Job description

Responsible to: director of fundraising and communications

Team: fundraising and communications

Hours of work: 5 days / week

Place of work: home-based – with some UK travel

Salary: £40,000

Holidays: 25 days annual leave plus your birthday and all bank holidays

Benefits: working from home allowance, Simply Health cash plan, 3% pension contribution, death in service insurance and learning and development opportunities

Closing date for applications: applications will be considered on a rolling basis

About Re-engage

Re-engage is a charity that is positive about older age and committed to fighting loneliness so that people can have social lives and friendship groups however old they are. We inspire and enable meaningful connections and shared experiences within communities across the UK for people aged 75 and over who are facing loneliness and social isolation. 

Our volunteers work together to create better communities and help to enrich the lives of our members. Older people who may have felt very alone now feel valued as individuals, continue to form friendships, and have groups that give support. We make sure that people know they are important well into their old age.

Respectful, determined, warm, pioneering, and local: we are Re-engage and we are bringing generations together.

Our vision is a world where no one is ever too old to make friends and enjoy social interaction.

Our mission is to work within communities to end social isolation and loneliness in older people.

Role purpose

If you are highly proactive experienced fundraiser, competent in new business generation, with excellent account manager skills you might be just who we are looking for to join our team. You will be responsible for leading on our corporate fundraising to grow and diversify our current corporate portfolio. We currently raise almost £700,000 from our corporate supporters but intend to increase our income significantly over the next three years. Do you have the ambition to help us get there?

With the support of our corporate partnerships officer who you will manage, you will generate repeat income from existing partners and new income from companies. You will help to develop strategic corporate partnerships and be effective at pitching and presenting at a senior level.

Key responsibilities

• Leading on the preparation of professional, compelling propositions by working collaboratively with colleagues in other teams, preparing outline budgets and resources needed.
• Leading on planning and delivery of reports to corporate supporters, which are on-time and compliant with the terms of the donation.
• Coordinating the production of content and case studies from different teams.
• Working with the head of finance and the director of fundraising and communications to ensure accurate financial reporting and ensuring any significant budget variances or changes to budget lines are discussed and agreed with the funder.
• Developing and implementing an annual workplan to achieve targets and other key objectives.
• Regularly monitoring and reporting on progress.
• Managing the corporate fundraising officer to deliver their targets and grow their skill-base.

You may be required to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the post. There may be occasional out of hours work required.

Person specification

Essential

• Influential and persuasive.
• Multitasker who can prioritise workload and work under pressure to tight deadlines.
• Effective communication at all levels – excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to influence colleagues and promote a positive image of Re-engage at all times.
• Positive attitude towards all age-related issues.
• Comfortable in an environment which promotes equality of opportunity, recognising and valuing diversity.
• A successful track record of securing and maintaining corporate partnerships.
• Flair for and interest in researching and preparing imaginative fundraising packages.
• Knowledge of budgets and financial controls.
• Understanding of strategic planning, analysis, and monitoring and evaluation.
• The ability to work on own initiative, be disciplined, enabling the delegation and / or prioritisation of work, particularly under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Analytics and reporting skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team context, supporting colleagues and working independently when required.

Desirable

• An understanding of and empathy with the issues affecting older people who are isolated and lonely.

About us

We’re committed to growing a team that enjoys coming to work every day and gets satisfaction out of being part of delivering significant impact to the lives of older people. We all work remotely, and we don’t let that stop us from getting to know each other and enjoying down time together. Our wellbeing programme includes multiple interest groups: music, books, gardening etc. Our monthly wellbeing programme includes virtual tea parties, chair yoga sessions, and other group activities. Everyone is encouraged to get involved in working groups, champions networks, and task and finish groups, all of which contribute to us getting to know each other. We have strong values and promote behaviours that underpin all we do.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Re-engage we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we’d encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

How to apply

Please contact Syed Hussain at Civitas Recruitment: info@civitasrecruitment.co.uk.