Fundraising and Marketing Manager

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelPermanent

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the fundraising strategy and multi-channel campaigns, balancing grant writing, donor storytelling, volunteer engagement, and partnerships to meet income goals.

Fundraising Program Ownership: plan, deliver, and evaluate campaigns, grants, and community initiatives.
Storytelling and Content: craft compelling content for digital channels and impact reporting.
Partnerships & Volunteer Engagement: build relationships with funders, businesses, and volunteers to sustain support.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Work with the director to deliver a fundraising strategy to support the charity’s income goals.
Identify and develop new fundraising opportunities, including community fundraising, events, corporate partnerships, trusts and foundations and individual giving.
Build and maintain strong relationships with funders, supporters, businesses and community partners.
Develop and nurture positive relationships with volunteers, ensuring they feel valued, informed and engaged in supporting fundraising activities.
Lead fundraising campaigns and activities, from planning through to delivery and evaluation.
Lead on grant applications, including research, writing and impact reporting.
Create engaging fundraising materials and resources to support campaigns.
Monitor fundraising performance and provide reports and insights to the team and trustees.
Represent the charity at events and networking opportunities.
Develop and deliver the charity’s marketing and communications plan.

Requirements

Experience of developing and delivering successful fundraising activities or campaigns.
Strong written communication skills and the ability to tell compelling stories.
Experience creating content for digital platforms and social media.
The ability to build positive relationships with a wide range of people.
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage complex workloads.
A proactive approach, with the confidence to work independently and bring new ideas.
A genuine passion for the charity’s values.

Preferred

Experience of charity fundraising, including grants, trusts, corporate fundraising or community fundraising.
Experience managing social media, websites and digital marketing tools.
Experience working with CRM systems.
Experience supporting events, community activities or volunteer-led initiatives.
Experience working in a small charity or a role requiring flexibility and initiative.

Benefits

The chance to make a real difference in children’s lives by helping to improve literacy skills and access to books/activities.
Working in a friendly and supportive team with a shared vision.
Variety - no two weeks will be the same!
Flexible working hours.
Additional time off between Christmas and New Year.
Mileage reimbursed (55p per mile).
An enhanced DBS check, as well as comprehensive training, will be provided by Read With Me.
Additional leave
Company pension
Flexitime

Read With Me

Read With Me was set up at the start of 2020 with the prime objective of ensuring that every primary school child can read well before they move to secondary school. We now have a team of 500 dedicated volunteers that hear children read in nearly 120 schools across Gloucestershire. Read With Me volunteers hear each child read on a one-to-one basis, twice a week, which allows them to develop vital communication and social skills and above all, confidence. We also run Not So Secret Book Clubs during school holidays - these are free half-day events that provide fun activities, crafts, storytime and free books to children in the local community. Registered charity no: 1213580.

Founded in 2020

Gloucester, England, GBR

13 employees (2 in marketing)

www.readwithme.org.uk