Job Title: Community Fundraising and Events Executive
Reports to: Head of Fundraising
Location: Leopardstown, Dublin
Hours: Full-time
Contract: Full time, permanent.
 
Background
Make-A-Wish Ireland grants the wishes of children aged between 3 and 17 years living with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Since 1992, Make-A-Wish Ireland has granted wishes for more than 3,250 brave children across the country.
Make-A-Wish Ireland is hiring a Community Fundraising and Events Executive to join their team. This role will play a key role in our community fundraising programmes.
Salary depends on previous experience.
To apply, please fill out the contact form below, and attach your CV and Cover Letter.
 
Key Responsibilities:
As the Community Fundraising and Events Executive, your key responsibilities will include:
  • Developing and executing community-driven fundraising campaigns aligned with Make-A-Wish Ireland’s fundraising strategy.
  • Oversee and project manage selected mass participation, challenge and digital events.
  • To assess and proactively steward registered participants as per their supporter journey. This could include undertaking welcome calls, sending supporter communications, providing ongoing fundraising support, following up non-payments, personalised thanking, and supporter surveys. This can be done across a range of channels including mail, email, and telephone, online and face to face.
  • Creating compelling content strategies encompassing videos, social media posts, and communication materials to enhance engagement and drive fundraising efforts within the community.
  • Ensuring proper data management, including CRM logging of fundraisers, efficient communication, and prompt acknowledgment of their contributions.
  • Recruit and coordinate volunteers for events.
  • Represent Make-A-Wish at donor meetings, conferences and events.
  • To produce high quality analysis reports for activities, including recommendations to inform and improve future fundraising.
 
Experience/Skills:
Your qualifications and skills should include:
  • 1+ years’ fundraising/marketing experience
  • Relevant fundraising or marketing qualifications.
  • Experience collaborating with external agencies and basic IT skills.
  • Strong communication (written, verbal, and interpersonal), organizational, and administrative capabilities.
  • Enthusiastic, self-motivated, team-oriented, detail-oriented, flexible, and adaptable.
  • Robust, confident, ‘can-do’ attitude that thrives on challenges and remains calm under pressure.
  • Target driven & focused on results
  • Full clean driving licence

Benefits:
  • Hybrid work role
  • Health and wellbeing program
  • Healthcare and pension options available after probation
 
Apply below by filling out the form and attaching your CV and Cover Letter.
Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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