Business Development Assistant, up to £30k, Northwich

A rewarding opportunity has arisen with this wonderful charity in Northwich. They are seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and experienced person to join their ambitious fundraising team.

Duties will include;
* Generate income for the charity by developing and securing funds from the corporate sector
* Continually research new leads and develop a strong corporate pipeline and action plan to identify and secure new partners
* Provide effective account management for existing corporate partners
* Secure corporate sponsorship for all fundraising events.
* Identify and implement innovative, fresh fundraising ideas & campaigns to encourage businesses to support the charity
* Produce regular income updates and progress reports to the Head of Operations.
* Regularly update Salesforce database with accurate information of leads and progress across all prospects and accounts
* Ensure all supporters are thanked in a timely manner once funds have been received
* Keep up to date with new developments, legal requirements, codes of conduct and best practice within both events and the wider fundraising sector
* Adhere to the charities policies and procedures
In order to be successful in this role you must possess the following;
* Proven experience and success of raising income/sales through B2B
* Experience of working within the charity sector/business development/sales
* Experience of developing strong relationships with external partners
* Excellent presentation and public speaking skills
* Able to work on own initiative
If you are interested in this vacancy please don’t hesitate to apply!