Fundraising Manager

Open Country is a ground-breaking Yorkshire-based charity that seeks to enable people with any disability to access and enjoy the countryside. We offer a diverse programme of countryside activities and the provision of information and advice.

We wish to grow new outdoor activities in new locations across Yorkshire and to enhance our ‘Reach’ and ‘Voice’ both regionally and nationally. You will work at the heart of our dynamic charity to help us provide the resources for this important work. Based within a small, driven and friendly team, you will work with and line-manage our two part-time Fundraising Officers to raise essential funds. 

The successful candidate will ideally have fundraising experience, but we will consider candidates with transferable skills from other sectors. Above all, you should be friendly, committed, self-reliant and a team player with excellent verbal, written, social media and people skills.

There is some flexibility in terms of the activities you will undertake, adapting to your skill set. We can also offer an element of flexibility around working arrangements such as hours, location etc, including a modest amount of working from home. There will be occasional events or activities which will require you to work at weekends or evenings.

The Person:

We want you to bring passion, dedication, creativity and flair to our fundraising work. You will need to raise the profile of our work with new and existing funders, inspiring them to support our work - inspiring, revitalising, and connecting with disabled people needing to be active outdoors for their health and well-being.

• Initiative-led & able to work alongside a growing staff team, whilst also able to work alone.
• Able to lead a small but growing team of fundraising officers and coordinate fundraising activity across the wider team.
• Able to develop & deliver annual fundraising strategies that meet the charity’s annual financial & strategic goals.
• Adaptable to changing priorities and motivated.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to write compellingly.
• Able to track and understand key metrics and produce reports.
• Have organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to work in a planned, orderly, and organised way.
• Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects and interface with all levels within the organisation.
• Confident in use of IT systems and able to undertake administrative tasks including maintaining accurate records.
• Ideally, an understanding or awareness of the voluntary sector.Open Country is a ground-breaking Yorkshire-based charity that seeks to enable people with any disability to access and enjoy the countryside. We offer a diverse programme of countryside activities and the provision of information and advice.