Head Of Fundraising Jobs in Manchester

Join Our Team as a Virtual Challenges Manager!

After a significant period of growth, Social AF is excited to announce an opportunity for a Virtual Challenges Manager to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in managing relationships with our charity partners and overseeing the performance and development of our moderators. With a team of 30 Moderators and Team Leaders (self-employed contractors) supporting up to 25 events in peak months, you will ensure the smooth operation of our social fundraising challenges. Your responsibilities will include monitoring KPIs, developing training programs, and recruiting new team members. Additionally, you will manage a portfolio of charity partner accounts, providing top-notch service to maximise income generation and ensure challenges run to an exceptional standard. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced fundraiser who thrives on building relationships and delivering high-quality work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of key charity partner accounts, including hosting weekly update meetings and providing ongoing support throughout the duration of their challenge.
• Provide expert advice to our charity partners to maximise their challenge income.
• Develop and deliver end-of-challenge reports.
• Conduct ongoing challenge and performance analysis.
• Maximise retention for existing charity partners.
• Identify charity partners that are a good fit for our other services and support with cross-selling.
• Work with the Virtual Challenges Officer on content plans, supporter journeys, and event setup.
• Line manage the Virtual Challenges Officer.
• Lead the management of our moderation team.
• Assist with moderator training, including identifying knowledge/skill gaps, creating materials, and delivering training.
• Take an active role in recruiting new moderators.
• Organize and deliver team meetings.
• Plan and hold charity introductions and pre-challenge briefing meetings with moderators.
• Support with the development of weekly rotas and moderator group placements.

Person Specification:

• At least 3 years' fundraising experience.
• Minimum of 12 months’ experience running a Facebook Challenge or Social Fundraising Portfolio.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Strong relationship-building and management skills.
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize and manage a varied workload.
• Ability to work on your own initiative.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Flexible and responsive to changing circumstances at short notice.
• Team player.

Desirable:

• Experience managing and moderating Facebook Groups.
• Experience using GivePanel or a similar platform.
• Experience working with third-party agencies on Social Fundraising Challenges.
• Line management experience to lead and develop a high-performing team.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: Social AF is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applications from all groups of people without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible.

To apply, send your CV and a short covering statement (300 words), along with answers to the following questions:

1. Tell us more about your experience managing a Social Fundraising portfolio, highlighting any direct experience with Facebook Challenges.
2. Please share more about any line management experience you have.
3. What motivated you to apply for this role?

We look forward to hearing from you!

Senior Community Fundraising & Events Manager

UKIM is one of the premier faiths based civil society organisations working in the UK to serve the needs of the Muslim community in the UK. UKIM is going through a major organisational reform to re-establish itself as an effective civil society organisation and fulfil its mission. The reform includes major changes at governance and executive level and relocating its Head Office from London to Oldham.

The job holder is expected to provide inclusive and visionary leadership that inspires, engages and motivates employees, supporters and partners. To deliver UKIM’s vision and mission and to develop the organisation’s leading position within UK’s civil society community.

 Applicants should be sympathetic to Islamic principles and values and have a solid understanding & experience of Muslim communities in the UK.

Brief about the role

UKIM is looking for an experienced individual with demonstrated relevant experience of media engagement, marketing (including digital), communications with internal and external stakeholders, along with suitable relevant qualifications, diverse skills and sector knowledge.

The Senior Manager – Media, Marketing and Communications will be overall responsible for the various functions/ scope of the Media, Marketing and Communications Department, including administrative matters, human resources aspects, budget preparation, monitoring & reporting, along with providing strategic leadership to the team, setting objectives for the team members, monthly 1-2-1 performance reviews, develop teams, develop fundraising campaigns/ coordinate fundraising activities/ appeals, prepare work plans against organisational strategic objectives and prepare quarterly reports for the Trustees.

Main Responsibilities:

• To support the Executive Director to strategise and lead on related organisational development activities and projects, for the whole UKIM.
• Admin Aspects: To be responsible for admin aspects in relation to the departmental work.
• Leadership & Supervision: To provide leadership to the dynamic team and keep an oversight on the performance of the team members on regular basis, provide guidance and supervision as required, to organise monthly 1-2-1s with the team to provide support in achieving their objectives.
• Strategy: To develop and lead on effective and coherent Community Fundraising Strategy along with work plans, defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor departmental performance.
• Partnerships: To identify strategic fundraising partners and engage with the relevant stakeholders to enhance the UKIM’s donor base and fundraising profile within the sector.
• Fundraising Campaigns: To develop various Community Fundraising Campaigns (calendar)/ Community Outreach, appeals (including TV/ radio), identifying suitable presenters/ fundraisers, street collections, organising fundraising events/ challenges, secure sponsorships from small & medium businesses etc.
• Budgets: To prepare departmental budget, monitor progress of income targets and expenses incurred. Prepare quarterly reports for the Executive Director and Trustees and present the progress to F&GPC regarding Community FR and other income streams and expenses incurred.
• Coordination: To regularly coordinate with the Finance Team and Media, Marketing & Comms Team regarding the status of fundraising income recorded and follow-up with any pledges made by the donors.
• Donor Engagement: To actively engage with high net worth donors/ individuals and identify 1-2-1 sponsorship for profile-based projects.
• Reporting: To ensure that any profile-based project reports are shared with the respective donors.
• Working as part of team: To work with other Heads and Managers to ensure effective delivery of all fundraising campaigns and activities.
• Communication: To effectively communicate with other departments to coordinate and streamline all fundraising activities.
• Management: Manage a dynamic team to ensure UKIM’s International, UK and other programmes/projects maximise in their fundraising income.
• Horizon Scanning: To undertake horizon scanning, to continually review the sector trends, identify new fundraising approaches, identify innovative fundraising ideas.
• Regulatory Compliance: To comply with the regulatory bodies guidelines including FRSB, ICO (including GDPR), Charity Commissions etc.
• Reporting: To be able to produce Brief Reports regarding departmental activities and plans.
• CRM System: To keep the organisational CRM system up to date, including keeping regular contact with the donors for profile-based projects.
• Complaint Handling: To handle and respond to any donor complaints in a timely manner.
• Recruitment: To undertake recruitment (as required) for casual workers engaged during campaigns/ appeals.
• Website: To ensure that all fundraising campaigns/ events information is always up to date on UKIM’s website and is aligned with the CRM system and with the Finance systems.

Person Specification:

• Education at a minimum of Graduation, Masters in preferable in relevant field/ discipline.
• Experience of raising a charity’s profile through developing and delivering creative, engaging Community Fundraising Campaigns and organising fundraising events.
• Experience of managing a WordPress website CMS, including Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), site navigation, Gutenberg page structuring. 
• Excellent writing skills and ability to consistently create content that is clear and engaging. 
• High level of digital competence and creativity to support strategic goals
• Proven Fundraising experience.
• Experience in managing budgets.
• Experience in developing team strategies and plans.
• People management experience.
• Knowledge of varied funding sources and structures and BME and faith-based communities. 
• Extensive knowledge of a wide range of fundraising techniques.
• Understanding of the Charity Act and other legislation affecting fundraising ventures.
• Inter-personal communication skills.

Make a Difference – Join Our Team
 
Help transform lives in the UK and abroad. If you are a talented and motivated professional who shares a strong commitment to UKIM’s values and mission, we would love to hear from you. 

Important Information:
 

• We can only accept applications from candidates who are already eligible to work in the UK.
• We are unable to progress applications that require sponsorship.
• Applicants must be sympathetic to the values of UKIM.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• UKIM is an equal opportunities employer.

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications from suitable candidates and we only contact applicants who have been shortlisted.

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Manager, Senior Fundraising Executive, Senior Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Officer, Head of Fundraising, Charity, Fundraising Director, Marketing Manager, Marketing Operations Manager, Communications Manager, Charity, Charities, Not for Profit, etc.

REF-219768

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

We are looking for an individual to undertake the role of Head of Operations at MASH for a 12-month period. This is an exciting and varied role and would provide an excellent opportunity for the post-holder to develop skills and experience in a senior leadership position. MASH is a £1.5 million organisation with a 30 strong staff and 70 strong volunteer team. It is a busy city-centre based charity working with women who sex work to help keep them safe and more empowered to make decisions about their lives.

This senior role will lead on MASH’s business development and business support functions, including:

• Income Generation
• Finance
• HR & Administration
• Performance & Impact
• Volunteers
• Communications
• Service User Involvement
• Training

The post-holder will be responsible for securing the funds needed for MASH to deliver its strategic priorities and ensuring the organisation’s internal support functions are working as effectively as possible.

We’re looking for an experienced income generator who also has experience of wider leadership on business support functions such as finance and HR.  We’re looking for an all-rounder who wants to develop their skills within a small but ambitious team.

The post-holder will work with other members of the MASH team to ultimately support women who sex work to improve their health and wellbeing, and to ensure greater awareness within external organisations. This role is suited to a motivated and target driven individual with strong financial literacy skills.

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. 

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.

JOB TITLE: Head of Income & Engagement

REPORTING TO: Chief Executive

WORKING HOURS: 37.5 hours per week (including occasional evenings and weekends)

LOCATION: Reuben’s Retreat offices at Glossop & Ashton-under-Lyne

SALARY: £34,515

OVERVIEW

Born from the loss of Reuben Michael Graham in August 2012 at just 23 months old, Reuben's Retreat is a charity offering practical and emotional support to families of child loss and families who have a child living with medical complexities. Our Retreat is a sanctuary offering a space for families to relax, recharge, remember and rebuild and our aim is to relieve the distress of these families, walking side by side with them on their journey.

MAIN PURPOSE OF POST

• To work with the CEO and senior leadership team to create and implement the fundraising and engagement strategy for the organisation.
• To report to the CEO and Board of Trustees on the progress and delivery of the aims at regular intervals to be agreed with the CEO and to the Board at the agreed and planned Board meetings.
• To be responsible for all aspects of income and ensure the charity achieves the annual budget.
• To manage costs to ensure the charity remains financially secure and able to deliver its strategic aims.
• To lead the fundraising team and ensure the day-to-day effectiveness of our income generation and engagement programme.
• To ensure the organisation operates within charity law and appropriate codes of practice.
• To be an ambassador for the charity to all donors delivering the key messages as agreed with the CEO.

DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To work with the CEO set and regularly review annual budgets for income.
• To achieve agreed fundraising targets from new and existing partners and contribute to the achievement of charity-wide fundraising targets.
• Manage and support a team of five fundraising professionals, ensuring they are motivated, effective, and aligned with the charity’s strategic goals
• Ensuring effective communication with the team in a timely manner through various channels, including (but not limited to) one to one, performance reviews.
• To identify and develop new funding streams including corporate donors, community supporters and potential grant opportunities.
• Ensure marketing and promotional activity is on brand and has clearly defined targets and income goals.
• To secure opportunities to reduce costs and procure donated or discounted goods, materials and services.
• To nurture and maintain existing relationships with key contacts to retain support.
• To lead on the development of inspiring fundraising campaigns, appeals and content for distribution across all social media platforms.
• To review and develop activity through all social media platforms to expand audience.
• To develop donor database and ensure data is captured accurately and appropriately ensuring GDPR and other guidance is adhered to at all times.
• To attend networking events to promote Reuben’s Retreat.
• To lead the fundraising team in ensuring that all donations and income streams are correctly recorded, tracked and gratefully received.
• To oversee the organisation of events by the fundraising team ensuring all events are properly supported and appropriate plans are in place to ensure that all interactions with us are professional and memorable.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Adhere to all of the charity’s professional standards, policies and procedures.
• Uphold ethical and professional standards and behaviour.
• Carry out additional reasonable duties as may be required which are commensurate with the nature of the post to meet the wider needs of Reuben’s Retreat.

This job description does not attempt to describe all aspects of the role to be performed, but indicates the general role required of the post holder. The description of the job is as it is presently constituted. It is the practice of Reuben's Retreat to examine job descriptions from time to time and to update them to ensure they relate to the job as then being performed, or to incorporate whatever changes are being proposed. This will be conducted in consultation with the post holder.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

[E] Essential criteria

[D] Desirable criteria

We expect the successful applicant to demonstrate how they meet our values:

• Authentic
• Compassionate
• Trusted
• Unique

EXPERIENCE

• At least two years’ experience working in a similar role [E]
• Significant proven ability in income generation and supporter engagement [E]
• Proven ability of achieving financial targets and keeping financial records [E]
• Experience in developing and implementing policies and procedures [E]
• Financial management and budgeting experience [E]
• Experience of leading, supporting and motivating staff in an environment of development and change [E]
• Proven ability of building relationships: establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally to achieve the strategic aims of the organisation [E]
• Practice in managing projects on your own from start to finish [E]
• Experience of working with children’s or families support services [D]
• Understanding of GDPR and its impact on charities [D]
• Experience of managing a broad operations function, preferably within the charitable sector [D]
• Proven track record of procuring donated or discounted goods, materials and services [D]

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE

• Degree level or equivalent [D]
• Ability to plan and organise a varied and busy workload, including handling conflicting priorities and meeting tight deadlines [E]
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to write reports, presentations, proposals and correspondence [E]
• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office suite and social media [E]
• Organisational, planning, time-management and administrative skills [E]
• Full driver’s license and own car with regular travel within the local geographical region (and occasionally further afield) [E]
• Knowledge of compliance with Companies House, Charity Commission and other regulatory requirements in relation to income generation and engagement [D]

PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Warm, friendly and approachable character [E]
• Ambitious, self-motivated and target driven [E]
• Able to work independently and act on own initiative [E]
• Enthusiastic, confident, positive and self-motivated [E]
• High degree of integrity, tact and brand spirit [E]
• Resilient and highly organised with an ability to work to deadlines and multi-task [E]
• Discreet and confidential [E]
• Tactful, tolerant, flexible attitude [E]
• Treat colleagues and beneficiaries with dignity and respect [E]
• An empathy with the needs of families of children living with medical complexities and those bereaved of a child [E]
• Ability to work well under pressure and manage competing priorities effectively [E]
• Able to work outside of normal office hours as required, including evening and weekend work [E]
• Access to own vehicle and driving license [E]

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £34,515.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Free or subsidised travel
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Glossop, SK13 7BQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Are you a visionary and creative Marketing and Communications leader, used to navigating complex organisations and communicating with multiple audiences and stakeholders?

Then, this could be your next big adventure.

We're working with a charity that has a simple mission; to help children and young adults with the most complex needs, and their families, live their best lives. As the new Head of Marketing and Communications, you'll have an extraordinary opportunity to help bring this mission to life, by raising awareness, engagement, and support for the charity.

Salary: £57-64k, open to appointment across the band dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent, either full time or reduced hours considered (e.g. 4 days)
Location: Hybrid, between Cheadle Hulme base and home
Benefits: 25 days holiday (+bank), 4% employer pension,
Culture: Genuinely flexible, life and family-friendly culture, employee assistance programme, onsite gym and yoga classes

About the charity

From its world-class campus, this unique organisation provides exceptional education and care for children and young adults with the most complex and profound needs, driven by an amazing workforce.

The charity is midway through the largest fundraising appeal in its 200-year history, and the largest by any similar charity in the UK. It will see the campus become a national centre of excellence for the education and residential care of children and young adults with the most complex needs. Their brand-new state of the art school building is now open, and a college capital development on the way in 2026.

About the role

This senior role offers the chance to make real and significant impact, working alongside an empowering Director who believes in enabling you to succeed.

You'll oversee brand, digital presence, content strategy, and public relations, leading a talented team to create impactful campaigns with values at their core.

Strengthening relationships with key audiences (families, donors, advocates, media, local and national government and policymakers) is a critical part of the marcomms mission.

Your responsibilities will be varied and guaranteed to keep you entertained:

• Develop and implement an integrated marketing and communications strategy.
• Enhance brand identity, visibility and the charity's profile.
• Support growth of the fundraising supporter base.
• Manage multi-channel campaigns that deliver results.
• Leverage data to drive engagement.
• Oversee internal communications and staff engagement activity.

About you

You're a compassionate and inspiring leader, with a proven track-record in marketing and communications, preferably in the nonprofit sector.

You lead with values and create a positive culture of accountability, where people feel safe to try new things, are encouraged to play to their strengths and empowered to find their flow.

You're comfortable with ambition and stretch, confident meeting targets, but most importantly, able to demonstrate clear outcomes and impact.

To apply, you'll need to demonstrate a good spread of skills and experience across the marcomms mix and leadership of a multi-skilled team. We're looking for tangible evidence of working across complex organisations (with multiple stakeholders and audiences).

This is a genuinely unique opportunity to join one of the most exciting and ambitious charity teams outside London. The potential is huge - in terms of both your impact as a marketeer and professional development.

If your next adventure is calling, please get in touch with a copy of your profile or CV to Amelia Lee at Charity People.

Deadline: 9am on Thursday 6th March
Interview dates will be confirmed soon

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

About JourneymanUK

JourneymanUK is a small but mighty charity. Our aim is to provide communities with the tools, training, and support to deliver mentoring programmes for teenage boys that have a proven positive impact. These programmes provide engaged male mentors who help boys transition to adulthood by building essential life skills such as confidence, resilience, and communication. You will be joining us in an exciting chapter of our growth with new leadership and recent funding to support a new vision.

Awareness of men’s and boys' mental health is growing in the UK and beyond, and JourneymanUK plays a vital role in supporting teenage boys through mentorship. This is a chance to join a dynamic, engaged and energised organisation, make a real impact on the lives of teenage boys and engage with that wider movement too. 

We have the potential for a contract extension and future ad-hoc work as we continue to expand and secure funding. If you're ready for a short, fixed-term but high-impact role where you can hit the ground running, this is for you. 

Job Purpose

As the Growth & Connection Coordinator you will lead the coordination of our flagship weekend event, a contemporary Rites of Passage Adventure (ROPA) for teenage boys. You will also support our local groups in delivering mentoring circles, day intensives and activity sessions. This role includes administrative, communication, and outreach responsibilities to ensure the smooth running of our programmes and effective engagement with young people, parents and carers, mentors, youth services, and other stakeholders.

One of our biggest challenges is recruiting teenage boys to our programmes. While we don’t expect all candidates to have experience in recruiting young people to youth programmes, we do expect you to feel confident and proactive about tackling this challenge.

Key Responsibilities

Working closely and with and reporting directly to our CEO, your responsibilities will be to:

• Lead the coordination of ROPA and support local groups, ensuring logistics and planning are effectively managed while maintaining accurate records and administrative documentation.

• Develop proactive strategies for the recruitment of teenage boys, building on what we’ve learnt, and delivering on those strategies.

• Liaising with parents, carers, youth services as well as young people. 

• Coordinate mentor support processes, including the recruitment and onboarding of new mentors and completing safeguarding procedures such as DBS checks.

• Ensure key policies and procedures are upheld.

• Assist in measuring and demonstrating programme impact.

• Contribute to communications, including social media, newsletters, and updates.

• Support fundraising initiatives, including drafting proposals and utilising our impact data.

• Play an active role in shaping a thriving team culture.

Person Specification

This role is both strategic and hands-on, suited for someone with a proactive and resourceful attitude while maintaining a thoughtful and empathetic approach to working with people. Although we anticipate that this role would be suited to someone with experience working with young people, in the youth sector or in the charity and voluntary sector, we are looking for the right person and are open to applications from everyone. 

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Strong organisational and administrative skills.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, skilled at building relationships with diverse groups and individuals.

• Ability to self-manage, prioritise among multiple responsibilities and work independently in a remote setting.

• End-to-end programme/project management experience.

• Experience recruiting for programmes, workshops, events, or similar - creating a strategy and executing it.

• An open, learning mindset, flexible, resilient, and adaptable to new challenges.

• Proficiency in Google/Microsoft Suite (Docs, Spreadsheets, etc.).

• Familiarity with online collaboration tools such as Zoom and Mural.

Desirable:

• Experience working with young people in the charity and voluntary sector.

• Community-building experience.

• An understanding of how AI tools might support this role.

• Fundraising or grant-writing experience.

• Technical skills in Adobe Suite or similar tools.

• Experience developing strategic partnerships.

• Social media and marketing experience.

Work Setup & Time Commitment

• Fully remote role – candidates must have their own computer and working setup.

• Fixed-term freelance contract of 32 days, to be used flexibly over 12-16 weeks starting mid-March or sooner. 

• Estimated 20-25 days between 17th March and 27th April (leading up to ROPA 24th-27th April), with the remaining days used after then.

Application Process and What to Expect:

• Email us with a link to your CV and *something that demonstrates your skills (see below).

• We’ll be shortlisting candidates on a rolling basis so please apply early if possible. 

• Applications close at 9am on Thursday 6th March.

• Suitable candidates will be invited to a short initial interview on Thursday 13th and Friday 14th. 

• Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a longer online interview with details of that to follow. 

You Might Thrive in This Role If:

• Our organisation’s purpose speaks to you, motivates you, and gives you hope.

• You’re a real people person who embraces the challenges of working in the charity, voluntary and youth sectors. 

• You have an open, learning mindset and always look for ways to develop.

• You want to join an organisation that will challenge you, help you grow, and give you the chance to build something meaningful.

• You can adapt to our changing landscape as we are in early stages of growth.

If You're Thinking of Applying:

We encourage everyone who is interested to apply. Take the leap! You might be the perfect person - even if you don’t match 100% of the job description.

If you can't apply for whatever reason at this time but are still interested, please send us an email and we’ll add you to our database for future opportunities. 

We are committed to communicating and making hiring decisions as quickly as possible, respecting our candidates’ time and effort. Our goal is to move successful candidates forward within two weeks of applying.

*As well as your CV we would love to see something that demonstrates your skills. 

• This should exemplify why you’re the right person for the job and we invite you to be as creative as you like with your answer to this. You could talk about you, an approach you’d take to the job, hone in on one of our challenges and what you’d bring to it... or something else. Just as long as it exemplifies in some way, why you’re the right person for this role. 
• This could take whatever form you like. It could be a slide deck (3 slides max), mural page, graphic illustration, word document, video, voice note, a cover letter or something else. The only restriction is to please keep all copy and visual content to one side of A4 and all audio or video to 3 minutes or less.

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.

You’ll be at home recruiting and interviewing new volunteers, pulling teams together, planning and strategising.  You've great people skills and a talent for bringing out the best in people, spotting their strengths, building up their confidence.  You’ll be supported by our Salesforce Manager and Content & Communications Lead and will work alongside colleagues heading up our services.  

We’re at the start of a new 5-year journey to create space for people who stammer – so we’re building our team.  This is a new role at STAMMA, so there is space to shape, create and shape volunteering at the start of our new strategy.  Now couldn’t be a better time to join.

We're embarking on a new strategy, fuelled by the National Lottery, which includes significantly expanding our volunteer operations which will be headed up with this new post.  We've already a team of over 30 brilliant volunteers.  Our services are central to what we do - so you'll be at the very heart of it all. Recruiting and supporting volunteers across the helpline, training and advocacy services, including supporting our amazing group leaders around the country. 

Essential Skills & Experience

-At least 3 years’ experience of volunteer management

-Understanding of the laws and regulations around volunteering.

-Experience of recruitment, managing volunteering shifts, supervision and monitoring.

-Thorough understanding of safeguarding practices and issues.

-Experience of presenting to groups of people and facilitating discussion and initiatives and coaching individuals.

-Strong writing and presentation skills.

-Experience of working within voluntary sector.

Desirable

-Experience of organising volunteer events.

-Experience of working with local volunteer groups or networks.

-Experience of using a CRM or volunteering management system.

-It would be great if you stammer, but not essential.

Soft Skills

-Leadership

-Empathetic

-Able to manage and prioritise a varied workload within deadline.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Recruit and induct new volunteers to support our services, working with the Services Director and the Training & Outreach Lead.  Work with the service managers to review training and update training modules.

-Ensure there is appropriate training, support, supervision and acknowledgement for all volunteers and ensure recruitment and processes comply with the charity’s values & EDI requirements

-Research and write volunteer policies and procedures, including risk assessments.

-Support and recruit volunteer community leaders; work with them to aim for consistent quality across the groups experience and develop an online training programme for leaders, and longer term, put a funding case together to support a training weekend for community leaders.

-Keep records on which community groups are active and identify areas of need and feedback mechanisms.

-Work with Content & Communications Lead to produce regular mailings for volunteers and recruitment drives and promote volunteering through recruitment and publicity strategies and campaigns.

-Keep up to date with legislation and policy related to volunteering and make any necessary modifications to accommodate changes.

-Maintain the database of volunteers + ensure all volunteers are registered members.

-Manage budgets and resources, including the reimbursement of volunteer expenses.

If you think you fit the bill and can tick most of the boxes needed under the Job Spec, then do apply.  Please send Jacqueline Fitzsimmons:

1. A CV.

2. A cover letter of no more than 2 pages to explain why you want this job and how you fit the Job Spec, with particular attention to skills and experience. 

If you want to chat through the post first, email Jane Powell

One to one Zoom interviews will be held in the first instance with the CEO. Candidates will then be shortlisted for a panel interview via Zoom. 

1st panel interview Online, 18th March

2nd panel interview London, in person, 24th March

Senior Media - Marketing And Communications Manager

UKIM is one of the premier faith based civil society organisations working in the UK to serve the needs of the Muslim community in the UK. UKIM is going through a major organisational reform to re-establish itself as an effective civil society organisation and fulfil its mission. The reform includes major changes at governance and executive level and relocating its Head Office from London to Oldham.

The job holder is expected to provide inclusive and visionary leadership that inspires, engages and motivates employees, supporters and partners. To deliver UKIM’s vision and mission and to develop the organisation’s leading position within UK’s civil society community.

 Applicants should be sympathetic to Islamic principles and values and have a solid understanding & experience of Muslim communities in the UK.

Brief about the role

 UKIM is looking for an experienced individual with demonstrated relevant experience of media engagement, marketing (including digital), communications with internal and external stakeholders, along with suitable relevant qualifications, diverse skills and sector knowledge.

 The Senior Manager – Media, Marketing and Communications will be overall responsible for the various functions/ scope of the Media, Marketing and Communications Department, including administrative matters, human resources aspects, budget preparation, monitoring & reporting, along with providing strategic leadership to the team, setting objectives for the team members, monthly 1-2-1 performance reviews, develop teams, develop fundraising campaigns/ coordinate fundraising activities/ appeals, prepare work plans against organisational strategic objectives and prepare quarterly reports for the Trustees.

Main Responsibilities:

• To support the Executive Director to strategise and lead on related organisational development activities and projects, for the whole UKIM.
• Admin Aspects: To be responsible for admin aspects in relation to the departmental work.
• Leadership & Supervision: To provide leadership to the dynamic team and keep an oversight on the performance of the team members on regular basis, provide guidance and supervision as required, to organise monthly 1-2-1s with the team to provide support in achieving their objectives.
• Strategy: To develop and implement an effective and coherent Media, Marketing & Communication Strategy along with work plans, defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor departmental performance for supporting the work of the charity among the general public, potential strategic partners and donors and provide clear goals around communication and brand awareness. Implement a social media strategy that is integrated with wider team projects and ensure consistent messaging is shared across all platforms.
• Coordination: Oversee UKIM’s media, marketing and communications activity across all departments. Coordinate media, marketing and communications, marketing and fundraising activities on all platforms; including website, social media and internal/ external newsletters, for all departments of UKIM.
• Marketing: Marketing all departments of UKIM to different audiences to raise the profile of the Charity in support of its strategic aims.
• Partnerships: To identify strategic media & marketing partners and engage with the relevant stakeholders to enhance the UKIM’s profile within the sector.
• Campaigns (Digital): To develop various media & marketing campaigns by engaging all relevant platforms (social media, print, electronic and others) for enhancing UKIM’s virtual presence, community outreach and public engagement, for UKIM’s brand recognition, brand promotion within the third-sector including businesses etc.
• Branding: Act as a brand champion: developing core messaging guidelines to include organisational style guide, tone of voice, etc. and advising others to ensure that all content and messaging is on brand.
• Publications: Provide oversight of publications and materials, ensuring brand guidelines are followed. Work with the team to produce engaging content for internal and external blog posts, videos, podcast, newsletters and other forms of media to be shared across all platforms. Provide in-house design for publications and promotional materials as required.
• Budgets: To prepare departmental budget, monitor progress of income targets and expenses incurred. Prepare quarterly reports for the Executive Director and Trustees and present the progress to Public Affairs Committee by sharing dashboards with relevant KPIs, income streams and expenses incurred.
• Working as part of team: To work with other Heads and Managers to ensure effective delivery of all media, marketing and fundraising campaigns and activities.
• Communication: To effectively communicate with other departments to coordinate and streamline all media, marketing and fundraising activities.
• Management: Manage a dynamic team to ensure UKIM’s International, UK and other programmes/projects maximise in their fundraising income.
• Horizon Scanning: To undertake horizon scanning, to continually review the sector trends, identify new opportunities/ ideas, approaches, active engagement of youth, women and others in UKIM’s activities.
• Regulatory Compliance: To comply with the regulatory bodies guidelines including FRSB, ICO (including GDPR), Charity Commissions etc.
• Reporting: To be able to produce Brief Reports regarding departmental activities and plans.
• Complaint Handling: To handle and respond to any complaints received in a timely manner.
• Press Releases: To prepare timely press release(s) by responding to any news/ activity related to UKIM’s work, getting it approved and uploading on UKIM’s website.
• Recruitment: To undertake recruitment (as required) for casual workers engaged during campaigns/ appeals.
• Website: To ensure that all fundraising campaigns/ events information is always up to date on  UKIM’s website and is aligned with the CRM system and with the Finance systems. Work with the UKIM team to develop and maintain website content.

Person Specification:

• Education at a minimum of Graduation, Masters in preferable in relevant field/ discipline.
• Experience of raising a charity’s profile through developing and delivering creative, engaging social media and digital communications.
• Experience of working in a creative communications role, marketing and/ or media.
• Experience of brand development and communications strategy design and implementation. 
• Experience of managing a WordPress website CMS, including Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), site navigation, Gutenberg page structuring.
• Experience in copywriting, editing, and proofreading.
• Experience of videography, photography and editing.
• Experience of developing podcasts, case studies.
• Excellent writing skills and ability to consistently create content that is clear and engaging.
• High level of digital competence and creativity to support strategic goals.
• Demonstrable competence in Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign.
• Proven media, marketing and communications experience.
• Experience in managing budgets.
• Experience in developing team strategies and plans.
• People management experience.
• Knowledge of varied funding sources and structures and BME and faith-based communities. 
• Extensive knowledge of a wide range of fundraising, media engagement, marketing and effective communications techniques.
• Understanding of the Charity Act and other legislation affecting fundraising ventures.
• Inter-personal communication skills.

Make a Difference – Join Our Team
 
Help transform lives in the UK and abroad. If you are a talented and motivated professional who shares a strong commitment to UKIM’s values and mission, we would love to hear from you. 

Important Information:
 

• We can only accept applications from candidates who are already eligible to work in the UK.
• We are unable to progress applications that require sponsorship.
• Applicants must be sympathetic to the values of UKIM.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• UKIM is an equal opportunities employer.

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications from suitable candidates and we only contact applicants who have been shortlisted.

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Manager, Senior Fundraising Executive, Senior Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Officer, Head of Fundraising, Charity, Fundraising Director, Marketing Manager, Marketing Operations Manager, Communications Manager, Charity, Charities, Not for Profit, etc.

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SOS Children’s Villages UK is part of a global federation, which exists to ensure that each child and young person grows up with the healthy relationships they need to become their strongest selves. We are the world’s largest non-governmental organisation focused on supporting children and young people who don’t have, or who are at risk of losing, parental care.

We are now looking for a UK-based Senior Supporter Experience Officer for:

• Campaign & Content Management – Oversee retention campaigns, supporter materials, and content planning, ensuring effective engagement.
• Donor Journey Development – Plan and implement multi-channel donor journeys to enhance supporter experience and retention.
• Data & Insights – Use analysis and segmentation to improve donor engagement and campaign effectiveness.
• Supplier & Stakeholder Coordination – Work with internal teams, external agencies, and suppliers to deliver high-quality supporter communications.
• Compliance & Best Practice – Ensure all donor journeys and campaigns meet GDPR, fundraising regulations, and industry best practices.
• If you are a detail-oriented and self-motivated person, with excellent communication and multi-tasking skills, looking for an essential role within a friendly, flexible, and supportive team, then this could be for you!

To Apply

Please read the full Candidate Pack attached which contains the entire job description and person specification and submit a copy of your CV and a covering letter.

The deadline for applications is Monday 24th February, 9.00 am UK time. We reserve the right to close the application process early if a successful candidate is found.

Please note: The post-holder must be UK-based. We are unable to provide employment sponsorship if required and unfortunately cannot progress applications without the required right to live and work in the UK on a permanent contract.