Are you an experienced fundraiser with a proven track record of stakeholder engagement and experience of coordinating and developing large-scale funding proposals? Do you have a passion for the environment and reducing carbon emissions? The Church of England’s Net Zero Carbon (NZC) programme has been established to help the Church deliver its commitment to reaching its NZC goals. It aims to equip, resource and support all parts of the Church to reduce carbon emissions from the energy used in its buildings, schools and through work-related transport. All parts of the Church will need to raise funds to implement this Net Zero plan. To this end, the Dioceses of Bath and Wells, Bristol, Exeter, Salisbury and Truro are collaborating on the shared ambition to achieve NZC across our dioceses and are looking to appoint a fixed term Fundraising Officer to work across the region to identify funding opportunities and secure funding towards delivering net carbon zero projects. This is a new role and, as such, offers an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to make their mark. You will develop and maintain relationships with a range of potential funders and internal and external stakeholders across the region. You’ll need drive, initiative, resilience and the ability to shape an approach to net zero carbon fundraising across the region. Above all, you’ll need to be an excellent communicator and relationship builder with a proven ability to adapt your approach as appropriate, be this creating links with the national net zero carbon team, influencing and securing funding from grant-making bodies, or delivering training and advice on securing funding locally. Given the scope and nature of the role you’ll also need to be highly organised, flexible and sympathetic to the ethos of the Church of England. We recognise that this is a specialised role, and training and support will be available for the post-holder both locally and from the national Church of England Net Zero Fundraising team. The role is hybrid and involves regular travel across the region. The role will be employed by the Diocese of Bath and Wells so a regular presence at the diocesan offices in Wells will be required. Information submitted by candidates as part of the recruitment and selection process will be shared securely with members of the selection panel from the Dioceses of Bath and Wells, Bristol, Exeter, Salisbury and Truro. Privacy policies are available on the website of each diocese.