Community and Events Fundraiser 12 month Fixed Term Contract

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Community and Events Fundraiser - 12 month Fixed Term ContractCome be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease and ultimately find a cure for this silent killer.Reporting into the head of community and events you will create lifetime relationships of value with individuals and organisations, developing new opportunities and maximising engagement in existing products.This is a great opportunity to play a key part in developing and delivering fundraising growth for an underrepresented charity with an emotive cause and strong ambitions to deliver more for kidney patients sooner.In this homebased role, (restrictions permitting) you will travel when necessary to support individuals, fundraising activity or to explore opportunities and meet with your wider team.Community and Events Fundraiser Requirements:• We’re looking for a dynamic, passionate, and entrepreneurial individual to help develop new networks of support across the UK.• You will have experience of working in a relationship fundraising role, a passion for recruitment and acquisition of new supporters and developing existing relationships through events and community activity.• You will have genuine passion and natural drive to deliver results through your strong experience and innovative approach to this new era of fundraising engagement.If you are interested in the position, please complete the application form and submit your CV, together with a supporting statement, outlining why you are interested and how you feel you meet the requirements.About Kidney Research UK:Kidney Research UK are the largest charity dedicated to kidney research in the UK. Our vision is to free lives from kidney disease.We fund research into all aspects of kidney disease - from understanding the condition, to how we can prevent and treat it. We want to discover better, kinder treatments.Research has given us life-saving kidney transplants, dialysis machines that filter the blood when the kidneys fail, and drugs to keep us going. But these treatments come at a cost. They can be gruelling, confining, relentless. A transplant is not a cure, they rarely last a lifetime.Kidney disease still affects three million people in the UK. And one million of those don’t know they are at risk. That’s three million people who are someone’s parents, grandparents, children, friends.And kidney failure is rising, as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes and obesity.That’s why our work is more essential than ever.Research is what we do. It is the only way to discover future preventions, treatments and cures. It is vital to keep our loved ones safe. Your support is crucial to make this happen.We’re here to be heard, to make a difference, to change the future. Kidney disease ends here.Location: Home basedPart Time: 22.5 hours per weekType: 12 month fixed term contractSalary: £13,200 - £15,600 depending on experience (£22,000 - £26,000 FTE)Benefits: We want all our employees to feel valued and engaged, and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring we pay our employees fairly, we offer the following benefits: Flexible working, pension, death in service, employee assistance programme, bike loan scheme, cycle2work scheme, eyecare, discount portal.Closing date for applications: 30 March 2021Virtual Interviews will be held: W/C 12 April 2021You may have experience of the following: Community & Events Fundraiser, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising and Events Coordinator, Event Fundraiser, Marketing Assistant, Community Fundraiser, Direct Marketing, Events Coordinator, Community Fundraising, Events Assistant, Third Sector, Charity, Not for Profit, Fundraiser, Fundraising Assistant, Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Sales Executive, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not For Profit, etc.Ref: 97554