Senior Fundraising Officer

London / Hybrid - 1-2 days per week at Head Office (SE5 8JB) with occasional travel to regional offices Region London
Inner London
Southwark Are you a proactive, passionate and collaborative individual with a proven track record of raising unrestricted income through fundraising? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing charity where you can utilise your skills and experience in fundraising to help support people to turn their pasts into better futures?If so, St Giles is looking for an experienced Senior Fundraising Officer to play an integral role within our Fundraising and Communications team and contribute effectively to the development and success of our new Fundraising strategy.Ref SEFO-243About St Giles TrustAn ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.About this key roleOur successful candidate will work collaboratively with senior management to contribute to the implementation of the new income generation strategy – focusing specifically on retention and developing our unrestricted voluntary income from a range of funding streams. You will diversify and improve the ways in which we generate unrestricted income from individual giving through proactive, innovative ideas, plus develop and design high-quality appeals, presentations and pitches to garner wider national support and brand awareness for St Giles.We will rely on you to provide excellent stewardship to existing donors, including writing reports, planning and hosting visits for key stakeholders that inspire them to continue to support St Giles, while also providing support to the Head of Voluntary Fundraising & Fundraising Manager with reports, due diligence procedures and applications where necessary. Organising a small number of fundraising events per year and providing line management, supervision and coaching to a Fundraising Assistant is also a key element of this role.What we are looking forA minimum of one year’s experience working in a charity fundraising environmentExpert knowledge of the fundraising landscapeOutstanding relationship-building skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levelsExcellent written and communication skills, with a proven ability to write compelling and informative copy for reports, applications and external communicationsExperience working with a CRM or fundraising database, preferably ETapestryA flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work.In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will require an Basic DBS Check.We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.Interview date: 1st stage interviews are online and will be held on Tuesday, 4th June 2024. 2nd stage interviews will be in person at our Head Office in Camberwell on Friday, 7th June 2024.
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