WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND

Job Title: Fundraising Officer

Location:WAB, 5 Charles Court, Budbrooke Road, Warwick, CV34 5LZ

Line Manager:(To be agreed)

Salary:Circa £27,000 pro rata, with regular reviews

Hours of Work:18 hours per week. Normally Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm including lunch. Occasional evenings and weekend duties.

Holidays:(To be agreed)

Main purpose of job: To co-ordinate, deliver and develop WAB’s fundraising strategy

Main Duties:

To develop and implement WAB’s fundraising strategy which will include:

  • Researching and identifying the most beneficial prospects for where the annual fundraising programme should be targeted
  • Support the development of appropriate and accurate project budgets in line with full cost recovery principles
  • Help to set realistic and achievable targets for income generation and expenditure
  • Assist in developing and implementing a trust/foundation programme.
  • Support and co-ordinate WAB’s legacy programme
  • Recruit, retrain and train an active group of volunteers who are involved in supporting the annual fundraising programme
  • Oversee the delivery of the marketing and public relations strategy
  • Establish effective links with representatives from local media and publicise fundraising activity or projects to identified target audiences
  • Raise awareness of WAB and its work at both local and national level
  • Identify potential high value supporters and groups and co-ordinate their contact and involvement with WAB
  • Co-ordinate and support WAB street collections and collection tin placements
  • Organise events and campaigns as part of community fundraising development, responsible for new and imaginative activities to motivate and involve WAB members, volunteers and new supporters
  • Support the implementation of WAB’s individual giving strategy
  • Develop corporate fundraising, including employee giving and matched giving from employers

Other Duties:

  • Maintain and develop the electronic and manual administration systems and data records of donors, supporters, volunteers and future prospects
  • Co-ordinate the development of fundraising resources and materials such as posters, newsletters and leaflets
  • Prepare mail-shots and correspondence
  • Make risk analyses and balance time-cost ratios to focus effort upon the most appropriate fundraising activities with the highest chance of success
  • Report to Board on fundraising activities, income and targets