Ashby Jenkins Recruitment
Community Engagement Executive (x2)

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Salary: £28,000 - £32,000
Contract: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours/week)
Location: Home based in Worcestershire / West Midlands with regular travel across the region
Closing date: 1 September
Benefits: Generous annual leave allowance, Employee Assistance Programme, training and development opportunities, flexible working arrangements
We are delighted to be working with a wonderful Midlands-based charity to recruit a Community Engagement Executive. This is an exciting opportunity to join a passionate and ambitious fundraising team.
This varied and rewarding role is ideal for someone with experience in community engagement, fundraising, supporter development or public-facing relationship management. Working closely with the Community Fundraising Manager and wider fundraising team, you will:
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- Attend and organise community events
- Deliver presentations and educational outreach activities
- Develop supporter pipelines
- Help create meaningful experiences for donors, volunteers, schools, businesses and community groups
You will also support engagement initiatives at the charity's sites and headquarters, helping to build lasting connections with local communities.
To be successful as the Community Engagement Executive, you will need:
- Experience in community engagement, fundraising, supporter engagement or relationship management
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with confidence engaging a wide range of audiences
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, events and stakeholder relationships
- A proactive, collaborative approach and a genuine passion for building community support


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Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency. We use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, and you can read more about our commitment to diversity on our website.
We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you throughout the recruitment process.
If enough applications are received, the charity reserves the right to close the application period earlier than advertised.
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