Centre Fundraiser

About Maggie’s

Maggie’s provides free cancer support and information in our specially designed centres across the UK and online. Working alongside NHS hospitals, Maggie’s centres are staffed by expert Cancer Support Specialists, Psychologists and Benefits Advisors, helping people to take back control when cancer turns life upside down.

Our ambition is for Maggie’s to be there for everyone with cancer.  Our long-term aim is to make sure that Maggie’s is available at all 60 NHS cancer sites across the UK.  We will ensure that nobody living with cancer is unable to access the expert psychological, practical and emotional support they need. In the next five years we will be halfway to achieving this goal with Maggie’s centres being operational or planned at 30 major NHS cancer sites

About the Role

The purpose of the role is to utilise effective and efficient administrative and fundraising skills to assist in delivering both financial and non-financial targets which will provide a gateway to all fundraising activity across Maggie’s. You will assist the Centre Fundraising Manager to implement the fundraising strategy to deliver income targets through proactive donor recruitment and excellent donor care. This includes supporting and retaining existing supporters and researching new key relationships with individuals as well as partnerships with local businesses, groups and associations. You will represent the work, vision and purpose of Maggie’s whilst supporting the delivery of local and central fundraising initiatives and campaigns. This includes presentations, face to face, telephone and written communications. There will be a requirement to work irregular hours as well as frequent local travel. 

Key Responsibilities

· Assist the Centre Fundraising Team with the planning and implementation of the overall centre

fundraising strategy and fundraising activity within defined area.

· Support centre fundraising initiatives to maximize voluntary income opportunities.

· Work with colleagues to ensure that centrally managed fundraising activities are supported locally.

· Support the Centre Fundraising Manager with accurately monitoring and evaluating activity results for

reporting purposes.

· Responsible for occasionally cash handling, banking, acknowledging and receipting income if required in

in partnership with Maggie’s Supporter Care team. 

· Undertake administrative duties as required.

· Provide excellent supporter care, which enthuses supporters and encourages commitment and loyalty to

Maggie's

· Ensure that all communications are inspirational, personal and relevant.

· Give talks and presentations to local organisations i.e. schools, rotary clubs, WIs etc, to increase awareness

of and support for Maggie’s activities.

·  Attend local and national fundraising activities where appropriate.

· Work with local media, PR and through social media to maximise publicity and awareness of Maggie’s

and its activities and support the collection and sharing of ‘stories’ and insights.

· Ensure the recruitment and development of a growing bank of volunteers with clearly defined roles, job

plans and management.

· Assist the team with research into new fundraising ideas, potential new sources of support and report

these back to the team to improve the Centre Fundraising team’s activities.

·  Assist with the delivery of annual budgets and plans.

·  Provide and facilitate supporters with a choice of how they fundraise and work with Maggie’s.

· Keep up to date with Maggie’s central database and to ensure that use of the database is effective,

improve the Centre Fundraising team’s activities.

·  Assist in delivering annual income targets within an acceptable and agreed cost ratio.

·  Ensure that all supporters are managed in accordance with Maggie’s Centre’s donor care policy.

·  Provide support around the planning and delivering of Maggie’s fundraising events as well as to a variety

of fundraising groups and individuals for their events. 

Essential skills and experience

·    Educated to degree level or equivalent experience

·    At least two years’ work experience with transferrable skills 

·    Excellent IT skills

·    Strong written and verbal communication

·  Experience of raising funds in a community setting on a paid or voluntary basis or experience in a

related discipline (e.g. PR, marketing, sales, project management etc.)