Fundraising / Development Officer (Corporate Partnerships)

YDMT; Settle; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Office and home working

Job summary

Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust is seeking a Fundraising/Development Officer to grow income from corporate partnerships and support CSR/ESG objectives. Based at Clapham near Settle with a mix of office and home working, you will steward partners and help run volunteering and engagement events.

You will research prospects, build new collaborations, and contribute to the team’s fundraising strategy under the Development Manager. Salary reflects £31,365 - £34,306.

Qualifications

• This role requires a self-motivated fundraiser or sales professional with proven relationship management experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication to engage corporate partners and supporters.
• Experience planning and delivering in-person volunteering events is preferred.
• Ability to identify prospects and develop opportunities for funding through CRM tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow income from corporate partnerships to support projects.
• Ensure excellent stewardship and long-term relationships with existing partners.
• Plan and deliver volunteering programmes in the Yorkshire Dales and surrounding areas.
• Support business development activity, including prospect research and events.

Skills

People skills

Communication

Relationship management

Planning volunteering events

Tools

CRM system

Job description

£31,365 - £34,306 | Full-time 35 hours per week (part time at four days per week will be considered) | Based at our offices in Clapham, near Settle, with a mix of office and home working.

Are you an experienced and self-motivated fundraiser or sales person who wants to make a difference to people, landscape and wildlife in the Yorkshire Dales?

We're looking for a Fundraising/Development Officer to join our Corporate Partnerships team, helping to develop and grow our income in this vital area.

This is an exciting time to join YDMT, with a new strategy in place and ambitious vision to increase the impact of our work.

About Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust

We are a charity doing big things to help to support people, landscape and wildlife in the Yorkshire Dales and surrounding areas.

We deliver diverse and inspirational projects, helping to plant 1.6 million trees and securing the future of more than 850 hectares of wildflower hay meadows, creating habitats for our wildlife and combatting climate change. We are passionate about inspiring disadvantaged groups and future generations to care for this special area.

About the role

The focus of this role is to develop and grow income from corporate partnerships, helping us build on our award-winning approach to this area of fundraising.

This will involve working closely with our Development Manager to ensure excellent stewardship of existing partners, helping us to develop long term strategic partnerships tailored to a company’s CSR or ESG objectives. You will also help with the planning and delivery of an exciting volunteering programme geared around hands-on habitat creation and management work in the Yorkshire Dales, Nidderdale and Forest of Bowland.

To support our growth plans, you'll play an important role in our business development activity, helping to increase corporate income. This will involve prospect research, helping with the planning and delivery of corporate engagement events and cultivating opportunities for additional funding from existing partners.

We offer a working environment where everyone is valued and empowered to make a difference. As a member of a relatively small and supportive team, there will be plenty of opportunity for you to expand your skills, supporting our wider fundraising efforts and project delivery work.

About you

We're looking for a self-motivated, organised and creative fundraiser or sales person with proven experience in relationship management.

You will have excellent people skills and an ability to develop strong relationships with corporate partners as well as colleagues and supporters. You will also have good written skills, with experience of creating compelling and engaging communications that inspire and engage your target audience.

Delivering exceptional volunteering events is key to the success of our corporate partnerships, so experience in the planning and execution of engaging in person events will be of real value.

A key part of the role will be to support our business development activity, which will require strong research skills and an ability to identify prospects that share our passion for delivering positive social and environmental impact. Experience using a CRM system to cultivate new business will be a key asset in this role.

If you have any questions about the role please contact us by email: [e-mail]

Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust

Main Street, Clapham, Via Lancaster

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Registered Charity, No: 1061687, Company Limited by guarantee, Registered in England, No. 3236813