Fundraising Assistant Manager

Information on the experience and qualifications required for the post are outlined in the application pack.

Post:                                      Fundraising Assistant Manager
Responsible To:                   Chief Executive
Reports To:                           Communications Manager
Base:                                      Belfast
Contract:                               One year fixed-term contract, with scope for extension
Hours:                                    Full time (37 hours per week)
Salary:                                   NJC Points 29 – 31 (£25,951 – £27,668)

Main Responsibilities

GENERAL FUNDRAISING

• Contribute to and deliver against annual budgets, targets and plans, and produce reports on same
• Develop and implement an organisation-specific fundraising strategy and action plan
• Develop fundraising activity through payroll giving and donations in lieu
• Assist with cheque presentations
• Manage specific fundraising appeals
• Assist in the organisation and development of legacy fundraising
• Administrative duties relating to all areas of fundraising

EVENTS

• Design, promote and run a calendar of fundraising events
• Seek opportunities and ideas for new types of events and new event partners
• Support our corporate partners to run fundraising events on Start360’s behalf

DIGITAL

• Manage Start360’s fundraising platforms
• Increase online fundraising through our new website
• Increase online fundraising through our social media channels
• Design and deliver crowdfunding campaigns
• Promote all fundraising activities of Start360 through the website and social media

EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Identify and write corporate fundraising applications eg ‘charity of the year’ applications
• Identify tenders, grants and other funding opportunities to be taken forward in conjunction with the Senior Leadership Team
• Develop new corporate partners and identify untapped resources

INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Play a leading role in Start360’s FUNraising committee and innovation hub
• Contribute to a change in organisational culture
• Train and develop staff members in fundraising skills
• Assist all staff to identify and carry out fundraising activities, to ensure that all fundraising opportunities are identified and availed of

OTHER

• Carry out other responsibilities that may be required, as commensurate with the post