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Fundraising Intern x 2 (unpaid internships)

Job Description

Title / Fundraising Intern, the Fundraising Team (unpaid position)
Reporting to / Fundraising Assistant
Employer / The Anna Freud Centre
Salary / Voluntary Position. Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed in line with our Volunteer Expenses Policy
Location / The Anna Freud Centre, 12 Maresfield Gardens, London, NW3 5SU.
Working hours / 14 Hours each per week
(Hours: 09:00 – 17:00 Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday)
Term of contract / 22nd February 2016 – 25th March 2016

The Anna Freud Centre (AFC)

The Anna Freud Centre is the leading national charity supporting young minds through innovative therapeutic practice, training and research.Ourvisionisaworldinwhichchildren, young people andtheirfamilies areeffectivelysupportedtobuildontheirownstrengthstoachieve theirgoalsinlife. Wecarefor young minds in five main ways:

  1. Researching the underlying causes of childhood emotional distress using the latest neuroscience techniques
  2. Developing, piloting and evaluating new, cost-effective interventions and treatments for children and families facing mental health difficulties
  3. Supporting mental health and education services to improve their practice, through the collection and evaluation of outcomes dataand shareddecisionmaking
  4. Offeringteachingandtrainingcoursesandbuildingaglobal networkofresearchers,cliniciansandmentalhealth, social care and education professionalstoensurethatnewknowledgeandideasare sharedaswidelyaspossible
  5. Providingadviceandleadershiptonationalpolicyinitiatives focusedonimprovingchildrenandyoungpeople’smental health.

Children, Young People and Families are at the heart of everything we do; we are committed to discovering and understanding the best way to help children, parents and professionals. We believe our impact comes from partnership and collaboration. The Centre works in close partnership with a wide range of service providers, voluntary sectors and academic bodies including the Tavistock Clinic, UCL and Yale. The AFC has a learning partnership with the Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC) a collaboration of child mental health providers committed to using outcome data to inform service improvement. The CORC central and regional support team is based at the AFC. Also within the AFC is the Evidence Based Practice Unit (EBPU) a service development and evaluation unit based jointly across the AFC and UCL committed to developing and using evidence to inform best practice. The AFC leads on the School in Mind network and has supported the establishment of The Family School – an innovative provision providing excellent education and mental health support for children and parents together, for children aged 5-14 years excluded from mainstream education. Although a separate legal entity the Family School has a close relationship with the Centre. The AFC is developing and expanding its Kings Cross Campus so that The Family School will be located alongside Centre activities at Rodney Street by 2017.

Overview of the post

We are delighted to announce that we are looking to recruit two enthusiastic part time Fundraising Interns (2 days a week each) to assist the fundraising team in their efforts to meet our fundraising target of £2.2 million in revenue income this year. This internship offers an exciting opportunity to gain excellent experience in fundraising, working within in a close knit, fast paced and supportive team.

Purpose of the Post

In 2015 the fundraising team launched their first ever general appeal. The appeal focuses on gifts under £5,000 from small Trusts and Foundations. The primary responsibility of the Fundraising Intern will be to help implement the general appeal so that it is a sustainable and reliable income stream for the Centre in the coming years.

As Fundraising Intern you will have the opportunity to learn and implement a range of research methods to identify new prospects for this appeal. With the support of the Fundraising Assistant, the Fundraising Intern will also have the opportunity to learn how to use a leading fundraising database - Raisers Edge - and gain an in depth knowledge of the Trust and Foundation funding landscape across the UK. This represents an excellent opportunity for anyone wanting to gain experience in Trust and Foundation fundraising and gain experience working within a dynamic children’s charity. In addition to the above duties, the intern will participate in regular supervision and team meetings.

  • Working closely with the fundraising assistant to implement the small trust mailing system.
  • Fundraising research – identifying smaller sized Trust and Foundations to add to our prospect list.
  • Database input – accurately inputting the details of these small trusts onto our fundraising database, Raisers Edge, as directed by the fundraising assistant.
  • Mass mailings – sending out the small trust mailing to identified Trust and Foundations.
  • Record keeping – accurately recording details of mailings which are sent on our fundraising database Raisers Edge and Excel spreadsheet.
  • General office duties including photocopying, printing and filing.
  • Maintaining regular communication with the fundraising team.
  • Possibility of telephone calls to follow up small trust applications
  • Carrying out other relevant tasks as required

Opportunities

  • Gaining experience of working within a dynamic fundraising team at a leading children’s mental health charity.
  • Gaining experience of a range of research methods.
  • Learning how to use the fundraising database Raisers Edge.
  • Gaining experience of administering the small trust mailing system and contributing to the income generation of the fundraising team.
  • Taking part in team meetings and supervision sessions
  • Travel and lunch expenses paid in line with our Volunteer Expenses Policy

Other

To actively follow and promote AFC policies, including Equal Opportunities.

To maintain an awareness and observation of fire, health and safety regulations.

The welfare of the children, young people and vulnerable adults who come into contact with our services either directly or indirectly is paramount and all staff have a responsibility to ensure that best practice is followed, including compliance with statutory requirements.

To be noted

This is not an exhaustive list of tasks - the volunteer may be asked to undertake any other ad hoc tasks commensurate with the scope and purpose of this post.

This role description reflects the present requirements of the post, and as responsibilities change/develop, the role description will be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the volunteer.

The volunteer will be required to have an enhanced DBS disclosure which the Centre will apply for.

January 2016