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Fundraising and Business Development Apprentice
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About the Role
This apprenticeship is a fantastic opportunity to develop skills in fundraising, events, community engagement, and business partnerships while helping support thousands of unpaid carers across Surrey. You will be joining our expanding Growth and Partnerships team at an exciting time in our plans.
Wage
£14,976 to £23,793.12, depending on your age
Pay Band
£20,312 - £23,794 depending on age and experience.
Training Course
Fundraiser (level 3)
Hours
This role is primarily Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm, but will need to work flexibly to include some evenings and weekends to support events and community activities. We can offer flexible working, particularly to accommodate any caring responsibilities.
36 hours a week
Start Date
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Duration
2 years
Positions Available
1
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Support community fundraising activities and events
- Build relationships with local supporters, schools, community groups, and businesses
- Support communications with donors and supporters
- Support fundraising campaigns and promotional activities
- Research new fundraising and partnership opportunities
- Help raise vital funds that make our services possible
Where you'll work
ASTOLAT
CONIERS WAY
GUILDFORD
GU4 7HL
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider
FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED
Training Course
Fundraiser (level 3)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Uses the most appropriate communication method for the message through the use of good questions and listening techniques
- Identify and apply pragmatic solutions using a range of methods to maximise value to the organisation
- Use data management (compliant with data protection regulation) and analysis to produce and present evidence to support, validate and/or review fundraising activity to different stakeholders, such as analysing the effectiveness of a fundraising event
- Evaluate and make unsupervised decisions quickly based on the current situation or environment
- Control, monitor and analyse expenditure and/or financial fundraising transactions to maximise spend on the organisation's charitable cause, including Gift Aid
- Use a variety of information sources (compliant with data protection regulation) to identify individuals, groups, or organisations who can potentially provide effective support for the organisation
- Plan and prioritise time to ensure fundraising activities are managed well and fundraising potential is maximised
- Build relationships and identify, engage, sustain and satisfy the on-going needs of supporters and stakeholders by building rapport and trust, and resolve conflicts constructively
- Identify and apply appropriate technological solutions to improve the effectiveness of processes, procedures, and development of fundraising activity
- Demonstrates self-awareness and recognises their own emotions and their impact on self and others.
- Adapt and tailor presentation style and technique to meet the needs of the audience
- Build a diverse network both internally and externally
- Articulate and communicate the mission, goals, and activities of your organisation to influence others to engage with your cause, applying appropriate fundraising techniques such as networking, handling objections, negotiating, and making an ask
- Adapt working style depending on the situation or needs of the other person
- Identify, evaluate, and apply solutions to problems as they arise
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Training Schedule
This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.
More Training Information
Fareport Training is an Ofsted ‘Good’ work-based training training provider, delivering apprenticeships and commercial training to employers aiming to enhance their workforce’s skills and qualifications.
Desirable Qualifications
- GCSE in: English (grade 4 or above)
- GCSE in: Maths (grade 4 or above)
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Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
Other Requirements
- Lived experience as an unpaid carer, possibly as a sibling, parent, or for a parent or other person, would be desirable but not essential
- It would be helpful to have an understanding of the role unpaid carers play across Surrey
- Due to the nature of this role, you will need to be 18+ to apply
About the Company
Action for Carers Surrey is a local charity that makes a real difference to the lives of unpaid carers—people who look after a family member, friend, or neighbour who could not manage without their support.
We work with young carers (5-16), young adult carers (16-24), and adult carers (25+) to provide practical advice, emotional support, training, events, wellbeing services, and opportunities for carers to connect with others, helping them maintain their own health, confidence, and independence while caring for someone else.
https://www.actionforcarers.org.uk (opens in new tab)
Company Benefits
Please see our website for further details.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Fundraising is an essential and important part of the charity and not-for-profit sector. It creates a number of opportunities to progress into a broad range of roles, including philanthropy and major gifts, corporate partnerships, direct marketing, individual giving, fundraising events, community fundraising, and legacies.
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FAREPORT TRAINING ORGANISATION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000044205.
Closes in 22 days (Friday 14 August 2026)
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