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Fundraising and Communications Assistant

Location: Fulham, London with travel across London and to other sites

Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: Full time/Hybrid: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: £25,000 per annum, plus benefits

Stoll is the lead provider of housing and support services in the Veterans sector. Founded in 1917, Stoll has provided a sanctuary to help Veterans rebuild their lives for over one hundred years.

Benefits of working at Stoll

  • Stoll is committed to rewarding its excellent staff team in the best way possible and so offers the following benefits:
  • Available from your first day of employment:
  • London Living Wage – Stoll are proud to pay the London Living Wage – this is an hourly rate set independently and updated annually, that employers voluntarily choose to pay.
  • Up to 6 weeks Annual Leave – a minimum of five weeks annual leave in your first year (pro-rata for part time employees) plus statutory days. Your annual leave entitlement increases with your length of service to a maximum of six weeks.
  • Team-building Events – quarterly staff social activities and structured team-building events enabling teams to work together and have some fun!
  • End of Year Celebrations – offering every employee an end of year celebration, to enjoy time together.
  • Birthday half day off! – offering every employee a half day off during the week of their birthday to celebrate, in addition to their Annual Leave entitlement.
  • Learning and Development – we offer a huge range of learning and development opportunities for staff at all levels of the organisation including skills and management development training, e-learning and secondments.

After successful completion of probation:

  • Flexible Working – allowing qualifying employees to adopt a working pattern which facilitates a better work/life balance and allow for the care of dependents.
  • Healthcare Cash Back Plan – provided by Bupa, this scheme financially reimburses you for treatment costs (up to an annual limit) for everyday healthcare needs including dental and chiropractic treatments, physiotherapy and health screenings.
  • Anytime Health Line –  offering 24-hour access to health information and guidance on almost any health-related issue, ranging from symptom advice and travel vaccinations to first aid queries and lifestyle changes.
  • Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme, including a health and wellbeing app with an enhanced set of wellbeing tools and engaging features. The features are designed to improve the user’s mental and physical health by using personal metrics to set goals and measure achievements.
  • Pension – the Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS) is available to all employees via salary exchange. Following successful completion of the Probationary Period Stoll will increase contributions.
  • Professional Qualification Sponsorship and Study Leave – offering staff the opportunity to apply for financial sponsorship and/or study leave to use towards professional qualifications or courses relevant to their current role or future ambitions.
  • Ride to Work Scheme – providing loans for bicycles and cycling equipment through our retail partner as a tax and National Insurance free benefit through salary exchange.
  • Season Ticket Loans – staff can access an interest-free loan if they travel to and from work by public transport, paid back over 10 monthly instalments.

This is an exciting time to join Stoll in this new role in the Fundraising and Communications Team.

The role is full time and offered as hybrid working.  It will support community fundraising activities including challenge and sponsored events, organising volunteer fundraising activities and working with local communities to raise funds for Stoll. The role also supports our communications functions at the organisation.

As part of the role you will;

  • Be responsible for achieving agreed fundraising targets and the activity needed to achieve them. Be responsible for the cultivation and effective stewardship of both existing and new individual supporters, clubs and organisations.
  • Work closely with the fundraising and communications on marketing collateral and using diverse forms of media to promote existing and new fundraising activity to maximise participation in community fundraising events.
  • Ensure that all communications and marketing material aligns with brand standards
  • Identify, research and develop new income generating opportunities within the community.
  • Support and increase our partnerships with local businesses and organisations to involve them with all Community and Events fundraising opportunities and activities.
  • Update the database with all income and other information.

This is a great opportunity for someone to learn more about working in a busy and exciting team.  If you have knowledge of fundraising and communications and interested in supporting veterans with housing and support services, we want to hear from you. For more information about the role call Beverley on 0207 385 2110.

If you would like to apply, please email your CV and cover letter, outlining how you meet the person specification, to jobs@stoll.org.uk.

Job Description/Person Specification is here.

Closing date for applications: Friday 29th March 2024, 5pm

Interviews: W/C 08/04/2024

Stoll strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.  We particularly welcome applications from ex-Service personnel.

Stoll appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check.