Fundraising Database Manager Jobs

Are you ready to take the next step in your fundraising career by leading a new business team that creates impactful partnerships and raises vital funds to support St Mungo’s mission to end homelessness?

We are seeking a Corporate Partnerships Manager – New Business to join our high performing Corporate Partnerships team.

Over recent years, St Mungo’s has seen significant growth in corporate partnerships. We are proud to have a number of long-term relationships with companies from a range of sectors including, Bloomberg, Taylor Wimpey and The Deposit Protection Scheme who share our commitment to ending homelessness and rebuilding lives. Reporting to the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager this role will be responsible for leading the new business team and adopting a strategic approach to new business across the corporate partnerships and wider fundraising team.

The role of Corporate Partnerships Manager – New Business, offers a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth, with support to develop your skills and make a real impact on the lives of people we exist to support. In this role, you will:

• Lead and oversee new business activity (strategic, COTY, commercial and brand partnerships)
• Develop relationships with prospective partners from proactive outreach
• Develop high quality pitches and proposals to secure partnerships
• Use a relationship led approach to build the new business pipeline, maximising potential for high-value, strategic, multi-year, multi-faceted partnerships
• Develop and implement resources and processes for new partnership opportunities
• Ensure St Mungo’s strategic priorities are addressed through our partnerships and that the brand is protected and appropriately valued

In this role you will be required to work flexibly for at least 2 days per week from our head office in Tower Hill, London. We support a flexible approach to work with opportunities for agile working for the rest of your week; from home, or other St Mungo’s locations.

About you

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience.

• Proven eexperience of securing new multi-year, high value partnerships, as well as brand and commercial partnerships.
• Demonstrable experience of negotiating, influencing and creating partnership agreements.
• Experience of leading, motivating and managing people to achieve team and organisation objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in IT, especially Microsoft Office and databases such as Raiser’s Edge.

We are creating a diverse and fully inclusive culture where everyone feels valued and we welcome applications from all under-represented groups, particularly Global Majority candidates who are underrepresented at this management level.

How to apply

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website. 

Closing date: 10am on 4 March 2025

Interview and assessments on 17 March 2025

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
• A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
• Competitive salary and other Benefits

Since 2004 the MS Therapy Centre (NW) (MSTC) has been supporting those with Multiple Sclerosis to lead more positive, enriched lives by providing complimentary therapies, Oxygen treatment, support and wellbeing services.  It remains MS centric but also extends its reach to those with other neurological conditions, cancers and other specific conditions.

This is an exciting time to join our charity as we develop our new Centre based in Eccles alongside working on a strategy of cautious and sustained growth. We are looking for a dynamic and enterprising fundraiser to develop our work with trusts and foundations.  They must be as passionate as we are about helping our members attain all that they can and wish to achieve.

You will need to be a team player with excellent communication and people skills.  We require someone to be pro-active, resilient and good-humoured with excellent organisational and time management ability.  Whilst working remotely you must be able to commute to the Centre on a regular basis.  If you have a suitable background from working or volunteering in this area of fundraising then this could be an exciting opportunity for you.

To apply for this position please download the Job Description, Person Specification and Application form.

Contract length: Permanent

Location: North West London

Hours per week: 35, flexible working but minimum two days in the office

Salary:  £43-47K depending on experience

Closing date for applications: Sunday 2nd March 2025 at midnight, interested applicants are encouraged to apply early.

Interview dates: We will be conducting Teams interviews w/c 3rd & 10th March, followed by an in person interview w/c 17th March.

Are you an Individual Giving and Legacy fundraiser passionate about making a real difference for animals in need? We are looking for an Individual Giving and Legacy Manager to join us at Mayhew.

Every dog and cat in need deserves expert, personalised care and support, and to be loved. When you work for Mayhew, you understand that better than ever.

We’re a passionate, committed and diverse team of c80 staff and c200 volunteers, here for dogs, cats and communities in the UK, in Afghanistan and in Georgia. We offer expert veterinary care, rescue and rehoming services, programmes in the community and guidance and support to improve the lives of dogs and cats in need.

We are recruiting an experienced and ambitious Individual Giving & Legacy Manager who will share our compassion and commitment for animal welfare, to lead on the strategic direction and delivery of our growing Individual Giving and Legacy marketing programme, managing activity across multiple channels and products to  both retain our amazing, loyal donors and attract many more to support us.

Our Individual Giving & Legacy Manager is integral to our ambition to broaden our reach and deepen our impact by shaping and our fundraising activities and working on integrated campaigns with our Fundraising management team and wider colleagues and external suppliers. This is a highly visible and hugely important role for Mayhew, and will work across departments to build our case for support and employ it across a range of retention and acquisition channels.

This role offers a lot of variety, spanning strategic planning and operational delivery and the successful candidate will be able to pivot from working closely with the Head of Fundraising to identify new growth opportunities, to project managing a DM appeal, to supporting their line reports to optimise day-to-day processes.

At Mayhew, we feel the urgency of soaring demand for our vital work and feel relentless in our commitment to rise to meet it. We work in a contemporary and flexible way, always supporting one another to take opportunities and to manage competing priorities so we can achieve our objectives. We are looking for someone who is as committed to dogs and cats in need as we are, and who thrives in this working style. We are determined to achieve a collaborative, integrated working approach for the organisation and to move the charity forward at pace.

We are looking for a driven, passionate, highly organised and experienced fundraising manager with a keen eye for detail. We are looking for someone who shares our ambitions to grow our income significantly over the coming years, and face into challenges and opportunities along the way. Our Individual Giving & Legacy Manager must be an experienced and resourceful fundraiser who can inspire trust and enthusiasm in their team and across the organisation.

Generally, you will:

• Provide leadership and support to the Head of Fundraising as part of the fundraising management team
• Deliver against our income targets and maximise the unrestricted impact of cash and regular giving income
• Develop and implement ambitious onward fundraising donor journeys, including legacy marketing
• Proactively improve supporter care processes, operations and relationships
• Lead innovation in our individual giving approach in a test and learn culture
• Collaborate proactively across the organisation to find, develop and share stories that will inspire support
• Be a positive, empathetic people manager, inspiring your team and leading by example.

To be successful in this role, you need relevant experience in:

• A fundraising role in a charity of comparable breadth and scope with proven success in growing income
• Being a great project manager and successfully managing multiple, often competing projects through to delivery
• Identifying and successfully implementing proactive initiatives to grow and diversify income
• Reporting and monitoring success so as to adapt and refine fundraising projects and products
• Successfully motivating, managing, and developing a team, whether through line management or project/stakeholder management

Why Join Mayhew?

You’ll be part of an ambitious organisation with plans to grow income and broaden our impact for dogs, cats, and communities. We work collaboratively and flexibly, always supporting one another to take opportunities and to manage competing priorities so we can achieve our objectives.

If you’re ready to make a real difference and thrive in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today to join Mayhew and help us create a better future for dogs, cats, and the people who love them.

Please note that successful candidates will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.

We reserve the right to close this post at any time, should we receive a high volume of applications.

Harris Hill is seeking a Marketing Officer ASAP for 3 months, on a 2-3dpw basis to support the fundraising function at an environmental charity in London. 

The role is hybrid based with 1dpw in the office and whilst this role will focus on legacy marketing, good digital and direct marketing skills in other areas is fine, so this could be a good opportunity for someone to add an extra string to their bow. 

List of tasks within the role.

Google ads management

- Google ads management, content development, copy and briefing with agency

Legacy stewardship newsletters (pledger and enquirer versions)

- Content brief and development with agency 

- Meetings with agency and copywriters

- Research and content development

- Feedback on design and content

- In house project management, sign off with campaigners, proofing etc

- Support payroll giving team with mini newsletter version

Campaigns

- Create new landing pages and automation journeys as needed

- Set up Campaigns/Approach codes in Salesforce

Supporter upsell / cross selling

- Supply content for email or Magazine for Legacy

- Write upsell emails to prospect the database

Meta Ads

- Ad plans, targeting and set up for campaigns

- Design and copywriting - video, macros

- Ongoing monitoring and optimisation

- Data processing, cleaning and uploads with DP&I

Middle Donors appeals

- Donation pages for appeals,automations, bounce backs

- Emails for appeals - content

- Managing short URLs, redirects, UX for donors online

- Set up Campaigns/Approach codes in Salesforce

Email automation project -working with the Marketing Manager to:

- Migrate Legacy supporter journey onto Pardot

- Work with DP&I to implement changes

Website and SEO optimisation

- Assist with content, landing page optimisation and in-house project management

If you would like to discuss this role further, please apply for more information.

We pride ourselves in the strength of our relationships and the difference we make together to deliver our ambitious strategy and change lives. 

As Database Officer, you’ll be responsible for delivering tasks and projects to better manage, store and analyse fundraising data in a way that is compliant, efficient and effective. The hands-on role will develop and manage data processes, data imports, data selections, processing of income and reporting.

Over the course of your career at Back Up, you will be given training and development opportunities which will see you increase your skills and knowledge, and ultimately be able to provide in-depth insight and data analysis to support our fundraising efforts.

This role, will also form part of a project team scoping and implementing a new CRM, which will revolutionise the way we work with our beneficiaries and supporters.

For full details please see our job description.

About us: 

At Back Up, we have big ambitions. We launch our bold new strategy in April 2025 and together we’ll be working hard to make sure everyone affected by spinal cord injury has access to the support they need. We have a unique portfolio of high-impact services, and we are the only spinal cord injury charity in the UK providing dedicated services to children and young people.

At Back Up, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. We particularly welcome applications from those from black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds or those with higher level spinal cord injuries. 

In 2024 Back Up won The Times and The Sunday Times Spotlight Award for Best place to work for disabled employees. Previously, Back Up was voted one of the top ten charities to work for (Third Sector Best Charities 2020). The enthusiastic, inclusive and supportive spirit of our very skilled staff ensures excellence in the services we deliver. 

How to apply 

Please apply by emailing recruitment @ backuptrust . org . uk by midnight on Friday 28th February with: 

• A CV (including two referees, one of whom should be your present or most recent employer. We will contact them after interview.) 

• A (maximum) two side A4 supporting statement, saying why you want the job and explaining how you meet the criteria in the job description. This statement is crucial; CVs alone will not be accepted.

• A completed equal opportunities form. This form will be kept separate from your application, and not viewed by the recruiting manager. It is used to help us assess the diversity of our applicants to ensure our processes are fair to all. It is optional to fill in but it will help us improve and maintain high standards.

We will acknowledge receipt of your application, and then let you know if you are to be invited to interview.  First round interviews will be held from the week beginning 11th March.  If you cannot make those dates, please indicate this when you apply.

What will the process involve? 

The process will involve at least one interview round which will be either in person or online. There will be a panel interviewing you and you may be asked to complete a task beforehand to present to the panel. If you need any support or adjustment to the recruitment process at any stage, do please ask and we’d be pleased to work with you to put these in place so that you can perform to the best of your abilities throughout the process and demonstrate your suitability for the role. Please email recruitment @ backuptrust . org . uk  

Guaranteed Interview Scheme 

As a ‘Disability Confident’ employer we are committed to the inclusion of disabled people as candidates and employees. If you have a disability and meet the minimum criteria of the role, set out as essential criteria in the job description, we will invite you to interview. Please let us know if you are eligible for the scheme: recruitment @ backuptrust . org . uk . 

Don’t meet every single requirement?  

At Back Up we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every criteria in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at Back Up. 

Job Role Profile

· Compile and execute a robust internal & external communications and marketing strategy for the entire organisation.

· Work with the admissions team and Head of Service to coordinate an effective marketing plan to increase and maintain occupancy targets across all residential centres.

· Coordinate regular Trevi external communications including monthly e-newsletter, printed newsletter, regular social media posts, campaigns such as the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence and other relevant awareness weeks such as mental health and sexual violence awareness weeks, printed media including leaflets, postcards and merchandise.

· Provide a marketing and communications service for fundraising, working with design agencies, crafting fundraising brands and marketing assets (traditional and digital) for events and initiatives.

· Work with the monitoring and impact officer to compile an annual impact report.

· Coordinate, advertise and execute any webinars, which promotes the organisation’s areas of specialism to internal and external stakeholders.

· Work with the Head of HR to ensure a creative, forward-thinking and effective marketing plan for ongoing recruitment.

· Lead on any crisis communications if and when required.

· Ensure press and media attention through compiling regular press releases and maintaining good relationships with the local media.

· Coordinate films of the service for fundraising and marketing purposes as and when required.

· Track communications and marketing effectiveness through regular monitoring of metrics such as Google analytics and social media engagement.

· Coordinate effective internal communications across multiple mediums including staff newsletters, social media, emails, staff socials, staff forum etc.

· Assist and deputise for the Head of Fundraising and Engagement with any other necessary tasks as and when required. To provide leadership and management to the wider Fundraising Team when required.

Person Specification

Essential Knowledge & Qualifications

· Degree level qualification or equivalent experience or professional experience

· Marketing or communications qualification

· Understanding of the VAWG sector 

Desirable Knowledge & Qualifications

· At least 2 years’ experience in marketing and PR with a proven track record

Essential Experience

· Proven experience of utilising web and social media (various platforms) to drive awareness, engagement and income generation

· Extensive experience of planning and implementing marketing campaigns

· Experience of working with agencies and designers to execute campaigns

· Experience of crisis communications

· Experience of participating in fundraising events and / or organising events

· Experience of managing staff and volunteers

· Basic video editing for web skills

· High level of computer literacy (including AI, Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint as well as e-newsletter packages, databases and design software etc.)

Desirable Experience

· Experience of working in a charity

· Experience of leading a team

· Experience of setting and monitoring budgets

Essential Qualities and Skills

· Passionate about women’s rights and combatting VAWG

· Ability to think at a strategic and analytical level

· Excellent organisational skills

· Exceptional customer service skills

· Ability to make connections, build and maintain stakeholder relationships

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate complex, sensitive and contentious information to a wide audience, and the ability to communicate with potential supporters in a wide range of settings

· Strong team working and collaboration skills

· Ability to write compelling copy

· Problem solving and logical approach

· Strong presentation and public speaking skills

· Ability to work well under pressure

· Proficiency in using WordPress

Desirable Qualities and Skills

· Responsible, hard-working and enthusiastic

· Self-motivated, highly personable, confident, flexible, organised, creative

· Flexible approach to working hours (with ability to work hours to needs of the charity – this includes attending events during evenings and weekends)

· A good team ethic

· Ability to work on own initiative

· Strong professional ethos and high level of integrity

We want a world where no one dies from hunger. Life-threatening hunger is predictable, preventable and treatable. Join Action Against Hunger and together we will stop it in its tracks.

Action Against Hunger is an optimistic, inspiring place to work. We want passionate and dedicated people to help build a better world. We’re a creative team made up of people with a wide range of talents, styles and expertise. But we are united in our relentless dedication to end world hunger.  No challenge is too big. With you we can do it.  Join us.

Our Fundraising & Communications department has grown to a talented and passionate team of 35 people. We’re proud of our commitment to building the highest quality of relationships with our supporters and to growing our portfolio of established and developing fundraising activities.

As the Special Events Manager you’ll be part of a close-knit special events team, who plan and deliver a portfolio of exciting and unique fundraising and cultivation events. 
Under the guidance of the Head of Special Events, you will support on the innovative development of the special events portfolio, incorporating and delivering fresh and exciting stewardship and cultivation opportunities within the calendar.

You will work closely with the Philanthropy & Partnerships teams to design and plan events that inspire, engage, and educate our major donors, corporate partners and prospective supporters. These events are all about helping our key audiences understand our mission and inspiring future support.

By combining our unrivalled humanitarian expertise with our unique relationship with the food and hospitality industry, the postholder will seek access to the most exclusive chefs and venues to create truly money-can’t-buy experiences for our supporters. These will range from intimate dinners, carol concerts, webinars, pledging moments and panel discussions with experts from around the world.  For more detailed information on the role and to see whether you have the necessary experience - please download the attached pdf Job description.

Closing Date: 07 March 2025 at 23:30

Planned date to begin interviews: 18th March 2025

Please read the following carefully before making your application: then all you need to do is send your CV and write a supporting statement explaining why you want the job and how your skills and experience make you the right person for the role and where you saw this vacancy.

• For further information on pay and employee benefits please visit our careers page on our website.
• As a UK based position, candidates must have the right to work in the UK
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we encourage as broad a range of candidates as possible. If you need any additional support to help you through this process, please let us know (contact details in the job pack)
• Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, within two weeks of the closing date Unfortunately, we cannot provide individual feedback
• If you experience any technical difficulties in submitting your application, please contact the charityjob helpdesk

We’ve recently developed a highly focused team strategy, aiming to grow existing relationships with small and medium sized trusts, whilst identifying and building strong relationships with larger trusts, to secure high level, long-term support.

Our perfect candidate will have experience in trusts and foundations fundraising, managing a large budget and securing high value donations through identifying and building relationships. They will also have the confidence to implement and deliver on a new strategy. You’ll be a proactive self-starter with creative flair who has strong attention to detail and excellent research, relationship building and writing skills.

In this job, you’ll work closely with the Head of Partnerships & Philanthropy, Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, our Trustees and the wider organisation to identify engaging funding opportunities and remove barriers. You’ll also be leading the trusts officer (direct report) and the team assistant (non-direct report) to manage their own pipelines and small trust mailings.

With our new strategy in place, there’s lots of exciting opportunities for you to grow and develop the trusts and foundations portfolio, with the potential to transform our fundraising longer term.

You’ll be instrumental in helping our team to reach our ambitious fundraising targets and ultimately improving the lives of everyone affected by bowel cancer.

Database Manager
Full-time, permanent post
Salary: £37,174 per annum
Cambridge

About Us

Newnham College has an impressive track record of fundraising and alumnae relations and a professional Development team which works to create a high-profile programme of eclectic events, functions and initiatives to support students and educational life at the College.

About the Role

We are now seeking to recruit a full-time Database Manager with key responsibility for providing vital prospect research and prospect management, along with data support, enhancement, and analysis to team members in effecting a wide variety of projects, including the current £25m fundraising campaign. This represents an excellent opportunity for someone experienced in working with data in a fundraising context to take a proactive role and make a significant contribution.

This is a permanent, full-time post, working 37.5 hours a week from the office in College. The salary is paid at point 41 on the University’s single salary spine, currently £37,174 per annum. The College offers membership of the USS pension scheme, to which the College makes employer contributions of 14.5%. Holiday entitlement is 33 days per year (inclusive of bank holidays), and other benefits include a free meal when on duty, free car parking where available and free use of the College’s gym facilities.

About You

The successful candidate will have an excellent knowledge of managing and interrogating databases, specifically Raiser’s Edge, and have experience of prospect research, prospect management, and working in Alumni Relations and Development in Higher Education, along with financial reporting, data analysis, and a keen understanding of data protection legislation. Willing to work collaboratively as part of a close-knit team and bringing attention to detail, excellent administrative and numeracy skills, the postholder will also be able to demonstrate a sympathy with and commitment to the ethos and aims of Newnham College.

Closing deadline: noon on Monday 10 March 2025.
The intention is to hold interviews during the week commencing Monday 17 March 2025

Interested?

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.

Newnham College is an equal opportunities employer.

No agencies please.

Are you ready to take on a new challenge with a leading charity making a real difference in brain tumour research?  

Brain Tumour Research is seeking an experienced and motivated fundraiser to temporarily join us to increase our supporter base across the North East, while our team member takes Maternity Leave, we anticipate for this to be a one year fixed term contract. 

As a key part of our fundraising efforts in a high-performing region, you will have the opportunity to drive income generation through a variety of initiatives, including challenge events, fundraising groups, and corporate partnerships such as charity of the year   

Key Responsibilities:  

• Generate income across a range of community fundraising initiatives and events  

• Steward supporters to help drive the charity’s fundraising activities and growth  

• Work with the fundraising team to develop and maintain strong relationships with fundraisers, donors, partners, and key stakeholders  

• Contribute towards the growth and success of fundraising efforts, ensuring a sustainable income stream for the vital ongoing funding of brain tumour research  

Requirements:  

• At least one year of fundraising experience, with a proven track record in income generation  

• Strong experience in supporter stewardship   

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and inspire supporters and partners alike  

• Passion for Brain Tumour Research and its mission to fund research and ultimately find a cure  

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a tangible impact and help us to grow our supporter base across the Northeast. If you’re looking for a rewarding challenge, we would love to hear from you!  

Salary: Circa £31,000 

ROLE PURPOSE

As the Head of High Value at St George’s Hospital Charity, you will provide leadership and operational delivery of the High Value fundraising strategy. You will lead the planning and management of High Value income streams as well taking a proactive role in fundraising high value gifts from Trusts & Foundations, Corporate Partnerships, Major Donors, and Special Events.

This role will be responsible for leading the High Value team to generate £1.5m annually from High Value partnerships and will lead on the development and implementation of our fundraising strategy, with a focus to grow High Value income to £2.5 million annually over the next five years and by 29/30. Currently our High Value income is underdeveloped, and we are looking for a hands-on fundraiser who is prepared to lead the way in building up these high-value partnerships, whilst leading a team to buy-in to the strategy and consequently, achieve income targets.

You will play a significant part in ensuring our fundraising appeals are a success. We are currently raising £5m for the transformation of our children’s wards. You will be a hardworking, proactive, and ambitious individual who can inspire and manage a high-performing team to cultivate and steward our high-value supporters effectively.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Fundraising Activities

• Major Gifts: Cultivate and maintain relationships with high-value donors, ensuring effective solicitation, stewardship, and follow-up to secure significant contributions (six-figure gifts). You will lead on prospecting, stewarding, maintaining, and uplifting a portfolio of 20+ major donors/year. You will be responsible for doubling income from major donors from £350k/year to £780k/year in five years.
• Corporate Partnerships: Build a portfolio of corporate partners, including securing high-value Charity Of The Year partnerships. You will work with the team to grow this income stream from prospecting, approaches, applications, pitches, stewardship and providing account management. The postholder will build income from corporate partnerships from £230k/year to £770k/year over the next five years.
• Trusts and Foundations: Build and maintain a portfolio of 30+ Trusts & Foundation supporters. Responsible for researching, approaching and developing compelling applications with a focus on ensuring Trusts & Foundations provide a long-term, diverse and sustainable income stream bringing in £1m+ / year
• Special Events Management: With the support of High Value Officer oversee the planning and execution of key fundraising events, including the annual gala which aims to raise £250,000, ensuring financial performance and donor engagement are prioritised.
• Database Management: Work with our Database Manager to ensure consistent, accurate and timely data inputting processes. Thinking creatively and proactively to continuously monitor and improve data capture and reporting harnessing analytics to maximise fundraising potential.
• Prospecting: Undertake research and make use of tools to identify potential High Value partners.
• Content development: Write and design compelling cases for support that are tailored to our High Value prospects and partnerships grounded in our branding and communications toolkit.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the Trusts and Corporates Manager and High Value Officer to review and feedback on compelling, engaging applications for funding and produce high-quality reports that meet donor requirements.
• Monitoring and Evaluation: Produce regular reports on fundraising activity, analysing performance against targets, and identifying areas for improvement and growth.
• Stewardship: Lead on developing and delivering effective stewardship journeys and ensuring they are tracked and implemented across High Value giving.
• Stakeholder management: Represent St George’s Hospital Charity at pitches, fundraising events and meetings with internal and external stakeholders. Devise bespoke stewardship journeys for high value partners.

Leadership and Management

• Team Leadership: Line manage the High Value Officer and Trusts, Corporates, and Partnerships Manager, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture through motivation, feedback, support, and professional development.
• Strategic Development: Lead the development of the fundraising strategy across Trusts & Foundations, Corporate Partnerships, Major Donors, and Special Events. You will be responsible for setting clear, ambitious objectives and targets and ensuring these are understood, bought into, and met across the wider team.
• Budget Monitoring: Work with the Director of Fundraising and Communications to develop the annual budget, including leading on monthly performance reports and contributing to quarterly reforecasts.
• Reporting: Be responsible for collating and reporting data, including analysing Key Performance Indicators to Senior Leadership Team and Board of Trustees.
• Systems and Processes: Be proactive in your approach to solving problems and sharing these solutions with the team e.g. pipeline management, gift acceptance.
• Cross-Department Collaboration: Work closely with the Director of Fundraising and Communications and other teams to maximise high value fundraising opportunities.
• Capacity Building: Provide guidance and support to senior colleagues in building new funding relationships and enhancing overall donor engagement.
• Recruitment and Retention: Oversee recruitment processes to attract and retain high-quality staff, addressing performance and conduct issues proactively.
• Compliance and Best Practices: Ensure all fundraising activities comply with relevant regulations, best practices, and organisational policies, maintaining high standards of donor stewardship

This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities. Duties may vary dependant on the needs of the Charity 

Applications closing date: Thursday, 6th March

Interviews: Thursday, 13th March

This exciting new role at Goldsmiths will lead on strategic alumni engagement projects and the development and delivery of highly personalised mid-value and legacy programmes.

What makes Goldsmiths unique?

Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

About the Department

The Development and Alumni Office is a small, dynamic team responsible for building a culture of support for Goldsmiths, whether that is through philanthropy, volunteering or advocacy. Our fundraising activities support highly impactful projects that change lives and even save lives, and that reflect Goldsmiths’ values of civic engagement, social inclusion and educational excellence.

The Alumni Relations and Regular Giving programme aims to build relationships that inspire alumni, colleagues and friends to support Goldsmiths through strategic projects and initiatives, donations or volunteering. Through our multi-channel giving campaigns, we seek individual gifts, mid-value gifts and legacy gifts.

About the Role

Goldsmiths has an alumni community of 93,500 former students and staff in 160 countries around the world, who offer a unique set of skills and experience. This new role at Goldsmiths has been created to help us expand our Alumni Engagement, Mid-Value and Legacies programmes, which seek the engagement and support of our alumni community.

This role will work closely with the Head of Alumni Relations and Regular Giving to lead on strategic alumni engagement projects and to develop and deliver highly personalised mid-value and legacy programmes.

Alumni engagement and alumni strategic projects (approximately 50% of the role)

This role will lead on the development of strategic initiatives to bring alumni together with Goldsmiths to form relationships, projects and initiatives that support education at Goldsmiths. Projects will be wide-ranging in nature, for example the development of cross-organisational projects such as alumni/student mentoring, or setting up alumni panels, committees or boards to support Goldsmiths.

Mid-value and legacy fundraising (approximately 50% of the role)

This role will lead on engagement initiatives to develop and steward our mid-value and legacy donors who are acquired from our alumni engagement, individual giving and legacy marketing programmes. The legacy programme will deliver highly personalised engagement for legacy prospects and pledgers via events, a legacy society and other initiatives.

About the Candidate

We are seeking a strategic thinker and natural relationship builder. You will have the skills and experience to develop strategic projects that create partnerships between alumni and the College, for the benefit of Goldsmiths and our students. You will have an entrepreneurial approach to identifying new opportunities and developing ideas. You will be experienced in the development and delivery of mid-value and/or legacy programmes, including events, and building personal relationships with alumni and alumni donors, or equivalent. You will be skilled in writing engaging fundraising copy for communications and reports. We welcome applicants with a background in the Higher Education or Not for Profit sector.

Benefits

We have generous benefits - an agile working environment, 28 days' annual leave plus 6 paid closure days (four at Christmas and two at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of well-being initiatives such as staff choir, running club and creative writing classes. Goldsmiths, University of London is passionate about advancing equality and celebrating diversity.

Grade: 2

Hours: Full-time permanent contract; 37.5 hrs per week. Flexible hours considered.

Responsible to: Head of Fundraising Operations

Direct reports: CRM Officer, CRM Assistant (FTC)

Location: Truro, Cornwall (hybrid) or Remote (UK only – with required travel to HQ up to 4 times a year)

Role Purpose:

ShelterBox is looking for an experienced CRM Manager to lead our CRM team. This role sits within Fundraising Operations and provides crucial support for our fundraising and communications efforts, ensuring we provide excellent, audience-driven supporter experiences and effective data and systems management.

As the CRM Manager, you'll ensure our CRM supports the income goals of our Fundraising and Communications teams, making our fundraising activities efficient and providing the best experience for our supporters.

It's an exciting time to join us! Our Business Systems Transformation Project is well underway. This includes implementing a new CRM alongside new finance, project, and HR systems. You'll play a key role in this project, working with our established project team to achieve a mid-2025 launch.

In this role, you'll ensure the CRM develops and meets the needs of users, covering user training, data management, process improvements, supporter journeys and new developments. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact on our organisation and our supporters.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills and the ability to work with the full range of stakeholders. The ideal candidate will develop a strong understanding of ShelterBox’s values and processes. 

As CRM Manager, you will work in our Fundraising & Communication Team taking responsibility for the day-to-day running of our CRM and work on the ongoing development as we move to Microsoft Dynamics 365 in mid-2025. Your initial focus will be on developing a solid understanding of our new CRM, the current use cases, and building your product knowledge. You will be supported by a project team (including Subject Matter Experts across the organisation) and learning with us as we test, migrate and go live.

Once live, you will become the primary contact for our Dynamics 365 users. Using your experience of managing CRM systems (ideally within a fundraising context), you will support teams to deliver their objectives, managing the workflow through the CRM Team and identifying medium/long term improvements.

 We have ambitious plans to drive audience focus and make even better use of our data. Working closely with the Head of Fundraising Operations, you will help define new ways of working and develop a road map for our CRM that aligns to our organisational strategy.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the CRM team, ensuring work progresses, including identifying issues and improvements.
•  Through effective line management, support and develop the CRM Team.
• Become our in-house CRM Specialist; maintain and manage the CRM by troubleshooting and problem-solving issues, engaging with teams to identify gaps and opportunities and designing and implementing solutions.
• Develop and maintain CRM documentation that logs and tracks key metrics and information. Ensure CRM process documentation is fit for purpose and that all updates are appropriately recorded.
• Participate in department planning and evaluations, bringing in a CRM perspective, identifying opportunities and challenges.
•  Work with CRM users and IT to elicit CRM requirements, assess priorities and capacity, project manage CRM work. Lead on CRM centric projects as required.
• Develop and document a CRM strategy that aligns with the strategic objectives of the whole organisation. In line with this identify, monitor and report on key KPIs for CRM.
• Develop CRM data governance processes which ensure high standard of data cleanliness and quality across the system. Promote and lead on good data management across the organisation, including participation in relevant data protection working groups.
• Build strong relationships with all information and technology users, developers and teams to enable them to maximise their use of CRM.
• Support all users to understand, utilize and optimise the data stored in CRM, as well as how to access and report on it.
•  Alongside our IT team, work with our CRM supplier to scope and commission development, troubleshoot issues, identify opportunities and maximise system value.
• Keep up to date with MS Dynamics 365 updates and new features and ensure they are rolled out to the organisation following an agreed release and change process.
• Support the ongoing development and delivery of a training programme for the CRM, working in collaboration with IT, Learning & Development and Subject Matter Experts.
• Contribute strategic input into cross cutting information and technology projects.

Other responsibilities

• Represent ShelterBox as required and always work in line with our aims, values and plans.
• As part of an emergency organisation there may be times when you will be required to work evenings and weekends at short notice in response to a disaster
• Any other duties as required which are deemed appropriate to the level and grade of the post.

We're now The King's Trust. And we're still working for young people.

We've changed our name from The Prince's Trust to The King’s Trust. Rest assured, the support we offer young people remains the same. This change marks an exciting new chapter for us, and we hope you'll continue supporting us to transform young lives.

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Our Fundraising team are looking for an excellent communicator, who has the ability to translate complex data into meaningful insight for Fundraising colleagues.

You will build and develop our core suite of fundraising reporting and insights to drive our fundraising performance. You will lead on fundraising data development projects to ensure continuous improvements in our data systems and processes and will work with multiple stakeholders, including across the fundraising, technology and finance teams, to ensure alignment of plans and delivery of shared goals and projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the charge in fundraising reporting and insights, collaborating with teams to shape long-term strategies and implement effective tools.
• Develop and manage a suite of fundraising reports, providing training and support to ensure everyone can harness the power of data.
• Juggle multiple deadlines, ensuring top-notch quality and accuracy in all tasks.
• Inspire and manage the Supporter Data & Insight Executive, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensure our supporter data processes are efficient, high-quality, and compliant with relevant regulations.

What You'll Bring:

• Analytical Skills: A natural with data, with an understanding of data segmentation and reporting to provide insight that leads to increased income through fundraising.
• Communication: Excellent relationship management and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into meaningful insight for fundraising colleagues.
• Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of working with coding languages for data analysis, such as SQL, R, or Python.
• Project Management: Experience managing significant projects, delivering high-quality results on time and within budget

This is an exciting time for the King’s Trust as we’re investing in our technology, becoming more data-driven and leveraging the value of data to make a tangible difference in the lives of young people. You'll be at the heart of our fundraising efforts, ensuring we have the insights needed to maximise our impact.

Perks for working at The Trust! 

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year 
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The King's Trust Awards, active events etc. 
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role 
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas. 
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). 
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave. 
• Interest-free season ticket loans 
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme 
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary) 

Equal Opportunities 

Here at The King's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives. 

We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.  

We’re a Stonewall Top 100 Employer and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). 

Safeguarding 

The King's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.