Fundraising & Marketing Officer

Salary: £25,000 to £30,000 (dependent on experience)

Location: Hybrid – ideally within a 45 minute drive of Bristol and Bath

Hours: Part Time 0.6 Full Time Equivalent, 22.5 hours per week occasional evenings

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 9am, Thursday 19th September 2024

About us

The Young Carers Development Trust (YCDT) is a registered charity which tackles the lack of opportunity experienced by many young carers due to their caring roles. YCDT offers Young Carers long term one to one support so that they achieve their potential. Find out more here.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced and passionate Fundraising and Marketing Officer with excellent communication skills to support our work at Young Carers Development Trust. This role will support the Charity Manager and CEO in delivering the business plan for the next 3 years, in particular fundraising growth and raising the profile of the charity.

The Fundraising and Marketing Officer will build positive relationships to secure significant income and develop new relationships with Trusts and Foundations, local communities, business and individuals, bringing in regular and targeted income through grants, events, regular donations and online short-term fundraising campaigns .  

The Fundraising and Marketing Officer will support the fundraising activities through targeted marketing such as online awareness campaigns, regular newsletters and development of relations with press and media.

This role is ⅔ fundraising and ⅓ marketing:

Main Responsibilities

• To secure significant income from a variety of sources including Trusts and events, individuals and businesses
• To raise the profile of the charity and grow our supporter base including through the website, social media, press and media

Please see full Job Description and Person Specification below.

How To Apply

Please send your CV and a supporting statement of no more than 2 sides of A4 explaining why you would like to join YCDT and addressing the person specification to YCDT’s Charity Manager karinae@ycdt.org.uk.

For more information or an informal conversation about the role please contact Karina: 07368 366660 or karinae@ycdt.org.uk after the 3rd of September.

Closing date: 9am on Thursday 19th September 2024

Two stage interview process: Initial short video interview followed by formal in person interview with a fundraising presentation.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which means we will not discriminate against any individual based on race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any factors prohibited by applicable law. We are open to considering applicants who do not currently work within the 3rd sector. All applications are very welcome: we actively encourage applications from people living with disability and from ethnic minorities.