Fundraising and Events Officer - Bristol, United Kingdom - 1625 Independent People

1625 Independent People

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Bristol, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the fundraising team at 1625 Independent People. The main purpose of this role is to support 1625 to raise vital unrestricted funds and pro-bono support, so the charity is able to deliver life changing projects to young people across the Southwest.

You will be pro-actively building relationships with businesses, individuals and community groups around Bristol and the surrounding areas. You will co-ordinate and attend fundraising events and ensure that young people are at the centre of all of our fundraising efforts. We also have two regular team office days per week.

You will be leading on our biggest fundraiser of the year, Sleep Out. Through this and other events, and guided by our fundraising strategy, you will develop new and existing relationships. These relationships will help raise vital funds and also secure valuable pro-bono and volunteering support.

You will be comfortable managing a varying workload and working with a wide range of people both internally and externally. By meeting people in person and attending events throughout the year, you will build support and champion the work that we do.

You will be detail orientated in your delivery and be driven to produce high quality events and fundraising communications.

This is a full-time role, and flexible working is supported.

If you need an adjustment to be made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible.

Who are we?
We are a leading youth homelessness charity based in the Southwest, working with over 1,500 young people.

At 1625 we are driven by Social Justice and Passion:

we strive to do something that matters and take pride in seeing the results of our work in social outcomes and improving young people's lives.

What you will be doing
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Delivering a range of fundraising campaigns.

Building strong relationships with businesses, individuals and community groups through regular meetings with key partners.
Bringing creativity to the fundraising strategy
Working with our Communications and Marketing Officer to deliver an effective marketing campaign for all fundraising activities.
Identifying meaningful volunteering opportunities for supporters.
Ensuring the Customer Relationship system (CRM) is up to date.
You will be in the Funding and Communications Team and your line manager will be Katy Greenlaw, Communications and Community Fundraising Manager.

Contract details
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Hours per week**: 37.5 per week

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Contract type**: Permanent

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Pay**: £ 27,803- £ 29,269 per annum
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The location
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You will be based in Kingsley Hall, in Old Market, close to Bristol's main train and bus stations as well as the vibrant city centre.

There is also flexibility and support to manage working from home.

A few benefits at 1625ip

In return for your dedication, we offer:

A generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days per annum plus all Bank Holidays
Employee Health Cash Plan
A supportive and approachable team with an emphasis on colleague wellbeing

- "I feel grateful to work here every day The work feels useful and worthwhile, and I feel like I am able to make a difference for our young people" (From Colleague Wellbeing Survey 2023).
"I couldn't be happier with the opportunities and support I have received in my career progression that has led me to my dream job" See what other colleagues have said about their career development with us, here.

Important dates
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Application deadline closes
:23:59, Wednesday 24 April 2024.

Interviews are on
Thursday 02 May 2024 or
Wednesday 08 May 2024.

Application information
Ready to see yourself in this rewarding role? We can't wait to hear from you.

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Equal opportunities for everyone
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Please see our Policies section on the website, for further information.