Fundraising officer (community and events)

Are you creative, organised and looking for a varied fundraising role?

Moorfield Eye Charity’s community and event programme is at a pivotal stage in its development. The programme will deliver opportunities to engage with existing fundraisers and inspire them to continue to support the charity in a variety of ways as well as attract new supporters.

About the role

This is a maternity cover, but you’ll still have the opportunity to impact and shape the programme. With the Head of fundraising and engagement you’ll lead on all aspects of Moorfield’s flagship fundraising event, Eye to Eye, managing relationships with event partners and supporting participants to reach their fundraising targets.

The team have recently completed a market research project to understand more about their supporters and in this role, you’ll have the opportunity to begin implementing the outcomes from that research as well as testing out new fundraising products.

You’ll develop, deliver and grow a pro-active community fundraising programme, promoting them across the Moorfield’s network, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and wider community.

About you

We are looking for someone who is pro-active, friendly and who enjoys being part of a busy team.

You’ll need to build relationships with a wide variety of people, so we are looking for someone with excellent communication skills who can engage and inspire different audiences.

You may already be working or volunteering in fundraising or your experience could come from events, customer care or marketing. You’ll be interested in working in fundraising and in a charity that raises funds to support the health sector.

Your friendly personality, attention to detail and ability to work well under pressure will key to your success in this role.

How to apply

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, please send your CV to Dawn at Charity People. If your CV is of interest, we’ll be in touch with further details and to arrange a phone or video call. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as interviews are happening on a rolling basis. We wish you all the best in your application.

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