Sightsavers
Sightsavers Ireland is looking for a Senior Fundraising Assistant – a vital role supporting our Individual Giving and Strategic Partnerships teams.
Salary: c€33,478 depending upon experience
Location: Dublin 1/ Hybrid / Home Working
Contract: 18 Month Fixed Term Contract
Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked and home working
Founded in 1950, Sightsavers is an internationally recognised not-for-profit organisation that works to prevent avoidable blindness and save the sight of people living in some of the world’s low-income countries. Sightsavers operates in more than 30 countries around the globe. Since its foundation, the organisation has performed 6.9 million cataract surgeries and has treated 1 billion people to prevent debilitating diseases. Sightsavers vision is a world in which no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society.
About the role
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain experience and understanding of a range of fundraising methods and learn how to manage relationships between Sightsavers Ireland and its existing supporters as well as fostering relationships with prospective new donors.
We are looking for a Senior Fundraising Assistant to provide support across a range of campaigns and appeals. Key duties will include:
- Coordinating strategic partnerships appeals and supporter care mailings with the relevant creative agencies, database teams and supporter care teams from briefing stage to fulfilment
- Post handling and registering of incoming responses
- Providing strong supporter care for donors through the thank you process and ensuring the accurate maintenance of records
- Responding to inbound calls/emails from current and prospective corporate/major donors
- Supporting the team with specific corporate engagement events and campaigns
- Providing administrative and creative support to corporate engagement campaigns such as the World Sight Day Abseil and Bright for Sight
- Identifying and researching prospective corporation organisations, major donors and trusts/ foundations.
- Contributing to the maintenance of the Sightsavers Ireland database
About you
This is an ideal opportunity to gain experience within an international charity, gaining experience and understanding of a range of fundraising methods. To succeed in this role, you will need:
- A high degree of initiative, flexibility and creativity
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong analytical skills
- A customer-orientated and professional approach
- A commitment to personal development
- Fluent English; written and spoken
- Full working rights in Ireland
- A belief in the vision and mission of Sightsavers
- The ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team
- The desire and ability to problem-solve
- A third level qualification would be desirable but isn’t essential
This is a varied role, please read the full job description for further details. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Benefits
Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. Our offices are located in Central Dublin (Mountjoy) which has great public transport links.
Next steps
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying. Please note that there will be an expectation that you can visit our offices in Mountjoy, Dublin 1 at least three days per week
We anticipate that remote interviews will take place in mid-August and the evaluation process will include a role-specific task to be completed by shortlisted candidates in advance of this.
Closing date: 7 August 2022