Head of Acquisition

Role Title:  Head of Acquisition

Salary:  Band E- £53,328 to £54,880 

Location: London

Tenure:  Permanent 

ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty.    As part of the ActionAid Federation, we work with women and girls, our partners, and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.   

Are you a keen advocate of women and girls’ rights in emergencies? 

Do you have experience in strategic management of successful direct marketing programmes that includes a wide range of channels and activities? 

Would you Strive to achieve positive transformational change in all aspects of our Fundraising programme to support the Fundraising strategy? 

Then we'd love to hear from you! 

AAUK are seeking an agile, creative, and proactive team player to lead the Acquisitions team in the Funding Directorate.

The Acquisition Team in the Funding Department is a dynamic department with a wide ranging product portfolio and a multi-million pound budget envelope across Acquisition and Retention teams. We’re now looking for a strategic and forward thinking Head of Acquisition to take on the collective goal of maximising net income for our work with woman and girls.

The ideal candidate will be strategic and innovative, a good written & verbal communicator, and someone with a collaborative mindset & approach. Someone who  is motivated and has a proven track record in effectively motivating others. The right person will have the interpersonal skills to build strong relationships based on mutual respect and trust, and a strong commitment to anti racist storytelling. Working as part of a friendly and enthusiastic team, you will develop strategies to grow our income through delivery of multi-channel acquisition campaigns that engage supporters through positive experiences. 
Experience of driving effective direct marketing activity is essential, as is knowledge of fundraising compliance and best practise in line with evolving regulations.

This is a key strategic role in our funding team and you will have the opportunity to influence and transform the programme.
 

Additional Information: 

Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging: 

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging are key to our organisational culture.  We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees.  We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from underrepresented/marginalised communities. 

AAUK is a disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role. 

Referencing and Safeguarding: 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism finance checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures. 

ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK Staff and ActionAid UK Representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our Staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work. 

Working practices: 

ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.   

ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles.  The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles.  As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 12 days per year, plus additional time for induction, training, and “Company Connection days.”  Some roles may require in-office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office roles.   

Please note that ActionAid UK does not offer fully remote working options.  We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview. 

Recruitment Processes: 

Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible.   

If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions.