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The Talent Set are delighted to partner with a prominent national charity on a fantastic Corporate Partnerships – New Business Lead position. This is a pivotal leadership role within the high value fundraising team — one that blends strategy, innovation, and purpose.
About the Role
As the Corporate Partnerships - New Business Lead, you will:
- Lead and inspire a high-performing team of three to deliver transformational corporate partnerships.
- Be the new business specalist in the corporate team and across the wider high value team.
- Develop and deliver a bold new business strategy to grow income.
- Identify, negotiate, and secure six- and seven-figure partnerships.
- Build a robust, strategically aligned pipeline of corporate prospects.
- Work collaboratively with Partnership Management, Philanthropy, Trusts, and Institutional teams to drive team culture and seamless partner experience.
- Contribute to organisational projects and innovations that attract new corporate funding and deliver measurable impact.
About You
You’re a confident leader with a track record of winning high-value corporate partnerships and driving growth through creativity and collaboration. You’ll bring:
- Proven experience in securing six figure complex corporate partnerships.
- Strong leadership and line management skills, with a passion for developing others.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
- Experience in setting and managing income and expenditure budgets.
- Outstanding communication, presentation, and financial reporting skills.
What’s on Offer
· Location: London (Hybrid)
· Salary: circa £55,000
· Contract: Permanent, 4 or 5 days/week
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
Location: Hybrid working between the Aldgate, London office and home.
A great opportunity has risen for a Policy Manager to support our ambitious external affairs team in influencing national and regional policy to drive improvements in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of respiratory conditions.
Asthma + Lung UK is the only charity in the UK fighting for everyone with a lung condition, aiming for a world where everyone can breathe with healthy lungs. We fund cutting-edge research, provide advice and support for the 12 million people who will get a lung condition during their lifetime. We also campaign for clean air and for better NHS diagnosis and treatment.
You will lead a programme of proactive policy and influencing work covering a range of areas depending on organisational strategy and business planning, but likely to include: health inequalities, tobacco control and smoking cessation, the implementation of the NHS England 10 Year Plan, local health systems influencing, and support for the Taskforce for Lung Health working groups.
You will have excellent analytical skills, an understanding of the opportunities and challenges in the health policy landscape, and an understanding of how to effectively communicate and translate the challenges people living with lung conditions face into policy solutions. You will be organised, a good communicator and a team player. You will interact with colleagues at all levels across the organisation and have a great opportunity to develop your leadership skillset.
As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), membership of a health cash plan, employee assistance programme, cycle-to-work scheme, interest-free annual season Travelcard loan and pension scheme. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation committed to being the driving force behind the transformation of lung health.
We are seeking a full-time Editor of Oryx to lead and manage the Journal. This role offers the chance to make a lasting contribution to conservation science and practice, influencing policy and on-the-ground efforts through enabling the dissemination of cutting-edge conservation learning.
As Editor, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the journal’s scientific and strategic direction, ensuring it remains at the forefront of global conservation discourse. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced conservation professional with a strong academic background and editorial expertise to influence the way conservation science is communicated and applied, and play an important role in building local conservation leadership capacity. You will:
- Lead the editorial vision of Oryx, maintaining its reputation for scientific rigor and relevance.
- Engage with a global network of researchers, practitioners and policymakers to promote high-quality, impactful content.
- Support diversity and inclusion in authorship and readership, amplifying voices from underrepresented regions and disciplines.
- Collaborate with a dedicated team to deliver a journal that informs, inspires and drives conservation action.
With a PhD in conservation or a related field, coupled with an extensive track record of publishing in peer-reviewed journals, you will bring a strong academic foundation. Proven editorial experience and a deep understanding of global conservation issues are essential, along with the ability to critically evaluate diverse scientific manuscripts and manage complex editorial workflows. Exceptional leadership, organisational and communication skills will enable you to work effectively with our editorial boards and foster an inclusive, collaborative working culture. Experience working internationally, as well as commitment to building local conservation leadership capacity is essential for the role, and experience advancing diversity and equity in scientific publishing would be an advantage.
Please visit our website and download the job application pack for further details on how to apply
The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 24 February 2026. Interviews are likely to take place during the week commencing 2 March 2026.
37 hours per week, over 7 days, to include Saturdays and Sundays
Salary: £25,760 per annum
Location: Warwick Shop
We offer many enhanced benefits including:
-28 days holiday a year, plus Bank Holidays
-Stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%
-Free confidential counselling service: available to all staff and volunteers
-Opportunity for all managers to join our Bespoke Management Development Programme - Compass
Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.
Do you like being creative? Or looking for a hidden treasure? Have you got Retail/Management experience? Are you looking for a new challenge in 2025?
We are looking for a Shop Manager to lead our team in the Warwick shop, you will be working in a creative environment, working with donated goods to maximise sales and net contribution.
You will make a real difference to young people in England by helping to raise the vital funds needed to support our frontline work. You will need to be driven and focused on making money, and have good communication skills both inside and outside the shop, reaching out to the local community to help build support for the shop.
As a Shop Manager you will manage an Assistant Shop Manager along with a team of diverse Volunteers, you will need great people skills and be confident at working with people from different backgrounds creating a welcoming and positive experience for all of our staff, volunteers and supporters.
If you have what it takes to work hard but have some fun along the way then this is the place for you.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
We look forward to receiving your application.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
The closing date for applications is midnight on 19th February 2026.
Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
IN2
Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week
Temporary: Up to 3-months
Salary: £21.05 p/h + holiday pay (£38,419 equivalent)
Based: 3-days per week onsite in East London, and the remainder remote
Our client, a prestigious London University, is currently seeking a temporary, full time (35 hours per week) Data Analyst, running for 3-months in the first instance, based onsite 3-days per week in East London.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Handle sensitive data in compliance with GDPR and data protection legislation.
- Write clinical system searches and support dashboard reporting.
- Use Excel, Power BI, Access, and Tableau to prepare, analyse, and publish data.
- Produce reports for internal teams and commissioning bodies.
- Liaise with partner organisations and provide data extraction solutions.
- Maintain accurate records and support departmental publications.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Prior experience in a similar role, ideally in higher education.
- Strong knowledge of data protection and handling protocols.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
- Advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, SUMIFS, Pivot Tables/Charts, Conditional formatting and Power Query.
- Power BI experience, including integrating data, relational databases, reports & visualisations.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and submit your CV in Word format.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
Risk & Compliance Manager
£45,000 - £50,000
Full time * Remote * Start ASAP
Join a young, ambitious, fast-growing charity at a pivotal moment in its journey. With a team driven by purpose, united by values, and committed to transforming the lives of vulnerable children across the world. As Risk & Compliance Manager, you'll play a central role in shaping the organisation's ethical, accountable, and safe operating foundations, ensuring they scale sustainably while staying true to their mission.
You'll lead on the systems that keep their work safe and trustworthy, from risk management, compliance reviews, and safeguarding oversight, to due diligence, incident monitoring, and regulatory reporting. This is your chance to build frameworks, strengthen organisational culture, and work directly with senior leaders and trustees to ensure programmes, partnerships, and decisions are rooted in integrity.
If you thrive in dynamic environments, enjoy influencing change, and want your work to have a meaningful impact as part of a growing mission-driven organisation, this role offers the perfect opportunity to make your mark.
What You'll Lead On:
- Keep risk register up to date and ensure key risks are identified, monitored, and acted on.
- Carry out compliance checks, reviews, and due-diligence processes across partners, programmes, and suppliers.
- Support safeguarding, GDPR, anti-fraud and donor-compliance standards across the organisation.
- Provide clear, timely reports and guidance to senior leaders and trustees.
- Deliver short trainings and refreshers on compliance, ethics, and risk.
What You'll Bring:
- Charity/NGO experience within risk, compliance or audit roles, with proven framework delivery.
- Strong knowledge of UK charity regulation, donor compliance, safeguarding and GDPR.
- Excellent communication, analytical skills, and the confidence to flag issues early.
- High integrity, discretion, and comfort working across international teams
*** Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, so please get in touch asap ***
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
High Value Relationships Lead
Are you a senior fundraiser who thrives on building deep, meaningful relationships, understanding what motivates people, earning trust, and working collaboratively to make real change? Do you want your work to help create a world where people with a learning disability are valued equally, heard, and included in every part of society? If so, we want to hear from you.
At Mencap, we’re proud of the long-term partnerships we’ve built with organisations like Sport England, British Gas Energy Trust, and Pears. These are thoughtful, values-led relationships that have already delivered significant impact, and we know there’s even more potential to unlock.
This is an exciting moment to join us. Our new strategy, Mencap 2030, sets out a bold vision for the organisation, and high-value fundraising is central to making it real. We’re investing in our fundraising capability, with an engaged and supportive Executive team, and an active CEO and Board who understand the power of transformational partnerships and are committed to backing this work.
We’re looking for a High Value Relationship Lead, a strategic, relationship-driven fundraiser who can take our high-value fundraising to the next level – securing multi-year, transformational support and deepening engagement across major donors, trusts and foundations, and statutory funders. You’ll lead a talented, committed team, shape our high-value approach, and build strong, credible pipelines that turn ambition into real, lasting impact. Equally importantly, you’ll ensure our fundraising feels authentic, keeping people with a learning disability at the heart of every conversation, proposal, and partnership.
This is a full-time (37.5 hours/week), permanent role with flexibility on location.
If you are passionate about transforming lives through the power of high‑value partnerships, we encourage you to apply now with an updated CV. Applications close on 1st of March with interviews to be held shortly afterward.
Benefits
Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.
Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.
For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!
About Mencap
Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.
We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.
At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.
Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.
·Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
· Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes
· Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.
We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.
We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.
Empower individuals with learning disabilities and autism to reach their full potential and lead the lives they choose.
Salary: £57,823-£62,434
Contract: Two year fixed term (April 2026 – May 2028)
Location: Cardiff, with hybrid working (2-3 days in office)
Closing date: Wednesday 28th January
Benefits: 27 days annual leave (rising to 32), pension, flexible working, staff discount schemes
We are delighted to be partnering with Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales to recruit a talented NMC100 Philanthropy Lead, joining at a pivotal moment as National Museum Cardiff moves towards its centenary in 2027. This once?in?a?generation redevelopment will transform one of the UK’s most significant museums, creating a vibrant, modern, sustainable cultural destination for the next 100 years.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a senior philanthropy specialist to shape and deliver a high?value fundraising programme of national and international significance. You will join a collaborative, ambitious external relations and funding team and play a central role in securing major gifts from individuals, trusts, foundations and global partners to bring this transformational capital project to life.
To be successful as Philanthropy Lead you will need:
- Significant experience securing six? and seven-figure donations for major capital or transformational programmes.
- Strong track record in cultivating and stewarding high?value relationships, including major donors, philanthropists and senior stakeholders.
- Excellent strategic thinking and communication skills, with the ability to bring a vision to life through compelling storytelling.
- Strong understanding of the philanthropy landscape across Wales, the UK and internationally.
If you would like to discuss this role with us please contact us and quote the reference 2807EI.
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
Salary: £35,622 (rising to £36,035 after probation)
Location: Home-based in the South East, with regular travel across the region and occasional trips to Kent
Contract: Permanent | Hours: 35 per week (flexible working patterns considered)
Make a real impact in your region
We’re looking for a passionate, relationship-driven fundraiser to help grow income and partnerships across the South East. This is a newly created role offering autonomy, flexibility, and the chance to shape regional fundraising strategy for a charity that is expanding its reach and impact.
You’ll join a small, supportive team that values creativity, collaboration, and trust. With major projects on the horizon, including a national patient voice survey, this is an exciting time to come on board and help deliver life-changing services and vital research.
What you’ll do
- Build strong connections with regional corporates, trusts, and community groups
- Develop and deliver local fundraising campaigns and events
- Grow regional membership and deepen supporter engagement
- Share compelling stories of impact to inspire giving and long-term relationships
- Work closely with colleagues to align fundraising with local services and outreach
What we’re looking for
- Proven experience in fundraising (community, trusts, corporates or individual giving)
- Strong relationship-building skills and ability to engage diverse audiences
- Confidence to work independently and manage multiple projects
- Excellent communication skills – verbal, written and interpersonal
- Creative approach to spotting opportunities and telling stories that inspire
What we offer
- Salary: £35,622 (rising to £36,035 after probation)
- Benefits: 25 days holiday (plus public holidays), Benenden Healthcare, Employee Assistance Programme, up to 5% pension, funded learning & development
- Flexible, home-based working with regional travel
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Giving Back Recruitment is partnering with a long-established professional membership organisation with a proud history of setting and upholding world-class standards, to appoint a Finance Director to a role of real strategic influence.
This is a standout opportunity for a senior finance leader to operate at an executive level within a complex, purpose-led organisation, combining financial leadership with genuine organisational impact.
Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will lead the finance function end-to-end, working closely with the Board, Audit & Risk Committee and senior leadership to ensure strong financial governance, clear decision-making and long-term sustainability.
The opportunity
As Finance Director, you will:
· Shape and deliver financial strategy in a complex, multi-income organisation
· Lead statutory and management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning
· Act as a trusted adviser to Boards and Committees, providing clear insight on performance, risk and opportunity
· Oversee cashflow, investments, balance sheet management and financial sustainability
· Lead the year-end process and external audit across group entities
· Build and lead a high-performing, forward-thinking finance team
· Drive continuous improvement across systems, processes and financial capability
· Provide executive oversight of facilities and building services, ensuring efficient and effective operations
This role offers genuine breadth, influence and visibility, sitting at the heart of organisational strategy and governance.
About you
You will be a confident, commercially minded finance leader who enjoys operating at executive level and influencing complex organisations.
You will bring:
· A recognised accountancy qualification and senior-level finance leadership experience
· Strong experience in financial governance, reporting and strategic planning
· Proven ability to advise and challenge Boards and senior leaders constructively
· Experience leading and developing teams through change and growth
· Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear insight
· A collaborative, values-driven leadership style
Experience within a membership body, charity, not-for-profit or regulated environment would be advantageous.
Placing Talent. Creating Impact. Giving Back



Salary: £48,000 per annum to £55,000 per annum
Hours: Full-Time, Monday to Friday, 37 hours
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
We are Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS), and we fight every day to save lives. We are Team KSS, a close-knit team of dedicated, skilled, sector-leading experts with an incredible level of expertise. We are passionate about what we do which drives us to always deliver our very best.
We’re driven by our purpose of saving lives and ensuring the best possible outcomes for our patients. Last year alone we responded to over 3,100 incidents. We are fearless and tireless in fighting to save every life.
Our charity headquarters and forward operating base are located at Rochester Airport, with our aircraft hangar and maintained at Redhill Aerodrome. When the call comes, we can reach any part of Kent, Surrey or Sussex in under 30 minutes.
Main Purpose of Role:
This 12-month fixed-term role will lead on a comprehensive programme of work linked to the first objective - building the foundations - of our crucial Income Generation, Marketing and Communication (IGMC) Development Programme. We are seeking a self-starter who is delivery-focused, able to collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, and experienced in planning, executing, and overseeing projects to ensure strategic objectives are met within agreed budgets and timescales.
INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY:
KSS is committed to creating an equal, diverse and truly inclusive culture where everyone feels welcome and able to be their authentic selves.
We believe that everyone has the right to live without fear or prejudice, and be treated fairly, and with respect and dignity regardless of race, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, social class, religion and belief.
We reserve the right to close the position early if the role is filled.
Benefits package is correct at the time this advert was published.
Benefits: 25 days annual leave rising with service Occupational/Enhanced Sick Pay Enhanced Parental Leave Access to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Events Access to the Wellbeing Hub Group Personal Pension Scheme Group Life Assurance Cover Group Income Protection Cover Critical Illness Cover Employee Assistance Programmes Development opportunities
REF-226 563
London
£38,429
Working arrangements: 35 hours a week. Standard working hours between 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday. Hybrid working, with a minimum of 6 days per month in the office
Are you passionate about shaping the future of medical education and training? Our client is seeking a strategic and collaborative Curricula Manager to lead the development and review of curricula and assessment frameworks across 30 physical specialties and subspecialties.
Why This Role?
This is a pivotal role where you’ll work closely with senior medical leaders, the GMC, and specialty advisory committees to ensure curricula align with the NHS 10-year plan and meet the highest standards of postgraduate medical education.
This is more than just managing documents—it's about influencing the quality of medical training across the UK. You’ll:
- Lead curriculum and assessment updates in collaboration with the GMC
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the department
- Support the development of the ePortfolio system and specialist registration of resident doctors on completion of training
- Engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including clinicians, educators, and regulatory bodies
- Represent JRCPTB at internal and external forums
What You Bring to the Table
To thrive in this role, you will have:
- Proven experience in curriculum development and stakeholder engagement
- Strong leadership and line management skills
- Excellent communication and planning abilities
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver to deadlines
- Knowledge of postgraduate medical education and NHS structures (desirable)
Closing date: 19 February 2026
Interviewing date: w/c 23 February 2026
Our client positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
Our client is all about their people – their members, staff, volunteers and leaders. They educate, influence and collaborate to improve health and healthcare for everyone and know they can only do this by being inclusive, encouraging and celebrating diverse perspectives. Welcoming into their community people who represent the 21st-century medical workforce and the diverse population of patients they serve is a priority for them.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are looking to recruit a Development Administrator to work in the busy Development Department, to assist the fundraising team with events, in-bound calls and supporter care.
In this newly created position, you will report into the Head of Individual Giving and work across appeals, events, legacy and in memory giving, philanthropy and our Patrons scheme.
The Development Administrator will support the Events Manager on the planning and delivery of a wide range of events, at our Gardens and Shows around the UK, and other venues.
This role will act as the first point of contact for our supporters and donors, by phone, post or email and in person at our events including RHS Chelsea Flower Show. This role is perfect for someone who thrives on collaboration and has excellent organisational and communication skills.
Details of our great benefits can be found here.
To work for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is to join a thriving charity, whose mission is to be there for everyone on their lifelong adventure with gardening. Everything we do is built on the transformational power of gardening – and the benefits it brings to people, places and our planet.
And we couldn’t do this without our people. We’re proud of the knowledge, enthusiasm and ideas that each one of our team members brings. From working across our social media channels, to volunteering in the RHS Gardens, from serving customers in our garden centres to running national marketing campaigns, we believe that every member of the RHS team should have the opportunity to make a difference. Our careers portal here provides a comprehensive overview of what we offer, the teams that work at the RHS and our great benefits.
Safeguarding and Inclusion
The RHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all personnel to share in this commitment. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
In this role at Fauna & Flora you will be joining a really supportive and friendly People Team, who are committed to working collaboratively to provide a high-quality and responsive HR service to the organisation.
Your main focus will be providing a comprehensive, customer-focused, and proactive HR service for our international employees, and providing HR advice and assistance to our in-country teams across the globe. You will provide critical technical, research and administrative support, as well as contributing to the development, implementation and running of key global people projects.
You will have good HR experience, ideally in all aspects of the employee life-cycle, as well as experience in people projects. You will have a can-do, organised approach to work and excellent attention to detail. You will enjoy engaging and collaborating with a wide range of people, and your excellent communication skills and sensitivity to culture will enable you to build supportive and effective working relationships across the organisation.
If you meet the role requirements and would like to support our mission, we’d love to hear from you. You will be joining an international, impactful and ground-breaking organisation, at the forefront of global conservation. In addition, Fauna & Flora offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance.
Our offices are located in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.
Please go to the link below for further details to apply
The closing date for applications is Sunday, 1 March 2026. Interviews are likely to take place during the week commencing 9 March 2026.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa.
Fitzwilliam College is a special welcoming community with a long history of being different, from its founding in the 1860s as a non-collegiate institution for students who could not afford to be affiliated with a Cambridge college through to its movement into becoming a college rooted in the 1960s modernist designs of Denys Lasdun. Fitz combines a drive for academic excellence and enquiry with a proven commitment to widening access to a Cambridge education. The College is located on a large seven-acre site within 10 minutes’ cycle ride of all the major faculties and departments of the University.
Fitz is looking to appoint an outstanding individual as Development Director. A senior figure within the College, the post-holder will oversee the delivery of the £40 million FutureFitz campaign in conjunction with the Master, the Bursar, and the Governing Body. They will lead on fundraising for the campaign, developing new and deepening existing donor relationships, and will manage a team of five development staff. Fitz is looking for a strategic fundraiser who is open to thinking creatively about development. They will embody the College’s ambitious, collaborative and pragmatic ethos, and will be an active and engaged member of the community.
The ideal candidate will be an outstanding major gifts fundraiser, with campaign experience and a significant track record of fundraising at a senior level. They will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience of cultivating long-term relationships with donors, and a proven ability to oversee, shape and motivate a team of engaged staff. They will ideally have experience engaging comparable alumni donors. They should be committed to the College’s values and aims.
The Development Director will be elected a Fellow of the College, reflecting the seniority of the post and the importance of the role.
Fitzwilliam College values diversity and is committed to equal opportunities. The College is committed to helping people grow and develop; to that end we actively welcome diversity in personal and professional backgrounds and aim to ensure the postholder will have access to excellent opportunities to continue to grow and progress in their professional tenure at the College.