Job Description/Person Specification
Assistant to the CEO/Fundraising Officer
Salary: £20,302 per annum
Job Description
This is a varied and exciting role that involves fundraising research, preparation of grant bids and
supporting the CEO in various aspects of governance, events and external relations. You will also
play a key role in supporting the CEO and Business Development team with the scoping and
development of new business projects and fundraising opportunities, as well as helping to ensure a
consistent approach to the development, negotiation and implementation of new programmes and
projects across the organisation.
Fundraising
 Identifying and researching prospective funders, gathering information on specific criteria
for applications
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Undertaking research to inform fundraising applications, ensuring our high track record of
success
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Assisting in the service design and development of new programmes
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To be the point of contact for centrally logging & collating all new business development
opportunities, ensuring this record is kept up-to-date as a live status record
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To co-ordinate the fortnightly cross organisational Business Development meetings including
tabling items, collating papers and taking minutes
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Carrying out research around prospective partnership opportunities, and make
recommendations to the Business Development team/CEO
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Coordinating input from key team members
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Drafting grant applications and tender bids
Support to the CEO
 Provide administrative support for all aspects of governance, including minute-taking at
Senior Management Team meetings and Finance Committee meetings
 Support the directorate to achieve operational and strategic goals through organising
meetings and events and conducting research
 Proof read, copy edit and publish leadership literature and website content
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Accompany CEO and Business Development team to external meetings e.g. with statutory
funders or potential new partners
Key competencies required for the role
Qualifications
 University graduate with at least a 2.1 honours degree in a relevant subject
Job Description/Person Specification
Experience
 Demonstrable experience of research, including report writing and communications to a
variety of audiences
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Experience of working independently on own initiative, demonstrating flexibility to adapt to
different situations and challenges
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Demonstrable experience of consistently producing high quality work across multiple
projects to tight deadlines
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Experience in MS Office including Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook
Skills and Abilities
 Administrative skills including minute taking, organising events and meetings
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Ability to develop funding proposals to trusts, including good research skills and the ability to
find and present relevant information
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Ability to prioritise a varied workload and work accurately under pressure to meet deadlines
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Effective interpersonal and communication skills – the ability to communicate effectively
and positively with a wide range of people at all levels, including trustees, colleagues, visitors
and service users
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High standard of written English and an ability to produce concise and persuasive prose
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Fast learner - ability to quickly gain understanding of various topics
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Proactive – use initiative to explore and identify new fundraising opportunities for the
organisation
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Ability to work as part of a team and independently
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Flexible approach to duties and willingness to get involved with new projects and accept
new tasks
Other
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Commitment to working at City and Hackney Mind and in the mental health field
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Commitment to equal opportunities and diversity and a willingness and ability to
incorporate this into all aspects of work.
City and Hackney Mind is an equal opportunities employer and we particularly welcome applications
from people with direct or indirect experience of mental health problems.
Hours
Annual Leave
Location
Other
Full time 37.5 hours a week or pro rata if part time. Office hours are 9am5.30pm, Mon to Fri.
Occasional attendance at evening meetings and events required, with time
off in lieu.
26 days a year plus public holidays. The office closes over Christmas / New
Year and staff have to use annual leave to cover this time.
Hackney, East London with excellent transport links.
This is a description of the role as it is presently constituted. It is the practice
of City and Hackney Mind to examine job descriptions from time to time and
to update as necessary to ensure they relate to the role being performed, or
to incorporate whatever changes are being proposed in line with our
requirements. Any changes would be made following discussion with you.