Relationship Fundraising Executive. Salary: £27,000 per annum. Location: Remote covering London and South East England. Contract: Fixed Term Contract for 12 months – Full Time 35 hours per week. Benefits:     * 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays pro rata, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.   • Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.   • Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.   • Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.   • Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.   Why Action for Children?     Working here is more than a job. We are passionate about protecting and supporting children, young people, and families. All our departments work together to achieve the high standards of safeguarding that make a difference to children and to the workforce.  A bit about the role   In this role of Relationship Fundraising Executive in the Community Fundraising team, you will support delivery of the fundraising strategy in our communities to grow income and support for Action for Children. You will steward our supporters in London and South East of England with their fundraising activity, supporting sports participants, fundraising groups, community corporate partners, DIY fundraisers, Methodists, and more. How you'll help to create brighter futures • Supporting the delivery of a range of fundraising campaigns and activities across London and the South East of England that provide significant income in line with the relationship fundraising strategy. • Assisting with the stewardship of local volunteer fundraising groups, organisations, clubs, businesses in the local area to encourage further involvement in our work. • Manage the administrative set up and support of ‘Action Squads’, i.e. volunteer led fundraising groups to help them successfully fundraise and raise awareness. • Working across and attending challenge events to assist the stewardship and support for sports participants, who sign up to run, walk, cycle, and skydive for Action for Children across the UK. • Demonstrate accountability to our supporters and volunteers through an open, honest, transparent, and consistent approach. • Supporting the delivery of set financial targets and non-financial targets and outcomes locally. Let's talk about you  • Experience of delivering successful fundraising activity to achieve income growth. • Proven experience of networking and of developing and stewarding. • Maintaining excellent personal relationships with senior external and internal stakeholders, donors, and volunteers. • Able to manage challenging and demanding situations to ensure the delivery of all events and fundraising activities. • Ability to project manage a team of volunteers to achieve against specific financial goals where appropriate. • Proficient in Microsoft 365 Suite.  Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.    Contact: email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk [recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk] quoting reference 135 44.   Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.   Diversity, equality, and inclusion   At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.   We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.   Want to know more about Action for Children?   Find us on  Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/company/action-for-children/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ActionforChildren], Instagram or  YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/actionforchildren] to get to know us better.   Closing Date: Wednesday 23rd September 20 26. Interviews will be held via MS Teams week commencing 28th September 20 26.  JOB DESCRIPTION [https://actnforchildren.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/Employee_Recruitment_Information/IQCPbF3x-GJHTK0mpkDa5U_iAeEIC4HBHMtpiX6r6t0QRpQ?e=T3Xdhn] See below for further information about working with us:   Action for Children Employee Benefits  [https://fa-evrg-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/cs/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&fldFile=fFileGUID:1C4B42CBF404E1D732B45E2934BFA235&fldBrowsingMode=contribution]  AfC Commitment Statement  [https://fa-evrg-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/cs/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&fldFile=fFileGUID:DE3442BDED111C3501F5DA7BBAB815B8&fldBrowsingMode=contribution]