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Make a Real Difference in a Child's Life

At Barnardo's, we believe in children – no matter who they are or what they've been through. We work to build stronger families, safer childhoods, and positive futures

We're looking for an experienced and passionate Community and Regional Fundraising Manager based in Northern Ireland to join our Public Fundraising team and play a key role in growing income and supporter engagement across Northern Ireland as well as lead on our Community Businesses programme across the UK.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on building relationships, delivering excellent supporter experiences, and contributing to income growth across key fundraising programmes. You'll manage and develop significant fundraising activity, work with colleagues across the organisation, and help inspire communities to support Barnardo's vital work. If you're enthusiastic about making a difference and want to be part of a team that supports people to raise funds that change the lives of children, young people and their families across the UK, we'd love to hear from you.

As a Community and Regional Fundraising Manager you'll be at the heart of our mission, to grow and develop community fundraising leading on key income streams including our Community Businesses Programme across the UK and support fundraising and marketing locally in Northern Ireland.  You'll manage internal and external relationships to ensure the acquisition and stewardship of successful fundraising partnerships as well as develop key supporter relationships to both mass and high value supporters. You'll bring experience in fundraising, marketing, stewardship development and strong project management skills with a creative, solution-focused mindset.

What You'll Be Doing as the Community and Regional Fundraising Manager - Business and Partnerships

Develop, deliver and grow regional and community fundraising activity to achieve ambitious income targets.
Build and maintain strong relationships with supporters, community groups, volunteers, businesses and individuals.
Identify opportunities to recruit, engage and retain supporters through a range of channels and fundraising products.
Monitor campaign and fundraising performance, using data and insight to drive continuous improvement and maximise results.
Manage budgets effectively and ensure activities deliver a strong return on investment.
Collaborate with colleagues across Fundraising, Marketing, Retail, Children's Services and other teams to deliver integrated fundraising activity.Ensure a high standard of supporter care and compliance with fundraising regulations and best practice.

About You

We're looking for someone who brings:

Proven experience of planning, developing and delivering successful fundraising activity or programmes.
Experience of building and growing networks of supporters, community groups, businesses or volunteers.
Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills, including influencing at senior levels.
Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and turn insight into action.
Experience managing multiple projects and priorities within a complex organisation.
Knowledge of fundraising regulation and best practice.
Outstanding communication and supporter engagement skills.
Strong organisational and financial management skills, with excellent attention to detail.

Please read the Job Description and Additional Information Page for the in-depth responsibilities of this role, and when completing your application link please refer to you Skills, Knowledge and Experience in these areas and with a understanding of the context of this role.

Applicants must demonstrate how they meet the Essential criteria when completing the application form to secure an interview.

A waiting list of Reserve candidates will be held in the event that similar vacancies arise during the next 12 months

If this role is of interest to you, then please apply and we look forward to hearing from you.

Contact Details: recruitment.supportteam@barnardos.org.uk

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Pay & Reward Framework

We appreciate our colleagues' dedication and their commitment to delivering excellence in the vital work we do, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

We are committed to a rounded colleague experience with an approach to both pay and rewards that are fair, attractive, and progressive. This is in support of our strategic ambition to ensure Barnardo's is a place everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

The salary range advertised is in line with our pay principles, for consistency and fairness while recognising the skills and experience applicants bring to the role. Appointing salaries can be discussed further at appointment stage; we do seek to appoint within this range always exercising responsible stewardship.

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
Service related sick pay from day 1
Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
Cycle2work scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
20% discount at Barnardo's stores
Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Our basis and values