Job title: Fundraising Lead
Reporting to: Head of Fundraising and Communications
Contract: Permanent
Location: 48-52 Allcock Street, Birmingham B9 4DY
Hours: 35 Hours
Salary: £27,385 pro rata
Who are we?
We are SIFA Fireside, the support service for any adult in Birmingham that faces homelessness. For 40 years we have supported Birmingham’s most vulnerable people through Homelessness Intervention, Prevention and Recovery services.
Overall purpose of job:
The role is to support the Head of Fundraising Volunteering and Communications to achieve the overarching fundraising strategy, maximising opportunities for income generation as well as strategic aims for SIFA Fireside.
As part of a small team, the post holder will be responsible for managing all supporter and donation information on the fundraising database, regularly importing payment data from a range of sources and leading on the monthly reconciliation process. The post holder will also provide data selections and reports for SIFA Fireside’s supporter mailings and campaigns. When required, they will co-ordinate and support campaigns and fundraising initiatives.
Key Tasks (selection of):
1. Planning and delivering fundraising projects and campaigns, awareness events and legacy campaigns.
2. Building and maintaining excellent relationships with donors including regular Open Weeks.
3. Working with the Communications Assistant to produce assets and distribute social media content related to fundraising.
4. Supporting with managing fundraising volunteers to include Corporate Volunteer Teams and conversion to individual givers.
5. Maintaining fundraising webpages and maintaining external donation platform accounts.
6. Managing and updating fundraising resources and literature including digital, print, t-shirts, and collection tins.
7. Overseeing the recording of all payment and donor data in our CRM database Beacon, including importing donations from a range of platforms.
8. Overseeing the processing of Gift in Kind donations, running associated campaigns and scheduling callouts for needed items.
For the full list of Key Tasks, Managerial Responsibilities and Requirements, please see the Job Description and Person Spec below.
To apply please download and complete the application form below. Deadline: 9am Monday 24th November 2025.
Applications should be emailed to recruitment@sifafireside.co.uk along with the Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form below.
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