Senior Individual Giving Executive Acquisition
Salary: £29,530 - £34,352 (depending on experience)
Hours: Full-time, permanent
Make a Real Difference in a Child's Life
At Barnardo's, we believe in children – no matter who they are or what they've been through. We work to build stronger families, safer childhoods, and positive futures.
The Senior Individual Giving Executive sits within the Acquisition Team. They play a key role in managing fundraising campaigns, overseeing more junior team members and feeding into future planning and budgeting activity across the Individual Giving department.
What You'll Be Doing as a Senior Individual Giving Executive:
Strategic responsibility
To support the Individual Giving Manager or Senior Individual Giving Manager in the on-going development of the supporter acquisition programme, by providing comprehensive evaluation of campaigns, drawing conclusions and making recommendations for future activity.
Budgets and planning
To support the Individual Giving Management team with the development of annual Individual Giving campaign plans and their implementation. To monitor the budget of the campaigns managed, where appropriate - including significant expenditure of £500k+. To work with the Individual Giving Manager or Senior Individual Giving Manager to monitor budgets on a monthly basis and forecast income and expenditure, including reporting on monthly budget variances.
Campaign delivery:
To manage the day to day running of Individual Giving campaigns; including campaign planning, overseeing creative development, liaising with key stakeholders, co-ordinating print and production, ensuring fundraising is compliant with the CIoF Code of Conduct and analysing results and feeding back to agencies. To assist with the analysis, evaluation and reporting of campaigns, drawing conclusions and making recommendations for future activity. To manage the invoicing process and campaign income and expenditure, as well as budgets and reforecasting. To undertake research about Barnardo's work for fundraising projects and campaigns. To assist in the selection briefing and sign off of data for all Individual Giving campaigns managed. To assist with planning of yearly campaign plans, strategy and budgets. Managing internal and external relationships: To ensure that all activities with external suppliers are integrated to support overall fundraising objectives, and that they complement and support Barnardo's key messages and brand requirements. To develop and maintain relationships with key Individual Giving stakeholders both internally and externally. To effectively champion Individual Giving activities across Barnardo's.
Management:
To mentor Individual Giving Assistants/Executives, supporting them during their probation and induction period, assessing their on-going training needs, and providing and implementing training recommendations. To increase Individual Giving Assistants/Executives' direct marketing and fundraising knowledge, as well as their understanding of campaign management internal/external processes. To monitor Individual Giving Assistants/Executives management of campaigns, providing them with the support and knowledge they need to ensure campaigns are delivered to time and budget. Deputise, as appropriate, for Individual Giving Acquisition Manager. General Responsibilities: To contribute to team meetings and organisational priorities. To be proactive in keeping up to date with industry trends and changes. To support diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
Key Activities:
The post holder will be responsible for developing and implementing campaigns from within the Acquisition Individual Giving portfolio. However, how work is split across the team is reviewed regularly to allow opportunities for development. All campaign managers are responsible for managing projects from start to finish, including developing testing plans, creative development, analysing results and making recommendations. All roles also involve managing strategic projects with the appropriate level of support.
This Job Description and Person Specification reflect the duties of the post as they exist at this time and may be subject to changed based on the needs of the Department Programme. The post-holder may be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the salary and competence requirements of this post from time to time as required.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for a Senior Individual Giving Executive who can:
Knowledge of Fundraising / Marketing gained through experience (desirable) Educated to a degree level or equivalent professional qualification (desirable) Experience Experience project managing digital marketing campaigns across digital channel Experience in managing fundraising campaigns across a wide range of different media including face to face, telemarketing, direct mail and direct response TV. Understanding of and an ability to manage and monitor budgets. Experience of putting together data briefs and an understanding of the principals of data segmentation for use in fundraising campaigns. Experience of evaluating the effectiveness of fundraising campaigns. Experience of briefing and building relationships with external suppliers. Skills/Abilities Ability to schedule and prioritise workloads effectively. Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines. Ability to assess creative work, write/edit copy and feedback amendments in a constructive manner. Ability to work under own initiative with minimal supervision. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Ability to proofread copy and artwork. Analytical and numeracy skills. Proficient in use of Windows-based software packages, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Circumstances
Able to travel when needed and to spend nights away from home whennecessary.
Competencies
Concern for Accuracy
Acts to minimise errors and inaccuracies, maintaining high standards of accuracy and correctness in dealing with information and data. Adopts an orderly and precise approach to work, paying careful attention to following standard procedures and ways of working.
Planning & Organising
Can handle a variety of tasks simultaneously and to a high standard under Ensures the successful achievement of results through the effective planning and management of resources, which are in line with the organisation's strategic direction. Able to think through and adopt a clear, sensible step-by step approach to planning and organising work, making effective use of time and resources in order to get the job done as effectively as possible.
Developing Self and Others
Has a genuine intent to foster the long-term learning/development of others. Confident in giving advice and support to others, proactively seeking opportunities to develop knowledge and sharing their learnings with others whilst recognising and celebrating individual success and achievement.
Problem Solving
Comes up with imaginative solutions to business situations and has the capacity to identify alternatives to traditional methods and approaches. Able to draw out the essential elements from a mass of complex information and integrate ideas and information into a coherent whole.
Building Team Success
Shows willingness to participate as a full team member and to work in a flexible way. Works collaboratively and shares information within and across Barnardo's to contribute to the effective delivery of Barnardo's campaigns. Builds and maintains good working relationships with colleagues to foster team spirit, commitment to the team and achievement of shared goals.
Inclusion and Belonging
We are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly welcome applications from disabled candidates, LGBTQ+ people, people from racially minoritised communities, and those with care experience. If there's anything we can do to support you through the application process, please let us know.
Ready to Apply?
To start your journey with us, click "Apply Now" and submit your CV and supporting statement by [Closing Date].
Together, we can change childhoods and change lives.
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