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COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER - ROLE PROFILEIntroduction to Home-Start Glasgow South:Home-Start Glasgow South (HSGS) is a family support charity, helping give children the best possible start in life. Families, with at least one child 8 years and under are supported by trained volunteers who understand how difficult raising children can be. Families are supported in their own homes for up to 3 hours each week, or can attend our various group sessions throughout the southside. We help families experiencing issues including isolation, mental health issues, bereavement, family breakdown, addiction and physical ill-health.We operate across the south of Glasgow as an independent charity which is also part of a loosely federated charity structure (Home-Start UK). We have been operating for 20 years and grown steadily to become the largest Home-Start in Scotland and one of the largest in the UK. Our Mission:We support parents and carers in enabling children to experience the best possible start in life.Our Values:Our people work with parents/carers and their children not for them.Brilliant parents are made not born.We believe the wellbeing of children today, determines the state of the world tomorrowReports to: Assistant Director (Fundraising & Administration)Responsibility:This is a key role to support the growth of our income from community and corporate sources. The candidate will:Maintain and steward current relationships with community and corporate partners to develop fundraising opportunities. Diversify our income by securing funding from local businesses, challenge events and community participation.Assist the Funding and Development Manager to establish ‘cases for support’ which can be sent to donors to increase the volume of funding asks. Present ‘cases for support’ around key themes e.g. mental health and educational attainment to local businesses and community groups.Create and promote a calendar of fundraising events and challenges to raise unrestricted income.Maintain prospects pipeline of potential new supporters and develop a strategy for cultivating potential supporters towards making an “ask” for funding.Detailed responsibilities:Build and steward current relationships with local businesses to secure fundraising income and staff volunteering opportunities.Promote the impact of HSGS lottery and other employee fundraising opportunities.Develop current and source new opportunities with local businesses for Charity of the Year.Continue to build links within local communities of South Glasgow to raise awareness of HSGS and recruit fundraising volunteers. Continue to build links with local schools with a view to establishing a youth fundraising group.Identify and submit applications to unrestricted small trusts with a value of ?1k - ?5k. Assist in creating marketing material which gives opportunities for the local community to sign-up for monthly giving appeals, the option to leave a legacy or payroll giving and become a fundraising volunteer.Help maintain a section of the website which displays a range of upcoming fundraising challenges, corporate support and volunteering opportunities.Recruit, supervise and manage fundraising volunteers at Home-Start Glasgow South. Support and supervise vulnerable adults and/or children at Home-Start Glasgow South events as required.PERSON SPECIFICATIONThis is a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic and creative candidate to identify and implement new income streams for the organisation and have a pivotal role in the charity’s planned expansion to support more families and children. They will be a strong communicator with the ability to relate, with personal credibility, to community members and senior personnel in the private sector. They will have excellent communication skills, with the ability to develop relationships through proposals, presentations and budget management. You should be able to inspire and engage current and new supporters about the value of donating to HSGS to help us to continue to make a difference to the lives of children and families in South Glasgow. The successful candidate will preferably have community fundraising experience, a dynamic personality who enjoys new challenges and has the ability to ‘think outside the box’. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experience.Knowledge / Skills / ExperienceExceptional communication skills: verbal, written (including the ability to develop detailed reports, proposals and budgets), telephone and presentationEssentialExcellent research and analytical skills with the tenacity to see information about supporters and projectsEssentialHighly organised, ability to manage own workload, plan ahead, effectively manage multiple tasks and prioritiseEssentialAbility to secure new income-generating partnerships across local businesses, and community fundraisingEssentialExcellent relationship management and influencing skills, with ability both to influence new supporters and manage expectationsEssentialAn organised account manager with the ability to use project plans and budgetsEssentialExperience in a fundraising roleDesirableExperience in identifying, cultivating and securing income from local businesses and community fundraisingDesirableExperience in recruiting and managing fundraising volunteersDesirableExperience of managing multiple deadlines and projectsDesirableProfessional Memberships Member of the Institute of FundraisingDesirable ................
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