Community Fundraising Officer

Our mission is to supports adults, young people and children living with long-term neurological conditions and/or neuro diversities to access specialist therapies, support, and information in a safe, supportive environment to help them improve their physical and mental well-being.

The Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre, located in mid-Cornwall, is a Cornish charity providing a place of support, therapy, information, and community for people living with a long-term neurological condition and/or those who are neurodiverse. We give financial assistance to our beneficiaries in the form of subsidised specialist therapies. Our purpose built, fully accessible Centre, opened in 2009 and offers physiotherapy; exercise classes; Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI) therapy (a discipline of Occupational Therapy), and oxygen therapy. The Primrose Hydrotherapy Pool facility, which was built in the grounds, opened in 2019, providing both individual and group hydrotherapy sessions.

Living with a long-term health condition brings many challenges, not just for those diagnosed, but also for family members. Symptoms can affect physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychological health. For our clients who have sensory processing difficulties, due to being neurodivergent, everyday situations and relationships can be perplexing and taxing.

Our main aims are to improve the health and well-being of our community; help people manage their symptoms and situations; and support their main care giver, often a family member. Services are delivered by a highly experienced team, with a broad range of skills and experience in delivering specialist therapies.

The Role

We are looking for a Community Fundraising Officer who has the key skills to help us raise vital income for our charity. You will develop and deliver fundraising initiatives through partnerships with local groups, schools, associations and individuals. This role will also involve delivering fundraising events. Organisation and creativity are essential skills for this role.

Volunteers are at the heart of our charity, and it is essential our community volunteer base is grown and supported to ensure successful community fundraising in Cornwall. Being friendly, approachable and leading by example are key attributes to the success of this role.

To devise, plan and support a strong and successful events programme to raise substantial income and awareness across Cornwall, attracting different sections of the community including family members and corporates.

No day is ever the same but as one of our team you can be certain that each day, you ll be making a real difference to the lives of people who are affected by neurological conditions.

About you

• To raise and maximise fundraising within the Cornish community

• Recruit, train and lead a community volunteer base who will be advocates for The Merlin Centre by promoting and fundraising for the charity.

• Attending group, school and community presentations/talks across the county to successfully communicate our charities mission.

• Attending cheque presentations from individual and community fundraising efforts.

• Research and identify new community fundraising and promotional activities that are appropriate for the Merlin Centre to take part in.

• Support with all event planning for the Merlin Centre

• To assist the Income Generation Team in delivering against their financial and non-financial targets as specified within the Income Generation strategy.

• Be an outstanding advocate for the Merlin Neurotherapy Centre in line with the core values of the organisation.

• To act as a spokesperson for the charity when required, including representing at external events as appropriate

• Attend and support events run by the fundraising teams where required.

• Gain and maintain in-depth knowledge and understanding of the charity s work, priorities, future plans and act as a spokesperson for the Charity when required

• Any other reasonable duties as required by your line manager.

Desirable skills and experience

• Proven success in community fundraising

• Experience in working or volunteering in a charity setting

• Leading a team

• Confident speaker

• Organised, efficient and able to manage workload effectively

• Ability to work within a team but also comfortable lone working

Additional

• Driver's licence and access to a car is essential for this role to maximise our reach and availability to each community in Cornwall