Head of Acquisition

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, the charity work with women and girls, their partners, and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.

The organisation is focused on being actively anti-racist, is flexible and forward-thinking, welcomes innovation, and is sociable and welcoming.

AAUK are seeking an agile, creative, and proactive individual giving specialist to lead their Acquisitions team in the Funding Directorate. The team joins a wider department which is responsible for generating two thirds of the fundraised income for the charity, meaning Action Aid’s crucial work can continue globally.

The acquisition programme has a healthy expenditure budget, in order to maintain their level of donor recruitment and continued innovation. The team is constantly innovating, designing new products, trying new ventures and developing. The primary channels are currently TV, face-to-face and digital. As Head of the team, this role will also be involved in some exciting organisational-wide projects for fundraising and individual giving.

As Head of Acquisition, you will: 

• Lead a team of 4, personally line managing 2 with indirect management of 2
• Hold significant expenditure budgets across multiple lines and products
• Innovate constantly, bringing new ideas to the fore and encouraging your team to do the same
• Work collaboratively with the Head of Supporter Retention and the Deputy Director of Fundraising on cross-organisational projects
• Develop the supporter acquisition strategy

Ideal skills and experience: 

• Significant experience of large direct marketing multi-channel programmes
• Experience of leading high performing teams of fundraisers
• Experience of delivering innovative and creative aquisition fundraising plans
• Experience of developing budgets and plans, and monitoring, reporting and reforecasting against multiple lines