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Join SolarAid's mission to illuminate lives with solar energy and be a part of an exciting, game-changing strategy in Africa
Overview
Salary
£27300 - £31500
Location
London, UK - Remote
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Expires
Expires at anytime
SolarAid is a trailblazing organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and climate change by providing access to affordable solar energy in Africa. Through their social enterprise SunnyMoney, they are making a significant impact in southern Africa, enhancing the lives of people in homes, schools, and clinics. At this transformational time, they are seeking passionate individuals to join their cause and drive their mission forward.
- Engage and build relationships with a diverse range of supporters.
- Drive supporter activities such as direct mail appeals, regular giving programs, and community fundraising.
- Assist in maximizing fundraising opportunities and income across Individual Giving.
- Create and maintain meaningful supporter journeys to strengthen relationships.
- Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Creative and innovative thinking for communication and fundraising.
- Strong writing and verbal communication abilities.
- Confident in presenting and engaging with audiences.
- Quick to learn and apply new skills with minimal supervision.
- Excellent planning, organization, and multitasking skills.
Benefits include employer pension contributions, flexible working hours, remote working options, a London-based office, 27 days of annual leave, and an encouraging culture for development and innovation. A hybrid working model supports energy maintenance and work-life balance.
Application Process: Apply by emailing your CV and a cover letter explaining your suitability to [email removed - click apply for more details], in partnership with Charity People.
SolarAid is at a pivotal moment with a new strategy starting to show some game changing results. Our strategy is aimed at reaching those who will benefit the most from solar energy yet are currently being left behind. We run a social enterprise in Africa called SunnyMoney. In southern Africa (Malawi and Zambia) we are implementing locally run business models that enable people to access affordable clean solar energy in homes, schools and clinics.
The role entails proactively engaging, building relationships and providing high levels of stewardship to a variety of supporters, alongside increasing awareness of our work. You will play a vital role in driving all supporter activities, such as direct mail Supporter appeals, our regular giving programme and supporting community groups and individuals with their fundraising. Your focus will be to support all activities across Individual Giving, assisting in identifying, developing and supporting fundraising opportunities to maximise activity and income, alongside helping to create and maintain meaningful supporter journeys that strengthen the relationship between supporters and SolarAid.
Job requirements include strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, ability to think creatively and innovatively around processes, supporter communications and fundraising products. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to write own correspondence and draft effective copy. Able to present to audiences clearly and passionately. Fast learner, able and willing to pick up new skills quickly and with little supervision using own initiative. Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to juggle many tasks at once and work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy.
Benefits include employer pension contributions, with employee contribution. Culture where you are encouraged to develop. An annual organisational training budget. Flexible working-hours. Remote working. London based office to meet and work alongside colleagues. 27 days’ annual leave. We are trialling ways to help maintain energy levels in a hybrid way of working. A working environment where new ideas and testing new things is strongly encouraged.
Application details: This role is being recruited via Charity People. Applicants are invited to email their CV and a covering letter, which explains how you meet the criteria in this job description and why you are a good fit for SolarAid to: [email removed - click apply for more details]
