Philanthropy & Special Events Officer

About The Role

Permanent
Hours: 35hrs p/w
Days: Monday to Friday

As Philanthropy & Special Events Officer at Place2Be, you will play a significant part in the Philanthropy & Special Events team, in a busy and varied role. This small but dynamic team consists of a Head of Philanthropy, Special Events and Individual Giving, a Philanthropy and Special Events Manager and an Individual Giving Manager.

This new role has been introduced so we can continue to deliver excellent supporter care and relationship management to a growing portfolio of Mid and Major Donors. The role is split between supporting the relationship management of mid and high net worth prospects and donors (cultivation and stewardship) and event administration and delivery, including bespoke cultivation opportunities for donors and events with schools.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person with excellent communication, organisation and writing skills. To be successful as a Philanthropy & Special Events Officer, you will have a passion and interest in people, be eager to learn about philanthropy fundraising, and ideally have previous fundraising experience or experience working with high net worth audiences.

What will I be responsible for in my new role?

Main responsibilities:

with the support of the Philanthropy and Special Events Manager, help deliver excellent stewardship and engagement opportunities across the Philanthropy portfolio
with the support of the Philanthropy and Special Events Manager manage a portfolio of mid-level donors, delivering first class stewardship to increase engagement, value and longevity of donors’ support
provide excellent administration and organisational skills to support the delivery of successful special events throughout the year
act as a database (ThankQ) “Champion” working to ensure that all information is up to date and all team members are confident and competent users

Diversity and Inclusion

Place2Be is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practices and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are particularly interested in attracting applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

Additionally, for our clinical roles we are particularly keen in attracting male candidates to reflect the diversity of the partner schools and communities we work in.

All successful applicants to clinical roles will be asked to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS/PVG.

About You

The successful candidate, you will have:

demonstrable experience of working in a philanthropy or fundraising role, or relevant experience/ transferable skills
proven track record of effective administrative work
experience of engaging effectively with a range of audiences and building excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders
excellent communication skills – written and verbal
experience of working with in-house database systems

Interview date: W/C 25th January 2021 ZOOM Video Interview

In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:

Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
Robust Learning and Development Programme
Contributory Pension Scheme
Life Assurance, 4x Annual Salary
Employee Assistance Programme
Mobile Phone Discounts (EE Network)
Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
Extended Maternity/Paternity Pay

If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity and have the counselling skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people and families, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work – but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping to give young people a brighter future.

Please view/download the full Job Description and Person Specification on our website for further details.

About Us

Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert professional development to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, families, teachers and school staff. Place2Be provides mental health support and training for over 600 primary and secondary schools, reaching a total school population of over 350,000 pupils.

Our teams provide a range of services in our partner schools to build resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play and support a child’s ability to engage in school life. Our work, focused on early intervention, is part of the ‘comprehensive CAMHS system’.

Through our professional development programme, we are training c1200 Counsellors on Placement each year who build their mental health and counselling skills and experience through practice in our partner schools. We also provide a range of professional development programmes on mental health and wellbeing for school leaders, teachers and other professionals who work with children and young people, so we can help to build ‘mentally healthy’ schools and communities where all children can thrive and flourish.

We continue to pilot, trial and explore new ways in which we can develop our practice as well as share learning, expertise and findings from the robust evidence and evaluation we gather. HRH The Duchess of Cambridge is our Royal Patron and Place2Be is one of the founding charity partners of Heads Together. We also work collaboratively with a range of charities and expert organisations to leverage best-in-class knowledge and expertise to inform, develop and improve outcomes for the children, families and schools we support.

We ask our staff team to share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity, and to have the skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable children and families.

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