This role is offered on a hybrid contract giving you the opportunity to also work from home 3 days a week.

Purpose of Job:

The Fundraising Development Officer will play a pivotal role in advancing our organisation's mission by managing and delivering a range of projects within the Fundraising and PR portfolio. This newly established role is integral to ensuring that our fundraising and public relations efforts are executed with precision, impact, and in alignment with our strategic objectives. 

As the Fundraising & PR Development Officer, you will be responsible for the end-to-end project management of specific initiatives, from initial planning and stakeholder engagement through to implementation, reporting, and analysis. Working closely with both internal teams and external partners, you will ensure that all projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standard. 

In addition to your project management responsibilities, you will be instrumental in driving innovation and continuous improvement within our Fundraising and PR functions. By analysing project outcomes and gathering insights, you will help refine our approach, ensuring that we remain responsive to the needs of our audiences and the ever-evolving external environment. 

Join us at the heart of Comic Relief's mission to create a just world, free from poverty. As a Development Officer, you'll play a vital role in making that vision a reality by contributing to our Fundraising and communication efforts. 

Interviews are expected to take place from the 6th to the 8th of November (Via Zoom)

​​Key responsibilities: ​ 

• Project manage specific fundraising and / or communication projects in line with the FR&PR team annual plans, including all associated activity from planning, budget forecasting, delivery and monitoring and evaluation.  This could include projects across the supporter lifecycle (e.g. acquisition / retention / stewardship) and across a wide range of products and audiences (e.g. cash, regular giving, prizes, lottery, in-memory and in celebration giving, legacies, challenge events, community or schools fundraising, media relations and / or PR focussed stunts and initiatives).   

• Working with colleagues, develop clear and robust activity testing plans to generate actionable insight and learning. 

• Collaborate with and / or manage day-to-day relationships with internal and external partners to ensure successful delivery of agreed Fundraising or communication products or activities, maintaining accurate records and documentation.  

• Work with colleagues to ensure audiences/relationships are segmented and stewarded effectively to maximise engagement and impact using the Customer Relationship Management system and the data we hold on our supporters as critical tools and information in your day to day work. 

• Participate in a wide-cross section of initiatives designed to raise awareness and funds in support of Comic Relief’s work. 

• Keep abreast of the fundraising marketplace to identify opportunities to enhance Comic Relief’s fundraising campaigns.  

• Play an active role in the Fundraising Team, working collaboratively to enable inclusivity and diversity in order to drive high performance and an action-oriented culture,  

• Play an active part in the development of annual plans and budgets, taking key learnings from previous activity and making recommendations to facilitate income growth.  

​​Person specification​ 

​​Essential criteria​ 

• Proven knowledge and experience in a business to consumer direct marketing or digital marketing environment.  

• Able to demonstrate competence in project management, with experience of end to end project delivery and autonomously managing own time to meet deadlines. 

• Experience of developing and implementing robust testing strategies, reporting back on performance data and making recommendations based on analysis 

• Understanding of relationship marketing; audience segmentation and targeting 

• Understanding of and experience of using a CRM system and related analysis or marketing tools 

• Excellent attention to detail 

• Excellent communication and numeracy skills, proficient in MS packages 

• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team, with effective stakeholder management experience 

• Able to demonstrate willingness to learn and develop in a fluid, high impact environment.  

​​Desirable criteria​ 

• Previous experience in a fundraising focussed role 

• Experience of working on through the line marketing campaigns, including a range of online and offline media and channels to generate income 

• Experience working across a range of fundraising products / asks such as Individual Giving (cash and RG), In Memory Giving, Prizes, Gaming 

• Experience of innovation techniques and / or new product development approaches 

• Experience of working on PR initiatives and with stakeholders in the media 

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Comic Relief we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Why work at Comic Relief

There are lots of good reasons to join us at Comic Relief. You can read more about our employee benefits, such as our commitment to flexible and hybrid working. We ask staff to come to the office twice a week, normally on agreed team days, so that we can do all those things that are difficult to do online. Our office is based in Whitechapel, London, There are lots of opportunities to develop your skills and experience at Comic Relief, including opportunities to become a Mental Health First Aider or to participate in our Employee Network Groups that focus on making Comic Relief a more inclusive place to work

Disability Confident employer

 As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we take positive action by providing first-round interviews to candidates who have a registered disability, provided they meet the minimum criteria for the role, as demonstrated on their CV.

We ask that candidates that wish to be considered for this scheme email j.scott@comicrelief.com to discuss further. Please do not email CV's/cover letters.