Fundraising Officer

Main Duties
The Fundraising Officer will:
• identify, research, and pursue appropriate fundraising opportunities, including grants, donations, sponsorships, and events, in line with the club's needs;
• plan and coordinate fundraising activities and campaigns, setting realistic targets and timescales;
• work closely with the Treasurer to ensure that all funds raised are recorded accurately and allocated correctly;
• work with the Treasurer to plan an annual/quarterly fundraising target;
• work with the IT & Digital Team (e.g. the Social Media Officer) to plan and execute online fundraising campaigns;
• build and maintain positive relationships with donors, sponsors, and partners, including providing updates on the impact of their support, and;
• ensure that all fundraising activity follows relevant legal, financial, and ethical requirements, as well as Surrey Goalball Club's policies and values.

As a volunteer at SGC, they will also:
• uphold and promote the 5 Key Values held by the club (i.e. Sustainability, Equality/Diversity/Inclusion, Wellbeing, Community, Collaboration);
• abide by club and Goalball UK policy, particularly both Codes of Conduct;
• communicate clearly and respectfully with all other volunteers, players, and other members, including providing advance notice (where possible) if they are unable to fulfil their duties;
• always offer a helping hand where needed around the club (such as providing sighted guidance if able, helping out at events, etc);
• participate in appropriate training and development opportunities (e.g. Safeguarding, First Aid, goalball-specific training, etc), and;
• take responsibility for personal conflicts of interest and declare, record and manage these appropriately.

Person Specification

Is this the right role for you? If you meet most of the below suggested characteristics, then it may well be a great fit.

Essential
The Fundraising Officer will be someone who:
• is organised and able to keep track of tasks, deadlines, and follow-ups;
• can communicate clearly and professionally with a range of people (e.g. committee members, donors, sponsors);
• can work collaboratively with the Treasurer and wider Committee to support fundraising activity;
• is willing to research potential opportunities and help identify what is a good fit for the club;
• can support planning and coordination of fundraising activity, including agreeing realistic targets and timescales with the Committee;
• understands the importance of accurate record keeping and will work with the Treasurer to ensure funds raised are recorded correctly;
• takes a values-led approach and follows SGC policies when representing the club;
• is reliable, giving as much advance notice as possible if they can no longer do something or be somewhere they said they could;
• is open to relevant training and development, and;
• is willing to follow relevant legal, financial, and ethical requirements linked to fundraising activity.

Desirable
The ideal person for the role of Fundraising Officer is someone who:
• has experience with grant applications, sponsorship, donations, or fundraising events/campaigns;
• is confident building relationships with local partners or businesses;
• has experience supporting online fundraising or basic promotional activity (e.g. social media);
• can help keep supporters informed about the impact of their contributions, and;
• has an interest in disability sport and inclusive community sport.