Fundraising Executive

Would you like to use your skills, energy and passion to help shape the direction of fundraising at the Diocese of Westminster as we develop and implement ambitious growth plans?, As part of our Fundraising team, you will join a department which directly impacts how we can deliver the mission of the Catholic Church in Westminster. That impact is felt throughout London, Hertfordshire and Middlesex through our delivery of services, food banks, shelters, day centres, social enterprise and the many hundreds of programmes provided by our parishes and agencies throughout the Diocese of Westminster., We are recruiting a Fundraising Executive for our Fundraising and Stewardship department who will support the Parish & Digital Fundraising Manager by drafting, editing and producing fundraising literature for parish giving appeals in 2024, and preparing materials for the 2025 appeals. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to travel to parishes across the Diocese to aid in counting gifts received, and processing Gift Aid forms generated by Planned Giving Drives and contactless donations

This role will make a very real difference in enabling a step change towards a sustainable philanthropic income stream that will serve our beneficiaries and our Diocese through challenging times.

This means there's lots to get involved in - and to be excited about., Actions we take to provide equality of opportunity for all candidates include:

• We anonymise application forms during our shortlisting process to ensure that candidates are assessed without any consideration of their name, gender or background.


• As part of this anonymisation, we don't take into consideration where candidates studied, or the method of that study e.g. full-time, part-time or distance learning.


• We apply a consistent approach to our question setting across our applications and interviews to ensure that everyone is assessed against the identified values, competencies and job requirements. Our values are important to us and as such we use a scoring framework that marks candidates based on values, behaviours and competencies.


• We provide guidance and brief all our interviewers throughout the selection processes in recruitment best-practice to mitigate against any potential for conscious or unconscious bias or discrimination.


• Whenever possible we will have multiple interviewers when assessing each candidate to ensure marking is accurate and fair.


• We ensure all our assessment venues are accessible. We offer alternative formats of our application forms to encourage applicants with disabilities or who require reasonable adjustments to perform at their best.


• We will work together with candidates with a disability or health condition to implement reasonable adjustments to enable them to feel comfortable and strive during the assessment process
  
  Using your ability to develop strong working relationships both with colleagues and external stakeholders at all levels, you will thrive on the opportunity to make a real difference to our parish communities by raising awareness for Planned Giving Drives in 2024/25, and further supporting the uptake of contactless donations across the Diocese.


You will also have experience of the following:

• Experience of complex supporter or client relationships, meeting their needs and coordinating collaboration with colleagues


• Experience of helping to build relationships to maximise engagement and potential support


• Experience of working on multiple projects at any one time, requiring determination and focus to complete in accordance with deadlines


You will also be a strong team player who is self-motivated and goal driven together with excellent organisational skills to meet priorities.

We are the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster, a faith-based charity with offices close to Victoria Train and Underground Station and just a short walk from St James Park and Westminster Underground stations.

We are home to the Archbishop of Westminster (Cardinal Vincent Nichols) & our beautiful Westminster Cathedral. We are one of the leading Catholic dioceses in the country, delivering our charitable mission through our network of 208 schools in which over 90,000 pupils attend daily, 212 parishes and several hundred social justice initiatives. We seek to positively impact the lives of all members of society., The Diocese of Westminster is an Equal Opportunities and accredited Living Wage employer. To be successful, we aspire to be person centered at all times and place human dignity at our centre. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is best suited to the job, and we welcome applications from all communities and underrepresented groups, regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, faith, age and gender. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. We strive to take a holistic approach to the development of our people so that we may better serve and empower the mission of our Church as ministered by the parishes, deaneries, schools and communities that we support. Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrating and promoting diversity.

We want people from all walks of life to feel valued for their individuality, thrive in our organisation, share a sense of belonging and demonstrate our values. With this in mind, we positively celebrate Diversity & Inclusion at the Diocese of Westminster and place it at the heart of our aim which is to reflect and connect with the diverse communities that we serve.

In return for your hard work and commitment to us, you will receive a competitive reward package which will include, but is not limited to:

• Life Assurance


• Access to Healthcare Cash Plan


• Discounts scheme through Reward Gateway - shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets gift cards and much more


• Specsavers Eye Care Vouchers


• Season Ticket Loan


• Cycle to Work scheme


• Access to low cost loans with Churches Mutual


• Employee assistance programme- free, independent 24/7 help and advice for work-related issues as well as problems affecting home life