Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists
Fundraising Officer
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Step into a pivotal fundraising role where you’ll drive income growth across regional and community channels, challenge events, and sponsorship, all while delivering excellent supporter care.
This is a temporary opportunity offering remote (London/Essex) or hybrid working based in Essex, ideal for an experienced fundraiser who can quickly make an impact and build strong donor relationships.
About the role
You will lead on planning and delivering a mix of regional and community fundraising activities, challenge events, and event sponsorship to meet agreed income targets. Working closely with internal teams and supporters, you’ll manage end-to-end campaigns, from prospecting and cultivation through to stewardship and post-event evaluation. Your work will directly enhance supporter experience and strengthen the organisation’s fundraising pipeline.
Key responsibilities
- Plan, deliver and monitor regional and community fundraising activities to achieve agreed income and engagement targets.
- Coordinate and manage challenge events and other fundraising events, including logistics, communications, and on-the-day support.
- Develop and manage event sponsorship opportunities, including researching prospects, preparing proposals, and securing sponsorship agreements.
- Provide high-quality supporter care, ensuring timely, personalised and professional communication with donors, participants and community fundraisers.
- Use the Raiser’s Edge database to record and maintain accurate supporter and event data, track income, and produce regular reports.
- Implement donor cultivation plans, including follow-up, stewardship journeys and tailored engagement activities to maximise retention and uplift.
- Collaborate with colleagues to create compelling fundraising materials and event collateral that support recruitment and income generation.
- Monitor performance of fundraising activities, evaluating results and making recommendations to improve future campaigns.
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Key requirements
- Proven experience in regional and community fundraising, including planning and delivering income-generating activities.
- Track record of managing challenge events and fundraising events from concept through to delivery and evaluation.
- Demonstrated ability to provide excellent supporter care and build strong, long-term relationships with donors and participants.
- Experience securing and managing event sponsorship, including prospecting and negotiation.
- Confident user of fundraising databases, ideally Raiser’s Edge, with strong data management and reporting skills.
- Strong organisational skills, able to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a temporary, fast-paced environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to different supporter audiences.
- Ability to work effectively on a remote or hybrid basis, with good self-management and proactive communication.
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Desirable skills
- Experience working with charities or non-profit organisations in Essex or the surrounding region.
- Knowledge of current community and events fundraising trends and best practice.
- Experience developing digital promotion for fundraising and challenge events.
- Familiarity with integrating fundraising campaigns across multiple channels (online, community, corporate).
Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent experience in fundraising, marketing, communications, or a related field.
- Professional fundraising qualification (e.g. IoF/Chartered Institute of Fundraising) is desirable.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development in fundraising, supporter care or events management is an advantage.
If you’re an experienced fundraiser, we’d like to hear from you.
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