CATH are seeking a motivated, experienced and flexible Fundraising Officer to join our team of circa 35 staff and circa 40 volunteers. We do not currently have this role within our organisation, so this presents an exciting opportunity for the right person to play a truly vital role in increasing our income and helping us sustain, develop and grow our work to meet the needs of people in Perth & Kinross. Whilst this role will have the support of our Senior Management Team and other colleagues, this is a sole fundraising role so the successful candidate must be confident in working alone and understand the importance of demonstrating our values whilst building relationships with supporters and donors. The primary purpose will be community, events and corporate fundraising but there will be the opportunity to support our trusts and foundations applications and our wider income generation activities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
· Work alongside the Chief Executive and Board members to develop CATH’s Fundraising Strategy, identifying and delivering on your own community, events and corporate fundraising arms of this strategy.
· Work to identify and respond to local fundraising opportunities.
· Test and implement a variety of new community fundraising activities, providing regular status reports and recommendations.
· Create and deliver clear and compelling pitches to corporates, encouraging engagement with the work of CATH.
· Increase Community and Events Fundraising income and involvement of supporters.
Oversee and support any volunteers who have an interest in helping our fundraising efforts.
· Provide regular progress reports for the Chief Executive and Board and attend meetings as required.
· Attend staff team meetings as required, brief colleagues on developments and collaborate with colleagues to connect with supporters/donors at a local level.
· Represent CATH to external stakeholders and at events.
· Promote fundraising opportunities via external and internal communication tools including social media, newsletters and website.
· Support the Senior Management Team with funding applications where your capacity allows
· Work in conjunction with our Digital Marketing Assistant to prepare relevant communications e.g. case studies, highlighting impact, promoting services as appropriate via external and internal communication tools.
· Maintain appropriate donor and donation records.
· Undertake any other duties appropriate to the post and in accordance with the needs of the organisation.
Experience/Qualifications:
- Proven track record in professional fundraising, particularly in community, events
- or corporate fundraising
- CIOF Certificate in Fundraising and/or membership of CIOF (desirable)
- Experience of working with volunteers (desirable)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong IT skills including Microsoft 365
- Experience of developing and delivering a Fundraising Strategy
- Experience of creating meaningful impact data to demonstrate a charity’s work
- and achievements, including social media and website campaigns
- Experience of building strong and lasting relationships with supporters and/or
- corporates
- Great interpersonal skills, with an ability to build relationships with a variety of
- audiences
- Knowledge of legislative frameworks and good practice that supports fundraising
- management
- Excellent organisation and time management skills
- Able to work independently and as part of the wider CATH staff team to achieve
- individual and shared goals
- Flexible, hard-working and highly motivated
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From £23,103.00 per year
Expected hours: 30 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Perth PH1 5PA
Application deadline: 02/07/2025
Reference ID: Fundraising 2025
