The Fundraising Officer ensures a steady income for the charity by organising events, supporting volunteers, promoting online fundraising, managing collections, and ensuring compliance. Ideal for someone enthusiastic about community engagement and fundraising opportunities.<br><br>What difference will you make?<br><br>Make a Smile brings joy to children affected by illness, disability, or hardship through hospital visits, community events, and volunteer activities. The Fundraising Officer ensures a steady flow of income so the charity can<br><br><ul><li>Cover costs for volunteers, costumes, travel, and events</li><li>Support chapter growth and reach more children in local communities</li><li>Run seasonal and special fundraising campaigns</li><li>Build partnerships with supermarkets, local businesses, and other organisations<br><br></li></ul>By organising fundraisers, liaising with supporters, and assisting volunteers, the Fundraising Officer directly helps MaS to expand its impact and reach more children in need.<br><br>What are we looking for?<br><br><strong>The ideal candidate is <br><br></strong><ul><li>Proactive and self-motivated</li><li>Organised and able to manage multiple tasks</li><li>Confident communicator and team player</li><li>Enthusiastic about fundraising and community engagement</li><li>Reliable and committed to seeing projects through<br><br></li></ul><strong>Experience<br><br></strong><ul><li>Event planning or coordination experience</li><li>Experience working with volunteers or community groups</li><li>Basic understanding of fundraising or charity operations</li><li>Comfortable with simple administrative tasks and paperwork</li><li>Experience liaising with local businesses or organisations<br><br></li></ul>Remote<br><br>What will you be doing?<br><br>As a Fundraising Officer, you will be expected to <br><br><ul><li>Plan and organise fundraising activities </li><ul><li>Develop an annual fundraising plan with the committee.</li><li>Execute events such as quizzes, bake sales, charity sports matches, raffles, and seasonal campaigns.</li></ul><li>Liaise with local organisations and businesses </li><ul><li>Collaborate with supermarkets, other societies, and businesses to join their fundraising schemes.</li><li>Manage and monitor counter-top donation buckets in local businesses, ensuring collection, monitoring, and donor appreciation.</li></ul><li>Support volunteers </li><ul><li>Help chapter members with their individual fundraising efforts.</li><li>Promote charity-wide initiatives like Survival Games.</li></ul><li>Manage administrative and financial tasks </li><ul><li>Complete relevant paperwork for each fundraiser (e.g., Post-Event forms).</li><li>Work with the Treasurer to count, bank, and record funds.</li><li>Ensure compliance with charity law (sealed buckets, card readers, etc.).</li></ul><li>Promote fundraising channels </li><ul><li>Encourage use of online tools like Easyfundraising.</li><li>Advertise charity merchandise and centrally-run fundraisers.</li></ul><li>Explore additional opportunities </li><ul><li>Seek donations of prizes, products, or services from local businesses.</li><li>Collaborate with other groups for joint fundraising initiatives.</li></ul></ul>