- Campaigning
- Event management
- Social media marketing
- Fundraising events
- Fundraising research / Bid writing
- Fundraising strategy
London, W13 9LA
Remote opportunity, or mainly at home.
Travel limit? We'd prefer someone local to have local knowledge etc. but not a must. Travel expenses will be paid.
Either in or out of office hours
Estimate of time needed:
3-7 hours / week or 7-15 hours / week
*Commit to volunteering with us for at least 2-4 months.
* How often, we can discuss this during the interview, we are flexible really.
31 Oct 2024
We are seeking a Bid Writer Officer with previous experience, to assist with fundraising efforts by communicating with funders, writing grants and bid applications, establishing new partnerships, or promoting the work of Light Foundations.
Responsibilities
- Search funders, create the database, and bid/grant applications.
- Approaching corporate and local businesses for sponsorship or donations.
- Establishing partnerships with housing associations and other providers.
- Arrange monthly fundraising activities, project reports, and meetings.
- Support the Director to explore new funding opportunities.
- Work with others in areas of fundraising.
- A professional and friendly telephone manner
- Good attention to detail with high levels of accuracy.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
- Research skills.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Planning, negotiation, and organisational skills.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Ability to work as a team and unsupervised.
This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to gain the hands-on experience of working within a non-profit organisation within a supportive team, developing their communication skills while helping to support Light Foundations' ESOL classes, Traineeships and other activities provided for free to over 100 job-seeking adults and young people.
Tell us why you would like to volunteer for this role.
Training / employment support
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