Head Of Fundraising Jobs in Leeds

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.

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for international development and a proven track record in securing grant funding? Do you thrive on building meaningful relationships and crafting compelling funding proposals? Are you passionate about global health and women’s rights? If so, this is the role for you!

About Us 

Hamlin Fistula UK is dedicated to our mission of ending obstetric fistula in Ethiopia. We are a small passionate team, committed to working closely with Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia to transform lives and restore hope for women affected by childbirth injuries.

About the Role  

We are seeking an experienced Trusts and Philanthropy Manager to lead and grow our grant funding strategy. This is a pivotal role within our fundraising team, responsible for: 

• Developing and executing a successful grant funding strategy: Identify, cultivate, and secure grants from trusts, foundations, institutional donors, and philanthropic individuals. 

• Crafting compelling proposals: Prepare high-quality, creative funding applications that resonate with funders and help us achieve ambitious income targets. 

• Building lasting relationships: Steward and nurture both new and existing funders through personalised communication, detailed reporting, and engaging updates. 

• Strategic planning and research: Conduct prospect research to develop a robust funding pipeline and contribute to long-term planning and forecasting. 

What You'll Bring

This job is for you if you can offer: 

• Experience: A strong background in grant funding within the nonprofit sector. You'll have a proven track-record of securing and managing grants from trusts, foundations, and/or major donors. . 

• Exceptional Communication Skills: Outstanding written and spoken English. You'll have the ability to translate complex information into engaging proposals and reports. 

• Strategic and Analytical Thinking: Aptitude for matching funding needs with funder priorities. You'll back this up with solid research and planning skills. 

• Personal Drive: Enthusiasm, energy, and a commitment to get things done. You'll use your excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively with diverse stakeholders. 

What We Can Offer You

• Flexible Working: This role can be carried out remotely from anywhere in the UK. We hold quarterly face-to-face team meetings, with reasonable travel costs covered. 

• Generous Benefits: Including a 10% pension contribution and health cashback scheme (covering physiotherapy, eye care and dental treatment).

• Supportive Team Environment: Work within a small, highly motivated team that values creativity, collaboration, and impact. 

How to Apply

Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and cover letter and answer a few short screening questions to help us ensure the role is a good fit for you. 

Shine provides specialist support from before birth and throughout the life of anyone living with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, as well as to parents, families, carers and professional care staff.  Working throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Shine is a community of over 14,300 members.  Together we share achievements, challenges, and information about life with spina bifida, hydrocephalus and related issues.  Shine enables people to get the best out of life. 

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic, ambitious Regional Fundraiser to join our team.

In this role you will:

• Recruit, build and maintain supporter relationships with individuals, community groups, organisations and businesses across the country
• Be proactive within your assigned area to identify opportunities for fundraising and raise awareness of the charity
• Manage supporters effectively using Salesforce (CRM Database) to understand supporter motivations to provide excellent stewardship
• Meet agreed financial targets, provide monthly financial progress reports and put mitigation plans in place for any shortfall
• Promote Shine activities and campaigns to raise awareness and drive income

Who we’re looking for:

We’re a successful, motivated fundraising team looking for someone to join us with:

• Knowledge and experience of working across community, corporate, event and individual income streams, with a proven history of achieving financial targets
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to motivate and inspire supporters and build long-term relationships
• Excellent oral communication skills with a high degree of diplomacy, empathy and confidence
• Ability to be a team player who can work on their own initiative to plan and manage their workload
• Ability to effectively manage multiple and competing priorities to meet deadlines
• Excellent organisational skills with firm understanding of KPIs, targets, budgeting, and risk mitigation 
• Full clean driving licence and the ability to work weekends and evenings as required
• Good working knowledge of MS Office and Salesforce CRM database (preferred)

In return, Shine will offer you:

• A competitive salary
• Full time or part time, working pattern to be agreed with the right candidate between 21 to 35 hours
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays + additional discretionary leave between Christmas and New Year (pro-rata for part-time hours)
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Additional annual leave due to length of service
• 3% pension contribution
• Life Assurance cover
• Broadband allowance
• Support to learn and develop

If you would like the opportunity to join this fast paced, expanding organisation that prides itself on making a difference to the lives of individuals with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, then we would love to hear from you!

Shine is a Disability Confident employer and will offer guaranteed interviews if a disabled applicant meets the minimum criteria for the job. For more information about Shine, please visit our website.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Jo Marriott, our Head of Fundraising.

To apply, please submit your CV and supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role criteria.

*Please note applications without a supporting statement will not be accepted*

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Orchestras for All (OFA) seeks a part-time Head of Fundraising to promote and celebrate its charitable mission with donors, partners and the wider public, advocating for a vision where all young people in the UK have access to the transformative benefits of orchestral music-making.

With the support of the Executive Director and fundraising subcommittee, the Head of Fundraising will have strategic oversight of OFA’s fundraising strategy and will be responsible for managing and implementing its delivery.

This is a vital role within a truly inclusive charity at a pivotal moment of its journey, with OFA bringing the joy of music making to hundreds of young people who face the greatest barriers across the UK.

Location: UK wide

Contract: Part-time,  3-4 days per week. Permanent contract.

Salary: £42,500 annual salary (£25,500 - £34,000 pro rata). All travel, accommodation and subsistence (food and drink) for projects and away days is provided as per our policy. 

Deadline to apply: 10.00am, Wednesday 5 March 2025.

 You can find further information and the link to our application form on our website. 

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.

We are looking for an ambitious, experienced and creative fundraising expert who is committed to building upon a strong programme of fundraising (events - third party, community and mass events) whilst bringing new initiatives in these channels to the charity to see income significantly grow.  Currently this channel of income generates around 20% of our annual budget – and we’re excited for this postholder to see it grow yet more.

Reporting in the short term to the CEO, the post holder will work across multiple income streams event/mass/community, to develop innovative products and tools to engage our supporters and maximise and grow our income generation strategy and lifetime value of our supporters. You will develop high-level third-party relationships, events and community initiatives that lead to long-lasting relationships and long-term support for Dreams Come True.

This is a busy role, and you’ll work on various relationship fundraising income streams, supported by the Fundraising Executive. You will support the CEO to develop new challenge and mass fundraising events and lead on new initiatives to drive new income. This is a hugely exciting role and perfect for someone who wants to build their experience and has the creativity and passion for growing this programme of work into new areas of opportunity.

You will lead in developing a strategy and operations plan for your key areas: Events, Community, DIY, and mass fundraising, as well as support the Fundraising Executive to develop new ways to recruit supporters and market events. The remit of this role will also include the recruitment and management of new volunteers, ensuring they undertake rewarding tasks that are both motivational for the volunteer and cost-effective for the charity.

This role is responsible for the line management of a Fundraising Executive, who you will help to develop in their role and ensure all tasks are completed on time and to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities

Driving income (in plan and new) generation; strategy; budget management

● Develop and deliver a strategy and ops plan that covers events, mass, third-party and community fundraising.

● Proven experience of recruiting, building, delivering, stewarding marathons/sky dives/bungees/treks that build income and new opportunities year to year.

● Support the Fundraising Executive to project manage an existing portfolio of events and introduce new products to grow the programme, incorporating digital/virtual fundraising.

● Review the portfolio of events and build new income generation opportunities for 25/26 and beyond to uplift income and grow supporter participation.

● Set, monitor, and report against budget figures, feeding into forecasting and monthly KPIs, and reporting any concerns to the Head of Fundraising.

● Lead the development and growth strategy for third-party relationships and high-value community supporters.

● Undertake regular reviews of activity including ROI analysis, report progress v budget, and implement actions as required.

● Lead on Identifying new opportunities for community grant funding including but not limited to supermarkets, round tables, rotary, masons, golf clubs, sports clubs, and schools.

● To provide excellent analysis, evaluation, and reporting on fundraising activity to the CEO, drawing conclusions and making recommendations for future activity.

General

• The ability to write and present compelling cases for support across a range of audiences.
• To keep up to date with the latest event trends and bring creative suggestions to the programme of work to continuously test and learn, engage new supporters and drive new income opportunities
• To work closely with Dream Team, to keep updated with Dream stories and use a range of methods, to effectively communicate these to all supporters
• To introduce new products to grow the programme - including digital/virtual fundraising and mass fundraising events.  
• Manage the Fundraising Executive, ensuring they have a robust work and development plan in place.
• Support, motivate and develop fundraising volunteer roles, ensuring they have a clear understanding of DCT to enable them to represent the charity’s work effectively.
• Grow our Events programme, developing plans to recruit, convert, retain, and develop donors to deliver income growth across the portfolio.
• Diversify the organisation's overall regional events portfolio by leading product development.

· Manage the relationships with external event suppliers.

• Work collaboratively with the Head of Fundraising to build and grow existing fundraising digital products and generate new initiatives to drive income.
• Manage the Fundraising Executive to develop propositions for the wider community fundraising work.

· Provide talks and presentations to high-value community organisations.

· Provide support in other areas of Fundraising and the Head of Fundraising when required.

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.

Background:

We’re a charity working tirelessly to build a world where no animal suffers for science. We’ve been around for 50 years, contributing significantly to eliminating the use of animals in a range of areas including cosmetics testing. We know that real, lasting change takes time and although it might take another 50 years to achieve our mission – every day, week, month, and year brings us closer to our goal.

About the role:

We’re looking for a thoughtful and proactive individual to join our small but passionate team to help support our vision of a world where no animal suffers for science. You could help us move forward by supporting our individual giving fundraising activities including managing our new London Marathon places for 2026-2029.

This role will work closely with the Head of Fundraising and Communications, Digital Engagement Manager, and wider Team to support on fundraising activities in particular our regular giving programme, Facebook fundraising and our new London Marathon bond places.

The role will work to embed regular giving, challenge, and community fundraising, as well as communicate with our donors via our twice-yearly mailing. You’ll also be establishing our challenge fundraising starting with the recruitment and support of London Marathon runners. There’s an opportunity to support on Corporate, Trust, Legacy, and Major Giving fundraising if of interest to the successful candidate and their development goals.

We currently have a modest base of current donors who collectively donate around £15,000 annually across several channels including online, social media, and cheques. We were also successful in the recent London Marathon bond application and have guaranteed places for the coming 4 years.

We’re a small, dynamic team and all staff members are required to take on some core administrative tasks needed to keep our flat structure organisation running. We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds and experience levels with an interest in fundraising for a better future, for animals and humans.

Before you apply:

Please thoroughly read the job description for full details of the role and what we are looking for in an Individual Giving Executive. When answering the questions on the application form, please give as much detail as possible and refer to the person specification for the role.

REF-219575

Job Title

Senior Grants Lead (maternity cover)

Salary

£54,000 - £58,000 per annum depending on experience

Location

Remote first within the UK. We work primarily from home but also have an office available in Central London for quarterly in-person team days and quarterly Full Fact-wide in-person meetings. You can expect to travel to the office at least 8 times per year. 

Reporting to

Head of Development, Caroline Gellatly

Employment Type

Fixed term contract maternity cover for 9 to 12 months.

We are happy to talk about flexible working. This is a full time position but we’re open to candidates who wish to work 4 days per week. 

Application Closing Date

10am on Monday 03 March 2025

Introduction to the role

“Working at Full Fact is such a joy - the fundraising team are supportive, ambitious and positive.”

We are in danger of entering an era in which none of us believe anything we read, see or hear. Misinformation and disinformation have been identified by the World Economic Forum as the greatest global risk we face over the next two years. Bad information promotes hate, damages health, and hurts democracy.

Full Fact is an independent, impartial charity that fights for a world where we can trust the information that shapes our lives. Every day, we fact check harmful claims from politicians, the mainstream press, or on social media. We have created world-class AI tools to help us do this, which we license to fact checkers in 26 countries, including some of the most difficult places in the world for fact checking. We are a national and global player, using what we learn to push for policy change in Westminster and in Silicon Valley. 

We are looking for a dynamic, cause-driven Trusts and Foundations fundraising leader to join us in the fight against bad information.

This role will lead our Trusts and Foundations programme, working from an existing £1m+ pipeline of major UK and international funders, as well as identifying and approaching potential new supporters. You will be creative and innovative in seeking out new opportunities, as we are looking to expand our fundraising into new areas of fact checking, such as climate misinformation and support for US fact-checkers. You will thrive on working with a range of colleagues and senior stakeholders to pull together information and develop compelling proposals for complex issues and projects. 

Reporting into the Head of Development and line managing a Trusts Manager, you’ll be part of a successful and supportive team, with a commitment to recognising and developing people’s talent.

You will play a crucial role in holding our political leaders to account, countering the spread of dangerous misinformation online, and fuelling the development of AI tools for social good around the world. 

If you are interested in applying but not sure you have all the skills, please do apply. We are open both to supporting learning on the job and to rearranging tasks within the team to suit the skillsets of the best applicant

Job Definition

• Lead on the Trusts and Foundations fundraising strategy and pipeline management.

• Identify and pursue new funding opportunities at the six- and seven-figure level.

• Provide excellent stewardship to existing funders, ensuring compliance with their grant requirements and producing impact reports and cases for renewal. 

• Lead on the accurate and timely recording of funder data, approaches and team KPIs via the pipeline and Salesforce CSR.

• Provide leadership and management of the Trusts and Fundraising team, through direct line management of the Trusts Fundraising Manager, and supporting the Philanthropy Officer in managing her Trusts portfolio. 

• Monitor and learn from best practice in Trusts and Foundations fundraising across the sector, sharing knowledge with colleagues and board members.

Outcomes

• Drive £1m+ of income generation. 

• Work across Full Fact, particularly with the Editorial, AI and Operations teams, and with external partners to craft complex proposals and deliver successful six- and seven-figure grant applications.

• Working with the Head of Development, produce regular financial reports and projections for the Trusts and Foundations income stream.

What we are looking for from you

Political impartiality and sensitivity:

• You act with integrity and you’re happy to commit to Full Fact’s ethos and the seven principles of public life.

• You are committed to the political neutrality of our work and have a good understanding of impartiality (please see the rules on our website).

• Strong understanding of public debate in the UK and sensitivity to the political context we work in.

• You understand that part of Full Fact’s work is being a watchdog, that it can attract hostile attention, and how to manage these risks and support your team while standing firm for our principles.

Job skills/competencies

Fundraising skills:

• Extensive experience in high-value trusts and foundations fundraising, with a proven track record of moving funders through every stage of the fundraising process to secure six- and seven-figure grants.

• Experience in writing successful multi-year grant applications, and managing funder relationships over time. 

• Experience in managing complex proposals, working with multiple internal and external stakeholders to determine the scope of a proposed project for funding, and with funders/partners outside of the UK. 

• Experience of setting budgets and reporting on financial progress.

• Knowledge of the Trusts and Foundations landscape and key grant-making bodies, both in the UK and internationally.

• Experience of working with CRM systems to support high quality relationship management, preferably Salesforce.

• Awareness of the Code of Fundraising Standards, data protection regulation and other regulatory requirements.

Management skills:

• Commitment to recognising and developing people’s talent.

• Understanding of the value of open, inclusive, and diverse teams and a proven commitment to building a team where people feel empowered and valued.

Personal skills/competencies

• Able to communicate persuasively in person and in writing.

• Able to build internal and external relationships with integrity and empathy.

• Able to analyse and process large amounts of complex information, and identify the most relevant aspects to funders.

• An organised and proactive approach to work.

• Committed to seeking and giving constructive feedback that strengthens the whole team.

What we offer

Starting salary of £54,000 - £58,000 per annum depending on experience.

Workplace Pension

Generous holidays:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays. 

• In addition, we close the office for a period between Christmas and New Year. 

• Day off for moving home.

Comfortable, centrally located London office with good transport links.

Employee Assistance Programme.

How to apply

Upload your CV and cover letter to our recruitment portal by 10am on Monday 3rd March 2025.

Our recruitment platform will remove identifying details such as email addresses to allow us to sift applications anonymously

Before applying, please read the requirements we place on staff to protect Full Fact’s independence and non-partisanship.

How the application process will work

We want to see you at your best to understand your strengths and the contribution you could make at Full Fact with strong support, including for your learning and development. We also want to make sure that we use your time well during this process and don’t ask for more from you than we need to. We will make any reasonable adjustments we need to make to this process to help ensure you can perform at your best. For more information about this before applying, please contact us.

The interview panel will be the Head of Development, the Fundraising Consultant, and a non-fundraising colleague. The process starts off with an anonymised covering letter and CV. This will be read by at least two people to produce a shortlist for interview.

The first round interviews will be a phone (not video) interview, lasting no more than half an hour, at a time that’s convenient for you. We will record it so at least two people can review each interview to decide who we invite back for the second round. The recordings will be deleted at the end of the process.

The second round will include a structured interview and a timed task which assumes no prior knowledge. The task can be completed prior to the interview, at a time that most suits you. 

The interview will be with the full panel by video and last no more than an hour. We’ll tell you everything you need to know to prepare, including anything we’d recommend reading in advance.

CANDIDATES MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN UK LEGALLY

The Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law is an educational charity (not an activist group) working in the field of animal rights law.

We have a budget of some £120k pa, currently supported by a few large donors, and we want to broaden out our donor base and reduce our dependence on a handful of donors. We are looking for 8-12 donors - probably HNW individuals - each able to give £10-25k pa renewable. We have experience pitching the work of the Centre, but need help in meeting potential donors. We are looking for an experienced fundraiser who can identify potential donors, make initial contact, and set up calls or meetings for us to meet with them and present the work of the Centre.

Founded in 2019 by two Cambridge academics, the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law has become one of the world's leading centres of competence in animal rights law. Our mission is to study fundamental rights for animals, advancing research, teaching, and raising public awareness of the topic with a view to making change possible.

To find out more about our Centre, head to our social media channels via Instagram (@animalrightslaw), X (@CCARL_charity) and Facebook/LinkedIn (Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law).

Location: Field Based in Newport/Monmouthshire/Torfaen

Salary: £33,485 - £36,395 per annum (depending on experience)

Contract type: Permanent

Contract hours: Full time

Weekly hours: Monday to Friday

We have an opportunity for an experienced Regional Senior Fundraiser to join our Income Generation team to help us ensure that when a child’s life will be short, Tŷ Hafan will walk alongside their family every step of the way – through life, death and beyond.

This is an exciting time to play a key role in a highly ambitious and driven team. You’ll be an expert in your own geographical covering Newport/Monmouthshire/Torfaen, building key relationships with truly dedicated supporters.

About you:

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Community Fundraiser working in Newport/Monmouthshire/Torfaen. As the ideal candidate you must have 3 or more years experience in a Community Fundraising team, with the ability to work on your own autonomously. You’ll have new ideas and a positive attitude.

You will be comfortable meeting with diverse groups of people and developing relationships as well as looking for opportunities to engage. You will have excellent relationship management experience and the ability to work on various project at the same time. You will have experience working with and recruiting supporters and volunteers.

This role is home based but involves occasional travel to our Head Office based in Sully, as well as regular travel throughout the geographical region. Therefore a driving licence and access to a vehicle is needed. 

The ability to work flexibly to include evenings and weekends and to align working hours with the needs of our supporters is essential.

The benefits of working for Tŷ Hafan include: 

• Group Personal Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 5%
• Holiday entitlement of 30 days (rising to 32 days with service) plus Bank Holidays
• Life assurance (death in service benefit)
• Wellbeing support - employee assistance program, which provides a range of free services including counselling, financial and legal support
• Unlimited access to a 24/7 online GP as well as a range of other health experts
• Healthcare Cash Plan – claim back the cost for appointments and treatment such as dental, optical or physio
• Cycle to work scheme
• Technology, mobile phone and will writing schemes
• Discounted gym membership and shopping discounts (including 25% off all purchases from any Ty Hafan Retail shop)
• When onsite free secured parking.

Ty Hafan’s ambition is that when a child’s life will be short, no family should have to live it on their own. Sadly, we know that thousands of families in Wales are struggling alone through the fear, exhaustion and uncertainty that comes with caring for a child whose life will be short. We believe that no family should have to live this on their own and we are determined to walk alongside every family through life, death and beyond.

At Ty Hafan we are experts at caring for children with life-shortening conditions and our services support families in our hospice, in community settings, local hospitals and in families’ homes. We understand that the needs of each child and their family are unique and we know that caring for a child with a life-shortening condition is often extremely demanding. Our aim is to make sure that no one doing this is alone. Our colleagues, volunteers and supporters are crucial in the delivery of our ambition – we know that everyone plays a huge part in making sure that no family faces their child’s short life alone.

Our Vision: A Wales where every child with a life-shortening condition lives a fulfilling life, supported with the compassion and specialist care they and their family need.

Our Purpose: No family should have to face the unimaginable loss of their child alone. With children and families at the heart of all we do, we provide free care and support in our hospice and in the community, offering a lifeline throughout the child’s short life, at end of life, through bereavement and beyond.​

Our Values: At Tŷ Hafan we make a difference by living our values: Demonstrating Compassion, Providing Excellent Service, Working Together and Taking Ownership. 

About the role: 

Reporting to the Community Fundraising Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading on all Community Fundraising within their geographical area.

You will be responsible for developing and growing income and engagement within a defined region whilst also delivering first class account management to existing and new fundraisers. 

Working within the Income Generation Team, you will work closely with the Corporate and Major Giving Teams as well as Events and Philanthropy to ensure that all opportunities are maximised. 

This role is varied – no two days are the same and will require someone who is able to work autonomously whilst being an integral part of a team. 

Tips for candidates – all applications and interviews will be assessed using the person specification included within the job description. 

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Please note this role is subject to the outcome of a basic DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, two satisfactory references and pre-employment medical clearance. 

Tŷ Hafan is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. 

Closing Date: Friday 21st February 2025

Interview Date: Tuesday 25th February 2025

Railway Children is looking for a Supporter Experience Officer to cover maternity leave and be responsible for implementing our supporter engagement strategy.

About you:

The Supporter Engagement Officer is an integral role in the public fundraising and engagement team, continuing to develop our individual giving income streams and ensuring that our supporters feel valued and understand the amazing impact they have.

This is a great role for someone who is equally as comfortable analysing details in data as they are coming up with creative ways to engage our audiences. You’ll have a proven ability to grow income from individual donors while having the supporter’s needs at the heart of every interaction.

The role entails delivering supporter communication journeys across a range of channels and audiences so that we deliver excellent supporter care to all donors ensuring that their relationship with Railway Children is enhanced, their support retained and lifetime value maximised.

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Grants Fundraiser with a proven track record of success, to secure vital funding for our services for individuals with a learning disability and autistic people. You will play a central role in our charity, responsible for driving forward one of our key income streams. 

The Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Manager will develop a robust pipeline of potential funders and devise a plan to achieve our annual income target of £225,000 from repeat and new funders.  You will research and apply to charitable trusts for grants of varying sizes, including multi-year funding, while maintaining excellent stewardship to encourage repeat donations. 

It’s an exciting time to join us, with innovative services, outcomes monitoring data, case studies, photos and testimonials and some cases for support already drafted.  Whilst our priority is to raise funds for our existing services, we have plans for new service developments which will appeal to charitable trusts, corporate foundations and institutional donors (TNLCF).  We have a broad appeal with a range of diverse services from playschemes, social groups for autistic teenagers, arts and drama sessions, family support, employability and independent living skills.

You will collaborate closely with the CEO, Head of Finance and Operations and Service Managers to align fundraising efforts with organisational goals and future plans.  You will work alongside the Marketing Manager to gather materials to enhance our applications.

You will be persuasive communicator with excellent written skills and able to present our work in an emotive way, whilst upholding our organisational values.

With a minimum of 2 years’ successful experience in grant fundraising, preferably in a small local charity setting.  Ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders and understand the intricacies of our services to match to funders’ criteria. 

Key Responsibilities

· To increase LinkAble’s income secured from Trusts and Foundations by developing a ‘Case for Support’ for each of our core projects.

· To co-ordinate a ‘database’ of current grant funders, with their history of support and project reporting deadlines.

· To research and develop a pipeline of potential trusts and foundations to approach, noting application deadlines and average giving levels with criteria to inform your approach.

· To submit high quality grant applications ahead of deadlines that have a good chance of success

· To provide stewardship of existing donors to capitalise on their support over time, ensure all gifts are thanked appropriately, sending regular update reports, annual report and supporter newsletters.

· Work with the Marketing Manager to access resources such as photos, quotes, case studies and to ensure the charity is presented in a way that is consistent with our branding.

· To work at part of the LinkAble team and attend fundraising events, challenge events and social activities.

· To work with colleagues across the team to develop fundraising projects and to package core costs in a way that is attractive to funders.

· To work closely with the Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager where there is cross over between corporate and community support and grant funding.

· To work with service managers to develop project budgets to present our work to funders in a tangible way that offers good value for money and matches the funders average giving level.

· Ensure all fundraising activities are ethical and carried out in line with our values, policies and procedures and within relevant legal frameworks

· Monitor the trust and foundations fundraising budget, highlighting variances against the budget at an early stage and taking corrective action.

· Contribute to writing tenders for new contracts as part of the bid team and support colleagues

· Bring a positive, flexible and team working approach to work, working effectively on your own and as part of a small enthusiastic team.

All LinkAble staff are expected to be aware of and follow the organisation’s policies and procedures, with particular attention to equality and diversity and safeguarding.

All employees in the organisation are expected to display a high standard of teamwork. This includes cooperating in undertaking work of absent colleagues or assisting others where the workload is particularly high. Accordingly there may be a requirement, from time to time, to undertake other duties.

The role of Supporter Care Officer is a key post in the organisation working to maximise CLAPA’s income from the community. It’s a very exciting time to join the CLAPA team, we have an ambitious Income Generation Strategy in place to increase our income diversity. This role will play an active part in this strategy by providing excellent customer service and building strong relationships with our donors, community fundraisers and event participants.

You will be responsible for delivering and supporting outstanding customer service to supporters, so that their experience of CLAPA is second to none, leaving them feeling valued and committed to on-going support. You will act as the first point of contact for our supporters when they contact CLAPA by phone, email or in person, with all manner of queries. With excellent communication skills and good attention to detail, you will be self-motivated and capable of multi-tasking and prioritising.

The role focuses on the key areas of:

· Supporter Engagement and Communication

· Donation Processing and Acknowledgement

· Data Management and CRM Administration

· Administrative Support and Process Improvement

An empathetic, friendly and helpful attitude will ensure that our supporters feel valued and respected, and you will take great pride in responding to and thanking them in a consistent and timely manner. You will work closely with the Fundraising Coordinators to develop and implement processes to ensure we are delivering an excellent service, every time.  Alongside this, the team are responsible for financial processing - ensuring income is captured correctly on our database, Salesforce.

Please see the recruitment pack for a full list of key tasks.