Regional Manager Jobs in Belfast

Are you a strategic and creative thinker with a passion for collaboration and building impactful relationships? We are looking for an enthusiastic and results-driven Fundraising Partnerships Manager to join our small dynamic team at REACT.  In this critical role within our team, you will help support our ambitious plans for growth by driving revenue from a wide range of Partners, sectors and income streams in order to help fund the essential work we do in supporting crises affected communities in the UK and Internationally.

In return you’ll be part of an ambitious charity that regularly punches well above its
weight, remote location and flexible working options, 6% employer pension
contribution, free health cashback plan including access to 24/7 virtual GP and family
friendly policies.

Challenge Events Fundraiser 
30 hours per week 
Actual salary: £22,471 per year
Remote home working, hybrid or office based in Basingstoke, Hampshire.

About Us
The Fire Fighters Charity offers specialist, lifelong support for members of the UK fire services community empowering individuals to achieve mental, physical, and social wellbeing throughout their lives. 

We are looking for a Challenge Events Fundraiser to join our national Regional Fundraising Team.

Arrangement of hours can be flexible and agreed with the successful candidate.

About the role
As a Challenge Events Fundraiser, you will support the Regional Fundraising Team to build a successful programme of challenge events that will raise funds and positively promote the Charity. 

This role will focus on a portfolio of mass participation and challenge events, as well as supporting national campaigns and community events delivered by programme scheduling, resource management, event marketing, participant recruitment and stewardship, financial reporting, database management and event evaluation.

You will produce and maintain the events calendar, research and recommend new events and work with our Customer Care team to ensure support materials are provided as appropriate. You will ensure event performance; supporter engagement and income are recorded tracked and fed back to the Fundraising team.

You will ensure events are marketed and celebrated via established charity platforms, and participant numbers and income are increased through promotion to new and previous supporters. 

You will support participants through their journey, creating a memorable experience and positive impression of the charity, and will attend some events in person. 

Previous experience of event planning, participant recruitment and sponsor stewardship would be an asset to the successful candidate, who will also need experience of working with a CRM database and be competent at interpreting financial information and reports.

This role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. 

About you
You will need a good understanding of the events fundraising sector, it’s relevant law, procedures and techniques. 

You will be able to demonstrate an ability to research, plan and support a programme of events on a national scale and prioritise your workload to meet deadlines and KPIs agreed with your line manager. 

The Charity is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. When recruiting our new team members, regardless of the role, we are looking for people who share our values to help us to achieve our strategic plan.

How to apply
Please submit a CV and covering letter via our online portal. If you require assistance, please contact us. 

We reserve the right to close this role early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to contact applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application was not successful this time. 

The Community Fundraising team at Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) is responsible for securing income from individuals, regional businesses and groups fundraising in the community, effectively managing relationships to maximise income.  

The Regional Fundraising Officer role will play a significant part in contributing to a high-performing fundraising team. The role will cover the Central region (Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire).

You will report to the Community Fundraising Manager and support the Head of Regional Fundraising to drive the continued growth of the charity’s community fundraising income in your area. You will also be required to show excellent relationship-building skills to support community partnerships and volunteer groups, driving towards agreed targets.

This role is a 12-month fixed term contract to cover a secondment period.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

Strategy, finance, and reporting

· Responsibility for 3 income streams within the region including corporate, community groups and Do It Yourself (DIY) fundraising.

· Identify and apply for ‘Charity of the Year’ partnerships with corporates in the region, account manage these relationships up to a value of £50,000 per annum and support the Partnership Development Team with partnerships in your region with a value of up to £100,000.

· Support existing volunteer fundraisers to encourage continued loyalty to the charity and to maximise funds raised, following fundraising legislation and good practice.

· Recruit new fundraising supporters in line with strategy.

· Support the Community Fundraising Manager (CFM) and Head of Regional Fundraising (HORF) in developing the Community Fundraising strategy for ARUK to increase income within this stream.

· Support and extend volunteer networks within the geographical area in line with strategy.

· To ensure that fundraising activity is implemented and managed locally to deliver budgets, targets and income in line with strategy. To achieve this by supporting and facilitating the development of groups and volunteers across the geographical area.

· Work across a diverse geographical area and within a geographically dispersed team, whilst managing own workload cost-effectively and proactively.

Supporter Management

· Provide excellent customer service to community fundraising supporters (including maintaining a polite, enthusiastic manner with prompt responses to enquiries), to acknowledge support and increase long-term loyalty.

· Provide high-quality account management to volunteer groups in geographical area.

· Effective management of volunteer relationships within geographical area.

· Support, motivate and develop local fundraising volunteers, ensuring they have a clear understanding of ARUK to enable them to represent the charity’s work effectively.

· In liaison with the Partnership Development Managers and Partnership Development Officers, provide high-quality account management to corporate supporters within the specified geographical area and/or of relevant value.

· Keep up to date with fundraising legislation and codes of practice to be able to provide relevant advice to fundraisers.

· Ensure volunteers and fundraisers have all necessary materials for fundraising initiatives.

Increasing Community Support within geographical area

· Use own initiative to extend volunteer networks, develop new groups and supporters, and respond to fundraising opportunities within the geographical area, in line with strategy.

· Run volunteer events with both a recruitment and cultivation function, liaising closely with the Stewardship and Events team to ensure a seamless supporter journey, and with the Press team to include media volunteers.

· Manage the recruitment process of new ARUK volunteers in the geographical area, providing relevant support and training.

· Liaise with local community organisations (e.g., golf clubs, educational institutions etc.) – both previous and new potential supporters – to extend income and activity in line with the strategy.

· Initiate and roll out community fundraising events in the geographical area with evidence of effective ROI and achievement of strategic goals.

· Provide face-to-face talks and presentations to community organisations for recruitment/ cultivation purposes.

· Arrange appropriate volunteer representation at events in the community (for example, for cheque collections and talks), spreading the charity’s reach cost-effectively.

· Identify, research and target prospective community organisations, in liaison with CFM.

· Identify, research and target prospective local corporates in liaison with CFM / HORF and ARUK’s Partnership Development Managers and Partnership Development Officers, in line with both community and corporate strategies.

· Accurately track and record contact with both community and corporate prospects for planning and reporting purposes.

Monitoring and Reporting

· Ensure that your activity is monitored and evaluated, clearly communicating progress to your Community Fundraising Manager.

· Manage relevant information on the charity’s database, keeping detailed, up-to-date records of activity and income.

Other Duties

· Contribute to the charity’s social media channels and web content, in liaison with the Communications Team.

· Develop effective community fundraising products with a recruitment and cultivation function, in liaison with the Community Fundraising Manager and ARUK’s Stewardship and Events team.

· Work closely with the Press team to maximise potential publicity and acknowledgement for fundraising supporters and their events.

· Keep up to date with dementia news and research developments to communicate to supporters.

· Stay abreast of competitor activity, particularly in your designated area, to inform strategy.

· Effectively communicate ARUK’s legacy messages to the community and corporate supporters, delivering these messages face-to-face, via telephone and in writing, where relevant.

· Work with other Regional Fundraising Officers offering expertise in one income stream deliverable to the whole Regional Team. Hold a high standard of internal communications to successfully promote regional and local work as a remote-based worker.

What we are looking for:

· Experience in partnership fundraising and/or relationship-building.

· Experience in public speaking, such as giving presentations and talking at events.

· Knowledge of recruiting key volunteers and fundraising supporters.

· Experience and a keen interest in building long-term relationships with supporters.

· Proven ability to provide excellent stewardship.

· An ability to manage a busy and varied workload.

· Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

· Excellent organisational skills.

· Full driver’s license with access to own vehicle. 

· Flexibility to work some unsocial hours and willingness to travel independently.

· Live within the Central region.

Additional Information:

Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.

Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals.  This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.

Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD. 

Salary: Circa £31,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.

The closing date for applications is the 30th March 2025, We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.  We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.  Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.

As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. While we strive to anonymise your CV where possible, there are certain sections, such as the application question, that cannot be fully anonymised. We kindly ask that you remove any personal information, including your name, when answering the application question. The hiring panel will not have access to your personal details, such as your name and address, until you are invited for an interview. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website.

How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.

About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure.  Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope. 

There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure. 

In 2024, we were incredibly proud to be awarded a 3-star accreditation by Best Companies which recognises ‘World Class’ levels of workplace engagement. This is the second consecutive time; we have been awarded a Best Companies 3-star accreditation.

We were also listed in the prestigious Best Companies lists:

· 18th in the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK.

· 10th in the 50 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.

· 2nd in the 30 Best Companies to Work For in the Charity Sector.

In addition, we were also shortlisted for a special award recognising the work undertaken on reducing our environmental impact.

In 2021, we were awarded the HR Management award by The Charity Times for our Wellbeing initiatives throughout the pandemic.

In 2020, we demonstrated our commitment to changing the way we think and act about mental health in the workplace and signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge. 

ARUK really does look after its people, where you will be able to add value and make a difference. 

To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK

Regional Manager - London

This is a remote role, requiring regular travel to London.

About Career Ready

We are a UK-wide social mobility charity that believes that every young person deserves the opportunity to enjoy a rewarding future.

We were founded in 2002 by leading business figures with a mission: to boost social mobility by empowering young people and giving their talents a platform to flourish. Since then, we’ve grown across the UK to support young people in areas of need.

Our programme gives young people the key skills, confidence, and experiences they need to kickstart their futures. In partnership with our network we deliver a targeted programme providing young people aged 15-18 with a paid internship and mentor, workplace visits, and skills masterclasses.

Our organisational values underpin how we work and are at the core of everything we do. Career Ready’s values are: trust, bravery, collaboration, empowerment and inclusion.

Role Purpose

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated team of Regional Managers, where you will work in partnership with employers and schools to deliver our impactful programme.

The main purpose of this role is to grow, develop and deliver all aspects of the day-to-day relationship management of:

· Schools and colleges running the Career Ready programme

· Local employer supporters, corporate partners supporters, other key local stakeholders and networks

You will be responsible for a local patch which currently typically consists of 5-6 schools or colleges and a portfolio of employer partnerships. Regional Managers are also responsible for building and maintaining a local network of employer supporters and seeking opportunities for new employer support.

There will be opportunities to be creative, as well as being autonomous in how you run and develop the programme with the Career Ready schools and colleges in your area.

What you’ll bring to the role

This is a wonderful role that requires passion for our purpose and a broad range of skills, experience and the ability to demonstrate an understanding of the environments we operate in. You can develop, grow and maintain valuable and valued relationships through your motivation for what we do, with a passion that inspires and engages others, alongside the capacity to identify and manage multiple priorities. You need to thrive on attention to detail, be able to listen to what is not said, be well organised and confident to engage with and influence a wide range of people.  You will research and approach opportunities and outcomes with an entrepreneurial mindset.

For the essential key qualities and skills required for this role, please see the candidate pack.

This role is homebased.  As you will be regularly required to attend different locations in London area to deliver your role, we ask that candidates live within an approximate 30-minute travel time of, at least, one of the centres (schools and colleges) they will be working with.  Please see the link to further information about our locations in the candidate pack.

Benefits

You will be rewarded with the following benefits:

· 6% contribution to personal pension plan, subject to 3% employee contribution.

· Annual leave: 25 days per annum plus bank/public holidays. The charity is also closed between Christmas and New Year and there are an additional 2 days of leave available in August. Career Ready also allows flexible use of 7 Bank & Public Holidays

· Interest-free season ticket or bicycle purchase loans (or Cycle to Work Scheme).

· Access to both our Reward Gateway Portal and an Employee Assistance Programme.

· Flexible working.

· Work from home allowance and paid travel expenses.

We regret that Career Ready is unable to offer visa sponsorship and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK. In accordance with our commitment to safeguarding, offers of employment are subject to completion of a DBS check. 

Timetable

Applications close at 9am on Thursday 3 April. 

Thursday 10 April Interview Stage 1 - 15 minute discussion exploring your motivations to apply, career background and strengths you would bring to our role. As well as an opportunity to ask us questions.

Wednesday 16 April Interview Stage 2 – Panel interview held via Teams.

How to apply

Please apply via Charity Jobs. You will be asked to submit your CV and to complete some application questions. You do not need to attach an additional cover letter, as these will not referred to for shortlisting purposes.

Following the return of our co-founder Becca Dean MBE as CEO, we're excited to be recruiting for several new roles as we move into the next chapter of our journey. Having recently celebrated our 12th birthday, we're more determined than ever to reach even more girls and young women, and we’re building a brilliant team to help us do just that. If you're passionate about empowering the next generation, we’d love to hear from you.

THE ROLE

The Fundraising Manager (Partnerships) role is a fantastic opportunity to lead on developing partnerships with The Girls’ Network's corporate and public sector supporters. The programme is well established with £170,000 worth of partners already on board. There is an opportunity to put your own stamp on the work, developing new collateral and ideas for excellent partnerships. The role is within our Fundraising & Communications team of four staff and works in collaboration with regional Senior Network Managers. There is an opportunity for the post holder to collaborate with the Fundraising Manager (Trusts and Foundations) on the development of grant applications.

Key roles and responsibilities

Income generation

• Primary focus of the role is to manage a portfolio of £170,000 worth of corporate partners and public sector organisations, to meet annual income targets and provide an excellent supporter experience.
• Develop compelling funding propositions and case for support to meet priorities, working closely with colleagues in Fundraising & Communications, Programmes and Monitoring, Research, Evaluation & Learning (MERL).
• Maintain an up-to-date pipeline of prospects through research and excellent record keeping (using SalesForce), ensuring that applications are made to meet known deadlines.
• Collaborate with Network Managers on regional corporate partnerships, ensuring a consistent and good supporter experience and identifying opportunities for development.
• Ensure that all reporting and grant monitoring is delivered in a timely manner, working closely with the MERL Manager and colleagues across Programmes.
• Oversee calendar of third-party events, liaising with external partners and ensuring appropriate TGN involvement.
• Provide internal management information and reporting to the Head of Fundraising on a quarterly basis, or as required.

Stewardship

• Develop data management processes, ensuring timely impact reporting or other agreed deliverables.
• Ensure all donations and supporters are thanked in a timely and appropriate mode to their giving channel.
• Keep all relevant donor and financial information up-to-date on Salesforce, ensuring adherence to GDPR and other relevant good practice, as defined by the Fundraising Regulator and other sector bodies.
• Work with Communications to ensure regular updates to website and other digital channels, identifying opportunities for partnership activities.
• Work with colleagues in Fundraising & Communications and CEO to deliver appropriate partner recognition including events and other engagement activities

Other duties

• As a small charity with limited resources, all staff are expected to be flexible with their work and as such you may be required to undertake other duties and tasks as assigned from time to time.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE

• You will have at least five years’ relevant experience as a fundraiser or in other similar roles e.g. marketing or sales, ideally with at least three years working in fundraising and be able to demonstrate previous success in generating income and achieving targets.
• You will be an exceptional communicator with the confidence to work on your own initiative and to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• You will be well organised with excellent attention to detail, work well under pressure and have the ability to think both strategically and operationally.
• You have a good understanding of the disadvantages faced by both women and those from the least advantaged communities and have a drive to rectify the inequalities that currently exist.
• You thrive on the potential to make a real difference with your work.

Essential

• Proven experience in the charity sector and able to demonstrate fundraising or similar success.
• A skilled and confident relationship builder who enjoys maintaining and sustaining contacts.
• Extremely well organised and self-motivated.
• The ability to recognise opportunities to help achieve income targets.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of financial information and ability to provide relevant data for applications including budgets and operational targets.
• Commitment to gender equality and social mobility.
• Confidence managing stakeholders.
• Resilience and ability to self-manage workload with support from line manager.

Desirable

• You are flexible in your approach to working with a small organisation and understand the time and resource limitations You have safeguarding knowledge.
• Experience in using Salesforce or another CRM, Hootsuite, Canva, Access (website), Mailchimp.
• Understanding or experience of working from home.
• Experience of working in a small charity.

For more information about our organisation and details on how to apply, please visit our website and download the candidate pack.

Good luck with your application.

Sense has a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our Fundraising Team as our Regional Fundraising Manager covering the Midlands. This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week. This role is home-based, however there will be regular travel to our Hub in Selly Oak, Birmingham as well as other locations across the Midlands. 

This is a key role within the Midlands region for Sense, responsible for generating income and engagement, working closely with services, volunteers and engagement staff. The successful candidate will be responsible for generating community fundraising income in the Midlands .You will lead on the implementation and delivery of the community fundraising strategy in order to generate net income and attract more people to support Sense within the region. You aim will be to achieve the income target for the Midlands of £105,000 through 4 key income streams – local businesses, groups and associations, trading and education institutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and build long term relationships with key regional contacts, such as local businesses, organisations, schools and high value individuals to encourage financial and long-term support for Sense within the region
• Local businesses and grants are the largest income drivers for Sense community fundraising. Therefore, this role will build and develop a prospect list of key businesses and community grants in the area, to connect and then apply for
• Work with the Head of Community Fundraising to develop the Community Fundraising strategy for the Midlands, implementing core activities and identifying other potential regional opportunities.
• Achieve agreed income targets, monitoring and forecasting on a regular basis and taking remedial action when necessary
• Manage our Team Community Fundraiser who is based in the Midlands and support their key areas of work and regularly review and monitor their performance
• Collaborate with other teams in Fundraising to pass on supporters and generate potential leads for teams such as Events, High Value Partnerships and Legacies
• Support colleagues in our Operations and Trading teams to develop their fundraising potential including spotting and maximising potential higher value opportunities
• Build a strong relationship with colleagues based at Sense Hub in Selly Oak, Birmingham

Key skills and experience

• Understanding of Community based fundraising trends
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to keep clear and accurate records, producing reports and analysis and presenting them in an effective way to stakeholders and Head of Team
• Extensive experience of recruiting, supporting and stewarding fundraisers or volunteers
• A track record of generating income through various community income streams including groups and local businesses
• Extensive experience of building successful internal and external relationships
• Experience of managing multiple priorities simultaneously while still providing the highest level of customer care to all supporters

For a full job description and person specification, please see the link on the left hand side of the page.

About Sense

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly.  We would recommend that you read the job description and person specification before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. 

We are looking for a Manager in the East of England, for one year while the permanent post holder takes an internal development opportunity. You will join our Grant Making directorate to help us to meet our mission to partner with small and local charities, people and communities working towards a more just and compassionate society.

You’ll be the face of the Foundation in the area, able to build strong and trusting relationships and be an advocate for small and local charities across the patch. You’ll have a good understanding of the operating environment in the East of England and well-established networks across the patch.  You will support charity partners to become more resilient and stronger so that they can thrive beyond the period of their relationship with us.  You will do this by building trusted relationships with organisations to support them in identifying their most pressing organisational challenges; and help them overcome the challenges by building the knowledge, skills and capabilities of staff and trustees.  You will work with charities, CICs, and partnerships to identify the most appropriate form of support to respond to the identified priorities.  Further information about LBFEW and our approach to supporting charity partners can be found on our website Development

You will be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders including connecting with networks to identify and optimise collaborative learning and sharing practice. The postholder will also play a pivotal role in sharing learning, intelligence and insights to ensure the Foundations’ strategy development, delivery and relationship with the Lloyds Banking Group considers regional needs and the operating contexts of our funded partners.

Shine provides specialist support from before birth and throughout the life of anyone living with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, as well as to parents, families, carers and professional care staff.  Working throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Shine is a community of over 14,300 members.  Together we share achievements, challenges, and information about life with spina bifida, hydrocephalus and related issues.  Shine enables people to get the best out of life. 

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic, ambitious Regional Fundraiser to join our team.

In this role you will:

• Recruit, build and maintain supporter relationships with individuals, community groups, organisations and businesses across the country
• Be proactive within your assigned area to identify opportunities for fundraising and raise awareness of the charity
• Manage supporters effectively using Salesforce (CRM Database) to understand supporter motivations to provide excellent stewardship
• Meet agreed financial targets, provide monthly financial progress reports and put mitigation plans in place for any shortfall
• Promote Shine activities and campaigns to raise awareness and drive income

Who we’re looking for:

We’re a successful, motivated fundraising team looking for someone to join us with:

• Knowledge and experience of working across community, corporate, event and individual income streams, with a proven history of achieving financial targets
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to motivate and inspire supporters and build long-term relationships
• Excellent oral communication skills with a high degree of diplomacy, empathy and confidence
• Ability to be a team player who can work on their own initiative to plan and manage their workload
• Ability to effectively manage multiple and competing priorities to meet deadlines
• Excellent organisational skills with firm understanding of KPIs, targets, budgeting, and risk mitigation 
• Full clean driving licence and the ability to work weekends and evenings as required
• Good working knowledge of MS Office and Salesforce CRM database (preferred)

In return, Shine will offer you:

• A competitive salary
• Full time or part time, working pattern to be agreed with the right candidate between 21 to 35 hours
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays + additional discretionary leave between Christmas and New Year (pro-rata for part-time hours)
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Additional annual leave due to length of service
• 3% pension contribution
• Life Assurance cover
• Broadband allowance
• Support to learn and develop

If you would like the opportunity to join this fast paced, expanding organisation that prides itself on making a difference to the lives of individuals with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, then we would love to hear from you!

Shine is a Disability Confident employer and will offer guaranteed interviews if a disabled applicant meets the minimum criteria for the job. For more information about Shine, please visit our website.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Jo Marriott, our Head of Fundraising.

To apply, please submit your CV and supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role criteria.

*Please note applications without a supporting statement will not be accepted*

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Salary: £37,395 - £41,500 per annum

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Location: Home-based with regional travel - Birmingham/Warwickshire, Nottingham/Derbyshire, and Leicestershire

Closing date: Rolling

Benefits: Life assurance scheme, Employer pension contribution 8%, Enhanced maternity and adoption leave, BUPA Healthcare Plan, Discounted gym membership

We have an excellent opportunity to join as Regional Fundraising Manager working for the wonderful Alzheimer’s Society. You will report to the Senior Regional Fundraising Manager. As part of this role, you will have overall responsibility for the development of your team across Birmingham/Warwickshire, Nottingham/Derbyshire, and Leicestershire, aiming to achieve and exceed an annual income target, delivering exceptional supporter stewardship and acquisition of new business, and driving a high-performance culture.

This role will offer you the opportunity to manage a team of Regional Fundraisers, maximising their skills and capacity to exceed targets- while managing your own portfolio of donors, making this a brilliant hybrid role of leadership and hands on fundraising. You will drive relationship building - providing exceptional stewardship to boost retention and life-time value for the charity’s highest value supporters.

 To be successful as the Regional Fundraising Manager, you will need:

• Proven experience as a regional fundraising expert with strong knowledge of community income streams – experience across corporate partnerships a plus!
• Significant experience of providing strong leadership across a team, empowering them to problem solve independently and driving high performance.
• Strong experience of developing, delivering and reporting on budgets and non-financial targets.

 If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Heather on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected]

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting 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. 

Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a national charity to recruit for the Regional Fundraising Manager – London and East region. This fantastic role will involve generating community fundraising income, engaging with local businesses, groups, schools, and individuals to raise awareness and support for the charity

As a Regional Fundraising Manager you will:

• Achieve a target of £80,000 through community fundraising, including local businesses, groups, schools, and educational institutions.
• Build and nurture long-term relationships with key regional contacts and supporters, ensuring high levels of stewardship.
• Collaborate on developing and implementing the community fundraising strategy for the region, tracking income goals, and identifying opportunities for growth.
• Work closely with fundraising teams, including Events, High Value Partnerships, and Trading, to maximise opportunities and share leads.
• Ensure all community supporters receive top tier customer service, with timely responses and personalised support.

To be successful, you must have experience:

• Understanding of community based fundraising trends and ongoing professional development.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and time management abilities.
• Creative thinking with a strong drive to succeed.
• Proficient in IT and reporting.
• Proven track record in community fundraising, including managing relationships with businesses, groups, and volunteers.
• Familiarity with financial reporting and databases (preferably Raiser’s Edge).
• Access to a vehicle is essential, with mileage reimbursement provided.

Desirable: Experience in prospecting new business and generating local income.

  Salary: £37,635 if home based, + £3,090 (£40,725) London weighting if hybrid (2 days in the office a week)

Contract type:Full-time, permanent

Location-  London

 Closing date: On rolling basis

Interview: ASAP

Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to

If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!

Unfortunately, due to resource capacity, we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Sense has a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our Fundraising Team as our Regional Fundraising Manager covering the East and London. This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week, working flexibly between home and our offices in King's Cross, London as well as other locations across the East and London, including Barnet, Luton and Cambridge. 

This is a key role within the Midlands region for Sense, responsible for generating income and engagement, working closely with services, volunteers and engagement staff. The successful candidate will be responsible for generating community fundraising income in the Midlands .You will lead on the implementation and delivery of the community fundraising strategy in order to generate net income and attract more people to support Sense within the region. You aim will be to achieve the income target for the Midlands of £105,000 through 4 key income streams – local businesses, groups and associations, trading and education institutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and build long term relationships with key regional contacts, such as local businesses, organisations, schools and high value individuals to encourage financial and long-term support for Sense within the region
• Local businesses and grants are the largest income drivers for Sense community fundraising. Therefore, this role will build and develop a prospect list of key businesses and community grants in the area, to connect and then apply for
• Work with the Head of Community Fundraising to develop the Community Fundraising strategy for the London & East area, implementing core activities and identifying other potential regional opportunities
• Achieve agreed income targets, monitoring and forecasting on a regular basis and taking remedial action when necessary
• Manage our Team Community Fundraiser who is based in London & East and support their key areas of work and regularly review and monitor their performance
• Collaborate with other teams in Fundraising to pass on supporters and generate potential leads for teams such as Events, High Value Partnerships and Legacies
• Support colleagues in our Operations and Trading teams to develop their fundraising potential including spotting and maximising potential higher value opportunities
• Build a strong relationship with colleagues based at Sense Centres in Barnet, Luton and Cambridge

Key skills and experience

• Understanding of Community based fundraising trends
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to keep clear and accurate records, producing reports and analysis and presenting them in an effective way to stakeholders and Head of Team
• Extensive experience of recruiting, supporting and stewarding fundraisers or volunteers
• A track record of generating income through various community income streams including groups and local businesses
• Extensive experience of building successful internal and external relationships
• Experience of managing multiple priorities simultaneously while still providing the highest level of customer care to all supporters

For a full job description and person specification, please see the link on the left hand side of the page.

About Sense

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly.  We would recommend that you read the job description and person specification before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. 

It is an exciting time to be joining Engineers Against Poverty (EAP) with the organisation growing in its impact to improve infrastructure transparency, advocating for greater openness and integrity in climate finance, and promoting our work on green cities and infrastructure.

EAP is a leader in infrastructure and international development with strong links with development agencies, government and industry. We develop research, policy and practice in infrastructure investment, labour standards, climate change, transparency and accountability and local content in line with our mission to help reduce poverty.

The appointee will also take on for the same role for CoST, the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative – a transparency, participation and accountability programme which operates in 20 countries and for which EAP hosts its International Secretariat. 

As Senior Finance Manager you will be responsible for the financial management and reporting of the organisation. You will also lead on the charity's year-end accounts ensuring that financial statements are prepared in line with the latest SORP requirements and liaise directly with the organisation's external auditors.

You will be an experienced finance professional with at least 5 years’ experience in a finance or accounting role (including at management level) and ideally in a not-for profit organisation. You will possess qualification or part-qualification in AAT/ACCA/ACA/CIMA with knowledge of UK charity accounting. You will show high levels of initiative, an ability to work with minimum supervision across a varied workload, and possess strong communication skills. Further detail on requirements of this role in the attached job pack.

Key responsibilities include:

• As a member of the senior management team, you are responsible for the management of the financial systems including producing, maintaining and managing budgets and financial management reports (including management accounts, preparation of annual accounts and other statutory reports)
• Ensure compliance with corporate and charitable law, and ensure that financial systems comply with statutory and other requirements (e.g. SORP)
• General finance management such as ensuring financial management policies and procedures are up to date, assist in the preparation of financial proposals and bids, and other responsibilities that may be required to meet the needs of the organisation.

We are a flexible employer and are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements with potential candidates. We are an international team and this is a fully remote role (with travel and in-person attendance required at meetings a few times a year likely in London, UK). We encourage applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds.

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!