JOB DESCRIPTION

Are you passionate about mental health and driven to make a real difference? We’re looking for a dynamic and compassionate Fundraiser to join our team and help us grow our impact across communities.
As our Fundraiser, you’ll play a key role in securing vital income to sustain and expand our services. You’ll develop and deliver creative fundraising campaigns, build relationships with donors and partners, and explore new opportunities to grow our supporter base.

PURPOSE OF POST

To drive forward and support Fundraising for North Kent Mind internally and externally.

A: DUTIES OF THE POST: GENERAL

These duties apply to all North Kent Mind Staff, whichever service they work for:
1. To work within a framework which:
i. Abides by all the policies of North Kent Mind, including Equal Opportunities, Confidentiality and Health and Safety.
ii. Promotes Social Inclusion, Empowerment, Wellbeing and the Recovery Model
iii. Respects, encourages and builds on individual clients’ coping strategies, skills and autonomy, and is in keeping with the Codes of Practice for Social Care Workers as defined by the General Social Care Workers
iv. Maintains good liaison with any other outside agencies as is necessary.
v. Promotes good joint working, links and cross-referral with all North Kent Mind colleagues.
vi. Adheres to the principles of the Social Care Standards as defined by the GCSI.
2. To participate in supervision and appraisal
3. To attend staff meetings and team meetings
4. To attend training/meetings and some annual events as required
5. To undertake any other duties which the CEO or Board of Trustees may, from time to time, reasonably delegate or assign.

B. DUTIES SPECIFIC TO POST

· Work closely with our Communications Officer and Website Designer.
· Maintain a database of tracking and monitoring all fundraising events and activities.
· Promote fundraising activities and outcomes.
· Manage responses to negative and positive feedback comments if appropriate.
· Keep a calendar of key events for promotion and linking communications and with these.
· Engage and utilise volunteer support.
· Liaising and engagement with national Mind to get support and ideas.
· Support an internal vision for fundraising consistency within the organisation.
· Influence and develop the scope of fundraising
· Ensure implementation and updating of an organisational fundraising strategy
· Compile and supply monthly reports of achievements and outcomes.
· Responsible for stewardship of fundraisers, nurturing new ones, and maintaining a database and CRM of them.
· Leverage technology and our communications to support the fundraiser with fundraising activities.
· Oversee planning, execution, and coordination of fundraising events.
· To reach any targets set by the CEO or Board of Trustees
· Work closely with our Finance Team regarding fundraising activities
· Raise funds, in the community, with philanthropic trusts and via corporate donors.
· Analyse the performance of fundraising activities for effectiveness and costs.
· Collaborate with other organizations and groups within the community to build partnerships and enhance fundraising activities
· To be aware of and follow ethical fundraising practices
· Legacy promotion, including contacting solicitors and funeral directors.
· Manage the whereabouts of fundraising collecting tins and their collection.
· Input into a database of revenue generated, all fundraising and communications events and activities.
· To provide updates and reports on Fundraising income and achievements for review by SLT/Board.