Individual Giving Jobs

Location: Home based with travel

Department/team: Community Fundraising, Events and Innovations

Contract: Permanent

Interview dates: Thursday 27th and Friday 29th February (virtual)

Annual leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)

Closing Date: 19/02/2025

Benefits:

• enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
  family-friendly policies
• 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or opportunity to continue NHS pension
• free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
• 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
• free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
• access to a wellbeing app
• flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
• learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
  commitment to employee health and wellbeing.
• We have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer

About us

Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia: a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime, either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.

Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible, for as long as possible.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Community Fundraising Team at Dementia UK, where you will help deliver our community strategy developing new opportunities and relationships with local groups and organisations.

As an experienced and dedicated Regional Fundraiser you will deliver excellent stewardship support, proactively managing and motivating volunteers to undertake fundraising and awareness activities, ensuring a sustainable, long-term revenue stream for Dementia UK.

Collaborating closely with both the Regional Fundraising team and the broader Community and Events team, you will champion our products engaging supports in challenge events, and campaigns across the region. Your expertise and insights will be instrumental in identifying new opportunities, nurturing supporter relationships and creating stewardship journeys aimed at increasing the average gift and lifetime support across London and Southeast.

To be successful in the role, you will have a background in community fundraising or experience of working in relationship management or new business in a similar setting. You will have understanding of community fundraising across both relationship management and new business development with proven success of building and sustaining stakeholder relationships. Additionally, previous experience in planning and delivering projects as well as with a history of delivering impactful presentations, will be beneficial.

Join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.

Our culture

In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.

Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute to and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.

Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.

Dementia UK is a Disability Confident Employer. If you’d like support to make an application, contact the recruitment team.

This role will be subject to a Basic DBS check.

By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.

*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs 

When you apply for a job at Dementia UK, we will collect certain information about you to process your application and assess your suitability for the role. Further details can be found in our privacy notice.

We are looking for a Finance and Supporter Care Officer to play a critical role in our team, by providing the necessary financial, administrative and operational support for the smooth running of the organisation. By delivering this essential support you will directly contribute to our goal of supporting more women with birth injuries in Ethiopia. 

The Finance and Supporter Care Officer will be responsible for maintaining the day-to-day financial record-keeping and systems for the charity, including donation processing and bank reconciliation. They will contribute to producing budgets and management accounts that are essential for the efficient running of the charity.

They will be the first point of contact for our supporters; delivering first class supporter care when answering the phone, emails and producing written correspondence, and keeping our CRM up to date with high quality data. This role is also critical in providing administrative and operational support for the organisation including organising meetings and travel.

You will be joining a small, passionate and highly motivated team who are committed to working together to realise the vision of the organisation. This is a role for someone who enjoys juggling a busy and varied workload. You will like working with finances and be methodical with a keen eye for detail. You will have a passion for organising and a flexible approach. And you will enjoy engaging with our supporters on the phone and email.

Alongside the necessary skills, experience and knowledge, to be successful in the role the postholder will have a genuine commitment to the work and vision of Hamlin Fistula UK.

The post reports to the CEO and is part time (22.5 hours a week) with a salary of £31,200 per annum pro rata for part-time staff (pro rata = £18,720). This role is office-based at our office space in the Sense Touchbase Pears building in Selly Oak, just next to Selly Oak train station. This is a modern and lively office building with a café and excellent public transport connections. If you are interested in the role and have queries about office-based requirement, please contact us to discuss.

Salary: £34,821
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Location: London/Hybrid – 2 days per week in office
Closing date: 12^th February
Benefits: 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), Flexible working arrangements, Enhanced pension scheme, Life assurance, Various wellbeing schemes

We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Legacy Executive (Acquisition) working for the brilliant Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. You will lead on the day-to-day delivery of legacy marketing campaigns supporting the charity’s ambitious transformational growth plans to drive voluntary net income. Working across multiple channels including print, DRTV, telephone and digital, you will lead on delivering acquisition campaigns on time, to budget and utilising data to meet KPIs.

This is an exciting time to join a high-performing and collaborative team as legacy fundraising is one of the key pillars of GOSH’s 10-year fundraising strategy.

To be successful as the Senior Legacy Executive (Acquisition), you will need:

• Proven experience in individual giving, campaign or project management, including budget management, reporting on and taking steps to address under-performance. 
• Strong knowledge of legacy marketing techniques, with confidence in data analysis to help inform supporter journey engagement strategies.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and campaign delivery management skills to drive effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders.

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Emma 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 people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector. 

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here. 

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner. 
 

Individual Giving Executive

Location: Remote
Salary: £26k - £30k
Hours: 35.00 hours
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

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. You could help us move forward by supporting our individual giving fundraising activities including managing our new London Marathon places for 2026-2029.

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. 

We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds and experience levels with an interest in fundraising for a better future, for animals and humans. 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. They’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. 

REF-219575

Work Location: London, SE1

Reports to: Head of Communications & Engagement

Contract: Employment Contract

Development Officer, UK 3 days p/w, in London

• £22,000 - 24,000 pro rata (salary based on experience)
• 1-year contract with high likelihood of renewal based on performance and availability of funding (with 3- month probation period)
• Hybrid position (at least 2 days per week in the London Bridge office)

Job Overview

Seenaryo is seeking a highly motivated individual with a passion for arts and education to join the team in the UK as Development Officer. The successful candidate will lead on philanthropic donor engagement and fundraising event management for the organisation. The role will be based in our London office, with regular contact via Zoom with our teams in Lebanon and Jordan. They will report to the Head of Communications and Engagement in the UK.

About Seenaryo

Seenaryo is a leading specialist in theatre and play-based learning with under-served communities in Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Syria. We use theatre and play to transform education and support people to learn, lead, heal and thrive in their classrooms and communities. Having reached over 160,000 children, youth and women since 2015, Seenaryo was winner of the Arts, Culture & Heritage prize at the 2023 UK Charity Awards, has received a 2023 Innovation Award from TheirWorld, and was one of Expo 2020 Dubai’s 120 Global Innovators. 

Responsibilities and Duties

DONOR ENGAGEMENT

• Managing and expanding philanthropic giving streams, by developing innovative initiatives that foster strong, lasting relationships with donors.
• Leading fundraising appeals, including Crowdfunders, direct debit and legacy campaigns.
• Growing Seenaryo’s network of philanthropic donors in the UK, proactively identifying potential supporters, as well as managing relationships with 200+ existing high net worth donors and a small number of family foundations.
• Managing Seenaryo’s public email mailbox and being the first point of contact for the organisation.
• Assisting with the production of case for support literature and other relevant fundraising materials.
• Developing and implementing a plan to grow monthly donors and increase their base level donations.
• Contributing to the development of a new fundraising strategy, including ideas for new events, initiatives and audiences in the UK.
• Overseeing donations at live events, tracking and accepting donations by card, cash and cheque.
• Developing a touch points strategy for our philanthropic donors.
• Working with the Head of Finance to track, acknowledge and report donations and provide relevant documentation

EVENT PLANNING

• Leading on fundraising events in the UK, particularly the annual Seenaryo Supper, handling everything from venue research, to overseeing contracts, coordinating volunteers, project managing on the night and guest list management.
• Supporting colleagues with UK theatre events and film screenings, liaising with partners on audience outreach, researching venues and securing speakers.
• Collaborating with the Lebanon and Jordan teams on live events, including fundraising events, conferences, theatre productions.

DATABASE MANAGEMENT

• Managing philanthropic donor records on the CRM.
• Tracking and acknowledging philanthropic donations.
• Managing Seenaryo’s newsletter mailing list.
• Quarterly Gift Aid submissions.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILTIES

As part of an ambitious and growing organisation with a shared mission, the role will also involve engaging with the UK team and wider organisation on other tasks not listed above, within reasonable expectation and in agreement with the Development Officer’s line manager. These tasks can also be developed as part of the role depending on the strengths of the candidate. For example:

• Creating social media content to support fundraising campaigns and UK events.
• Supporting the Head of Communications & Engagement to update and produce content for the website that contributes to donor engagement and fundraising.
• Building media relationships to promote UK events by preparing press releases and developing relationships with journalists.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

• A BA degree in a relevant field
• Strong written and spoken communication skills, with the ability to create compelling fundraising materials and confidence to speak persuasively with new people from diverse backgrounds
• Excellent organisational and planning skills
• A motivated self-starter who can use initiative and work independently
• An ability to work collaboratively within a small, multi-disciplinary team
• Experience using Microsoft Office and Google Suite (including Excel/Spreadsheets and Powerpoint/Slides), Google Drive and Zoom
• Right to work in the UK
• 1 year of experience within the charity, arts or education sectors (strongly preferred)

Desirable:

• Experience in fundraising, event or campaign planning
• Experience using a CRM/database for donor management
• Previous experience working in an international organisation or with teams across multiple countries
• Graphic design or video editing skills to support communications and fundraising
• Knowledge and understanding of the arts, education, and social impact sectors
• Knowledge and understanding of the political context in Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Syria and the wider Arab region
• Knowledge of Arabic

How to apply

To apply, please fill out the application form on our website by 5pm on Friday 28th February 2025. We will contact the shortlisted candidates for interviews after the closing date.

About This Role

Over the last seven years we have grown into a recognised leader in the fight for menstrual equity. This is underpinned by a strong and diverse fundraising programme at Bloody Good Period, along with a distinctive, stand-out brand which is frequently sought out for highprofile partnerships from partners across industries. We raise c£750K per annum, which delivers our impactful programme of work to meet immediate menstrual health needs via providing period products and menstrual education, and campaigning for long-term change so that we (ultimately) no longer have to do this work.

We are now recruiting a Fundraising Manager to cover parental leave for nine months. It’s an exciting time to join our team, as we build on strong foundations and develop our work in High Value fundraising in particular. This xed term contract will focus on delivering a new strategy for corporate and Major Donor fundraising, as well as line managing a new Fundraising Ocer to deliver our day-to-day fundraising portfolio.

We are an inclusive, feminist organisation, which champions remote and exible working, and puts self-care at the heart of what we do. We oer a specic leadership and development programme for BPOC members of the team to develop their careers within the social justice space, and a wellbeing fund to support every team member. We work hard and deliver, but we do not overwork. We enjoy our work and take pride in it.

We strongly encourage applications from Black and People of Colour, and from those who have lived experience of the issues on which we work, namely period poverty or menstrual inequity.

While the successful candidate will be selected purely on merit, in the event of a tie between two candidates with equal suitability, we may select a candidate with lived experience of the issues we are seeking to address through our work. 

We recognise that many potential candidates who bring the voice and lived experience that we need, may have had less opportunity to develop a track record in these roles. Bloody Good Period prioritises the development needs of everyone who works with us, including in this role. 

The Diocese of Truro is committed to resourcing and encouraging church communities in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and needs a highly skilled person to encourage a Diocesan-wide spirit of generosity.

We are looking to appoint a Generous Giving Adviser to implement our generous giving strategy in alignment with the National Giving Strategy. This aims to broaden the understanding of and engagement with stewardship across the diocese and help build a thriving and generous church.

The majority of the role will be about getting out and meeting with Parochial Church Councils (PCC's), treasurers, clergy and congregations to encourage and enable them to identify and then find the resources, both financial and non-financial, necessary to fulfil their mission. The role involves the continuing promotion and take up of the national Parish Giving Scheme and technology for giving.

You will have a passion for mission and stewardship, excellent communication skills, the ability to inspire and engage, and confidence in talking about faith and giving. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who loves working with people to make a real difference to the church communities that make up our diocese. This role will focus on working across West Cornwall to compliment colleagues serving the rest of the county.

This role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact in an interesting role as part of a unique organisation that prides itself on being a supportive employer. At the Diocese of Truro, we value work-life balance and employee wellbeing. We offer additional benefits such as flexible working, up to 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, a range of wellbeing activities and the Church of England Pension Scheme with 9-15% employer contributions. More information on our website at 'About us'.

Due to the nature of the role there is an occupational requirement for the role holder to be a practising Christian.

Please note that whilst some home working is permitted this role cannot be done remotely and we do not pay staff to commute from outside Cornwall.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, we would particularly welcome applications from those with a disability, or from a UK minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented in our staff.

Applications are made via the Pathways site. We do not accept CVs.

Closing date: 12 February 2025 at midnight.

Interviews: 25 February 2025 in Truro.

SAFEGUARDING - EVERYONE MATTERS - EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY

The Diocese of Truro strives to be trauma informed, and is committed to developing safer policies, cultures, and practices.

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Travel: Occasional travel to events including occasional weekend or evenings 

Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.

We are looking for a highly organised member of the Public Fundraising team to join us at an exciting time of growth.

About the role

You will be instrumental in helping us achieve our ambitious goals. As a first point of contact for many of our wonderful supporters, you will provide excellent supporter care, respond to queries and fulfil material orders. You will also work across Public Fundraising (community fundraising, events fundraising, individual giving and legacy marketing) to support the teams with daily administrative tasks, desktop research and insights, and support with events and fundraising campaigns.

About you

If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:

• Experience in a supporter or customer facing role.
• Computer literate including Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong numeracy skills with a keen eye for detail and quality.

*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.​

Are you an experienced finance professional? Do you know how to keep track of and manage reporting for multiple strands of incoming and outgoing funds, run charity accounting processes, create clear, meticulously checked budgets and support other people to use and properly input data to financial record keeping systems? Are you committed to ideals of inclusivity and supporting everyone in society to reach their potential? If so this may be the role for you!

We are recruiting to a new, National Lottery funded role of Finance Lead.  This role will play a key part in ensuring the smooth running of the financial processes of FarmAbility, ensuring that robust procedures, effective digital systems and collaborative teamworking are in use.

You will manage FarmAbility’s day-to-day finances providing financial information to the FarmAbility CEO and other FarmAbility staff on request.  You’ll assist the CEO and Treasurer on the Board of Trustees to provide up to date and accurate financial reporting to the quarterly board meetings.  You’ll support the accurate and timely monitoring and management of accounts payable, grant funds and individual giving donations, along with managing monthly credit control, gift aid reports and bank reconciliation.

This is a multi-faceted role, with opportunity to grow and develop. You’ll work with colleagues across the organisation. There is scope for taking on more advanced finance tasks in future, should you desire to develop in the role.

About This Role 

Over the last seven years we have grown into a recognised leader in the fight for menstrual equity. This is underpinned by a strong and diverse fundraising programme at Bloody Good Period, along with a distinctive, stand-out brand which is frequently sought out for high profile partnerships from partners across industries. We raise c£750K per annum, which delivers our impactful programme of work to meet immediate menstrual health needs via providing period products and menstrual education, and campaigning for long-term change so that we (ultimately) no longer have to do this work. 

We are searching for a new Fundraising Officer at Bloody Good Period to help us deliver an expanded programme of fundraising in 2025 and beyond. The Fundraising Officer will play a pivotal role in delivering public fundraising, as well as supporting the Fundraising Manager on corporate and major donor fundraising, maximising opportunities to grow BGP’s income. 

We are an inclusive, feminist organisation, which champions remote and flexible working, and puts self-care at the heart of what we do. We offer a specific leadership and development programme for BPOC members of the team to develop their careers within the social justice space, and a wellbeing fund to support every team member. We work hard and deliver, but we do not overwork. We enjoy our work and take pride in it. 

We strongly encourage applications from Black and People of Colour, and from those who have lived experience of the issues on which we work, namely period poverty or menstrual inequity. 

While the successful candidate will be selected purely on merit, in the event of a tie between two candidates with equal suitability, we may select a candidate with lived experience of the issues we are seeking to address through our work. 

We recognise that many potential candidates who bring the voice and lived experience that we need, may have had less opportunity to develop a track record in these roles. Bloody Good Period prioritises the development needs of everyone who works with us, including in this role.

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.

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

About you:

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

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

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

Action Around Bethlehem Children with Disability (‘ABCD’) is a small but well-established charity. We are passionate about improving the lives of children with disabilities across Palestine regardless of faith, race or gender.

We are recruiting for the brand new role of Fundraising and Communications Officer. This is an important and exciting point in ABCD’s development, when we seek to develop our profile and supporter base, particularly among younger people in the UK. Over recent years we have been gradually extending the scope of our work in the refugee camps in the West Bank. As we grow, and the demand for our services grows, so have our ambitions to raise much needed funds.

We are looking for a creative and ambitious UK-based person who can effectively convey the life-changing impact of our work, raise the profile of the charity and motivate our growing supporter base to both donate and raise funds for the disadvantaged. You yourself will have the opportunity to grow in the role, as the role itself evolves and the needs of the charity expand over time.

About The Murray Parish Trust

Children with a serious illness are three times more likely to struggle with their mental health. Their childhoods are overshadowed by coming to terms with diagnosis, hospital stays, treatment, feeling different from friends or managing how their illness affects daily life. Many of them struggle with severe anxiety and depression, experiencing isolation and trauma during their journey. These children are at much higher risk of long-term mental health difficulties that are more complex and difficult to treat, on top of living with often complex medical needs.

Actors Jim Murray and Sarah Parish’s first daughter, Ella-Jayne, was born with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome in 2009 and spent half her short life in paediatric intensive care, Southampton Children’s Hospital. Ella-Jayne died, at home, just eight months old. After they recovered from the immediate horror, Jim and Sarah felt an overwhelming drive to help other children and families and founded The Murray Parish Trust in 2014. They were awarded MBE’s in the King’s New Years Honours 2025 for services to seriously ill children and their families.

Our charity delivers projects that support the mental health of seriously ill children and their families. We improve access to specialist, imaginative and empowering support, at the earliest possible moment, to prevent long-term mental health difficulties. We do this by delivering a vast range of projects in children’s hospitals, hospices and other health or community settings across the UK. These include drama, dance, art, nature and music therapy; bereavement and mortuary suites, distraction equipment that reduces anxiety, sanctuary and quiet rooms; sibling support; counselling and therapy rooms; and psychological support for children/family members.

The role - Head of Public Fundraising and Operations

This is an exciting new chapter for The Murray Parish Trust. Our new Head of Public Fundraising and Operations will work closely with the Board of Trustees and our Head of Philanthropy and Projects to scale our impact and expand reach nationwide. They will play a pivotal role in leading operations and shaping the charity’s future, as well as leading on growing income from community, corporate, individual fundraising, which have been identified as strategic fundraising priorities.

We anticipate time will be split roughly equally between leading public fundraising and operational management. There is some freelance support with marketing, corporate and community fundraising, and volunteer coordination, plus trustee support with events; there is scope to expand the team as income grows. This role will support their work as well as personally deliver public fundraising activity, taking sole responsibility for individual giving and legacies.

This is a job of variety, innovation and opportunity. We are looking for an experienced fundraiser, perhaps an aspiring charity CEO, who is looking to develop skills and knowledge in charity management and strategy. This is a job for someone who is ambitious, collaborative, proactive and who has a genuine passion for championing the mental health of seriously ill children and their families.

Key responsibilities

Fundraising: Work alongside with the Head of Philanthropy and Projects to implement the fundraising strategy, including:

• Delivery of the specific fundraising activity delegated to this role to grow income year on year (individuals, community, corporate, legacies, events), supported by the work of freelancers.
• Strategic oversight of all public fundraising including monitoring, evaluating and reporting to the Board.
• Ensure excellence in donor stewardship that helps retain, grow and diversify support from existing donors.
• Maintain a proactive focus on donor acquisition, across the UK, prioritising areas where we have projects.
• Effectively utilise the CRM to proactively and accurately capture donor information and consents.
• Strong focus on return on investment to ensure efficiency in working nationwide, carefully prioritising activity.

Charity management and operations

• Help to shape organisational strategy, using data insight to drive decision making.
• Data management lead; incl. CRM management, data protection, embedding a culture of data collection.
• Lead on setting and managing annual income and expenditure budgets.
• Ensure compliance with the latest regulatory requirements and sector best practice.
• Coordinate and manage policy, procedure, risk management and wider charity administration.
• Provide support for financial management; incl. outsourced book keeping/monthly management accounts; working with accountants to ensure timely production of the Annual Report and Financial Statements
• Work closely with Board members with specific lead responsibility, incl. with the Treasurer in the production of cashflow and other financial reports.
• Supported by the volunteer coordinator (freelance), manage and develop a network of volunteers and ambassadors (e.g. talks, photo calls, events, collection tins, admin, research).
• Act as Secretary to the Board; including statutory filing, coordinating quarterly meetings and taking minutes, compiling/circulating Board papers, diarising other meetings and communication as needed.
• Represent the charity externally with diverse stakeholders.
• Responsible for the effective management and leadership of the public fundraising and operations team.