Individual Giving Fundraiser
Salary: £34,000 – £39,000 per annum + Generous holidays, Pension
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Winsley, Wiltshire
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Here at Dorothy House, we provide compassionate care and support for people in our community with a life-limiting illness. Our focus is on quality of life, helping patients to live well and die well.
We are looking for a passionate Individual Giving Fundraiser to join our incredible fundraising team. This is an exciting opportunity to shape and deliver donor engagement campaigns that inspire our supporters to give, ensuring Dorothy House can continue providing life-changing care to our community.
As part of our ambitious Fundraising Team, you will be responsible for the development, delivery and growth of our individual giving portfolio, including cash appeals, regular giving, digital fundraising, in‑memory giving and our hospice lottery.
INDIVIDUAL GIVING FUNDRAISER | £34,000 - £39,000 per annum
You will take a strategic, data-led approach to supporter engagement, using insight and evaluation to maximise donor retention and lifetime value. Working closely with internal teams, external suppliers and partners, you'll deliver compelling, well‑planned campaigns that inspire supporters and grow sustainable income.
Working in our fundraising team, key responsibilities will include:
- Leading the planning, development and delivery of individual giving campaigns across direct mail, digital and online channels
- Managing and growing appeals, regular giving and in‑memory giving programmes
- Acting as the main point of contact for our outsourced Hospice Lottery, driving performance and growth
- Developing and delivering a digital fundraising strategy for individual giving
- Using data, insight and reporting to monitor performance, inform decisions and optimise future activity
- Creating effective stewardship journeys to improve supporter retention and lifetime value
- Managing campaign schedules, budgets and working with internal teams and external suppliers
- Working closely with the Supporter Care Team to ensure an outstanding supporter experience
- Ensuring supporter data is accurate, compliant and well maintained within the CRM
- Keeping up to date with fundraising regulations, legislation and best practice
- Representing Dorothy House externally and building strong professional relationships
- Managing and inspiring volunteers to support individual giving activity
See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information.
HOURS OF WORK
This is a Full Time position working 37.5 hours a week, working Monday - Friday (0900 - 1700).
However, we do also welcome applications from those who might be looking for Part Time!
The role will be based at our Hospice in Winsley, Bradford on Avon, with hybrid working agreed.
ABOUT YOU
Essential requirements:
- Can demonstrate success in a previous fundraising or marketing role.
- Holds excellent administration skills with significant analytical ability.
- Can demonstrate an understanding of fundraising and/or the charity market.
- A confident communicator and presenter.
- Confident using Microsoft packages Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Desirable requirements:
- Experience working in a management or leadership role.
ABOUT THE BENEFITS
Dorothy House is an incredible place to work, these are just a few of our benefits that we offer to our staff:
- 25 days plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service. Plus, the additional ability to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday each year!
- Excellent training and development from day one, to support and grow you through your career!
- Pension with Life Assurance.
- Colleague discount across our 30 retail stores.
- 45p per mile for work travel.
- Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most.
If you're a motivated fundraiser looking to make a real difference in people's lives, we'd love to hear from you!
Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.
INTERVIEWS
Interviews for this role are aiming to be held activity during this adverts campaign as candidates apply.
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