SpecialEffect
Events and Community Fundraiser
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Hours
37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday (Full Time)
Contract
Permanent (4 month probation period)
Salary and Benefits
£30,000 - £35,000 per annum dependant on experience, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, health cashback plan and EAP, group life insurance, salary sacrifice pension
Location
Hybrid working – SpecialEffect Office in Charlbury, max. 2 days WFH per week (after probation)
Closing Date
Open ended – this vacancy will remain open until the position is filled and we will interview as suitable applications are received
About the Role
SpecialEffect is an award-winning UK charity that exists to help people with severe physical challenges to get more out of life by giving them access to video games and technology. Known as The Gamers’ Charity, the games industry and gaming communities are at the heart of both our work and those who make that work possible – our invaluable supporters.
This is a truly exciting time to join SpecialEffect as we prepare to celebrate our 20th anniversary. Working closely with our Events and Community Fundraising Manager, this role will help nurture and grow our events programme, inspire supporters and raise vital income for and awareness of our life-changing work. It is also an exciting opportunity to be the driving force behind our community fundraising at SpecialEffect.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic fundraiser who will help develop and implement a community fundraising strategy, and become the face of SpecialEffect in the local area – building relationships with supporters, mobilising volunteers, and working on creative fundraising initiatives. This role will form strong and lasting relationships with our existing community and local business supporters, with a focus on sustained engagement, retention and growth. They will also be involved in identifying and developing new community partners to ensure a reliable source of income for the future.
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What you’ll be doing
- Help organise and deliver SpecialEffect’s annual events programme
- Lead and grow our challenge events programme
- Help shape and deliver a new community fundraising strategy
- Build strong relationships with community supporters, groups and volunteers
- Promote events to local businesses and community audiences
- Develop and deliver engaging community fundraising activities and events
- Represent SpecialEffect at networking and community opportunities
- Design and implement donor journeys that inspire long-term engagement
- Work with Marketing and Communications to promote campaigns and fundraising activities
- Collaborate with the Partnerships team to identify local business opportunities and manage key handovers
- Ensure all activity reflects fundraising regulations, best practice, SpecialEffect’s values and internal policies
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What you’ll need
We’re looking for someone who brings:
- Proven fundraising experience, with the ability to organise events and grow support from community groups and local businesses
- Excellent relationship-building skills and confidence engaging with a wide range of people
- The ability to build trusted relationships with colleagues, supporters and key stakeholders
- A collaborative, adaptable approach and the confidence to support change
- A good understanding of the Code of Fundraising Practice
- Genuine enthusiasm for SpecialEffect’s mission and the impact of our work
About SpecialEffect
SpecialEffect is committed to valuing diversity and inclusion through seeking to embrace and celebrate the unique differences employees offer. We have zero tolerance towards any form of discrimination against any person on any grounds, including all candidates that apply to our vacancies. We are a disability confident employer; please let us know if you need to make your application in a different format. If you are selected to attend an interview, we will ask you if we need to make reasonable adjustments as part of the interview process.
SpecialEffect permits reviewing the social media profiles of candidates for recruitment purposes. Checks will be carried out in accordance with the Charity’s policies.
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