[Jobs] Vacancy - application details

[dancefloorlandmine]

As previously mentioned, there's a job going in our office:

Individual Fundraiser
SANE, a leading mental health charity, is looking for a dynamic and experienced fundraiser to develop income from individuals. If you have at least one years’ experience of donor acquisition and development, payroll giving, legacy marketing, tribute fundraising or working with high value givers, this exciting and challenging opportunity will further your skills and experience whilst making a significant contribution to providing help to people with mental health problems.
Salary: £26,000 (And yes, that's a fair slice more than mine, and rather good for us)
Please ring 020 7375 1002 or e-mail recruit(at)sane.org.uk, quoting reference FD1, for an application pack.
The closing date for applications is Monday 12 June, 2006.
Interviews will take place on Monday 19th June, 2006.

Good luck to anyone who goes for it.

Details are also on the SANE website and on CharityJOB

Comments

[loraine.livejournal.com]

Are you saying that £26k is considered good!

I have to get you a job out here in commuter land sweetheart.

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

It's good for this charity. We're still very cash-strapped, remember. And I'd prefer a job nearer to me - I don't fancy going through the palaver of buying another flat and moving again for the next couple of years!

[loraine.livejournal.com]

I hope that didn't seem rude, I was just a little surprised as I assumed that all jobs in London had high salaries.

I just want everyone to move to North London and a little higher so I can see people more often ;)

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

[grin] No problem. You've got to remember that this is the charity sector, and an especially cash-strapped charity at that. To quote the Director of Operations when they calculated my new salary (incidentally, less than that):
"We work out how much you're worth, and then underpay you."
Which was at least numbingly honest!

[rich-r.livejournal.com]

Mine's less than that too.

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

That's both reassuring and depressing at the same time.

[stevek.livejournal.com]

Sadly I've no strong arm tactics for money fundraising skills; but thanks for posting the link to the CharityJOB website though, I shall be thumbing through it from time to time. :-)

[loraine.livejournal.com]

You don't need strong arm tactics for fundraising, just a nice approach and a pleasant attitude - these things have worked wonders for me in the past.

I nearly got back into fundraising just before my current job was offered.

[stevek.livejournal.com]

Sadly, even if I had the pleasant attitude, I lack the experience required for the job. :-(

[absinthecity.livejournal.com]

Interesting...Fundraising isn't really my 'bag', but I am keen to write copy for charities. So if you do ever need an editorial person or something like that, please do let me know.

Is that something that's likely to come up in the future?

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

[grin] Probably not for us, I'm afraid. We've only got around fifteen full-time staff, and a number of them are English graduates/ex-journalists anyway. But larger charities might need someone to do that kind of thing.
Saying that, we do have two staff in Communications and Media Officer roles, and so those vacancies pop up occasionally.

[cookwitch.livejournal.com]

I wish I had the skills. That's a very nice salary...*sigh*

[failing-angel.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, tempting.
Alas, absolutely no skills of that nature on my CV.

Bugger.


PS - thank you for not saying "You'd have to be mad not to go for it"

[sanjibabes.livejournal.com]

Tempting but my money raising experience is limited to certain funding streams.

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

Well, that would be some experience of fundraising ...

[sanjibabes.livejournal.com]

But not really in areas that would help. It is funding to train people and send students out. Exchange type stuff. Hmmm.

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

Well, you can always request the info pack and see what you think. Although you wouldn't have your own office.

[sanjibabes.livejournal.com]

Heh, I don't have my own office now. I share with 4 people.

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

Our office is open-plan ... [grin]

off topic

[indigo-violet.livejournal.com]

I added you and karen to my f'list. Add me back if you like - I'm not a miserable bastard *all* the time xx

Re: off topic

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

Heh! I assumed I'd already added you! D'oh!

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

Bah, I don't have the experience, unfortunately.

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

[pout]
Oh well. [hugs]

[girfan.livejournal.com]

Too bad the commute would wipe me out (physically and financially)!

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

Aye. Poot.