Fundraising and Communications Officer - Wakefield, United Kingdom - Protocol

Protocol

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Wakefield, United Kingdom

4 days ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

We have an opportunity to fill a brand-new role within the charity - a Fundraising and Communications Officer to drive the development and profile of the college.

This will be achieved by:

Developing and overseeing fundraising initiatives
Overseeing the communications and social media presence for the charity.

This is an exceptional opportunity, with the potential for funded professional CPD, for a driven individual to build new networks and to establish, develop and maintain new fundraising initiatives for the charity.

Key responsibilities

This will be a wideranging role, working closely with the Head of Performance, with the CEO and colleagues, to establish, develop and maintain new fundraising initiatives for the charity.
You will lead on all fundraising initiatives, including identifying and supporting staff ideas
You will take a lead role in researching and developing funding proposals for trusts and foundations, individuals, corporates and others.
You will build a detailed understanding of all activities and strategic objectives to identify projects and activities of interest to funders.
You will identify opportunities, lead on bidwriting and professional tender submissions and produce detailed personalised responses that contribute to our continued success.
You will work alongside colleagues to produce and develop service models, solutions, evidence and content that support winning bids.
You will take the lead for the oversight of the social media, website and print media presence
Maintaining and strengthening relationships with existing and potential funders through regular newsletters and other correspondence, events and database management.

Main duties:

Research potential grant funders and identify other capital and revenue opportunities.
Carry out unrestricted appeals.
Establish and account manage a portfolio of funders, including compiling and producing progress reports, with support from the Head of Performance.
Provide grant administration support for grants received from funders.
Work with our CEO, and others with finance responsibility, to ensure that grants and donations received are recorded appropriately.
Ensure all donors are promptly thanked within standards set for response times.
Build relationships with relevant funders ensuring all donors are canvassed in an appropriate way, and provide monitoring, evaluating and reporting as necessary.
Keep up to date with project development and communicate progress to funding bodies.
Where relevant, arrange for prospects and donors to visit the work of the charity.

Learning and development

Identify and implement own learning and development needs.
Receive regular supervision and attend training as agreed with the Head of Performance.
Organise learning for fundraising and development activities in conjunction, as appropriate, with the Head of Performance.

Public relations

Promote the work of the College, locally, regionally and nationally.
Represent the charity to statutory, voluntary and commercial organisations, professional bodies and institutions.
Develop and maintain contacts with local and regional media.

Other duties and responsibilities:

Promote the aims, policies, and values of the College
Abide by health and safety guidelines and share responsibility for own safety and that of colleagues.
Demonstrate commitment to safeguarding children and young people in line with the Safeguarding Policy and the DFE's Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Carry out any other tasks that may be within the scope of the post to ensure the effective delivery and development of the service.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£28,399.80 per year

Schedule: