CHARITY FUNDRAISING MANAGER

Since 1986 the CRRC has been helping sick, injured, and unwanted pets. We have rescued and rehomed more than 30000 cats, kittens, rabbits, and guinea pigs, and normally help around 1000 animals each year.
We are looking to recruit an experienced, passionate and well organised fundraiser to work alongside our Fundraising and Media Officer and who wants to make a difference for the lives of our animals here at our centre.
The Fundraising Manager will take the Cat and Rabbit Rescue out into the community to raise awareness of the work that we do.
You will have an outgoing personality and the confidence to communicate with groups of people and individuals through various media and presentations.
Reporting Line: Reports to the General Manager.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience of charity fundraising and working with donors and supporters at all levels.
• Experience of developing campaigns and marketing / promotional activities.
• Experience of digital communications and online fundraising across social media platforms including Facebook, X, and Instagram etc.
• Strong communication skills, oral and written.
• Able to work flexibly and under own initiative to ensure deadlines are met and tasks prioritised.
• Able to devise imaginative, innovative, and effective campaigns and fundraising events/ challenges.
• Able to work occasional evenings and weekends as and when required for fund raising events (as part of your contracted hours, you will receive time off in lieu)

• Help develop and assist with the CRRC fundraising strategy.
• Work closely with the General Manager to further develop our connections and opportunities with influencers and donors across grant making trusts & foundations, corporations & organisations as well as individual supporters.
• In collaboration with the Media Officer, create the events and community fundraising annual plan, incorporating digital and virtual fundraising alongside traditional methods of fundraising.
• Find, organise, and represent CRRC at public speaking and networking community events in the local community virtually and in person.
• Be actively involved in finding new and developing existing fundraising activities.
• Be actively involved in finding & developing working partnerships with businesses and organisations.
• Planning/organising and attending fundraising activities.
• Working with the Media Officer in the management of all individual third-party events, community-based activities
• Work closely with the Media Officer to create inspiring and engaging communications that underpin the fundraising strategy and maximise marketing opportunities for income generation, including digital platforms & outlets in addition to traditional media.
• Develop a range of materials including proposals, pitches, presentations, and applications for prospective and existing community partners (for example - WI, Rotary Clubs etc)
• Develop a fundraising pack for fundraising events
• Keep up to date with new developments, legalities, codes of conduct, best practice and trends within community and events fundraising, using this to inform ongoing programme development and operational planning.
• Oversee the fundraising volunteer database.