Community and Events Fundraising Assistant

£25,520 per annum + excellent benefits

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

As a Community & Events Assistant, you will support the planning, promotion and delivery of community fundraising campaigns, challenge events and special fundraising activities. You will play an important role in helping the team achieve fundraising targets while ensuring our supporters receive excellent stewardship throughout their fundraising journey.

This is a varied and fast-paced role that will suit someone who enjoys building relationships, staying organised and making a meaningful difference.

• Support Community & Events Fundraising Managers with fundraising campaigns and activities.
• Deliver tailored supporter stewardship through phone calls, emails and other communications.
• Monitor and manage team inboxes, ensuring enquiries are handled efficiently.
• Assist with recruitment and engagement of participants for fundraising events and campaigns.
• Support the delivery of community fundraising initiatives, challenge events and "Do Your Own Thing" fundraising activities.
• Maintain and update fundraising webpages, ensuring information remains accurate and engaging.
• Manage and update supporter information on fundraising databases and CRM systems.
• Maintain stock levels and coordinate the fulfilment of fundraising materials with internal teams.
• Conduct research into sponsorship opportunities, local fundraising events and community grant funding.
• Support pipeline development for restricted community grants and funding opportunities.
• Provide administrative and research support across the Community and Events Fundraising Team.
• Assist with the planning and delivery of special events as required.
• Contribute to achieving team income, budget and performance targets.

At Mencap, we work every day towards our vision for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. We support people with a learning disability, their families and carers, and campaign relentlessly to tackle inequalities and create a more inclusive society.

By joining Mencap, you will become part of a passionate and values-driven organisation where your work will directly contribute to changing lives. Whether through fundraising, campaigning, volunteering, or service delivery, every role plays a vital part in helping people with a learning disability achieve the things that matter most to them.

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

• Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
• Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes
• Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.

• Ability to work effectively within a small, hands-on team in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently when required.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Strong IT skills, including experience using Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Commitment to inclusive working practices, equality and diversity.
• Excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach to tasks.