Community Fundraiser
Community Fundraiser
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£ 29425 - 34620
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Job Description
Do you thrive on building meaningful relationships Are you passionate about making a difference through fundraising marketing or customer service If so this could be your perfect role!
Here at Rainbows Childrens Hospice we provide specialist palliative care and endoflife support to over 750 Babies Children and Young People living with lifelimiting and lifethreatening conditions as well as approximately 3000 people including families siblings and carers across the East Midlands. Simply put were here to brighten short lives and support families wherever they are.
Now as our service continues to grow were looking for a passionate and peoplefocused Community Fundraiser to join our friendly driven and dynamic Supporter Relations Team and help us reach even more families.
Location: You will be based at the Hospice in Loughborough full time with the requirement to travel around the East Midlands for events and meetings.
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday 9:00am 5:00pm with requirement to work evenings/weekends for events and fundraising activities.
About the role
As Community Fundraiser you will be responsible for delivering relationship fundraising activity within a defined geographical area. This includes building and managing relationships with:
- Community Groups
- Schools
- Local Authorities
- Communitybased Businesses
- Individual Supporters
With a focus on generating income youll work to strengthen connections and inspire people to support Rainbows through donations events and volunteering.
Some of the key responsibilities include (but not limited to):
- Growing income by developing relationships with supporters in your area.
- Maximising donor engagement retention and loyalty through meaningful relationship management.
- Coordinating and delivering community fundraising activities and supporting thirdparty fundraisers.
- Ensuring compliance with the Fundraising Code of Practice.
- Maintaining accurate records and data using our CRM system.
- Collaborating with colleagues to deliver tailored communication and cultivation strategies.
- Recruiting training and supporting proactive volunteers to represent Rainbows in the community.
- Further responsibilities in the role can be found by downloading the Job Description.
Requirements
- A fundraising customerfacing sales or marketing role.
- Building relationships with individuals from all walks of life.
- Delivering presentations or speaking confidently to groups.
- Communicating clearly and effectively both in writing and verbally.
- Further requirements can be found by downloading the Person Specification.
Our Benefits include:
- Free onsite parking at the Hospice Lark Rise Loughborough.
- Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme and Company Shop.
- Healthcare Cashback plan.
- Life Assurance.
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Contributory pension scheme or Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme.
- Affordable meals at the Hospice Lark Rise Loughborough.
- Free Tea Coffee and Fruit whilst at the Hospice
- Free access to an employee assistance programme
- Wellbeing support and access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Unofficial benefits: All staff away days Guest visitors
For further information about this role and the responsibilities please contact Gary Farnfield Community Fundraising Manager on
To apply for the role please click apply now to complete an online application form. If you require an alternative method of applying or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments further please contact the people team at
This role is subject to a standard DBS (Disclosure and barring Service Check) and preemployment checks.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Equality diversity & inclusion
Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People is committed to improving the quality of its services to all people irrespective of race/ethnicity disability gender religion or belief age or sexual objective is to deliver high quality services that are accessible responsive and appropriate to meet the diverse needs of different groups and such we will continue to take action to ensure that staff and volunteers employed by Rainbows Hospice are culturally aware and treat every person with dignity respect and fairness in a way that is sensitively responsive to differences and discrimination and other forms of exclusion have no place within Rainbows Hospice.
About us
Rainbows cares for hundreds of families every year who have a baby child or young person with a serious or terminal illness that means that their lives will be shorter than most.
Weve been providing the highest level of professional holistic care and emotional support to babies children young people and their families since 1994. Our incredible team help to relieve symptoms improve quality of life and support their families to make the most of every precious moment during life through bereavement and beyond.
Our aim is to support every one of the thousands of babies children and young people in the East Midlands with a terminal or serious illness. To do this weve made it easier to access our services wherever families are in our region. So as well as providing endoflife short break care and bereavement support at our hospice we also offer care and support at the point of need. Whether at our Lark Rise hospice in the community in hospital or at home.
Simply put were here to brighten short lives and support families wherever they are.
When you join Team Rainbows not only will you receive a host of benefits including free parking health cash plan and subsidised meals but youll be making a real difference to the lives of families across the East Midlands who are going through the toughest of times.
Although there can be some sad times Rainbows is a fun dynamic and caring place to work. Whether youre based at the Hospice home or out in the community youll join a team with a cando attitude ready to make a positive impact on the world of hospice care.
Our Vision
To become a household name across the East Midlands for the outstanding care we provide wherever its needed.
Our Mission
Whether in our hospice in hospital or at home we deliver unrivalled care to seriously and terminally ill babies children young people and their families. Our purpose is to make every moment of their short lives the best it can be.
Our vision is to create the Rainbows Experience wherever you are. Our mission is that across the East Midlands we will:
- Transform care for those babies children and young people who have a lifelimiting or lifethreatening condition
- Relieve the pain and symptoms associated with lifelimiting or lifethreatening conditions
- Support every baby child and young person to achieve their full potential
- Create memories for families to treasure
- Provide comfort and compassion at the time of and following the death of a baby child or young person
Across the East Midlands we will:
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transform care for those children and young people who have a lifelimiting or lifethreatening condition
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relieve the pain and symptoms associated with lifelimiting or lifethreatening conditions
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support every child and young person to achieve their full potential
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create memories for families to treasure
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provide comfort and compassion at the time of and following the death of a child or young person
Our values
Benefits
Health cash plan/EAP
Free onsite parking
Life
assurance
Subsidised
meals
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Employment Type
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