Job Title:Assistant Fundraising Manager (Community and Events)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Accountable to:PR and Fundraising Manager

Responsible For: Community and Events Fundraisers

Hours of work:35 hours (Weekend and Evening work required)

Work Base:Bradbury House, Hewas Water, St Austell, Cornwall PL26 7JF

Key Relationships: Fundraising and Marketing Department. Volunteers, donors, and fundraisers.

Salary Scale:£23,500-£25,950 depending on experience

Background

The Merlin MS Centre is an independent charity located in mid-Cornwall and provides a range of expert care, support and therapies predominantly for people whose lives are affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS), but also for those with other neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s, Stroke, ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

The charity provides physiotherapy, occupational and exercise therapy; sensory integration; oxygen treatment; health and well-being therapies; day respite service and social groups. There are regular clinics such as podiatry services, MS specialist nurse, continence nurse and neurological care advisers at the centre in mid-Cornwall.

Outreach is provided in Hayle and Bodmin on a weekly basis for those who would struggle to get to the centre regularly, although there is also a free minibus to provide transport for many clients.

All clients are registered and are given an induction and health assessment before therapies are undertaken, but they do not need to be referred by a health professional to access the centre.

The charity receives no Government funding and therefore derives its income, currently £460,000 a year, from fundraising activities in the community; hiring of the centre’s conference and therapy rooms to external clients, plus income from grant making trusts.

A capital appeal is currently being undertaken to raise funds to build a new hydrotherapy pool on the site of the centre. The appeal followed the donation of £1 million to the charity – the project cost is £1.68 million and a significant proportion of the income is expected to come from grants from Trusts and Foundations.

There are five members of the Fundraising and Marketing team - PR and Fundraising Manager (FT); two community/events fundraisers (PT); Trusts and Grants fundraiser (PT); PR and Marketing Officer (PT) plus volunteer administrative support.

Job Purpose

The Assistant Fundraising Manager will lead the Community and Events Fundraising Team to deliver the annual events/community fundraising plan and develop a strategy to increase income from this source. You will manage, develop and inspire the community/events fundraisers and be responsible for overseeing the events portfolio and community fundraising and explore ways to maximising return on investment.

For the future, there will be a period in which the PR and FR Manager will be developing a range of commercial activities operating from the hydrotherapy pool facility. Therefore, the Assistant FR Manager will be expected to oversee the day to day activities of the fundraising department in her absence.

Main Duties

Regularly review and develop the fundraising strategy for community support and events to build up the number of active supporters and increase participation in regular events.

Provide regular income and expenditure reports against agreed targets. Respond creatively and in a timely way to overcome any anticipated budget shortfalls.

Effectively manage and report on risk to any aspects of community/events fundraising including income and compliance

Initiate and build up relationships with corporates within the community to encourage organisations to choose the Merlin MS Centre as their Charity of the Year and to explore opportunities for sponsorship and partnership working.

Oversee the development of relationships with new and existing supporters throughout Cornwall to support them in their fundraising and help to increase the profile of the Merlin MS Centre.

Provide guidance, support and encouragement to your team to enable them to support volunteer fundraisers, both individuals and organisations, who are holding their own events.

Set and deliver objectives and key performance indicators for the team. Ensure team members are provided with opportunities for further relevant training, both internally and externally.

Working with colleagues, explore opportunities to recruit fundraisers to participate in established challenge events run in the UK in support of the charity e.g marathons, triathlons, cycle events as well as specific overseas challenges marketed by the charity.

To initiate new and review existing fundraising ideas and campaigns to ensure they are engaging, relevant and maximise participation and income potential.

In liaison with the PR and Communications Officer, act as an ambassador of the charity by supporting activities such as awareness days, talks, public relations and marketing to encourage further support from individuals and groups.

Provide engaging and regular information to ensure the local media, website, social media, staff and volunteers are informed of upcoming events.

Provide advice to colleagues, volunteers and external organisers to ensure community and events fundraising adhere to relevant legislation and guidance.

To ensure the team maintains effective recording of events, cheque presentations etc and ensure regular contact is maintained to give advice, support and encouragement.

Additional Information

Flexible working hours are needed for this role and the post-holder will be expected to manage their own diary to ensure attendance at events, which may cover regular evenings and weekends.

Where the workload exceeds the normal working hours, there is a time off in lieu policy, which needs to be agreed in advance with the PR and FR Manager in advance.

This role will be on a three-month probationary period.

To recognise specific needs and areas for personal development through regular staff development and appraisal system.

The post-holder will be expected to conform to the Merlin MS Centre brand guidelines and adhere to Data Protection, Fire Regulations, Health & Safety policies and any other relevant legislation.

The post-holder will, from time to time, be required to travel around and outside of the County, for which a mileage allowance will be paid. They must therefore be a car owner/driver.

Attendance at various training events and meetings which may fall outside of the County.

All information gained concerning service users and their relatives within the organisation is confidential and must not be divulged unless their consent is given.

This Job Description is not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties at the discretion of his/her line manager.