Individual Giving Jobs
Dancers’ Career Development (DCD) is dedicated to empowering dancers from all genres and backgrounds, supporting them through their professional and personal transitions. By removing barriers to career progression and fostering lifelong learning opportunities, DCD ensures career sustainability for dancers. The charity collaborates with prestigious national Partner Dance Companies and independent dancers, offering workshops and programs in dance schools and conservatoires. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024, DCD aims to build on this milestone by enhancing its profile, forming strategic partnerships, and increasing its social impact in 2025. The organisation seeks a motivated, results-oriented individual with excellent interpersonal skills to join their ambitious team and contribute to making a positive difference in dancers' lives.
Join DCD as the Head of Individual Giving and make a transformative impact on dancers' lives and wellbeing. We are seeking a highly motivated, results-oriented self-starter who thrives both independently and within a small, ambitious team. If you are passionate about the performing arts and deeply connect with DCD's values, this role offers a unique opportunity to make life-changing differences. As the Head of Individual Giving, you will play a pivotal role in increasing individual philanthropic income, cultivating new relationships, and stewarding existing donors to support DCD's mission.
The role is being offered on a permanent part-time basis, we are also open to hearing from freelance fundraisers. Some flexibility will be required, with regards to hours, in order to meet with existing and potential donors and attend events. DCD is a remote working organisation, so the post-holder will need to be able to work comfortably from home.
Key Responsibilities:
- Grow DCD’s existing donor portfolio.
- Cultivate new relationships and steward existing donors, working closely with DCD Trustees.
- Implement and develop our individual giving strategy to support activities and core costs.
- Achieve/exceed our target to double individual philanthropic income by 2027.
- Maintain and extend excellent relationships with a broad spectrum of external stakeholders.
- Contribute to the development of DCD’s business model, clearly articulating the impact and importance of our work to supporters.
- Lead on prospect research, introducing new potential donors to DCD.
- Manage our donor portfolio, developing personalized giving journeys.
- Lead tailored fundraising campaigns to raise DCD's profile and diversify our donor portfolio.
- Manage and develop the '73 Circle, a patron scheme for donors.
- Deliver intimate stewardship events to deepen relationships with current donors.
- Engage with DCD’s international alumni network to establish regular giving and living legacy prospects.
- Ensure compliance with fundraising regulations and maintain accurate records.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: DCD is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members feel valued and respected. DCD operates a Positive Action policy (Equality Act 2010) to better represent the dance communities we support and to reflect our wider society. DCD is an inclusive charity that believes diversity leads to better decision making. We positively encourage and welcome applications by people who identify as from the Global Majority and/or people who identify as D/deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent. Those who do and meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.
Independent Age is the national charity focused on improving the lives of people facing financial hardship in later life. We believe no one should face financial hardship in later life.
Our Helpline and expert advisers offer free, practical support to older people without enough money to live on. Through our grants programme, we support hundreds of local organisations working with older people across the UK.
We use the knowledge and insight gained from our support services and partnerships to highlight the issues experienced by older people in poverty and campaign for change.
We would love to find individuals from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey..
Responsibilities and Person Specification:
The Individual Giving Manager is responsible for growing our supporter base through acquisition and initiating and building supporter marketing campaigns, inspiring supporters to help Independent Age improve the lives of older people facing financial hardship.
The Individual Giving Manager will develop acquisition strategies and deliver campaigns across digital and offline channels and demonstrate a supporter-led and evidence approach based on insight and data. You will have digital expertise and show how you work within a test and learn environment. You will create and test new propositions and products for year-round fundraising and develop compelling communications for supporters so that they receive the highest possible standard of stewardship to maximise their value, increase loyalty and mitigate attrition.
The Individual Giving Manager will have significant experience in managing the planning, budget, set-up, delivery and reporting and analysis of integrated multi-channel campaigns that meet and exceed campaign KPI’s. You will manage the content and creative production, ensuring campaign assets are fully aligned with our Brand guidelines.
You will bring an ability to work both proactively and reactively. You must have a passion for, and affinity with, the charity’s cause.
For full details on the role and requirements, please review the job description and person specification. If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.
This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days or a 9-day fortnight.
What it’s like to work at Independent Age:
We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.
We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer several enhanced leave provisions and benefits.
We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard for all (those contracted to work in the office usually attend 1 day per week). But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working.
You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age here.
Application Process:
To apply, please visit our website to submit a CV and a Supporting Statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format).
To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, please do not include your name, photo, or information to indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement. Please do not omit dates of employment. Please ensure the title of any uploads does not contain your name.
Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. A Basic DBS Certificate will be required for this role.
Closing Date: Sunday 9 February at 11:59pm
Interview Dates:
- Initial interviews will be held on Wednesday 19 February, in person at Independent Age, 18 Avonmore Road, W14 8RR
- Second interviews will be held online on Tuesday 25 February, via Microsoft Teams
Independent Age is the national charity focused on improving the lives of people facing financial hardship in later life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an experienced, creative, dynamic Individual Giving expert looking for your next challenge? Do you have a passion for the environment and people? If the answer is yes, we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking for an all-rounder experienced in acquisition and retention with both online and offline channels. You’ll have autonomy and freedom to plan and execute all Individual Giving communications, managing our £1m+ portfolio.
Reporting to the Head of Individual Giving, this busy, hands-on role requires excellent project management of all elements of our Individual Giving programme, including integrated fundraising campaigns right through from creative development to results analysis.
Effective agriculture has the power to change lives. It underpins prosperity, food security and stability the world over. Farm Africa champions a holistic approach that boosts yields, protects the environment and connects smallholder farmers to thriving markets. If you are excited by the work Farm Africa does, have solid Individual Giving experience, ambition and lots of ideas we’d love you to get in touch.
If you are interested in this role and would like more details, or to apply please visit the jobs page of our website for more information.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for an experienced, proactive and creative fundraiser to develop and manage individual giving at our national charity. As the sole individual giving fundraiser at the charity, this is a multi-faceted, strategic thinking role with room for growth. Your role will involve a variety of duties, including annual planning for individual giving activities to grow and develop our supporter base; budget management; development of stewardship including a supporter journey to grow connections to the charity; and line management responsibility for the Fundraising Administrator.
Individual giving is an area of growth for the charity and we are looking to build on what has already been achieved in this area. Working in our fundraising team, you will contribute to the wider aims of the team and organisation, developing and delivering individual giving and stewardship for supporters to develop and grow this income stream further.
You will continue development on a creative and comprehensive individual giving programme focusing on in memory, lottery, direct marketing and appeals, regular and payroll giving, gifts in wills and membership schemes.
This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to bring their knowledge, skills and experience in the charity sector to our organisation. You will represent and promote the work, vision and purpose of the Huntington's Disease Association.
This is an essential role in a small, national organisation supporting people affected by Huntington's disease.
Learn more about the role in the job pack included.
We are committed to equal opportunities in our recruitment process and in order to find out how well we are doing, we collect monitoring data. This will not form part of the selection process in any way and will be used for monitoring purposes only. The completion of this form is voluntary.
The Huntington's Disease Association is looking for someone with the ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of adults at risk, children and young people. We follow safer recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the people we work with. We require the successful candidate to provide two employment references and undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for enhance disclosure before joining the charity.
Full details of how we securely handle the data you provide to us as part of the recruitment process can be found in our privacy notice for job applicants on our website.
Click on 'apply' to begin your application. To ensure your consideration, please upload both a CV and cover letter. Your cover letter should include why you are applying for the role and how you meet the requirements of the person specification. The job description and person specification can be found within the job vacancy pack.
Applications submitted without a CV and cover letter will not be considered.
We’d prefer the successful candidate to work a minimum of two days a week in our Liverpool office, but we’re open to flexibility based on individual circumstances and preferences
Closing date for applications is Monday 10 February 2025, 9 am.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 20 February 2025.
Benefits:
* 25 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro rata for part-time staff)
* A pension scheme with 3% employer contribution
* Medicash scheme
* Tax-free working from home allowance
* Flexible working approach
* Supportive and positive working environment
* Fantastic learning and development opportunities
We improve care and support services for people with Huntington’s disease, educate families and professionals, and champion people’s rights.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We’re looking for a highly organised and proactive individual with a proven track record of developing supporter acquisition campaigns across multiple channels such as paid search and social, email, telemarketing and offline channels.
Working for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity offers you a challenging and rewarding career, as well as the chance to change the lives of those living with cancer.
The Individual Giving Senior Executive - Supporter Acquisition will be instrumental in the success of the Individual Giving team during ambitious growth plans, aimed at increasing income by over 60% in the next 5 years. You will be responsible for the delivery of core elements of the Supporter Acquisition programme, developing engaging communications / products and activity across multiple channels, such as paid search and social, email, telemarketing and offline channels. You will lead and deliver projects for the recruitment of new supporters to identify new audiences, optimise response, grow the supporter base and contribute to the lifetime value of supporters.
Please see full details in the job description.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are a multi-award winning, creative and innovative organisation, with an ambition to make our mark in the mass marketing arena. We’re looking for an experienced direct marketer who is proactive, passionate and creative in their approach and who believes in creating a personal and rewarding experience for the UK public to make a difference to the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children.
The Senior Individual Giving Manager is responsible for the delivery of three key Individual Giving areas: Individual Giving Retention, Challenge Event & Community Fundraising and Supporter Care. They will oversee critical campaigns and a stewardship retention programme via a range of direct marketing channels, in order to drive income and achieve our strategic objectives. They will also work closely with the Head of Acquisition & Individual Giving to shape our Individual Giving strategy, and will be responsible for the ongoing monitoring, continuous improvement and success of campaigns that provide low risk, unrestricted income - crucial to our future growth as an organisation.
If you share our values and believe that children’s lives should not be torn apart by war, we want to hear from you.
Your role
You will have a significant impact on our fundraising activity and be at the forefront of shaping our interactions with the general public, by helping to create and then leading on the implementation of our Individual Giving Strategy, leading on the implementation of our Challenge Event & Community Fundraising programme, and overseeing our Supporter Care function. You will provide line management to the Individual Giving Manager, Challenge Event & Community Fundraising Manager and Supporter Care & Individual Giving Assistant, ensuring excellent levels of stewardship are delivered to our donors and supporters at every interaction.
You will be experienced in direct marketing – creating compelling propositions and content, able to plan and carry out sophisticated stewardship journeys, whilst ensuring there are robust systems and processes in place to execute superb supporter care.
You will work closely with the Acquisition team to ensure activities are optimised and integrated at all times. You will have a strong campaign management approach (from planning to evaluation) and be responsible for the ongoing monitoring, continuous improvement and success of each campaign your team delivers – using data and insights to shape future planning and the growth of the Individual Giving programme.
Your responsibilities:
- To provide first-rate line management to your line reports in the Individual Giving team. You will model excellence in management that will result in your team thriving in their roles and developed to achieve their best, with high standards of performance and behaviour, whilst maintaining high levels of wellbeing. As a senior member of the Supporter Engagement team, you will model these high standards of performance and behaviour to support the Head of Acquisition & Individual Giving and Supporter Engagement Director.
- To oversee the delivery of War Child’s Individual Giving supporter retention programme, including cash and emergency appeals, warm telemarketing (upgrade, reactivation and C2C), welcome journeys and a series of engagement communications across the year, providing feedback on copy and creative, as well as providing sign-off on data selections and briefs for Individual Giving. Our multi-channel approach requires a good knowledge of telemarketing, email, SMS and direct mail, as well as KPI monitoring, analysis and learning for the continuous improvement and success of the programme. You may also be required to carry out some Regular Giving acquisition activity as needed.
- To lead, alongside the interim Senior Acquisition Manager, on cross-organisational Data project, with the objective of maximising on currently underutilised data opportunities from across the organisation, ensuring that all roads ultimately lead to regular giving.
- To work closely with the Head of Acquisition & Individual Giving, and the Acquisition team, to ensure all campaigns and supporter journeys are well planned, joined up, and motivate potential and existing supporters with a personalised and rewarding experience. This includes the planning and overseeing the delivery of strategic supporter journeys, and creating new processes to ensure maximum effectiveness and efficiency across the programme.
- To oversee our Supporter Care function, including leading on all call handling and complaints process training, overseeing our refunds process and people in vulnerable circumstances policy, and ensuring all SLAs are met. You will also be required to manage some elements of our Legacy fundraising programme (including admin, stewardship and acquisition activity) as needed.
- To oversee our Challenge & Community Fundraising function, including the planning and delivery of core events, the acquisition of new fundraisers and the stewardship of existing fundraisers. You will provide feedback on copy and creatives and ensure all SLAs are met. You will also work closely with your line report, the Challenge & Community Fundraising Manager, to maximise the income potential of supporters through exploring new opportunities and ensuring excellent levels of supporter care and thorough results reporting.
- Deliver on annual income targets for each function you oversee, monitoring income and expenditure for each campaign and providing regular progress reports and updates on performance to the Head of Acquisition & Individual Giving and the Leadership Group as required. This includes reporting on Supporter Care SLAs and processes.
- Draw on fundraising knowledge and expertise to support the Head of Acquisition & Individual Giving on the development and implementation of the department strategy, including making key recommendations on targets, opportunities for growth, scale back, and spend needed, while considering the external environment / trends across the sector, audience insight and campaign learnings – helping to influence strategic decisions on future investment. budgeting and planning.
- Support the Head of Acquisition & Individual Giving on our budgeting and planning, by leading on the monthly Management Accounts process for your areas and supporting the Head of Acquisition & Individual Giving on reforecasts.
- To utilise your direct marketing expertise to maximise the potential income across every campaign you are responsible for, and to be a practitioner, modelling high standards of hands-on direct marketing and individual giving knowledge to your team.
- To ensure excellent stakeholder and agency management so that War Child is in a strong position to motivate sector specialists to engage with our brand and form long-term relationships.
- To take responsibility for updating the out of hours emergency rota for your team.
- To maintain an up to date knowledge of current activities at War Child and be an advocate of the War Child brand.
- Work closely with the Fundraising Compliance Manager and other key team members to ensure that all marketing activity is in line with compliance regulations set by the IOF, DMA, ICO, Fundraising Regulator and GDPR legislation.
- Contribute to creating a culture committed to the safeguarding of children and adults and compliant to WCUK’s Child Safeguarding and Adults at Risk Policies.
These duties provide a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required consistent with the grade of the post.
You are:
- An experienced senior fundraiser, with demonstrable knowledge of mass market channels and direct marketing principles, ideally gained within an international development or humanitarian NGO setting so you can present War Child’s work with authority.
- An experienced people manager, with a strong understanding of the principles of motivational people management and individual development, and be able to apply this confidently.
- Experienced in turning individual giving strategies covering multiple channels, products and audiences into detailed plans and activities.
- Analytically and numerically strong, and highly confident in using Excel. Able to take an evidence-led approach to enhancing performance, by analysing data patterns and trends (including the attrition of donors), and using a range of KPIs to monitor and predict performance.
- Experienced at working in a target-led environment with a proven track record of successful fundraising results, delivering against targets and income growth.
- Someone with a good working knowledge of best-practice Supporter Care and Challenge & Community principles and stewardship, and a passion for delivering excellent service to donors and supporters.
- Highly experienced at using a relational database to support and report on fundraising activity, using insight and analysis to identify opportunities and make strategic decisions.
- Experienced in critically evaluating activities to achieve strategic priorities and maximise their effectiveness.
- An excellent copywriter who is passionate and experienced at crafting compelling direct marketing copy for Individual Giving donors.
- Someone with a good understanding of the principles of fundraising regulation and GDPR, and its implications for fundraising policy and practice.
- An excellent communicator and relationship manager with strong networking skills at senior levels, internally and externally.
- An excellent multitasker who can prioritise a demanding and varied workload efficiently
- Highly self-organised, process driven, proactive and have an excellent eye for detail.
- Willing to work outside of normal working hours where needed, in response to emergencies.
All candidates for roles based in London are required to have the right to work in the UK.
We are driven by a single goal – ensuring a safe future for every child affected by war.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the position
This role is crucial in supporting the delivery of HSI/UKs Individual Giving programme. You will be making an impact for animals by supporting projects across multiple communication channels to steward our wonderful supporters, ensuring they feel valued and helping to generate over £2million a year in sustainable income for Humane Society International/UK.
As part of the Individual Giving team, this role will largely support our direct mail appeal programme, regular giving programme and will be the first point of contact for supporter enquires – handling telephone calls, emails, social media and letters.
You will be responsible for ensuring supporters feel valued and appreciated through tailored communications to deliver an excellent supporter experience and will take a lead in coordinating our annual Thank-a-Thon – a direct way to say thank you to our supporters. You will also work closely with our suppliers in all aspects of the mailing process from creative concept through to delivery, as well as stewarding our amazing fundraisers who raise money for animals by taking part in marathons, bake sales and other events.
This is a hybrid role with 2 days a week in our London office near Old Street tube in buzzy Shoreditch.
Please note: Our recruitment policy is to offer a fixed one year contract to start, with a view to move to a permanent contract in year two based on performance.
About the Individual Giving Team:
Our ambitious team is responsible for the recruitment and retention of individual supporters to raise £600k in 2025 with big and exciting plans to grow this significantly within the next 3 years.
We are a small but mighty team covering a range of channels across direct mail, DRTV and digital with plans to start telephone fundraising in 2025 as well as creating and delivering supporter journeys.
Part of a wider fundraising team of 8 who work across legacy, major donors, corporate and trusts – we work closely with our colleagues internationally both in the EU and the United States.
What we’re looking for in our Individual Giving Specialist
- Experience of working within a team in a similar role (e.g. fundraising/marketing), ideally with some experience in individual giving fundraising
- Experience of assisting with the organisation of projects/activities or schedules
- Experience of being in a front line supporter services role – confident in dealing with general enquiries
- Experience of admin activities such as database admin, invoicing, collating information for reports.
- Good organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
- Able to manage a varied workload, with support from the manager and wider team
About us
Humane Society International/UK is part of Humane Society International, a global animal protection organisation striving for a better future for animals through advocacy, education, and hands-on programmes. In the UK we are an leading voice for animals, running effective campaigns on wildlife protection, the fur trade, and farmed animal welfare, backed by hundreds of thousands of supporters across the country. HSI/UK has big ambitions to grow income, provide excellence in supporter care and in doing so help animals around the world!
Will you join us and create a more humane world for animals?
Interested? Here’s how to apply:
Application closing date: 16th February 2025
Virtual interview date: 24th 25th February 2025
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.
If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you ready to make a real difference with your expertise in Individual Giving?
Working for this national health charity as the Individual Giving & Insights Manager, you'll play a pivotal role within their Fundraising team, bringing to life a new global brand to build meaningful connections and fund lifechanging initiatives. This is a chance to work on a forward-thinking, insights led programme, launch innovative membership offerings, and help grow their Legacies programme all while benefiting from a collaborative and flexible working environment.
Job title: Individual Giving & Insights Manager
Charity type: Health charity
Salary: £39,000 to £40,400
Location: Hybrid working; London Office minimum one day per week
As this Individual Giving & Insights Manager, you will:
- Lead the Individual Giving programme worth £1.2m per year, working alongside their Individual Giving Officer to drive fundraising success.
- Develop and launch a new Membership product, designed to attract and retain connected supporters.
- Grow the Legacies programme in partnership with the Legacy Officer, enhancing supporter engagement.
- Craft supporter journeys that build deeper relationships, increase engagement, and boost income.
- Use data driven insights to refine targeting, optimise campaigns, and steer the success of their initiatives.
- Implement Innovation and test new approaches, particularly in cost effective digital channels, to secure sustainable growth for their cause.
What Makes You the Ideal Candidate?
- Strong experience in planning and executing direct marketing campaigns for supporter acquisition and retention.
- Skill in developing strategic, data driven supporter journeys using digital and email platforms.
- Proficiency in collaborating with both internal and external partners, including marketing agencies, to deliver effective campaigns.
- Experience in budget management and campaign evaluation, utilising key performance indicators (KPIs) for continuous improvement.
- Knowledge of current data legislation, especially GDPR, ensuring our approach respects privacy and ethical standards.
If you are ready to take on your next Individual Giving opportunity and this sounds like the idea step then we want to hear from you. Apply within.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
‘’Without Yorkshire Air Ambulance, I honestly believe I wouldn’t be here today. The team were instrumental in getting me to hospital as fast as they did. I cannot thank each and every person enough for their help, you have my utmost respect and gratitude.’’ [Sam, East Yorkshire]
Established in October 2000, Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) is an independent charity providing a lifesaving rapid response emergency service to 5 million people across the whole of Yorkshire. The service is operational seven days a week, 365 days a year and provided emergency care to over 890 people across Yorkshire last year alone.
Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopters bring A&E to the scene of an incident, equipped with advanced medicines and surgical technology administered by a specialist Critical Care Team. The service is funded solely on the donations of individuals and organisations.
We are looking for an experienced Individual Giving Manager to take on a pivotal role in ensuring this vital service can continue to save lives, like Sam’s.
The Role
As Individual Giving Manager you will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to steward individual donors and supporters, cultivating meaningful relationships, and maximising their financial contributions. Duties will include:
- Maximising retention by designing and implementing an effective supporter journey, championing excellent stewardship of donors.
- Managing and monitoring the budget for Individual Giving, ensuring income targets are met, and costs are in line with the agreed budget.
- Acting as an ambassador for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance by undertaking public speaking engagements, when required.
- Utilising the charity CRM database to track donor interactions, segment audiences, and analyse fundraising performance to inform decision-making.
The Person
To be considered for this exciting, brand new, opportunity you should have significant fundraising experience in individual giving, in-memory fundraising or supporter experience. Demonstrable experience of managing a range of projects or campaigns will be advantageous, as will an understanding of budget setting.
With excellent written communication and copy-writing skills, you should have strong attention to detail, and the ability to produce high quality appeals. Well-developed interpersonal skills, particularly around negotiation, persuasion and motivational and collaborative attributes are key to achieving success in this role.
Why Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Not only is YAA hugely passionate about the incredible range of individuals and families whose life it changes every year, the charity also puts significant emphasis on staff welfare. YAA has a hugely reputable positive organisational culture and has a range of wellbeing initiatives that ensure all staff feel valued and respected, but also supported in their roles. The charity also has a focus on personal welfare and promotes a positive work life balance through its inherent flexible approach. Additional benefits include:
- 25 days paid holiday per annum plus statutory Bank Holidays
- Generous discretionary annual staff bonus scheme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life Assurance plus access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Work Life/Family Balance
- Commitment to training and personal development for all staff
- Eligibility to apply for a Blue Light Card, gaining discounts at 100’s of businesses
- Regular team-building and away days.
This role is full time and permanent (although flexible working patterns will be considered), and due to the nature of the role you will require a full UK driving licence with access to own car.
If you would like to be part of this high-profile, successful regional charity and think that your skills and experience fit the bill for this exciting role we would love to hear from you! To register your interest please apply here, or for more information contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons.
Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format, such as audio or video upload, please contact either Charlie or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this. Also, please let us know if you require any adaptations for your initial engagement with us.
Please also be aware that we use anonymous recruitment methods when submitting shortlists for all our roles and we only work with organisations that are happy to engage with us in this way.
Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.
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Role Overview:
The Talent Set is thrilled to be working with a fantastic charity as they search for an enthusiastic Individual Giving Officer to support them for a fabulous 6-month role.
In this role, you will support the charity’s mission by developing and delivering retention-focused campaigns to engage existing donors. You will work closely with the wider Mass Marketing Team to deliver effective strategies, ensuring donors feel valued and inspired to continue supporting our cause.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the creation and execution of multi-channel campaigns (e.g., email, direct mail, telemarketing) that strengthen donor relationships and improve retention rates.
- Collaborate with the team to develop innovative and personalised approaches to thank and update supporters on the impact of their contributions.
- Analyse campaign results, monitor key metrics (e.g., retention rates, ROI), and provide actionable insights to improve future campaigns.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders, external agencies, and suppliers to ensure campaigns are
- Handle donor enquiries and feedback, ensuring a positive experience and resolving issues effectively.
- Work with CRM systems to maintain accurate donor records and implement data segmentation to improve campaign targeting.
Person Specification:
- Proven experience in individual giving, retention, or fundraising roles, ideally within a charity or not-for-profit setting.
- Strong understanding of direct marketing principles, including campaign planning and delivery.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage donors through compelling messaging.
- Analytical mindset with experience in monitoring campaign performance and interpreting data to inform strategy.
- Proficiency in CRM or donor database systems and segmentation techniques.
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- A collaborative and proactive approach, with a passion for making a difference.
What’s On Offer:
- A flexible hybrid working pattern with just 1-day per-week in the charity’s Central London Office.
- A competitive day rate of £142.29 per-day + £17.71 daily holiday for the successful candidate.
- An exciting 5-month opportunity, working within a fantastic organisation.
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button.
Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
Salary: £40,000-£44,500
Contract: 9 months contract (maternity cover), with possibility to extend to 12 months
Location: London/ Hybrid – once per week in office (flexible)
Closing date: 28th January
Benefits: Excellent office location, healthcare cover, life assurance, employee assistance programme
We have an excellent opportunity for an Individual Giving Manager, working for Starlight Children’s Foundation. As part of this role, you will support the Head of Individual Fundraising and Business Insight to devise and implement Individual Giving fundraising activities and initiatives (on- and offline) in order to maximise on donor engagement, increase income and acquire longer term support in line with the fundraising strategy. You’ll have a particular interest in testing new acquisition activity, as Starlight are looking for growth in this area.
This is a brilliant and unique opportunity where you will be part of an organisation which is passionate about preserving childhood throughout serious illness, allowing you to make a true and meaningful impact.
To be successful as the Individual Giving Manager, you will need:
- Successful track record in IG fundraising through on and offline channels, with strong knowledge of IG and direct marketing fundraising mechanics, tools, and techniques.
- Strong understanding of working with data and insights – including targeting and selecting data for campaigns.
- Excellent communication skills with the proven ability to write copy for appeals or external facing communications.
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Heather on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected]
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting p958741eople to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.
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If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
Buxton Opera House is a beautiful Edwardian theatre and one of the country's finest examples of Frank Matcham theatre design. Under the leadership of Paul Kerryson, CEO, Buxton Opera House has become one of Britain's leading receiving theatres. Our programme comprises around 450 performances each year including dance, comedy, children's shows, drama, live music, pantomime and opera, with a thriving programme of work at the Pavilion Arts Centre which includes live music and a space for young artists to perform. The Opera House is also home to the renowned Buxton International Festival, now celebrating its 40th year, as well as a lively Fringe Theatre and Community and Education Programme.
This is an exciting role for someone looking to take the next step in their career and would suit an individual who is looking to step up into a more senior role within an organisation where there is scope for development into a Head of Development role. The post holder will work closely with the CEO, and major internal and external stakeholders. This is a senior management position and requires someone who can work independently while adopting a collaborative approach to ensure that the organisation can maximise opportunities, maintain consistent messaging and meet income targets.
The Head of Individual Giving will play a key role in managing and growing the theatre’s individual giving income, membership schemes and events, and will support corporate income. In addition, the postholder will be responsible for managing and expanding our individual giving tiered membership scheme as well as cultivation events that encourage giving, growing and stewarding a major donor income stream. Demonstrable fundraising experience and the ability to deliver a high standard of customer service to both colleagues and external stakeholders both online and face-to-face is essential.
We want to employ passionate, hard-working and dedicated individuals who are committed to the future of Buxton Opera House; if this is you, do consider applying to work with us even if you don’t meet all the criteria in job specification – we want to hear from you.
Ideally you will start as soon as possible, but we accept that notice may need to be worked. You can find out more about the role and working at Buxton Opera House by visiting our website.
Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Thursday 6 February 2025
Interview date: Wednesday 12 February 2025
We are strongly committed to diversity. We strive to recruit, retain and advance people of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from individuals who are underrepresented in the cultural sector.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Prospectus is excited to be working exclusively with our client to recruit an individual giving manager to join their team. The organisation is part of a global charity that uses hospital ships to deliver free healthcare to people in some of the poorest countries in the world. Their volunteers work with host nations to improve healthcare systems by training local medical staff and renovating facilities to leave a lasting legacy. Since 1978, They have visited 56 countries, providing services worth more than £1.2 billion.
This role is offered on a permanent basis paying a salary between £36,000 to £40,000 per annum with flexible working arrangements at their Stevenage office.
The Individual Giving Manager, as part of the Supporter Development Team (SDT) will be responsible for ensuring all our client’s current supporters are engaged, stewarded, retained, uplifted and encouraged to set-up regular gifts using a multi-channel approach. The post holder will develop and implement an individual giving and legacy programme that delivers both a growth in income, and an increase in donor engagement. They will oversee the entire Individual Campaign programme.
They are looking for someone with demonstrable experience of working in a similar direct marketing environment, managing multiple priorities and projects. They are looking for a candidate with thorough knowledge of a broad spectrum of supporter development fundraising strategies and techniques including legacy fundraising. The ideal candidate will be able to actively support, promote and encourage Mercy Ships’ mission and values.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Firas El Dib at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
We are recruiting for a Senior Individual Giving Executive to join our team in London; the scope on this job involves….
Job Title: Senior Individual Giving Executive
Location: Homeworking with a requirement to occasionally work at our Head Office (Vauxhall)
Salary: £33,188 per annum
Contract type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5
Refuge is recruiting for a Senior Individual Giving Executive to join the passionate and dynamic Public Fundraising Team. We’re looking for a candidate with experience in a range of individual giving marketing, that can bring their knowledge, skills and experience to Refuge, enabling enable us to achieve our ambition to change attitudes, and policies around domestic abuse, and raise funds to support our vital services.
The Senior Individual Giving Executive is responsible for delivering agreed digital and direct marketing fundraising campaigns to recruit, retain and engage supporters; including telemarketing, direct-to-donate ads and email. You will work closely with the Individual Giving Manager to support the delivery of key fundraising appeals throughout the year to generate one-off income and to grow our monthly giver file.
You will monitor and track results, KPIs, income and expenditure budgets to ensure we meet our targets. In addition, you will continually evaluate our activities, providing suggestions on new products and asks to test and areas for optimisation. By working collaboratively with the Digital, Engagement & Mobilisation team (DME) and specialist third parties you will help to deliver an integrated multi-channel programme of fundraising activity.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the team as we develop and innovate the programme going into the new financial year.
Closing date: 9.00am on 10 February 2025
Interview date: 17 February 2025
Benefits
Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.
Individual Giving Manager
Do you want to make life better for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse?
Galop, the UK’s LGBT+ anti-abuse charity, is seeking an Individual Giving Manager to join our Fundraising & Comms team.
Founded in 1982, Galop works directly with thousands of LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence every year. We specialise in supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime, and other forms of abuse including honour-based abuse, forced marriage, and so-called conversion therapies. We are a service run by LGBT+ people, for LGBT+ people, and the needs of our community are at the centre of what we do.
We run a National Abuse & Violence Helpline, which brings together our four national support helplines for LGBT+ victims and survivors of: domestic abuse; hate crime; rape and sexual abuse; and so-called “conversion therapy”.
We provide longer-term support to thousands of LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse through our advocacy and therapeutic services. We are person-centred, empowerment-based, and trauma-informed – meaning our focus is always on helping our clients decide what is best for them, and then supporting them through their journey.
We use what we learn through working on the frontlines with clients to work on national and local policy change, to improve outcomes for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence. We push for legislative change, improved statutory guidance for victims, and better understanding of the needs of LGBT+ people around the country.
About the Individual Giving Manager role
We began investing in Individual Giving in October 2023, with some key foundation building and early fundraising activity having taken place since then. This role aims to develop and secure a diverse range of funding streams in order to deliver our ambitious fundraising growth plans over the next 3 years.
In this role, you’ll work with our Head of Fundraising and Comms to grow our income from individuals, to ensure the long-term stability of the charity, helping us to deliver support to as many LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse as possible. This is an exciting opportunity to grow a programme with a compelling cause, and is ideal for a fundraiser looking to run a career-defining programme.
This is a pivotal moment in Galop’s journey. We have grown quickly over the last six years and you’ll help to shape the future of our work and reach more of our community. You’ll also be helping to amplify the voices of LGBT+ survivors of abuse.
Location: Galop’s offices are located in London. Hybrid working is available and we are open to majority remote working.
Hours: Full Time (35 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £40,720.38 - £43,872.48 (including Inner London Weighting of £4,129.42)
Closing Date
Applications should be submitted by 10am on 11th February 2025.
Interview will be held on Friday 21st February 2025.
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