Fundraiser (14 hours)

Guy's Gift; United States; Remote; USD 13,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

Guy’s Gift in Coventry and Warwickshire seeks a part-time fundraising professional to join our small charity. You will research trusts, prepare funding proposals, manage funder relationships, and help develop corporate donations and community events.

This is a 12-month fixed-term post with home-based duties and occasional regional travel and events outside normal hours, core hours 08:30–16:30, with a daily lunch break. Salary is pro-rata and reflects hours worked.

Qualifications

• Must have proven charity or nonprofit fundraising experience.
• Strong research, persuasive writing, organisation and prioritisation.
• Independent working style with sound judgement and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Research trusts, foundations and grant makers; assess income potential and deadlines.
• Prepare funding proposals; maintain funder relationships; develop corporate donations and events.
• Contribute to strategic bids; gather evidence and budgets with colleagues.
• Maintain records; report progress and meet funder deadlines; follow safeguarding standards.

Skills

Fundraising

Research

Proposal writing

Stakeholder management

Tools

CRM software

Fundraising databases

Job description

About Guy’s Gift

Guy’s Gift supports bereaved children, young people and families across Coventry and Warwickshire.

About the role

Work with the Operations Manager to secure sustainable income and prioritise opportunities within a small charity. This is an initial 12-month fixed-term post, potentially extendable with funding.

Work 14 hours over two days, with core hours 08:30 to 16:30 and one unpaid lunch hour daily. Home-based working includes regional travel and occasional events outside normal hours, agreed in advance.

• Responsibilities
• Research trusts, foundations and grant makers, assessing income potential, success likelihood, deadlines and resources.
• Prepare funding proposals, maintain funder relationships and develop corporate donations, sponsorship and community events.
• Contribute to strategic and multi-year bids, gathering evidence and budgets with colleagues.
• Maintain accurate opportunity, contact, application and income records; report progress and meet funder reporting deadlines. Follow fundraising, safeguarding and data-protection standards.

About you

Bring proven charity or nonprofit fundraising experience, successful applications or other fundraising approaches, and strong supporter relationships. You need research, persuasive writing, organisation, prioritisation, sound judgement and independent working skills. Be resourceful, reliable, adaptable and committed to the charity’s values. Experience across every income stream is unnecessary. Trust, corporate and community fundraising, multi-year bids, repeat funding and database skills are desirable.

Pay and benefits

Actual salary £11,180 annually for 14 hours; advertised FTE £27,950. Pro-rata leave and public holidays, approved travel expenses, induction, supervision and development are offered.