Programme Fundraising Manager Jobs

Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) are the only major UK charity focused specifically on the health and wellbeing benefits of bringing people and horses together.

They are pioneers in the therapeutic use of horses and their innovative programmes improve mobility, boost physical health and mental wellbeing, build confidence, and teach new skills. People of all ages and abilities are welcome at RDA, including those with physical and learning disabilities, sensory impairments, long-term health conditions, and neurodiversity.

Each year, RDA support over 25,000 disabled children and adults with the help of 2,800 equines, 1,700 coaches and 13,700 volunteers. They operate 400+ RDA centres across the UK and have 57+ accredited riding schools. Its commitment to para-equestrian sport has contributed to a strong Paralympic legacy, ensuring riders at all levels can achieve their potential.

RDA UK is at a pivotal moment, with a relatively new leadership team and ambitious plans to strengthen support for its network of member groups.

About the role

The Director of Fundraising & Communications is a key member of the senior leadership team, responsible for leading an integrated strategy across RDA UK’s income generation and communications functions.

With a stable annual voluntary income of £2m, this role is about unlocking RDA UK’s full potential—diversifying income streams, refining cases for support, and ensuring a strong, cohesive approach between fundraising and communications. It is an opportunity to drive long-term sustainability, elevate RDA UK’s national profile, and strengthen external engagement through strategic leadership and collaboration.

As Director of Fundraising and Communications, you will: 

• Lead the strategic direction for fundraising and communications, ensuring both functions work in alignment to maximise income and engagement.
• Oversee fundraising strategy, supporting the Head of Fundraising in strengthening income streams, particularly in major gifts, corporate partnerships, trusts, and legacies.
• Ensure RDA UK’s brand and communications strategy enhances fundraising, advocacy, and supporter engagement, working closely with the Head of Communications.
• Guide the development of compelling cases for support, positioning RDA UK as a leading force in health, wellbeing, disability, and sport.
• Represent RDA UK at a senior level, engaging major funders, corporate partners, and key stakeholders to unlock new opportunities.
• Support and develop the Heads of Fundraising and Communications, ensuring they are empowered to lead their teams effectively and drive success.

About you

This role will suit a strategic and hands-on leader, comfortable balancing income growth, team leadership, and external engagement. We’re open to a range of backgrounds, but you’ll likely be:

• An experienced fundraising leader with expertise across multiple income streams, including major gifts, corporate partnerships, trusts, and legacies.
• A strong team builder, adept at developing leaders and fostering a high-performance culture.
• Confident in evolving a case for support, developing fundable propositions, and engaging new funders.
• Ability to oversee and strengthen communications strategies, ensuring integration with fundraising
• Familiar with federated structures or excited by the challenge of maximising the impact of a network of independent organisations.
• An engaging advocate for RDA UK, able to build relationships across funders, partners, and the wider equestrian and disability communities.

RDA are partnering with Ed Cherry at QuarterFive for this appointment. A detailed brief and support with formal application will be provided to suitable candidates. Please apply via CharityJob ASAP, including a copy of your latest CV. 

This is a hybrid working role, with ideally 3 days per week at RDA HQ, Lowlands Equestrian Centre, Warwickshire. Please discuss hybrid working arrangements and related flexibility with Ed. 

The deadline for applications is Friday 7th March 2025.

• First round interviews (online): w/c 17th March
• Second round interviews (in-person at RDA UK’s Warwickshire HQ, with travel expenses covered): late March/early April

Battersea is entering an exciting phase of innovation and transformation as we embark on the first year of our new five-year strategy. With increased investment in income generation starting in 2025, we are expanding our team to drive the growth necessary to achieve our organisational goals. Our fundraising team bridges the journey of the animals in our care with the wider public, demonstrating how their contributions enable us to support every dog and cat. We now have several new roles within this team to further our mission.

We are seeking a Face to Face Fundraising Project Manager to aid the development of Battersea’s face-to-face programme across our regular giving, sponsorship and lottery products. 

The postholder will use their experience of face-to-face fundraising to analyse the existing programme and ways of working, identify improvements, contribute best practice, upskill the team and develop a long-term plan for face-to-face fundraising. 

The key objective of this role is to quickly get to grips with the current face-to-face programme and rapidly identify opportunities for improvement/uplift and operationalise any recommendations. The postholder will not be responsible for day-to-day management of face-to-face activity, volume or income targets or agency relationships.

Please note that this opportunity is for a fixed term of 3-4 months.

What we can offer you:

In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:

- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans

We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Our hybrid working model:

We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.

Diversity and inclusion:

We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.

We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best. 

More about us:

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

Closing date: 2nd March 2025
Interview date(s): w/c 10th March 2025

To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

Join Our Team as a Virtual Challenges Manager!

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

Key Responsibilities:

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

Person Specification:

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

Desirable:

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

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

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

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

We look forward to hearing from you!

Job description

About the Role

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) is responding to the largest emergency in our 40-year history. Over the last year support for our cause has seen significant growth in income as tens of thousands of supporters have joined MAP. Our challenge now is to retain this interest and ensure we sustain income as we respond to the ongoing emergency and the longer-term health of Palestinians over the coming years. With an ambition to be a £50m organisation in the next five years, our Individual Giving team will play a key role in enabling over one million Palestinians to access improved healthcare annually by 2028. 

Play a pivotal role in the planning and delivery of MAP’s digital fundraising programme, in line with our ambitious five-year organisational vision and Individual Giving strategy. This role will form a key part of a new and growing team responsible for the delivery of successful digital fundraising campaigns, reporting on digital marketing performance, supporter journey development and new product/channel discovery.  
 

About You

MAP is looking for a dynamic digital fundraising officer to support our Individual Giving Team’s ambitious growth targets. We’re looking for someone with a proven track record in managing paid digital campaigns and a keen eye for digital advertising content planning. You should feel comfortable using platforms like Meta & Google Ads manager and GA4 for the purposes of campaign optimisation and report building. You'll also have some experience in managing fundraising web content, like landing pages and a knowledge of donation fundraising platforms.
 

You’ll have strong relationship building skills with experience of working with external agencies and internal comms, campaigning and programme teams. Familiarity with Ramadan giving campaigns and emergency fundraising is a plus, but not essential.

Duties and key responsibilities

Planning and management of digital advertising campaigns

· Work with the Digital Fundraising Manager and agency partners to plan, execute and optimise MAP’s paid digital fundraising activity.

·Work with colleagues in the communications team to source compelling stories and impact stats suitable for digital advertising content.

·Develop a digital advertising content plan that compels prospects to donate, act with and continue supporting MAP.

·Support with the development of audience segmentation and testing plans across MAP’s key digital fundraising platforms.

·Support in trialling new paid digital advertising product tests, namely lead generation campaigns.

Reporting and insights

·Support the Digital Fundraising Manager on reporting and internally communicating the impact of MAP’s digital advertising activities.

- Support on ensuring MAP’s digital analytics tags are working as desired, with the help of agency partners.

· Support in compiling a monthly digital fundraising report to be shared amongst the wider MAP team.

· Work with the Fundraising Operations Team to ensure appeal coding follows set naming conventions and is trackable in our CRM.

Supporter journeys and website content management

· Develop and manage key fundraising landing pages across MAP., championing a/b testing and CRO best practises.

· Work with MAP’s content manager to develop compelling fundraising storytelling content on MAP’s website.

· Support the Digital Fundraising Manager in the management of MAP’s key donation platform – Fundraise Up.

· Help to manage MAP’s online Zakat giving process, improving the Zakat giving journey where possible.

Invoice processing and administration

· Work with colleagues in finance to process invoices from agency partners and key ad platforms like Meta ads and Google ads on a monthly basis.

·Audit and manage user access to all MAP’s digital advertising and analytics platforms, ensuring passwords are safely stored and appropriate levels of access are given to colleagues and agency partners.

·Conduct ‘housekeeping’ audits on live digital ads accounts and feedback areas in need of attention to the Digital Fundraising Manager and our agency partners.

Person Specifications:

Experience / Knowledge

· Experience in developing content plans to support paid digital fundraising activity on key channels like Meta ads and Google Ads.

· A successful track record of managing paid digital campaigns and working closely with paid digital agency partners.

·Ability to use analytics platforms like Google Ads Manager and GA4 to measure and report on paid digital campaign performance.

· Some experience in building and a/b testing landing pages to optimise conversion rates.

·Working level of understanding as to the role of digital analytics tags, how they are managed and utilised to track marketing performance.

· Experience in managing online donations platforms, for example ‘Fundraise Up’.

· Experience in working on Ramadan and Zakat giving campaigns: desired not essential.

·Experience working in an emergency fundraising environment: desired not essential.

 Skills

·Strong relationship building skills.

·An eye for digital storytelling and ability to work with colleagues to source content with the intention of using it in paid digital advertising activity.

·A developed understanding of the paid digital marketing landscape.

·Working experience of using platforms like GA4, Facebook ads Manager and Google Ads manager.

·A creative and analytical thinker who is happy to work in a role with competing priorities.

·Ability to extract relevant insights from digital data and communicate that concisely and effectively.

·An understanding of the role that email, SMS and offline channels play in support journeys and maximising supporter LTV.

Personal attributes and other requirements

· Commitment to maintain high standards to promote trust and confidence in MAP’s fundraising initiatives.

· Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities

· Commitment to the aims, values and ethos of MAP

· Commitment to upholding the rights of people facing disadvantage and discrimination. 

· Ability and willingness to work weekends/evenings in emergencies, and to travel overseas where necessary

Brooklands Museum is an ambitious organisation that prides itself on its history and how this can be used today to inspire the next generation of innovators, risk takers, engineers, and creative thinkers.

Our vision – inspiring people to shape the future through Brooklands’ history of innovation and endeavour - informs how we think, develop new ideas and implement all our programmes. We are at the early stages of an exciting new development plan that will see long term investment in our built heritage, our galleries, and core activities that will transform the Museum experience for future generations to enjoy. This is an exciting time to be joining the Brooklands Museum team as we progress these plans and the Individual Giving and Grants Manager will play a vital role in this process. This is a new role and is a great opportunity for the right candidate to help shape our future development and fundraising strategies, building on the success of Brooklands Museum’s track record.

The Individual Giving and Grants Manager plays a pivotal role in advancing the vision and strategic goals of the Museum by overseeing and managing all aspects of the individual grants and giving programmes. This role is responsible for raising financial support through donations, legacies, trusts, foundations and businesses as well as grant funding and individual giving. The Individual Giving and Grants Manager ensures the effective administration of grants, from proposal development through to funding being secured, whilst fostering strong relationships with funders, existing and potential donors and stakeholders.  

We are looking for someone who has demonstrable fundraising experience, ideally in the cultural sector, through new or reinvigorated fundraising programmes. The successful candidate will have an interest in the history of Brooklands Museum and knowledge of fundraising databases and donor management systems. You will be a confident self-starter who is proactive in their approach and has the credibility and ability to liaise with major donors and support trustees and volunteers, enhancing their fundraising activity and success. 

How to apply

Please apply via our recruitment website where you will find the full job description and further information about working at Brooklands Museum. You will be asked to submit your CV and a covering letter detailing how your experience could help us in this role and how you meet the requirements of our person specification. Please keep your covering letter to no more than two sides of A4.

The hiring managers will review all applications once the role has closed on the 3rd March 2025 and we will be in touch with shortlisted candidates regarding an interview after this date. 

Please note:  if we receive a high volume of quality applicants, we may close this vacancy earlier so please don't wait to apply!

Benefits 

We offer a number of benefits to suit your lifestyle and include:

• Annual leave of 25 days in addition to Bank Holidays and Christmas Eve off
• Flexible Bank Holiday policy enabling you to take Bank Holidays at a time that suits you
• Flexible working to help you manage your home and working life
• 4% employer contribution into your pension
• Free Onsite parking
• 20% discount in our onsite café and Museum shop
• Free access to all that Brooklands Museum has to offer
• Access to our Reward Website providing access to deals and discounts for hundreds of shops online and in store, helping you save money on everyday shopping
• Full access to our online wellbeing hub providing access to a 24/7 telephone support line, telephone counselling sessions and expert support
• Access to our team of fully trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development

Working at Brooklands Museum

Brooklands Museum is a fast paced, unique and fun place to work, you’ll need to be able to keep a number of plates spinning every day but that just what makes Brooklands Museum the special place it is. We are proud to have been a finalist for Surrey Employer of the Year in 2021, a finalist for Large Visitor Attraction of the Year in the Beautiful South Awards 2022 and winner of the Museum & Heritage Award for Learning Programme of the Year in 2023.

Brooklands Museum is for everyone. We are active in ensuring we are inclusive, so everyone can feel welcome and benefit from Brooklands Museum; including our visitors, members, volunteers, trustees, and staff, as well as our stakeholders and supporters. We have invested in our organisational culture over recent years and encourage everyone to be their true self at the Museum. The team have committed to ensuring we all feel involved, supported, and appreciated, by working as one team, communicating thoughtfully, being proactive and showing we care.

We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways, so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

About FareShare South West 

FareShare South West joins the dots between food waste and hunger, empowering communities to turn an environmental problem into lasting social good. We rescue tonnes of quality surplus food from the industry and share it with charities and schools to bring health, dignity, and routes out of poverty for people across the south west. Our supportive volunteering and employability programmes offer local people the opportunity to thrive.

By joining us, you’ll be part of an inclusive, friendly team in a small but fast-growing charity that helps fight the injustice of who gets to afford a healthy diet.

FareShare South West is an independent local charity, working in partnership with FareShare UK. By being part of the national FareShare network, we can help rescue more food. By being small and independent, we can remain close to our local partners and people and continuously adapt to meet the needs of local communities. The member charities we share food with transform lives, using food to connect people with other support and routes out of poverty, including children and families, people on low incomes, homeless people, refugees, domestic abuse survivors, people in recovery, older people, and many others. 

Purpose of role: 

FareShare South West’s (FSSW) fundraising need and strategy has developed and diversified rapidly in line with major growth since 2017. As a charity we bring in annually over £700k in fundraised income from trusts and foundations, corporate donations, individual donors, major donors, community, and events. In the next year this is set to grow as we plan exciting new services across Bristol, Devon, and Cornwall. 

The Fundraising Assistant (FA) is a new entry-level fundraising role that will be vital in supporting our growing team with donor, corporate and events administration and looking after our community fundraising income stream. This role will enable lots of learning experiences in donor support processes and systems, compelling copywriting, data management and supporter stewardship. 

The FA will be responsible for the development and day-to-day administration of our community fundraising income stream for individuals and corporate community groups, from bake sales to sponsored skydives. They will represent FSSW at events and steward community groups that are fundraising for FSSW, acting as an ambassador in promoting our work across the whole south west. 

This role will primarily be based in our central Bristol office with the option for some hybrid working and occasional travel to our Plymouth and Bristol warehouses and events locations. The successful candidate will be expected to be able to work on very occasional weekend or evening events, accruing time off in lieu. 

Duties & Responsibilities: 

Community and Events 

• Engage community groups e.g. Women’s Guild, local faith groups, FSSW volunteers and school/university group who wish to raise funds for FSSW, acting as the primary contact

• Provide outstanding stewardship of both individual and group fundraisers, where necessary support with JustGiving and other fundraising pages and providing tips on promoting their fundraiser. 

• Develop a calendar of sporting events and other fundraising opportunities to engage new and existing supporters. Work with the FSSW communications team to promote opportunities. 

• Work closely with Supporter Care Officer (SCO) in instances where individual donors engage with fundraising events, as part of the wider strategy of donor engagement.

• Work with the Communications Officer (CO) to promote develop digital/print collateral and delivery of targeted materials and narratives to ensure strategic/resource-efficient approach to recruitment of community fundraisers. 

• Provide opportunities to create a fundraising culture amongst wider staff team. 

• Work closely with the HOF and SCO to ensure onward stewardship of fundraisers as potential long-term supporters.

Corporate Fundraising 

• Support corporate fundraisers raising money through community and events activities, contributing to the success of our corporate income stream.

• Support the HOF and volunteer team in the strategic development of the Corporate Volunteering Programme. 

Database Management 

• Management of the fundraising Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database, Donorfy. Ensure that information held on the fundraising database is accurate with regular general data cleaning tasks, and responsibility for overall upkeep. (Full training will be given). 

• Keeping all records, permissions, and data preferences up to date. Ensuring that CRM is GDPR compliant. 

• Work with the SCO and HOF on monthly processes such as reconciliation of payments and analysing data to support our campaigns.

• Develop a good understanding of the capabilities of the CRM to be able to pull detailed reports and support wider fundraising and comms team with analysing data. 

• Hold primary responsibility for updating the fundraising database with information on individuals, groups and corporates taking part in community/events fundraising, as well as corporate volunteering data. 

Supporting the Fundraising Team 

• Provide excellent supporter service to enquiries from members of the public, via phone, mail and in person, and encourage their support.  

• Be a first point of contact for individuals and community groups wishing to support FareShare South West financially. Work with the SCO and wider team to appropriately triage all enquiries. 

• Support the wider fundraising team to deliver fundraising campaigns, events, and appeals. This includes liaising with other stakeholders to source pro bono support e.g., professional services or raffle prizes.

• Work with the wider FSSW team on cross-departmental campaigns and events such as warehouse open days.

• Act as an ambassador for the charity, supporting the SCO and HOF to diversify our supporter base e.g., creating opportunities for volunteers to engage with fundraising. 

• Represent FSSW at events, such as speaking at local faith/community groups. 

• Assist on monitoring progress, impact, and success against KPIs 

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of FareShare South West’s impact and operations. 

• Undertake any other reasonable duties to support the operations of the charity. 

Person Specification  

Essential knowledge, skills & experience – evidence required: 

• Excellent written and verbal communication.

• Excellent people skills and proven ability to form good working relations, both internally and externally.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage time, prioritise and plan effectively. 

• IT literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. 

• A clear commitment to the ethos of FareShare South West, and to the agreed plans of the organisation, and able to positively contribute towards its achievement. 

• A willingness to do some travelling within the south west. 

• Confidence in answering the phone and responding to incoming enquiries. 

Desirable knowledge, skills & experience: 

• Work experience in communications, marketing, fundraising, or relationship-building. 

• Experience working with a database. 

• Understanding of fundraising principles, relationship marketing and supporter care. 

• Experience in public speaking or acting as an ambassador for a cause. 

• Presentation skills. 

Why work for FareShare South West 

• Real Living Wage employer 

• Benchmarked pay scales 

• Employee Assistance Programme including free legal advice, HR support and counselling 

• Access to a free professional external coach 

• Annual budget for personal development training 

• Staff wellbeing group and trained Mental Health First Aiders 

• Inclusive, welcoming culture 

• Rewarding roles with genuine positive impact on the environment and local people through food, volunteering, and employability skills 

We actively encourage applications from people of all lived experiences, including but not limited to people from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ people, disabled people, a working-class background, not from a University-attending family. We value the positive impact that wide representation has on FareShare South West.

We want to work with you to make sure that the recruitment process is accessible for you. Please contact us to let us know how we can support your access needs. 

Leukaemia UK – Our Charity

Leukaemia UK is growing! We are expanding our team to achieve a step-change in income, profile and impact in 2025 and beyond.

We are a ‘small but mighty’ charity with one big ambition: to stop leukaemia devastating lives. Over the next 10 years we want to help save and improve the lives of more people with leukaemia through finding and funding life-changing research.

Despite progress in recent decades, someone in the UK is diagnosed with a blood cancer every 16 minutes and survival rates are among some of the worst of any cancer.  And the physical and psychological impact can be lifelong. 

Our current strategy outlines our plan to increase our investment into ground-breaking world class research and policy development focused on improving access to kinder, more effective diagnosis, treatment and care for leukaemia and other blood cancers. To do this, we are embarking on a period of significant growth, investing strategically to grow our income, profile, influence, and engagement and impact.

As we begin the fourth year of this ambitious 5-year strategy, we are seeking a passionate and pro-active Community and Challenge Events Fundraising Officer. This role is key to our Public Fundraising Team, co-ordinating Leukaemia UK’s community fundraising portfolio to drive participation and income.  This role aligns to our wider strategic aim to generate the maximum amount of income for blood cancer research.

Team

We are a close-knit team, who are all passionate about Leukaemia UK and putting those affected by the disease at the heart of everything we do.  We are all focused on “keeping it real” with pragmatic, practical solutions, as well as ensuring that our charity gets the funding it needs to continue to help those diagnosed with leukaemia and other blood cancers.

From us you can expect all the laughter you can handle, as well as great challenge and support. We may not be about the corporate life here, but we are all about the delivering exceptional expertise and making a real change to people’s lives.

Leukaemia UK and You 

As Community and Challenge Events Fundraising Officer, you will be an outgoing and enthusiastic member of the Public Fundraising Team engaging with supporters and stewarding them through their fundraising.

We can talk all day long about our expectations, and what we want from a generic shopping list of candidate qualities, but what we really want is someone who:

· Has an AMAZING sense of team spirit

· Works hard, is highly motivated, proactive, team-orientated, a big picture thinker and outcomes obsessed

· Has a willingness to support complex, high value, multi stakeholder projects independently from start to finish

· Wants to live and breathe the success of the team and the organization

· Can support our team by making continuous improvements to our systems, processes and templates

You will be an adaptable and flexible member of the Fundraising team, contributing to a culture of co-operation, flexibility and adaptability. You will form strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, ensuring Challenge Events and Community Fundraising is professionally represented and gets the buy-in and commitment needed to deliver its objectives.

Skills:

• Excellent people skills, with the ability to tailor your approach according to the audience. Always ensuring the supporter feels valued and enjoys the experience of fundraising for Leukaemia UK
• Comfortable researching, identifying and pitching new fundraising ideas/products to manager. 
• Experience using a CRM database (desirable Salesforce) Excellent level of competence on MS Office programmes: Excel, Word and PowerPoint 
• Excellent project management skills with ability to set priorities, manage budgets, meet objectives and work to tight deadlines.
• A passion and motivation for leukaemia research
• Ensure Community Fundraising activities are in compliance with key legal and statutory requirements including GDPR, Gift Aid and charity regulatory bodies.
• Meticulous attention to detail. 
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies where appropriate. 

Experience:

• Ideally at least two years proven experience of delivering income growth in an event or community fundraising setting (preferably both) 
• Experience in stewarding fundraisers from initial enquiry through to post-event
• Experience of developing and successfully launching new community and/or events products
• Proven knowledge of online fundraising tools and digital marketing 

Job specifics  

• Hours: Full time hours are 37.5 Monday to Friday
• Location: We are very flexible! Our hybrid working policy is a minimum of two days per month in our London Office office. Due to the nature of the role, you will be required to travel to events and meet supporters that will involve some evening and weekend work.
• Salary range £28,000 - £36,000 (FTE)  dependant on experience
• First interviews will be held via Teams on Tuesday 4th March 2025
• Second interviews will be face to face in our London Offices – at 26 Great Queen St, London WC2B 5BL on Tues 11 March 2025.
• We are proud of our benefits – see a summary on our website Work with us - Leukaemia UK 

If you feel you have the passion for our work and the right mix of skills, energy, and flair to embrace this broad and challenging role and enable our strategy to fly, then we would love you to apply. Please also see the full job description attached to the advert.  

Application instructions: To minimise unconscious bias, we use anonymous recruitment and are unable to consider direct applications. Please apply via the CharityJob website with your CV and covering letter. Closing Date: Midnight Sunday 23rd February 2025

We look forward to hearing from you! 

Russell Benson- Community & Challenge Events Manager  

Sarah Weber - Head of Public Fundraising

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award (the Award) is a Non-Formal Education and Learning framework encouraging young people to find their purpose, place and passion in the world.

In more than 120 countries and territories, our globally recognised accreditation is available to all 14 to 24-year-olds, of all backgrounds, locations, cultures and abilities.

Through the programme, each young person becomes part of something special while developing their own interests, universal skills and life aspirations.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation is the international charity that drives and encourages the Award’s growth, access and impact across the globe. Working in partnership with organisations and governing bodies, we oversee the licensing of Award operators – including schools, youth groups, employers and custodial institutions. 

The purpose of this role is to support the philanthropy team in managing fundraising initiatives and will be achieved through efficient administration, researching donor prospects, and specifically supporting the team and Head of World Fellowship and Philanthropy with all administrative duties. This role will also hold responsibility for the accurate and timely input of Fundraising-specific information into the organisation’s management information systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide general administrative support for the Philanthropy team.
• Coordination of meetings for various groups such as our Development Group and Special

Projects Advisory Committee;

• Arranging times
• Communicating invites
• Circulation of papers and minutes
   
• To be an alternative point of contact for team enquiries.
• Monitor the general email inbox, and distribute enquires to the relevant person(s).
• Assist team leads with general administration when requested, including biographies, letters and receipts.
• Provide support to donors as and when is required such as providing information onevents.
• Proactively supporting with administration of financial transactions such as creating payment reminders and receipts.
• Aiding in the creation of the quarterly newsletter, collating news pieces on the Award and events.

Assist the team in the run up to events and at events, specifically:

• Liaising with guests in the run up to events to deal with any enquiries they may have
• Collating proformas
• Supporting at events to ensure that the event runs smoothly

Assist with the day-to-day administration of our CRM, Salesforce, for the team.

Specifically:

• Uploading documents to accounts
• Adding accounts to campaigns
• Creating Leads and Accounts for prospects and new donors

• Conduct due diligence reports on new donors and lead the reports through the appropriate channels for approval.
• Ensuring all processes are fully compliant with fundraising regulation.
• Undertake any other duties as required by the Foundation to support the successful delivery of the organisation’s objectives

The closing date for applications is 31 July 2024 at 12.00 EST. Please submit your CV and cover letter by this date. Interviews will take place shortly after, and we are looking for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.

This role is an integral part of the Community Fundraising team, providing support to people raising funds for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and being the first point of contact for enquiries.

Dealing directly with supporters, the role requires an effective communicator and proactive individual who is passionate about fundraising.

The role will also support the Senior Community Fundraising Manager and Senior Community Fundraising Executive with the stewardship of high value community fundraisers.

TNF Charity is looking for a dynamic and creative Community Fundraising Coordinator to join our team. In this role, you will be at the heart of our mission, organising and managing fundraising events that celebrate and support those who have served.

As a Community Fundraising Coordinator, you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop and implement fundraising strategies that engage our community and maximise support for our charity.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute a variety of events, from small community gatherings to large-scale fundraisers, ensuring each event is impactful and runs smoothly.
• Collaborate with volunteers, sponsors, and partners to build strong relationships and secure the resources needed for successful events.
• Create and manage promotional campaigns to raise awareness and drive participation in our fundraising activities.
• Monitor and evaluate the success of events, using feedback and data to continuously improve our efforts.

We are seeking someone who is not only detail-oriented but also has a genuine passion for our mission. Your ability to engage with the community, build strong relationships, and inspire others will be crucial. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are excited about the opportunity to make a tangible impact, we want to hear from you.

Join us at TNF Charity and help us honour our wounded veterans, serving personnel, and their families. Together, we can create unforgettable moments and make a real difference.

Part of our Programmes and Delivery Directorate, all our Programme Trainers love working with our programme participants. They are the front line of our work, representing MyBnk’s exceptional programme quality in a range of settings. This is an outward facing role and will require significant travel to our delivery locations across the area to deliver face to face and (occasional virtual sessions) to varying groups of learners. We are really proud of the quality of trainers we hire at MyBnk; we have a good mix of people including former primary and secondary teachers and youth workers.

You will be joining an excellent team who know their stuff so there will be ample opportunity for you to learn and for you to feedback on where our programmes might improve. You do not need to be an already existing expert on financial education; we will teach you everything you need to know.

Key responsibilities:

Programme delivery Deliver MyBnk’s suite of programmes in a variety of settings to support the delivery of our business plan and the Programmes and Delivery Directorate’s Delivery Plan.

Deliver to the MyBnk education and accreditation framework ensuring young people have an excellent shot at achieving the programme accreditation.

Adapting your delivery to meet the needs and learning requirements of diverse learners – often thinking on your feet and flexing to what is happening in the room.

Completion of all MyBnk processes that surround our delivery work. Investing your time into your own development by learning from your colleagues and finessing your delivery craft.

Programme development Using your insight and experience to help support changes to our current programmes in a structured and thoughtful way.

Support MyBnk in engaging with young people to help develop our programmes as we move the organisation into a co-creation mindset.

Take the ownership of programme adaptation and development considering the differing needs of delivery across the country and allowing diversity of thought to thrive.

Support MyBnk in innovating into new programme areas that help deliver our mission. External relations Build relationships with delivery partners across your patch.

Proactively identify new opportunities where we can deliver our programmes or grow our work in a different way. Initial focus on our courses catering to vulnerable young adults.

Be the best ambassador for our work to all external stakeholders including young people, delivery partners, politicians, funders, the press, the wider education community, local authorities and so on.

Work with colleagues across the country as we continue to develop and grow the organisation.

Contribute to areas of the organisation that are ‘outside’ your immediate focus acting as trusted counsel to those in roles or teams that are different to yours.

Embed yourself into the organisation – recognising that our strategy and business plan are yours to deliver and that our culture is shaped with you and by you.

Comply with all MyBnk management processes – helping us to help you do the best job you can.

Support the work surrounding our Board of Trustees. To build highly productive relationships with influential people, both internal and external, and negotiated effectively to achieve positive outcomes that support fundraising activities.

As with all roles at MyBnk this job description outlines the key responsibilities, requirements, and attitudes of the role. It is not an exhaustive list of tasks that need to be completed and MyBnk reserves the right to amend the job description as both the role and the organisation evolve.

A little bit about the role 

Please note this role will be closing at 9am on Monday 24 February. 

The fundraising manager role sits in the fundraising team within the external relations division. The fundraising team is responsible for raising between £1m and £1.5m in fundraised income annually. Frontline’s philanthropic income complements the significant contract income the charity receives from central and local government and enables the charity to carry out its broader mission to create social change for hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged children.

Since we were founded in 2013, Frontline has leveraged its success to build committed, high impact partnerships with a number of prestigious supporters including trusts and foundations, corporates and high net worth individuals. Our new fundraising strategy focuses on continuing to grow our network of supporters by maintaining excellent relationships with our current funders while identifying new potential donors, and at the same time testing and developing fundraising through community and events and individual giving.

The successful candidate will work closely with the head of fundraising and the fundraising officer to implement Frontline’s annual fundraising plan, taking specific responsibility for growing our public fundraising income through community and events fundraising, individual giving and digital fundraising while also supporting building and developing partnerships with corporates. They will work closely with other teams to increase engagement with our fundraising activities from across the organisation, including staff, fellows (alumni of our programmes) and programme participants. The fundraising team is supported by the marketing, events and communications staff of the external relations division.

Some key responsibilities include:

• Lead on developing our public fundraising income (individual giving/community and events fundraising), working with other teams and external agencies where suitable to increase engagement among our audiences and grow our public fundraising income by:
  • Recruiting and stewarding participants in fundraising events
  • Encouraging people to raise funds for Frontline 
  • Testing and running fundraising appeals

A little bit about you 

We will be looking for applicants who have experience across a range of fundraising areas (in particular, community and events fundraising, individual giving, digital fundraising as well as corporate or major donors) to add strength to the team and allow us to pilot new fundraising initiatives. Frontline is at a turning point of a new fundraising strategy, and we need someone to help drive this forward, finding new opportunities to raise money and support for Frontline.

We have a fast-moving culture within the team and organisation, so we’re looking for someone who is who is well organised, details-focused and can use their initiative to do what works. You will have excellent communication skills, be able to build relationships with people and be willing to learn. There are lots of opportunities for growth and development in this role – and for the right candidate to make the role their own. 

If you feel you have the skills to make a real impact and contribute to creating lasting social change for children and families, we would love to hear from you. 

Important information

We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater racialised minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value racialised minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities.

We recognise that artificial intelligence (AI) such as ‘ChatGPT’ etc can be useful for applicants e.g. to shorten an initial draft, so we do not attempt to have an absolute ban on AI in applications. However we would caution applicants not to rely too much on AI in drafting answers to application questions. We want to hear your authentic voice arising out of your experience, and we will be looking for answers that use examples and experiences that are specific to you. You are more likely to be able to produce that kind of content yourself than an AI will.

We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!

You will need to have current right-to-work in the UK prior to application and for at least the first six months (for permanent positions) or for the full duration of the contract (for fixed-term positions). Visa sponsorship is not guaranteed.

Grants Manager-Ukraine Humanitarian Programme 

Salary: £42K per annum. 

Contract status: 2-year fixed term contract 

***Please download the job description for full details. Applicants must have relatable experience in the Humanitarian sector, with experience gained within any of DEC's 15 member charities is hugely desirable*** 

The Ukraine Humanitarian appeal raised £439 million and helped an estimated 6.9 million people in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. The Grants Manager is integral in working closely with DEC colleagues and member charities to build and sustain, a solid understanding of the evolving humanitarian context. The Grants Manager will also lead on oversight of the DEC Ukraine programme including the reporting cycle, adaptive programming and facilitate strong and relevant engagement with DEC member charities and local partners as well as external briefings over the duration of the response. 

Key responsibilities: 

Communication and Collaboration 

• Key programmes point of contact regarding the DEC funded programme, responding to enquiries from member charity programmes and other related staff, facilitating timely and accurate communication. 

• Maintain strong understanding of response context. 

• Manage and provide timely, response briefings to internal and external audiences, key stakeholders including the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office [FCDO] and, other key stakeholders. 

• Travel to Ukraine and surrounding response countries to deliver workshops with members and their local partners. 

Analysis and Reporting 

• Review, evaluate, and advise on member charity project plans and reports for consistency, trends analysis and coherence of data across submitted documentation. 

• Contribute to the review and analysis of plans and reports submitted by member charities in response to DEC appeals. 

• Share timely and relevant information and analysis from plans and reports with DEC member charities and local partners.

• Manage external reporting requirements including preparation of stakeholder reports and infographics. 

Management and Leadership 

• Coordinate the team’s surge capacity to deliver points above, which may involve managing and inducting a team of external consultants and training them in the use of our knowledge management system [Box]. 

• Coordinate with the Programme Quality, Accountability & Learning team to ensure monitoring, learning and accountability initiatives are timely and appropriate to the response. 

• Support with real-time reviews, community perception studies and other related MEAL activities. 

If you have recently worked in a humanitarian team in any of DEC’s 15 member charities, or have demonstratable humanitarian experience within the Ukraine response or other large scale Humanitarian responses, with the competence to prepare timely/accurate reports and deliver credible presentations to diverse audiences, then you will be perfect to join an incredible team and organisation at the DEC.

We cannot predict the need for a future appeal, but should one occur during the contract for this role, the successful applicant may be asked to stay on for an extended period. 

How to apply 

Please provide an anonymised CV & cover letter and state your initials (only) on both documents. Please send both (anonymised) documents sharing your full name in the email correspondence 

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis. Should you not hear from us within 4 weeks of submitting your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. 

The DEC is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable adults and participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By applying, the job applicant confirms their understanding of, and consent, to these recruitment procedures. 

Job Description & Person Specification 

Post Title:                     Fundraising Manager

Responsible to: Head of Fundraising & Partnerships

Purpose of Job: To secure income from across fundraising including supporters, events, and partnerships.

Location: Rockinghorse is based in central Brighton. Our work is across Sussex.

Salary Range:               £32k to £36k depending on experience.

Contract:                       Up to 37.5 hours (FTE). Part time and other flexible arrangements welcomed. It is expected that the postholder will fulfil any additional duties during evenings and weekends as required and work flexibly to do so.

About Rockinghorse Children’s Charity

Rockinghorse Children’s Charity supports sick and disabled children across Sussex. We support babies, children and young people, along with their families, at The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital and The Trevor Mann Baby Unit in Brighton and all of the specialist children’s wards and baby units throughout Sussex. 

We deliver and fund projects that enable doctors and nurses to do more. All of projects are led by the needs of children and young people and their families – the lifesaving medical equipment, the support for parents and families, the toys for children spending time in hospitals across Sussex, the environments and spaces that help children feel more at home when they are in hospital and additional staff to make sure children get the best possible care when they are unwell. 

Originally set up in 1967 by Dr Trevor Mann, we have been supporting children for more than 55 years, and in that time, we have supported nearly a million children and their families. As the official fundraising arm of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, including the Trevor Mann Baby Unit, we work with the NHS, charity partners and the Sussex community to ensure children can be children no matter now sick they are. 

We do not receive any government, statutory or local authority funding and so we rely on the generous support of individuals, community groups, companies and trusts: people like you, who care about children and want Sussex to be a safe place for children to grow up. 

About the role

In 2022 we launched our three-year strategic plan, which prioritised our activities to enable us to support more babies, children and teenagers. As we enter the final year of this strategy the charity continues to expand and develop its projects and services children all over Sussex.

This role will support the Head of Fundraising & Partnerships in securing income in line with targets across our fundraising portfolio, to ensure we can continue to deliver life-saving projects for children and young people across Sussex.

You’ll bring excellent organisational skills, outstanding written and verbal communication skills, a can-do attitude, evidence of brilliant relationship management skills and a passion and enthusiasm for fundraising. You’ll be part of a successful fundraising team that values wellbeing and champions teamwork, where our vision for children and young people is shared, and success is celebrated. 

 Duties of the role 

Supporting the charity to secure income from across our fundraising portfolio:

Rockinghorse raises money to support children in hospitals, their families and the staff that care for them.

· Support the delivery of a programme of unique and income generating Rockinghorse events according to agreed plans each year, to be determined by postholder in collaboration with the Head of Fundraising & Partnerships.

· Support the creation of new, exciting and innovative events for the charity that support the charity’s objectives – to thank supporters, to engage new and existing supporters, to generate income and/or raise our profile.

· Support with expanding our external and third-party events programme working with external events companies to deliver existing events and developing new ones that support the charity’s mission and maximising the income they generate for the charity.

· Work with our Head of Marketing & Communication to develop seasonal campaigns (Spring and Christmas) that appeal to, educate and inform our supporters and generate income (against agreed targets).

· Maintain and develop the charity’s central database (e-Tapestry) for fundraising activities and supporters.

· Undertake reporting function for fundraising activities and supporters.

· Work with the Head of Fundraising & Partnerships on budgeting and reporting of income generating activities. 

· Represent the charity at our events and activities, which will include evenings and weekends.

· Support the charity’s income generation strategy, in line with the charity’s strategic plan, which generates the income and ROI required to further Rockinghorse’s charitable mission.

Supporting the charity to deliver brilliant, funded projects that support children and their families:

Rockinghorse delivers and funds around 70 projects per year – supporting sick and disabled babies, children, young people and their families in hospitals in Sussex.

· Work with Head of Fundraising & Partnerships to match projects to partners, supporters and appeals – to ensure our projects are funded and delivered.

· Work with Head of Fundraising & Partnerships to create case for supports for our projects that appeal to and attract a range of supporters.

· Work with Projects Manager, project leads and Head of Marketing & Communication to create and disseminate project updates and communication to ensure our supporters are informed, educated and engaged in our work.

· Work with the Head of Marketing and Communications and project leads to build up a bank of case studies, quotes and stories we can use to feed back to supporters.

Support the charity more widely:

· Represent Rockinghorse at events, activities and networks, building strong peer relationships and sharing best practice.

· Model excellent conduct and behaviours in line with the charity’s values and ethos.

· Carry out other such duties as may be required for the purposes of the charity; this will include working during evenings and weekends as required and the postholder would be expected to work flexibly to do so.

· There are travel requirements for this post (covering the whole of Sussex) to attend, put on events and meet with our supporters.

Person specification 

Essential experience, skills and knowledge for the role: 

1. Experience and understanding of the principles of fundraising in a charity and/or not for profit.

2. Experience and understanding managing events.

3. Able to work collaboratively and build productive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and third-party agencies.

4. Able to prioritise own workload effectively and confidence to work autonomously.

5. Excellent time management skills with strong prioritisation and organisation skills.

6. Brilliant communication and interpersonal abilities – able to engage with stakeholders quickly and effectively.

7. Ability to handle confidential supporter information.

8. Experience of using customer relationship management platforms (Rockinghorse uses e-Tapestry).

9. Commitment to Rockinghorse Children’s Charity’s mission, vision and values.

Desirable experience, skills and knowledge: 

1. Experience managing communications and/or marketing to support fundraising engagement and support.

2. Previous work experience with a non-profit, or charitable organisation.

3. Experience of using MailChimp or other CRM & email platforms.

Work skills you’ll need on the job: 

1. A can-do attitude.

2. Brilliant organisational skills.

3. Excellent people skills, adaptable and flexible in manner and approach.

4. Excellent written and verbal communication.

5. Ability to work on own initiative and as an active team member.

6. Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits of working for Rockinghorse Children’s Charity: 

· 25 days annual leave (prorated for part-time) plus bank holidays. 

· An additional day of annual leave on your birthday. 

· Christmas closure days (prorated for part-time) – up to three additional days of annual leave.

· Cycle to work scheme. 

· Competitive pension scheme. 

· Employee and dependants’ health cash plan including access to an online GP and counselling. 

· Family leave including maternity, adoption, shared parental and paternity leave. 

· Ongoing opportunities for learning and professional development for staff. 

· Quarterly reward and recognition days for all staff. 

· Opportunity for flexible, hybrid and part-time working. 

· Subsidised car parking in Brighton. 

· Access to Enterprise Car Club. 

Rockinghorse is committed to building an inclusive workplace, with equity for all, whilst embracing and championing inclusion and diversity. We welcome applications from all. 

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Application Process 

To apply, please send your CV and covering letter outlining how you fulfil the nine essential elements of the person specification.

Your covering letter must address your experience, skills and knowledge against the nine essential elements of the person spec. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered. If you also have any of the desirable criteria, please outline these too. 

If you need any support with the process or application, please get in touch. We can also talk to through the role and answer any questions you may have informally.

All applicants will be shortlisted (to go to interview) based on their ability to demonstrate they have, or can gain, most of the essential criteria for the role – as demonstrated in the covering letter.

Estimated Timeframes: 

· Application Deadline midnight 2nd March 2025.

· Shortlisting w/c 3rd March 2025. 

· Interviews will be Tuesday 11th March 2025 in central Brighton.

Interviews will be with the CEO, the Head of Development & Philanthropy and Head of Fundraising and Partnerships and will consist of a series of set questions (the same for each candidate) about your skills, experience and knowledge relating to the post (Essential, Work and Desirable skills).

The interview will also be an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the role, the charity and the process of recruitment.

The role will be available from 1st April 2025 onwards (depending on post holder’s availability).