Community Fundraiser

Working closely with the Fundraising Manager and the wider team, the Community Fundraiser will facilitate and support fundraising within the local community across Northern Ireland. The role will promote the work of the charity, raise awareness of childhood cancer and its effects on families, and assist in developing relationships and raising funds for the charity.

Duties will include but will not be limited to:

• Raise funds from a range of sources across the community sector.
• Act as the lead contact for community fundraising within the charity.
• Deliver excellent donor care.
• Attend fundraising and other events as required, across Northern Ireland. This will involve travel as well as some weekend and evening work.
• Identify and prospect for fundraising opportunities to maximise fundraising activity and income.
• Develop and nurture working relationships with fundraisers, with the aim of maximising the funds they raise, and encourage ongoing support.
• Working with the Fundraising Manager in organising and facilitating sustainable fundraising events and campaigns, and maximising community participation in existing events and campaigns eg. Abseils, marathons, etc.
• Research, evaluate, develop and implement new community fundraising events and campaigns, that will further enhance community fundraising income generation.
• Use the appropriate systems and databases to accurately record supporter information in line with GDPR.
• Produce reports and supply data as required.
• Respond to enquiries made by phone, post and email in a professional and timely manner.
• Working with the Communications Manager, follow up potential PR opportunities.
• Provide content for the charity's communications channels, eg. social media, website, newsletters.

The work that you do will have a real impact on children and families at The Children’s Cancer Unit at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. We are a small team and this role is an opportunity to shape and build a successful fundraising profile for the organisation to deliver important support for children with cancer in Northern Ireland.

You’ll work closely with the Fundraising Manager to drive growth in income and raise its profile, to allow The Children’s Cancer Unit Charity to further develop and sustain its support of the unit, the team and the families at the Children’s Cancer Unit.