Fundraising Officer

We are now looking for a Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Officer to support the team completing applications and writing  content that supports with income generation through Trusts and Foundations.

About the Role

Acorns is currently the UK’s largest children’s hospice charity, in terms of both numbers of children and families supported, and annual expenditure on our care work- we need to raise more than £10 million each year to run and support our care services.

As Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Officer, you will work with the Fundraising Manager to support the rolling programme funding applications to trusts and foundations.  You'll use our written template and gather information required for a variety of sources including are own database.  You'll research new funders, looking for those whose aims and interests are a match for Acorns and the care that we provide.

You’ll provide regular reports and updates to supporters on the impact of their donations and report monthly activity to the Fundraising Manager.

About You

You will have good writing skills and the ability to communicate effectively face-to-face and by phone. 

You’ll work with a few IT systems to manage administration and reporting so you’ll be highly IT literate, experienced in databases and spreadsheets and know how to keep yourself organised.

What We Offer 

• £26,000 to £28,000 per annum
• 37 hours per week
• Birmingham office (B47 6JR) and home based
• Employee discounts from leading retailers
• Employee gym discount scheme
• Bike-to-Work scheme
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan or continuation of current NHS pension scheme. Organisation will contribute 7.5% to pension
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders. 

If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@acorns.org.uk

Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?