Community Fundraiser – Job Description

The Orpheus Centre is a learning centre in Surrey that increases the confidence, skills and independence of disabled young adults through the performing arts and our lifeskills/transition programme. We believe that every young disabled person should have the same opportunities as their non-disabled peers. Orpheus was founded in 1998 and is a rapidly developing, fast paced organisation. We are a small, local charity with big ambitions.

Responsible to: Head of Fundraising

Salary: £24 500.00 p.a.

Working hours: 35 hours per week (with opportunities for flexible working)

Location: Orpheus Centre, North Park Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8ND

Job Summary

To ensure that fundraising activity is implemented and managed locally to deliver budgets, targets and income in line with the Centre’s plans and strategies. To achieve this through fundraising and by supporting and facilitating the development of volunteer networks and fundraising groups across the local area.

Main Duties

Ensuring the delivery of local fundraising plans and activities:

  • Contributing to and delivering against annual budgets, targets and plans
  • Ensuring that local fundraising events, activities and collections etc (including outreach collections) run effectively and are well planned, marketed and supported
  • Working with colleagues at the Orpheus Centre to ensure that events and activities are marketed and supported locally
  • Attending fundraising activities and events
  • Ensuring that accurate and up to date financial and supporter records are maintained and accessible via the Salesforce database
  • Providing reports and information about activity, performance, supporters, volunteers etc as necessary and upon request

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Putting the supporter first:

  • Working with fundraising groups and supporters in ways that encourage and support people to fundraise for the Orpheus Centre
  • Working with local businesses to engage their support and to raise funds for the Orpheus Centre
  • Providing and facilitating supporters with a choice of how they fundraise and work with the Orpheus Centre
  • Responding to enquiries from the public, volunteers, fundraisers etc (by phone, mail, email and in person) including responding to requests for information and material etc
  • Giving talks and presentations to local organisations ie schools, rotary clubs, WIs etc, to increase awareness of and support for the Orpheus Centre’s activities

Developing and managing key relationships inside the Orpheus Centre:

  • Working with key people at the Orpheus Centre ie the Learning Team, Students, Care Team, Staff and Volunteers to obtain support for and involvement with local fundraising activities
  • Working with local media and PR to maximise publicity and awareness of the Orpheus Centre and its activities

Working with volunteers and colleagues:

  • Recruiting and supervising the work of volunteers
  • Supporting and developing colleagues and volunteers

Other:

  • Working within the Orpheus Centre policies, procedures and adhering to legal frameworks
  • Cash handling, acknowledging and receipting income in accordance with the Orpheus Centre’s policies and procedures
  • Undertaking administrative duties as required

Key Liaisons

  • Other fundraising and development team colleagues at the Orpheus Centre
  • Volunteers and fundraising groups
  • Supporters
  • External fundraising networks and contacts from other charities
  • Local media
  • Other local community contacts

Community Fundraiser - Person Specification

Criteria / Essential / Desirable / How assessed
Experience / • Has raised funds in a community setting on a paid or voluntary basis or has worked in a related
discipline (e.g. PR, marketing, sales, project management etc.)
• Has worked as part of a team
• Experience of setting and working to budgets, targets and plans
• Experience of co-ordinating the work of volunteers
• Experience of co-ordinating local fundraising, eg flag days & collections etc
• Experience of delivering talks to schools & local organisations
• Has worked with local press/media and has done press releases, photo ops etc
• Has experience of recruiting and managing volunteers or support groups / • Has successfully managed an income and expenditure budget
• Experience of planning and managing local events
• Has conducted local event marketing/PR
• Has delivered presentations to local businesses and has recruited sponsors/supporters etc / CV/Interview
Qualifications and Training / • Five GCSE’s (grade C or above) or equivalent, including English and Mathematics OR
• Demonstrable literacy and numeracy / • Educated to A level standard or equivalent
• Holds a relevant professional qualification
• Member of a relevant professional body CV / Certificate of qualification / Test (as applicable) / CV
Skills and Abilities / • Good communication and presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills
• Able to build and maintain good working relationships with people
• Able to prioritise, plan and organise own workload
• Able to work to targets, plans and budgets
• Good IT skills including word processing, email and data recording/database use / • Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Able to plan and organise activities and campaigns, including marketing/PR
• Sound information gathering and analytical skills
• Able to supervise and motivate colleagues / CV/Interview/
Presentation
Knowledge / • Knowledge of different methods of fundraising
• Awareness of how to motivate and support volunteers, supporters etc
• Knowledge of fundraising operational procedures (e.g.health & safety, financial, volunteer etc.)
• Basic awareness of PR / • In depth knowledge of fundraising principles, methods and procedures
• In depth knowledge of marketing, PR etc principles
• Understanding of different supporter/volunteer needs and methods of relationship building
• Knowledge of how to manage and motivate people / Interview
Other requirements /
  • Car owner/driver
  • Willing to work unsocial hours

Please note:

Orpheus is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all service users. We are committed to the promotion of equal opportunities.

Please note that we work with vulnerable adults, therefore the post is subject to a check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB), and two satisfactory references. This job description is not exhaustive, it merely outlines the duties and is subject to change in consultation with the postholder.

How to apply

Application is by way of CV and Supporting Statement. Your Supporting Statement should summarise your interest in the role and set out how you meet the essential selection criteria as well as the desirable criteria where you can. Concentrate on the Experience, Knowledge and Qualifications criteria. Skills and abilities are tested during the selection process.

Closing date: Tuesday 7 April, 10.00 am

Interviews: Tuesday 14 April

Before you apply

For an informal discussion:

Jo Bega, Head of Fundraising

Or telephone 01883 741416