Overview
Join to apply for the Fundraising and Communications Officer role at Guardian Jobs. Are you an experienced fundraiser and communicator, skilled in creating compelling narratives and telling moving stories of impact and change? We have an opportunity to use your creative and organisational skills to support young lives in Doncaster. Our priority programmes include support coaching for young people, community activity sessions, sustaining accommodation provision for vulnerable young adults and expanding our work on the homelessness pathway. We also look for smaller grants during the year and may recruit volunteers to assist with elements of this work.
The core of your role will be to generate funds to support our work in general and selected projects, with responsibility across the full cycle of fundraising and communications as needed.
Job Purpose
To oversee successful fundraising, with a focus on grants and individual giving, and to ensure effective communication that supports YMCA Doncaster in sustaining current work and launching new projects.
Main Responsibilities
* To create compelling long form content including website articles, information for print material, case studies, media releases and similar.
* To create and update cases for support for YMCA Doncaster’s fundable projects and general running costs.
* To be responsible for an assigned portfolio of trusts, foundations and similar, developing knowledge of, and relationships with, those funders.
* To make strong applications to funders within the assigned portfolio, matching YMCA Doncaster’s agreed cases for support with funders’ interests and requirements.
* To create, publicise and monitor outcomes of new giving campaigns and / or fundraising events.
* To nurture key external stakeholders including potential supporters from the local business community, the media and others as appropriate.
* To prepare and give presentations, maintain ongoing contact and host trustee or representative visits where required as part of fundraising work.
* To devise efficient evaluation and monitoring systems which meet funder requirements.
* To oversee the accurate completion of returns and reports, ensuring that funders are satisfied and funding continues.
* To keep comprehensive records, in an agreed format, from initial contact with a potential funder through to either the rejection correspondence or the funding agreement and subsequent monitoring and evaluation.
* To utilise email joiner sequences, bulletins and round-ups to move people from a single connection towards being a warm and committed part of YMCA Doncaster.
* To work to a planned calendar of publicity and launches across all products and services.
* To ensure that staff and volunteers joining YMCA Doncaster are encouraged to contribute to positive communications and fundraising efforts.
* To supervise / oversee volunteers and less experienced staff engaged in fundraising and communications work.
* To co-ordinate the work of external providers where necessary for design and print, advertising, the website and similar.
* To ensure adherance to key messaging, branding and voice across all external communications.
* To comply with fundraising and other legislation relevant to the role.
* To recommend updates to relevant policies in accordance with changes to legislation or operating practice.
* To report to the Chief Executive monthly in the required format.
* To approach the role with professionalism, and to maintain appropriate boundaries with staff, clients and others.
* Additional or other duties as necessary within your capabilities and status to meet the needs of YMCA Doncaster.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
Industries
* Advertising Services
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