Charity Fundraising Executive - South Coast, Surrey & Wiltshire

We are seeking a Charity Fundraising Executive to Join our Cash for Kids Team in Soth Coast and West Sussex, who is an ambitious self-starter with excellent communication & organisational skills and some previous project/event management experience.

You will build local relationships with businesses & community groups as well as organise and deliver fundraising events throughout the year. It is essential that you have either sales skills or have experience in the fundraising/charity sector and you live in the South Coast/West Sussex area. Project managing our annual Mission Christmas campaign and Sports Challenge in the South Coast region is a major part of this role.

You will feel comfortable establishing relationships with all key stakeholders both internally and externally via networking (both in-person & virtually) and be an important brand ambassador for the charity in the local area.

Whilst primarily working in the South Coast and West Sussex area, you may also be required to work on South Coast wide projects where necessary.

Our Team

Cash for Kids is the in-house charity of Bauer Media in the UK.

Working closely with our colleagues in both the radio & publishing divisions of Bauer, we fundraise all year round to enable us to award grants to help those most in need.

Cash for Kids has local fundraising teams in 23 locations across the UK, together with a small central team based in the North East. We’re a passionate, fun, close-knit team, committed to helping children & young people who need us now more than ever.

In this role you will be expected to work at Home, in the office and in the field. The office location is in Segnesworth, Fareham.

Key Responsibilities

Building & maintaining relationships is central to everything that we do at Cash for Kids. Whether that is internally with our Bauer Media colleagues, with our Cash for Kids team across the country or externally with local businesses, community groups, individual fundraisers or the beneficiaries whom we support.

As our Charity Fundraising Executive you’ll be building new relationships and developing existing ones across South Coast and West Sussex. 

You’ll be responsible for;

• Assisting the Charity Manager with the day to day running of the charity, performing key administrative & financial tasks (including banking procedures, recording all financial transactions, chasing outstanding donations) and assisting with the grant applications process.
• Developing & delivering fundraising campaigns & events.
• Seeking out new partnership opportunities with local businesses, schools, universities and community groups.
• Developing & building existing partnerships & maintaining strong communication with fundraisers.
• Planning and delivering our biggest campaign of the year – Mission Christmas and Sports Challenge campaign. This will challenge your organisational, logistical & relationship skills to the maximum.
• Ensuring that Cash for Kids remains ‘front of mind’ and an integral part of the Bauer Media business locally.
• Making Cash for Kids famous in the area by seeking out media partner & influencer partnership opportunities.
• Keeping the local Cash for Kids website & social media platforms updated with news stories & engaging content.

In this role you will be responsible for your own set of KPIs and delivery on financial targets.

What we’re looking for

This is a busy role that requires you to be creative, organised, passionate, enthusiastic, driven, committed and not afraid to speak up. But it’s a role where you’ll be rewarded with real first-hand experience of what a difference Cash for Kids makes to children & young people in the local community.

To really help us make a difference you’ll be

• Organised, accurate and thorough with excellent communication skills, both verbal & written.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint).
• Energetic, enthusiastic, confident, with a hands-on approach and great work ethic.
• Able to work on your own initiative.
• Flexible to work evenings/weekends when required.
• A team player; developing excellent working relationships internally and externally.
• Passionate & have a vision on what unique qualities you can bring to this role.
• A holder of a current, full clean UK driving licence.
• Knowledgeable in social media platforms and able to use them effectively.

In this role you will be expected to work at Home, in the office and in the field. The office location is in Segnesworth, Fareham.

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win. 
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working. 
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing careershub@bauermedia.co.uk

We are actively recruiting for this position, so the job advert may close earlier than expected.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.