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Permanent Full Time
£38,000 per year plus competitive benefits and Company Car
Do you want to make a difference?
The RAF Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity for the RAF. Every year we make a real difference to the 40,000 plus people who benefit from our services. Working at the Fund is more than sitting at your desk. In this role you will have the opportunity to be part of our RAF Family. Alongside helping our beneficiaries we also get to hang out with Spitfires and Typhoons, take part in a Dambusters bike ride, attend events like Royal Ascot, the Chelsea Flower Show, and the Bomber Command Memorial Service. Every day you will make a difference and play your part in changing the lives of others and helping people in the RAF Family get through the toughest of times.
Do you want to play a part in what we do?
People are at the heart of what we do. Together we:
- Help reduce social isolation and loneliness among veterans.
- We support ill or injured men and women to have a safe place to call home, a home that meets their specific needs.
- We fund youth services on stations to provide clubs and activities for the children of serving personnel who move every few years.
- We provide grants to help with the cost of living. But this is just a few of the ways we help.
Working at the Fund means you can play your part in changing the lives of people who serve or have served in the RAF and supporting them through some of life’s challenges.
It doesn’t matter how long someone served or when. If they were part of the RAF, they and their family are part of our RAF Family. We will always be here to support them when they need it most.
Join The RAF Family and play your part in making a difference.
We are looking for a Community Fundraising Team Leader to lead the community fundraising team in developing and planning community fundraising across the UK. This is a key position in the Fund’s friendly and hardworking fundraising team, involving leading a team of talented and ambitious Community Fundraisers to bring about a step change in income from challenge events and community fundraising.
You will have:
- Proven experience of raising significant funds through an innovative local community based and volunteer fundraising.
- Proven experience of developing relationships and securing funding from regional corporates
- Proven experience of developing, implementing and monitoring annual plans and budgets as well as interpreting financial information.
- Experience of line management. Able to recruit, develop and train, motivate and manage
individuals and teams.
- Excellent verbal communications skills, able to deliver clear and compelling presentations, which motivate and inspire
A detailed job profile is available on the Fund’s website, rafbf.org. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Neil Tomlin, Head of Engagement on 07885 466198 or neil.tomlin@rafbf.org.uk.
The role is based in Central England and the successful candidate will be hybrid working. They will be offered a base from which to operate from one of our regional offices in Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire or London.
The role requires travel around a large geographical area and frequent overnight stays away from home as well as working evenings and weekends at events. The successful candidate for this role will need to be DBS checked and prove they have the right to work in the UK.
To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role and providing examples of how you meet the person specification to, Pete Thompson, Head of HR, HRservices@rafbf.org.uk.
The closing date for applications is Friday 23 June 2023 at 5.00pm. Please note first round interviews will take place via Video Conferencing Platform in early July 2023 with second round interviews taking place in person in our London office by the end of July 2023.
Please note that due to the high number of applications expected, only candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified.
