Fundraising Officer

NFP People Limited; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

A UK conservation charity is seeking a part-time Fundraising Officer who will lead on individual giving and deliver multi-channel fundraising appeals. The role is remote, with a monthly co-working day in Diss, Norfolk. Candidates should have experience in fundraising campaigns, strong relationship building skills, and a commitment to equality and diversity. The charity offers flexible working patterns, training opportunities, and a supportive team environment. Salary ranges from £30,000 to £34,000 pro rata, depending on experience.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Pension scheme

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience delivering successful individual giving campaigns.
• Experience running fundraising appeals from planning through to evaluation.
• Strong relationship building and supporter stewardship skills.
• Experience using CRM systems and digital marketing platforms.
• Knowledge of fundraising regulations and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead on individual giving activity and deliver multichannel appeals.
• Develop plans to market individual membership and reduce attrition.
• Support the delivery and promotion of the weekly lottery.
• Contribute to developing corporate partnerships activity.
• Test and implement new fundraising ideas to diversify income.

Skills

Individual giving campaigns

Relationship building

Stewardship skills

CRM systems

Digital marketing platforms

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Job description

Fundraising Officer

We are seeking a motivated and creative fundraiser to join a UK conservation charity part time and build meaningful supporter relationships.

Position: Fundraising Officer

Salary: £30,000 to £34,000 pro rata, starting salary up to £32,100 depending on experience

Location: Remote with a monthly co-working day in Diss, Norfolk (travel expenses paid)

Hours: 16 hours per week across a minimum of 3 days

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: Midday on 9 January

Interview dates: 15 or 16 January

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and grow individual giving for a specialist conservation charity dedicated to protecting the UK's wild songbird populations. You will lead on planning and delivering multichannel fundraising appeals, maximising income from individual giving, membership and selected fundraising products. You will develop engaging donor communications, improve supporter journeys and champion a data‑led approach to fundraising.

Working closely with colleagues in fundraising, supporter care, communications and operations, you will play a key part in stewarding supporters, increasing regular giving, strengthening membership retention and supporting the charity's growing corporate partnerships and weekly lottery activity.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead on individual giving activity and deliver multichannel appeals from concept to evaluation
• Develop and implement plans to market individual membership and reduce attrition
• Support the delivery and promotion of the weekly lottery
• Contribute to developing corporate partnerships activity
• Test and implement new fundraising ideas to diversify income
• Create and deliver engaging donor communications and stewardship journeys
• Use data and digital tools to optimise campaigns and target key audiences
• Represent the charity at events and uphold fundraising regulations and best practice

About You

You will bring energy, creativity and a confident grasp of individual giving. You enjoy using data to shape decisions, you write well and you are comfortable managing multiple projects at once. You will thrive in a small, supportive team and be confident working independently.

You will have:

• Experience delivering successful individual giving campaigns
• Experience running fundraising appeals from planning through to evaluation
• Strong relationship building and supporter stewardship skills
• Experience using CRM systems and digital marketing platforms
• Knowledge of fundraising regulations and best practice
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing deadlines
• A flexible, positive approach and a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Desirable:

• Experience with membership schemes or donor stewardship programmes
• Experience developing regular giving propositions or testing new fundraising activities
• Familiarity with corporate partnerships

About the Organisation

The charity is dedicated to protecting and conserving the UK's wild songbird population through scientific research, public engagement and evidence‑based solutions. A small and ambitious team, they foster a friendly and supportive working culture focused on achieving meaningful impact. Staff are encouraged to bring new ideas, test approaches and help shape the future of the organisation.

Benefits

Benefits include flexible working patterns, a TOIL policy, pension scheme and training opportunities.