We currently have two exciting roles available in our Fundraising Team, a part time Regional Corporate Fundraiser role and a full time Events Fundrasing Officer role:
Regional Corporate Fundraiser
Summary
- Title: Regional Corporate Fundraiser
- Reports To: Director of Fundraising
- Location: Home-based in or near to Somerset
- Contract: Permanent, 21 hours per week
- Salary: £28,000 pro rata
- Benefits: 25 days plus public holidays pro rata, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike to Work Scheme, additional birthday day-off, 5% pension contribution
- Application: Application Form
- Closing Date: Monday 6th April 2026 at 23:59
The Role
If you are passionate about giving vulnerable young people life changing opportunities, want to make a real impact through your work and are looking to join a dynamic fundraising team with lots of potential, then this is the job for you. Having launched our Programmes in Somerset in 2024, we are now looking for somebody who wants to take the next step in their fundraising career to build on the foundations of the last two years and significantly increase our presence in the county.
As our Regional Corporate Fundraiser, you’ll be the driving force behind our local business partnerships, working with both large companies operating in the region and smaller local businesses looking to support their communities.
Your role will encompass:
- Relationship building: Identifying and securing new corporate partnerships while providing high-quality stewardship to our existing Somerset-based supporters.
- Community Engagement: Championing our work in Somerset by giving engaging talks to community groups and networking with local businesses.
- Event delivery: Playing a key role in delivering local fundraising challenge events, the bi-annual Somerset Adventure Dinner and developing new opportunities to unite the Somerset business community behind our mission.
You’ll work closely with the Corporate Partnership Manager and the Director of Fundraising and Engagement to ensure each proposal is bespoke and every corporate partner understands the impact of their support on local young people. You must live in Somerset, have a good local awareness and be willing to travel around the county and beyond to nurture long-lasting, strategic relationships.
About You
We are looking for a people-person, who is self-motivated and highly organised. You are as comfortable in the board room engaging business leaders as you are standing on a mountain side in your waterproofs! You will be:
- Experienced: A proven track record in building successful corporate partnerships and achieving income targets;
- A relationship fundraiser: building long-lasting meaningful relationships should be at the heart of every single corporate partnership;
- An inspiring communicator: You will be telling our story in a variety of different ways to inspire support and grow our networks;
- Self-motivated: You are comfortable working from home but eager to be ‘out and about’ in the business community;
- Pro-active and creative: No corporate partnership is the same, so you will be proactive in understanding a corporate partner’s motivation and coming up with creative ideas to build successful relationships;
- Local: You must live in or near Somerset to maximise local networking opportunities, attend regular in-person meetings and events and confidently talk about local issues facing both businesses and the young people we support through our programmes;
- Outdoorsy: A genuine love for the outdoors, comfortable in wellies and waterproofs with an understanding of ‘the power of the outdoors’.
Job Description and Person Specification
To find out more about this role, including the Job Description and the Person Specification, download our Job Pack below. If you have any questions please contact Louise Balaam, Director of Fundraising and Engagement, on 07904 037525 or email her. Apply by submitting the application form which has space for you to detail how you meet the person specification. CVs will not be accepted. The closing date for this role is Monday 6th April 2026.
Events Fundraising Officer
Summary
- Title: Events Fundraising Officer
- Reports To: Challenge Events Manager
- Location: Home-based with easy access to the South West
- Contract: Permanent, full time
- Salary: £24,000
- Benefits: 25 days plus public holidays pro rata, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike to Work Scheme, additional birthday day-off, 5% pension contribution
- Application: Application Form
- Closing Date: Monday 6th April 2026 at 23:59
The Role
If you love being outdoors, enjoy talking to people and have amazing organisation skills, then our Events Fundraising Officer role is for you. Each year, almost 1,000 people take part in a Youth Adventure Challenge Event. We are looking for a dynamic Events Fundraising Officer to help recruit and support our fundraisers, assist with the organisation of events and help us to develop this significant income stream.
Working alongside the Challenge Events Manager, the Events Fundraising Officer is instrumental in every step of delivering well-managed, fun and safe events for our corporate partners and event participants, as well as ensuring the fundraising success of each event.
Excellent communication and people skills will be essential as you will play a key role in building up relationships with the clients, the participants and their supporters. Furthermore, you will be involved in the whole process of event organisation, including developing the event, preparing the resources, helping with logistics, maintaining accurate records, reporting and banking and thanking.
The Events Fundraising Officer must be self-motivated, well organised, able to multi-task, a strong administrator, a fantastic team player, have excellent inter-personal skills and enjoy being outdoors. Paid or voluntary experience in a fundraising environment is essential. This is a great opportunity for somebody looking to take the next step in their career, with plenty of scope to develop your skills and experience within a supportive team. Whilst the role is home-based you must live in the South West to ensure easy access for in-person meetings.
Job Description & Person Specification
To find out more about this role, including the Job Description and the Person Specification, download our Job Pack below. If you have any questions please contact Louise Balaam, Director of Fundraising and Engagement, on 07904 037525 or email her. Apply by submitting the application form which has space for you to detail how you meet the person specification. CVs will not be accepted. The closing date for this role is Monday 6th April 2026.
Safer Recruitment
The Youth Adventure Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and requires all employees to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.
Please be advised;
- a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure will be required for this post;
- we will seek references on shortlisted candidates before a second interview, and may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications;
- if the applicant is shortlisted, any relevant issues arising from his or her references or application will be taken up at interview;
- in accordance with due diligence checks, online searches may be conducted as part of the selection process on shortlisted candidates;
- if the applicant is currently working with children, on either a paid or voluntary basis, his or her current employer will be asked about disciplinary offences relating to children, including any in which the penalty is “time expired” (e.g. where a warning could no longer be taken into account in any new disciplinary hearing), and whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns, and if so, the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure. If the applicant is not currently working with children but has done so in the past, then contact will be made with that employer who will be asked about these issues; and
- applicants should note that providing false information is an offence and could result in the application being rejected, or dismissal if the applicant has been selected, and possible referral to the police.
Please review our Safeguarding Policy
Equal Opportunities and Diversity Statement
The Youth Adventure Trust is an equal opportunities employer, values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.