Job Description

                                                                 Community Action Network

                                                                            Job Opportunity 

                                                                            Funding Advisor

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: £28,959 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week - a job share would be considered and potential secondment opportunity – please speak to your employer.

Contract length: 9 month fixed term contract

Closing date: Thursday 1st July 2021

Interviews: Wednesday 7th July 2021 via Zoom

Do you want to see Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole voluntary and community sector thrive and flourish?

We have been successful in securing funding from Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council through their Bounce Back Challenge Fund. The aim of the fund is to turbo charge innovative projects across the conurbation and drive long term economic growth.

We need someone who can help us to significantly boost our support to develop and sustain the voluntary and community sector by providing professional fundraising advice, coupled with our expertise in business development, good governance and quality practice, to ensure organisations deliver what is needed across the BCP area.

The role of funding advisor will be integral in ensuring we are successful in this.

About you

You’ll have a good understanding about the role of the voluntary and community sector and passion for the work the sector does for our communities.

You’ll have experience of successfully attracting a diverse range income streams within a VCS organisation including grants and trusts with experience in other means of fundraising and have excellent listening and  communication skills, to be able to interact and explain information, in a clear and understandable way, to a wide range of individuals and groups

What we can offer in return

In return we offer a competitive salary and great benefits, including contributory pension scheme, 25 days holiday plus all bank holidays, season train ticket loan, flexible working and much more.

Available documents on our website 

Together We CAN Plan 2020 2025

CAN our values

Project Officer job description and person specification

Job particulars

Application form

                                             Our values underpin all our work - we strive to be

                                                collaborative - compassionate - inspirational

                                                        - have integrity and show respect