External Engagement Manager Jobs in Edinburgh
Challenge Events Fundraiser
30 hours per week
Actual salary: £22,471 per year
Remote home working, hybrid or office based in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
About Us
The Fire Fighters Charity offers specialist, lifelong support for members of the UK fire services community empowering individuals to achieve mental, physical, and social wellbeing throughout their lives.
We are looking for a Challenge Events Fundraiser to join our national Regional Fundraising Team.
Arrangement of hours can be flexible and agreed with the successful candidate.
About the role
As a Challenge Events Fundraiser, you will support the Regional Fundraising Team to build a successful programme of challenge events that will raise funds and positively promote the Charity.
This role will focus on a portfolio of mass participation and challenge events, as well as supporting national campaigns and community events delivered by programme scheduling, resource management, event marketing, participant recruitment and stewardship, financial reporting, database management and event evaluation.
You will produce and maintain the events calendar, research and recommend new events and work with our Customer Care team to ensure support materials are provided as appropriate. You will ensure event performance; supporter engagement and income are recorded tracked and fed back to the Fundraising team.
You will ensure events are marketed and celebrated via established charity platforms, and participant numbers and income are increased through promotion to new and previous supporters.
You will support participants through their journey, creating a memorable experience and positive impression of the charity, and will attend some events in person.
Previous experience of event planning, participant recruitment and sponsor stewardship would be an asset to the successful candidate, who will also need experience of working with a CRM database and be competent at interpreting financial information and reports.
This role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
About you
You will need a good understanding of the events fundraising sector, it’s relevant law, procedures and techniques.
You will be able to demonstrate an ability to research, plan and support a programme of events on a national scale and prioritise your workload to meet deadlines and KPIs agreed with your line manager.
The Charity is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. When recruiting our new team members, regardless of the role, we are looking for people who share our values to help us to achieve our strategic plan.
How to apply
Please submit a CV and covering letter via our online portal. If you require assistance, please contact us.
We reserve the right to close this role early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to contact applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application was not successful this time.
We offer specialist, lifelong support for members of the UK fire services community, empowering individuals to live happier and healthier lives





The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill are delighted to be partnering with a fantastic global charity that provides corrective surgery for children with cleft lips and palates. They are searching for a Legacy Manager to join their team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of creative and highly motivated individuals working to make a positive impact.
As Legacy Manager, you will take responsibility for a portfolio of around 300 legacy pledgers in order to deepen relationships and offer excellent stewardship. You will act as the first point of contact for legacy enquiries, both internal and external, responding with authority, sensitivity and diplomacy, so that legacy enquirers and intenders choose to leave a gift in their Will. You will plan and deliver a programme of marketing and advertising to promote legacy giving and grow our pipeline of legacy supporters. This will include contributing to campaign strategy development; producing marketing materials including newsletters; and consulting with the Head of Individual Giving re legacy mailings. You will also undertake general legacy communications including developing a tangible legacy vision, make phone calls, arrange one to one meetings and write personal notes/letters.
To be considered for this role, you will need:
- Previous experience with exposure to legacy marketing and liaison with legacy enquirers, considerers and pledgers.
- A proven history of generating significant growth in key legacy metrics such as numbers of legacy enquirers and pledgers.
- Demonstrated success in developing substantive donor relationships and in supporting senior management and programme staff, to execute donor and engagement strategies.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills and strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with both management and donors.
If this role sounds of interest to you and you want to have a chat and review the full job description, please do contact Dominic at Harris Hill on [email protected] or call him on 020 7820 7332.
Salary: £45,000
Permanent, Full-time
Location: Remote, with regular travel into London for team meetings.
Deadline: Monday 31st March at 9am
Application Process: CV and Cover Letter
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Join us at an exciting time in our journey to improve lives through the sport of boccia and help to lead development of the most inclusive sport in England.
To help us achieve our ambitions, we are looking to recruit a Business Support Manager, to join our small staff team and report to our Head of Operations.
As Business Support Manager, you will play a central part supporting the organisation and ensuring we offer great service and care to the boccia community.
We are looking for people who can make a positive contribution to our charity and use their experience and skills to support our work.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about making a real difference and bring new ideas for our processes and services.#
Key responsibilities for the role are
• To manage the business support services within Boccia England, using a customer focused approach to achieve its mission and vision.
• To ensure the operational effectiveness of all general administrative services, Boccia England Membership and digital services including Marketing and Communications.
About Boccia England
We are the national governing body (NGB) for boccia in England and a registered charity.
We have the responsibility to govern the sport of boccia, grow participation and benefit people’s lives, with these three things at the heart of our work.
Our work has a profound impact on improving the physical and emotional well-being of children and adults with disabilities. To see some examples of this in action please watch our videos by clicking these links Volunteering with Boccia England and Boccia Club.
We want to establish strong foundations by developing opportunities, growing our workforce, and running an effective organisation that can help improve the lives of more people, whatever their needs or backgrounds.
Further information about Boccia England can be found on our website.
To create positive, engaging and accessible opportunities for physically disabled people to play boccia.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £38,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Reports to: Head of Policy and Research
Hours: Full time (40 hours per week including one hour lunch break each day)
Start date: May 2025
Location: Home-based (travel costs paid for meetings)
Annual leave: 27 days FTE per annum plus Bank holidays (22 days FTE per annum whilst the 4 day week is in place)
Please note that at Waterwise we work a Four Day Week, under voluntary agreements which all staff members sign. This means that you will be contracted and paid as full-time but you will sign a voluntary agreement stating that you commit to employing efficiency tools both individual and team-wide to deliver and be paid for 5 days work within four normal 9 to 5 days - the office is closed on Fridays. Training will be provided and you will be expected to continue to refresh your training and to keep up use of the efficiency tools. Annual leave is also pro rata’d. More information on a Four Day Week can be found here. We can answer any questions you may have about this at interview.
Waterwise
Waterwise is the leading independent voice in the UK for using water wisely, for the benefit of people and the planet. Our vision is that water is used wisely every day, everywhere, by everyone. We are the UK’s conscience on water efficiency, on behalf of people and the planet, and are experts in water efficiency policy, regulation, research, behaviour and campaigns. Waterwise is a people-led organisation which prioritises the wellbeing of its staff.
Water scarcity is an urgent issue right here, right now, right across the UK - consistent record-breaking high temperatures and low rainfall, and recurring drought, show how climate change and population growth are already putting our water resources under severe pressure, and this challenge is growing. Water efficiency has to be a big part of the solution, and we support and challenge governments, industry, customers and others to be innovative and ambitious on water efficiency. Our work includes campaigns, events, media, policy and regulatory influencing, research projects, stakeholder engagement and services such as Waterwise Training and the Waterwise Checkmark. We are funded by supporters across and beyond the UK water sector. Our Waterwise Strategic Direction to 2030, published in August 2022, tells you a bit more about us. Our UK Water Efficiency Strategy to 2030 tells you a bit more about our ambition.
At Waterwise we put staff wellbeing first, and our staff surveys show that our team knows, feels and appreciates this. Our values are
People: We will prioritise staff wellbeing, be an inclusive, kind and positive team.
Purpose: We will deliver independent and ambitious leadership to drive social and political change on water efficiency
Pioneer: We will be forward-thinking and visionary in our approach, being brave and innovative in challenging the status quo
Passion: We will campaign to protect water and the planet and work to keep our own environmental impact as low as possible
We are always looking for bright, committed people with a diverse set of skills and experience to help achieve our vision that water is used wisely every day, everywhere, by everyone. We are a lively, happy, friendly team, and we can’t wait to read your application!
At Waterwise, we’re committed to driving equity and preventing discrimination at work and in the work we do. Please see more on this below.
We are also working to reduce Waterwise’s own carbon and environmental footprint.
Policy Manager role description
You will report to the Head of Policy and Research and be part of a small but growing sub-team leading on our policy advocacy work and winning and delivering water efficiency research projects.
Key responsibilities in the role include:
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Supporting and influencing policy development including engaging with policymakers through meetings and consultation responses
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Supporting the delivery the UK Water Efficiency Strategy to 2030 and helping provide secretariat support to the associated forum and groups
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Leading Waterwise’s work with stakeholders on policy across the UK
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Working with the Head of Policy and Research to maintain a network of relevant stakeholders and supporters across the UK
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Working with communications and marketing colleagues to provide content for blogs, trade media and press
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Working on discrete research projects as and when necessary, including undertaking a project management role on some projects
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Assisting the team with events (e.g. Waterwise annual conference), campaigns (e.g. Water Saving Week) and training
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Attending and speaking at conferences, seminars and meetings to represent Waterwise
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Working with colleagues to develop new funding proposals and providing financial information to the CEO
Other tasks and duties may arise and training will be provided. There will also be an opportunity to develop skills in being interviewed for the media.
The above is not an exhaustive list of activities but hopefully gives you a sense of the role and requirements.
Policy Manager person specification
We need someone who is proactive and a self-starter, with excellent communication and organisational skills. You will have a track record in policy and evidence work and/or water sector stakeholder engagement management to join our small, high-powered, influential team. The role involves policy and strategy support, project and programme management and delivery as well as stakeholder engagement. It's a great opportunity to be immersed in the water policy, regulatory and delivery agenda, as well as engage in external meetings and networks.
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
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Experience in influencing and advocating for policy change - including planning and delivering against agreed objectives
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Experience working with external stakeholders
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Experience in supporting delivery of stakeholder groups such as steering groups, task and finish groups, workshops, webinars and conferences
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A good understanding of the UK water industry and, ideally, some experience with water efficiency
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Excellent interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders, including policy makers
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Strong organisational skills, including the ability to plan and work proactively to meet deadlines
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Excellent attention to detail
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Ability to positively promote Waterwise and its work
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Experience in project management such as developing leads and bidding for projects desirable but not essential if a commitment to develop skills in this area
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Ability to work flexibly within a small team that works from home
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Ability to manage own time and prioritise tasks
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Ability to communicate across the team about your work and workload
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Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and wellbeing
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Eligibility to work in the UK
Benefits
At Waterwise the wellbeing of our employees is our number one priority. To recognise the fantastic work our team does in driving water efficiency, and to support their wellbeing, we have a wide range of employee benefits, beyond statutory commitments. These include:
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Positive, values-based environment and an inclusive culture where it feels safe for employees to say ‘no’ on grounds of workload
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Strong emphasis from CEO on wellbeing and workload management
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Homeworking and a small allowance for occasional shared office working
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Four Day week - being paid full-time but working 80% of this (or pro rata equivalent), in exchange for using tools to work efficiently - for full-time employees this equates to a day off every week, in addition to annual leave
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Flexible working
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Part-time working
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27 days annual leave per annum for full-time employees (or pro rata equivalent for part-time colleagues), plus Bank Holidays (pro rata’d to 22 days full-time equivalent as we work a Four Day Week)
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Death in service benefit at x2 of salary
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Paid chartered and professional memberships
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Individual and team training budgets
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Maternity leave and maternity adoption leave beyond statutory
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Childcare costs for activities undertaken outside normal working hours
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Sickness pay beyond statutory
Equity, diversity and inclusion
At Waterwise, we’re committed to driving equity and preventing discrimination at work and in the work we do. We know that simply having a diverse workforce is not enough. We want to create an inclusive environment within Waterwise and in our work and events, where everyone can contribute their best and develop to their full potential. We celebrate and value how different everyone is, and we work hard to ensure everyone is treated with dignity and respect. This aligns with our ‘People’ value that we will prioritise staff wellbeing, and will be an inclusive, kind and positive team.
Please see our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement here.
We are committed to treating all current and prospective employees fairly and to ensuring that our workplace and employment practices are free from discrimination, harassment or victimisation on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply. Everyone in our team has a role to play in helping Waterwise become more diverse and inclusive, and we hope you will join us for this next stage in our journey - for this role we therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in Waterwise’s workforce. These include people of the global majority, LGBTQI+ people, and men.
We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for everyone. If you are interested in applying for a role with us and think you may need some additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch on the email address below.
How to apply
To apply for this role, you will need to answer role-related questions. Please provide evidence and examples from your work history or other aspects of your life to answer the questions and demonstrate how you meet the criteria required. Please refer to the person specification when you are doing this.
Our goal is to remove bias from the hiring process and so rather than asking you for a CV and cover letter, we have set up role-related questions which will allow us to assess your approach to a problem and understand what knowledge and skills you have. Your answers will be anonymised, randomised and reviewed by the selection panel. We will use these scores to shortlist for interviews. We also think giving feedback is incredibly valuable for candidates, so at the end of the process, you'll see how well you performed during the application process.
The closing date for applications is 23:59pm on 16th March 2025. There will be a two-stage interview process. First interviews will be held on 25th March 2025 and second interviews will be held on 9th April 2025. First interviews will be held online via Zoom and second interviews will be held in person in Birmingham (venue TBC).
We will consider flexible working requests within this role - please state your preferred hours and working pattern within your application.
Waterwise is the leading independent voice in the UK for using water wisely, for the benefit of people and the planet.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About SafeLives
We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.
Last year alone, 14,000 professionals received our training. Over 80,000 adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 100,000 children received support through dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last six years, over 4,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with partners, and that’s just the start.
Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.
About the role
We are looking for a values-led, senior People professional to provide maternity cover for the role of our Senior People & Culture Manager. The successful postholder will be responsible for providing high quality generalist People & Culture services at SafeLives, in conjunction with a People & Culture Officer. The role will oversee the smooth running of key HR operations and will be instrumental in building a culture amongst our employees that reflects our values through the provision of excellent People support.
As part of a small, ambitious team you will provide a range of comprehensive, and customer orientated human resources services which support the implementation of SafeLives’ People & Culture strategy. You will be the lead operational HR professional, supported by the Director of People and Culture on strategic matters and a full- time People & Culture Officer on transactional matters, and access to external legal and HR consultancy support when needed. There will be a strong focus on supporting the embedding and development of our culture and behaviours; employee engagement; learning and development, and staff well-being across the organisation.
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week.
Contract: Fixed term, maternity vover for 9 months.
Location: Remote with occasional travel to London and Bristol offices.
Benefits
- 34 days' holiday incl. public holidays
- Flexible working e.g. compressed hours
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye care vouchers
- Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
- Childcare vouchers
- Employee assistance programme
- Clinical supervision
- Holiday purchase scheme to buy up to an additional 5 days
- Enhanced family leave policies
- Enhanced sick pay
- Professional development fund
- Individual learning budget
- Restorative practice training
- Time off in lieu
If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit a 500-word cover letter and CV.
Closing date: 9.00am on 3rd April 2025.
SafeLives is a committed provider of equal opportunities for all; please see our job description for full details.
No agencies, please.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Fundraising Relationships and Business Development Manager
£40,000 (full-time, permanent) – open to flexible working requests
Hybrid – 1 – 2 days per month in London office
The Talent Set is delighted to be partnering with a renowned animal welfare charity whose mission is to improve the welfare of working animals around the world and supporting the communities that depend on them.
This is a brilliant opportunity to join as their Fundraising Relationships and Business Development Manager, which will focus on philanthropy, legacies and corporate partnerships. You will spearhead the growth and expansion of their high value relationships, driving income and establishing exceptional stewardship journeys to secure long-term support. You will also manage and develop the Fundraising Relationships Officer.
We are seeking an experienced high value fundraiser with a track record of working across philanthropy, legacies and/or corporate partnerships, and can demonstrate developing new business and income growth.
The Role:
- Manage the development and delivery of the HNWI, legacy and corporate fundraising programme to secure new sources of funding, upgrade existing levels of giving, repeat donations and multi-year funding
- Develop existing and new relationships through tailored approaches/asks and exemplary stewardship activities (such as feedback reports, face to face meetings, phone calls)
- Lead on building the donor and partner pipeline, conducting diligent prospect research and identifying warm leads
- Develop and manage income and expenditure budgets, providing regular reporting, and reforecasting as required
- Work closely with internal colleagues and senior stakeholders, collaborating on fundraising activities
- Manage and support the Fundraising Relationships Officer
About You:
- An experienced high value fundraiser with expertise in philanthropy, legacies and/or corporate partnerships
- Track record of developing new business opportunities and demonstrating growing income
- Excellent communication skills, and ability to engage with senior internal and external stakeholders confidently
- Solid understanding of effective stewardship journeys and can demonstrate delivery of donor engagement plans
- Line management experience is desirable, seeking someone with ability and understanding of how to support and motivate direct reports
- Proactive, positive and a team player
Closing Date: Rolling
Interviews: TBC
To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.
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
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Sense has a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our Fundraising Team as our Regional Fundraising Manager covering the Midlands. This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week. This role is home-based, however there will be regular travel to our Hub in Selly Oak, Birmingham as well as other locations across the Midlands.
This is a key role within the Midlands region for Sense, responsible for generating income and engagement, working closely with services, volunteers and engagement staff. The successful candidate will be responsible for generating community fundraising income in the Midlands .You will lead on the implementation and delivery of the community fundraising strategy in order to generate net income and attract more people to support Sense within the region. You aim will be to achieve the income target for the Midlands of £105,000 through 4 key income streams – local businesses, groups and associations, trading and education institutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and build long term relationships with key regional contacts, such as local businesses, organisations, schools and high value individuals to encourage financial and long-term support for Sense within the region
- Local businesses and grants are the largest income drivers for Sense community fundraising. Therefore, this role will build and develop a prospect list of key businesses and community grants in the area, to connect and then apply for
- Work with the Head of Community Fundraising to develop the Community Fundraising strategy for the Midlands, implementing core activities and identifying other potential regional opportunities.
- Achieve agreed income targets, monitoring and forecasting on a regular basis and taking remedial action when necessary
- Manage our Team Community Fundraiser who is based in the Midlands and support their key areas of work and regularly review and monitor their performance
- Collaborate with other teams in Fundraising to pass on supporters and generate potential leads for teams such as Events, High Value Partnerships and Legacies
- Support colleagues in our Operations and Trading teams to develop their fundraising potential including spotting and maximising potential higher value opportunities
- Build a strong relationship with colleagues based at Sense Hub in Selly Oak, Birmingham
Key skills and experience
- Understanding of Community based fundraising trends
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to keep clear and accurate records, producing reports and analysis and presenting them in an effective way to stakeholders and Head of Team
- Extensive experience of recruiting, supporting and stewarding fundraisers or volunteers
- A track record of generating income through various community income streams including groups and local businesses
- Extensive experience of building successful internal and external relationships
- Experience of managing multiple priorities simultaneously while still providing the highest level of customer care to all supporters
For a full job description and person specification, please see the link on the left hand side of the page.
About Sense
For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.
Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.
To apply
Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the job description and person specification before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.
For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.
Dept: Housing
Contract Type: FTC (Maternity cover)
Location: Remote with occasional onsite work
Hours: Full time 35 Hours
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday
Grade / Salary Band: £36,173 - £38,182
About Standing Together:
Standing Together is a UK-based charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse and creating safer communities. We work collaboratively with various stakeholders, including local authorities, police, and health services, to improve responses to domestic abuse and support survivors. We pioneered the Coordinated Community Response (CCR) approach in the UK, a multi-agency partnership model that ensures the safety of survivors while holding abusers accountable.
Through innovative training, advocacy, and community engagement, we empower individuals and organisations to challenge and change the systems that allow domestic abuse to persist. Our mission is to ensure everyone can live free from violence and abuse, fostering a culture of respect and equality. By leveraging research and best practices, we strive to influence policy and practice, making a meaningful impact in the lives of those affected by domestic abuse.
Purpose of the role:
The DAHA Programme Manager will oversee the development, delivery, and funding of the DAHA programme, ensuring it aligns with the business plan and strategy. This role is responsible for managing the DAHA accreditation framework, membership, training, and driving programme growth and sustainability. By leading the DAHA programme, the role directly contributes to improving the housing sector’s response to domestic abuse, ensuring survivors receive trauma-informed, needs-based housing support that enhances their safety and recovery.
Key Duties – What you will be doing:
- Lead and oversee the DAHA accreditation and assessment framework, adapting it for London boroughs.
- Manage Senior Regional Leads to ensure effective delivery of accreditation processes.
- Oversee the development of proposals, contracts, and agreements with housing providers seeking accreditation.
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of DAHA accreditation on service delivery.
- Promote and advocate for DAHA accreditation through events, social media, and policy engagement.
- Collaborate on developing and ensuring the sustainability of DAHA Membership and Training Models.
- Support the delivery of DAHA’s training packages for housing providers.
- Ensure financial sustainability of DAHA models, providing quarterly updates.
- Champion DAHA’s anti-racist and intersectional work in housing provision.
- Support recruitment, team communication, and the implementation of the DAHA strategy.
About You – Skills & Experience:
- In-depth understanding of the intersections of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), domestic abuse, and housing, with a strong commitment to an intersectional and anti-racist approach.
- Extensive knowledge of the DAHA accreditation programme, including the unique challenges faced by London boroughs in implementing and maintaining accreditation.
- Comprehensive understanding of domestic abuse and housing legislation, guidance, and best practice standards, with the ability to apply this knowledge to support housing providers and boroughs.
- Proven experience in both frontline and second-tier roles within the housing and domestic abuse sectors, demonstrating a holistic understanding of the issues and effective response strategies.
- Demonstrated ability to influence national policy and practice by collaborating with key stakeholders and advocating for improvements in housing and domestic abuse responses.
- Strong leadership experience, including providing strategic oversight, managing team priorities and resources, and offering line management support to ensure effective delivery.
- Experience in managing business plans and budgets, with a proven track record in monitoring income and expenditure, identifying and managing risks, and ensuring sustainability.
- Proven ability to develop and implement robust project monitoring and evaluation frameworks, producing comprehensive reports for funders and project partners.
- Exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and competing priorities effectively.
- Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external partners at all levels.
- Extensive experience in confident and effective public speaking, including delivering training, webinars, presentations, and workshops.
- Outstanding written communication skills, with experience preparing high-quality funding proposals, reports, service level agreements, and clear guidance.
Benefits:
- 25 days of annual leave (pro rata), plus English bank holidays.
- 1 additional day’s leave for religious/cultural observation.
- Salary sacrifice scheme.
- Private healthcare scheme (post-probation).
- Flexible working opportunities.
- Training and development opportunities.
Join Us If...
You’re passionate about improving responses to domestic abuse and housing, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are committed to making a real impact. We’d love to hear from you.
Right to Work and DBS Check
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and will undergo a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, funded by Standing Together, in accordance with Charity Commission guidelines.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
At STADA, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, national origin, marital status, medical history, parental status, or genetic information. Our goal is to create a workforce that reflects society and ensures every employee feels valued and empowered to perform their best. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.
Information:
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.
Please ensure your CV is no longer than 3 pages and Cover Letter is no longer than 1 page.
Please note that we may close this job advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.
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If you're excited about improving services and shaping projects in the social research sector, we want to hear from you! Join us as a Projects Officer in a flexible, remote role.
About Us
The Social Research Association (SRA) is an educational charity and membership organisation for social researchers, dedicated to advancing excellence in social research across the UK.
We are entering a very exciting period of increased member engagement by expanding our member benefits, researcher community offerings which include mentoring, and the launch of a new digital community platform. To support these initiatives, we are looking for a Projects Officer to help implement new processes and improve engagement with our services.
About the Role
This role focuses on rolling out and embedding new business processes, and ensuring staff and our members (of which there are approximately 1,500) can engage with our developing services. It is not a technical role but involves hands-on working with digital tools to improve how we deliver work and to enhance our members’ experience of us.
The main responsibility will be working on the SRA's digital community project, but the successful candidate will also contribute to an important review of our member benefits packages and a project focussed on group membership recruitment and retention, among other emerging workstreams. This is a new role for us – so we're excited to explore and shape it together.
Key Responsibilities
This is a diverse role that role involves planning and delivering projects to enhance member services, working with teams and suppliers to implement new processes, developing guidance and training materials to support staff and members, analysing data to improve services, and maintaining clear communication and documentation for stakeholders. Additionally, you'll help promote new initiatives through marketing materials and identify efficiencies to improve workflows.
You can read more detail about the role responsibilties in the downloadable job description.
What We’re Looking For
We know that great candidates don’t always meet 100% of the criteria. If you’re excited about this role, and keen to go on this exciting phase of our development with us, we encourage you to apply.
The ideal candidate will have experience managing or contributing to projects, supporting digital platforms, creating training materials, and communicating effectively with stakeholders, while also being able to manage workloads independently and develop business processes. Experience in a membership organisation or digital project work is a desireable nice-to-have but not essential..
You can read more detail about what we're looking for in the downloadable job description.
What We Offer
- 28 days of annual leave (pro rata) + bank holidays
- Fully remote working (with occasional travel for meetings, not anticipated to exceed 10 per year)
- Even though we're fully remote, we offer a few days of face-to-face induction to help you connect with the team and organisation right from the start.
- Employer pension contributions
- Personal and professional development including payment for one subscription to a relevant membership/professional body
- Free eye test
Our culture
It is important part of our mission to represent the profession in all its diversity. To do that, we are committed to developing a talented workforce that represents that diversity. We are an inclusive and welcoming organisation and committed to ensuring our culture and ways of working enable all of our people to thrive at work, and not negatively impact on their private lives.
Interview Process & Accessibility
We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process that gives all candidates the best possible opportunity to show their value.
- We will provide interview questions 2-3 days in advance to help candidates prepare.
- We will reach out to you in advance of the interview to check if there are any needs or requests that will make the process work better for you. We’ll strive to meet any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.
- Interviews will be held online, but we can arrange an in-person interview if preferred. In-person interviews would need to be held in London.
- We anticipate one interview and it’s likely this will be a mix of questions and a task.
We encourage you to answer questions in your own words, reflecting your personal experience and communication style. Please refrain from using AI tools like ChatGPT, as we want to hear your authentic voice and see your individual communication skills in action.
The SRA is the membership and training organisation for social researchers in the UK and beyond, with over 1500 members from across the profession.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Sense has a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our Fundraising Team as our Regional Fundraising Manager covering the East and London. This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week, working flexibly between home and our offices in King's Cross, London as well as other locations across the East and London, including Barnet, Luton and Cambridge.
This is a key role within the Midlands region for Sense, responsible for generating income and engagement, working closely with services, volunteers and engagement staff. The successful candidate will be responsible for generating community fundraising income in the Midlands .You will lead on the implementation and delivery of the community fundraising strategy in order to generate net income and attract more people to support Sense within the region. You aim will be to achieve the income target for the Midlands of £105,000 through 4 key income streams – local businesses, groups and associations, trading and education institutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and build long term relationships with key regional contacts, such as local businesses, organisations, schools and high value individuals to encourage financial and long-term support for Sense within the region
- Local businesses and grants are the largest income drivers for Sense community fundraising. Therefore, this role will build and develop a prospect list of key businesses and community grants in the area, to connect and then apply for
- Work with the Head of Community Fundraising to develop the Community Fundraising strategy for the London & East area, implementing core activities and identifying other potential regional opportunities
- Achieve agreed income targets, monitoring and forecasting on a regular basis and taking remedial action when necessary
- Manage our Team Community Fundraiser who is based in London & East and support their key areas of work and regularly review and monitor their performance
- Collaborate with other teams in Fundraising to pass on supporters and generate potential leads for teams such as Events, High Value Partnerships and Legacies
- Support colleagues in our Operations and Trading teams to develop their fundraising potential including spotting and maximising potential higher value opportunities
- Build a strong relationship with colleagues based at Sense Centres in Barnet, Luton and Cambridge
Key skills and experience
- Understanding of Community based fundraising trends
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to keep clear and accurate records, producing reports and analysis and presenting them in an effective way to stakeholders and Head of Team
- Extensive experience of recruiting, supporting and stewarding fundraisers or volunteers
- A track record of generating income through various community income streams including groups and local businesses
- Extensive experience of building successful internal and external relationships
- Experience of managing multiple priorities simultaneously while still providing the highest level of customer care to all supporters
For a full job description and person specification, please see the link on the left hand side of the page.
About Sense
For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.
Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.
To apply
Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the job description and person specification before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.
For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
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.
Review Coordinator – Help Make the World More Accessible!
Are you passionate about exploring new places and sharing your experiences? Do you want to help disabled people travel with confidence?
At Euan’s Guide, we are looking for a Review Coordinator to visit locations across the UK and review disabled access. Your insights will empower our community to find accessible places to go.
What You’ll Do
- Visit locations, venues and businesses focusing on transport hubs and surrounding facilities such as toilets, places to eat and drink and other everyday essentials.
- Share your experiences by writing engaging, informative reviews on Euan's Guide.
- Build relationships with local communities, charities, and businesses to improve accessibility.
- Represent Euan’s Guide at events and contribute to our outreach efforts.
About You
- A keen explorer who enjoys visiting new places and meeting new people.
- Experienced in reviewing, blogging, or writing.
- Passionate about accessibility and inclusion.
- Confident working independently and managing relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
- Personal lived experience of disability is highly valued.
Why Join Us?
- Meaningful impact – your work will help disabled people navigate the world with confidence.
- Flexible working – we understand the 9-5 does not work for everyone.
- Remote role – you can be based anywhere in the UK.
If you love travel, storytelling, and making a difference, apply now and be part of a movement that is shaping a more accessible world!
Please visit our website to find out more information including how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The National Youth Agency is looking for an experienced Media & Campaigns Manager
Are you passionate about driving impactful media campaigns and shaping narratives that elevate youth work?
Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, crafting compelling stories and engaging with the media to create change?
Contract: Permanent Contract
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week flexible working
Salary: £36,000 - £40,000 per annum (dependent on experience and qualifications)
Location: Remote working with some travel to meetings and events required.
What we do
Youth work is the best methodology to unlock young people’s potential by providing high quality support and opportunities. Skilled youth workers build relationships that support young people to explore their personal, social, and educational development. Youth work enables young people to develop their voice, influence, and place within society.
As the national body for youth work, NYA has a dual function. We are the professional, statutory, and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.
About the Role
This is more than just a job.
As our Media & Campaigns Manager, you will play a key role in shaping NYA’s public profile. You will design and execute impactful media and campaign strategies that amplify the importance of youth work, ensuring it is recognised and valued by decision-makers, funders, and the wider public.
You will join our Policy, Insights, and External Affairs Directorate, working within the Communications Team. Reporting to the Head of Communications, you will be responsible for crafting powerful narratives, engaging with national media, and leading ambitious campaigns that elevate the NYA’s profile and the importance of youth work across England.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement creative media and campaign strategies to raise NYA’s profile and influence key stakeholders.
- Build and maintain relationships with national journalists, bloggers, and influencers to generate media coverage on youth work issues.
- Write compelling press releases, blogs, and opinion pieces that showcase NYA’s thought leadership and impact.
- Plan and execute national campaigns, ensuring messaging aligns with NYA’s mission and objectives.
- Monitor media coverage, track emerging trends, and respond swiftly to breaking news relevant to youth work.
- Support and prepare NYA spokespeople for media interviews, ensuring consistent and effective messaging.
- Collaborate with corporate partners and youth sector organisations to maximise media opportunities.
- Develop strategic relationships with high-profile supporters, including celebrities and influencers, to enhance NYA’s reach.
- Assist in media promotion for key events and conferences, ensuring maximum visibility and engagement.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has proven experience in securing high-quality national press coverage and building strong relationships with journalists.
- Is skilled at crafting compelling narratives that bring youth work to life.
- Has the ability to design and deliver high-impact campaigns that achieve measurable results.
- Is confident in writing for diverse audiences, including policymakers and young people.
- Is experienced in leveraging social media to support media strategies.
- Is a collaborative team player with experience managing direct reports.
- Is passionate about using media and campaigns to promote youth work and its impact on young people’s lives.
To access and view the candidate pack, click on the 'Apply Via Website' button.
Why work for us?
Our team members rated NYA 9 out of 10 as an employer 90% would recommend working at NYA to their friends and family.
What our team say about working at NYA*:
‘A great environment to work, with colleagues who I care for & who care about me’
‘I feel INCREDIBLY supported & grateful to work for this fantastic organisation’
‘Always willing to listen, providing trust & freedom as an employer’
*Source: NYA staff survey October 2023
NYA operates as a people-first organisation, prioritising the well-being and needs of its employees.
NYA offers an exceptional flexible working approach which encourages our team to balance professional responsibilities with their personal life.
NYA is committed to supporting the continual personal and professional development of our team and helping them achieve their ambitions including training and corporate mentorship opportunities.
NYA provides:
- 25 days leave plus 8 days
- Employee life assurance scheme
- Up to 5% employer pension contribution
- A comprehensive EAP with access to unlimited specialist support.
To apply now:
To access and view the candidate pack, click on the 'Apply Via Website' button.
Please use our online application process to submit the following by Thursday 20th March 2025:
A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements in line with the person specification in the 'About You' section.
A covering letter (maximum 800 words) highlighting your suitability for the role and how you meet the person specification. Please note that the covering letter is an important part of the selection process and we will not accept CV’s without one.
Diversity monitoring information (optional) This information is requested by our ATS for our EEDI monitoring purposes only. This data will be anonymised and processed in accordance with UK Data Protection Law.
We encourage you to apply without delay as we will close the recruitment process early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Interviews: to be scheduled within 2-weeks after the closing date
At the National Youth Agency, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We are deeply committed to embedding equity, equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EEDI) across everything we do.
We believe that a diverse workforce brings invaluable perspectives and strengthens our ability to support young people and the youth work sector effectively.
We are actively seeking applications from individuals of all backgrounds, especially those from minoritised and underrepresented communities, as we work to increase our diversity and representation. Your lived experiences and unique perspectives are crucial in shaping our work and ensuring it reflects the communities we serve.
If you share our passion for making a difference and fostering an inclusive workplace, we encourage you to apply and join us in creating positive social change.
Youth Work changes lives
Which is why we’re committed to ensuring that as many young people as possible get to benefit from the national body for youth work in England, the National Youth Agency (NYA) exists to champion its transformative power. We believe all young people should have the opportunity to benefit from the life-changing impact of extraordinary youth workers and trained volunteers.
We help to grow youth work provision in ways that keep it effective, relevant, safe and engaging, to help millions of young people reach their potential and thrive. We do this by providing guidance, support, advice, training and staff development opportunities for youth workers and youth work organisations. At the heart of everything we do are young people themselves. We work hard to ensure their voices are integrated into all our work, to develop provision that truly meets their needs.
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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.