We are trying something new for Fundraising in 2010!
We are holding our first Designer Clothing Sale in February. We have partnered with Curves Fitness who are collecting good quality designer ladies, babies, and children’s clothes through their clubs around Ireland. We will be selling these pre-loved items to the public over the weekend of 19/20/21 February 2010 at Boston College on St. Stephen’s Green. We have called the event Labels of Love because we are collecting labels that people will love! Everything from designers such as John Rocha, Louise Kennedy and Chanel to boutique names such as French Connection and Karen Millen…
We are delighted to announce that in 2010 One Family are developing our services even further, by hosting a Free Legal Advice Centre for all your family law queries in Cherish House in Dublin 2, starting on 12 January 2010. Read more »
One Family seminar puts the spotlight on proposed changes to the laws governing family relationships
One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation providing specialist support services for people parenting alone and sharing parenting, held an important seminar today in response to the Law Reform Commission’s report on the legal aspects of family relationships, chaired by RTE Drivetime’s Mary Wilson and attended by a number of other NGO’s, service providers and interested parties. Read more »
Overall objective: As Head of Fundraising you will ensure the success and progression of the One Family Fundraising Strategy.
Overall Development
To work in conjunction with the Director and Board of One Family to ensure the funding and development requirements of the One Family Strategy are met
To implement the Fundraising Plan for 2010 and continue to develop the Fundraising Strategy for future years subject to agreement by the Director and Board of One Family
Income targets
To reach or exceed the income goals of the annual Fundraising Plan through the work plan
To manage and be accountable for a departmental budget
Capacity Building and Development of One Family
To implement, monitor and evaluate the One Family Fundraising Plan through the work plan to ensure sustainable funding streams
To progress the full range of fundraising avenues including Community Fundraising, Corporate Fundraising, Trusts & Foundations, Individual & Major Donations and Legacies
To work in conjunction with the One Family Communications Manager and the Policy & Campaigns Manager to promote the brand, mission and work of One Family to funders, donors and sponsors
To work with and support the One Family Fundraising Committee to progress fundraising issues and events
To maintain all statistics and produce reports as required contributing to One Family publications where appropriate such as One Family Matters, www.onefamily.ie, leaflets etc.
Relationship Building
To develop and maintain quality relationships with current and potential donors, sponsors and volunteers on behalf of One Family
To resource the organisation with quality relationships that will support the long term sustainability of One Family’s development and funding requirements
Staff Management
To manage, motivate and supervise the staff and volunteers of the Fundraising team
Other
To attend all required staff meetings, trainings and development days
To represent One Family externally where appropriate
To participate in supervision and reviews with the One Family Director
To undertake other areas of work where necessary or as requested by the Director
Please note: The Head of Fundraising in One Family will be responsible to the One Family Director on a daily basis and will be subject to all the Policies and Procedures of One Family. The job description of the Head of Fundraising is designed in response to a strategic planning process and is subject to change in line with the overall strategic goals of the organisation.
Head of Fundraising Person Specification
One Family requires an experienced Head of Fundraising to ensure the success and progression of the One Family Fundraising Strategy through an annual Fundraising Plan and accompanying work plan. Our new Head of Fundraising will use their range of skills and experience to progress and deliver results on all aspects of our Fundraising Plan. We seek and recruit candidates who display excellence and innovation.
Candidates need to:
Have at least three years experience at a senior level in fundraising and development
Have experience in all major aspects of fundraising including regular and major donor recruitment and management; events; community and corporate fundraising; legacy; trusts and foundations
Have experience of preparing, managing and working within budgets
Have outstanding verbal and written communication skills
Have excellent ICT skills
Have excellent planning skills and the ability to think strategically
Be an enthusiastic and motivated self-starter with the ability to work in a team
Have excellent interpersonal, networking and relationship-building skills
Have excellent project management skills
Have a third level qualification or professional training
Although not required, ideal candidates would also:
Have staff supervision/management experience
Have experience of working in the Irish voluntary/community sector
Have knowledge or experience of the issues affecting one-parent families
This post is available on a halftime basis at 17.5 hours per week and the salary is €24K. Hours can be worked flexibly and some may be required in evenings for events and meetings. This is a contract to the end of 2010 but is subject to a probationary period and meeting periodic targets. If all targets are successfully met then the contract may be renewed for 2011. One Family offers excellent employment conditions.
A cover letter and CV addressing the required competencies should be sent to: Director, One Family, Cherish House, 2 Lower Pembroke Street, Dublin 2 or by email to: info@onefamily.ie
On 27 January The Tubridy Show on RTE Radio One heard from some mothers who parent alone about the trials and tribulations of the dating game, One Family client Deborah told her story and got such a great reaction that they plan to do a show on dating for dads who parent alone next week – to listen to the show click here…and to join the debate next week contact tts@rte.ie
One Family is now on Facebook, Flickr and Twitter. Our website is becoming more interactive, you may now register and participate in online discussion here, commenting on anything we publish from now on.
The site now has an RSS feed for those who have newsreaders. Please become a fan on Facebook and let your friends know how you feel about Our Family. Or simply follow us on Twitter, username 1familyireland, so you are always kept informed as to what we are doing.
Later in the year, we are planning to give our website a facelift.
As part of this transition, our Privacy Policy has changed – this website now uses “cookie” technology, in order to enable us to obtain accurate and informative visitor statistics, and to enable members of One Family to be recognized and to log on.
We are trying something new for Fundraising in 2010!
We are delighted to announce that in 2010 One Family are developing our services even further, by hosting a Free Legal Advice Centre for all your family law queries in Cherish House in Dublin 2, starting on 12 January 2010. 
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