Job Description
Women’s Aid
Senior Corporate Fundraising Officer
Location:London or Bristol (hybrid remote)
Salary: £34,200
Length of contract:Permanent
Hours per week:37
Closing date:22ndApril 2024
Interviews:7th& 8thMay 2024
Purpose of the Senior CorporateFundraising Officer role:
As Senior Corporate Fundraising Officer, the successful candidate will play an integral role in the implementation and maintenance of a rolling programme of prospect identification, research and the nurturing of relationships. Leading on maximising support through the corporate fundraising streams, the post holder will draft and submit applications among other approaches to prospective funders and donors.
In addition to developing persuasive cases for support in line with organisational priorities, the post holder will ensure that the activities for which funds are sought are impactful, measurable and can be effectively reported on to funders. Understanding Women’s Aid work, business plans and strategic priorities will be essential, as well as an involvement in fundraising events with the purpose of relationship building, nurture and networking.
How to apply
Please read thejob description and person specification before applying. You must specify in your email to us when applying that you meet the essential criteria in order for us to consider your application. Please submit your CV and a Cover letter. Your cover letter should be no more than 2 pages long and should include a summary of your reasons for applying for the position. You should also include details of how your skills, behaviours and experience meet those necessary for the role, as listed in the Job Description and Person Specification.
Please ensure that you also complete theEDI formand send all completed paperwork torecruitment@womensaid.org.uk(Please clearly mark your name and the role title in the subject line of your email). If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are normally unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants. We reserve the right to close a recruitment campaign earlier than the advertised closing date if a high volume of responses are received.
All posts, including remote posts must be based in the UK. Women only need apply under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010. Women’s Aid is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity. Applications are particularly welcome from Black and minoritised women.
We are a Disability Confident employer: we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for vacancies. Recruitment consultancies/agencies should not approach Women’s Aid with regards to open vacancies. We regret that agency candidates will not be considered. Registered charity no: 1054154
Who are Women’s Aid?
Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of over 170 organisations which provide just under 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For almost 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.
Our support services, which include our Live Chat, the Survivors’ Forum, the No Woman Turned Away Project, the Survivor’s Handbook, Love Respect (our dedicated website for young people), the national Domestic Abuse Directory and our advocacy projects, help thousands of women and children every year.
If you need help and support, you can access Women’s Aid direct services which include our Live Chat, our email service, the Survivors’ Forum and the Survivor’s Handbook atwww.womensaid.org.uk/information-support
You can also contact a local domestic abuse service by using ourWomen’s Aid Directory
Please read our single sex statement here: Women’s Aid:Single sex services statement