Right To Play
Organization: Right To Play UK
Authorized to Work in: UK (Eligible to work legally without requiring sponsorship or work permit)
Work Arrangement: Flexible with regular travel to London (Office is in Kennington)
Target Hiring Range: £30,000 -34,000 per annum depending on experience
Target Start Date: End of January / February 2023
Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-time
Closing Date: Open until position is filled
BACKGROUND:
Right To Play is a global organisation that protects, educates and empowers children to rise above adversity using play. By harnessing play, one of the most powerful and fundamental forces in a child’s life, we helped 1.52 million children last year to stay in school and out of work, to prevent life-threatening diseases like HIV and malaria and to stay safe from exploitation and abuse. We are the only global development organisation focused exclusively on using play to transform the lives of children and youth impacted by poverty, war, disease and inequality.
Established in 2000, Right To Play reaches children through experiential programming in 15 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. These programmes are supported by our headquarters in Toronto, Canada; London, UK and eight national offices across Europe (UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland) and North America (Canada, US).
With a shared passion for our mission, our Culture Code guides how we act and interact based on five core pillars:
- Accept Everyone – Be intentional about inclusion
- Make Things Happen – Seek opportunities to lead and innovate
- Display Courage – Act with integrity
- Demonstrate Care – Look after yourself and one another
- Be Playful – Have fun at work
Please visit our website to learn more about who we are and what we do, and watch this video to find out about the five pillars of our Culture Code.
JOB SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Head of Communications and Engagement, you will support Right To Play UK’s Communications and Engagement team, working to design and deliver activities that help to build Right To Play’s brand, engage our supporters and encourage new people to support Right To Play’s work, ultimately helping the millions of children in our programmes.
You will be responsible for delivering and developing existing communications as well as developing ongoing grassroots supporter engagement projects and strategy, and supporting on relevant UK National Office projects, campaigns and fundraising events as needed.
Additional hours at times are required for events and business meetings (with TOIL provided).
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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Fundraising + Engagement (50% of Time)
- Develop an engagement plan to grow and nurture a range of new grassroots audiences, including schools, community groups, challenge participants and individuals
- Design and deliver new fundraising events which build regular support for Right To Play across the UK and nurture new donor audiences
- Work alongside the Head of Communications and the UK team to develop Right To Play UK supporter engagement, expanding our network and retaining existing supporter relationships
- Lead initiatives to drive new revenue and explore new fundraising and engagement opportunities.
- Work alongside the Operations Manager to refine and improve our digital supporter journey and fundraising processes
- Utilise Mission CRM (supporter database) to record and support fundraising related transactions and activities to comply with financial control requirements and support effective relationship management
- Support the delivery of fundraising campaigns, including directly supporting relevant communications activities, working with the Right To Play UK team
- Coordinate and report on income and expenditure budgets for engagement fundraising as needed, supporting on general fundraising enquiries across the UK team
- Work closely with other members of the team and external partners (e.g. Liverpool FC Foundation and institutional donors) to develop joint events and explore opportunities to expand UK supporter engagement
- Support the team on the coordination, stewardship and delivery of Right To Play UK’s signature annual fundraising events (Sports Quiz, fundraising dinners with auctions, etc.) working cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders as needed
- Support the team on event delivery from planning to execution, including planning, communication, fundraising activities, talent support and events logistics, working with key suppliers to deliver an excellent standard of event within a restricted budget
- Supporter Communications (45% of Time)
- Work with the Head of Comms and marketing/digital leads across the global network to create and improve regular and relevant content across UKNO digital channels to grow, support and reach more people with our mission
- Plan and develop engaging stories and comms packages to celebrate and grow new community fundraising and school audiences for distribution through Right To Play channels
- Alongside the Head of Comms, represent the UK office on the Right To Play global comms group and digital marketing group
- Work with the team to create compelling content to support our fundraising projects, campaigns and events, including supporting the development of content across our website, social and email channels and ad-hoc fundraising communications
- Work with global comms colleagues to create, review, monitor and improve engagement across our email journeys, social channels and website. This will involve building and writing supporter emails, email marketing and accurate and engaging website content creation
- Represent the team in appropriate working groups, workshops and/or meetings/other events as directed and actively participate in team meetings and planning
- Participate in relevant comms activities to support our growth globally, as required
- Other Duties as Assigned (5% of Time)
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PERSON SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIAL
Experience:
- Working in a fundraising communications team or similar, with knowledge of multiple fundraising audiences
- Creating meaningful donor engagement communications and events that advance brand awareness, communicate impact and engage audiences with campaigns and fundraising opportunities
- Producing engaging written and multimedia content for online audiences
- Email marketing, website content management, digital fundraising and updating organisational social media accounts
- Supporting and/or organising fundraising events for multiple audiences including major donors, mass-market level supporters and challenge event participants– in a voluntary or work capacity
Competencies/Skills:
- Excellent written communication skills for professional external communications
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to deal sensitively and diplomatically with a variety of people, internally and externally
- Using a database to monitor and update supporter relationships and excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage a varied workload and balance conflicting priorities
- Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively in a team with enthusiasm and commitment
Languages:
- Fluency in spoken and written English
DESIRABLE
- Experience working on high-profile public fundraising campaigns
- Experience producing high-impact supporter communications in a variety of formats
- Experience of content creation using design software and Mailchimp
- Understanding of International Development issues and context
- Understanding of charity fundraising regulations and Data Protection legislation
- Experience working for a global organisation
- Public speaking/ delivering presentations
- Fluency in other languages (e.g. French)
WHAT YOU’LL GET:
The opportunity to work with a passionate, innovative and collaborative team where you have the ability to make things happen. You will gain experience working for a globally recognised organisation with a healthy culture premised on our Culture Code (accept everyone, make things happen, display courage, demonstrate care and be playful). In addition, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package including:
- Flexible work policy (e.g. work from home and flex hours),
- 25 days annual leaves plus statutory holidays,
- Up to 5 Personal Learning & Development Days per year, and
- Summer/Winter hours.
How to apply
If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your application with your resume and cover letter via the application link.
Application Link: https://righttoplay.hiringplatform.ca/103703-fundraising-and-communications-officer/402059-application-form/en
While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Shortlisting of applications will begin immediately and interviews will be held mid-January 2023.
Right To Play provides equal employment opportunities to employees regardless of their gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. As such, we encourage women and groups who have been historically disadvantaged with respect to employment to apply for positions at Right To Play. We offer a family-friendly environment that allows for flexible work arrangements to support staff diversity and ensure a healthy work-life balance.
We are a child-centered organisation. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children in our programs. The successful candidate will be required to provide a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Screening or equivalent criminal checkas a condition of employment.
Should you require any form of accommodation during the recruitment process, kindly contact the People & Culture team by email at [email protected]
To learn more about who we are and what we do, please visit our website at www.righttoplay.com.