Director of Fundraising
Director of Fundraising
CONTRACT: Full-time, permanent position, following completion of a 6-month probationary period, with a 35-hour working week.
SALARY: The successful candidate can expect to earn in the region of €85,000- €95,000 commensurate with experience.
LOCATION: The position will be based in Cork Simon’s office, at 4 Lapp’s Quay, Cork city centre.
BACKGROUND
Cork Simon Community works in solidarity with men and women who are homeless, offering housing and support in their journey back to independent living. They promote a socially just society and campaign for a society without homelessness. To learn more about the organisation, visit www.corksimon.ie.
THE ROLE
The Director of Fundraising is responsible for fundraising for Cork Simon Community and its subsidiary, South East Simon Community, which cover the following counties in the South West and South East of Ireland: Cork, Kerry, and Waterford. Tipperary, Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford. Fundraised income in the region of €5 million - €6 million has been achieved annually for the last number of years.
The role also involves collaborative work with the federation of Simon Communities of Ireland, which in addition to national policy development and advocacy, undertakes national fundraising initiatives to the benefit of all seven regional Simon Communities (Cork Simon, Dublin Simon, Dundalk Simon, Galway Simon, Midlands Simon, Mid-West Simon and South East Simon).
The successful candidate will be responsible for producing and delivering the Fundraising Strategy for Cork and South East Simon Community. Cork Simon works to the ‘Relationship Fundraising’ model as a model of donor development and this has been key to Cork Simon’s ability to raise very significant levels of sustainable, predictable income. It is envisaged that the new postholder will continue to develop this model of fundraising.
If you are an innovative and top-tier fund-raising leader who is eager to share collective responsibility with the Cork Simon leadership team to deliver the organisation’s strategic vision, we would love to hear from you.
APPLICATION DETAILS
To apply for this position, fill out this form to get the full job description, candidate information pack, and application details.
If you have further questions, email recruitment@cciexecutivesearch.ie, using Cork & South East Simon Community — Director of Fundraising as the subject of your email.
The recruitment campaign for this position is being managed exclusively on behalf of Cork & South East Simon Community by non-profit specialist recruitment consultancy CCI Executive Search.
It is CCI’s policy to ensure that as much accommodation as possible is provided to facilitate the participation of individuals with special needs in the recruitment process and the workplace. If you require any specific accommodations, please let us know.
Deadline for applications: 21/02/2025 12:00
