benefits, and the chance to make a tangible difference in suicide prevention across the UK and Ireland.

We recognise the enormous benefits and the social justice imperatives of ensuring diversity at every level of our organisation. Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. To ensure Samaritans is representative of those we support and who support us, we particularly welcome applications from disabled, racialised minority and LGBTQ+ candidates, as these people are under-represented at Samaritans.