Fundraising Assistant, IOW- Job Pack - Wessex Cancer Trust
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Fundraising Assistant, IOW – Job Pack
About us At Wessex Cancer Trust we believe that there should be help and support available to everyone living with cancer, when and where they need it. Every year around 23,000 people are diagnosed with cancer within the Wessex region. A diagnosis can be a shock and have a huge impact on an entire family and Wessex Cancer Trust services are available to people with cancer, and those impacted by the diagnosis and treatment of a loved one. We help and support anyone affected by cancer regardless of age, gender or type of cancer. Our dedicated team is committed to offering free support for as long as people need it, away from a hospital environment. In normal years, we have four drop-in cancer Support Centres. Clients are welcomed by volunteer befrienders who are equipped to provide information, support and a listening ear. Our Wellbeing Co-ordinator will meet all new clients to agree a personal treatment plan to help deal with the emotional impact of cancer, improve well-being, and help with pain management and increase self-confidence. This could include appointments with one of our team of specialist counsellors and therapists. We also provide health and well-being information, exercise programmes and courses to help clients live well with, and beyond, cancer. During Covid we have continued to support people who need us, moving to online and remote service provision and expanding our services to include an online support forum. Each year Wessex Cancer Trust reaches over 8,000 people in the local community. Our Vision and Mission Our Vision Wessex Cancer Trust’s ambition is a future where everyone affected by cancer receives person centred care that empowers them to live well with and beyond cancer. Our Mission Through supportive care and information, we seek to improve the emotional and physical well-being of people affected by cancer, within their locality. Fundraising Assistant IOW - Job pack
A letter from our CEO Dear Applicant Thank you for your interest in Wessex Cancer Trust. It’s an exciting time to join our charity. This past year we have seen plenty of change: our services have had to dramatically adapt to ensure we can still support people with cancer and their loved ones despite the challenges faced by Covid. The pandemic has also presented very real funding pressures and it’s been necessary to implement a cost saving programme and review our income generation model to build our resilience. At the same time, we have had several new team members who’ve joined the charity – including me, I joined in 2020. With a new team in place, we are focused on using our learnings from 2020 to develop a new strategy that meets the changing needs of local people affected by cancer. Two key components of that strategy will be how we can reach communities that have not traditionally accessed our services, and how we can provide our clients with more personal care plans. The first step in doing this, was the recruitment of a new role of Wellbeing Co-ordinator who joined us in January, thanks to funding from The Linbury Trust. Fundraising is crucial for our success and the Fundraising Assistant on the Isle of Wight is a linchpin in our team, offering administration, organisation and support to keep our activities on track, and keep our supporters happy and motivated. We know the year ahead will be unusual but we have loads of fantastic fundraising activities planned, so we are looking for a Fundraising Assistant who is not easily fazed, who has bags of initiative and is warm and enthusiastic. Wessex offers a supportive work environment, in addition to a range of benefits which include: • A competitive salary and annual leave entitlement • Contributory pension scheme • Employee counselling helpline • Cycle to work scheme • Free parking at head office • Mental health first aiders • A personal development programme We look forward to receiving your application. Warm regards Rachel Billsberry-Grass Fundraising Assistant IOW - Job pack
Job Description
Job Title: Fundraising Assistant
Reporting to: Regional Fundraiser
Based at: The role is based at Wessex Cancer Trust Support Centre, Lugley Street, Isle of Wight,
PO30 5HD or at any other such place where the employer may be carrying out business
from time to time.
Job Purpose: To assist the Regional Fundraiser in raising money for the charity to achieve agreed
targets, by helping to organise events, secure sponsorship, and inspire and motivate
fundraising from local community groups such as schools, Rotary or volunteer groups.
Working Hours: Part time – 15 hours per week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
Salary Band: £21,450 FTE pro rota £8,580
Principal Responsibilities
Fundraising
• Make and maintain key fundraising contacts in the local community, including schools, community
groups and small businesses.
• To assist with the organisation of events, which will include booking venues, arranging licences,
organising entertainment, transport, sourcing and thanking raffle prizes etc.
• To assist with the recruitment and stewardship of event participants and ticket buyers which will
include responding to all queries in a timely fashion, building relationships by phone and email,
encouraging and motivating participants to meet and exceed fundraising targets.
• To be the first point of contact for email, telephone and face to face fundraising enquiries, these
will include requests for merchandise and other fundraising materials, fundraising queries and
volunteering opportunities. Respond to enquiries within 48 hours, recognising the opportunity to
build relationships and encourage Fundraising Support.
• To attend events as required (including some evening and weekends).
• Set up and manage groups and content on the Wessex Cancer Trust social media channels as
needed.
• To analyse monthly financial reports to ensure donations are recorded correctly and the appropriate
thank you has been sent.
• Co-ordinate the collection of supporter feedback post event, analyse information and input into
event evaluations.
• Co-ordinate the distribution of collection cans in the community and maintain the appropriate
records.
Events
• Support the Regional Fundraiser with securing sponsorship.
• Manage our presence at awareness raising events across the region to ensure excellent promotion
of events, activities and services.
• Manage event logistics and attend events at evenings and weekends as required.
• Source raffle and auction prizes to be used at events and thank accordingly.
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Volunteers
• Raise awareness of the need to recruit new, active and enthusiastic volunteers across the
organisation.
• Aid the Regional Fundraiser to foster and extend the network of regional support groups and contacts
throughout the region.
• Arrange Volunteer rotas for fundraising events.
• Provide necessary support to the volunteer groups and fundraising volunteers.
General Support
• To ensure that all donations specific to the fundraising department, ie sponsorship monies, entry fees,
etc., are acknowledged promptly and that the donors receive a formal receipt and thank you letter.
• Be a respected ambassador of the Trust’s brand, values, mission and aims.
• Work as an effective member of the Fundraising team and support the goals of the team as a whole.
• Abide by all responsible requirements of the Trust’s Health and Safety policy.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade and nature of this post and as reasonably
requested by the Regional Fundraiser or Head of Fundraising and Communications.
Essential Skills/Experience
• Experience in fundraising/sales or commercial environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence to engage at all levels.
• Strong attention to detail and administrative skills.
• IT literate.
• Experience in using a database (Salesforce preferably) - training can be provided.
• Experience of creating and sending Mailchimp Campaigns.
• Competent in creating and maintaining spreadsheets.
• Experience of event planning/management.
• Full driving licence.
Additional information
All of our sites are adhering to Covid guidelines. To keep our clients, volunteers, colleagues and customers
safer, it is expected that the post holder will get the vaccination when it is offered.
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How to apply Please send your CV and a statement of no more than 1 page outlining your suitability for the role to by 9am on Monday, 21 June 2021. Fundraising Assistant IOW - Job pack
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