Community and Events Fundraiser in Edinburgh

At My Name 5 Doddie Foundation, we want to change the world. We believe motor neuron disease is not incurable; it’s just underfunded. Building a community is at the heart of everything we do. Every conversation and every person has the potential to be a part of that community and bring us closer to a world free of MND.

As our Events Fundraiser, you will be crucial to achieving this. We’re looking for a passionate fundraiser who can turn local energy, events, and ideas into real impact. You will be a crucial part of a dynamic team, working closely with our Senior Planning and Supporter Income Manager within the fundraising team. You will be the first point of contact for mass participation fundraising enquiries, build meaningful and lasting relationships, and actively seek fundraising opportunities.

Our ideal candidate will have experience in relationship building with some fundraising, volunteering, or events experience. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills, the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and be dedicated to improving people’s lives.

The post holder will be the first point of contact and lead for third-party mass participation activities and work within the fundraising team on other events as needed to assist in the delivery of our events programme. The broad responsibilities will be:

• Plan and oversee our growing third-party mass participation programme, alongside the Senior Manager.
• Own the stewardship plans for everyone joining Team Doddie in one of these events, to make sure they love every minute of their challenge.
• Build and maintain strong fundraising relationships.
• Work with our mass participation participants to help them achieve their fundraising targets.
• Help with the delivery and development of an exciting and busy events programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporter-facing
  • Providing outstanding supporter care as the key contact for fundraising event enquiries at the Foundation.
  • Building strong networks and relationships with supporters to increase long-term repeat support.
  • Ensuring Foundation stewardship processes are followed throughout the supporter journey.
  • Attending events to represent My Name 5 Doddie Foundation when appropriate.
  • Deliver various event projects across the UK including but not limited to our presence at Great North Run, Edinburgh Marathon, Leeds Marathon, and Loch Ness Marathon.
• Operational
  • Manage and maintain all mass participation registration platforms.
  • Work with the Senior Planning and Supporter Income Manager to organise and deliver our presence at various non-mass participation events e.g. Melrose 7s.
  • Help with the creation of marketing plans for our events programme.
  • Work with the Fundraising Administrator to create and send fundraising packs in a timely manner.
  • Maintain the Foundation’s supporter database and keep their details up to date.
  • Maintain the fundraising calendar of activities and tasks.
  • Create detailed event plans and conduct risk assessments.
  • Set up and de-rig event equipment.
• Supporter and Internal Comms
  • Work with the Communications team to co-ordinate regular social media activity and PR stories.
  • Actively seek new third-party event opportunities for the Foundation.
  • Work with our third-party suppliers and maintain good relationships with them.
  • Ensure the CRM system is updated to maximise learning and supporter experience.

Skills and Experience

• Minimum 1 year’s experience in fundraising and/or event delivery.
• Experience using fundraising platforms e.g. JustGiving, Enthuse, Give As You Live.
• Driver’s licence and access to a car.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in use of Office 365 including Excel and Word.
• Experience using customer/donor databases.
• Experience in a customer service role.
• Excellent inter-personal and communications skills.
• Experience working in a busy, diverse team.
• Effective at building relationships with people.
• Natural problem solver with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Ability to manage time effectively.
• Comfortable to work with minimal supervision, but as part of a team.
• Professional and hard-working team member with a positive and collaborative work ethic.
• Desire to learn and develop a career in fundraising.

Salary: £27k-£32k
Duration: Full-time 2 years fixed term
Annual Leave: 25 days (plus 8 days)