Relationship Fundraiser

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice; Hemel Hempstead, City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care seeks a Senior Relationship Fundraiser to grow our community fundraising programme across local communities. You will build partnerships with schools, clubs and local organisations to increase income and awareness of the work supporting families facing life-limiting illness.

You will develop and secure new fundraising opportunities, nurture supporters, and lead the planning and delivery of community activities and events, collaborating with fundraising, marketing

Qualifications

• Experience in community fundraising and donor relationship management.
• Ability to build partnerships with schools, clubs and local organisations.
• Track record of growing donor pipelines and activity.
• Strong planning and event delivery skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and secure new community fundraising opportunities to drive income growth.
• Build and manage relationships with community groups, schools, golf clubs and local organisations.
• Grow and steward a pipeline of supporters, encouraging long-term engagement.
• Lead the planning and delivery of community fundraising activities and events.

Skills

Relationship management

Community engagement

Donor development

Project coordination

Job description

Are you passionate about building meaningful relationships and supporting people who want to make a difference?

Join our friendly and dedicated Fundraising team and help shape the future of our community fundraising programme. This is an opportunity to make a real difference-supporting families facing life-limiting illness.

As a Senior Relationship Fundraiser, you'll play a key role in driving the growth of our community fundraising programme. You'll develop and strengthen relationships with supporters, identify and secure new fundraising opportunities and help increase our presence across the communities we serve.

Working with schools, community groups, golf clubs, local businesses and individual supporters, you'll create meaningful partnerships that generate income and raise awareness of Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care.

You'll also lead the delivery of community fundraising activities and smaller hospice-led events while supporting larger supporter-led fundraising initiatives.

What you will do

• Develop and secure new community fundraising opportunities to drive income growth.
• Build and manage relationships with community groups, schools, golf clubs and local organisations.
• Grow and steward a pipeline of supporters, encouraging long-term engagement.
• Lead the planning and delivery of community fundraising activities and events.
• Support supporters to maximise the success of their fundraising initiatives.
• Manage multiple projects and fundraising activities simultaneously.
• Work collaboratively with fundraising, marketing, supporter care and database teams.
• Champion excellent supporter experiences and stewardship.
• Support and develop volunteers involved in fundraising activities.
• Identify innovative ideas to grow community engagement and fundraising income.

All candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

We do not sponsor for this role and due to the minimal hours required for this role, we cannot progress applications for candidates sponsored by another employer.

Manual handling and/or heavy lifting.

Full, current valid UK driving licence.

At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care we strive to continuously demonstrate our values. These values are embedded in our recruitment and selection process, and we are fully committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both our workforce and within our culture.