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        Fundraising and CEO Assistant

        Brand new opportunity for someone looking to build a career in fundraising and gain experience across all areas of the sector. 

        The Fundraising and CEO Assistant will play a critical role in supporting the smooth running of the Foundation, managing essential fundraising administration, working in partnership with the Fundraising Lead to secure new donors, ensuring excellent stewardship for existing donors and event organisation.

        The charity is ready to move forwards, to expand its services with a proactive, professional internal team of which the Fundraising and CEO assistant will be an important part.

        Closing date: Midday Friday 13th June

        First-round interviews will take place end of the week commencing 16th June; final interviews are due to take place in the week commencing 23rd June.

        Hours and Salary

        This is a part-time role working Tuesday to Friday (28 hours per week) £18,214.56 (£26,020.80 FTE). Occasional weekend and evening work may be required.

        Location

        Based at Special Stars Foundation, 3rd Floor, Princes Quay, Hull with occasional travel in Hull and East Yorkshire. 

        Key Responsibilities and Duties

        • Support in fundraising materials preparation and distribution
        • Provide support for fundraising initiatives, campaigns & events during the year (with a requirement to work occasional evenings and weekends to fulfil this function)
        • To work collaboratively with the team and support the Fundraising Lead in fundraising activity to help grow income to £175k+ per year.  
        • Support in writing funding proposals and donor communications.
        • Support the CEO in administrative tasks such as, but not limited to, managing invoices and day to day general enquiries to ensure the Foundation operates smoothly.
        • Be the vital 'front of house' contact, skilfully managing calls, documents, and ensuring efficient communication among internal and external stakeholders

        Our ideal candidate will be someone with...

        • a proven track record as a Personal Assistant or Fundraising Assistant experience
        • strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability and confidence to write compelling supporter communications. 
        • the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders in a professional and friendly manner.
        • good knowledge of and experience of working with CRM databases including the collection and storage of data in line with GDPR.
        • strong IT skills, including MS 365 tools (Teams, SharePoint, One Drive etc.) Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc.   
        • excellent organisational skills, capable of managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
        • a keen eye for detail, ensuring accuracy in data management and communications.

        How to apply: 

        ·       If you do think this is the role for you then please submit your CV and covering letter via the Charity Jobs website. Please note this role is subject to an enhanced level DBS and flexible working may be considered.

         

        Activity Lead:

        Closing date: Midday Monday 2nd June 2025

        First-round interviews will take place end of the week commencing 9th June; final interviews are due to take place in the week commencing 16th June.

        Hours and Salary

        This is a part-time role working Tuesday to Friday (32 hours per week) £24,000 (£30,000 FTE). Occasional weekend and evening work may be required.

        Location

        Based at Special Stars Foundation, 3rd Floor, Princes Quay, Hull with occasional travel in Hull and East Yorkshire.

         Overall Purpose of the Role and its Primary Objectives

        Our Activity Lead is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to develop their career in direct service delivery to people with special educational needs and disabilities.

        The Activity Lead will play a critical role in supporting the smooth running and development of the activities provided to service users by the Foundation. This will be achieved by managing the activity programme, managing activity supervisors and assistants, working in partnership with external stakeholders to further develop the programme and support, being a professional and proactive advocate for people with disabilities across Hull, East Yorkshire and beyond. 

        Duties

        • To act as a strong advocate for Special Stars Foundation and the human rights and equality of people living with disabilities.
        • To develop trusting and key relationships with service users providing continuity and being the “front-facing” person in the activity delivery.
        • To be responsible for the development and delivery of the activity programme strategy to deliver a fun, inclusive activity programme.
        • To lead the planning, development and operational delivery of existing activities and new activities that will support service users requirements.
        • To work collaboratively with colleagues to develop and drive forward promotion of the activity programme to reach existing and new audiences, including developing content for social channels, e-comms, webpages and information leaflets.
        • To lead on establishing a network of external activity providers to support the development of the activity programme.
        • To act as spokesperson/ ambassador for Special Stars Foundation attending awareness raising events, information providing events as required (shared with other members of staff and other trustees).
        • Ensure that all activities and contacts are managed through Special Stars Foundation’s Charity systems and procedures and that data is kept up to date, accurate and records are organised in-line with GDPR requirements.

        Our ideal candidate will have:

        • experience in delivering activities to service users.
        • a genuine interest, experience and knowledge in working with children and adults with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
        • be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of disability (e.g. local and national specialist services/ charities/ schools/ EHCPS etc.)
        • have experience of developing and leading on annual operating plans in line with strategic goals.
        • have good knowledge of and experience of working with databases including the collection and storage of data in line with GDPR.
        • have experience and working knowledge of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

        If you are passionate about working in either of these exciting roles within a charity which makes a real difference to the lives of people with disabilities, we’d love to hear from you.

        How to apply:

        E-mail your cover letter and CV to admin@specialstarsfoundation.co.uk

        Our commitment to inclusion and accessibility:

        At Special Stars Foundation one of our key focuses is around equality and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to everyone with a disability. We have the same goal for people working with us. Special Stars Foundation is committed to recognising and valuing individual differences and the contributions of all people.

        • Should you require any assistance or adjustments to support your application or interview process, such as additional time for tasks, meeting the panellists beforehand, information in another format or a different interview format (online/offline/in person), please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our CEO Louise Miles 

        Privacy and Safeguarding:

        At Special Stars Foundation we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the people who we support. Safeguarding is at the forefront of each activity we carry out. In line with our approach, this role is subject to an enhanced DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).