Community Engagement Officer

WR Fundraising Recruitment has an exciting opportunity to join one of the region’s most prolific charities as a Community Engagement Officer.

This is a really exciting and varied role where you will have the opportunity to represent the charity within the community, the charity’s supporters while supporting wider fundraising team.

Engaging with supporters, schools, colleges, universities and businesses across a wide area of the south west Midlands (Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire) this is a wonderful engagement role – working with communities ensuring the charity’s supporters enjoy an amazing supporter journey.

This is a home based role and there will be plenty of travel across the area.

Full clean drivers licence essential and own transport preferred.

Community Engagement Officer

Full Time, Permanent

Home Based - (Covering - Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire)

£28,000 - £30,000 per annum + expenses

Duties will include:

• ·       Raising the profile of the charity and deepening relationships with a range of supporters across the area
• ·       Work to increase the supporter base across the region and generate support through community engagement activity
• ·       Support the fundraising team at events and in other supporter care activity
• ·       Forge links with communities, organisations, and small businesses in and around the local area
• ·       Provide support for special community fundraising-related projects

 The ideal candidate will have:

·       Experience of or a passion to work in a charity setting

·       Experience of working autonomously in a professional role

·       Experience of working in either a community engagement / customer services / sales / fundraising / account management / education related role

·       Ability to engage and hold the interest of supporters (from children through to managing directors)

·       An engaging personality  - Comfortable with public speaking in from of small groups

·       Experience of building successful relationships

·       Ability and willingness to travel regularly across the area

 

To apply or for further information, please email a copy of your up to date CV in the first instance.

 

The team at WR Fundraising Recruitment are passionate about bringing together talented fundraising professionals with fantastic organisations. We’d love to hear from you if you are looking for a new fundraising opportunity.