Fundraising Project Manager

The Marx Memorial Library is looking for an extremely well-organised Fundraising Project Manager with experience advising on fundraising strategy and using digital and social media to promote individual giving. The post-holder will report directly to the Archivist & Library Manager and will lead in promoting and developing a strategy around the on-going stewardship of our newly launched patron’s scheme.

This is a part-time role, two days (14 hours) per week over a three month (13 week) period commencing June/July depending on the current COVID-19 situation at £30,000 pro-rata (£17 per hour).

Email Meirian Jump, Archivist and Library Manager at m.jump@marx-memorial-library.org.uk for application pack. Deadline for applications: 30 April. We will aim to organise interviews in May or June.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a plan for promoting the patrons scheme using social media and targeted mailings

• Trial and evaluating different methods and messaging (members, donors)

• Assisting in overseeing the creation a social media video and promoting it through various

  media platforms

• Creating an information pack for volunteers on promoting the scheme and hosting associated

  training sessions

• Creating a fundraising volunteer role to assist in long term stewardship of the patrons scheme;

  identifying on-going tasks for maintenance

• Writing a report on MML patrons scheme reflecting on methodology and how it might be

  maintained Specification:

  Essential

• Experience in a charity fundraising role

• Experience working in the heritage sector; a library museum or archive OR labour movement

• Experience working with volunteers

• Comfortable working with social media and digital media

• A sympathy with the aims and objectives of MML

• Experience of project management

• Good organisational skills

  Desirable

• Knowledge of labour / socialist history