Job Description
Job Title:
Student Fundraising Officer
Salary:
£18,000-£22,000 based on experience
Location:
HOPE UK, Hemel Hempstead
Hours:
40 hours per week
Contract Type: Full time, Permanent
Reports To:
Student Fundraising Manager
The Charity
Hope for Children (HOPE) is a UK based charity which works towards a world
where children’s rights are realised and they can reach their full potential. We
actively identify disadvantaged children and communities by working with local
partners. Through empowering, collaborating and learning together we aim to
build a sustainable future for the children and communities we serve. Our focus is
to reach as many children as we can and deliver to them the childhood every child
deserves.
Job Summary
The Student Fundraising Officer (SFO) will be required to make a significant
contribution to the development of fundraising and volunteering within Hope for
Children’s student programme. He/she will nurture and develop working
relationships with universities and RAGs, achieving required targets in each area.
Developing new business and Your Uni, Their Lives (YUTL) will be another integral
part of the role. Finally, we want the SFO to have an active role in building Hope
for Children’s reputation in the university sector, and looking at new ways to
further enhance our standards of practice.
Key Responsibilities
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To support with the development, implementation and execution of YUTL,
including fundraising activities, events, the ambassador programme, and
internships.
To generate new income from and raise awareness within the student
population.
To develop new relationships with universities and maintain and grow
existing YUTL partnerships.
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To support and develop the ‘HOPE Ambassadors’ including appraisal,
training and accreditation.
To be responsible through the Student Fundraising Manager for the
achievement of set income targets.
Student Fundraising & YUTL Development
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To represent HOPE to students, student groups, student unions and
university staff with responsibility for communicating HOPE & YUTL’s
brand and its values.
To continue existing and develop new long term relationships with RAG
Committees and other student fundraising groups.
To identify, engage and develop relationships with new fundraising
supporters and fundraising groups.
To take a lead on all YUTL social media networks communications, and
support HOPE communications where appropriate.
To provide an operational lead on individual and large scale street
ccollections.
To support with the organisation and implementation of any Mega Raid
events.
To build long term relationships with Universities and attend events and
information evenings.
To build relationships with student fundraisers and attend on-campus
fundraising workshops.
To contribute to innovative communications targeted at student
fundraisers in line with our overarching marketing plan.
Ensure that agreed activity plans and income targets are achieved, whilst
maintaining expenditure within budget.
To contribute effectively to team meetings, discussions and decision
making; and attend training as required.
To monitor risk assessments to identify any health and safety issues.
To represent all aspects of HOPE’s work appropriately and professionally,
to external and internal contacts.
Internal Relationships
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HOPE Student Fundraising Manager and Business Development Manager
HOPE Staff, including country representatives based abroad
HOPE Trustees
External Relationships
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Fundraisers, Donors & RaG/SU Committees
3rd party suppliers
Staff Support
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To develop and maintain the Student Fundraising Handbook and ensure all
student supporters adhere to operational procedures.
To develop an in-house ambassador training programme to ensure
ambassadors can effectively represent HOPE.
To respond to staff queries with timely and accurate information.
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To deal with problems from student fundraisers and offer first hand
support.
You will support staff in monitoring and measuring the performance of
fundraisers.
Child Safeguarding
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To read and personally comply with all aspects of HOPE’s Child
Safeguarding Policy and to attend group or individual trainings, inductions
on the same.
To report promptly any child safeguarding issue that you become aware of
in the course of your work at HOPE as per Hope’s Child Safeguarding
Policy.
Additional Tasks
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All other reasonable duties as required by the Student Fundraising Manager
in the delivery of this post.
Person Specification – Essential Criteria
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Managing Diversity: Recognising the unique potential that individuals from
differing backgrounds, experiences and perspectives bring to HOPE.
Striving for Excellence: Desiring to improve performance, do a task better
(fast, more effectively or at a lower cost) by committing self in
accomplishing challenging objectives/targets or competing against more
stretching self-defined standards of excellence.
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Impact & Influence: Demonstration of the ability to achieve individual and
organisational objectives and targets through the use of effective
negotiating and influencing techniques. Intent to persuade, convince and
influence others in internal or external environments in order to get support
for HOPE desired agenda. External environments may include media,
politicians, local authorities, corporate clients and professional bodies.
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Planning & Organising : Ensuring the successful achievement of results
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Problem Solving : The ability to analyse in a logical way and identify
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Team Working : Work collaboratively and sharing information with others.
Building and maintaining good working relationships with others to foster
team spirit, commitment to the team and achievement of shared goals.
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Circumstances/Health: No health problems which would affect the ability
of the candidate to carry out the duties of the post. Willing to travel
through the effective planning and management of resources. The ability to
think through and adopt a clear, sensible step-by-step approach to
planning and organising work making effective use of time, resources in
order to get the job done as effectively as possible.
patterns and connections which are not immediately obvious. The ability to
sift out the essential elements from a mass of complex information and
integrate and synthesise ideas and information into a coherent whole.
throughout the UK with overnight stays on occasions, as well as
internationally on trips of a longer duration. Willing to work flexible hours
to meet the needs and objectives of the role.
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Basis and Values: Ability to respect HOPE’s values, with a commitment to,
and an understanding of equality of opportunity.
Desirable Criteria
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Knowledge of student fundraising and marketing in the voluntary sector
Recent experience of volunteer co-ordination
Recent experience of a university environment
Presentation skills
Existing connections and networks within the student fundraising and RaG
sector
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Application Process
For more information please visit www.hope-for-children.org
To apply for this position
[email protected]
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please
email
the
following
information
to
Up-to-date CV with a signed declaration of any criminal convictions.
Supporting statement (up to 2 pages of A4) entitled ‘What makes me
perfect for this job’, that explains how you meet the job description and
person specification.
Completed equal opportunities form
The closing date for receipt of all applications is midday on Wednesday 1st April
2015.
Interviews will take place on 14th & 16th April 2015.
Thank you for your interest in working
with Hope for Children.