Events Community Fundraiser

Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a national charity to recruit for Events Community Fundraiser in order lead the development and delivery of its vibrant community events programme.

You ll work with an incredible network of volunteers, supporters and local stakeholders to bring events to life, while identifying scalable opportunities to grow the charity s national fundraising reach. You won t be managing every event directly, but you ll provide the tools, support and guidance needed to empower others to succeed.

As Events Community Fundraiser, you will:

• Lead a diverse portfolio of community fundraising events from inception to execution.
• Provide training, resources and hands on support to volunteers and local groups.
• Be a key contact for regional supporters, groups, businesses and partners.
• Help set and meet event income targets and seek new opportunities to increase impact.
• Work cross functionally with marketing, finance, service delivery and volunteer teams.
• Help promote events through engaging communications and local outreach.
• Evaluate event success, gather feedback and support continuous improvement.

To be successful, you must have experience:

• Proven experience in community fundraising, regional fundraising or events in the charity sector
• Track record of delivering successful fundraising events
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Strong organisational and project management abilities
• Financial planning and budget management experience
• Knowledge of GDPR and fundraising regulations
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team
• Empathy for the farming community and rural issues

Desirable:

• Background in rural, agricultural or community-based charities
• Full UK driving licence
• Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Salary: £33,000-£35,000 + car allowance

Location: Flexible location with 2 days every fortnight in Oxford

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: on rolling basis

Interview: TBC

Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to

If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!

Unfortunately, due to resource capacity, we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp , Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.