Volunteer fundraiser

The role - supports our CEO in securing vital funds to keep the organisation running. The role is varied and in particular looks at bid writing and associated tasks.

Who is it for – This role is for a volunteer who enjoys being behind the scenes a little more, someone who likes to research and look for opportunities that will benefit the local community. The role is predominately a work from home role.

Commitment – The commitment for this role is flexible, although if supporting a bid writing more commitment may be needed some weeks.

Training length – This will depend on the level of experience you already have of researching for funding and writing bids. We offer a comprehensive training programme completed over a prescribed timeframe, please join a taster session to learn more.

Please note: When you express an interest in this role, you will be sent an email from the recruitment team at Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice inviting you to join them at an online taster session. These sessions are interactive and serve as a great opportunity to find out more about the organisation and available roles, and for them to answer any questions you might have.

What skills do I need?

What do you need to have?

You don’t need specific qualifications or skills but you’ll need to:

• Be friendly and approachable
• be non-judgmental and respect views, values and cultures that are different to your own
• Have good listening skills have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Have good maths and IT skills
• Be able to understand information and explain it to others be willing to learn about and follow the Citizens Advice aims, principles and policies, including confidentiality and data protection
• Be willing to undertake training in your role

Location

This opportunity can be carried out whilst working from home.