Corporate Fundraising Lead Jobs in Edinburgh
Team: Corporate Partnerships
Location: Homebased with some travel
Work pattern: 35 hours, Monday to Friday
Salary: Up to £46,284 per annum
Contract: Permanent
We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.
Will you join us and make life better for cats?
Responsibilities of our Corporate Partnerships Development Manager:
- The Corporate Partnerships Development Manager will play a key role at Cats Protection by raising new and transformational funds in support of the organisation’s 10-year strategic objectives. The role will lead the Corporate Partnerships new business team, to build profitable, multiyear relationships with companies, ensuring propositions are maximised and new partners onboarded to the highest standards.
- Working closely with the Lead Corporate Partnerships Manager and Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships this role will engage Cats Protection senior stakeholders and senior volunteers in cultivation, solicitation and onboarding of prospects.
About the Corporate Partnerships team:
- We sit within the Marketing & Income Generation directorate
- Our dynamic Corporate Partnerships team is divided into new business and account management, focusing on developing and nurturing long-term, strategic partnerships that deliver mutual benefits. We take a proactive approach to identifying opportunities with UK-based companies while working closely with internal stakeholders across all levels to ensure successful collaboration.
- We are currently a team of six
What we’re looking for in our Corporate Partnerships Development Manager:
- Significant experience of developing relationships and raising money from businesses and other corporate organisations.
- A demonstrable track record of delivering significant financial results against agreed targets and timescales.
- Experience of leading fundraising teams to deliver and drive income and growth.
- Experience of positively embedding KPI’s and targets to support, grow and celebrate team performance.
- Significant experience of managing a diverse range of stakeholders and relationships at a variety of levels
What we can offer you:
- range of health benefits
- 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
- Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
- and much more, which you can learn about
Interested? Here’s how to apply:
Application closing date: 27th March 2025
Virtual interview date: 8th & 10th April 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.
If successful, your recruitment journey will include:
1. Application form
2. Virtual interview via Microsoft Teams with hiring manager & Prospect Research and Donor Development Manager
3. Follow up with Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships
Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.
Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats


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The Community Fundraising team at Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) is responsible for securing income from individuals, regional businesses and groups fundraising in the community, effectively managing relationships to maximise income.
The Regional Fundraising Officer role will play a significant part in contributing to a high-performing fundraising team. The role will cover the Central region (Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire).
You will report to the Community Fundraising Manager and support the Head of Regional Fundraising to drive the continued growth of the charity’s community fundraising income in your area. You will also be required to show excellent relationship-building skills to support community partnerships and volunteer groups, driving towards agreed targets.
This role is a 12-month fixed term contract to cover a secondment period.
Main duties and responsibilities of the role:
Strategy, finance, and reporting
· Responsibility for 3 income streams within the region including corporate, community groups and Do It Yourself (DIY) fundraising.
· Identify and apply for ‘Charity of the Year’ partnerships with corporates in the region, account manage these relationships up to a value of £50,000 per annum and support the Partnership Development Team with partnerships in your region with a value of up to £100,000.
· Support existing volunteer fundraisers to encourage continued loyalty to the charity and to maximise funds raised, following fundraising legislation and good practice.
· Recruit new fundraising supporters in line with strategy.
· Support the Community Fundraising Manager (CFM) and Head of Regional Fundraising (HORF) in developing the Community Fundraising strategy for ARUK to increase income within this stream.
· Support and extend volunteer networks within the geographical area in line with strategy.
· To ensure that fundraising activity is implemented and managed locally to deliver budgets, targets and income in line with strategy. To achieve this by supporting and facilitating the development of groups and volunteers across the geographical area.
· Work across a diverse geographical area and within a geographically dispersed team, whilst managing own workload cost-effectively and proactively.
Supporter Management
· Provide excellent customer service to community fundraising supporters (including maintaining a polite, enthusiastic manner with prompt responses to enquiries), to acknowledge support and increase long-term loyalty.
· Provide high-quality account management to volunteer groups in geographical area.
· Effective management of volunteer relationships within geographical area.
· Support, motivate and develop local fundraising volunteers, ensuring they have a clear understanding of ARUK to enable them to represent the charity’s work effectively.
· In liaison with the Partnership Development Managers and Partnership Development Officers, provide high-quality account management to corporate supporters within the specified geographical area and/or of relevant value.
· Keep up to date with fundraising legislation and codes of practice to be able to provide relevant advice to fundraisers.
· Ensure volunteers and fundraisers have all necessary materials for fundraising initiatives.
Increasing Community Support within geographical area
· Use own initiative to extend volunteer networks, develop new groups and supporters, and respond to fundraising opportunities within the geographical area, in line with strategy.
· Run volunteer events with both a recruitment and cultivation function, liaising closely with the Stewardship and Events team to ensure a seamless supporter journey, and with the Press team to include media volunteers.
· Manage the recruitment process of new ARUK volunteers in the geographical area, providing relevant support and training.
· Liaise with local community organisations (e.g., golf clubs, educational institutions etc.) – both previous and new potential supporters – to extend income and activity in line with the strategy.
· Initiate and roll out community fundraising events in the geographical area with evidence of effective ROI and achievement of strategic goals.
· Provide face-to-face talks and presentations to community organisations for recruitment/ cultivation purposes.
· Arrange appropriate volunteer representation at events in the community (for example, for cheque collections and talks), spreading the charity’s reach cost-effectively.
· Identify, research and target prospective community organisations, in liaison with CFM.
· Identify, research and target prospective local corporates in liaison with CFM / HORF and ARUK’s Partnership Development Managers and Partnership Development Officers, in line with both community and corporate strategies.
· Accurately track and record contact with both community and corporate prospects for planning and reporting purposes.
Monitoring and Reporting
· Ensure that your activity is monitored and evaluated, clearly communicating progress to your Community Fundraising Manager.
· Manage relevant information on the charity’s database, keeping detailed, up-to-date records of activity and income.
Other Duties
· Contribute to the charity’s social media channels and web content, in liaison with the Communications Team.
· Develop effective community fundraising products with a recruitment and cultivation function, in liaison with the Community Fundraising Manager and ARUK’s Stewardship and Events team.
· Work closely with the Press team to maximise potential publicity and acknowledgement for fundraising supporters and their events.
· Keep up to date with dementia news and research developments to communicate to supporters.
· Stay abreast of competitor activity, particularly in your designated area, to inform strategy.
· Effectively communicate ARUK’s legacy messages to the community and corporate supporters, delivering these messages face-to-face, via telephone and in writing, where relevant.
· Work with other Regional Fundraising Officers offering expertise in one income stream deliverable to the whole Regional Team. Hold a high standard of internal communications to successfully promote regional and local work as a remote-based worker.
What we are looking for:
· Experience in partnership fundraising and/or relationship-building.
· Experience in public speaking, such as giving presentations and talking at events.
· Knowledge of recruiting key volunteers and fundraising supporters.
· Experience and a keen interest in building long-term relationships with supporters.
· Proven ability to provide excellent stewardship.
· An ability to manage a busy and varied workload.
· Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
· Excellent organisational skills.
· Full driver’s license with access to own vehicle.
· Flexibility to work some unsocial hours and willingness to travel independently.
· Live within the Central region.
Additional Information:
Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.
Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.
Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD.
Salary: Circa £31,000 per annum, plus benefits
Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.
The closing date for applications is the 30th March 2025, We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.
As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. While we strive to anonymise your CV where possible, there are certain sections, such as the application question, that cannot be fully anonymised. We kindly ask that you remove any personal information, including your name, when answering the application question. The hiring panel will not have access to your personal details, such as your name and address, until you are invited for an interview. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website.
How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.
About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.
There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure.
In 2024, we were incredibly proud to be awarded a 3-star accreditation by Best Companies which recognises ‘World Class’ levels of workplace engagement. This is the second consecutive time; we have been awarded a Best Companies 3-star accreditation.
We were also listed in the prestigious Best Companies lists:
· 18th in the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK.
· 10th in the 50 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.
· 2nd in the 30 Best Companies to Work For in the Charity Sector.
In addition, we were also shortlisted for a special award recognising the work undertaken on reducing our environmental impact.
In 2021, we were awarded the HR Management award by The Charity Times for our Wellbeing initiatives throughout the pandemic.
In 2020, we demonstrated our commitment to changing the way we think and act about mental health in the workplace and signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge.
ARUK really does look after its people, where you will be able to add value and make a difference.
To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Following the return of our co-founder Becca Dean MBE as CEO, we're excited to be recruiting for several new roles as we move into the next chapter of our journey. Having recently celebrated our 12th birthday, we're more determined than ever to reach even more girls and young women, and we’re building a brilliant team to help us do just that. If you're passionate about empowering the next generation, we’d love to hear from you.
THE ROLE
The Fundraising Manager (Partnerships) role is a fantastic opportunity to lead on developing partnerships with The Girls’ Network's corporate and public sector supporters. The programme is well established with £170,000 worth of partners already on board. There is an opportunity to put your own stamp on the work, developing new collateral and ideas for excellent partnerships. The role is within our Fundraising & Communications team of four staff and works in collaboration with regional Senior Network Managers. There is an opportunity for the post holder to collaborate with the Fundraising Manager (Trusts and Foundations) on the development of grant applications.
Key roles and responsibilities
Income generation
- Primary focus of the role is to manage a portfolio of £170,000 worth of corporate partners and public sector organisations, to meet annual income targets and provide an excellent supporter experience.
- Develop compelling funding propositions and case for support to meet priorities, working closely with colleagues in Fundraising & Communications, Programmes and Monitoring, Research, Evaluation & Learning (MERL).
- Maintain an up-to-date pipeline of prospects through research and excellent record keeping (using SalesForce), ensuring that applications are made to meet known deadlines.
- Collaborate with Network Managers on regional corporate partnerships, ensuring a consistent and good supporter experience and identifying opportunities for development.
- Ensure that all reporting and grant monitoring is delivered in a timely manner, working closely with the MERL Manager and colleagues across Programmes.
- Oversee calendar of third-party events, liaising with external partners and ensuring appropriate TGN involvement.
- Provide internal management information and reporting to the Head of Fundraising on a quarterly basis, or as required.
Stewardship
- Develop data management processes, ensuring timely impact reporting or other agreed deliverables.
- Ensure all donations and supporters are thanked in a timely and appropriate mode to their giving channel.
- Keep all relevant donor and financial information up-to-date on Salesforce, ensuring adherence to GDPR and other relevant good practice, as defined by the Fundraising Regulator and other sector bodies.
- Work with Communications to ensure regular updates to website and other digital channels, identifying opportunities for partnership activities.
- Work with colleagues in Fundraising & Communications and CEO to deliver appropriate partner recognition including events and other engagement activities
Other duties
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As a small charity with limited resources, all staff are expected to be flexible with their work and as such you may be required to undertake other duties and tasks as assigned from time to time.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE
- You will have at least five years’ relevant experience as a fundraiser or in other similar roles e.g. marketing or sales, ideally with at least three years working in fundraising and be able to demonstrate previous success in generating income and achieving targets.
- You will be an exceptional communicator with the confidence to work on your own initiative and to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- You will be well organised with excellent attention to detail, work well under pressure and have the ability to think both strategically and operationally.
- You have a good understanding of the disadvantages faced by both women and those from the least advantaged communities and have a drive to rectify the inequalities that currently exist.
- You thrive on the potential to make a real difference with your work.
Essential
- Proven experience in the charity sector and able to demonstrate fundraising or similar success.
- A skilled and confident relationship builder who enjoys maintaining and sustaining contacts.
- Extremely well organised and self-motivated.
- The ability to recognise opportunities to help achieve income targets.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Understanding of financial information and ability to provide relevant data for applications including budgets and operational targets.
- Commitment to gender equality and social mobility.
- Confidence managing stakeholders.
- Resilience and ability to self-manage workload with support from line manager.
Desirable
- You are flexible in your approach to working with a small organisation and understand the time and resource limitations You have safeguarding knowledge.
- Experience in using Salesforce or another CRM, Hootsuite, Canva, Access (website), Mailchimp.
- Understanding or experience of working from home.
- Experience of working in a small charity.
For more information about our organisation and details on how to apply, please visit our website and download the candidate pack.
Good luck with your application.
Our mission is to inspire and empower girls from the least advantaged communities by connecting them with a mentor and network of female role models.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Join us as our Director of Fundraising and Marketing
Location: Sheffield HQ or Remote (UK-wide)
Salary: £43,235.28 per annum (+ £3,000 London Weighting, where applicable)
Contract Type: Full-time, 1-year fixed-term
Are you passionate about inspiring change in the fight against climate change?
At Hope for the Future (HFTF), our mission is to empower individuals and communities to engage in meaningful conversations with politicians and drive bold climate action. We believe that through collaboration across political divides, we can create a future where climate action is central to decision-making in government and beyond.
We’re seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to join us as Director of Marketing and Fundraising for a 12-month period. This is an exciting opportunity to lead our fundraising and marketing efforts, ensure financial sustainability, and amplify our voice to drive change during this crucial year for climate action.
What you’ll do
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Oversee the charity’s fundraising, marketing efforts, and strategic partnerships to ensure financial robustness and sustained growth.
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Work alongside the rest of the senior leadership team to ensure HFTF’s financial stability whilst amplifying our voice and expanding our reach.
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Deliver against our fundraising strategy securing sustainable funding from trusts, foundations, corporate partners, paying service users, and individuals.
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Drive HFTF’s brand forward, developing and implementing creative marketing campaigns to boost our visibility and engagement with diverse communities.
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Increase awareness and support for HFTF through strategic communications and partnerships.
What we’re looking for
We’re seeking an experienced leader with:
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Proven experience in fundraising and marketing, with a track record of driving growth and delivering results quickly
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Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with experience in engaging diverse audiences—from policymakers to grassroots communities
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A commitment to safeguarding our culture, strategy, and mission
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A strong understanding of fundraising, marketing strategies, and financial management
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Passion for tackling climate change and inspiring people to engage in advocacy
This role is perfect for a strategic thinker who thrives on making an impact, values collaboration, and can bring energy, focus, and resilience to a well-established organisation during a year of transition.
Why join us?
At HFTF, you’ll join a passionate team dedicated to real change. We offer:
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A competitive salary with London Weighting where applicable
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Generous benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays), a pension contribution, and wellbeing support
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Flexible working arrangements, including remote or hybrid options
This is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference, lead our fundraising and marketing team, and contribute to the continued success of a leading climate charity.
Apply Now
Ready to take the lead in shaping the future of climate advocacy? If you’re ready to inspire action and help us make a lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you.
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Applications close on Wednesday March 26th at 9am.
Hope for the Future is an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
Make sure you’ve created a tailored copy of your CV and ensure it includes:-
1. A brief summary of any relevant experience you have either working or volunteering
2. Details of any relevant training or qualifications you have
Please remove all identifying information from your CV and cover letter such as your name, age, gender, protected characteristic, disability etc.
Please attach your cover letter/personal statement describing in your own words how your knowledge, experience and capabilities meet the requirements set out in the job description and person specification.
Also list any relevant achievements and successes in work, education or voluntary roles.
Our mission is to equip people across the UK with the tools they need to have effective conversations with their local politicians on climate change
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking two National Corporate Fundraising Managers who as part of our Fundraising Team will be responsible for securing and developing high value and household name corporate partnerships to help air ambulance charities save even more lives across the UK. This role is a mix of new business and account management and development and is designed to give the role the best possible development and growth opportunities.
The main objectives are:
· Creation and management of a robust and varied pipeline including high value prospects to support business development opportunities and income targets for national partnerships.
· Account Management of new and existing corporate partnerships, stewarding these key relationships to reach income targets and build long-lasting and strategic corporate partnerships.
· Responsibility for new business development for partnerships including, identifying, pitching, and securing support within priority sectors.
Secure six figure and higher corporate partnerships.
We are the national charity supporting the lifesaving work of the UK’s air ambulance charities, enabling them to save even more lives every day
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us:
The Humane League UK (THL UK) is a charity ending the abuse of animals raised for food by influencing the policies of the world's biggest companies, demanding legislation, and empowering others to take action.
We're a mission-driven, energetic team focused on problem-solving and effective teamwork, and have grown significantly over the last few years.
Thanks to our effectiveness, The Humane League has been named Top Charity by the independent evaluator Animal Charity Evaluators for every rating period since 2012.
THL UK is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to furthering equity and inclusion, and we value diversity. We seek people from a wide range of backgrounds who will bring a fresh perspective to the team, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger.
We make employment decisions by matching our organisational needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, neurodiversity, age, or veteran status.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, demonstrating our commitment to recruiting, retaining, and supporting disabled people and people with health conditions, based on their skills and talent.
You can read more about how The Humane League UK is working on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on our website.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, please contact us via our website and we will be happy to discuss, via email or telephone, reasonable adjustments that you may require throughout the process.
The position:
The Humane League UK (THL UK) is seeking a data-focussed and strategic individual, with a strong background in digital fundraising, to help drive long-lasting improvements for millions of farmed animals.
This is an exciting time to join a growing organisation, with ambitious fundraising targets over the coming years as we work toward greater financial self-reliance and stability.
To achieve those targets we need to accelerate our individual giving and digital fundraising programme.
You can be part of our Development Team helping to make this happen.
You’ll develop and execute our digital fundraising strategy, utilising data to maximise acquisition, engagement, optimisation and conversion of our supporter base to grow our income. By significantly increasing the number of regular givers, converting a higher percentage of non-givers to donors, and acquiring new supporters who can be converted into future donors, you can make sure that our work continues to have long-lasting impacts - ending cages for egg-laying hens, convincing corporates to commit to improving chicken welfare in their supply chains, challenging the Government over the use of fast-growing breeds of chicken, and working to secure the first legislation to protect farmed fish.
We will be holding a webinar on Wednesday 19th March at 7pm GMT for you to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have. The webinar will be hosted by Gavin Chappell-Bates, Head of Development and Holly Spindler, Digital Communications Manager. If you’re interested, please register by following the 'Apply via website' button.
Who you are:
We are looking for someone with demonstrable experience of analysing, assessing and utilising data, making the most of technical solutions and making informed decisions to optimise and enhance fundraising performance. You’ll have good experience working with CRMs and donor data. If you have experience implementing a new CRM solution in an organisation, this will be a big plus. You will have excellent attention to detail and high standards - ensuring clean and good quality data, maintaining consistent data use across the organisation.
You will have a proven track record of delivering digital fundraising strategies and successful digital fundraising campaigns, as well as developing supporter journeys. You will be someone who thrives on collaborating across an organisation to ensure communications and campaigns are as effective as possible, leading to increased acquisition, engagement and conversion.
You are someone who is able to use their initiative to solve problems and overcome challenges. You are self-motivated, able to work autonomously, be proactive and resourceful. You are a good organiser and project manager, able to manage complex tasks and keep projects on track, ensuring good internal communication and collaboration.
We foster an environment of feedback, development and learning at THL UK. You’ll be someone that values receiving feedback, is able to assess your own performance, and has a desire to want to learn, develop and improve as an individual.
We are looking for someone committed to the work we do for animals, who aligns with our values and has a passion and enthusiasm for digital fundraising. Prior experience of digital fundraising is essential.
We will provide relevant learning and development opportunities, tailored to your experience and personal needs, which could include in-house training, external training, and fundraising events and conferences.
Be part of our mission to end the abuse of animals raised for food.
Primary Duties:
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Lead on developing and executing our digital fundraising strategy: working with our Digital Communications Manager to make sure it aligns with and feeds into our wider organisational digital strategy, as well as with the Head of Development to make sure it aligns with our wider fundraising strategy.
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Management of our new CRM: we are in the process of selecting a new CRM solution to support fundraising at THL UK. This role will initially take responsibility for getting this implemented and embedded in the organisation, and then take on the day-to-day management and responsibility of the CRM to make sure we utilise the platform to its full potential and resolve any challenges or issues.
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Coordinating our end of year fundraising appeal: our biggest of the year, working with our Digital Fundraiser to develop engaging content and communications, and with our Major Gifts Fundraiser and Head of Development to secure match funds and major gifts, to ensure we secure valuable income each year (this appeal raised over £100k in 2024). You’ll help set and track the targets and metrics for the campaign, and conduct post-campaign analysis to capture what we learn to inform our future activities.
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With a focus on acquisition, retention, and conversion, work with our Digital Communications Manager to map out and develop donor journeys as part of our wider supporter journeys, using technological solutions to ensure supporters are progressing effectively.
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Regularly assess and analyse supporter and donor data, using these insights to shape our strategy and activities. This includes monitoring engagement levels across various touch points, such as donating, volunteering, taking digital actions, or engaging with our communications, as well as evaluating segmentation and targeting of key audiences. Identify the data needed to inform decision-making and establish mechanisms to capture it effectively.
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Work with the Finance Operations Lead to make sure all supporter and donation data in our CRM is accurate, complete and up-to-date: this includes ensuring that Gift Aid claims are regularly made, donation data is regularly reconciled with our finance system, that we have a holistic picture of our supporters, and we have a regular programme of data cleansing in place.
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Ensure our donation processes are optimised: allowing us to minimise any possible friction on our donation pages and increase the percentage of those going on to make a donation. Ensuring that we have processes in place to capture abandoned baskets and failed payments, and any technical issues which could disrupt our ability to collect payments are monitored and resolved quickly, working with our technical partners or external experts where necessary.
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Oversee the development of any new donation pages or donor data collection forms: whether those are created in-house or by an external consult or agency.
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Make sure THL UK team members are getting what they need from our CRM and technical solutions. Ensuring that they are using systems correctly and consistently, to avoid poor practices which might result in bad data or sub-optimal functionality. Including access and user permissions, notifications and alerts for new donors and donations, training and support, and access to dashboards and reports needed to inform their work.
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Manage any external support required to optimise our CRM and technological solutions: including our CRM partner, payment processing partner and any additional consultants or third parties. Work with them to make sure any technical issues or significant architectural changes are addressed.
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Provide day-to-day support to our Digital Fundraiser: offering advice and guidance, working with them on campaigns and communications to help us achieve the goals as set out in our digital fundraising strategy, including regular pushes for key income streams such as regular giving.
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Make sure we optimise any available budget to increase acquisition and conversion to help us achieve our strategic goals.
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Keep colleagues up-to-date on our digital fundraising plans and make sure those plans are fed into our organisation-wide planning tools.
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Look for opportunities for technology to enhance fundraising at THL UK, including use of AI.
In addition:
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Attending relevant events and conferences as necessary: whether to increase your learning, engage with peers in the animal protection or fundraising sectors, or to help raise our profile and support our wider fundraising efforts.
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Helping drive understanding of and engagement with fundraising across the organisation, with staff, volunteers and trustees: sharing updates through presentations, workshops, written communications, or other effective formats to keep the wider team informed on fundraising progress.
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Participating in team meetings including note-taking and facilitation.
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Help us make THL UK an inclusive workplace where employees and supporters are proud to be members of the movement
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Demonstrate commitment to creating a stronger and more effective animal protection movement through inclusion and belonging.Recognising the need for all of us to do better for social justice on a personal and organisational level.
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Attending in-person team workshops several times a year.
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Performing any other duties assigned by the Head of Development.
For full details of the role, including the key competencies we see as the the most important requirements for being successful in this position, please visit our website by following the 'Apply via Website' button.
Hours:
This is a full time position of 37.5 hours per week over Monday to Friday.
From 1st July 2024 we are piloting a four day working week across the whole of the UK organisation. The pilot is planned to run for 12 months, at which point a decision will be made by our Board of Trustees as to whether this will become permanent. Success of the trial relies on the organisation being able to achieve the same or improved level of impact in four working days as five, with staff experiencing either the same or improved levels of wellbeing.
During the four day week pilot, working hours for this position will be reduced to 30 hours per week, to be worked across Monday to Thursday, with no reduction in salary. This will be a temporary change to the contractual terms for the successful candidate. The appointed person must be prepared to increase their working hours to 37.5 hours per week if a return to a five-day working week is decided. In the event that THL UK considers before the end of the trial period that the trial is having an adverse operational impact, we reserve the right to bring the trial to end on one month’s notice.
Good to know:
You will have access to:
- A fully remote work environment and team (all equipment is provided)
- A 4 day working week (note: this is a year long pilot until July 2025 when its continuation will be assessed)
- 25 days leave plus Public Holidays (reduced proportionately during four day week trial)
- Flexible working hours
- A workplace pension
- An annual learning and development budget
- Support for mental and physical wellbeing
- £25 per month reimbursement towards home working costs
At The Humane League UK, animal welfare is at the forefront of our everyday work and as such, many of our employees are vegan by personal choice. All of our events and workshops offer only plant-based meals. We welcome all mission-aligned candidates to apply, no matter where you are in your journey to end the abuse of animals raised for food.
We are looking to speak to a wide range of candidates with diverse backgrounds - #NonGraduatesWelcome
Our employees all work remotely but still enjoy a supportive, collaborative environment.
For our salaries to be fair, transparent and equitable we want to provide a system that delivers a competitive salary in the market and could eliminate potential biases in compensation (such as the gender pay gap). For more information about the Digital Fundraising Lead salary please the attached document.
All applicants need to be:
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Live and have the right to work in the UK (we are unable to consider applications from those without the right to work in the UK).
- Committed to our mission to end the abuse of animals raised for food.
The Process:
All applicants will be contacted within one week of the closing date to let you know if you have been successful in reaching the next stage.
Our full interview process comprises of the following stages:
- A skills test to give us an opportunity to see your skills in action (completed remotely).
- Join an online interview (via video call) so we can learn more about each other.
- Final Interview (via video call as above)
For full details of our recruitment process please see the attached document.
We exist to end the abuse of animals raised for food

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Surrey, West Sussex, Hampshire (Home-based with travel as required)
Salary: Up to £32,000 FTE (21 hours per week)
Contract Type: One-year fixed-term contract
Are you a skilled fundraiser who is ready to make a difference?
GRACE is a charity dedicated to supporting women diagnosed with gynaecological cancers. Our team is seeking a dynamic Trust and Corporate Fundraising Manager to help grow our vital income streams so we can increase our research and support programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, passionate team during a time of transformation, and to play a pivotal role in helping even more women with gynaecological cancers across our network to not just live, but to live well.
The Role
As Trust and Corporate Fundraising Manager, you will:
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver a fundraising strategy to secure income from trusts, foundations, and corporate partners.
- Create tailored funding applications and build long-term partnerships.
- Monitor income targets and report on impact.
- Collaborate with the team to create innovative campaigns.
About You
- You’ll have proven experience in trust and corporate fundraising with a successful track record.
- Possess excellent communication, relationship-building, and strategic thinking skills.
- Most importantly, you’ll be passionate about making a difference and supporting women with gynaecological cancers.
What We Offer
- A supportive and flexible, where practical, work environment.
- An opportunity to be part of a team leading on the sustainability and transformation of the charity.
- A chance to transform lives and drive meaningful change.
Ready to Join Us?
If you’re passionate about fundraising and want to use your skills to support women facing gynaecological cancers, we’d love to hear from you.
Let’s beat gynaecological cancers, together.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you for your interest in working for Birthrights. If you are interested in centering anti-oppression in your fundraising work, in embodying an abundance mindset and working in ways that resist fundraising cultures that too often results in burn out, please read on and download our recruitment pack for more information about Birthrights and the role. Please note that this is a remote (UK based) role.
About Birthrights:
Birthrights was founded in 2013 with the understanding that at the heart of the poor experiences and outcomes of maternity care for so many people in the UK, is a consistent failure to listen to the voices of women and birthing people and a complete disregard for their fundamental human rights. We champion the rights of women and birthing people through information and advice, training, campaigns, research and legal action. You can read our ten year strategic framework here Strategy - Birthrights
What we can offer you:
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This role is being offered on a salary range of £37,000-£42,000 pro rata
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All our staff work part-time, and we are open to you taking up this role on 3 or 4 days per week
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Home based working – our staff work from home across the UK, with some in-person meetings
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30 days annual leave pro rata (excluding bank holidays)
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Investment in your wellbeing through our broad wellbeing plan, including £500 personal wellbeing allowance in 2025/26
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Enhanced sick pay and parental leave policies
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Flexible working
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Supportive colleagues dedicated to bringing about systemic change in maternity care
About the role:
This is a hugely exciting role that will be part of Birthrights Senior Leadership team and play a key part in helping Birthrights’ meet its ambitions and achieve its potential.
You will be the sole dedicated fundraiser in Birthrights, and as such you will be
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Developing and delivering our long-term fundraising strategy to ensure we have financial stability
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Securing multi-year funding from Trusts and Foundations, working with the CEO(s), Trustees and Senior Leadership Team to successfully prospect, cultivate, solicit, steward and report
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Making the most of potential corporate and major donor interest that comes our way
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Ensuring we have the right internal infrastructure, process and reporting in place
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Contributing to the strategic direction, performance and health of the organisation as a member of our Strategic Leadership Team, including by centering racial justice in all we do
About You:
You are a talented fundraising professional with
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Excellent organisation and priortisation skills to effectively manage your time and others, to deliver both urgent immediate work and long-term priorities
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Ability to build and maintain relationships and engage with funders and individuals from a range of backgrounds
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A track record of securing funding from Trusts and Foundations, with experience of working with Trusts and Foundations from prospecting and cultivating to soliciting, stewarding and reporting
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Ability to tell compelling stories, with strong written and verbal communication and influencing skills
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Ability to make strategic decisions, keeping up to date on trends and priorities in fundraising and philanthropy and situating these in our organisational context to consider how these may affect and influence our fundraising approaches
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Supportive and willing to work collaboratively towards our commitments to anti-oppressive practices and to approach fundraising with an abundance mindset, care for self and others and calm presence
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We still want to hear from you even if you don’t meet all our criteria. Please tell us about experiences that have not been included here, but that you feel might be relevant to this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Purpose of the role
The purpose of this role is to increase the fundraising capability of The Vitiligo Society and secure the income we need to deliver our support to those affected by vitiligo. It is part of our new fundraising strategy.
Reporting to the Charity Director you will take the lead on establishing a fundraising programme. You will also support our community and membership fundraising, recruiting and supporting volunteer fundraisers and helping to improve and maintain our membership & donation processes.
This job could be for you if you have fundraising experience and are pro-active, organised and motivated to try new things and contribute ideas.
You will be joining a successful charity and bring your skills to an often unacknowledged but truly important cause in a friendly and supportive team environment.
Our Mission
To beat vitiligo by eradicating the psychological, social and physical effects on people’s lives and by finding effective treatments and a cure.
Your Experience
We are looking for a candidate who has a background in charity fundraising, in particular community, Trust and Foundation fundraising.
Key responsibilities
Fundraising from Trusts and Foundations
Leading on applications to trusts and foundations with input from the Charity Director and delivery teams as needed, incl:
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Writing and submitting high quality applications to trusts and foundations that reflect The Vitiligo Society and our members' stories.
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Researching potential charitable trusts and foundations to approach for funding.
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Build and maintain positive relationships with key personnel in relevant funding organisations.
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Support monitoring and evaluation and coordinate relevant reporting to funders.
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Establishing and maintaining a funders database within our existing CRM system.
Community Fundraising
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Assisting with improving the processes for donations from individuals.
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Working in cooperation with the staff, trustees and volunteers to develop and deliver up to 3 fundraising campaigns per year (a minimum of 1).
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Recruiting and supporting community volunteers to undertake fundraising activities.
Other Fundraising
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Working with the Charity Director to develop the organisation’s Trusts and Community fundraising strategy.
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Assist with the development of a corporate fundraising strategy as appropriate.
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Assist with the reporting on income generation and evaluating progress.
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Keeping up to date with best practice in fundraising and fundraising trends.
People Management
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Oversee the engagement of volunteer fundraisers, supporting them to undertake community fundraising activities and sharing their stories to inspire others.
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Build, and encourage, positive working relationships with other staff to ensure members receive relevant information at the right time and that communications reflect the lived experience of individuals affected by vitiligo.
General
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Working within the The Vitiligo Society ethos and values.
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Be part of a rota of staff & volunteers answering the Society's helpline
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Attend The Vitiligo Society events when required, which may include planning and attending support events virtually and in person.
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Be part of the rota for checking The Vitiligo Society’s social media outside normal office hours.
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Support content creation for The Vitiligo Society, by identifying potential case studies and stories.
This job description cannot cover every task that might arise within the post and the post-holder will be expected to carry out other duties from time to time.
This is a one year fixed term role until 31 March 2026 with potential for extension. Applicants need to be based in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you really dislike litter? Do you want to be part of changing our littered country for the better? CleanupUK’s vision is of a world where everyone benefits from living in a litter-free environment. We support communities in areas of disadvantage to come together and form locally-led litter-picking groups to tackle the litter problem in their neighbourhood and to strengthen their community.
CleanupUK provides a spark in local communities that need some help and encouragement to tackle the challenge of litter where they are. We set up Cleanup Hubs in the most littered areas and support community litter-picking groups to start, grow, or sustain their activities by providing equipment, information and advice. We are a growing, ambitious team who are all passionate about helping the communities we work with. We love what we do!
This new role will be a key member of our income generation team, enabling us to spread our work all over England. You will be helping us to improve people’s lives and give communities a real boost!
Practical details
Position - Trust and Foundation Fundraising Lead
Responsible to - Chief Executive
Location - Home based with occasional travel as the role requires
Hours - 37½ hours per week (full time) – full time or part time role available
Salary - £42,000–£45,000 per annum full time
Annual leave and benefits
- 27 days annual leave full time (bank holidays in addition)
- Pension scheme with 5% employee contribution and 3% employer contribution
Responsibilities
- You will be implementing the existing workplan for 2025, complemented with your own input into maximising CleanupUK’s revenue from trusts, foundations and The Lottery
- You will be managing the Local/Regional Trust and Foundation Fundraiser to help them maximise their revenue
- In conjunction with the Chief Executive, you will be nurturing the key funder relationships that CleanupUK already has
- You will be developing strong and close relationships with new key trust and foundation funders
- You will be working closely with our Corporate Partnerships and Operations teams
- You will be contributing to CleanupUK’s future strategy
Requirements
- A passion for dealing with litter and the damage that it causes to communities and also for the wider environment and its protection
- Solid, successful experience of trust, foundation, lottery, statutory and major donor fundraising
- Exceptional relationship-building skills with funders of all types
- Good understanding of an organisation’s strategy and strategic issues
- A strong communicator who can write well
Further Information
To be eligible to apply for this position, you should be able to answer “yes” to both of these questions :
- Do you have 5 years or more of fundraising experience?
- Do you have successful experience of raising money from trusts and foundations?
How to apply
Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and answer a few short screening questions about your relevant skills and motivation. Please see attached full role description and supporting documents.
Applications for the role can only be made via the CharityJob website. The deadline for applications is Thursday 20th March 2025 at 5pm.
First-round interviews will take place in the week commencing March 31st; final interviews are due to take place in the week commencing April 22nd.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Girls’ Network is an award-winning charity with a large and growing network of supporters, mentors and schools across eight regions of England.
We believe that no girl's future should be limited by her background, gender or parental income. Our mission is to inspire and empower girls from the least advantaged communities by connecting them with a mentor and a network of professional role models who are women.
We are looking for a Head of Fundraising to join our team.
The Head of Fundraising will lead our income generation strategy to ensure The Girls’ Network can continue empowering young women from the least advantaged backgrounds. This role will drive the development and stewardship of high-value partnerships, oversee strategic growth in fundraising, and contribute to the charity’s long-term sustainability.
Key roles and responsibilities
Fundraising
· Develop and implement a fundraising strategy to define and meet annual income targets from corporate partners, Trusts & Foundations, individuals and third party events, identifying opportunities for growth
· Identify, steward and secure high value relationships with corporate partners, Trusts & Foundations and major donors to achieve and exceed own targets, working with the support of the CEO, as required
· Develop compelling propositions to secure funding and wider support from corporate partners, working with the Head of Programmes and Ambassador Community Lead to ensure operational alignment
· Develop and submit funding bids for high value Trusts & Foundations in support of operational plans and agreed budgets
· Identify and steward major donors to meet future targets, working with the support of the CEO, as required
· Develop new activities to increase income from individuals e.g. proprietary campaigns, regular donors, digital fundraising and events, working with external suppliers within available budget
· Ensure regular review and update of case for support to align with external and internal developments.
· Ensure compliance with organisational policies and fundraising regulations working with Head of Finance & Operations, CEO, Trustees and external support, as required.
Leadership
· Provide strategic leadership and direction to Fundraising, ensuring the strategy aligns with our wider goals, delivering high-impact fundraising campaigns and driving long term sustainability.
· Take an active role in the Senior Leadership Team (with CEO, Head of Programmes, Head of Finance & Operations) to ensure efficient management of the charity, developing annual operational plans and budgets, monitoring performance and risk against quarterly targets and attending quarterly Board meetings.
· Work closely with the Head of Programmes to identify and assess new partnership opportunities to develop the strategy and success of the charity.
· Work closely with Head of Finance & Operations on data migration to enable effective fundraising and ensure a high quality supporter experience.
· Develop understanding of policy and issues affecting our mentees and the impact and implications for The Girls’ Network programmes and funders.
· Build productive internal and external relationships, role-modelling our values.
· Act as Ambassador for TGN.
Reporting
· Report quarterly to the CEO and Board of Trustees on KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and KRIs (Key Risk Indicators) including progress against income targets and value of pipeline, working with the Head of Finance and Operations to align management information
· Ensure restricted grant funding information is shared with the Head of Finance and Operations to enable tracking and with the Monitoring, Evaluation Research and Learning Manager to enable programme data reporting
Staff Management
· Ensure the Fundraising team are well supported to perform their roles, meeting virtually and in person on regular basis, conducting one-to-ones, annual appraisals and personal development plans to support learning.
· Lead and support the Fundraising Manager and Partnerships Manager to achieve their targets from corporate partners and Trusts & Foundations, tracking performance through quarterly reports, including pipeline values
· Work closely with Communications Manager to ensure fundraising opportunities and campaigns are coordinated in a timely fashion to the correct audiences.
· Handle administrative duties such as recruitment, training, performance management seeking support from HR as required
· Ensure direct reports are engaged and motivated and working to a high standard
· Provide appropriate information and guidance to direct reports on a timely basis
Other duties
· As a small charity with limited resources, all staff are expected to be flexible with their work and as such you may be required to undertake other duties and tasks as assigned from time to time.
Person specification
Essential
Fundraising expertise
· Significant experience (5+ years) gained in senior fundraising and within the not for profit sector
· Significant experience in developing effective fundraising and communications strategies to meet organisational goals, leading teams to achieve success
· Proven experience overseeing a Trusts & Foundations programme, including pipeline and prospect management to meet multi-year targets
· Excellent written skills with the ability to produce a concise, compelling and creative case for support
· Financial analysis skills to track and report on quarterly income performance
Relationship Management
· Demonstrable experience of developing compelling funding propositions to secure high value partnerships with corporates and Trusts & Foundations
· Ability to develop productive relationships with colleagues, donors, suppliers, media contacts and Board-level decision makers
Leadership
· An aptitude for working with high degree of autonomy, managing multiple priorities and within the resource limitations of a small organisation
· An ambition to achieve the vision and mission of The Girls' Network and commitment to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion
· Proven experience in developing fundraising content to meet communications objectives
Desirable
· Experience of major donor stewardship to secure gifts
· Experience of developing individual giving activity to achieve income growth
· Experience in using Salesforce, Hootsuite, Canva, Access (website), Mailchimp
· Understanding or experience of working from home
· Experience of working in a small charity
For more information about the role and our organnisation download the candidate pack.
Our mission is to inspire and empower girls from the least advantaged communities by connecting them with a mentor and network of female role models.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £30,750 - £36,990, depending on experience
Hours: 35 hours Monday to Friday (flexible)
Location: Remote, with some travel across the UK
Job Ref: 1211
Are you a skilled fundraiser with a passion for social justice?
Cranstoun is recruiting for a brand new role to lead on raising funds from charitable trusts and foundations.
The Trust Fundraising Manager will build on Cranstoun’s existing fundraising pipeline and develop new relationships with grant-makers to support the charity’s work across all five service areas: drugs and alcohol, domestic abuse, criminal justice, housing & homelessness, and children & young people.
We’re looking for a skilled fundraiser with an entrepreneurial approach. You will have experience of working in a fundraising and/or charity environment and a proven track record of researching and securing trust and grant income.
This role will be home based, with regular travel to London/Birmingham and other areas of the UK.
We encourage applications from individuals looking for flexible working arrangements.
To download an application, please vist the website via the apply button.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept CVs.
Closing date: Sunday 15 March 2025.
Interview date: w/c 24 March 2025.
We are an inclusive employer, committed to promoting equality and diversity in all areas of our work.
Registered Charity No: 1061582
Salary: £37,395 - £41,500 per annum
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Location: Home-based with regional travel - Birmingham/Warwickshire, Nottingham/Derbyshire, and Leicestershire
Closing date: Rolling
Benefits: Life assurance scheme, Employer pension contribution 8%, Enhanced maternity and adoption leave, BUPA Healthcare Plan, Discounted gym membership
We have an excellent opportunity to join as Regional Fundraising Manager working for the wonderful Alzheimer’s Society. You will report to the Senior Regional Fundraising Manager. As part of this role, you will have overall responsibility for the development of your team across Birmingham/Warwickshire, Nottingham/Derbyshire, and Leicestershire, aiming to achieve and exceed an annual income target, delivering exceptional supporter stewardship and acquisition of new business, and driving a high-performance culture.
This role will offer you the opportunity to manage a team of Regional Fundraisers, maximising their skills and capacity to exceed targets- while managing your own portfolio of donors, making this a brilliant hybrid role of leadership and hands on fundraising. You will drive relationship building - providing exceptional stewardship to boost retention and life-time value for the charity’s highest value supporters.
To be successful as the Regional Fundraising Manager, you will need:
- Proven experience as a regional fundraising expert with strong knowledge of community income streams – experience across corporate partnerships a plus!
- Significant experience of providing strong leadership across a team, empowering them to problem solve independently and driving high performance.
- Strong experience of developing, delivering and reporting on budgets and non-financial targets.
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Heather on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected]
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
Inclusion North is a Community Interest Company which exists to make inclusion a reality for all people with a learning disability, autistic people, and their families. We are looking for an experienced and motivated professional to lead our fundraising efforts and drive impactful campaigns that raise awareness and increase financial sustainability.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Inclusion North at a critical time. We have a strong reputation, a dedicated team, and a clear vision for growth. However, we need to diversify our income streams and strengthen our campaigns to ensure long-term sustainability. This role will be instrumental in securing vital funding, developing partnerships, and amplifying our voice.
As a values-led organisation, it’s not just what we do that matters, but how we do it. Inclusion North is built on an equal partnership between people with lived experience and professionals committed to making inclusion a reality. We are looking for a Campaigns & Fundraising Manager who embodies these values and can bring creativity, strategic thinking, and fundraising expertise to our team.
If you are passionate about social change, have experience in securing funding, and want to lead campaigns that make a real difference, we would love to hear from you.
Hours, Contract, and Location
- Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (flexible working requests will be considered).
- Permanent contract.
- Home-based, with occasional travel across the North East, North Cumbria, Yorkshire, Humber, and Derbyshire.
- Salary: £40,000 per annum.
Closing date for applications: Friday 28th March.
We are a Disability Confident Employer.
To apply, download our application pack we do not accept CVs or covering letters
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Bond and the role
Bond is the UK network for organisations working in international development. We unite and support a diverse network of over 365 civil society organisations to help eradicate global poverty, inequality and injustice. We strengthen and champion the sector to make international development more efficient and effective. We work to influence governments and policy-makers, develop the skills of people in the sector, share expertise, and build organisational capacity and partnerships. We also support the sector to decolonise and become more anti-racist and locally-led.
Bond gets nearly half its income from restricted funding, so it is critical part of becoming a financially resilient organisation with a diverse income portfolio, able to adapt to external cost pressures and having scope to invest in the work it wants to do.As our members shrink their UK presence, Bond’s membership income is reducing accordingly, and so we need to increase our access to restricted fundraising to compensate and allow us to continue to deliver our strategy.
Bond has strengths and weaknesses when it comes to fundraising. Our strength is our unique place in the UK sector, our structured relationships with the UK government and our key role in global networks, including around key processes such as the G7 and G20. Our main selling point for funders is that an investment in Bond can reach our 365 members, the UK government and the key global institutions in which it plays a key role. We have also demonstrated thought leadership on key issues, including anti-racism, economic justice, sector transformation, civic space, decolonization and development finance. We have access to unrestricted funding from our members, and funding from the FCDO, which can be used to co-finance other initiatives. Our weakness is that, as a UK based network, we cannot easily demonstrate the kind of ‘on the ground’ impacts that other organisations can, and we risk being deprioritized by UK funders who want to fund UK work, and those interested in work in LMICs who (rightly) want to prioritise spending in those countries. We are also rightly focused on our member priorities and positioning, which can limit access to some funding streams, as we are clear that we will only work on areas that are of sufficient priority for our members.
Moreover, many of the key trusts and foundations that Bond is targeting rely on relationship building and networking rather than a formal application process. We need to build up our profile and relationships with these funders, especially those in the US.
We are looking for a part-time fundraising director, to work on a consultancy basis, to support us in securing the next phase of these large grants and helping us to identify and engage with other funders to diversify our funding sources. This role combines coordination with building strong relationships and supporting Bond managers and leaders to secure our funding into the future. The person will lead an informal team of staff drawn from across the organisation (which meets fortnightly) and work closely with the CEO and Directors to establish and maintain relationships with key donors. They will also play a key role in upskilling and developing staff capacity to fundraise within Bond and coordinating our efforts.
We have done a significant amount of groundwork and initial scoping of trusts and foundations over 24/25, so this new director’s role will be to help us in opening doors and building relationships with priority funders. The director will also help to support the CEO, Senior Management Team and our managers to identify and build relationships with funders, strengthen networks and sharpen up our pitch. The director will also provide strategic advice and guidance to the SMT as to how we might strengthen our work areas to better attract additional funding, building on some consultancy on our finance model that is currently ongoing.
The ideal candidate will have a track record in fundraising from major donors and a strong interest in and understanding of the international development sector and the role of networks within that sector. They will have significant existing relationships and networks amongst the major donors likely to fund Bond’s work. They will be excellent at bringing teams together to submit bids, overseeing active funder management and finding the best relationships from which to secure funds.
Main purpose of the job
The main purpose of the job is to support Bond to secure the next phase of Bond’s large grants and to identify and engage with new and existing funders to diversify our funding sources.
Main responsibilities
We envisage that this role will deliver:
- Lead our overall approach with donors and ensure key relationships are nurtured (through the SMT and key managers).
- Build and manage relationships with key funders and sure introductions are made to relevant Bond staff members. Monitor trends in key donor agencies (new leadership, new strategies etc) and ensure that Bond staff can make the most of these opportunities.
- Work with the SMT and extended management team (EMT) to create and sustain a culture of fundraising within Bond
- Provide high level, strategic advice to Bond staff as to entry points and pitches with particular donors.
- Identify key external events at which Bond leaders can present our work and build profile and relationships with donors, and prepare Bond staff as appropriate.
- Proactively seek-out and identify new fundraising trends and developments, and make recommendations to Bond based on this
- Provide us with advice on how to best package our work to attract specific funders, while ensuring that we are able to continue to respond to member demand and our obligations and positioning with existing donors.
- Support and coordinate the preparation and submission of bids, expressions of interest and concept notes as appropriate, supporting our expert teams to present their work and plans in the most compelling way.
- Train and coach the Bond team ahead of key funder meetings and presentations.
- Write and deliver the fundraising strategy for 2025/6, including identifying new potential income streams and producing new strategies to access these funds.
- Monitor and deliver annual income targets
- Provide the CEO and SMT with advice on how we can best adapt our approach and ways of working to build up a more diversified funding base.
- Attend meetings with funders and prospects, and networking events to uncover new opportunities for fundraising
- Ensure Bond’s prosect list is kept up to date and prepare fundraising pipeline reports for relevant board meetings.
The role will be supported by a number of staff who have fundraising as a small part of their roles, including the CEO, Head of Finance, Operations and Performance, SMT and the Extended Management Team (EMT).
Person specification
Essential.
- A solid track record in leading significant successful fundraising efforts from trusts and foundations and major donors.
- Significant network of contacts within the major trusts and foundations likely to fund Bond’s work, including those in the US.
- Experience of developing and delivering high-level fundraising strategies and working with Senior Management Teams to implement them
- An excellent knowledge of the major donors likely to fund Bond’s work, including their approaches, strategies, key contacts and ways of working
- Strong knowledge of international development and sector transformation, including some expertise on the policy areas within which we work
- Strong ability to work within teams and engage staff effectively in the context of significant competing workload pressures
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt written and oral pitches to the audience.
- Experience of working with Senior Management Teams and providing guidance as to how organisations can maximise their fundraising potential
- Strong project management and organisational skills, with an ability to keep track of funding bids, bring in relevant colleagues as needed and quality assure bids before submission.
- Understanding of Statutory Funding, Overseas Funding and Grantmaking Trusts.
- Ability to network at a senior level
- . A commitment to a just and sustainable future and a strong interest in how international development will change
- a demonstrable commitment to anti-racism, equity and inclusion and a commitment to Bond’s values of openness, collaboration, dynamism and influence
- Able to work independently and with an informal team and to show leadership and self-management within their work area
Desirable
- Fundraising certification or accreditation
- Understanding of a membership organisation
- Excellent IT skills and experience working with salesforce
How to apply
Please email your CV and proposal (outlining why you are the right candidate for this role) by midnight 16th March, this should include how you will deliver on the TOR above and outline your proposed budget for this work.
Bond and equal opportunities
Bond recognizes the positive values of diversity and works to advance equity and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applicants from people of all backgrounds. In order to assess and ensure the continued effectiveness of Bond’s Equal Opportunities Policy, all applicants are asked to complete a short questionnaire when applying. You are not obliged to answer the questions but the more information you supply the more effectively we can monitor our equal opportunity practices. Completion of all questions is voluntary and failure to answer any question(s) will not affect your application in any way.
The information you supply will be treated in confidence and will not be seen by any member of the selection panel responsible for the appointment. The questionnaire will be detached from your CV and cover letter, stored anonymously and used purely to provide statistics for monitoring purposes.