Community & Events Fundraising Manager
Home-based (in the UK)

Belonging to the Royal Voluntary Service community means inspiring volunteers to support the nation’s health and wellbeing. It means tackling the most pressing social issues by empowering volunteers to play a vital part in supporting people at home, in hospitals and in their community to be happier and healthier.

It also means you will be in a workplace full of opportunities, at a pivotal time for the organisation. The fundraising team is at an exciting point, embarking on a new, transformational growth strategy and we are looking for brilliant people to join our team, to help take our income to the next level.

We are currently seeking a talented Community & Events Fundraising Manager to join us on a permanent basis. Advertised as a full-time role, we are happy to discuss flexible working patterns. This is an exciting role for a proactive and motivated individual, looking to make their mark and take the next step in their career.

You will be joining a newly formed Relationship Fundraising team and leading the development and establishment of our community and events fundraising programme, with an approach based in building long term relationships with volunteer fundraisers. You will have the opportunity to shape and develop our approach, with the support of a team who are all working towards the same goal.

The Role

As our Community & Events Fundraising Manager, you will lead the development and delivery of our new Community & Events fundraising strategy. Community & Events fundraising is in its infancy at RVS, with huge potential, as a charity with a wide network of amazing volunteers and reach across Britain.

Supporting our goal of increasing income, you will work with teams across the charity to grow a strong volunteer fundraiser network and develop relationships with our volunteers and other audiences.

As our expert on community and event fundraising, you will determine the best approach to building a sustainable income over time. You will create an innovation approach to establishing the best routes to market and develop compelling products to support fundraising. And you will manage the delivery of a range of events and activities to create a sustainable income stream for the charity.

You will establish and deliver excellent supporter stewardship to ensure we build strong relationships with our supporters.

In short you will:

- Support and inspire fundraisers
- Establish and manage a team
- Help develop the strategy and budget for Community & Events Fundraising
- Lead on the innovation and testing of new products
- Establish KPIs, monitoring and risk management
- Work with the marketing, media and digital teams to maximise income opportunities

Working Hours

This is advertised as a full-time position, working 35 hours per week, however we are open to discussing flexible working options.

What you’ll need

To be considered as our Community & Events Fundraising Manager, you will need:

- Experience of managing a mixed community and events portfolio
- Experience of stewarding and inspiring volunteer fundraisers
- Experience of product innovation and testing with new audiences
- Experience of working with third party platforms to facilitate fundraising
- Experience of working with database and using insight to drive activity
- Proven experience of achieving objective and reporting
- To be creative, collaborative and organised
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to pitch a compelling case

What you get in return

We’re proud to be in the top 25 not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK, based on ratings from Indeed. As a valued employee at Royal Voluntary Service, you will benefit from:

- Salary of £41,970 per annum
- 25 days’ holiday, plus paid statutory Bank Holidays
- Six weeks company sick pay
- A great pension scheme
- Enhanced Family Leave schemes
- An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online
- A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions counselling included
- Opportunities to discuss flexible working

How to apply

Please select the apply button shown to be taken through to the application process. You will need to answer some screening questions as well as uploading your CV. You will be contacted by a member of the team once your application has been reviewed.

Here at Royal Voluntary Service, we're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to be a charity that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective.

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Dates to bear in mind

The closing date for this role is 19th April 2023. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.