Job title: Fundraising Development Officer
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract, full time - 35 hours per week
Salary: £21,070 - £24,500
Location: Burford / Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office
Closing date: 9th April 2023

Blue Cross are one of the UK’s leading animal welfare organisations for animals. We support sick, injured and homeless pets and care for more than 40,000 animals every year through our rehoming, veterinary and education programmes.

What is the role?
In this role you will be supporting the delivery of fundraising projects and activities which provide much needed income, which in turn, allows us to help more pets and continue our great work. You will do this by providing project management support and also encouraging the use of our Fundraising Hub which provides extremely useful data and metrics.

Working closely with the Group Head of Fundraising and Retail, you will also work on managing un-explored opportunities and help to identify further ways in which we can improve effectiveness and efficiencies within fundraising. You will work with individuals across the charity to support fundraising activities and help teams to raise further income and promote fundraising ideas.

If you excel in an environment where you can see the difference you make every day then this is the role for you. Interested? Then apply and lets work together to see if this is the role for you.

Want to know more the detail? Great! We have attached the job description which hopefully gives you everything you need.

What is required?
We are looking for people with the following:
• Experience of Fundraising
• Knowledge of fundraising databases
• Experience of developing, and adapting to, innovative approaches to fundraising activity and new projects
• Basic project management experience
• Excellent written and face to face communication skills, with an aptitude for interacting with colleagues and supporters on all levels
• An ability to inspire others
• Ability to respond positively to sudden opportunities and changing priorities
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), databases and the Internet

It would be great if you also had:
• Knowledge of CARE fundraising database

Why work for Blue Cross?

• 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Holiday exchange & enhanced parental leave
• Annual volunteer days
• Long service awards, starting from 5 years
• Huge range of discounts across high street stores, insurance services & more
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.

To apply for this role, all candidates must complete the online application process.

How to apply:
Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date on 9th April 2023.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

At Blue Cross we are passionate about our commitment to diversity, inclusion and removing barriers, should you like to discuss any reasonable adjustments or changes to our recruitment process to support you to be your best then please get in touch. You can get in touch with us either via email at jobs@bluecross.org.uk, via telephone on 01993 825515 or if you would prefer a video call then we can arrange this using Microsoft Teams.

Blue Cross holds inclusion as a core organisational value. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified, experienced and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity. We actively embrace our differences and know that it is our differences that make us unique. You are very welcome at Blue Cross, without the need to hide any part of who you are.