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Fundraising Officer

Job details
Posting date: 03 September 2024
Salary: £28,209.00 to £28,209.00 per year, pro rata
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 03 October 2024
Location: Brighton, East Sussex
Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week
Company: The Grace Eyre Foundaiton
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: GE2445

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Summary

Who we are:

The Grace Eyre Foundation is a charity based in Brighton & Hove and the wider Sussex community that has been working with people with a Learning Disability and autistic people since 1898. Our mission is to work towards being led by people with Learning Disabilities and autistic people to deliver high-quality housing, support and activities in their local communities. The people we support tell us that they want “good support from kind and friendly people” – so that is what we are looking for!

Introduction to the role:

We are recruiting an experienced and dynamic Fundraising Officer to join our Fundraising Team, to assist with the growth and diversification of our fundraised income.

Brief outline of the role: The Fundraising Officer will be responsible for managing significant grant applications to support new and existing projects and services. We are also looking for someone with experience in either legacy or corporate fundraising to support the implementation of these new strategies.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:

No applicant for employment or employee will be treated less favourably than another on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership or pregnancy & maternity, and we encourage applications from people with learning disabilities or identify with being on the autistic spectrum/neurodiverse.

Staff benefits include:

Enhanced holiday entitlement
One paid celebration day a year
Cost of living support package such as rental deposit scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Generous refer-a-friend scheme
One paid volunteering day a year
Enhanced sick pay
Enhanced employer pension contribution
Enhanced death in service
Training and development opportunities
Flexible working opportunities.
We are also:

A living wage employer
Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader
Accredited as an Investors in People employer
Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees. One must be your most recent employer, however if you have not undertaken employed work before, a reference from voluntary work, educational facility or personal reference can be accepted. You must also undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure and provide proof of your right to work in the UK.

Please apply by sending a CV and cover letter to recruitment@grace-eyre.org. Alternatively you can fill in an application form on our website. You can also apply by completing an accessible application form, downloading this and emailing it to recruitment@grace-eyre.org. Please state clearly which job you are applying for and the location.

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