Regional Fundraiser (South)  

Shine is seeking an enthusiastic, pro-active and passionate person to provide fantastic support to our fundraisers across the south of the country.

Job Title: Regional Fundraiser (South)
Reports to: Head of Fundraising
Hours: 35 hours a week Monday – Friday (part-time hours considered)
Location: Homebased with occasional travel as required for the role  
(Hybrid working considered depending on proximity to our Head Office in Peterborough) 
Salary: £27,450 FTE

Closing date: 28th January 2025 at 11pm

Shine provides specialist support from before birth and throughout the life of anyone living with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, as well as to parents, families, carers and professional care staff.  Working throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Shine is a community of over 14,300 members. Together we share achievements, challenges, and information about life with spina bifida, hydrocephalus and related issues. Shine enables people to get the best out of life

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic, ambitious Regional Fundraiser to join our team.  

In this role you will:

• Recruit, build and maintain supporter relationships with individuals, community groups, organisations and businesses across the south of the country.  
• Be proactive within your assigned area to identify opportunities for fundraising and raise awareness of the charity. 
• Manage supporters effectively using Salesforce (CRM Database) to understand supporter motivations to provide excellent stewardship. 
• Meet agreed financial targets, provide monthly financial progress reports and put mitigation plans in place for any shortfall. 
• Promote Shine activities and campaigns to raise awareness and drive income.

Who we’re looking for:

We’re a successful, motivated fundraising team looking for someone to join us with:

• Knowledge and experience of working across community, corporate, event and individual income streams, with a proven history of achieving financial targets. 
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to motivate and inspire supporters and build long-term relationships. 
• Excellent oral communication skills with a high degree of diplomacy, empathy and confidence. 
• Ability to be a team player who can work on their own initiative to plan and manage their workload. 
• Ability to effectively manage multiple and competing priorities to meet deadlines.  
• Excellent organisational skills with firm understanding of KPIs, targets, budgeting, and risk mitigation.   
• Full clean driving licence and the ability to work weekends and evenings as required. 
• Preferably living within the South of England.  
• Good working knowledge of MS Office and Salesforce CRM database (preferred). 

In return, Shine will offer you:

• A competitive salary  
• 35 hour working week (part-time hours considered)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays + additional discretionary leave between Christmas and New Year (pro-rata for part-time hours)
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave 
• Additional annual leave due to length of service 
• 3% pension contribution 
• Life Assurance cover 
• Broadband allowance 
• Support to learn and develop 

If you would like the opportunity to join this fast paced, expanding organisation that prides itself on making a difference to the lives of individuals with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, then we would love to hear from you!

Shine is a Disability Confident employer and will offer guaranteed interviews if a disabled applicant meets the minimum criteria for the job. For more information about Shine, please visit www.shinecharity.org.uk  

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Jo Marriott by phone on 07767 100642 or by email on jo.marriott@shinecharity.org.uk 
 
To apply, please submit your CV and supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role criteria to recruitment@shinecharity.org.uk  
*Please note applications without a supporting statement will not be accepted* 

Closing date: 28th January 2025 at 11pm

Please note: Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.