Key Information
Description
Outward requires a fundraising officer to support fundraising within our organisation. The post holder will also provide administrative support as required within the New Business team.
Outward is a London based charity. The Fundraising officer will have the opportunity to see first-hand exactly what the money raised makes possible by adding value to our services.
The Role
Are you experienced and knowledgeable about fundraising, maybe having held a previous fundraising role?
Are you ready to help deliver Outward’s fundraising activity both within our organisation and externally?
We are looking for a creative-thinking fundraising officer, who will work with the New Business Manager to manage fundraising campaigns and take a lead in researching opportunities and making links with Trusts, Statutory Authorities and other appropriate bodies and individuals to raise funds.
With excellent attention to detail you will have a wide range of responsibilities including completing fundraising applications, maintaining all required fundraising records and providing administrative support as required within the New Business team.
As a newly-created role, this is a great opportunity to make it your own.
About Outward
Outward (Housing) is a vibrant and inclusive charity providing care, supported housing, respite breaks and community support services to people with learning disabilities, autism or other support needs due to age, circumstance or disability. We have been operating successfully for over 45 years, are part of the Newlon Group and work predominantly across North and East London.
We employ more than 400 people, provide services in 9 London boroughs and work with many community volunteers who support our charitable activities. Our vision is that every person should have the opportunity to be valued, active participants in their communities; living the life they choose and breaking down barriers they face by support which engages, enables and empowers people towards further independence.
We want to secure voluntary income to do even more to support people to live active, fulfilling lives and to tackle the health and wellbeing impacts of the pandemic. The new Fundraising Officer is central in our ambitions to secure the income we need to achieve this.
Benefits:
We value everything our staff do for the people we support, so we provide a great benefits package:
- 25 days Annual Leave excluding Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time)
- Comprehensive Learning & Development Programme
- Computing Scheme
- Credit Union Scheme
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme
- Death in Service Benefit
- Health Assured – Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye care Vouchers
- Flu Jab Reimbursement
- Long Service Awards
- Pension Scheme
- Purchase Additional Annual Leave
- Refer-a-Friend Scheme
- Retirements
- Loans (including season tickets and parking permit loans)
- Blue Light Card
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expect all staff to share this commitment. If the post you apply for involves working with or having access to adults at risk and/or their records, we will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Services. This will be fully subsidised by Outward.
How to apply:
If you think you are who we are looking for, please submit CV
This can be submitted by following the link below:
Alternatively CV’s can be emailed to recruitment@outward.org.uk
The closing date for all applications is 23:59pm on 21st November 2022
Interviews will be held on week commencing 28th November 2022
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community.