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Fundraising Officer (Part time)

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Part Time

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Overview of the Role

The Trust increasingly relies on fundraising to carry out its activities and ongoing conservation work and currently raises in the region of £350,000 per annum. It is envisaged that this can be increased considerably and it will be the responsibility of the Fundraising Officer to deliver income growth, supported by the Trust’s Council, Executive and staff.

The Fundraising Officer is a public‐facing role, with responsibility for positively advocating the work of the Trust and raising the profile of grant funded initiatives both within the Trust and externally.   Looking after both individual and corporate funders is a key priority for the Trust. This is the responsibility of the Fundraising Officer, who will be charged with developing long term relationships and ensuring all funders (potential and existing) are managed in a professional and timely manner.

The role carries no line management responsibilities. It is based within the Operations Team and there is a high level of collaboration between the role and other teams within the Trust, particularly in relation to understanding their funding needs and requirements.

An element of home working can be accommodated within this exciting and challenging role, which also provides opportunity for continued personal development.

Key Responsibilities

 Identify, develop and secure grant and foundation funding
 Co‐ordinate bids from conception to completion alongside project managers
 Actively seek out and manage individual and corporate funding relationships
 Implement the fund raising objectives outlined in the Trust’s 3 year business plans
 Manage current funding programmes and create new ones
 Maintain a strategic overview of opportunities and relationships, and support colleagues in managing any relationships they may have with funders
 Deliver excellent stewardship and reporting to funders
 Use the Trust’s CRM system to plan and deliver funding communications and relationship management
 Engage with potential legatees
 Respond effectively to enquiries, talking to and listening to funding partners, individual funders and potential benefactors
 Monitor and evaluate the efficacy of fundraising efforts and prepare regular reports for the Trust’s Council meetings

Key Financial Targets
 Secure grants and sponsorship in excess of £350k per annum
 Devise and deliver a modern corporate partnership structure to increase income to £50k per annum

What skills and experience will we expect you to have?

A proven track record of successful fundraising across a range of sources (eg grants, legacies, individual donations, corporate sponsorship, etc) Ability to build good working relationships, both externally and internally Excellent written and verbal communication skills Strategic creativity in identifying and following up opportunities   Ability to empathise and influence   Good knowledge of local issues and an awareness of local regulation and good governance Well organised with ability to work unsupervised in a busy environment using own initiative Solid IT skills and working knowledge of Microsoft products and CRM systems A keen interest in the work of the Trust and its objective to conserve the natural beauty and historic buildings of Jersey for the benefit of the Island

Salary Range £30k‐£35k dependent upon experience;  Preferred hours Monday to Friday, 9am to 2pm (negotiable)