Our client a mental health research charity are seeking an ambitious, driven and creative individual to work within their Marketing Team.
Fundraising & Marketing Officer
Salary: £25,000 to £27,000
Location: Hybrid - London/Home
About the charity:
They are the first major charity funding mental health research. By connecting scientists with supporters, together they strive to understand mental health, improve treatments and prevent mental illness.
They champion and fund world-class research to transform the lives of everyone affected by mental illness. By connecting scientists with supporters, together they strive to understand mental health, improve treatments and prevent mental illness. Having recently launched a new 5-year strategy, the charity is at a critical point in its development.
About The Role:
The successful candidate will support the Community and Challenge Event Manager to find ways to increase engagement and bring fresh ideas to the team and steward fundraisers. This role will be responsible for maximising the value of fundraisers by helping to develop and deliver their supporter journey with the charity, whilst supporting the wider marketing team with producing content including blogs and social media.
Here's a summary of your key responsibilities:
To foster and strengthen relationships with community fundraisers and challenge event fundraisers by developing and delivering tailored supporter journeys and stewardship plans.
Manage the fundraising lead ads from meta and contacting them with the relevant information.
Manage community fundraising enquires and challenge event registrations via their website and other digital platforms such as Just Giving Assist with the development of community and challenge event marketing and stewardship materials
Be a key point of contact for event organisers of third-party events, including Run for Charity Source and manage new opportunities for community fundraising and engagement, including schools, colleges and universities.
Work closely with Marketing Team colleagues to develop community and challenge event marketing and stewardship material
Upload challenge event opportunities to the website.
To support social media ads for community fundraising products and their challenge events.
Reply to messages and moderate comments on their social media channels.
Support the content team with additional content when needed e.g. social media posts, blogs etc.
Send out supporter packs to new fundraisers when they initially sign up and fundraising materials when needed throughout the supporter journey
Attend challenge events and community fundraising events as required to support their fundraisers (Will include some evenings and weekends)
About You:
This role is for you, if you have 1+ years’ experience in supporting community and events fundraising and track record of achieving financial targets and key objectives.
They need someone with experience of working on challenge events as well as knowledge of marketing and social media management.
You'll need to be organised, creative and proactive.
Experience of Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge/NXT is desirable but not essential.
What They're Offering You:
In return, they offer a great working experience within a friendly team. Hybrid working (in the London office Mondays and Tuesdays, with the remaining days from home). They are located near Barbican Tube.
Plus, they offer lots of generous benefits and training opportunities.
They're a Sunday Times Top Company to work for.
Closing date: Friday 9th August 2024
Please note: They typically start interviewing within two weeks of the job advert going live. They reserve the right to close the job before the deadline based on the volume of applications.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.
They believe in equality and inclusion and they welcome job applications from everyone, provided you meet the criteria for the job.
Safer recruitment is important to this employer and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration and undertake a DBS check.
No agencies please.