Freelance Fundraising Consultant Jobs

About the Role

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is responding to the largest emergency in our 40-year history. Over the last year support for our cause has seen significant growth in income as tens of thousands of supporters have joined MAP. Our challenge now is to retain this interest and ensure we sustain income as we respond to the ongoing emergency and the longer-term health of Palestinians over the coming years. With an ambition to be a £50m organisation in the next five years, our fundraising operations team, consisting of database and supporter care functions, will play a key role in enabling over one million Palestinians to access improved healthcare annually by 2028.

The role will focus on designing, leading, and implementing impactful campaigns that raise awareness, mobilise public support, and/ drive engagement with MAP’s mission. Working closely with the Advocacy, Communications, Programme, and Fundraising teams, the postholder will ensure campaigns integrate across MAP’s strategic priorities, amplifying MAP’s voice and advocating for the health and dignity of Palestinians. The role will involve collaboration with our teams in Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon and the UK to ensure alignment and cohesion in MAP’s efforts to maximise impact across overlapping advocacy, communications and fundraising objectives.

About You

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable strong track record of developing and leading impactful campaigns, ideally within the humanitarian or human rights sector. You have experience mobilising the UK public and/or communities on issues related to human rights, conflict, or the Middle East, particularly Palestine. With a deep understanding of digital campaign tactics, grassroots mobilisation, and meaningful participation, you know how to engage diverse audiences and drive meaningful action.

The ideal candidate will have excellent project management skills, capable of independently leading campaigns from inception to delivery. Ability to use research and data to inform campaign strategies to ensure that your work is both evidence-based and impactful is highly desirable. 

Disclaimer : The recruitment process for this role will include one formal interview and one assessment. 

DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. Campaign Strategy and Planning

• Lead the development of a cohesive campaigns strategy that aligns with MAP’s mission, vision, and values, and MAP’s advocacy, communications and fundraising objectives

• Design and implement innovative, impactful campaigns, ranging from tactical, time-bound action and longer-term influencing initiatives, to drive MAP’s advocacy goals

• Identify and analyse influencing opportunities and target audiences and stakeholders, set measurable goals, and work with communications colleagues create compelling messaging and narratives to motivate, inspire and mobilise specific audiences to affect change.

• Work closely with advocacy and communications colleagues in Palestine to develop participatory modalities for the development and implementation of campaigns, and ensure MAP’s campaigns are informed by and promote Palestinian voices and perspectives.

• Work with the VIP and Artist Engagement Manager to harness the profile and talent of MAP’s celebrity supporters to expand the reach and impact of MAP’s campaigning initiatives.

2. Campaign Implementation and Coordination

• Oversee the development and delivery of campaigns across multiple channels, including digital campaigns, stunts and public events. 

• Collaborate with fundraising, advocacy and communications colleagues to ensure MAP’s campaigns are cohesive and integrative and create effective supporter journeys that enable people to deepen their engagement with MAP’s mission and encourage sustainable long-term participation.

• Foster collaboration and joint planning across teams around key influencing and campaigning moments, to ensure alignment and cohesion in MAP’s efforts to maximise impact across overlapping advocacy, communications and fundraising objectives.

• Manage procurement and relationships with external agencies, consultants, and partners involved in campaign delivery.

3. Community and Public Mobilisation

• Develop opportunities and methodologies for community-based, grassroots campaigning, identifying individuals, groups and networks who can promote MAP’s advocacy messages and enhance our impact.

• Develop and nurture strategic relationships, coalitions and networks with whom MAP can collaborate to enhance the impact of our advocacy, for example health workers in Palestine, UK or globally, trade unions, and civil society groups.

• Train and empower campaigners, equipping them with the skills, information and resources they need advocate effectively for MAP’s mission and amplify the voices of affected communities.

4. Campaign Content Development

• Work with the Communications team to create and oversee campaign materials such as social media content, videos, infographics, toolkits, and supporter action guides, 

• Ensure all campaign materials are consistent with MAP’s voice, values, and strategic messaging and are driven by Palestinians, including the communities we serve and partners we work wit

• Develop innovative and creative approaches to engage MAP supporters and new audiences in MAP’s work.

5. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

• Track, analyse, and evaluate the performance of campaigns, ensuring key learnings are captured to inform future efforts.

• Use data and supporter feedback, as well as insights from the communities MAP serves, to improve campaign effectiveness and maximise engagement.

• Produce campaign impact reports and present findings to key stakeholders.

General Responsibilities

• Support the mission, ethos and values of MAP.

• When needed, support the Head of Team in managing the team (acting up) and provide cover support during annual leave and busy periods. 

• Support media and communications functions as required.

• Carry out other associated duties as may arise in line with the broad remit of the position. 

• Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.

• Work collaboratively with others in all aspects of our work. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION   

Experience and knowledge 

• Proven experience in developing and leading campaigns ideally within the humanitarian, or human rights sector.

• Experience mobilising the UK public and/or communities on issues related to human rights, conflict, or the Middle East, particularly Palestine.

• Strong understanding and experience in digital campaign actions and tactics.

• Understanding of the key principles of meaningful participation in the co-design of campaign strategies and activities.

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to take on entire projects, coordinate inputs, and work independently to deliver results.

• Experience of using research and data to create powerful campaign strategies and content. 

• Demonstrable experience designing and implementing integrated campaigns that drive engagement and achieve measurable outcomes.

• Ability to scope and lead grassroots mobilisation initiatives, including training and supporting campaigners.

• Strong communication skills, with experience creating compelling campaign content for diverse audiences.

• Creative thinker with a proactive and solutions-oriented mindset.

• Commitment to MAP’s mission, values, and work. 

Skills and abilities  

• Strong interpersonal, influencing and relationship management skills, and an ability to speak and write confidently.

• Fluent written and spoken English 

• Creativity and a willingness to innovate

• Ability to work well as part of a team and under one’s own initiative

• Ability to prioritise and ability to deal with competing demands in a fast-paced working environment

• Keen attention to detail and quality control on all outputs 

• Working knowledge of Arabic is an advantage 

Personal attributes and other requirements  

• Commitment to human rights, international justice, and promoting Palestinian participation in advocacy and policymaking 

• Able to travel within the UK and willingness to travel to Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territory if required. 

• Commitment to a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation & abuse/safeguarding.

• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.

• An ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work. 

• Able to work flexibly in emergencies and to meet specific deadlines including some evenings and weekends.

• Attention to detail, organisational and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently and under pressure. 

• A commitment to MAP’s vision, mission and values and a passion for improving the health and dignity of Palestinians. 

• Work collaboratively with others in all aspects of our work. 

• Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices. 

• Treat with confidentiality any data or sensitive information about individuals, organisations, clients, and employees at MAP.

Are you passionate and self-motivated? Do you have excellent written and verbal communication skills? If you would like to use your abilities to raise funds for charities, Chell Perkins Ltd's Grant Fundraising Traineeships will teach you everything you need to know and you’ll get the chance to join our team of trained consultants.

Chell Perkins Ltd are looking for FOUR people who are passionate about bringing positive change through fundraising. We want to nurture a new generation of fundraisers to provide charities with access to exceptional fundraising support.

We offer a four-month/16-week fully paid traineeship (approx £1,733pm gross) working with real clients in a fundraising consultancy and gaining a recognised certificate with education credits towards CFRE to give you a real headstart in working in the charity sector. There are a number of vacancies at Chell Perkins, and at the end of the course trainees will be eligible to apply for a permanent position.

This immersive programme starts on 1st September 2025 and is home-based, with high-quality training and plenty of support from our experienced fundraising team.

Why Chell Perkins?

At the end of our Grant Fundraising Traineeship, you will be a confident and capable grant fundraiser. But there’s much more to the scheme than that. The Chell Perkins team are a great bunch of people to work with. We really care about our partner charities and YOUR future. Our supportive and empowering work culture will enable you to realise your own potential.

“This programme is truly unique and rewarding. I recommend it to anyone thinking of beginning a fundraising career.” Junior Fundraiser, 2020

“The traineeship was an amazing opportunity, and I learnt so much about fundraising and the charity sector in such an engaging way. Everyone in the team is so friendly and supportive, you couldn't work with or learn from anyone better.” Class of 2023 and now a Fundraising Officer with Chell Perkins

“This traineeship has given me a headstart in my fundraising career and I couldn’t be more grateful! I left university with a love for charity work but little idea as to how I could use that passion in my everyday life, but this traineeship has helped me develop the skills and knowledge I need to make a real difference in the charity sector.” Class of 2023 and now a Fundraising Officer with Chell Perkins

Client mix

Candidates should be aware that at present 70% of our partner charities come from a Christian background (churches or Christian charities). While it is not a requirement to be Christian, candidates must be happy to write for a faith-based audience.

Further information

This role is home-based; however, we hold quarterly in-person team days, and you may occasionally be required to work from client sites (nationally, with a North West focus).

The traineeship will start on 1 September and will run until 19 December 2024. Candidates must be available to start on the first day of the traineeship. Interviews and offers will take place from March onwards.

For more details, download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification document.

How to apply

If our Grant Fundraising Traineeship sounds like it could be a perfect fit for you, why not apply?

Email a completed application form, a recent CV and a covering letter to our Office Manager (see 'How to apply' below).

In your covering letter, we are looking for:
● Evidence of strong written communication skills, and ability to write persuasively
● Passion for the third sector, and in particular fundraising
● Evidence that you have carefully researched the role and our organisation.

Using AI

We recognise that many applicants use AI tools like ChatGPT for drafting applications. Whilst these tools can be helpful, we advise you to first write your application personally and then use AI to refine it. This approach ensures your application remains original and truly reflective of your unique experiences. Last year, we noticed a trend of AI-generated applications lacking individuality, which hindered our ability to connect with applicants. Remember, it's your personal story, passions and motivations that make you stand out. Let AI assist you, but let your own voice lead the way.

An exciting opportunity to play a crucial role securing the funding needed to help young people thrive.  At an exciting time of growth for our charity, we are looking for an experienced, driven and enthusiastic Senior Fundraising Manager to join our team.  You will take the lead in managing and growing an existing portfolio of trusts and foundations, developing strong relationships and securing vital funding that enables us to continue to deliver our mission.

What is Jamie’s Farm?  Jamie’s Farm is a charity that supports young people by combining therapeutic work, farming, and purposeful activities to help them thrive. Through residential visits to our working farms, we provide a nurturing environment where young people can reflect, build confidence, and develop the resilience they need to overcome personal challenges.  As part of the dynamic HQ team we offer a beautiful and unique supportive working environment, a competitive salary, and the opportunity to be part of a team that is passionate about making a real difference.

More about the role:  As Senior Fundraising Manager you will write compelling grant applications and reports that clearly communicate the impact of our work, ensuring we maintain and increase funding in line with agreed targets. You will use your excellent interpersonal skills to cultivate lasting partnerships with funders. Taking a proactive approach, you will identify and secure new funding opportunities, expanding the network of trusts and foundations that support Jamie’s Farm.

About you:  We are looking for someone with proven experience securing funding from trusts and foundations, with a strong track record of writing successful applications for significant grants (£200k+). You will be a confident and persuasive writer, able to communicate our impact concisely and compellingly, while building strong and long-lasting funder relationships.

Proactive and tenacious, you excel at identifying and pursuing new funding opportunities. Highly organised, with keen attention to detail, you can manage multiple applications and deadlines effectively. You are also eager to embrace new ways of working, using AI and digital tools to enhance efficiency.

Please see the full job description, desired experience and employee benefits by exploring our recruitment pack below.  Don’t meet every single requirement? We’d still love to hear from you – your unique skills and experience could be just what we’re looking for.

How to Apply:  Please apply via the Jamie’s Farm website by clicking on the “Apply” button below. Read through the full recruitment pack and return both a completed application and equal opportunities form to the email address provided. We look forward to hearing from you!

Inclusion North is a Community Interest Company which exists to make inclusion a reality for all people with a learning disability, autistic people, and their families. We are looking for an experienced and motivated professional to lead our fundraising efforts and drive impactful campaigns that raise awareness and increase financial sustainability.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Inclusion North at a critical time. We have a strong reputation, a dedicated team, and a clear vision for growth. However, we need to diversify our income streams and strengthen our campaigns to ensure long-term sustainability. This role will be instrumental in securing vital funding, developing partnerships, and amplifying our voice.

As a values-led organisation, it’s not just what we do that matters, but how we do it. Inclusion North is built on an equal partnership between people with lived experience and professionals committed to making inclusion a reality. We are looking for a Campaigns & Fundraising Manager who embodies these values and can bring creativity, strategic thinking, and fundraising expertise to our team.

If you are passionate about social change, have experience in securing funding, and want to lead campaigns that make a real difference, we would love to hear from you.

Hours, Contract, and Location

• Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (flexible working requests will be considered).
• Permanent contract.
• Home-based, with occasional travel across the North East, North Cumbria, Yorkshire, Humber, and Derbyshire.
• Salary: £40,000 per annum.

Closing date for applications: Friday 28th March.

We are a Disability Confident Employer.

To apply, download our application pack we do not accept CVs or covering letters

About The Murray Parish Trust

Children with a serious illness are three times more likely to struggle with their mental health. Their childhoods are overshadowed by coming to terms with diagnosis, hospital stays, treatment, feeling different from friends or managing how their illness affects daily life. Many of them struggle with severe anxiety and depression, experiencing isolation and trauma during their journey. These children are at much higher risk of long-term mental health difficulties that are more complex and difficult to treat, on top of living with often complex medical needs.

Actors Jim Murray and Sarah Parish’s first daughter, Ella-Jayne, was born with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome in 2009 and spent half her short life in paediatric intensive care, Southampton Children’s Hospital. Ella-Jayne died, at home, just eight months old. After they recovered from the immediate horror, Jim and Sarah felt an overwhelming drive to help other children and families and founded The Murray Parish Trust in 2014. They were awarded MBE’s in the King’s New Years Honours 2025 for services to seriously ill children and their families.

Our charity delivers projects that support the mental health of seriously ill children and their families. We improve access to specialist, imaginative and empowering support, at the earliest possible moment, to prevent long-term mental health difficulties. We do this by delivering a vast range of projects in children’s hospitals, hospices and other health or community settings across the UK. These include drama, dance, art, nature and music therapy; bereavement and mortuary suites, distraction equipment that reduces anxiety, sanctuary and quiet rooms; sibling support; counselling and therapy rooms; and psychological support for children/family members.

The role - Head of Public Fundraising and Operations

This is an exciting new chapter for The Murray Parish Trust. Our new Head of Public Fundraising and Operations will work closely with the Board of Trustees and our Head of Philanthropy and Projects to scale our impact and expand reach nationwide. They will play a pivotal role in leading operations and shaping the charity’s future, as well as leading on growing income from community, corporate, individual fundraising, which have been identified as strategic fundraising priorities.

We anticipate time will be split roughly equally between leading public fundraising and operational management. There is some freelance support with marketing, corporate and community fundraising, and volunteer coordination, plus trustee support with events; there is scope to expand the team as income grows. This role will support their work as well as personally deliver public fundraising activity, taking sole responsibility for individual giving and legacies.

This is a job of variety, innovation and opportunity. We are looking for an experienced fundraiser, perhaps an aspiring charity CEO, who is looking to develop skills and knowledge in charity management and strategy. This is a job for someone who is ambitious, collaborative, proactive and who has a genuine passion for championing the mental health of seriously ill children and their families.

Key responsibilities

Fundraising: Work alongside with the Head of Philanthropy and Projects to implement the fundraising strategy, including:

• Delivery of the specific fundraising activity delegated to this role to grow income year on year (individuals, community, corporate, legacies, events), supported by the work of freelancers.
• Strategic oversight of all public fundraising including monitoring, evaluating and reporting to the Board.
• Ensure excellence in donor stewardship that helps retain, grow and diversify support from existing donors.
• Maintain a proactive focus on donor acquisition, across the UK, prioritising areas where we have projects.
• Effectively utilise the CRM to proactively and accurately capture donor information and consents.
• Strong focus on return on investment to ensure efficiency in working nationwide, carefully prioritising activity.

Charity management and operations

• Help to shape organisational strategy, using data insight to drive decision making.
• Data management lead; incl. CRM management, data protection, embedding a culture of data collection.
• Lead on setting and managing annual income and expenditure budgets.
• Ensure compliance with the latest regulatory requirements and sector best practice.
• Coordinate and manage policy, procedure, risk management and wider charity administration.
• Provide support for financial management; incl. outsourced book keeping/monthly management accounts; working with accountants to ensure timely production of the Annual Report and Financial Statements
• Work closely with Board members with specific lead responsibility, incl. with the Treasurer in the production of cashflow and other financial reports.
• Supported by the volunteer coordinator (freelance), manage and develop a network of volunteers and ambassadors (e.g. talks, photo calls, events, collection tins, admin, research).
• Act as Secretary to the Board; including statutory filing, coordinating quarterly meetings and taking minutes, compiling/circulating Board papers, diarising other meetings and communication as needed.
• Represent the charity externally with diverse stakeholders.
• Responsible for the effective management and leadership of the public fundraising and operations team.

Who are we?

Orchards is a Christian charity with a vision to see women free from sexual exploitation and empowered for flourishing, independent lives. We build trusting relationships with each woman and enable her to access support for lasting recovery through our main areas:

• transitional safe housing
• specialist trauma counselling
• tailored life and work skills mentoring
• the offer of local church life for community, care, and exploring faith for herself if she chooses.

We are in an exciting time of growth as we continue to operate across three sites: South London, East London and East Sussex and prepare to open our fourth safe property. We have an opportunity for someone to join our team and manage our Communications and ‘Supporter-Care’ aspects of fundraising as we prepare to reach more women over the coming years.

We have a Genuine Occupational Requirement that our staff members hold a Christian faith (see below for further details). You should be comfortable bringing faith conversations and prayer into your work as appropriate, as well as participating in times of prayer with the wider Orchards team. We request that all staff commit to and uphold our ethos.

Orchards is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.

Growing our income generation

We are currently recruiting for two roles in our fundraising team. Our other role is a Grants and Trusts Manager and is focused on grants and trusts fundraising. Both of these roles are part time. We have written them separately as we believe that typically these are two different skill sets within the fundraising space.

However, if you believe that you have strength in both areas, we'd love to hear from you. We are very open to discussing combining the roles into one full time role. A combined role would involve hybrid working including travel to our London and Brighton sites and candidates would need to be comfortable in having a broad generalist role. Both skill sets would be tested at interview. If you would like to be considered for the combined role, please specify this in your cover letter.

More homeworking options are available for the Grants and Trusts role than for the Communications and Fundraising role.

Purpose of the role

Orchards are looking for a creative thinker who can help us tell our story and get others passionate about the work we do through relationship management. If you are an exceptional communicator, with an ability to build and nurture relationships with supporters and fundraising volunteers, are enthusiastic about church-led social action, passionate about tackling sexual exploitation, and have a willingness to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in, we would love to hear from you.

The ideal candidate would be a fundraising and communications all-rounder, with an understanding of how strong communications can support effective fundraising.

Our work is growing quickly, so it's an exciting time to join our small but brilliant team. You will be working with our Co-Directors very closely, sharing ideas, reviewing strategy and developing and delivering new ideas and initiatives.

The purpose of this new role is to:

• Increase our regular giving supporter base
• Grow our community fundraising by developing and coordinating a team of voluntary ‘Fundraising Ambassadors’
• Build effective partnerships through our external communications with churches and church networks, across the three hubs in London and East Sussex

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

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

Your responsibilities will include:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why Join Us?
We offer:

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

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

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

· Good benefits including:

· Hybrid & flexible working

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

· Enhanced sick pay

· Cycle to work scheme

· Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

· Mandatory job-related training

· Individual staff professional development budget

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

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

Closing Date: 28 February 2025

People Beyond Profit Conversations: 5-12 March 2025

Woman’s Trust First Interview: 20 March 2025

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

Do you really dislike litter? Do you want to be part of changing our littered country for the better? CleanupUK’s vision is of a world where everyone benefits from living in a litter-free environment. We support communities in areas of disadvantage to come together and form locally-led litter-picking groups to tackle the litter problem in their neighbourhood and to strengthen their community.

CleanupUK provides a spark in local communities that need some help and encouragement to tackle the challenge of litter where they are. We set up Cleanup Hubs in the most littered areas and support community litter-picking groups to start, grow, or sustain their activities by providing equipment, information and advice. We are a growing, ambitious team who are all passionate about helping the communities we work with. We love what we do!

This new role will be a key member of our income generation team, enabling us to spread our work all over England. You will be helping us to improve people’s lives and give communities a real boost!

Practical details

Position - Trust and Foundation Fundraising Lead

Responsible to - Chief Executive

Location - Home based with occasional travel as the role requires

Hours - 37½ hours per week (full time) – full time or part time role available

Salary - £42,000–£45,000 per annum full time

Annual leave and benefits

• 27 days annual leave full time (bank holidays in addition)
• Pension scheme with 5% employee contribution and 3% employer contribution

Responsibilities 

• You will be implementing the existing workplan for 2025, complemented with your own input into maximising CleanupUK’s revenue from trusts, foundations and The Lottery
• You will be managing the Local/Regional Trust and Foundation Fundraiser to help them maximise their revenue
• In conjunction with the Chief Executive, you will be nurturing the key funder relationships that CleanupUK already has
• You will be developing strong and close relationships with new key trust and foundation funders
• You will be working closely with our Corporate Partnerships and Operations teams
• You will be contributing to CleanupUK’s future strategy

Requirements

• A passion for dealing with litter and the damage that it causes to communities and also for the wider environment and its protection
• ​Solid, successful experience of trust, foundation, lottery, statutory and major donor fundraising 
• Exceptional relationship-building skills with funders of all types
• Good understanding of an organisation’s strategy and strategic issues
• A strong communicator who can write well

Further Information

To be eligible to apply for this position, you should be able to answer “yes” to both of these questions :

• Do you have 5 years or more of fundraising experience?
• Do you have successful experience of raising money from trusts and foundations?

How to apply

Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and answer a few short screening questions about your relevant skills and motivation. Please see attached full role description and supporting documents.

Applications for the role can only be made via the CharityJob website.  The deadline for applications is Thursday 20th March 2025 at 5pm.

First-round interviews will take place in the week commencing March 31st; final interviews are due to take place in the week commencing April 22nd.

Are you passionate about community greenspaces and committed to inspiring others to feel the same?

The Orchard Project is looking for a Communications & Fundraising Officer with a proven track record of creating engaging digital content that really stands out from the crowd. You’ll also play a key role in helping to nurture our emerging individual giving programme. 

This part-time role (3 days a week) requires an excellent communicator with a keen eye for detail who is used to co-ordinating effective, creative marketing campaigns. 

Salary £29,642-£31,642 pro-rata new starter salary (plus London weighting of £4000 pro-rata if applicable) along with 5% employers pension, and additional training and wellbeing benefits. 

Since 2009, we’ve brought over 640 orchards into the heart of urban communities, specifically in areas of high deprivation where there is limited access to nature. We also train local people in the skills needed to care for those orchards, ensuring they remain viable for generations to come.

Key activity responsibilities of this role

Communications & Marketing (estimated to be 60%)

• Create engaging content for social media, our website, and other channels, working with the Communications Manager
• Work with the team to help broaden the diversity of our audience and engage new supporters
• Write a bi-annual supporter newsletter via Mailchimp, and assist project managers to create regional newsletters
• Work as part of a team to plan marketing campaigns with the aim of either growing our supporter base or raising funds for our work
• Develop inspiring case studies about our work and beneficiaries for use on social media, web, press, funding reports and bids
• Support The Orchard Project’s in-person and online events
• Assist staff with promoting events and courses via social media, Eventbrite and our website
• Assist with content gathering at in-person events to support storytelling
• Develop and maintain an effective, organised photo library for use across the organisation
• Other communications tasks as requested by the Communications Manager

Fundraising support (estimated to be 40%)

• Working alongside the Head of Fundraising, develop and implement a plan for growing and retaining our individual giving donor network
• Co-ordinate and execute a digital fundraising plan for supporter engagement, working alongside the Communications Manager and Head of Fundraising
• Support the creation of donor communications, such as thankyou letters and impact reports that ensure our donors feel valued and engaged
• Gather and organise key information to support our fundraising bids
• Provide audience insight and analysis on donor engagement and fundraising campaigns
• Other fundraising tasks as requested by the Head of Fundraising

We want The Orchard Project’s staff team to be as diverse as the communities we support. We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds regardless of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age or disability. 

More details about how to apply can be found on our website.

THE ROLE: The Director is responsible for the overall running of Maa Shanti. This includes supporting and managing staff, developing strategy, operational management, contract management, service development, consultancy, partnership working, safeguarding and child protection, HR, recruitment, marketing and social media. The Director will also have oversight of financing and fundraising, with support from the head of Fundraising and the accountants. Some of these activities, such as social media, are delegated to staff members with guidance and direction from the Director. The Director is supported by a committed board of trustees, and communicates and reports to the board regularly.

THE COMPANY: Maa Shanti supports South Asian mothers who are impacted by domestic abuse. Our aim is to reduce isolation, and increase confidence, knowledge and skills for our services users. We do this by improving access to activities, education and employment and through the provision of advocacy and support (both in person and remotely). We run a programme of events, workshops and events which includes e.g.  yoga, mindfulness, cooking, vocabulary groups, arts and crafts, excursions and children’s activities during school holidays. The charity was founded in Islington as a grassroots organisation in 2004 and has grown in strength and size in the last 20 years. We currently have 5 members of staff working for the charity.

WHO CAN APPLY: The successful candidate will be creative, committed, organised and have a good understanding of the issues facing our service users. They will have experience in leading an NGO/charity, managing staff and volunteers, fundraising, stakeholder and funder management, service development, charity administration, infrastructure and compliance, working with a board of trustees and working with vulnerable women and children. This role is open to women only (exemption under the Equality Act 2010).

Closing date: 10 March 2024, 17.00 hours

Appointment Type: Full-time, permanent

Working hours: 35 hours per week (Monday - Friday), with potential for reduced hours

Location: Cathedral Centre, 3 Ford Street, Salford, M3 6DP

Salary: £38,155 - £42,303 per annum dependent on experience.

About: We are seeking a dedicated and motivated Senior Trust Fundraiser to support and grow funding streams for the Diocese of Salford, particularly through trusts, grants, foundations, and legacies. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the implementation of our ambitious Property Strategy and help secure vital funding for capital and revenue projects.

Key Responsibilities
• Collaborate with the Head of Projects and Operations and external consultants to secure funding for projects within the diocese, with a focus on trusts, grants, and foundations.
• Work with the Property Team to develop high-quality, tailored grant proposals for parishes and the diocese.
• Maintain a comprehensive database of funders, opportunities, and grant applications.
• Manage and evaluate bids to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Build and sustain strong relationships with funders and donors.
• Research new funding opportunities and prepare grant applications.
• Coordinate with internal teams to create promotional materials and fundraising plans.
• Monitor and report on fundraising progress to senior management and trustees.

Person Specification

Essential:
• Minimum of two years' experience in an income generation or fundraising environment.
• Proven success in securing funding from trusts and grant-making bodies.
• Strong written communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent organisational and project management abilities.
• High attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.

Desirable:
• Experience with National Lottery Heritage Fund applications.
• Fundraising qualification and experience working with statutory bodies.
• Familiarity with the Catholic Church's structures and ethos.

Additional Information
• 25 days annual leave, plus statutory holidays and 5 extra closure days over Christmas and New Year.
• This post requires a DBS check and adherence to safeguarding policies.
• The role aligns with the values and ethos of the Diocese of Salford.

End Water Poverty Global Coordinator

Contract: 2 Years Fixed Term Contract, Full time

Location: WaterAid is a global and equal opportunities employer. The role will be based in any Global South country where WaterAid has has an office, subject to right-to-work eligibility in the respective countries. The role will be recruited by WaterAid UK office. The position will need to often work across time zones.

Salary: Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the location of the successful candidate and depending on experience. See further details below for some of the countries:

• South Africa: ZAR1,009,626 - 1,376,465 per year with excellent benefits

• Malawi: MWK 62,097,827 - 97,637,018 per annum with excellent benefits

About End Water Poverty 

End Water Poverty (EWP) is a WaterAid hosted Southern-led civil society coalition advocating for the fundamental human right to access water and sanitation. Rooted in local realities and influencing global decision-making, EWP promotes the decolonization of development agendas based on its Southern-led values and principles. By integrating environmental and gender perspectives, the coalition strives to ensure water and sanitation are accessible, affordable, high-quality, and available to everyone—both now and for future generations. 

About the Team 

EWP is a large southern-led civil society coalition working on water and sanitation issues. EWP has over 150 members in more than 90 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and North America. Our members range from grassroots, community-based organizations, local NGOs, and trade unions, all working within this coalition towards a more balanced world in terms of political, economic, and social power. 

As our EWP Global Coordinator you will provide strategic leadership, fundraising capacity, and campaigning knowledge to the EWP network,

In this role you will:

• Set the strategic direction for the organization 

• Manage and support EWP members across the globe 

• Ensure EWP is a southern-led coalition 

• Raise essential funds for EWP to thrive 

• Oversee all major EWP campaigning efforts 

• Report into WA and the EWP Steering Committee on progress and goals 

• Manage the EWP budget. 

Requirements

To be successful, you’ll need:  

• 10 years working in a country considered “global south"

• Educated to degree level or equivalent work experience, with a strong preference for work in the human rights 

• At least 5+ years of relevant professional experience working to advancing on water and sanitation and/or human rights (with a human rights interdependency lens) and improving water governance systems ensuring participation and leadership of vulnerable groups and/or local grassroots organisations . 

• Experience in fundraising, and budget management skills 

• Experience of working with grassroots networks, social movements, and/or in networks at a national or international level,

• Track record of developing, implementing and monitoring international campaign strategies based on local needs, which have delivered long term political change. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, 

• Conversational in French and/or Spanish 

• Ability to work with minimum supervision. 

Closing date: Applications will close at 12:00pm on 14th March 2025.

How to Apply: Click ‘Apply’ to upload your CV and answer the following questions:

1. Do you have 10 years experience working and living in the Global South?
2. Briefly describe your fundraising experience

1. Have you worked in a role that required you to meet and coordinate people across multiple timezones and countries?

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.

Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries.  All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy. 

Benefits

As an organisation WaterAid is committed to creating an environment where you can thrive and be yourself at your very best. So, in addition to our inspiring global mission and engaging work environment, we have a generous benefit package to help you take care of your health, happiness and wellbeing.

Our Commitment

Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have.  We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.  

Equal opportunities:
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. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Trust and Foundations fundraiser to join the Schoolreaders team. Schoolreaders is a dynamic and fast-growing charity based in Bedford. It is a national charity tackling poor literacy through a network of volunteers who provide one-to-one reading support to children in primary schools across the country. We are the largest national in-school child literacy charity, supporting over 30,000 children in over 1,500 schools every week. We have ambitious plans to grow and support many more children in future, so it’s an exciting time to join us. You will be joining a high performing and well-established Trust Fundraising Team, you’ll help maintain and develop an ambitious strategy to ensure that all opportunities for approaching and securing increased funding from trusts, foundations and other grant making bodies are maximised.

Main Duties

1. To work collaboratively with the Trust Fundraising Team on an annual work plan meeting targets and milestones, prioritising workload and planning activity.
2. Manage your own portfolio of trust supporters and prospects, involving a methodical approach to existing, lapsed and new funders delivering creative and engaging proposals that meet the objectives of each funder.
3. To research, identify and evaluate new sources of grant-funding, including national and regional grants to help deliver agreed income targets.
4. Maintain effective monitoring and reporting of bids, fundraising processes and performance, including tracking and recording of income using Salesforce CRM and other systems as required.
5. To work with other members of the Schoolreaders team, including our volunteer County Teams, to maximise opportunities for fundraising from trusts and grant-makers.
6. Attend internal meetings, reporting on progress of prospect pipeline and liaising with colleagues to ensure monitoring and delivery of funders’ requirements.
7. Deliver excellent personalised stewardship, including attending stewardship events as required and taking an active role in developing relationships with supporters.

Personal Specification

• Ability to write engaging and persuasive applications and proposals to the highest standard.
• Work under your own initiative to prioritise and manage varied tasks.
• Results-orientated with experience of tracking and reporting income.
• Proven ability to work with others in a team.
• Proven experience of meeting deadlines.
• Proactive and highly motivated, with excellent organisational skills
• Excellent verbal and written skills with an ability to write compelling, informative bids and reports.
• Fully computer and IT literate with good knowledge of Excel and CRM databases.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

​Applications will be reviewed, and interviews offered, on an ongoing basis. We reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date should a suitable applicant be found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

To apply for this role, please ensure you include a covering letter outlining how you meet the criteria of the person specification in the attached job description, along with your CV.

About Us

The National Youth Jazz Collective is a vibrant National Youth Music Organisation established in 2006 to provide inspirational, high-quality training and performance opportunities for all young musicians interested in creative music making (through small group improvisation, composition, arranging and shared band leadership). NYJC offers a clear pathway of progression, beginning with an annual series of streamed regional ensembles (streamed into beginner, intermediate, advanced & young professional): delivered in collaboration with a growing network of regional and national partners; providing a bespoke programme of progression that leads towards NYJC’s pinnacle 12-day residential summer programme comprising a 3-day vocal jazz camp; 6-day composition summer school (where 15 composers write for NYJC’s five senior nonets); 7-day summer school for early career jazz improvisers (offering 45 places to the nation’s most gifted and talented young musicians after an Easter fortnight national audition tour) and 4-day feeder summer short course (for young musicians who showed great potential and skill in their auditions, but weren’t yet sufficiently familiar with the jazz vernacular and pedagogy to sustain an intense week on the main summer school course).

Job Summary

Ensure the Artistic Director's strategies & plans to deliver NYJC's artistic remit are in budget, resourced & meet NYJC's organizational goals & objectives. Line manage NYJC's Finance Manager, Programme Manager, Head Chaperone, website consultant & Marketing/Comms Officer. Steer fundraising strategy

Job Description

NYJC'S CEO KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure a long-term strategy, business plan & budgets are in place to guide NYJC in the successful achievement of its objectives including the 3-year strategic plan & fundraising strategy.

Work with the Artistic Director to ensure their strategies & plans to deliver NYJC's artistic remit are in budget, resourced and meet NYJC's organizational goals & objectives.

Oversee delivery & implementation of NYJC's strategy with the management team, board & partners.

Provide strategic and financial leadership to the organisation as a whole, included overall organisational budgetary responsibility in accordance with NYJC's financial delegation policy.

Ensure that sufficient & appropriate financial, staff and technology resources are in place to deliver the organisation's strategy, projects and services.

Devise fundraising strategies, produce funding applications & pursue other sources of income for NYJC.

Lead on NYJC's 2027-30 NPO application (July 2025)

Lead on all management functions at organisational level including finance, income development, policies & procedures, human resources & contracts, evaluation, quality & operations.

Support the Board by providing high quality, regular management and monitoring information so that it can carry out its governance role.

Ensure appropriate risk management, policies & systems are in place to enable NYJC to continue to operate efficiently and effectively & comply with all regulatory requirements.

Ensure the work NYJC does is communicated effectively both internally and externally.

Represent the organisation as required in relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including government, other arts organisations and funders.

Work within NYJC's equal opportunities, safeguarding, health & safety & other policies at all times.

Line manage NYJC's Finance Manager, Programme Manager, Head Chaperone (In charge of residential pastoral care), website consultant & Marketing & Comms Officer..

You can find further information on NYJC and a full CEO description by opening the attached CEO information pack