Fundraising and Communications Manager

Fund raising and Communications Manager

Location: Cardiff

Salary: 15.92 per hour

Hours: 37.5 per week

Contract: 12 Months

Yolk Recruitment are working with an established charity to help recruit a Fund raising and Communications Manager to cover 12 month maternity leave. This is a charity that makes a real difference and they are seeking a confident personality who endeavours to make every interaction count.

The ideal candidate will have a fund raising focus and have knowledge and experience of fund raising.

The Fund raising and Communications Manager will:

• Develop and deliver a yearly fund raising and communications plan based on the organisation's strengths and audience.
• Manage fund raising projects and events using effective project management techniques.
• Write applications and reports and build relationships to maintain funding.
• Manage a portfolio of high-value donors with tailored engagement strategies.
• Create campaigns and supporter journeys to encourage regular donations.
• Send monthly newsletters and run annual fund raising campaigns.
• Organise and promote events like marathons, fun runs, and family days.
• Build relationships with aligned companies and attend networking events.
• Write and post engaging content across all social media platforms, following brand guidelines.
• Keep social channels active with posts, images, videos, and stories.
• Collect and share stories from the people supports, ensuring informed consent and respectful representation.
• Keep the website updated with news, blogs, and campaign info.
• Act as the day-to-day media contact and build relationships with press and media outlets.
• Collaborate with the UHB Communications Department for joint promotions.
• Support the Head of Operations in developing the usage of the Content Relationship Management database relating to fund raising and communications e.g., developing donor journeys, data reports and analysis.

What you'll bring to the team:

The successful Fund raising and Communications Manager will bring the following skills and experience to the team:

• In-depth knowledge of charity fund raising laws, financial and governance practices, project management, and supporter engagement.
• Experience dealing with marketing and communications.
• Track record of successful fund raising in Trusts and Foundations, Major Donors, Corporate Partnerships, Community/Challenges and events and Individual Giving - regular giving/campaigns and appeals.
• Experience of writing grant applications.

To Apply:

Please contact Richard Coombs at Yolk Recruitment to discuss the Fund raising and Communications Manager position further.

Yolk Public Sector & Not-for-Profit team works with organisations across the UK to fulfil their recruitment needs and to achieve their D&I objectives. We recruit temporary, contract and permanent hires for 1 off specialist needs or for volume campaigns. We support our applicants to navigate the public sector recruitment processes and secure their dream jobs.

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.