Fundraising Assistant

Job Description

As Fundraising Assistant you will be part of a growing and busy team currently responsible for raising £2.7million to fund the charity s work to take on heart diseases. This role is integral to the team, supporting a variety of fundraising activity including our flagship anonymous heART project, third party challenges such as the London Marathon and Great North Run, fundraising activities organised by our supporters or third party challenges through an external supplier, digital fundraising activities as well as supporting some of our other income streams and administrative functions.

This is a brilliant role for someone looking to start a career in fundraising, giving broad experience across fundraising disciplines, with a particular focus on events, and scope to take on individual projects.

Given the nature of the role, it will require the postholder to be able to manage their time and workload effectively across a variety of tasks, while actively contributing to our work to generate income and achieve our targets.

Key Responsibilities

To assist with the co-ordination and delivery of all art-related fundraising activities including liaising with artists, promoting art sales and the anonymous heart project (in conjunction with the marketing team), and supporting the administration of these fundraising activities.

To support third party challenge events (via external suppliers), including assisting with the administration, marketing, recruitment and stewardship of participants for such events as the London Marathon and the Great North Run and supporting with marathon event weekend activities.

To support event day activities, including attending events to support our participants

To steward supporters who are organising their own community fundraising activities, ensuring they feel valued and have everything they need for their events

To come up with ideas and identify opportunities to deliver effective, exciting and appropriate fundraising activities

Contribute to the planning and delivery of agreed national campaigns

Provide additional administrative support across the fundraising team as needed including but not limited to use of the database, thanking donations, sending out fundraising materials and packs etc. This includes providing cover for the Supporter Care Officer when they are on annual leave or on non-working days.

Ensure all activities are carried out in an efficient and effective manner to meet agreed targets

Ensure that our supporter database (Beacon) is kept up to date with accurate and timely information, in line with our processes and GDPR requirements

Understand and comply with all internal fundraising policies and procedures, as well as working in line with the Fundraising Code of Practice, abiding at all times by the rules set out in the GDPR.