Fundraising Officer

Collaborate closely with our Senior Fundraising Manager to identify funding opportunities,
develop compelling proposals, support individual giving and contribute to bid writing for
projects that align with CSE’s strategic goals.

Pay and conditions

• The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week) but will consider a minimum of 30 hours.
• The salary for the role will be £27,121 to £32,486
• You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).

CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life
Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many more.

We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.

Specific responsibilities

An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:

• Write compelling funding pitches for projects or fundraising campaigns.
• Represent CSE at external events to promote our work, support horizon scanning and identify
  future partners for the fundraising team to work with.
• Maintain accurate and up to date fundraising content on website, all other CSE
  communications channels and third-party platforms.
• Support the running of online and in-person events to raise awareness of CSE’s work with
  key stakeholders and potential funders.
• Steward current individual supporters, building engagement through a supporter journey.
• Develop campaigns and appeals to engage with new audiences and encourage new supporters.
• Ensure all income and donations are processed, and acknowledged appropriately, including
  using systems for accurately managing supporter data.
• Research Trusts and Foundations to identify prospects with objectives which align with
  CSE’s strategic goals. Collate this information in an appropriate, accessible format.
• Develop creative ways of presenting CSE to engage corporate partners leading to mutually
  beneficial relationships with social purpose.
• Write content for sections of bids.

To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents on our website.

Essential attributes for this role include:

• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent.
• Competence with MS Office programmes – in particular Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and
  Access.
• Excellent verbal and written communication expertise, able to communicate complex ideas to
  a range of audiences.
• Empathetic and communicative – able to nurture and build relationships with a wide range of
  donors and supporters.
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently and with limited supervision and as part
  of a team.
• Good time management skills, including priority setting, multi-tasking and problem-solving.
• Understanding of trust and foundation funders.

Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full
list of essential and desirable skills please see the job description.

How to apply

To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our website. Your
application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in
the person specification.

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Tuesday 29 October 2024

Interviews are expected to take place Tuesday 5 or Wednesday
6 November 2024, though this is subject to change.

If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.