Key Responsibilities and Duties 

Grants and Funding 

• Identify suitable funding streams from trusts, foundations, and other grant opportunities. 
• Build and manage an annual calendar of application and reporting deadlines. 
• Support with these applications. 

Reporting and Evaluation 

• Input and maintain comprehensive and accurate records on our fundraising database (Salesforce) in line with organisational procedures. 
• Correctly and efficiently manage and reconcile incoming donation information. 
• Prepare quarterly reports for the Director of Development, CEO, and Board. 
• Coordinate reporting back on work funded by grants. 

Fundraising Team Support 

• Support the team in identifying and securing corporate and community leads. 
• Assist in the delivery of workshops and speaking engagements. 
• Support with major annual events, including The Rainbow Ball and Pride. 
• Assess, and respond to         immediate short-term fundraising opportunities as they arise while providing best practice donor care experience. 
• Support the preparation process for meetings with donors and prospective donors and supporters. 

Individual Giving 

• Implement Belong To's Individual Giving programme to maximise retention of existing donors and acquire new donors. 
• Lead on donor care, including thanking donors for their gifts, responding to queries from donors and updating donors through regular annual donor updates. 

Marketing and Communications 

• Organise the production of fundraising promotional materials as required. 
• Monitor Belong To's website from a fundraising viewpoint and ensure its potential as a fundraising tool is maximised. 
• Attend relevant fundraising fora such as Charities Institute Ireland. 

Ways of Working 

• Carry out their work with the highest levels of integrity, honesty, and without exception following the legal and regulatory requirements, and best practice ethics in fundraising. 
• Approach all aspects of their work with passion and commitment. Consistently taking a results-driven approach to our fundraising objectives. 

Note 

This job description is not a definitive list of tasks; rather it is designed to give an overview of the job. It is envisaged that the post-holder will use their own initiative and develop the job under guidance so that the organisations aims are achieved. It should be noted that the organisation is dynamic and fast paced and it may be necessary to step beyond the areas outlined above to support others from time to time.

Please see website for full role spec and application link.