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Community Fundraising Executive (North)

📍 Location: Yorkshire and Surrounding Counties

🕒 Hours: 37.5

Coin Benefits: Benefits Table

We’re on the lookout for a Community Fundraising Executive to support the Fundraising Team

If you’re looking for more than a job, motivated by purpose and ready to make a real impact to an organisation that is committed to saving lives every day, then this may be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for!

What We Offer:

Enhanced annual leave, with even more added as your service grows
Additional annual leave purchase options
Enhanced sick pay
Life assurance
Blue Light Card eligibility and access to generous discount schemes
A supportive, purpose-driven team
Access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

Annual Salary: £30,814 plus Car Allowance

Job Purpose

The Community Fundraising Executive works closely with the National Community Fundraising Manager to deliver short and mid-term strategic plans and priorities for the function. The role is responsible for growing community awareness of the charity and driving fundraising activity across the region to meet income targets by proactively seeking out creating new opportunities and relationships. The key areas of activity the role is responsible for include generating and building relationships with community groups, organisations, volunteers and supporters, identifying new opportunities and leads within the region that will generate new income streams for the charity, and presenting to local organisations and groups within the region.

Key Responsibilities

•   Identify new opportunities and leads within the region that will generate new income streams for the charity.
•   Recruit and steward community fundraising groups in your geographical patch.
•   Develop and leverage existing relationships within the defined region to maximise income for the charity.
•   Build relationships with volunteers in the region to support income generation targets.
•   Present to local organisations and groups within the region.
•   Manage the database effectively to ensure access to accurate and robust reporting.
•   Work with the wider Supporter care team to create a consistent supporter journey across the function.
•   Meet and exceed stretching income targets by creating opportunities through building relationships with individuals, businesses, and communities in the region.

Person Specification

•   Demonstrable evidence of behaviour in line with the core values of TAAS throughout career to date.
•   Collaborative approach to achieving departmental and wider organisational objectives
•   Passion for the work that TAAS does
•   A flexible approach to allow adaptability to the changing needs of the organisation
•   Experience as a fundraiser within a charity.
•   Comfortable approaching new business opportunities.
•   Highly motivated self-starter.
•   Strong relationship building and communication skills.
•   Ability to manage a database effectively.
•   Good presentation skills.
•   Ability to meet and exceed income targets.

The role is subject to a Basic DBS check. A full UK Driving Licence is required.

💛 What’s In It For You:

At TAAS, you’ll be part of a passionate and committed charity that’s making a real difference every day. We value professionalism, compassion and teamwork — and we’re proud of our inclusive, supportive culture.

Whether it’s supporting emergency services from behind the scenes or helping shape the future of our leadership, you’ll play a crucial role in helping us save lives.

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Compliance Responsibilities

In addition to specific compliance requirements within your area of expertise, you also hold responsibility in your specialism for:

Health & Safety and Environment
Safeguarding
Data Protection
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Quality

You are expected and encouraged to raise and escalate appropriately any potential breaches or areas for improvement regarding the above.

Environment

TAAS is an inclusive working environment where Equality, Diversity and Human Rights are guiding principles, individuals are respected and a value of having a diverse workforce is recognised. The recruitment, employment and development of people are based on qualifications, experience and competency to do the job, eliminating personal bias or prejudice.

As an organisation, TAAS are committed to ensuring the safety and welfare of children and vulnerable adults involved in any of our activities. Our commitment applies to all acting on our behalf, i.e., employees, contractors, volunteers, supporters, patient, donors and visitors, meaning that all have a responsibility towards safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom they have contact with. Any new staff starting with the organisation will need to be committed to Safeguarding, complete relevant Safeguarding training and report any concerns they may have. TAAS operate a safer recruitment process, as part of our Safeguarding policy, which includes identifying and rejecting anyone who may be a risk to vulnerable people.

*Please note that we reserve the right to close this before the stated date, should the hiring manager deem there to be enough suitable applicants. We are currently recruiting for this role directly and do not require agency assistance at this time.