Engagement Support Officer - Kennington, United Kingdom - Medair

Description

Location:
Medair UK office is based in Kennington, London. There is possibility to adopt hybrid working. Only those eligible to work in the UK can apply.


Starting Date & Initial Contract Details:

As soon as possible. Full-time open-ended contract.


Role Overview:

We're seeking a dynamic individual to support Medair UK's engagement with its supporters in the United Kingdom. You will support Medair UK's interactions with trusts and foundations, churches and the wider alumni network.

You will be an integral part of this growing Christian charity and will enable support for the life-saving work Medair delivers to some of the world's most vulnerable people.

Key Activity Areas:

• Trusts and Foundation_
• Ensuring all grants from trusts and foundations are correctly allocated to Medair programmes, with the appropriate grant card on Medair's project management platform, and all grants from trusts and foundations are acknowledged correctly and in a timely fashion.
• Ensuring new potential grant making donors are identified and approached to fund Medair's work.
• Alumni Support_
• Manage the Medair UK alumni network. Prepare, manage and disseminate all Medair UK communications to the UK based members of the Alumni network.
• Administer the fundraising engagement with the alumni network in the UK, through the dissemination of fundraising assets, and monitor the effectiveness of this engagement in terms of fundraising performance.
• Work with the alumni network to develop relationships with churches with a view to generating financial support and acquisition of new individual donors.
• Maintain accurate and current records about alumni on Medair UK's CRM and various other communication platforms, for instance Campaign Monitor.

• Church Liaison

• Profile raising and Fundraising_
• Working alongside the Medair UK Director grow the number of churches engaging in the mission of Medair through giving, prayer and awareness raising.
• Strengthen Medair UK's engagement with churches by developing profile raising resources and ensuring all fundraising appeals are designed and delivered to maximise church takeup.
• Coordinate all requests for speakers in Churches ensuring that, wherever possible, a Medair UK staff member or Alumni, is available to speak and well briefed.
• Be responsible for the receipting and acknowledgement of all financial support from churches. Maintain and update key contact details for each supporting church on Medair UK's CRM
• Tasks common to all staff _
• Act as an ambassador for Medair UK at all times when liaising externally and internally.
• Ensure consistent implementation of Medair brand across all relevant activities. Record information as necessary and comply at all times with requirements for handling personal / sensitive data.
• Contribute to the annual planning and budgeting cycle, providing appropriate input from your area of responsibility. Adhere to the Medair values and mission at all times.
• Team Spiritual Life _
• Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts.
• Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faithbased team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayers, and words of encouragement.
• Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair's international prayer network.
• This job description covers the main tasks that are anticipated. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary._