Fundraiser - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - CCN Recruitment

CCN Recruitment

Verified Company

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

CCN Recruitment are delighted to be working in partnership with the John Muir Trust, who are searching for talented individuals who would like to develop their career in a progressive conservation organisation.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Fundraiser to lead on various aspects of the Trust's fundraising.

This is a unique opportunity to join the Trust's Income Generation team as it looks to build capacity and significantly increase income to support its exciting strategy.

The John Muir Trust is committed to working together to promote a more inclusive environment and they need a diverse team to realise this.

Person Specification
Essential Skills, Knowledge and Aptitude

Demonstrable experience of successful fundraising from one or more funding stream: individuals (including appeals and major donors), corporates, or trusts/statutory funders.
Knowledge and experience of appeals/campaigns and digital fundraising are especially desirable.
Desire to develop skills and work flexibly across multiple funding streams as required.
Excellent communication skills, including evidence of the ability to turn complex project information into persuasive fundraising content for various audiences.
Experience of the charitable and environmental sectors, and basic understanding of the key land management and policy issues facing the Trust.
Energy, enthusiasm and desire to meet ambitious targets and ability to work flexibly and creatively towards those targets.
Ability to use initiative, plan and manage own workload and support others.
Awareness of fundraising legislation and data protection requirements including GDPR.
Experience of working with external agencies and understanding of the creative process, including writing copy and briefs, design, print and fundraising protocols, would be an advantage.
Excellent IT skills experience with CRM systems, design tools and/or website CMS, and experience analysing data and creating reports, would be an advantage.
Educated to degree level or equivalent or evidence of continued professional development relevant to the role purpose and level.

Duties & Responsibilities

Develop and projectmanage multichannel fundraising appeals, including identifying appeal topics, targets, key audiences, techniques, channels and mechanisms, and managing appeals budget.
Ensure effective stewardship of individual donors and develop the offline and online donor journey to build engagement and loyalty, including regular donation updates.
Contribute to major donor fundraising, supporting project and prospect development and stewardship of high value donors.
Manage and develop the Trust's symbolic giving programme including product development, website updates and budget management.
Lead on development and promotion of the Trust's members' and supporters' fundraising.
Support expansion of the Trust's corporate fundraising, assisting with identifying targets, developing materials, and making persuasive asks for relevant projects.
Manage and develop the Trust's Corporate Membership programme.

This is a full-time, permanent position, offering a competitive salary and excellent benefits package. Flexible home working is available, with regular travel to Edinburgh office required.

Applicants are welcome from all walks of life with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support their work on behalf of wild places.

If you are interested in the above position and have the relevant skills & experience, please click the
APPLY button now for a full job specification or give us a call on;
Option 4) and ask to speak to Jacqui Hayes.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
From £25,001.00 per year

Benefits: