Fundraising Officer

JOB TITLE: Fundraising Officer (Community) REPORTS TO: CEO HOURS: 21 hours per week SALARY: £14,022 per annum (based on FTE £24,705 FTE) CONTRACT: Fixed-term – 12 month LOCATION: Head office in Aberdare with travel around our region. KEY CONTACTS: ACM staff and volunteers at all levels, community groups, local business. Job Purpose In this exciting new role, you will help Age Connects Morgannwg deliver its ambitious income generation targets by taking a lead role in our community fundraising activities. You will need creative flair, ability to manage multiple projects and events, and strong interpersonal skills, to succeed in this challenging and rewarding role. Working closely with the Head of Marketing and Communications you will help elevate the public profile of our charity and create strong links with our partners and supporters. Successful delivery will directly help the older people we support, increase the sustainability of the charity, and decrease our dependence on grant funding. The post will comprise three key components each with associated targets: General Fundraising The post-holder will take responsibility for building and maintaining strong relationships with existing supporters and developing new ones. These supporters will include individual doners, fundraisers, organisations, and corporate partners. You will work to grow income streams, develop the profile of our fundraising activities, and deliver innovative fundraising ideas. Events A thriving events programme is important to ACM (Age Connects Morgannwg), it can help build links with the community, increase our profile, and raise income for the charity. Being realistic within the time available in this part time role we expect the post-holder to explore and deliver events which ensure a good return on our investment, utilising both our community hub in Aberdare and other community venues across Bridgend, Merthyr and RCT. Community Fundraising Groups Working with our Volunteer Coordinator to recruit and support volunteer-led community fundraising groups. This is a new venture for ACM, building on our current volunteer programme and strength of support we have in the communities we serve. Specific Responsibilities * Grow a sustainable income stream for ACM against agreed targets. * Support the Chief Executive in the development and implementation of a comprehensive fundraising strategy for ACM * Coordinating and managing all fundraising activities across the organisation and equipping all staff as fundraisers. * Establish and maintain strong relationships with supporters, community fundraising groups and corporate partners. * Lead research on funding opportunities to develop a pipeline of sustainable funding opportunities * Lead individual fundraising initiatives in alignment with the fundraising strategy, such as individual donor applications, events, lotteries, public campaigns, community fundraising, corporate partnerships. * Collect and maintain monitoring information to ensure effective review of income generation targets as well as return on investment for activities and specifically events. * Regularly report to both SLT and ACM Board on progress of income generation targets. Why Work For Us? * Hybrid working * Family friendly employer * Mileage allowance * Discount at Cynon Linc * Access to independent financial advice * Workplace wellbeing scheme * Employee assistance programme All staff/volunteers working for Age Connects Morgannwg are expected to respond appropriately to any concerns that they may have regarding the abuse/inappropriate treatment of vulnerable adults. The protection of vulnerable adults is always a core responsibility. The above is a broad definition of the job responsibilities. It does not consider every aspect of the job which the jobholder may be required to perform. Flexibility is essential since the jobholder’s working hours will be determined by the requirements of the business. The closing date for applications is 5pm, Tuesday 17 June 2025