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What we do

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People trains dogs that change deaf people’s lives through emotional and practical support – because nobody with hearing loss should feel alone.

What you will be doing

This is an exciting role that refreshes the way Hearing Dogs for Deaf People delivers its key community events, both physically and digitally. It has full support from the Executive Leadership Team and respective teams, who are excited and ready to support its development.

The role is responsible for identifying, planning and co-ordinating fundraising and engagement events to support the charity’s mission. These may look like the Christmas Market at our main site, identifying third-party fundraising initiatives and virtual challenges, or leading on the identification and/or development of national events such as The Great British Dog Walk.

You will be supported by a strong team of community fundraisers, a marketing department set up to support the development of community activity, and a services team excited to be a part of its growth. Of course you have the support of our Hearing Dogs too.

As the central hub for event coordination, you will enjoy building strong relationships with supporters, volunteers and local businesses to maximise participation and income generation.

You will be part of the Community Fundraising and Engagement team and will work with the community team, services, and marketing team to develop and deliver the community and engagement strategy.

What you will need to succeed:

• Proven experience in event management, ideally within the charity or community sector
• Strong fundraising knowledge and experience in income generating events and techniques both physical and through digital channels.
• Excellent relationship-building skills with the ability to engage and inspire diverse audiences.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple events simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of using CRM systems or databases to track supporter engagement.
• Budget management experience and ability to work within financial targets.
• Knowledge of fundraising and GDPR regulations in so much as they relate to this role

How to apply

If you are interested in working with us in this varied and immensely rewarding job, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you'd be perfect for the role. 

Closing date for applications: 5.00pm on Monday, 3rd March 2025.

Interviews will take place w/c 10th March 2025.

Director of Fundraising

Salary: £80-£85k per annum, experience dependent.

Working location: The successful candidate will have flexibility to work from any of EACH's three hospices – Milton near Cambridge, The Treehouse in Ipswich, and The Nook near Norwich – combined with some hybrid working.

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week with some flexibility regarding hours

Harris Hill is proud to be leading on the recruitment of a Director of Fundraising for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH), an organisation recently recognised as Fundraising Team of the Year at the Third Sector Awards. This is an exceptional opportunity to join EACH’s executive leadership team and contribute to its mission of reaching more children, young people, and families across the East Anglian region who need its care.

EACH provides specialist care for babies, children, and young people with life-threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk, as well as support for their families. All three hospices are rated as OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

This critical leadership role involves:

•Strategic Leadership: Driving the development and implementation of EACH’s Fundraising annual plan (£8m) across all income streams, including major giving, community and events, corporate partnerships, trusts and foundations.

•Team Management: Leading a talented team of 25 fundraisers, empowering and inspiring innovation to achieve organisational objectives.

•Operational Excellence: Delivering detailed income forecasting and activity planning to underpin effective income generation.

The ideal candidate will bring:

•Comprehensive knowledge and experience in delivering primary income streams, along with a proven ability to develop income strategies for sustained year-on-year growth.

•Significant experience in managing teams of fundraising professionals, including motivating and developing high-performing individuals.

•A deep understanding of fundraising practices, including research, solicitation, pitching, and account management.

•Familiarity with the Code of Fundraising Practice.

•A track record of achieving ambitious fundraising targets, particularly in engaging and stewarding major donors for significant giving.

•Proven experience managing large budgets (£3m+) with strong financial acumen.

•Desirable experience in collaborating with Marketing/Communications teams.

If you are an experienced leader with the skills, passion, and strategic vision to drive EACH’s fundraising to new heights, Harris Hill welcomes your application.

Application Process:

Deadline: 14th February 2025 – CV and supporting statement required

First stage in person interview and tour of hospice: 5th March 2025

Second stage in person interviews with EACH: 10th March 2025.

For a full job description and details on how to apply, please contact Hannah Laking at Harris Hill via the apply button.

Harris Hill is a certified B Corp™ and a leading charity recruitment agency, committed to equitable and inclusive recruitment practices. Applications from all sections of the community are actively welcomed, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality, or other protected characteristics.

We are looking for a Marketing and Communications Manager to help amplify our message: that barriers to cycling and active travel for Disabled people must be removed to counter the effects of the current Health and Climate emergencies. We need your help to attract new partnerships and funding so we can continue to work towards mobility justice for Disabled people. 

This role is new within Wheels for Wellbeing. As the organization’s influence expands and we implement our recent strategic vision, our Board, our Director and the rest of the Senior Management team require the support of an experienced Marketing and Communications professional.

Wheels for Wellbeing is a disability and cycling organisation led by Disabled people. Formed from the belief that cycling is transformational for health, transport and social inclusion, Wheels for Wellbeing champions mobility justice and mobility equity. Established eighteen years ago, the charity seeks to radically change the world of active travel by removing barriers to cycling for Disabled people.Following a recent strategic review of our operations, a three-pillar approach is being adopted by the charity: 

Wheels for Life:  Continue to operate and promote inclusive cycling hubs at three venues in South London; develop an inclusive cycle hire service and signpost enquiries to recommended partners across London/the UK. 

Wheels for Change: Campaigns & policy influencing work to bring about mobility justice for Disabled people, with a particular focus on active travel (walking/wheeling and cycling). Being a thought-leader in this field. 

Wheels for Learning: Establishing a UK-wide Training and Consultancy service to speed up the spread of our expert knowledge and to support our financial sustainability strategy. This will also provide volunteering and paid work opportunities for growing numbers of Disabled cyclists.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic marketing and communications professional to build a marcom strategy, engage our target audience and build on our reputation as the go-to organisation for inclusive cycling and to support our fundraising and income generating strategy. There is scope for creative thinking; from how we engage with users of our services to build advocacy, how we link mobility justice to the climate emergency and how we share our stories of success to increase our reach and impact. 

Responsible to: Director/CEO 

Line management responsibilities: N/A

Hours: 20 to 25 hrs per week  (flexible)

Duration: Two Years Fixed term (with ambition to make permanent) 

Salary: £33,000 - £38,000 (pro-rata) depending on experience 

Place of work: Home based + occasional visits to the office/our sessions or Office based

We’re IPWSO, the international umbrella body for Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) associations around the world. We want to hear from candidates who can effectively convey the life-changing impact of our work, motivate our community to support our work, and ensure that the educational resources we provide reach those who need them most.

Our membership comprises PWS associations in 47 countries and we support individual families and professionals in over 70 other countries.

We have a staff team of four who work in conjunction with dedicated volunteers from around the world.

Key Fundraising Responsibilities

• Develop communications content that will invigorate our existing donors and inspire new ones leading to increased giving by individuals to IPWSO.
• Focusing in particular on our website and social media channels, communicate our achievements, impacts and needs with a view to influencing IPWSO’s online supporters to make donations and engage in fundraising initiatives.
• Provide outstanding donor care to encourage a high level of retention and repeat donations.
• Work with IPWSO’s Fundraising Committee on a variety of fundraising initiatives, which may include a new collaborative global fundraiser to be rolled out in 2025.
• Act as the organisational lead for IPWSO’s CRM (Donorfy) and utilise it to improve the donor journey.
• Develop a robust pipeline of case studies for use in our fundraising campaigns.

Key Communications Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for IPWSO’s public email address and social media channels and ensure that timely and appropriate replies are issued.
• Manage IPWSO’s social media channels, creating original and engaging posts, and actively engaging with our audiences.
• Manage Google Ad Grant campaigns with an emphasis on growing our supporter base and increasing individual giving.
• Keep up to date with emerging trends in digital communications and social media, and recommend potential new channels for fundraising and audience engagement.
• Maintain and develop the IPWSO website ensuring its security and that it functions both as an effective supporter acquisition tool and a means by which people can easily access information about PWS.
• Produce compelling monthly newsletters and an Annual Report.
• Review and update IPWSO’s Communications Strategy in line with its Strategic Plan.
• Uphold and showcase the IPWSO mission and brand.
• Working with IPWSO’s Publication and Communication Committee, oversee the production and design of a range of educational resources for families and professionals.
• Oversee copywriting and proofreading within IPWSO.
• Support IPWSO’s members and liaise with its stakeholders internationally in support of our shared goals.

General Responsibilities

• Champion the vision, mission and values of IPWSO internally and externally.
• Comply with all relevant charity and other legislation.       
• Uphold IPWSO’s internal policies.
• Act as IPWSO’s Data Manager, ensuring our continued compliance with the Data Protection Act.
• Undertake other reasonable duties requested by the CEO.

Person Specification

Essential

• Significant fundraising experience including planning and delivering successful online fundraising campaigns
• A track record of securing donations from individuals
• Experience of donor stewardship
• Excellent presentation, writing and storytelling skills across a wide range of applications and for varied  audiences
• Excellent proofreading and editing skills
• Understanding of organisational branding
• Experience managing websites and social media platforms
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships

Desirable

• Experience using Donorfy or another CRM
• Experience using Google Analytics and WordPress
• Experience managing Google Ad Grant campaigns 
• Experience working remotely
• Experience working with volunteers
• Experience working as part of a small team
• Experience working for an international nonprofit organisation
• Understanding of challenges facing people with disabilities
• Design skills, including proficiency in software such as Canva

Essential Personal Attributes

• Enthusiasm for IPWSO’s work and commitment to its vision, mission and values
• Confidence and ability to work well with people from different backgrounds from around the world
• Highly self-motivated and able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude to work and willingness to learn new skills and support colleagues as needed

Music Masters is seeking an exceptional, dynamic Head of Development to grow fundraised income and help to supercharge our national impact. This position offers an experienced and outgoing fundraising leader the unique opportunity to play a pivotal strategic role for one of the UK’s most enterprising and innovative music education organisations, including the chance to develop a brand-new fundraising strategy from 2026. The ambitious fundraising targets of the charity (£1.327 million in 2024/25) are matched by the ambitions of the programme delivery teams and our desire to make music education and the music sector accessible and equitable.

Reporting to and working closely with the CEO, you will enjoy high-level collaboration with Music Masters’ Development Committee Chair and our newly appointed Chair of Trustees, Stuart Mason. You will be responsible for leading and developing a talented team of fundraisers, and for the right candidate this role brings with it the opportunity to progress to Development Director as we seek to grow our fundraising capacity and capability, enabling us to reach thousands more children through our groundbreaking national programmes.

We offer:

· 25 days annual leave, public holidays + office closure between Christmas and New Year

· Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental wellbeing

· Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

· Contributory Pension including 5% employer contribution

· In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year

· A flexible approach to working to support work-life balance

Background

RCJ Advice is a unique Citizens Advice and Law Centre based originally out of the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, providing a number of local and national services. Over the past 45 years we have grown and developed our work as a very different Citizens Advice, and in December 2023 we became an accredited Law Centre, part of the Law Centres Network.

Initially set up to help people with a court case at the Royal Courts of Justice who couldn’t afford legal advice, we have expanded to provide advice and support services to people both locally and across England and Wales.

This new role is to help us sustain our future so we can continue to provide legal support and advice to people in the longer term. The person will work closely with the Chief Executive and Board of Trustees in developing a sustainable approach to fundraising from corporates, in particular firms and other companies working with law firms, and individuals working in law or who support a unique access to justice service like RCJ Advice.

You will come with experience and skills to help us achieve this and be able to work fairly autonomously but with access to an incredible team of committed staff and volunteers.

The Community Fundraising Assistant supports individuals and organisations raising funds for MSF, ensure the safe processing and acknowledgement of donations and the administrative processing tasks related to community and corporate fundraising, ensuring supporters have the best possible experience with MSF when raising funds for our work. They also provide stewardship and support to companies carrying out employee fundraising in the workplace, and for companies who chose MSF as their Charity of the Year.

The Community Fundraising Assistant plays a vital role in supporting a dynamic programme of MSF challenge events, community fundraising initiatives, and in-memory or tribute donations.

This position is essential to the smooth functioning of the Community, Events & Tributes team, ensuring efficient administrative processes, such as banking and donor acknowledgment, and financial reconciliations. The role also involves providing guidance and assistance to event participants and community fundraisers, offering excellent supporter care to help elevate donations and build lasting relationships.

A key aspect of this role is responding with sensitivity and empathy to donors making in-memory or tribute gifts, ensuring that their needs are met with care and attention.

By delivering exceptional stewardship, the postholder will foster ongoing support and engagement, encouraging repeat donations.

The Community Fundraising Assistant will work collaboratively within the team, supporting day-to-day operations and helping to create a seamless and rewarding experience for MSF’s community of supporters.

DEPARTMENT: Fundraising

HOURS: 37.5 Hours Per Week (Monday - Friday)

LENGTH OF CONTRACT: Permanent

LOCATION: London - Hybrid

SALARY: £31,092.77 per annum

Internal grade: 12.1

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for driving growth and innovation in mass participation fundraising for seriously ill children? Do you thrive on creating exceptional supporter experiences and leading high-performing teams in a high performing and growing fundraising programme?

Join us at GOSH Charity our next Head of Mass Participation and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our fundraising. We're looking for a visionary leader to spearhead our mass participation portfolio, driving growth in voluntary net income and delivering outstanding supporter experiences.

Why Apply?

• Impactful Leadership: Lead a talented team to achieve ambitious income targets, raising over £6m annually and growing to £10m+ by 2030.
• Innovative Environment: Embed innovation, agile working, and data-driven decision-making to drive performance and supporter engagement.
• Collaborative Culture: Work closely with senior management and strategic partners to maximise fundraising impact and build long-term support networks.

Salary

The salary for this position is £62,519 and we operate a hybrid working policy of 2 days per week in the office. 

Key Responsibilities

• You will develop and lead a high-performing Mass Participation Team to deliver against growth projections and be part of a highly skilled Fundraising Leadership Team to achieve our transformational net income growth strategy.
• You will create and implement strategic plans for third-party challenge events, charity-owned events, virtual events, and new mass participation products.
• You will integrate programmes across Fundraising and Marcomms Directorates to maximise supporter lifetime value and drive performance through innovation, lean processes, and technology use.
• You will manage relationships with strategic partners and high-value supporters.
• You will develop compelling digital marketing plans to engage and recruit supporters and use data and insights to inform marketing plans and meet ambitious KPIs.
• You will foster a culture of innovation through development, testing, and optimisation of new products.

If you're ready to make a significant impact and lead our mass participation fundraising to new heights, we want to hear from you!

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Strategic Leadership: Proven ability to lead high-performing teams and collaborate with senior management to achieve fundraising goals.
• Event Management: Experience in developing and delivering plans for various mass participation events, including third-party, charity-owned, and virtual events.
• Innovation and Efficiency: Skilled in embedding innovation, lean processes, and technology to drive performance and supporter engagement.
• Partnership and Relationship Management: Expertise in managing relationships with strategic partners, third-party providers, and high-value supporters.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Proficient in using data and insights to inform marketing plans, drive engagement, and meet ambitious KPIs.

About The team
You will be joining a high-performing, passionate team of events fundraisers dedicated to delivering excellent supporter care and driving innovation. Our fun and hardworking mass participation team sits within the Public Fundraising department, committed to achieving transformational net income growth in our mass audiences, both now and in the future.

Please refer to the full job description below for more information.  

Closing Date: 19th February 2025 

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)  
• A flexible approach to working arrangements.  
• Access to our enhanced pension scheme  
• Life assurance 
• Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme. 

About Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity

Every day, around 750 children and young people from across the UK are seen at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). At Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, we help the hospital go above and beyond for seriously ill children, enabling kinder and better treatments, bringing hope for children with the rarest and most complex illnesses, and making hospital a little bit easier and a lot more fun for the thousands of children who are treated at GOSH every year. Our staff raise vital funds to support ground-breaking research, cutting-edge medical equipment, and the creation of child-centred facilities to help save more young lives, and essential support services that help save childhoods too.

Together, we can help give seriously ill children the best chance, and the best childhood, possible. We were delighted to be named Charity Times - Charity of the Year 2024, recognising the impact of our shared mission.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We believe that GOSH Charity and the charity sector more widely should reflect the diversity of patients, communities, and society at large. We also know that having a more diverse and inclusive workforce will make us more innovative, challenge the status quo, and enable us to deliver more impact. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. In particular, we encourage applications from those who are currently under represented within the charity sector as they may be marginalised by race and/or ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, long-term health conditions, or socioeconomic status. 

If you would like more information about our approach to inclusive hiring please see our Inclusive Hiring Page here. You can also find out more about our commitments to EDI within our EDI Strategy on our website. 

As a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible throughout the recruitment process. For more information on this please contact us.

Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and we reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply right away, to avoid disappointment.

About Woman’s Trust
Woman’s Trust is a leading mental health charity supporting women affected by domestic abuse. For nearly 30 years, we have provided free, trauma-informed counselling, therapeutic groups, and workshops to help women rebuild their emotional wellbeing. Led by and for women, we support over 900 women and children annually, with an income of £1.3m and a dedicated team of 40 staff.

The Role
We are seeking a Head of Fundraising and Development to lead our fundraising team and play a key role in our Senior Leadership Team. You will drive our fundraising strategy, securing income to support our ambitious 2022-2027 goals, including expanding mental health services for young women, launching peer-led groups, and increasing awareness through training and research. As demand for our services grows, we aim to double the number of women we support annually, achieved in part through growing our income.

Your responsibilities will include:

· Developing new funder and partner relationships across trusts, foundations, statutory bodies, and corporates.

· Strengthening existing relationships to secure sustainable, multi-year funding.

· Leading fundraising growth, aiming for £1.4m in 2025/26 and £3m by 2027/28.

· Collaborating with the CEO, trustees, and Senior Leadership Team to shape fundraising strategy and operational delivery.

· Leading an passionate team of fundraisers to maximise income generation opportunities

Who We Are Looking For
We seek a highly motivated, ambitious fundraiser with proven experience at a senior level, securing five- and six-figure and multi-year grants. You should be skilled in relationship building, with a keen interest in communicating and influencing key stakeholders to create strategic partnerships that align with priorities. An interest in mental health and supporting women affected by domestic abuse will be essential.

This is an excellent opportunity for a talented fundraising professional looking to develop in a leadership role, or an experienced Head of Fundraising eager to grow their impact and career. You will join a passionate, collaborative team working to create lasting change.

Why Join Us?
We offer:

· A supportive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment including a dedicated Senior Leadership Team and Board, including trustees with fundraising expertise and a focus on providing income generation and partnership insights.

· The opportunity to shape and expand our fundraising function, developing your career in the process.

· A chance to make a real impact on the lives of women and children.

· Good benefits including:

· Hybrid & flexible working

· 25 days holidays + 3 days at Christmas + Public holidays. Annual leave increases by 1 day after 5 years, and then by 1 day per year up to amaximum of 30 days.

· Enhanced sick pay

· Cycle to work scheme

· Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

· Mandatory job-related training

· Individual staff professional development budget

If you would like to learn more about the role and how to apply, please download the full appointment brief and speak to our retained consultant, Ami Jenick at People Beyond Profit.

If you are an ambitious fundraiser ready to drive growth and transform the lives of women and children, we would love to hear from you!

Closing Date: 28 February 2025

People Beyond Profit Conversations: 5-12 March 2025

Woman’s Trust First Interview: 20 March 2025

Womans Trust Second Stage Conversations: W/c 24 March 2025

We are pleased to share that we are recruiting for a Campaigns Coordinator to join our growing Income Generation team, at a very exciting time for Retina UK.

 As our 50th anniversary year approaches, we are looking for an enthusiastic, driven, forward-thinking, organised and creative fundraiser to lead on and develop a wide range of fundraising campaigns and appeals throughout the year.

 You will be joining a friendly team and your hard work will make an immediate, real impact for our inherited sight loss community.

This is an exciting new role at a small charity, perfect for an ambitious person wanting to develop a fundraising career in international development and gain a strong understanding of different funding streams.

About Sand Dams Worldwide

Sand Dams Worldwide is an award-winning international development charity with a unique, compelling proposition: that millions of the world’s poorest people will transform their lives with sand dams – one of the most cost-effective methods of bringing clean water close to people’s homes in dryland areas.

About the role

You will support the fundraising team in maximising revenue from all income streams (including Individual Giving and Trusts & Foundations) by providing effective administration and research, helping to achieve fundraising targets.

You are highly organised, a confident communicator and enjoy creative writing. We are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do, has some experience in an administrative/fundraising environment, and most importantly, is willing to get stuck in and learn.

This is an especially exciting time to join SDW, as we look to scale up and expand our programmes supporting communities, farmers as well as wildlife throughout dryland areas of Africa.

Sand Dams Worldwide is an equal opportunities employer, recruiting and treating employees fairly and without bias.

About the position

This role is crucial in supporting the delivery of HSI/UKs Individual Giving programme. You will be making an impact for animals by supporting projects across multiple communication channels to steward our wonderful supporters, ensuring they feel valued and helping to generate over £2million a year in sustainable income for Humane Society International/UK.

As part of the Individual Giving team, this role will largely support our direct mail appeal programme, regular giving programme and will be the first point of contact for supporter enquires – handling telephone calls, emails, social media and letters.

You will be responsible for ensuring supporters feel valued and appreciated through tailored communications to deliver an excellent supporter experience and will take a lead in coordinating our annual Thank-a-Thon – a direct way to say thank you to our supporters. You will also work closely with our suppliers in all aspects of the mailing process from creative concept through to delivery, as well as stewarding our amazing fundraisers who raise money for animals by taking part in marathons, bake sales and other events.

This is a hybrid role with 2 days a week in our London office near Old Street tube in buzzy Shoreditch.

Please note: Our recruitment policy is to offer a fixed one year contract to start, with a view to move to a permanent contract in year two based on performance.

About the Individual Giving Team:

Our ambitious team is responsible for the recruitment and retention of individual supporters to raise £600k in 2025 with big and exciting plans to grow this significantly within the next 3 years.

We are a small but mighty team covering a range of channels across direct mail, DRTV and digital with plans to start telephone fundraising in 2025 as well as creating and delivering supporter journeys.

Part of a wider fundraising team of 8 who work across legacy, major donors, corporate and trusts – we work closely with our colleagues internationally both in the EU and the United States.

What we’re looking for in our Individual Giving Specialist

• Experience of working within a team in a similar role (e.g. fundraising/marketing), ideally with some experience in individual giving fundraising
• Experience of assisting with the organisation of projects/activities or schedules
• Experience of being in a front line supporter services role – confident in dealing with general enquiries
• Experience of admin activities such as database admin, invoicing, collating information for reports.
• Good organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
•  Able to manage a varied workload, with support from the manager and wider team

About us

Humane Society International/UK is part of Humane Society International, a global animal protection organisation striving for a better future for animals through advocacy, education, and hands-on programmes. In the UK we are an leading voice for animals, running effective campaigns on wildlife protection, the fur trade, and farmed animal welfare, backed by hundreds of thousands of supporters across the country. HSI/UK has big ambitions to grow income, provide excellence in supporter care and in doing so help animals around the world!

Will you join us and create a more humane world for animals?

Interested? Here’s how to apply:

Application closing date: 16th February 2025

Virtual interview date: 24th 25th February 2025

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable.  You may be just the right candidate.

YOUR MISSION 

SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY OF LIFE-SAVING FUNDRAISERS 

At Campaign Against Living Miserably, we’re searching for an ambitious Community Fundraising Officer. Your mission? To inspire, support, and help in growing a vibrant network of community fundraisers, turning their passion into action to support CALM’s life-saving work.

• You’ll get to champion our loyal and dedicated community and DIY supporters, as they take on the weird and wonderful; all in the name of CALM.

• You’ll be there for those supporters who are fundraising in memory of a loved one; using your empathy and compassion to build purpose-led relationships.

• You’ll use your administration skills and a donor-centric approach, to provide the best possible fundraising experience.

• You’ll help us elevate our fundraising offer, to encourage even more people to stand with us against suicide.

• You’ll have the opportunity to represent CALM at impactful community events, engaging directly with our supporters.

• Most importantly, you’ll play a key role in preventing suicide and supporting those struggling with life.

SOUNDS LIKE A BIT OF YOU? HERE’S MORE ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Community Fundraising Manager, you’ll be integral in stewarding and supporting CALM’s DIY and community fundraisers, ensuring their journey with us is meaningful, effective, and rewarding. Collaborating across teams, you’ll identify new opportunities, optimise supporter engagement, and deliver essential administrative processes. 

JOIN THE TEAM AT A REALLY EXCITING TIME 

This is a great opportunity to join the Community Fundraising Team, as we expand our fundraising efforts in unlocking sustainable income opportunities, such as Facebook challenges and community level partnerships. We’ve also been on a rapid journey of growth within the digital space, racking up a number of high profile wins; such as a multi year partnership with Jingle Jam. If you're ready to be a key player in an ambitious team, this is the role for you.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES 

CORE

• Contribute to CALM’s Fundraising Revenue targets, through excellent relationship management and supporter care

• Ensure all supporters receive excellent care from CALM, as well as completing all assigned admin tasks with a high degree of accuracy

• Confidently represent CALM at key meeting and events

• Be a data steward for fundraising, ensuring quality data management

SUPPORTER ENGAGEMENT AND STEWARDSHIP

• Steward CALM’s community and DIY fundraisers throughout their journey, including email support, phone calls, social media forums, and event attendance, to: maximise support, fundraising and activation rates 

• Identify high value fundraisers, and work with the Community Fundraising Manager to steward them appropriately

• Support the development of supporter journeys through Marketing Cloud

• Research and help create supporter materials

• Respond to fundraising enquiries in a timely manner

• Ensure all In Memory and Tribute relationships are well managed, with a sensitive and compassionate donor-centric approach applied at all times throughout the journey

• Represent CALM and support the delivery of community and DIY events

• Provide excellent stewardship of community-level creator and gaming-led fundraisers, with support from the Digital Communities and Partnerships Team

• When required, supporting with the delivery of projects and partnerships, such as Jingle Jam

NEW BUSINESS

• Support the development and delivery of marketing plans to recruit fundraisers across community fundraising, including creator and gaming-led fundraising

• Identify new community and DIY fundraising opportunities

• Support CALM applications for partnerships with community organisations 

• Support the team with the development of the Community Pipeline, which includes community organisations such as sports clubs, RAG societies, and giving groups and provide high level account management should we win them

• Work collaboratively with other departments within the Fundraising Team to maximise opportunities where possible

• Support the delivery of CALM’s social media fundraising (e.g Facebook)

ADMINISTRATION

• Maintain records for community and DIY fundraisers on our CRM, Salesforce

• Ensure data from various platforms is processed, for example: JustGiving, Tiltify and MuchLoved

• Help to optimise our data management processes

COLLABORATIVE WORKING

• Continually develop knowledge of wider fundraising sector and best practices

• Support the wider Fundraising Team and its overall goals and objectives

• Represent CALM at events including some evenings and weekends

• Take on other duties where appropriate, as discussed with your manager

YOUR PROFILE

Essential 

• You have a good understanding of community and DIY fundraising

• You have experience of working with a CRM database (preferably Salesforce)

• You have experience of working with Fundraising platforms such as JustGiving

• You have a proven track record of working to and meeting financial targets

• You have good experience delivering excellent supporter care

• You have the ability to manage difficult or emotional conversations with consideration and empathy

• You have an awareness of why people choose to support CALM

• You are willing to work occasional evenings and weekends as required

• You have a track record of identifying and cultivating new fundraising business

• You have excellent copywriting skills to produce marketing and stewardship materials

• You will be a positive ambassador for CALM, working in line with our ethos, policies, and branding

• You have excellent IT skills. Ideally with experience of G-suite but this part isn’t essential

• You have a proven ability to organise a busy workload and prioritise effectively

Desirable 

• You have experience of supporting marketing plans to increase recruitment

• You have a track record of writing and submitting successful funding applications - for example Charity of the Year partnerships 

• You have a good understanding of content creator-led fundraising (e.g. streaming and videos), either professionally or through your personal life, including experience with platforms such as Discord, Twitch, and Tiltify

• You understand issues around mental health and suicide

• You will be comfortable public speaking at community events

Why work for us?

Reports to: Community Fundraising Manager 

Contract:  Full Time, Permanent

Benefits: Unlimited annual leave, Healthcare cash plan, 6% pension contribution, therapeutic services (after completion of probation), hybrid working & nine day fortnight

Based: London Waterloo twice a week (Wednesdays and Thursdays) / Remote Working (Mon, Tues & Fri), 9.30am - 5.30pm.

Salary: £30k - £33k 

A work environment that values creativity, personal growth and collaboration.

Fundraising Manager

We’re at an exciting stage of expansion and are looking for a passionate and driven individual to lead our income generation strategy. In this pivotal role, you’ll collaborate closely with the CEO and leadership team to shape and execute a dynamic plan that ensures sustainable growth and long-term impact.

Role Description

The role holder will be a confident natural leader able to clearly set out and communicate a compelling future income generation direction for TDS. Additionally, the role holder will be a critical thinker who utilises real time data and past and future trends to make informed decisions, analyse past and current results in order to identify emerging opportunities, and embraces a continuous learning mindset that values both successes and failures.

Role tasks

• Update and oversee TDS’ fundraising strategy, plans and related targets by consulting with and securing the support of our Fundraising group.

• Work closely with the CEO to explore new fundraising initiatives and then evaluate and monitor progress vs goals.

• Support the CEO in identifying, developing and writing bids and grant applications. • Identify, develop and maintain relationships with community and corporate partners that support fundraising, pay as you earn, gifts-in-kind and volunteer engagement.

• Oversee fundraising events and activities undertaken by community and corporate partners, groups and individuals.

• Inspire the TDS fundraising staff and volunteer team, fostering a culture of ownership and accountability for income generation.

• Drive a refreshed telemarketing campaign to identify, acquire and engage corporate partners.

• Manage a team of volunteer Fundraisers who will help to deliver against actions in the fundraising plan.

• Review, refresh and guide TDS’ external communication strategy.

• Working closely with the CEO to represent Together Dementia Support across agreed public events and platforms.

• Develop and maintain supportive relationships with the Board of Trustees and lead interactions with the Fundraising and Communications groups.

• Create a positive TDS supporter experience that encourages sustained engagement through good stewardship.

• Work in a manner that always facilitates inclusion and empowerment, particularly of people with dementia and their carers.

• Provide reports for the CEO and the Board of Trustees.

•Any other role-related tasks as required by the CEO.

Please visit our website to download the recruitment pack and find out how to apply. We can only accept applications that contain a CV and covering letter explaining how you fit the job specification.