Fundraising Lead - Community and Events

The Brompton Fountain; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a passionate children's charity dedicated to making a difference! As a Fundraising Lead, you'll spearhead community fundraising efforts, manage events, and build relationships to maximize income. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a meaningful cause while working in a supportive and flexible environment. You'll collaborate with a dynamic team, engage with the community, and help secure funding through grants and events. If you're enthusiastic about fundraising and ready to make an impact, this is the perfect role for you!

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Time off in lieu

NHS discounts

Training and development opportunities

Home Office setup

Qualifications

• Min 2 years experience in events fundraising or grants with proven record.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and engage supporters for fundraising events.
• Manage relationships with local clubs and businesses for support.

Skills

Fundraising

Event Management

Communication Skills

Networking

Bid Writing

Organizational Skills

Understanding of GDPR

Collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM Databases

Adobe

Canva

Job description

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Hours: 22.5 hours per week, including occasional weekend work as required by charity events calendar. Exact working days to be discussed with successful applicant. One-year Fixed Term Contract.

Location: Hybrid Working with one day a week working from our Charity Office (based at Royal Brompton Hospital). Some off site working for events and activities, as required.

Reports to: Head of Fundraising

We are a hospital children’s charity with great credibility and big ambitions. Now is an exciting time to join us as we broaden our reach and significantly increase our impact with a refreshed focus on community fundraising.

The Role: This newly created position is an exciting chance for a dynamic and creative fundraiser to join our team. You will take the lead in making sure that our charity is maximising its income from community fundraising. You will oversee community fundraising activities including supporter/family fundraising and third-party events ensuring an effective supporter journey. As our Fundraising Lead you will also help grow income through small grants and trust funders as well as researching new funding opportunities.

About Us: The Brompton Fountain is the children’s charity at Royal Brompton Hospital – a world leading specialist heart and lung treatment centre. We work with the clinical teams to supply a wide range of essential support services to seriously ill children and their families whilst in hospital and at home. We also fund medical equipment, parent accommodation and improvements to the hospital facilities.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

1. To recruit new and existing supporters to participate in a range of third-party events and ‘run your own’ fundraising events.
2. Running events – booking in etc with volunteer support.
3. To proactively target independent businesses (outside of corporate partnerships) and schools.
4. To develop and forge new and existing relationships with local clubs and associations to secure their support both financially and in raising awareness of the charity.
5. To represent the charity as and when required in schools and at networking/engagement events.
6. Writing and submitting applications for small grant and trust opportunities, with support from the HOF and others depending on scale of opportunity.
7. Ensuring grant and trust reporting is tracked and delivered on time.
8. Duties may vary from time to time as determined by the operational needs of the charity.

What We Are Looking For:

Friendly, enthusiastic, and socially-focused – you instantly connect with others and build effective relationships. An ability to empathise and communicate effectively about our work is key.

Our ideal candidate would have:

1. A minimum two years’ experience in events fundraising and or a grants/trust’s role with a proven record of securing four/five figure awards.
2. Energy and Passion for our cause.
3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
4. An understanding of charitable fundraising in relation to restricted and unrestricted funding.
5. Experience of bid writing and an understanding of what foundations and trusts are looking for.
6. Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and work to deadlines.
7. Able to network with internal and external stakeholders.
8. Be able to create collateral using tools such as Adobe and Canva.
9. Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, CRM databases and digital fundraising platforms.
10. Knowledge of GDPR and fundraising guidelines.
11. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

What We Offer:

• Flexible working hours to balance home life.
• Time off in lieu for weekend and evening work.
• Reasonable expenses paid for offsite meetings and activities.
• Access to the NHS discounts and offers (via third party organisations).
• Training and development with career progression opportunities.
• Home Office set up including phone, printer and laptop.

- Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK to apply for this position.

- The role requires successful completion of an enhanced DBS check and mandatory training including level 3 safeguarding (costs covered by charity).

- Full clean driving license or the ability to travel to events and meetings when needed.

How To Apply:

Please email a CV and covering letter highlighting your achievements, relevant experience and why your application should be considered to our Head of Fundraising Farid Baree - [e-mail]

Closing date for applications: 28th February 2025

Interviews will be held in early March 2025.

We will only contact those applicants who have been successful for interview selection at which point you will be required to provide details of two referees.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.