Sands exists to save babies’ lives and ensure that anyone affected by pregnancy loss or baby death receives the support and care they need.
Sands’ Individual Giving programmes provide our charity with the potential for ensuring the growth and sustainability of our income (the IG function currently generates an annual income of over £1.5 million per annum).
We are looking to recruit an Individual Giving Officer to manage and develop our individual giving programmes, develop and maintain strong relationships with donors and maximize income generation through a range of individual giving activities.
This is an exciting new role for Sands, and the post-holder will be involved in a wide range of IG activities including regular giving, appeals, lotteries, legacies, in memory, tribute and trading.
With a proven track record of success in individual giving fundraising, you will have experience in executing both acquisition and retention strategies, plus working with individual giving budgets and meeting income targets. Additionally, you will have experience in contributing to the development and implementing of effective donor stewardship programs as well as a comprehensive understanding of individual giving best practices, trends, and regulatory requirements.
You will have excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with volunteers, staff and supporters and be able to develop creative solutions to problems.
With proven direct marketing project management skills, you will be able to demonstrate high attention to detail and strong organisational ability.
Additionally, you will have a good knowledge of the principles of data protection, and how to practically apply the requirements of GDPR legislation.
To apply:
Please submit your CV, together with a supporting statement that demonstrates how you meet the criteria in the person specification to recruitment@sands.org.uk.
Please also complete the Diversity and Equality Monitoring Form and send this with your application.
CVs and supporting statements should be sent as attachments to an email in either Word or PDF format. The title of the attachments should be your first name, surname and either CV or supporting statement e.g. “Robert Harvey CV”
Closing date for applications : 10th January 2024
Interview Date: w/c 22nd January 2024
Interviews will be held online via Zoom.
As we have limited staff resources we are unable to provide candidates with feedback about their applications. Interviews will be held online.