Community Fundraising Executive, Fundraising, Dublin

• Contribute to delivery of the National Community Fundraising Teams annual activity plan to meet income targets and increase engagement with schools across Leinster.
• Create and design content for website, social media, and supporter recruitment documents.
• Provide marketing admin and donor support for national campaigns.
• Share Focus Ireland's values, participate as a full member of the Focus Ireland Fundraising Team and support activities across the whole organisation as appropriate.
• Strong empathy with and for the organisation's customers, volunteers, supporters, and willingness to enhance and uphold the values of Focus Ireland.
• Ensure that all fundraising complies with the charities act, all relevant data protection legislation and adhering to fundraising best practices.
• Engage in regular one to one sessions with your manager & participate in relevant training and development courses as agreed with your manager.
• Undertake relevant work delegated by the Management Team.
• Answer, log, and return calls, e-mails & web enquiries regarding fundraising initiatives and events in a professional, friendly, and caring manner.
• Ensure all supporter data is entered into the CRM system in a timely manner, entered correctly and completely, and is GDPR Compliant.
• Proactively monitor fundraising progress and support fundraisers in achieving their goals.
• Recruit and manage supporters as required, to assist in reaching fundraising targets and in building awareness in local areas and communities.
• Identify opportunities and develop key relationships with schools, community groups and associations (GAA, Rotary, ICA, Scouts/other as appropriate).
• Organise school talks and cultivate support with a view to driving fundraising from schools in the region.
• Support partnership development and fundraising support from third level institutions.
• Work cross-departmentally to ensure all school resources are up to date.
• Engage with Focus Ireland supporters and provide fundraising materials they may require and other supports they need to organise their event.
• Monitor and replenish the stock of community fundraising materials & equipment as required.
• Consult with suppliers and manage banking of fundraised income and appropriate thank you.
• Liaise with teams within the fundraising department such as Digital or Campaigns to support community fundraising initiatives.
• Support post campaign analysis and evaluation.
• Keep the Community section of the website up to date.

• Third level qualification in fundraising/marketing/communications/ business development.
• Minimum of 2-years' experience working in fundraising, marketing, business development / sales or relevant disciplines.
• A proven ability to communicate well with a broad range of people and to engage and motivate supporters and volunteers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills and the ability to complete projects within time constraints and work under pressure and multi-task in a busy team environment.
• Strong IT skills.
• Good working knowledge social media platforms (FB, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok).
• Be able to work outside of normal hours to support fundraising activities when needed.
• Full clean driver license and access to car desirable.

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