Business Development and Marketing Officer

Responsibilities

• Support funding bids, proposals, partnership opportunities, campaigns, research and targeted communications.
• Research funders, businesses, partners and emerging opportunities, turning what you find into ideas, proposals and communications that can lead to real action.
• Find great stories and gather the evidence that helps us show our impact.
• Turn what you find into ideas, proposals and communications that can lead to real action; turn data into a compelling case study; help shape and bring a campaign to life.
• Seek out the stories that others might miss across YMCA Humber; uncover stories, experiences and examples of impact and turn stories into case studies, campaigns, articles and stakeholder communications.
• Understand what’s happening around YMCA Humber and spot opportunities to turn insight into action; turn each opportunity into something tangible: a funding bid, proposal, partnership idea, campaign or compelling case for support.
• Write with purpose; create communications designed to achieve something, whether securing funding, opening a new partnership, increasing participation, building awareness or showing the difference YMCA Humber makes; write for funders, businesses, partners, communities and supporters, adapting voice to each audience.
• Develop ownership of projects as confidence and skills grow; take ownership of your own projects and play an increasingly important role in helping YMCA Humber create new opportunities and greater impact.

Requirements

• Content marketing: 1 year (required)
• Marketing: 1 year (required)
• Business development: 1 year (required)
• Experience in marketing, communications, journalism, fundraising, bid writing or the charity sector is useful, but it is not essential

Benefits

• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Sick pay