Development Officer
Reference: J60960
A position has arisen for a Development Officer within a highly regarded organisation within Cambridgeshire. The position is permanent with full time hours and hybrid working.
Location: Cambridgeshire (hybrid working)
Duration: Permanent
Hours: 36.25 hrs per week
Salary: £29,000 - £32,000 depending on experience
Your duties will include:
- Developing the organisation’s successful regular giving programme, with the objective to grow annual giving each year, ensuring that every Member is solicited once a year
- Devising the blueprint for next year’s annual calling programme
- Developing and managing a strategy to build on current annual giving by Members living overseas with particular focus on the USA working closely with the Chairman of the organisation
- Supporting the Deputy Director with the biennial programme of Giving Days in consultation with relevant members of the team
- Researching and identifying innovative ways of reaching potential donors via social media, IT and events, with the help of the Deputy Director to integrate these strategies into the annual fundraising plan
- Working with senior colleagues to conduct some face-to-face meetings with mid to high level Annual Fund donors to elevate their giving and identify legacy prospects
- Analysing and monitoring giving activity on a monthly basis working closely to help identify giving patterns and trends for strategic purposes
- Maintaining knowledge of the current strategic funding priorities for the organisation and being able to articulate the Case for Support to donors
- Working with the Deputy Director to build a prospect pipeline arising from the Regular Giving Programme
- Maximise donor retention through regular reviews of lapsed, cancelled or failed donations and prompting of gift renewals
The successful candidate should have:
- Educated to degree standard, with significant relevant experience
- Evidence of performance gained within a results-orientated environment such as fundraising, sales or marketing (gained in full time, part time or voluntary roles)
- Experience of annual fund fundraising as well as developing plans to enhance the regular giving programme
- Outstanding verbal and written communications skills and the ability to deal with people from all walks of life
- Familiarity with relational databases (experience with the Raisers Edge database is preferable)
- Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to deal easily with a number of stakeholders
If you are interested in this position please apply below.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.