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Business Development Manager

The Charity
We're on a mission to help 50,000 9-24 years increase their social mobility by 2027. We've already supported 30,000, and we need your expertise to help us do more.

Our proven programmes inspire and mentor young people to increase their financial independence, social mobility and create happier, safer communities.

We believe in a world where no-one’s background ever holds them back.

Main Purpose of the Role 
Convert inbound leads as well as identify and initiate in market/target accounts for potential new corporate opportunities
To strengthen market position by locating, developing and negotiating new donors and closing the sale
Work to agreed budget targets, in line with the company growth strategy
Identify relevant grant opportunities and write compelling proposals

Skills Required
Experience in income generation, fundraising or delivering a sales strategy
Ability to think strategically, set goals, and develop and implement fundraising strategies.
Enthusiastic and self driven, able to think quickly, plan and act independently 
DE&I understanding an advantage
Control own diary with regular agreed new donor meetings, presentations and onboarding

Benefits
Hybrid Working 
Flexible Working
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Pension

An exciting opportunity exists to support a growing fundraising programme at one of London’s strongest independent schools. Reporting to the Director of Development & Alumni Relations, this Development Manager will expand upon our efforts in regular giving, legacy giving and stewardship. This includes managing our fundraising appeals, piloting new fundraising efforts, and producing events and communications for current and future donors. All of this will advance our priority of growing the Colfe’s Charitable Trust’s endowment to support even more 100% bursaries for our Sixth Form pupils.

The last few years have been our office’s most exciting: donations have helped grow the endowment to £2.7M, and many of our bequest intenders have revealed the total value of their legacies will be nearly £2M. Further, our Governors have just appointed Dan Gabriele, Deputy Principal of Caterham School, as the new Head of Colfe’s. He will take up this post in September, and our office will be key in advancing his vision. An essential part of this small but busy team, this is the perfect job for someone already in fundraising and looking to advance their career. The successful candidate will be highly organized and adaptable, have a strong attention to detail and be willing to pitch in as needed. A background in Development and experience with Raiser’s Edge will be necessary. Given our office’s success, opportunities may arise to work alongside new hires to help ease workload.

The School

Colfe’s is one of London’s oldest schools, taking its name from Reverend Abraham Colfe, Vicar of Lewisham, who founded the school in 1652. In his will, he entrusted the School to the Leathersellers’ Livery Company, which governs the school today. A former grammar school, Colfe’s has been a fully co-educational day school for 20 years with nearly 1300 pupils in all from ages 3 to 18. Colfe’s is not a stuffy school, but a happy place with a deep feeling of community among its students, parents, staff and alumni. This provides a terrific platform for this position to thrive upon.

Fundraising Priority

Every year, up to 12 pupils from non-privileged backgrounds at local state schools are awarded 100% bursaries to join our Sixth Form. Named our Leatherseller Scholars, these pupils are academically bright but often qualify for free school meals, and many have no access to a sixth form in their current schools. The Leathersellers’ Company launched this programme in 2009, and today, their grants are combined with donations to the Colfe’s Charitable Trust. However, awarding even more bursaries is urgent and essential. Applications for these awards are extremely high, and this demand now outpaces what we can provide in support. We must expand our fundraising efforts so that Colfe’s can support even more deserving pupils.

Skills and Attributes:

• 3-5 years’ working in Development. Experience working in a charity or educational setting necessary.
• Proficient in using Raiser’s Edge.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Organised, entrepreneurial and creative with natural problem solving skills.
• Ability to multi-task, self-prioritise, and manage multiple projects at once.
• Team player with flexibility to adapt to the changing dynamics of the division.
• Highly collaborative and emotionally intelligent with the ability to develop new relationships with ease. Relates well to a diverse audience of stakeholders, including current and former parents, alumni, pupils, staff, Governors and friends.

Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) is an international non-governmental organisation which works to amplify the voices of rural women globally.  Our small Central Office team work with member organisations and individuals in the UK and around the world to ensure that rural women are recognized for their critical importance in society, represented, and have a platform to influence policy makers.  We combine advocacy and small-scale, women-led development projects designed by the local women who will implement them for the benefit of their communities.

This an exciting time to join ACWW in the lead up to our centenary and planning for our next Triennial World Conference in 2026.  We are looking to appoint a Development Manager, to be responsible for developing and progressing strategies to develop and expand our funding partnerships, to maximise our reach and impact with our members and communities at large.  

The successful candidate will be reporting to the Executive Director and working with colleagues and trustees to foster relationships, partnerships and collaborations with individuals, funders and networks in line with the Association’s objectives, priorities and values. Your work in identifying, cultivating business development and income generation opportunities, will make an important contribution to the sustainable financial growth of the Association.

We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion.  We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

This role is offered as a one year fixed-term with potential to extend subject to performance and funding. If you have successful fundraising experience, ability to build and maintain positive relationships and are looking to work for a charity focused on championing women’s empowerment and advocating for change, we’d like to hear from you. Please see application pack for further details and to apply.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a community-based charity with an ambitious and exciting vision set in the heart of Portobello, West London, supporting and enhancing the lives of people in the local community.

Westway Trust is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Estate Development Manager – to support on planning and construction and the future development of the Estate. You will also be responsible for capital projects, including tendering, management of contract managers, development teams, architects, engineers and contractors. 

You will be a qualified and knowledgeable senior manager with strong and varied experience of operating within the property development, capital project management or other related field.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Maintain and / or develop an Estate Plan for the organisation.
• Oversee larger refurbishments and capital projects on the Estate in all aspects including:
• Tendering and selection for architects, contractors, suppliers, engineers and other professional advisors as required
• Acting as the organisations lead for legal compliance purposes
• Where agreed act as the Principal Designer (the client) on behalf of the Trust in line with legislative requirements.
• Manage project managers brought in to manage particular capital projects
• Oversee developments through pre-planning and planning – liaising with relevant statutory, industry and other bodies
• Ensure appropriate community consultation, working with our Community Engagement staff.
• Lead, manage, develop and oversee the Grounds and Gardens team.
• With the CEO, Head of Property further develop and implement the Trust’s Asset Management Strategy.
• Keep up to date with current legislation and regulations that affect the Estate and ensure compliance with charitable property law. Advise the CEO and the Trustees accordingly.
• Engage in forward planning with other senior staff to ensure the Estate can fulfil its potential for commercial and charity use
• Deal with senior stakeholders, particularly the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, on property/planning related matters.
• Ensure the creation and control of budgets on property refurbishment and capital builds.
• Provide information and support to fundraising efforts on capital projects
• Prepare Committee reports and attend meetings, as required.
• Submit rating appeals, as appropriate
• Ensure the Trust’s record keeping associated with the activities of this role is up to date and coherent
• Carry out other duties as may be reasonably required by the Head of Property and the CEO related to this aspect of the Trusts work.

Knowledge and Experience:

Essential

• You will be a highly capable management professional who is used to working in a multi-faceted organisation, dealing with multiple stakeholders and committed to enhancing the lives of people in the local community.
• You will have a tertiary level qualification in construction, architecture, design or another relevant field.
• You will have at least 7-10 years’ experience of experience in property development, project management or related field. Including taking projects through RIBA stages 0-7.
• Experience of appointing and managing teams through the planning process. Initially gaining planning consent and through to managing contractors to deliver Practical Completion.
• Experience of working on refurbishments and new builds
• Experience of working with a legal team and marketing team and finance team.
• Experience of Risk Management across construction and development.
• You will ideally have property and/or asset management experience of commercial properties.
• Experience in procuring and managing professional services.
• Experience of significant budget formulation and management.
• Experience of strong project management, managing third party contractors (at a management level) and creating high performing teams.
• Experience of managing a number of projects simultaneously
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, report writing and attention to detail.
• Good interpersonal skills for both workplace and external representation, operating with enthusiasm, flexibility, energy and commitment.
• Demonstrable understanding and commitment to, and promotion of, equality opportunities and diversity.
• Experience of MS Office packages and other industry relevant software management tools.

Ideally you will bring:

• A strong understanding of building regulations and best practice, and industry standards.
• An understanding of the local area. 

Benefits of working with us:

• Great location in the heart of Portobello, North Kensington
• Generous holiday entitlement of 25 days per year + statutory bank holidays
• Sick pay scheme
• Investor in People (IiP) employer
• Free gym membership at health club one minute walk from the office
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Season ticket / bicycle loan
• Free eye test voucher

Interview date: Week commencing 17 February

The application deadline is Friday 7 February when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview.  However, we reserve the right to close the application early.  An early application is strongly recommended. Please apply directly from our website.

About Cord

Cord is an international charity working to make peace a reality where people don’t have the freedom to exercise their rights. We work to build the relationship between those in power and local communities. 

We believe that people flourish when all parts of society work together. Peaceful relationships make that possible. The simple act of talking begins a journey of growth which transforms mistrust, includes the excluded and turns adversaries into allies.

Cord operates in eight countries and implements programmes in the following areas:

• Empowering Women & Girls
• Accessing Fundamental Freedoms
• Climate & the Environment
• Economic Empowerment
• Supporting Stronger Societies

We are a small, committed team who love working together to make a huge impact. If you like the sound of us, then take a look at the recruitment pack and come and join our team!

About the Role

Are you someone who is passionate about seeing positive change in our world? Can you bring knowledge and creativity in designing innovative and effective peacebuilding programmes?

We are looking for someone to support our programmes and institutional fundraising with excellent writing skills, who is passionate about addressing the root causes of and inequalities caused by conflict. You will be someone passionate about the work Cord does and who can bring technical institutional funding expertise alongside peacebuilding knowledge to our small and committed team.

In this role you will lead the development of new programmes and institutional funding bids in line with Cord’s peacebuilding approach and 5 main programme areas. You will manage proposal submissions to Cord’s key donors such as the EU, US State Department, GIZ, SDC, UN Peacebuilding Fund etc. You will be working closely with country teams to design and write proposals based on strong project designs developed in partnership with our local partners.

The role will also operate at a strategic level by managing Cord’s relationships with key donors and shaping how Cord communicates about its programmes and the added-value that Cord brings.

If you like what you read and are passionate about real and lasting change, come and join us and be part of the Cord story.

St Sidwell’s Community Centre

We are a community centre in the heart of Exeter giving a warm welcome regardless of background, ability or circumstance. We offer a wide programme of activities, events and services for the local community.

At the heart of St Sid’s is our volunteering and work-experience programme, which provides opportunities across all areas of our work. We run a community café, a bakery and a cookery school; we grow vegetables and look after one of the few large green spaces in the city centre; we offer affordable meeting rooms and venue hire; free English for Speakers of Other Languages classes; and provide a wide range of additional support to the local community.

St Sidwell’s is open to all, but we specialise in working with people facing barriers to participation including people experiencing long-term unemployment; people with disabilities; people with convictions; people experiencing mental health problems; people with English as an additional language; refugees and asylum seekers; people experiencing addiction; and those who are homeless or vulnerably housed.

Background

Over the past few years there has been increasing demand for volunteer placements within the organisation alongside a growing need for a wide range of support within the community. We want to build and develop our offer to meet the needs of the community in a financially sustainable way. Thanks to support from The National Lottery Community Fund – we are now able to hire a person to a new role to help grow and reshape our volunteering and support programmes, helping to better meet the needs of our community and making our work more resilient for the future.

Role description

Key responsibilities

The purpose of this role is to lead the development of our Volunteer and Support programmes to:

- Provide a greater number of meaningful volunteering opportunities within the Community Centre

- Increase and enhance our support and training for all volunteers

- Ensure there is a clear, consistent and sustainable support offer for the local community

- Design and establish new Support Volunteer roles, to help provide increased support for the community, as well as increased volunteer opportunities

Volunteer Programme Development

- Set up volunteer working groups and committees to ensure the voice of a wide range of volunteers and potential volunteers is always integral to project development

- Lead the design and development of new volunteer roles within the organisation, in particular a range of roles focused on supporting others (Support Volunteers)

- Work with volunteers and staff across the organisation to identify training needs, design and embed appropriate training and induction for volunteers

- Support design and delivery of new volunteer pathways, including structured and/or accredited training enabling volunteers to develop in the ways they want to e.g. moving onto employment or education, supporting others or learning new skills

- Ensure volunteers are recognised and achievements are celebrated

- Ensure a consistently inclusive and compassionate approach to volunteers

Community Support Development

- Conduct a strategic assessment of ongoing support needs of centre users

- Creation of clear framework for support offered within the community centre by staff and volunteers

- As above, development of new Support Volunteer roles providing support to others including: peer mentors sharing lived experience; skills-based support e.g. IT; wellbeing and 1:1 listening support

- Facilitate other organisations providing support from within the Community Centre

- Development and implementation of partnership-based volunteer roles

Overarching project and organisational development

- Work collaboratively and proactively with key partners and stakeholders to improve volunteering and community support across organisations

- Develop new partnerships to improve outcomes for our beneficiaries and improve access to services

- Embed a framework for trauma-informed and compassion focussed ways of working within the organisation

- Develop a monitoring and evaluation framework, support project staff to collect monitoring data and evaluate the programme for continuous improvement

- Report to funders

- Work with the Centre Manager on developing a sustainable funding model for the programme and contribute to funding applications as required

- Contribute to organisational strategic development and innovation

Safeguarding

- Safeguarding Lead for the organisation

Staff management and relationships

- Manage the Volunteer Coordinator and Mental Health, Support and Wellbeing Lead. Potential to add management of Gardening Lead in Programme Year 2.

- Identify staff training and support needs

- Work collaboratively with team members from across the organisation to ensure effective project development and implementation

- Responsible to Centre Manager

Additional duties

- Attend team meetings and participate in community centre events

- Participate in training as required for the role and by the organisation

- Promotion of environmental sustainability throughout the project

- Any other duties as required by St Sidwell’s Centre

Person specification

Essential

· Minimum two years’ experience working with volunteers

· Experience working with people experiencing barriers to participation (see background description above)

· Strong understanding of community mental health needs and challenges and the support services available locally and nationally

· Understanding of trauma and compassion-informed approaches

· Experience designing and facilitating training

· Strong written and verbal communication skills and confidence communicating with people from a wide range of backgrounds and with people who have English as an additional language

· Project management experience, including budget management

· Ability to work effectively within a team

· Ability to effectively manage time and workload

· Experience implementing a monitoring and evaluation framework and keeping accurate records

· Experience reporting to funders

· Understanding of and commitment to confidentiality and data protection

· Strong IT skills including Word and Excel

· Strong commitment to our organisational values particularly equality, diversity and inclusion

· Willingness to undertake additional formal training and self-directed learning

Desirable

· Personal experience as a volunteer

· Experience working in the field of mental health and wellbeing support

· Evidence of training, CPD or qualifications relevant to the role

· Experience of providing supervision / 1:1 support to colleagues

· Experience writing successful funding bids

· Experience developing a monitoring and evaluation framework

· Experience developing income generation activities within a charity or social enterprise setting

· Skills in conflict resolution, de-escalation and non-violent communication

· An interest in and understanding of social justice and community development

Contract and employment terms

· £31,560-£33,392 (pro rata) depending on experience

· 22.5 hours / week (0.6FTE)

· 33 days holiday per year (including bank holidays) pro rata, with additional day added for every year of service (to a maximum of 5 additional days)

· Lunch in our community café on working days

· Statutory pension contributions

· Contract will be on a 3-year fixed term basis, with possibility to make the role permanent subject to project development and funding

· Role is subject to an enhanced DBS check

This role is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.

Salary: £44,154
Contract: 6 month FTC – possibility to extend
Location: South London – Hybrid 2-3 days per week
Closing date: Sunday 2nd February
Benefits: 35 days annual leave (inc. Bank Holidays), discounts via Perks at Work, access to discounted courses across the University

We have an exciting new vacancy for a Development Manager - Major Gifts working for a London-based university, reporting to the Head of Development. As Development Manager specialising in Major Gifts, you will be a core part of the Development, Alumni Relations and Engagement (DARE) team, which is at the beginning of an ambitious new three-year strategy.

In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining warm relationships with a number of engaged individual high-value donors, through strong communication and stewardship skills. You’ll also support the success of the new 3-year strategy by identifying new funding opportunities and building relationships with new high-value audiences.

To be successful as the Development Manager – Major Gifts you will need:

• Experience securing 4 figure gifts and above, ideally in an educational charity or the higher education sector.
• Experience building and maintaining strong relationships with donors, with strong written and verbal communication skills to keep audiences engaged.
• An ambitious and pro-active outlook, confident and motivated by the challenge of growing your portfolio of donors.

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Harry 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 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.
 

This is a new role to be based in the UK supporting on raising funds/resources for our overseas operations. Primarily supporting healthcare projects implemented by our Médecins du Monde (MdM) partners, primarily MdM France, Spain and Belgium but also any other office managing international operations. Based in our London office, you will work closely with our MDM Network colleagues globally to ensure that UK funding opportunities from Trusts, Foundations and Institutional donors are delivering income for our network colleagues for international operations.

The role will include researching relevant opportunities, identifying the most appropriate projects, writing and submitting applications and ensuring excellent donor management, development and reporting. The role will also manage current relationships with overseas funders managed by our UK office and be the focal point for the START Network in MDM. There is a significant opportunity to grow our international income from UK funders, and this role will be leading this expansion at a time of growth within our network.

Muslim Charities Forum (MCF) is the UK network for British Muslim charities working for social good in the UK and internationally. Through our network of almost 300 charitable organisations, we aim to collectively build a more accountable, transparent and efficient British Muslim charitable sector, to improve our ability—both as individual organisations and as a sector—to contribute to a more just and sustainable world.

Along with our member organisations, we work with a wider network of partners that includes non-member NGOs, regulatory bodies, civil society partners and the academia.

Sector and Capacity Development Manager

MCF has a small, diverse team, but our impact is far-reaching. The Sector and Capacity Development Manager will play an important role in supporting members and the wider British Muslim charity sector, reporting and working directly with the CEO. This is an exciting opportunity to join us on our long-term programme of sector improvement support and development, building the future for British Muslim-led charities to grow and flourish. 

As our Sector and Capacity Development Manager, you will be responsible for managing change management, organisational development and capacity building support to the voluntary, community and third sector in 4 core areas including governance, organisational development, volunteering and fundraising.

You will also be responsible for coordinating and over-seeing advice and guidance to groups around these topics, ensuring that they are informed of the regulatory and legal information necessary, encouraging full compliance with legislation through a designed health-check framework. You will be supported by the wider MCF team as well as trusted external partners and specialists. The aim of the role is to support the broader work of MCF in developing a strong Muslim-led charity sector, including delivery of workshops and policy development relevant to the speciality areas connected with this post.

If you have a passion for creating systemic change, organisational support, innovative solutions and a strong knowledge and experience of the challenges impacting UK Muslim-led charities and the communities that they serve, we would love to receive your application. 

Reading Community Learning Centre is a passionate, women-centred independent charity which provides education and support for migrant, refugee and asylum- seeking women from minority ethnic communities who may be unable to access more mainstream services because of the educational, social or cultural barriers they face.

We currently have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for an experienced Charity Business Development Manager who is an ambitious, self-motivated individual, with strong business development experience. Most of RCLC's income comes from grants, so a key part of this role will involve identifying grant opportunities and carrying out the applications. In addition, the postholder will be responsible for diversifying RCLC’s income streams to include crowd funding and engaging with businesses and corporate organisations to attract funding, volunteers and rental income.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Although the role includes face to face working, we welcome applications for flexible working arrangements. The job holder needs to have the ability to attend local sessions in the Reading area. They will report to the Centre Manager.

RCLC is a disability confident employer who welcomes disabled applicants and applications from neurodiverse individuals. RCLC is willing to make adjustments in the interview process to best suit the needs and strengths of the individual. If you require adjustments, please let us know when we contact you to schedule your initial interview

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Develop, implement and regularly review RCLC’s income generation strategy to ensure we have diverse and healthy income streams to underpin our work
2. Develop new and existing RCLC services by writing tenders/bids to fund them and building Corporate Social responsibility relationships e.g. with local companies
3. Research and produce a business development plan to implement strategies and opportunities across RCLC to promote growth and boost income
4. Explore active research and gathering market intelligence through external sources to increase our profile through effective marketing and identify potential new business development opportunities
5. Leading our fundraising subgroup to oversee RCLC’s fundraising activity
6. Senior leadership engagement with external stakeholders to raise the profile of RCLC
7. Successfully manage the delivery of the charity's business development projects so they are on time, within budget and to a high standard

This post is open only to women - section 7 (2) of 1975 Sex Discrimination Act applies.

Closing date for applications: by 5pm on Wed 26/2/2025

Interview dates: Thursday 13th Mar 2025 or Friday 14th Mar 2025       

The UK's leading specialist medical society for medical professionals specialising in rheumatology and musculoskeletal medicine is looking for a temporary Business Development Manager (31.5 hours per week) to support their exciting upcoming events. The post is to start as soon as possible, running until the mid-end of May 2025 and offers a hybrid working model of Tuesdays onsite and the rest remote. Please note that there will be travel and overnight stays required for this post.

Key responsibilities for this post will include:

• Supporting product sales and efforts to improve patient care.
• Maintaining sales trackers and keeping staff up to date with successes and fulfilment needs.
• Project management of the delivery of all sponsorship packages.
• Creating ideas for product development, to improve product portfolios, keeping relevant stakeholders informed and engaged.
• Maintaining exceptional and consistent relationships and communication with sponsors, partners and collaborators.
• Providing insight and intelligence to internal teams about industry trends.
• Acting as the key admin for conference platforms (e.g. exhibitor floorplan, exhibitor portal etc.)
• Ensuring that materials and products are compliant with ABPI pharmaceutical industry codes and providing regular advice for colleagues.
• Working closely with the finance team to ensure all billing and invoicing is issued and processed in a timely manner.

To be considered for this role you will have:

• Worked in a similar position previously and have demonstratable experience working in business development either directly or in a support function.
• Strong ability to multitask across multiple different projects.
• Proven skills in customer service and account management.
• Previous experience liaising with external stakeholders including venues and suppliers.
• Strong communication and engagement skills.

This position is to start as soon as possible, so you will need to be available immediately or have a short notice period to be considered.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest 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.

Development Manager - Major Gifts (Hybrid)
£44,154 per annum | Fixed-Term Contract (6 months) | Kingston upon Thames

Are you ready to create an impact and secure transformative gifts that will shape the future of education for our students? Kingston University is seeking a Development Manager - Major Gifts to build meaningful relationships and support our mission to deliver outstanding student experiences.

What You'll Do

As Development Manager - Major Gifts, you will:

• Manage a targeted portfolio of high-net-worth individuals, corporates, and trusts, securing four-figure and higher donations.
• Build meaningful relationships with donors to support Kingston University's ambitious growth strategy.
• Work cooperatively across teams to align fundraising efforts with the University's goals.
• Deliver against income targets and foster long-term donor engagement.
• Contribute to the continued success of the Development, Alumni Relations, and Engagement (DARE) team.

Why Choose Us?

• Generous Benefits: Enjoy 35 days' annual leave (full-time employee), a comprehensive pension scheme, season ticket loans, and access to discounted courses and LinkedIn Learning.
• Flexible Working: Benefit from a hybrid working model with 2-3 days on campus per week and flexible scheduling to accommodate your needs.
• Career Development: Be part of a supportive team that values growth and learning, with opportunities to develop your fundraising expertise further.
• Meaningful Impact: Join an organisation where your work directly contributes to delivering exceptional education and student outcomes.

What Makes This Role Unique?

• Ambitious Vision: Kingston University recently received a triple TEF Gold rating, recognising its outstanding teaching and student experience. Your work will support our efforts to maintain and expand this excellence.
• Exciting Opportunities: As part of a team embarking on a three-year growth strategy, you'll help shape transformative giving initiatives.
• Cooperative Culture: Work within the DARE team, where collaboration and a shared sense of purpose are integral to success.

Your Skills and Experience

We're looking for someone who:

• Has experience securing four-figure and higher donations, ideally within higher education or a related sector.
• Possesses outstanding relationship management and communication skills.
• Thrives in a pioneering and creative environment, taking initiative to meet ambitious goals.
• Is driven to grow a portfolio of donors while delivering exceptional stewardship.
• Has a flexible approach, ready to work beyond standard hours when needed.

About Kingston University

For over 125 years, Kingston University has been a beacon of education excellence. Our ambitious Town House Strategy focuses on embedding future-ready skills into our curriculum, driving research innovation, and fostering partnerships. At the heart of this mission is the DARE team, whose work ensures Kingston's continued success and positive impact on students, alumni, and the community.

Ready to Join Us?

Apply by Sunday, 2 February 2025 (11:59 PM).
Interviews will be held in person on Tuesday, 18 February 2025, including a short presentation showcasing your fundraising skills.

Start your journey with us and make a real difference to the future of education. Together, we'll transform lives through the power of philanthropy.

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.

Salary: Circa £41,000
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Location: London/Hybrid
Closing date: Rolling
Benefits: Flexible working hours, optional annual?leave buy & sell scheme, generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%, life assurance (4 x salary)

We have an excellent opportunity for a Product Development Manager to work the brilliant Versus Arthritis, where you will report to the Head of Innovation, Performance and Trading.

This role will lead on new product development, ensuring a portfolio of highly relevant fundraising and engagement products, and will lead on the development of the flagship regular giving product ‘Inspire’, transforming it from a successful minimum viable product to a scalable source of sustainable income.

This is a superb opportunity in which you will be able to innovatively support the development of new products across the Income and Engagement Directorate, using a test and learn approach to turn ideas and insight into effective campaigns and products.

To be successful as the Product Development Manager, you will need:

• A fundraising background with proven experience delivering supporter centric fundraising campaigns or products.
• Experience working across a range of fundraising products, particularly across Individual Giving and regular giving.
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects.

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Jake 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. 
 

Borders Forest Trust (BFT) is investing in their first dedicated, in house fundraising post to provide strategic oversight and expertise to all the charity’s fundraising activity. 

BFT was established in 1996 to restore the ecological health of the various habitats of the South of Scotland, an area with the lowest percentage of native woodlands in mainland Scotland. Since 1996, BFT has been planting new native woodland, restoring peatland and improving many other natural habitats, enriching the biological diversity of around 31 square km across the Southern Uplands and the wider region. 

They demonstrate landscape scale ecological restoration in action, and inspire landowners, statutory bodies, local communities and policy makers to embrace more sustainable models for land use and conservation practice.

Fundraising to date at BFT has seen much success, but it has been responsive and ad-hoc as opposed to planned according to strategic need. To achieve Borders Forest Trust’s vision, and to provide sustainable long-term income, they are investing in a dedicated Development Manager.

The Development Manager will join BFT at an exciting stage, the entire organisation is behind this position and understands the need for it. They are looking for a fundraiser who will thrive on the challenge of designing and implementing their own fundraising strategy and who can provide the expertise needed to build income across all areas. 

The Board of Trustees have highlighted corporate partnerships and philanthropy as areas of great potential, so experience across one or both areas will be valuable for the successful candidate to evidence. 

There is so much potential for this post holder to deliver fundraising success. 

Please download the Candidate Pack for information on how to apply. All interested candidates will have an informal screening call with THINK Recruitment before progressing to submit an application. Please ensure you apply with enough time to have a call before the closing date.