Senior Corporate Fundraiser Location: London based with regular UK and European travel Salary: £32K - £35K plus benefits Closing date for applications (CV + supporting statement): 12 noon on Thursday 14th June 2018 The Mission to Seafarers is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Corporate Fundraiser to join its small but effective Development team. This is an exciting time to be joining this highly respected organisation as it seeks to increase its corporate income across the globe. The successful candidate will work with the Director of Development to further develop and implement a new corporate fundraising strategy, to enable the establishment of high-value, long term relationships with corporate entities by fostering and developing new and existing relationships. You will drive new corporate fundraising partnerships with national and global companies in UK and overseas and, raise income and profile from conferences, dinners and other industry events. The role also requires you to manage the day to day relationship with our external shipping industry PR and marketing agency. You will need to be confident and at ease with senior executives, able to negotiate persuade and think on your feet to ensure that outcomes are maximised. In addition to excellent interpersonal skills, we will need you to possess good time management skills and be able to manage a pipeline efficiently.
Key relationships will include the Events Fundraiser who will be arranging major donor and corporate events, increasing the numbers of new corporate contacts which come into contact with the Mission. There will be travel in the UK and Europe initially.
We are looking for someone who is able to convey the work we do passionately and is excited about making a key contribution to the Development Team, the wider Mission and to the beneficiaries we serve.
The Mission to Seafarers is an international Christian maritime charity. It has become one of the largest port-based welfare operators in the world working in 200 ports and 50 countries. Our frontline staff visit ships, offer hospitality, drive minibuses and engage a range of other welfare activity. Seafarers spend up to nine months away from home and the Mission offers a friendly face and a helping hand to those in port. We help seafarers who are stranded or abandoned, assist with justice cases and support their families.
The Senior Corporate Fundraiser role is based in London, near Cannon Street Station and offers flexible working, generous pension, and 25 days holiday a year.
Click here to download an information pack Candidates are requested to submit an up to date CV with a supporting statement detailing how they meet the criteria for the role. Applications are being accepted electronically and should be emailed to [email protected]
If you have any questions about the role, send an email to [email protected]
Closing date: 12 noon on Thursday 14th June 2018 Interviews are scheduled for: Wednesday 20th June 2018 in London
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