Community Engagement and Fundraising Officer - Creative Support Ltd : Job Details

We are looking for a highly motivated, confident individual with great organisational skills who can sell the potential of the centre and encourage support for the unique sensory services for vulnerable people who use the Space centre in Preston each year.

The ideal candidate will possess the ability to inspire and persuade through communications, good knowledge of social media and personal ability to engage with stakeholders, rallying support, or advocating for the needs of our centre and service users.

This is an exciting and rewarding role for someone who is looking to work across multiple fundraising disciplines and establish themselves in our small but agile team. There is significant experience of events and partnership working in the team and this role will be well supported but the manager and the Friends of Space.

The post holder will be expected to have a flexible approach to working hours in order to meet the needs of the fundraising role (potential and current supporters) and consider the needs of our stakeholder and those supporting our service users.

This is an extremely satisfying and diverse role for a very established internationally recognised Centre. The Space centre, which is part of Creative Support, has been operating unique and top of their class sensory facilities for over 30 years. We are a large community partner in Preston and are looking to develop their community links and fundraising support through this exciting new role.

Part time hours, based on 22.5 hours. Full time hours of 37.5 hours per week may be considered dependent on Manchester Coproduction Centre fundraising inclusion. To be worked flexibly according to operational business needs.

If you would like to have a conversation and find out more about this role please call Sarah Smith at our head office .

Vacancy Reference Number: 80955Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference numberBenefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.