A vacancy has arisen within the staff team at Home-Start Butser for a part time Community Fundraiser.
Click on the titles in the panels below to find out more about the position. The application form can be downloaded at the bottom of this news item.
To Apply: Please submit your application form to nicola.winter@homestart-butser.org.uk by 9am on 15 April, 2024
Interview dates: 29/30 April, 2024
Community Fundraiser Job Description
Salary: £30,000-£32,000 pro rata
Location: Hybrid – at least one day in the office in Petersfield, Hampshire
Hours: Part-time: 20 hours a week
Reports to: Scheme Manager/Trustee
The early years of a child’s life require nurture and stability. Yet we all know that life is complicated, and when a crisis hits and no support is available, the devastation experienced by children can last a lifetime.
Home-Start Butser provides a vital service to families in need across a large area of East Hampshire, from Greatham in the North to Rowlands Castle in the South. We’ve been established in the local community since 1998 and recently celebrated our 25th Anniversary.
Volunteering is at the heart of what we do
“Knowing my volunteer would be visiting got me through those early weeks. She helped me forget about all my worries and anxieties for a while which meant I could put them into perspective.”
Role Purpose:
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Community Fundraiser with a proven track record of success to join our team and play a crucial role in advancing our work.
The Community Fundraiser is a new role and will have overall responsibility for sourcing and converting local fundraising opportunities into unrestricted income. You will develop and deliver a communication strategy that raises Home-Start Butser’s (HSB) local profile, help with volunteer engagement and convey key national and local Home-Start messages.
You will be an experienced fundraiser with a minimum of 2 years success in a similar role in a small local charity. Transferrable skills will be considered for exceptional candidates.
You will be office and community based and will develop a good knowledge of the local area, and a range of key contacts. You will recruit and manage event volunteers to assist you in your role.
You will be an excellent communicator, committed to collaborative team working with colleagues to create positive change.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Income Generation and Supporter Engagement
- Develop and implement a fundraising strategy to raise unrestricted income to include local corporate partnerships and individual giving
- Cultivate relationships with existing supporters and potential donors
- Identify, win and support Charity of the Year partnerships
- Manage HSB-led fundraising events and coordinate and support corporate and community partners with their fundraising events
- Marketing and communications
- Raise HSB local profile and increase local engagement by developing and implementing a regularly evaluated and updated communications strategy
- Management of social media/digital channels and local press/TV/radio
- Presentations to local groups, networking with local businesses and key influencers
- Develop digital and printed material to support fundraising and communications strategies including impact reports, newsletters and promotional flyers as required
- Oversight of the HSB website, posting news stories and updating pages
- Operational
- Produce and control a budget for all marketing and communications activities on an annual basis, working with the Treasurer
- Develop and manage a membership/ambassadorial scheme with a fully developed database of donors
All Home-Start Butser staff are expected to be aware of and follow the organisation’s policies and procedures. Staff are expected to attend training as necessary to further their knowledge and understanding in relevant areas.
All employees in the organisation are expected to display a high standard of teamwork. Accordingly there may be a requirement, from time to time, to undertake other duties.
The organisation reserves the right to amend this role profile as necessary, after consultation with the post-holder, to reflect changes in or to the job.
Person Specification for part time Community Fundraiser
These are the essential and desirable skills, abilities, experience, knowledge, and special requirements for the post of Home-Start Butser’s Community Fundraiser.
This form also indicates how the different requirements may be assessed during the selection process:
A = Application Form, I = Interview, E = Exercise
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At minimum of 2 years fundraising success working for a charity. Transferrable skills may be considered. |
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Ability to manage activities and results within one’s own budget |
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Demonstrates creativity in establishing new ideas, events and approaches to fundraising |
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Excellent written skills and able to produce professional proposals, presentations and reports. |
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Personable, and confident in liaising with people of all levels. |
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Knowledge of GDPR legislation as it applies to fundraising and marketing |
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Experience of managing and motivating volunteers |
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Knowledge and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion |
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Experience of maintaining a CRM system or database |
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Knowledge or experience of Gift Aid |
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A flexible, adaptable and solution focussed approach |
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Ability to attend some Management Committee meetings in the evenings. TOIL given. |
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Team player who contributes to a positive working culture. |
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Guidance for applicants – completing the application form
Please read these notes carefully before completing the application form. It is important that you take your time to fill in the application form as fully and accurately as possible. The decision whether or not to invite you for interview is based entirely on the information given on the application form.
Note: you can expand the boxes by using the ‘return’ key, or add additional rows in the tables by putting your cursor in the last box on the row and clicking the ‘tab’ key.
General Points
- Please complete all parts of the application form and type or use black ink so that when we photocopy the form, it is clear and legible.
- Do not send curriculum vitae, as these will not be considered
- The application pack contains a job description and person specification. The job description lists the duties/main tasks of the post, the person specification lists the knowledge, skills, experience and qualifications needed and the methods used to assess each of these.
Personal Details
- Give your full name, address including post code, telephone numbers and email address.
- If this post requires the use of a vehicle, this will be indicated on the application form.
- Where a post is suitable for job sharing, applications will be asked to state if they wish to consider a job share.
References
- You are asked to provide the names and contact details of two people who can provide a reference for you.
- One of the referees must be your current or most recent employer
- Home-Start will only request a reference if we make you a conditional offer of the job.
- We may also contact your past employers where it seems necessary.
Education / job related and specialised training
- In the first box give details of your educational qualifications starting with the most recent.
- This first section must include school/college qualifications such as GCSEs, Highers, A’levels etc and should also include any further qualifications you may have such as a degree or management qualification.
- In the box headed ‘job related qualifications/specialised training, list any professional or job related qualifications you may have attained, for example in First Aid or child care etc. Start with the most recent.
- Please also include any ‘on the job’ training or CPD courses relevant
to the post for which you are applying, for example supervision skills, fundraising courses etc
- Please include the grade attained (if applicable)
Present or Most Recent Job
If you are currently employed, please give details about your present job, including your notice period.
If you are not currently employed, please give information about your most recent job.
Previous Employment
Please give details of all your previous jobs since leaving school/college in date order starting with the most recent. Any gaps in your employment history will need to be explained in the section on page 4. Use a separate sheet if necessary – please name and number it.
Voluntary Work
Many people will have developed relevant skills and knowledge through voluntary work and work experience. Think carefully about what you have done in the past, at home, school and leisure, paid or unpaid employment as you may wish to draw on the skills you developed. Do not be put off if you have not worked for a long time, think carefully about any experience that you may have gained and record when and how you gained that experience in this section.
Gaps in employment history
Please list any gaps, and provide brief information explaining each – for example if you had time away from work while bringing up children or for travel etc. The interview panel may ask to clarify any gaps that aren’t clearly explained.
Potential conflict of interest
Please record if you are related to / married to anyone who works for Home-Start Butser. If you are, it does not automatically exclude you from the process, but means that we can ensure a fair process for all concerned by not having your relative taking part in the selection process.
Other employment
Please record if you intend to continue working in any other capacity if you are
offered this post with Home-Start, for example if you have another part time job
or run a part time business etc.
Relevant Skills, Knowledge and Experience
This is a very important part of your application form as it gives you the opportunity to demonstrate why you are suitable for the post. Before completing it, refer to the job description and person specification. Your answer must demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria or you will not be short listed for interview.
- Give examples to show how you meet each of the essential criteria, and the desirable where applicable, indicated on the person specification.
- Be specific about your skills and specify your own responsibilities, demonstrate a particular skill rather than simply saying you have it.
- For example, if the person specification asks you to demonstrate an ability to recruit volunteers, you may want to describe what methods/processes you have used to do this, at what level and how successful or effective you were.
- Remember to draw on skills, knowledge and experience gained through any voluntary or unpaid work you have done as well from your previous paid employment.
- Please name and number any continuation sheets.
- Do not use more than 2 more continuation sheets (2 x A4).
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act
The law states that you must be entitled to reside and/or work in the United Kingdom. If your application is successful, you will be asked to show that you are entitled to work for us.
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act / Criminal Convictions
If the vacancy is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders legislation, this will be explained in the application form. If it is, you must indicate ‘yes’ on the application form if you have ever been convicted or cautioned in relation to a criminal offence, even if that is now ‘spent’. If you are short listed you will be asked to provide more information.
If the post is not exempt from the provisions of the legislation, but you have any ‘unspent’ caution, conviction or bindover, you must declare this on the application form. If you are short listed you will be asked to provide more information.
Having a criminal record does not automatically prevent you from being considered for a job and we will take into account all the necessary details and their relevance to the job. If you are shortlisted, this will be discussed with you at interview.
Disability
Please indicate if you consider yourself to have a disability, and if you would require any special arrangements in order to attend for interview.
Declaration
Finally, check that you have answered all the questions, sign and date the application form, making sure that you send the form to us on time. We will not consider any applications that we receive after the closing date.