Community Fundraising Officer - Harrogate, United Kingdom - Yorkshire Cancer Research

Yorkshire Cancer Research
Yorkshire Cancer Research
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Harrogate, United Kingdom

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Community Fundraising Officer

Harrogate, North Yorkshire
We offer hybrid working and we are committed to paying the Real Living Wage.


About Us
Yorkshire Cancer Research is the largest independent cancer charity in England.

With an ambitious goal of saving 2000 lives a year, it is an exciting time to be joining the charity.

Every week in Yorkshire almost 600 people are told they have cancer, by working for Yorkshire Cancer Research you are helping to protect and save these lives.


Yorkshire is big, beautiful and diverse and, as an inclusive employer, our aim is that our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region.

We believe a diverse workforce is central to us achieving our strategic goal of saving more lives in our region.

We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.

Yorkshire Cancer Research is entering an exciting period in its development.

As part of this, we are expanding our team at our Head Office and a number of new roles are being created.

As such, we are now looking for a Community Fundraising Officer to support our Brand and Relationships team.


The Benefits


We offer all our employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Harrogate train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more.


We've got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we're looking for people who are aligned with these.

As our Community Fundraising Officer, you will strive for excellence in everything you do, have integrity, champion expertise through improvement and innovation, and be a great team player.

To find out more about our values and how important they are to us, please visit our website.


The Role


As our Community Fundraising Officer, you will help grow the number of individuals, groups, and organisations supporting the charity through a range of community fundraising initiatives, from gifts in lieu of presents on birthdays or at weddings to family fun days.


Supporting the Community & Events Fundraising Manager, you will liaise with the range of individuals, schools, groups, clubs, and service organisations that choose to raise funds for Yorkshire Cancer Research.

Working closely with the Supporter Care Team and the Community & Events Fundraising Assistant, you will also enhance the supporter experience for community fundraisers to maximise income and ensure a greater proportion of supporters become long-term repeat givers.

You will also work with the Community & Events Fundraising Manager to develop charity-led initiatives that will grow supporter numbers and fundraised income.


Specifically, you will:

  • Work with the Community & Events Fundraising Manager to develop and deliver charityled community fundraising initiatives (e.g. Great Yorkshire Tea Break), developing costed business plans that outline risks, benefits, potential income and return on investment.
  • Represent Yorkshire Cancer Research at relevant community events including delivering brief presentations about the work of the charity as required.
  • Working to agreed targets, develop and implement plans that will grow supporter numbers and maximise fundraised income from individual community fundraisers and a broad base of groups and organisations.
  • Work with the Engagement Manager and Corporate Partnerships Manager to ensure groups, organisations, and companies are involved with and support charityled community fundraising initiatives.
  • Support groups and community fundraisers organising events and activities, ensuring appropriate risk assessments have been carried out where appropriate.
  • Ensure all supporter records are updated on the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform and that the CRM resource is utilised to support the delivery of community and event fundraising plans.
  • Work with the PR Team to identify individuals, groups, and organisations to feature as case studies in charity publications.

About You
To be considered for this role, you will need:

  • A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline or proven experience working in a similar role at a similar level.
  • A good understanding of community and event fundraiser motivations and requirements and the ability to translate this insight into compelling and attractive engagement opportunities.
  • Experience in fundraising, preferably Community & Events, within a charity context.
  • Previous experience working with databases and CRM platforms (e.g. Access or Raiser's Edge).
  • To be uptodate with the requirements of the Fundraising Regulator Code of Fun
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