Fundraising Team Leader - Contactless Giving

Job Purpose

Internal Job Title: Contactless Giving Fundraising Team Leader - East & West Midlands

Salary: £32,000 + £390 per month Car Cash Allowance

Location: Remote working with hub allocated within the East/West Midlands region, when required.

At the Canal & River Trust, we believe life’s better by water, and that the waterways we take care of make an important contribution to the health and wellbeing of local communities and economies. We have an extraordinary range of professionals to help bring our waterways to life, including people with the knowledge and skills to deliver high-quality geographic information systems and services.

Working for the Trust we believe passionately that our waterways can play an important role in mitigating the impact of climate change, helping to reduce the levels of greenhouse gas emissions which drive global warming. Our network of canals and river navigations in the hearts of towns and cities are perfectly placed to provide ‘net zero’ solutions & reduce the impact of climate change, as well as providing fantastic green & blue doorstep destination spaces for everyone to enjoy.

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The Contactless Giving Fundraising Team sits within the wider F2F Fundraising and Individual Giving Team. This important role entails working with the Trust's regional teams as a Team Leader within the wider Face to Face (F2F) fundraising team. This role will focus on championing our Contactless Giving Workstreams across the regions, with the support of their face to face fundraising colleagues. They are responsible for the delivery of our contactless giving programme and ensuring that they are able to set up and maintain a varied programme of workstreams by sourcing and providing key technology and tools to all of the Trust's regions. You will help drive delivery of the agreed Team and individual targets and KPI’s for the region(s) with a particular focus on Contactless Giving. This role will work across the regions as a dedicated national support and will be required at times to provide hands-on coaching, training, and support regionally to drive ongoing engagement and enthusiasm for the programme. They will also support the Regional Face to Face Fundraising Managers to identify and business case potential future opportunities when required. You will play a significant role in supporting the day-to-day management of our contactless giving income stream by supporting our F2F Fundraisers, regional colleagues, and volunteers, ensuring our Values & Behaviours and performance excellence standards are met on a consistent basis.

Location & Coverage: You will be working remotely and should expect to spend more than 50% of your week out on location meeting with your fundraising team across the East & West Midlands region. There is an expectation of working some weekend days at our key regional events, spread over the year and being a part of the weekend Contactless Giving management rota, which denotes working at least one weekend per month.

As a remote worker, you will be assigned one of our main hub spaces as your formal base. Relevant hubs include: Birmingham, Hatton & Ellesmere Port.

Working Hours: 37 hours Monday to Friday with occasional weekend & bank holiday working. The regularity & flexibility of travel will be discussed further at the interview stage.

Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience

Key Accountabilities:

• Work with the Contactless Giving Fundraising Manager to devise robust strategies to achieve weekly & monthly volume and quality-based fundraising targets, with a particular focus on Contactless Giving within the regions, Museums, and attractions.
• Develop contactless fundraising techniques with the Contactless Giving Fundraising Manager that improve income generation for the Trust.
• Support the Face to Face fundraising management team with reviews and business casing of future fundraising opportunities for the face-to-face & regional fundraising programme.
• Ensure management of key contactless giving channels including devices, signage, branded clothing, and collateral all contain contactless donation touchpoints across the network.
• Adhere to the IOF and Fundraising Regulator Code of conduct.
• Handle all sensitive and data protected information obtained by donors as confidential and in a safe and secure manner in line with the Trust’s GDPR and Security Procedures.
• Ensure regular Compliance checks and training sessions are delivered to the F2F team and Regional colleagues, particularly around Contactless Giving.
• Clear, regular, and timely communication with the Team and all members of the senior management team.
• Nurture and maintain positive relationships with regional colleagues to support delivery of F2F fundraising priorities, engagement, and training; particularly contactless giving programme.
• Coach and mentor team members in the region and support the maintenance of performance targets and improvements where needed.
• Ensure that all data input and insight reporting is maintained for the benefit of the team including key systems such as CRM, Evergiving, and other fundraising platforms and technologies.
• Support operational processes for managing equipment, managing suppliers, regulatory compliance, and complaints management.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

Practical:

• Demonstrable communication and interpersonal skills, ability to motivate and inspire people.
• Customer service experience is desirable.
• Passion for the waterways, canals, and blue spaces is desirable but in no way essential.
• Knowledge in fundraising is desirable but not essential.
• Support for the Canal & River Trust’s aims and vision.
• Enthusiasm for keeping our local waterways attractive and safe for all to enjoy now and in the future.
• Driver's license is essential.

General:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Highly self-motivated and hard-working.
• Ability to work to and self-manage targets.
• Ability to adapt to working in varying locations and demonstrate flexibility.
• Confident with MS Office applications and quick learner at using a range of digital platforms.
• Understanding of GDPR and handling data sensitively.

To apply: click on the "Apply for this job" button and follow the process - complete the application form & upload current CV.

If you have any questions about the role please contact CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

What We Offer

In addition to your salary of £32,000 + £390 per month Car Cash Allowance, you will benefit from a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement, and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits, all of which can be found here.

• 25 days paid holiday, plus paid Bank Holidays, increasing to 27 days plus Bank Holidays after 3 years.
• Home working status with ‘hub’ facilities available if a need to work outside of home – flexibility. Monday to Friday working, no weekend working.
• Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity – hobbies; aspirations etc.
• Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues – health; financial; lifestyle; well-being; domestic & neighbourly matters.
• Access to a range of employee benefits including – store discounts; boating holiday discounts; holiday purchase scheme.
• 2 days paid volunteering leave, volunteering for local community project work.

At the Trust, we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking, and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.

All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills, and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job.

When you join the Canal & River Trust you become a member of an engaged team working to preserve our heritage for future generations. Come and share your passion and knowledge with a team that makes a difference to millions of people every day.

Find out more about us on our website: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us