Fundraising Executive

ArtsHub Australia Pty; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

VOCES8 Foundation is seeking a Fundraising Executive to develop our individual giving programme and strengthen donor relationships. You will redevelop the small donor offering, deliver outstanding stewardship, and support grant applications while exploring new funding opportunities.

Working with the Director of External Relations, you will join a small, ambitious team at a respected music charity, contributing to our mission to transform lives through music.

Qualifications

• Experience in a charity-sector fundraising role.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
• Strong written skills for donor communications and funding applications.
• Excellent organisation and project management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Help redevelop the small donor offering and improve benefits and communications.
• Build donor relationships through personalised communication and stewardship.
• Administer the small donor programme and maintain GDPR-compliant records.
• Support donor communications, appeals and grant applications.
• Identify new funding opportunities and assist with larger bids.

Skills

Fundraising experience

Written communication

Donor stewardship

Organisational skills

Grant applications

Tools

CRM database management

Grant tracking tools

Job description

Job Summary

Join the VOCES8 Foundation fundraising team: develop individual giving, revamp the small donor offering, build supporter relationships, deliver excellent donor stewardship, prepare and submit grant applications, and identify new funding opportunities.

Job Description

Join the VOCES8 Foundation as our Fundraising Executive and help grow a fundraising programme that enables thousands of people to access high-quality music education and performance.

Working closely with the Director of External Relations, you will help shape and develop our individual giving programme. Your main focus will be redeveloping our small donor offering, building relationships with supporters and delivering excellent donor stewardship. You will also contribute to wider fundraising through selected grant applications and identifying new funding opportunities.

This role suits someone with fundraising experience, strong writing and organisational skills, and an enthusiasm for creating a rewarding supporter experience. You will join a small, ambitious team at an internationally respected music charity, contributing to our mission to transform lives through music.

Salary: £30,000 FTE (£12,000 per annum at 0.4 FTE). Hours: 15 hours per week (0.4 FTE). Reports to: Director of External Relations.

We offer flexible working arrangements and a supportive, collaborative environment. Priorities will be agreed with the Director of External Relations, with individual giving the main focus within the available hours.

Job Requirements

Essential:Experience in a charity-sector fundraising role. Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills, with a warm, approachable manner and confidence in building donor relationships. Excellent writing skills, including engaging donor communications and persuasive funding applications. Strong organisational and project management skills. A strong affinity with the Foundation’s mission to transform lives through music, and the ability to speak knowledgeably and enthusiastically about our work and impact.

Desirable:Experience of planning and coordinating fundraising or stewardship events. Experience of trust and foundation fundraising. Experience of donor or CRM database management.

Job Responsibilities

Help redevelop the VOCES8 Foundation’s small donor offering, improving benefits, communications and supporter experience. Build donor relationships through personal communication, thank-you messages and stewardship. Administer the small donor programme, fulfil benefits and maintain accurate, GDPR-compliant donor records. Support donor communications and appeals. Coordinate donor events, including invitations, guest lists, logistics, budgets and follow-up. Research trust and foundation prospects; prepare and submit selected applications and reports. Support larger funding bids, drafting cases for support, budgets and documentation. Gather project information, outcomes and evaluation data from colleagues; maintain the funding pipeline and application schedule. Produce fundraising reports and supporter information, record donations and activity, support gift processing and acknowledgements, and provide fundraising administration.

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