Job Ad – Fundraising/General Manager

Fresh FM is starting the recruiting process to find an experienced Fundraising/General Manager.

Main categories of fundraising at Fresh FM are:

• Corporate – raise money from businesses in various ways.
• Trust and statutory  – bid for trust and grant money.
• Community – the main point of contact for most mainstream fundraising involving members of the public.
• Major donor  – focus on developing relationships with key supporters who can donate high-value gifts.
• Legacy fundraisers – encourage supporters to consider leaving a gift in their will.

 

Responsibilities

• inspiring new supporters to raise money, while maintaining and developing relationships with existing supporters;
• motivating and facilitating supporters to maximise the funds they raise;
• organising traditional fundraising activities;
• developing new and imaginative fundraising activities, many of which involve organising events;
• developing and coordinating web-based fundraising, online auctions and merchandise sales;
• increasing funds by researching and targeting charitable trusts whose criteria match the charity’s aims and activities;
• developing and implementing a strategy for individual and corporate supporter recruitment and development;
• recruiting, organising and managing volunteers to carry out various functions;
• overseeing corporate fundraising, including employee giving and matched giving from employers;
• managing and updating databases to record donor contact and preference information;
• writing applications and mail-shots, using direct mailing to reach a range of potential and current donors;
• making risk analyses and balancing time-cost ratios to focus effort on the most appropriate fundraising activities with the highest chance of success.
• Organising the stations two annual on air appeals.

About You

• You will be a self-starter who is driven to achieve goals and takes responsibility for every aspect of their work.
• You will have exceptional people skills.
• You will be methodical and thorough in your approach to work and work systems including sales software, databases and paperwork.
• You will possess strong communication and presentation skills including preparation of proposals and visual presentations.
• You will have a strong commitment towards personal growth, training and the ability to learn.
• You will have an exceptional attitude and contribute to a great culture.
• You will also be strongly aligned to the values of Fresh FM Gladstone and work well within a team environment.