Job summary
Do you love connecting with your local community? Can you
inspire others to fundraise and support Mountbatten? Do you have what it takes
to support local business heroes?
Join our fundraising team and play a key role in supporting
your local hospice!
As a Community Fundraiser, you'll support our
community fundraising programme, create impactful events, and build strong
partnerships with local businesses.
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours/week (office-based, including
occasional weekends & evenings)
If you're passionate about community engagement and
want to make a real difference, we want you on our team! Apply today!
Main duties of the job
To support the
fundraising department in maximising income and delivering all aspects of the
community fundraising programme.
To work as part of the Community Fundraising
team while supporting the wider fundraising team with general enquiries for all
fundraising activities, including events and SME/corporate fundraising.
To establish
opportunities within the community to grow and develop the event portfolio in
Hampshire, as well as developing and enhancing the SME portfolio.
About us
Mountbatten Hampshire is part of the Mountbatten Group, and its sister Hospice is Mountbatten Isle of Wight.
We pride ourselves on providing expert care and support to our communities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, who are facing death, dying and bereavement.
Our vision at Mountbatten is of a world where all dying people and those closest to them, have access to expert care of the highest quality, provided by compassionate and professional teams.
Our Values
We care about what we do. We appreciate that people are different and we are kind and compassionate to our patients and families, to our local community and to each other
We are experts in our field. We are professional at all times, aspiring to be the best that we can be in everything that we do
We are innovative and bold. We respond quickly and creatively to the changing needs of our society within the scope of our human and financial resources
We respect our community. We exist for our local population, now and into the future, and we believe that we can achieve more together by working in partnership with others
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Tasks:
Under the supervision of the Community Fundraising Lead,
the Community Fundraiser will support the delivery of the community fundraising
programme within budget, meeting agreed targets and objectives in line with the
overall strategy and be responsible for/to:
Support
the development of community fundraising programme to maximise income and align
with fundraising strategy through research, effective and constructive feedback
and preparing reports
Support
the Community Fundraising Lead to prepare data for feasibility reports, plans
for each event and post-activity evaluation
Marketing
plans, and design assets, dealing with third parties to agreed deadlines and
budgets following Mountbatten purchasing procedures e.g. advertising channels,
photographers, internal stakeholders
To
enhance, develop and grow key community supporter events alongside the events
team.
Support
all aspects of the planning and coordination of community fundraising alongside
other team members i.e. sourcing and managing venues, technical equipment,
third party suppliers, catering, First Aid, etc.
Maintain
stock of supplies and equipment used for events and be responsible for
purchasing and organising supplies/equipment required for each event
Prepare
risk assessments and manage controls in place to maintain safety of
participants, staff and volunteers and protect the organisation
To
lead on the recruitment of event volunteers, ensuring that the Community
Fundraising Assistant has thoroughly trained, briefed, utilised and thanked volunteers
appropriately.
~~~Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full duties and responsibilities of this role~~~
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Tasks:
Under the supervision of the Community Fundraising Lead,
the Community Fundraiser will support the delivery of the community fundraising
programme within budget, meeting agreed targets and objectives in line with the
overall strategy and be responsible for/to:
Support
the development of community fundraising programme to maximise income and align
with fundraising strategy through research, effective and constructive feedback
and preparing reports
Support
the Community Fundraising Lead to prepare data for feasibility reports, plans
for each event and post-activity evaluation
Marketing
plans, and design assets, dealing with third parties to agreed deadlines and
budgets following Mountbatten purchasing procedures e.g. advertising channels,
photographers, internal stakeholders
To
enhance, develop and grow key community supporter events alongside the events
team.
Support
all aspects of the planning and coordination of community fundraising alongside
other team members i.e. sourcing and managing venues, technical equipment,
third party suppliers, catering, First Aid, etc.
Maintain
stock of supplies and equipment used for events and be responsible for
purchasing and organising supplies/equipment required for each event
Prepare
risk assessments and manage controls in place to maintain safety of
participants, staff and volunteers and protect the organisation
To
lead on the recruitment of event volunteers, ensuring that the Community
Fundraising Assistant has thoroughly trained, briefed, utilised and thanked volunteers
appropriately.
~~~Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full duties and responsibilities of this role~~~
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with people from all walks of life
- Strong organisational and time management skills and able to manage tasks simultaneously
- Well-developed public speaking and presentation skills
Other
Essential
- To be professional and credible when representing the hospice
- Commitment to continued professional development & training
- Willing to work as and when the job requires to achieve the Hospice goals
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education to GCSE level (or equivalent)
Desirable
- A level qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- IT proficiency with presentation software, word processing, spreadsheets and database knowledge.
- Familiarity with the internet and its research capability
- Experience of recruiting, working with and managing volunteers or staff
- Public facing customer service support
Abilities
Essential
- Manage staff and volunteers
- Manage delivery of contractual agreements for products/ services from third parties
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with people from all walks of life
- Strong organisational and time management skills and able to manage tasks simultaneously
- Well-developed public speaking and presentation skills
Other
Essential
- To be professional and credible when representing the hospice
- Commitment to continued professional development & training
- Willing to work as and when the job requires to achieve the Hospice goals
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education to GCSE level (or equivalent)
Desirable
- A level qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- IT proficiency with presentation software, word processing, spreadsheets and database knowledge.
- Familiarity with the internet and its research capability
- Experience of recruiting, working with and managing volunteers or staff
- Public facing customer service support
Abilities
Essential
- Manage staff and volunteers
- Manage delivery of contractual agreements for products/ services from third parties
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
