Job Description – Fundraising Assistant – 2012



PERSON SPECIFICATION

GRANTS & PARTNERSHIP LEAD

|Requirements |Essential |Desirable |

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|QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE |At least three years’ experience of fundraising within a charity |Educated to degree level. |

| |or voluntary sector organisation. |Minimum of grade A-C in GCSE (or equivalent) English and|

| |Excellent interpersonal, networking and relationship building |maths. |

| |skills as well as the ability to influence and motivate |Member of the Institute of Fundraising. |

| |supporters’ at all levels. |Awareness of different fundraising streams. |

| |Experience of delivering presentations and liaising with funders |Experience of working with and coordinating volunteers. |

| |to maximise funding opportunities. |Understanding of the issues affecting children and young|

| |Demonstrable experience of securing donations from a range of |people, adults, families and communities from a |

| |trusts, grant bodies, corporate sponsors, businesses and |disadvantaged background |

| |individual donors. |Experience of managing budgets |

| |Experience of putting together high quality proposals and funding| |

| |applications. | |

| |Experience of providing detailed reports for a variety of funders| |

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| |Sound knowledge of Charity Law and | |

| |Data Protection legislation and the Institute of Fundraising | |

| |Codes of Practice | |

| |Understanding of the importance of Data Protection. | |

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|KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES |Excellent standard of written English and ability to write |Familiarity with website content management systems. |

| |compelling direct marketing letters | |

| |Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills; confident and | |

| |personable with the ability to manage and build strong | |

| |relationships with key individual donors and organisations. | |

| |Excellent standard of IT including Microsoft Office and | |

| |databases. | |

| |Excellent time management skills and ability to manage own | |

| |workload effectively; highly organised and methodical. | |

| |Commitment to accuracy and attention to detail. | |

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|PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES |A creative and proactive approach to all areas of work with a | |

| |‘can do’ attitude, in line with the charity’s values | |

| |Strong team working orientation with a flexible and adaptable | |

| |approach to work demands across the whole organisation. | |

| |Inspires confidence and trust | |

| |Creative | |

| |Tact and diplomacy | |

| |Tenacity | |

| |Enthusiastic and proactive | |

| |Resilience | |

| |Flexible and customer focussed | |

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|OTHER |Willing and able to work occasional evenings/weekends and travel.| |

| |Ensure the service is delivered and managed in accordance with | |

| |the Charity’s safeguarding policies and procedures | |

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