Fundraising Officer

SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY; Midhurst; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A conservation authority in Midhurst is seeking a motivated Fundraising Officer to join their team. You will support fundraising objectives through writing applications, producing reports, and handling various team responsibilities. The ideal candidate will have fundraising experience and be skilled in prioritising tasks in a collaborative environment. This role offers competitive benefits including flexible working and professional development support.

Benefits

Flexible working

Local government pension scheme

Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Healthcare cash plan, counselling and wellbeing discounts

27 days' annual leave

Professional development support

Qualifications

• Experience of fundraising.
• Ability to effectively organise and prioritise a diverse workload.
• Experience dealing with colleagues, funders and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in achieving fundraising objectives.
• Write applications and produce funder reports.
• Support the team with admin, events and communications.

Skills

Fundraising experience

Team collaboration

Professional communication

Organisational skills

Job description

The South Downs National Park Authority is a young, exciting organisation created to care for the landscapes, wildlife and cultural heritage of the National Park and help people to learn about and enjoy the area. We also have an important role to support the local communities that live and work here.

We are looking for a motivated candidate to join our fundraising team who is committed to creating a modern, flexible organisation that works through partnership and supports local action.

As Fundraising Officer, you will play a key role in helping us achieve our fundraising objectives - writing applications, producing funder reports and supporting the team through a varied workload that includes admin, events and communications.

You will have experience of fundraising, working in a team environment and dealing with colleagues, funders and external stakeholders in a professional manner. You will have the ability to effectively organise and prioritise a diverse workload as part of a friendly fundraising team.

Benefits

• Flexible working - this is available for the majority of our roles. However, some positions may require on-site presence and/or specific hours due to business needs
• Local government pension scheme
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Heat Scheme (capped interest-free green home improvement loan, available on a first-come, first-served basis)
• Healthcare - includes cash plan, counselling and wellbeing discounts
• Access to Health and Wellbeing portal and webinars
• 27 days' annual leave, increasing to 30 days, plus bank holidays
• Professional development support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car sharing
• Use of pool cars
• Regular staff events/activities, which support the SDNPA's Purposes and Duty