Fundraising Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - Action Tutoring

Action Tutoring
Action Tutoring
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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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About the opportunity


Action Tutoring has a strong track record in fundraising and is delighted to be recruiting for the first time a Fundraising Coordinator to specifically focus on income generating events, campaigns and individual giving.

Working closely with the Fundraising Manager and CEO, you will support a range of fundraising activities, most predominantly through organising and coordinating fundraising events, such as marathons, sponsored runs, funder breakfasts and dinners, and encouraging people to support our fundraising endeavours through such events, in addition to increasing individual giving to the charity through awareness raising and stewardship.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in a range of fundraising activities, working with a passionate, committed and driven team.


Place of work:

This role can be based anywhere in the U.K, but visits to the London office and travel to fundraising events, meetings and Action Tutoring regions will be required.

Travel to London will be required from time to time, for which travel expenses will be reimbursed in line with our expense policy.

There may be some weekend and evening work required (e.g. to attend running events you may be required to work up to 5 Sundays' per year) for which time of in lieu would be provided.


Start date:
Early March 2023


Closing date:
Wednesday 15th February


Interviews: 27th & 28th February 2023


Duties and responsibilities

  • Oversee the coordination and administration of annual sponsored fundraising events Action Tutoring engages with, such as the Hackney Half marathon and London 10K, including the onboarding of runners, campaign page creation, encouraging participants to raise funds, organising materials to be sent to runners (e.g. tshirts) and tracking of fundraising targets.
  • Increase our participation in sponsored fundraising events, with a particular focus on opportunities across Action Tutoring's locations outside of London.
  • Where appropriate, attend events to support participants and gather relevant marketing materials (such as pictures and participants consent to share).
  • Increase individual giving through raising awareness of the charity and leading on stewardship of current donors, for example, sharing our annual impact report, thank you communications and sending festive/celebratory greetings and thanks.
  • Work with the Fundraising Manager to ensure that we have strong and appropriate marketing content to support fundraising activity, for example developing supporter communications, evolving our guide to fundraising, maintaining accurate fundraising and donate pages on the website and contributing to the development of our annual impact report.
  • Support the organisation and coordination of fundraising and key profile raising events, such as evening events, Action Tutoring anniversary celebrations or funder breakfasts, through sourcing suitable venues and overseeing logistics.
  • Support with other key profile raising events, for example, oversee annual fundraising campaigns, such as the Big Give Christmas Challenge, source new campaign opportunities for Action Tutoring to engage and carry out initial enquiries to determine suitability to apply/engage with.
  • Work alongside the Fundraising Manager and Corporate Partnerships Team to encourage corporate partners to engage with, or sponsor, campaigns and events.
  • Maintaining accurate funder and major donor records by keeping our funder CRM system (Donorfy) up to date, and regularly reviewing JustGiving donor data.
  • Work closely with the Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Coordinator (Trusts & Foundations) and CEO to ensure that fundraising targets are met.

Person Specification

Qualifications criteria:


  • A*C in maths and English at GCSE (or equivalent experience).
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in fundraising.
  • Right to work in the UK.

We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:

  • Outstanding communicator; strong written and verbal communication skills; able to make an exciting and compelling case for support
  • Proactive and tenacious personality; willing to seek out and pursue opportunities
  • Highly organised; able to prioritise, multi task and manage work to deadlines
  • High computer literacy
  • Adaptable and open to learning and feedback

You will likely be more successful in this role if you have:

  • Some prior experience of fundraising work. This could be in a paid role, or on a voluntary basis or as part of work experience.
  • Experience of building relationships with stakeholders or event coordination.


Action Tutoring is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment.

Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed
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