Fundraising & Communications Assistant

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £26,227.50 per annum

Contract: Full-time - Permanent

Location: Based at The Gateway, Worthing with some occasional travel to other sites within West Sussex.

West Sussex Mind Values:

Excellence, Equitable, Open, Together, Curious, Unstoppable

Winner of National Mind Anti-Stigma Award 2021

Overview:

West Sussex Mind is looking for an organised, proactive administrator to join our welcoming Fundraising and Communications team. This is a varied and rewarding role where you will have the chance to make a genuine difference in your local community while building experience across fundraising, communications, and supporter engagement.

You will act as a main contact for community fundraisers raising vital income for the charity, and you will support the communications lead with a range of communications tasks. The post reports to the fundraising and communications manager.

There is plenty of scope in this role to develop your writing and digital content creation skills, work with a variety of tools, and contribute ideas to shape our fundraising and communications activity. As part of a small team in a small organisation, you will also need to feel comfortable taking initiative, leading on projects, and supporting day-to-day fundraising and communications work.

This role does involve some working early mornings, weekends and evenings, (time is given back via toil following company policy), the ability to travel across West Sussex is also required.

How to apply:

Please find below an application form, guidance notes and job description.

If you would like to have an informal discussion prior to applying, please contact Sue Smith on sue.smith@westsussexmind.org to arrange this.

Closing date: 30th June 2026

Interview date: To be confirmed - successful applicants will be contacted by phone or email to arrange a suitable date and time.

Please email completed applications to people_team@westsussexmind.org

Please note we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must therefore be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

This post is subject to a Basic DBS check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time once we receive sufficient applications and encourage all interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

No agencies or CVs.

West Sussex Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Here is a link to our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion statement - West Sussex Mind | Equality, diversity and inclusion statement.