Location: OXFORD (OXFAM HOUSE)
Salary: *£20,250-£27,480 (*Includes £1,560 hotspot allowance)
Region: United Kingdom
Division: Fundraising & Supporter Marketing
Hours: 36
Job Type: Open ended
Closing Date: 17 August 2014
Oxjam is a music festival with a difference. Every October hundreds of amazing gigs will take place in cities, towns and villages all across the UK. All of these events are organised by dedicated music loving volunteers to raise money for Oxfam.
Since the launch of Oxjam in 2006 over 4,500 events have taken place and the festival has raised more than £2 million to support Oxfam’s work.
This is a very exciting opportunity to join the team working on this unique fundraising project.
The role
The role of the Marketing Executive is to maximise the acquisition and value of supporters who take part in Oxjam. You will focus on marketing the product to the target audience using a variety of channels. You will also have ownership of the supporter journey, ensuring that Oxjam volunteers are well supported with excellent and timely communications, materials and resources.
Your main objective will be to maximise fundraising income, whilst ensuring a fun and rewarding experience for all volunteers involved.
Your responsibilities will include developing website content and devising Oxjam’s social media strategy. You will also manage the creative development and delivery of all support materials and assist the Oxjam Manager in the strategic development of the product model.
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for a highly motivated individual with a passion for fundraising and excellent project management skills. Experience of working in a marketing environment is desirable, as is familiarity with developing and delivering customer/supporter care strategies.
You’ll need to be able to manage your own time and prioritise a busy and varied workload.
The successful candidate will have the ability to deliver excellent written and verbal communications. They will also be a keen fundraiser, with ideas, experience and knowledge in driving income.
About Oxfam
A simple, inescapable truth underlines everything we do at Oxfam. There’s enough wealth in this world to go around. It’s not unfortunate that people live in poverty. It’s unjustifiable. It’s not just their problem. It’s ours too. And with the right support, we can beat poverty and injustice. Thousands of people already commit their time and talents to our campaigning, humanitarian and long-term development projects. Now we’re looking for yours.
