Location: Brighton/Sussex Salary: £26,637 (pro rata) Hours: Part-time (4 days) Contract: Start ASAP – one-year contract with the intention to extend to permanent Reports to: Senior Fundraising & Partnerships Manager Who we are Grassroots Suicide Prevention (GSP) is a national charity committed to the timely intervention and prevention of suicide. We work to empower people to help save lives through connecting, educating, and campaigning nationally. Our vision is a future where more lives are saved from suicide. About the role We are looking for a very confident, outgoing go-getter who loves using their gregarious personality to influence and enthuse people to get results but also enjoys being organised with strong admin processes. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has been involved in influencing organisations, businesses and groups or individuals to sign up to our range of challenge events (e.g. marathons etc.) You will be a part of a small but dynamic marketing and fundraising team and involved in many aspects of our work but focusing on filling and retaining places for our challenge events. This is a varied role, and you will be someone who loves to multitask; you may be emailing supporters or potential fundraisers, making action plans, contacting organisations, or attending and speaking at events. You will thrive in this role if you love being organised and doing admin, but love being “out and about” interacting and influencing and motivating people to join events. Please note that you will need to carry and set-up event materials, have access to transport and have a full, clean driving licence. We are a very small team, so you will need to have the confidence and willingness to meet with organisations and attend events on your own. Please reflect that grit and resilience are required for this role given the remote/hybrid working, subject matter, fast-paced and flexible multi-tasking, and the need to be highly goal-oriented and results focused. If you have recently been affected by suicide, please consider carefully if this role would be right for you, as your welfare is the utmost priority, and our work may be triggering. Main Duties and Responsibilities Recruit and retain and support participants for a wide range of challenge events, including marathons, cycling and overseas events

Support and steward existing fundraisers and supporters, helping them maximise their impact through meaningful engagement and community-led events

Create inspiring digital content and resources to empower and guide fundraisers and donors throughout their journey

Represent Grassroots Suicide Prevention at events, delivering talks and building awareness to attract new supporters and donors

Write compelling content for multiple channels, including our website, blog, social media, and press releases, tailored to diverse audiences

Assist with administrative tasks to ensure the smooth running of our fundraising team and activities

To be successful in this role, you must be: Responsive, extremely organised, able to meet deadlines, and passionate about seeing growth and progress in your work and reaching targets and KPIs. You will be a dynamic, socially confident person, who excels at winning hearts and minds and thrives on tangible results. You will be a creative thinker and thrive on influencing and persuading people. For this role, you’ll need: Adept at all aspects of Microsoft Office

Experience of influencing people and organisations to come on board and fundraise

Experience of recruiting and managing volunteers

To have initiative and creative ideas that you can put into effective action plans

To be socially adept and enjoy persuading and influencing

To be an excellent verbal and written communicator

To be a confident negotiator and presenter

Evidence of being resilient

A genuine passion for Grassroots Suicide Prevention’s mission and values

To have a positive “can-do” attitude and a thirst to adapt to different tasks and challenges

Examples of working effectively from home and being out and about

Bonus points for: Proven track record of fundraising and running challenge events

Basic skills of creating impactful and on-brand designs using Canva

Understanding of how charities work and the challenges they face

Evidence of successful presenting and networking

Why Grassroots Suicide Prevention? GSP is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and workplace – a place where we can all be ourselves, and each have the equal opportunity to succeed and be recognised for our unique contribution. We value the experiences, skills and perspectives of all individuals and actively encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds. We make recruitment decisions based on applicants’ skills, experience, and knowledge, ensuring all applicants are treated fairly. Our employee benefits include: Hybrid/flexible working – we offer our team a split of home and office working

Health Cash Plan and employee assistance programme offering a contribution to the costs of everyday healthcare needs (dental, optical, wellbeing) and counselling support, plus legal and financial support

Learning and development opportunities

A creative, caring and collaborative culture that makes a difference in improving mental health and preventing suicide in the communities we serve