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There are currently two job postings:

Fundraising Officer
Community Development and Food Co-ordinator

For full Job Description & Personnel Specification along with Application Form please contact [email protected]

We also currently looking for a social media coordinator (voluntary role) of 3-5 hours per week.

You can apply for this voluntary role through Assemble at https://volunteer.trussell.org.uk/opportunities/73295-social-media-coordinator-social-media-volunteer-2024-09-25

Job Title: Fundraising Officer

Responsible To: Director
Based at: Unit 15 Springtown Industrial Estate
Hours of Duty: 35 hrs Per Week
Contract: 2-year funded post
Salary: £35,754 NJC Scale P01 point 27 gross per annum

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to help Foyle Network Foundation realise it’s vision and ambition of bringing about the end to the need for foodbanks by working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders.

Through this new organisational role, you will proactively create and grow fundraising income opportunities with individuals, community groups and grant giving trusts and foundations. You will be at the heart of our local community, bringing our cause to life and building lasting donor relationships.

Through your fundraising expertise, you will have a proven track record of building relationships with individuals, community groups, trusts and foundations and other donors to achieve and exceed annual income targets and key performance indicators. You will have the capacity to create and craft compelling proposals and appeals that successfully engage and attract donations from new and existing supporters.

Key responsibilities

Develop a Fundraising Strategy, identifying and contributing specifically to sustainable and ambitious growth in line with the charity’s financial ambitions and strategic objectives.
Conduct effective annual planning and budgeting in close collaboration with colleagues from across the organisation, setting, measuring, and reporting against an agreed budget, KPIs and objectives.
Through the design and delivery of excellent, engaging and regular stewardship communications and powerful fundraising appeals, grow our income and pool of individual supporters making one off or monthly donations. Explore and implement ways of promoting Foyle Network Foundation across the community to successfully attract an ever-greater number of individual donors.
Engage with local community groups, associations, events, schools and businesses to grow Foyle Network Foundation community fundraising reach and income. Increase cash and gift-in-kind income.
Through excellent, comprehensive and considered research, identify and prioritise a pool of potential Trusts and Foundations funders for Foyle Network Foundation and, work with colleagues to develop authentic, compelling, creative and winning funding bids that can successfully engage new and existing Trusts and Foundations funders.
Develop, monitor and manage a fundraising portfolio. Establish a fundraising pipeline that can be tracked and that will enable informed projections regarding future income.
Forge strong relationships with colleagues across the wider Trussell Trust network, sharing best practice and learning from other charities across the network. You will proactively take advantage of any fundraising training and skills development opportunities and engage with any joint fundraising opportunities.

Application Process and Resources

We only accept applications through our application form.

Closing date: Thurs 26^th September at 12noon

To apply please contact Seanan Walker by email [email protected]

Job Title: Community Development and Food Co-ordinator

Responsible To: Director
Based at: Unit 15 Springtown Industrial Estate
Hours of Duty: 36 hrs Per Week (Including one late evening)
Contract: 1 year with extension depending on funding
Salary: £34,834 NJC SO 2 Point 26 Gross

The role will involve working with individuals experiencing poverty across Foyle.

Role outline and purpose

Lead and develop Foyle Network Foundations food and support services which include Foodbank, Community Supermarket and Affordable food project.

Key responsibilities

To further develop Foyle Network Foundations longer term support services.
To develop and deliver an affordable food model and a service in rural areas in partnership with local organisations.
To oversee and manage Foyle Network Foundations food and household support packages alongside other key staff.
Work alongside other staff to deliver a full package of wrap around support including identifying relevant partner organisations.
To manage a team of volunteers, building and distributing leadership across the team to assist in the service delivery.
To explore and understand the experiences that are bringing people to need food support, working with staff to identify further support services required.
To build trusted relationships with clients.
Reporting – To record and monitor all referrals and work carried out on Elemental. To provide a yearly outcome-based action plan of work. To provide reports to Director, Trustees and funders as and when required.