Volunteer Management

• Recruit, train and support volunteers to assist with fundraising events and activities.
• Ensure volunteers have a positive and rewarding experience supporting the charity.
• Maintain effective communication and engagement with volunteers.

Income Planning and Reporting

• Maintain an accurate fundraising pipeline and supporter records using the charity CRM.
• Monitor performance against targets and identify opportunities, risks and mitigation actions.
• Produce regular income forecasts, reports and evaluations.
• Analyse event performance and recommend improvements for future activities.

Marketing and Promotion

• Work closely with colleagues across fundraising, communications and marketing to maximise event participation and income.
• Contribute content for social media, website, press releases, fundraising materials and supporter communications.
• Help identify and capture stories, photographs and testimonials that showcase the charity's impact.
• Support the promotion of fundraising campaigns and awareness initiatives.

Relationship Building

• Build productive relationships with local businesses, schools, community groups and event providers.
• Represent Daft as a Brush at networking events, community events and partnership meetings.
• Act as an ambassador for Daft as a Brush at all times.

General

• Ensure all fundraising activity complies with charity law, fundraising regulations, GDPR and organisational policies.
• Work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends, to support fundraising activities.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties appropriate to the role.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Experience

• Experience of planning, organising and delivering events, fundraising activities or projects involving participants, supporters, volunteers or customers, including coordinating logistics and resources.
• Experience of achieving targets, objectives or income goals.
• Experience of building and maintaining positive relationships with supporters, customers, volunteers or stakeholders.
• Experience of managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Experience of monitoring budgets, expenditure or financial performance.

Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Ability to motivate and inspire supporters, participants and volunteers.
• Ability to work independently and use initiative.
• Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office packages and database/CRM systems.
• Ability to analyse information and evaluate the success of activities and events.

Qualifications and Other Requirements

• Full UK driving licence.
• Ability and willingness to travel independently across the North East to attend events, meetings and fundraising activities.

Personal Attributes

• Enthusiastic, proactive and positive approach.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Commitment to delivering excellent supporter experiences.
• Strong team player with a collaborative approach.
• Commitment to the values and mission of Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in a fundraising role within the charity sector.
• Experience of challenge event fundraising.
• Experience of volunteer recruitment and management.
• Experience of using fundraising CRM systems.
• Knowledge of fundraising regulations and best practice.
• Access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Special Conditions

• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Ability to travel throughout the North East region.
• Full UK driving licence required.
• Willingness to undertake any required training to drive Daft as a Brush vehicles, including ambulances, in support of fundraising, promotional and community engagement activities.
• Satisfactory references and right to work checks.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit both:

• An up-to-date CV.
• A covering letter or supporting statement (maximum two sides of A4) explaining how you meet the Essential Criteria within the Person Specification and why you would like to join Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care.

Please provide specific examples from your work, volunteering or personal experience where possible, as applications will be shortlisted against the Essential Criteria.

Applications should be sent to:

Scott Jobson
Head of Income Generation
scott.jobson@daftasabrush.org.uk

Closing Date
5.00pm on Sunday 16th August 2026

Interviews
Week commencing Monday 24th August 2026

If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Why Join Daft as a Brush?

This is an opportunity to help shape and grow an ambitious fundraising programme at one of the North East's most recognisable charities. Every pound raised helps ensure cancer patients can continue to access free transport to treatment when they need it most.

You will join a passionate team with a clear mission, significant growth ambitions and the opportunity to make a genuine difference to thousands of patients and their families across the North East.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care welcomes applications from all sections of the community and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to achieve their full potential. We are committed to equality of opportunity and encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.