Senior Fundraising Officer

London Wildlife Trust; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Enhanced parental leave pay

Private GP Service

Salary sacrifice schemes

Headspace membership

Coaching

Life Assurance 3x salary

Counselling/therapy services

Job summary

London Wildlife Trust is seeking a Senior Fundraising Officer in a hybrid role based at our London head office. The role focuses on growing our membership, delivering the acquisition programme with external partners, and using data to optimise campaigns.

You will develop digital and face-to-face activity, test new channels, and contribute to donor engagement, fundraising appeals and legacy marketing. Hours are 9:00am-5:00pm with flexible arrangements and travel to reserves about two days per

Qualifications

• Proven fundraising, marketing or acquisition campaign experience.
• Ability to evaluate activity using data and campaign performance.
• Experience working with external agencies and stakeholders.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Interest in connecting people with nature and growing support for London Wildlife Trust.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery of LWT's membership acquisition programme.
• Develop face-to-face recruitment with external agencies to monitor performance and ROI.
• Develop digital acquisition activities with the Digital Marketing Lead.
• Test new channels and approaches for growth of members.
• Support cash fundraising opportunities and legacy marketing.
• Ensure a strong onboarding experience from acquisition to retention.

Skills

Fundraising experience

Campaign management

Data-driven

Stakeholder management

Project management

Job description

Senior Fundraising Officer (Hybrid)

Salary: £38,057.68

Contract: Permanent

We also offer:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a discretionary Christmas closure
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay policy
• Private GP Service
• Salary sacrifice schemes for gym, bicycles, annual leave buying, and nursery/childcare
• Free Premium Headspace membership
• Financial, life and leadership coaching
• Life Assurance policy of 3x annual salary
• Access to free online, in-person or telephone therapy

Location: Head office (Fivefields, 8-10 Grosvenor Gardens, London) with occasional travel to our reserves typically two days per week, the remaining 3 days from home.

Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm, with flexibility available from day one.

Role & Responsibilities

Join us in bringing London's wildlife back

At London Wildlife Trust, we're working to restore wild places and reconnect people with nature. We need more people to join us, support our work and take action for nature recovery across the capital. This role sits at the heart of that ambition, with a particular focus on growing our membership. You'll lead the day-to-day delivery of our acquisition programme, working with external agencies and colleagues across the Trust to deliver effective campaigns and hit ambitious targets. You'll be someone who enjoys looking at the numbers as much as the creative. You'll use data, audience insight and campaign performance to understand what's working, spot opportunities and continually improve our approach. You'll also have the chance to test new channels, develop propositions and explore new ways to recruit members. Alongside acquisition, you'll contribute to wider membership and individual giving activity, including supporter engagement, fundraising appeals and legacy marketing. If you're an experienced fundraiser or marketer who enjoys combining creative thinking with analysis and practical delivery, this is an opportunity to make a real difference to how we grow support for nature recovery in London.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the day-to-day delivery and development of LWT's membership acquisition programme.
• Develop our face-to-face recruitment programme, working with external agencies to monitor performance, identify opportunities, improve quality and maximise return on investment.
• Develop digital acquisition activity, working with the Digital Marketing Lead to plan campaigns, test audiences and creative, monitor performance and identify opportunities to scale.
• Explore and test new acquisition channels and approaches.
• Support the planning and delivery of cash fundraising opportunities throughout the year, and legacy marketing activity.
• Work with colleagues across the team to ensure new supporters have a strong experience from the point of acquisition to welcome, retention and development journeys.

What we're looking for

• Proven experience delivering successful fundraising, marketing or acquisition campaigns, ideally within a charity, membership or similar organisation.
• Confidence using data, audience insight and campaign performance to evaluate activity, make recommendations and improve results.
• Experience working with external agencies or suppliers and building effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and priorities and deliver to deadlines.
• A genuine interest in connecting people with nature and growing support for London Wildlife Trust's work.

(Please see job description for full person specification)

Closing Date: Monday 12th October at 9am

Interviews: First interviews arescheduled to take place on either Thursday 22 October or Monday 26 October and reasonable adjustments will be offered to all candidates.

Our vision is a London alive with wildlife, with nature in everyone's neighbourhood. To achieve our goal of inspiring everyone to help restore London's wildlife, we recognise that our team must better reflect and represent all of London's diverse communities. Find out more about London Wildlife Trust's commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion here: https://www.wildlondon.org.uk/jobs.

We are also committed to ensuring that the safety and wellbeing of children, young people and adults at risk is at the heart of our engagement with people. Read about our commitment to safeguarding here: https://www.wildlondon.org.uk/safeguarding.