Trusts Fundraiser Jobs

Youth and Community Leader

Oasis@Knights (Streatham/Brixton Hill, South London)

40 hours per week (1.0FTE)

Permanent

Salary: £38,441 per annum

Want to lead a Youth Centre offering a diverse range of activities for the local community?

Want to enable young people to thrive?

Want to be lead a dynamic, passionate and impactful team?

Knights Youth Centre (KYC) was established in 1936 as an independent Christian Charity. The centre provides a range of universal and targeted youth work programmes in partnership with a number of statutory and voluntary organisations and is located on the boundary of the Clapham Park Estate (the largest estate in the Borough of Lambeth) in an area of high social need. In 2025 KYC is joining the Oasis family of charities and will be known as Oasis@Knights. Oasis’ vision is for community, a place where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their God-given potential. There is also the exciting opportunity to collaborate with the Oasis St Martins Village in nearby Tulse Hill, our new village that works with local partners to provide a welcoming inclusive space to provide opportunities for young people and tackle issues such as school attendance and exclusions.

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Youth and Community Leader to manage and develop the work at Oasis@Knights. This is an opportunity to lead a team committed to making a tangible difference in the lives young people, their families and the broader community. The successful candidate will be responsible for strategic leadership and operational management, which includes overseeing a range of youth and community activities. A critical aspect of this role involves fundraising, business development, and monitoring the impact of all initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

· Overseeing youth provision, including mentoring, youth clubs and targeted interventions.

· Ensuring effective financial management and income generation to sustain and expand services.

· Managing and growing a team of staff and volunteers, ensuring alignment with Oasis’ ethos and values.

· Building strong partnerships with local stakeholders to support the delivery of impactful youth projects.

· Developing and maintaining monitoring and evaluation frameworks to demonstrate the impact of activities.

· Working with the building narrative to ensure compliance with health and safety, safeguarding, and other statutory requirements.

The successful post holder must have:

· A degree-level qualification or equivalent in youth work, community development or a related field.

· Proven experience in leading youth projects and managing diverse teams.

· Strong fundraising and income generation skills, with the ability to create and implement successful strategies.

· Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships.

· Knowledge of safeguarding practices and experience working with young people in challenging environments.

· A track record of developing and implementing strategic plans in partnership with stakeholders.

· A commitment to the Oasis ethos and values, including inclusion, equality, and perseverance.

As part of the package, Oasis offers:

· A pension scheme, offering 7% employer contribution.

· A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year (plus 8 Bank Holidays).

· Policies which promote well-being and are family friendly.

To apply, please send your CV and a Supporting Statement (no more than two A4 pages) for further information please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs Website. 

Please expand on your CV to tell us about relevant skills, experience and qualification you have, that relate to the job description and person specification.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and underrepresented groups. If you require assistance or adjustments to overcome potential barriers during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Completed applications should be returned by 9am on Wednesday 19th February 2025.

Interviews will take place at the Youth Centre on Thursday 27th February 2025.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and underrepresented groups. If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers during the recruitment process, please let us know. 

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. 

The successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK.  Oasis cannot assist with sponsorship or visas.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1163889

As the Executive Director of Osmani Trust, you will lead our organisation in supporting young people and the community to do extraordinary things. Your responsibilities will include:

Strategic leadership

• Developing and implementing annual plans aligned with our strategy, in collaboration with the Board of Trustees, to achieve desired outcomes. 
• Maintaining efficient systems for the charity's operations, ensuring good governance and financial sustainability. 
• Overseeing all aspects of organisational management including finances, resources, services, and communications, in cooperation with trustees. 

Governance and organisational management

• Working closely with trustees to direct and deliver Osmani Trust’s objectives according to the charity's strategy. 
• Leading and supporting the OT team to fulfil objectives, emphasising service user needs, monitoring outcomes, and integrating learning into operations. 
• Ensuring compliance with governance requirements, supporting board responsibilities, and contributing to trustee meetings and reporting. 

Financial management and human resources

• Ensuring effective financial management, leading finance and project management teams to maintain controls, preparing reports, and managing spending within budget. 
• Developing organisational structure and processes for positive people and service management, adhering to legislation and quality standards. 
• Fostering a healthy working culture that encourages staff and volunteers to excel, contribute ideas, and embrace diversity. 

Fundraising

• Developing and executing OT’s fundraising strategy, exploring new avenues to diversify funding sources. 
• Collaborating with OT’s fundraiser to cultivate relationships with funders, submitting funding bids, and providing reporting. 
• Focus on growing unrestricted funds to reduce reliance on grants. 

Advocacy and influencing

• Cultivating strong relationships with stakeholders to amplify the impact of OT’s work. 
• Advocating for the needs of our service users to local authorities, GLA, Government, healthcare providers, and other relevant agencies. 
• Maintaining an effective advice and advocacy service, meeting quality standards and regulatory requirements. 

Philanthropy Manager

Up to £45,000 per annum + benefits (inc 25 days holiday days annual leave and pension)

Leatherhead, Surrey (some flexible working options available)

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is going through an exciting time where we are growing, with the aim of reaching more families in need.

About the role:

We are looking to appoint an experienced Philanthropy Manager to proactively lead the cultivation and stewardship of potential and existing major donors, trusts and statutory bodies, with a particular focus on driving significant income growth.

Reporting to the Director of Fundraising and Engagement, the Philanthropy Manager will drive the growth of a portfolio of existing supporters and new prospects giving at the five and six figure gift level, with a particular focus on generating major gifts from new donors. The postholder will think strategically to develop inspiring fundraising cases of support, and impact reporting working closely with Care service colleagues, the finance team and the wider fundraising and engagement team.

This role has line management responsibility for three experienced fundraisers who manage their own portfolios of Major Donors, Trusts, and Foundations.

What we’re looking for:

· An experienced and enthusiastic Philanthropy Manager – with a track record of achieving challenging income targets and effective prospect management. Applications will be particularly welcome from those with a background in a children’s charity or SME with ownership of strategic planning.

· A poised, confident and convincing communicator – you have strong negotiation, presentation and networking skills and the ability to quickly connect with and motivate others

· A helpful and supportive team member – you work collaboratively and stimulate others into action

· A goal-orientated and analytical problem solver – you respond quickly to varied activities and are able to adapt quickly to change, whilst focusing on the bigger picture.

· A high level of attention to detail and accuracy – you work at a fast pace handling details whilst maintaining accuracy.

· Confident use of MSOffice and extensive experience of Excel – you have strong attention to detail, are comfortable working with data, and produce high quality accurate work.

What we offer:

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, this includes:

· Flexible working hours to balance home and working life

· Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts

· Time off in lieu

· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes

· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year

· Pension scheme (we will contribute 5% of your salary and you will contribute at least 3%)

· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and half day Christmas shopping

· A recommend a friend recruitment referral bonus

If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us please visit our website.

About us:

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that.

How to apply:

To apply please send your CV and a covering letter to us via the link.

Interview dates: Interview dates to be confirmed

Your covering letter should highlight why your application should be considered above others, and clearly state how your experience matches the essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification.

Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead or virtually via Microsoft Teams. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.

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

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.

The Community Fundraising Assistant supports individuals and organisations raising funds for MSF, ensure the safe processing and acknowledgement of donations and the administrative processing tasks related to community and corporate fundraising, ensuring supporters have the best possible experience with MSF when raising funds for our work. They also provide stewardship and support to companies carrying out employee fundraising in the workplace, and for companies who chose MSF as their Charity of the Year.

The Community Fundraising Assistant plays a vital role in supporting a dynamic programme of MSF challenge events, community fundraising initiatives, and in-memory or tribute donations.

This position is essential to the smooth functioning of the Community, Events & Tributes team, ensuring efficient administrative processes, such as banking and donor acknowledgment, and financial reconciliations. The role also involves providing guidance and assistance to event participants and community fundraisers, offering excellent supporter care to help elevate donations and build lasting relationships.

A key aspect of this role is responding with sensitivity and empathy to donors making in-memory or tribute gifts, ensuring that their needs are met with care and attention.

By delivering exceptional stewardship, the postholder will foster ongoing support and engagement, encouraging repeat donations.

The Community Fundraising Assistant will work collaboratively within the team, supporting day-to-day operations and helping to create a seamless and rewarding experience for MSF’s community of supporters.

DEPARTMENT: Fundraising

HOURS: 37.5 Hours Per Week (Monday - Friday)

LENGTH OF CONTRACT: Permanent

LOCATION: London - Hybrid

SALARY: £31,092.77 per annum

Internal grade: 12.1

Are you able to work with Corporates, High Net Worth Individuals, grow our supporter base and are an accomplished Fundraiser. We are seeking a dynamic person with a strong fundraising background to broaden our income streams and help us widen support from the local community. You will build on a track record of working with the local community to tell our story, impress upon the need for our services and and obtain support for our work to end homelessness. Barons Court Project is the only Day Centre in Hammersmith and Fulham and plays a critical role in the borough to serve the most vulnerable. You will be passionate about makeing a diffrernce for our guests by bringing in the funds we need, securing our future and helping us expand our offer. A natural communicator you will have the ability to engage with people from a wide variety of backgrounds in this new fundraising role for Barons Court Project.    

About the position

This role is crucial in supporting the delivery of HSI/UKs Individual Giving programme. You will be making an impact for animals by supporting projects across multiple communication channels to steward our wonderful supporters, ensuring they feel valued and helping to generate over £2million a year in sustainable income for Humane Society International/UK.

As part of the Individual Giving team, this role will largely support our direct mail appeal programme, regular giving programme and will be the first point of contact for supporter enquires – handling telephone calls, emails, social media and letters.

You will be responsible for ensuring supporters feel valued and appreciated through tailored communications to deliver an excellent supporter experience and will take a lead in coordinating our annual Thank-a-Thon – a direct way to say thank you to our supporters. You will also work closely with our suppliers in all aspects of the mailing process from creative concept through to delivery, as well as stewarding our amazing fundraisers who raise money for animals by taking part in marathons, bake sales and other events.

This is a hybrid role with 2 days a week in our London office near Old Street tube in buzzy Shoreditch.

Please note: Our recruitment policy is to offer a fixed one year contract to start, with a view to move to a permanent contract in year two based on performance.

About the Individual Giving Team:

Our ambitious team is responsible for the recruitment and retention of individual supporters to raise £600k in 2025 with big and exciting plans to grow this significantly within the next 3 years.

We are a small but mighty team covering a range of channels across direct mail, DRTV and digital with plans to start telephone fundraising in 2025 as well as creating and delivering supporter journeys.

Part of a wider fundraising team of 8 who work across legacy, major donors, corporate and trusts – we work closely with our colleagues internationally both in the EU and the United States.

What we’re looking for in our Individual Giving Specialist

• Experience of working within a team in a similar role (e.g. fundraising/marketing), ideally with some experience in individual giving fundraising
• Experience of assisting with the organisation of projects/activities or schedules
• Experience of being in a front line supporter services role – confident in dealing with general enquiries
• Experience of admin activities such as database admin, invoicing, collating information for reports.
• Good organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
•  Able to manage a varied workload, with support from the manager and wider team

About us

Humane Society International/UK is part of Humane Society International, a global animal protection organisation striving for a better future for animals through advocacy, education, and hands-on programmes. In the UK we are an leading voice for animals, running effective campaigns on wildlife protection, the fur trade, and farmed animal welfare, backed by hundreds of thousands of supporters across the country. HSI/UK has big ambitions to grow income, provide excellence in supporter care and in doing so help animals around the world!

Will you join us and create a more humane world for animals?

Interested? Here’s how to apply:

Application closing date: 16th February 2025

Virtual interview date: 24th 25th February 2025

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable.  You may be just the right candidate.

Supporter Care Administrator
Salary: Staff Level 2 £9,524 (FTE £23,810)
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: 15 hours per week. Ideal working days would be Thursday and Friday, but some flexibility may be available for the right candidate
Location: Taunton. Opportunity for hybrid working with at least 1 day a week in the office 

Somerset Wildlife Trust is a local independent charity, and the only organisation uniquely focused on improving the natural environment of Somerset for the benefit of wildlife and people. We champion Somerset’s stunning, diverse, and important natural environment, making the case for nature to the public and politicians. We protect wildlife and lead the recovery of the environment by example, including on our nature reserves. 

The Supporter Care Administrator will support the Fundraising Team with membership and community fundraising to maximise engagement and income from the valued supporters of Somerset Wildlife Trust.

This is a crucial role which would suit a person wanting to work in a meaningful and friendly team, whilst requiring part time and hybrid hours.

The Supporter Care Administrator will meet the Fundraising Strategic Targets by:

Providing great supporter care and record keeping, and key support to the fundraising team, to maximise engagement and income from supporters of Somerset Wildlife Trust.

Responsibility 1: Supporter care

• Being the first point of contact for the majority of our supporters and offer first-class stewardship to ensure our members, donors and fundraisers feel well-supported.
• Maintaining the highest standards of supporter care, including when responding to enquiries, judging when to involve other fundraisers to maximise potential support and income.

Responsibility 2: CRM (Raiser’s Edge) & Systems

• Providing efficient data entry and administration, including for membership, fundraising appeals, community fundraising and events, processing all donations, including credit card payments, cheques and BACS accurately and acknowledging donations in a timely manner.
• Maintaining accurate and up to date records on the Trust’s supporter database (Raiser’s Edge), including by uploading new memberships, donations and event attendees and updating records.  Work with other team members to manage the recording of fundraising activity and income to help them become confident users.
• Producing electronic member retention letters and work with the Database Officer make other improvements to processes to maximise effective use of Raiser’s Edge.
• Assisting in the ongoing development and improvement of Raiser’s Edge and in the support of other teams using the system.
• Supporting Fundraising colleagues with other systems used in the day to work of the team.

Responsibility 3: Team administration

• Being able to manage multiple tasks and requirements whilst demonstrating excellent time management.
• Demonstrating good problem-solving skills and be able to work independently to deal with most enquiries and issues arising during the day.
• Providing administrative support for the Fundraising team.
• Identifying and propose improvements that can be made to internal processes to help make the team more efficient.
• Supporting with member events, including the AGM.

Additional benefits of working for the Somerset Wildlife Trust include:

• 7% employer pension contribution
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Flexible and agile working
• Wellbeing support – EAP, wellbeing champions
• Diversity networks through RSWT/TWT
• Paid volunteer days
• Continuous Professional Development opportunities
• Minimum 33 days of holiday (25 annual leave + bank holidays)
• Active staff social events
• The opportunity to make a real and positive difference to nature, communities and the climate.

Closing date: Sunday 23 February 2025

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Somerset Wildlife Trust have an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Plan and are committed to continuing to improve the equality, diversity and inclusion of every aspect of our work; we know we need to engage with everyone to live our values and achieve our goals. We welcome applications from everyone and are happy to discuss any accommodations or arrangements that would make the recruitment process better for you, and the working environment should you be employed.

No agencies please.

Job overview

We're looking for a Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager (Maternity Cover) with experience in major gifts, legacies and grants fundraising. This role is offered at 22.5 hours per week (0.6FTE) for 12 months.

With a strong track record of cultivating and securing major gifts, you’ll play a key role in project managing our next capital funding appeal to support victims of stroke and other neurological conditions, engaging and motivating multiple internal and external stakeholders to ensure key milestones are met. 

You’ll get the chance to work as part of our small and dynamic team, with a variety of flexible working arrangements. We're looking for someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills, a passion for our cause and demonstrable experience of developing effective relationships with major donors and grant makers.

This role offers a fantastic mix of strategy and delivery, working closely with the Head of Charity and Head of Fundraising & Communications to steward existing supporters and encourage new donors to make long-term, sustainable and significant gifts to support Southmead Hospital Charity’s major funding priorities.

If you're interested in this opportunity and would like to know more about the role, we'd love to hear from you. 

Main duties of the job

You will lead the Charity’s Philanthropy and Partnerships work with responsibility for delivering the Charity’s fundraising through major gifts, legacies and grants fundraising. Working within our small Partnerships Team to develop relationships across a range of audiences and working closely with the Charity Director and Head of Fundraising, you will have responsibility for securing six-figure gifts from philanthropic individuals and organisations to benefit patients and the incredible staff who look after them.

Key responsibilities will include cultivating deep relationships with both significant Charity donors and senior clinical colleagues in the Trust, detailed research on High-Net-Worth Individuals, writing complex proposals for support, facilitating cultivation events and working closely with the Charity Director and Head of Fundraising and Communications to agree defined projects that require internal commitment and substantial financial support. You also be responsible for managing our legacy pipeline and work closely with our Legacy Link Consultant to deliver efficient and effective estate administration.

You will need comprehensive knowledge of fundraising and considerable networking skills with the ability to identify influential contacts both internally and externally. You must be able to visit high-net-worth individuals, create high-quality grant proposals, manage complex legal estate administration and lift the profile of the Charity.

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead.  We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

General

• In consultation with the Charity Director and Head of Fundraising and Communications, develop and lead a strategy for major gifts and legacies.
• Work to agreed financial targets and KPIs across existing income streams.
• To lead on the development of major gifts, legacy and grants fundraising. To continually research, cultivate and develop strong relationships with these prospects.
• Support the Director and Head of Fundraising to ensure that a donor-centric approach is at the core of all activity and that high standards are developed and maintained throughout the Charity team.
• Provide the Director, Head of Fundraising and Communications and all team colleagues with detailed updates through regular team reports.
• Ensure that all cash handling, banking, donor acknowledgement and receipts are kept in accordance with charity best practice.
• Keep up to date on all new governance regulations issued by the Charity Commission, Fundraising Regulator and Information Commissioner’s Office.
• Maintain and develop relationships with key stakeholders.

Major Donors

• Lead on planning and delivery of a programme of philanthropic support from major gifts.
• Write detailed case for supports and proposals to encourage major gifts from our current donor pool and new prospects.
• Plan, organise and develop cultivation events to lift the Charity’s profile with major donors.
• Analyse and segment existing major donors to deliver appropriate, quality personalised tiered stewardship which deepens relationships and increases loyalty and value.

Legacy fundraising

• Lead on planning and delivery of a strategic legacy programme.
• Manage relationships between prospective legators, family members and their legal representatives as appropriate.
• Keep accurate, up to date records on legacy pledges and steward relationships appropriately.
• Ensure all legacies are acknowledged appropriately and estate queries dealt with in a timely manner by the Philanthropy and Partnerships Officer.

Grants fundraising

• Lead on planning and delivery of a strategic grants programme from charitable trusts and foundations.
• Plan, organise, research, analyse and submit comprehensive and high-quality applications to grant giving trusts and foundations.
• Ensure that funders receive reports of activities on time and with the required information to ensure regular stage payments where appropriate.

Other

• Adhere at all times to the Charity’s policies and procedures.
• Ensure the effective and efficient use of the Charity’s resources.
• Ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest professional standard.
• Be aware of the responsibilities with regard to Health and Safety.
• To be responsible for managing delegated budgets linked to individual projects.
• Manage staff involved in specific events and projects which will include volunteers and external agencies.
• Ensure that all data is handled confidentially and is compliant with the Data Protection Act, especially with regard to records of donors and volunteers.
• Will have to meet and work with members of the public at fundraising events.
• Will have to work from other locations as and when necessary.
• Will have to work some evenings and weekends as and when necessary (time off in lieu agreed).

Person specification

Work Experience

Essential criteria

• Education to degree level or equivalent.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Experience and a proven track record of fundraising/sales, developing strategies and robust planning including achieving ambitious targets and delivering successful campaigns.
• Knowledge and experience of fundraising management disciplines, in particular those employed in major donor, legacy and trust and foundation fundraising. Alternatively, in-depth experience of a relationship/sales role securing significant income

Please feel free to visit our Southmead Hospital Charity website and contact details to find out more about us.

Music Masters is seeking an exceptional, dynamic Head of Development to grow fundraised income and help to supercharge our national impact. This position offers an experienced and outgoing fundraising leader the unique opportunity to play a pivotal strategic role for one of the UK’s most enterprising and innovative music education organisations, including the chance to develop a brand-new fundraising strategy from 2026. The ambitious fundraising targets of the charity (£1.327 million in 2024/25) are matched by the ambitions of the programme delivery teams and our desire to make music education and the music sector accessible and equitable.

Reporting to and working closely with the CEO, you will enjoy high-level collaboration with Music Masters’ Development Committee Chair and our newly appointed Chair of Trustees, Stuart Mason. You will be responsible for leading and developing a talented team of fundraisers, and for the right candidate this role brings with it the opportunity to progress to Development Director as we seek to grow our fundraising capacity and capability, enabling us to reach thousands more children through our groundbreaking national programmes.

We offer:

· 25 days annual leave, public holidays + office closure between Christmas and New Year

· Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental wellbeing

· Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

· Contributory Pension including 5% employer contribution

· In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year

· A flexible approach to working to support work-life balance

The Christie Charity is a vibrant, fast moving, energetic organisation with a passionate team and a fantastic reputation.We are looking for an experienced, dynamic philanthropy and partnerships manager to lead our philanthropy team. We require someone who has demonstrable experience in philanthropy fundraising or has strong transferable skills. It is essential that you have experience in managing people at a senior level to lead a team of five philanthropy fundraisers.

Everything we do is geared to supporting the renowned Christie hospital to ensure cancer patients receive the highest level of treatment and care and have access to world leading research and technology ensuring they have the best possible experience and outcomes. We provide funding over and above what the NHS is able to provide.

The Charity team is responsible for raising millions of pounds each year to ensure Christie patients receive gold standard care and treatment. This includes everything from access to world first clinical trials and receiving radiotherapy in state-of-the-art treatment centres to young adults being cared for in a bespoke age-appropriate centre and being able to offer patients anxiety reducing complementary therapy, or even creative sessions in our art room.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen at the Somerset Cricket Foundation. We are looking for a proactive, inclusive, and collaborative person to continue to raise the profile of the Foundation.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing our fundraising portfolio and supporting the delivery of a fundraising strategy. This will be achieved by developing strong links with partners, identifying additional revenues from donors and individuals, plus creating a calendar of fundraising/community events in line with agreed financial targets.

It is an exciting time to join Somerset Cricket Foundation, having gained charitable status in 2021. The past two years has seen a growth in activity across our programmes, with the strong expansion of our community engagement work. The Foundation is striving to make cricket the most inclusive sport to people in Somerset and this role is fundamental to allow us to flourish into a charity that offers the very best opportunities to all people.

The success and reputation of the Foundation continues to grow both locally and nationally. This has led to corporate partners of the Somerset County Cricket Club and other local organisations wanting to support Foundation initiatives. Our existing partners support projects such as Cricket in Schools, Community Activation, and Disability Cricket, and support to our club network. We want to continue engaging with local organisations to create new opportunities for community and individual donor engagement to help support us with our objectives of growing the game and making the game of cricket accessible to people from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds.

Somerset Cricket Foundation Values

• Togetherness
• Nurture
• Dedication
• Integrity
• Growth

Reports to: Managing Director

Responsible for: N/A

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-Time - occasional evening & weekend working may be required.

Salary: £38,000 per annum

Location: Hybrid working available

Main Purpose of Job:

We are seeking an experienced fundraiser with excellent relationship management skills to help build resilient and profitable income streams for the Somerset Cricket Foundation (SCF) and extend the reach of the charity’s profile. This will include working with existing and new corporate relationships, individuals and Trusts & Foundations.

You will develop and use stewardship tools to guide donors and partnerships through their giving journey; including cultivation plans, proposals, and reports. You will be involved in sourcing and presenting tailored information, making appropriate financial and non-financial requests.

Main Responsibilities:

• Agree an annual high-value fundraising strategy for SCF, in collaboration with the Somerset Cricket Foundation Fundraising Committee and Managing Director.
• Take overall responsibility for the development, growth, and implementation high-value relationships.
• Develop and create new fundraising opportunities that raise the profile of SCF and attract new partners and donors.
• Nurture and maintain long-lasting positive relationships with corporate contacts and individual supporters to build a loyal supporter base.
• Collaborate proactively with the SCCC Commercial team and associated fundraising partners, to broaden the reach and impact of the work of SCF and promote the wider club.
• Promote the work of the SCF at networking events, through associated media and literature.
• Input into the creation of the annual SCF Impact Report, ensuring it is shared with new and existing supporters.
• Monitor and evaluate the annual impact that fundraising is bringing to the Foundation through effective reporting.
• Work collaboratively with the SCF Programme leads to identify opportunities in raising awareness and essential additional revenues.

Knowledge, skills and experience required:

Essential

• Experience in a similar role with a proven track record of successfully meeting fundraising targets.
• Ability to build a focused prospect pipeline.
• Excellent communication skills both written and spoken, with the ability to write and present compelling fundraising pitches and proposals.
• Strong strategic planning and organisational skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Inclusive style of working.
• Strong communicator who works well in a team.
• Collaborative approach and the ability to learn quickly and a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Strong IT literacy, including MS Office.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to use their initiative.
• Some flexibility around working hours will be required including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications and skills

• Full and valid UK driving licence. Insurance must cover ‘Business’ use.

The Ideal Candidate

• You will be energetic and positive in your approach.
• Passion for supporting inclusivity in society.
• Have knowledge of the legal fundraising environment – Data Protection, Gift Aid, fundraising legislation.
• A naturally collaborative style of working.
• Excellent understanding of current trends within corporate and high value fundraising.
• Comfortable with technology and introducing new approaches.
• You will need to be strong at time management and prioritisation.
• You will have a genuine passion and belief that people are treated equitably, that people receive the dignity and respect they deserve and that their differences are celebrated.

Key Contacts:

Internal: Managing Director, Board of Trustees, Programme Managers, Financial Administrator, SCCC Staff.

External: Commercial partners, potential donors, National & Regional business network, ECB staff, other Trusts and Foundations

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Safeguarding

Somerset Cricket Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As part of our safer recruitment process all roles are subject to an enhanced or standard DBS check (as appropriate to the role) and two satisfactory references.

We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our services. Somerset Cricket Foundation is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer.

The deadline for applications to be received is midday, 10 February 2025.

About the role and the RVC Animal Care Trust:

This role supports fundraising activity at the Royal Veterinary College largely through its registered charity the RVC Animal Care Trust (ACT) within the Directorate of External Relations. The ACT aims to improve animal health and care through clinical practice at our animal hospitals, education of veterinary and science students, and pioneering research. The post-holder will devise and deliver cohesive on and offline marketing and communications plans to support fundraising activities and taking responsibility for the charity’s brand identity and online presence.

About you:

You are a marketing and communications professional with experience across multiple channels and tools, including web, email, social media, print, PR, and face-to-face communications. You’ll bring innovative ideas to support the Fundraising Manager in the delivery of our fundraising strategy, helping to integrate online and offline activities to demonstrate our impact and engage diverse audiences.

You're confident in managing multi-channel campaigns and have experience designing digital and print promotional materials, managing social media and web content, and using SEO/PPC to boost engagement. You'll have experience using CRM systems and analytics tools to help develop marketing plans that achieve clear objectives and measurable outcomes, aligned with our fundraising strategy.

A strong communicator, you can create compelling copy for various platforms and audiences. You have experience sourcing impactful content to support fundraising campaigns including photography and video editing. With support, you can develop, test, and evaluate campaigns to demonstrate the success of your ideas and apply learnings. Your flexibility, organisational and prioritisation skills enable you to enjoy working in a small but fast-paced team.

With a focus on delivering ROI, you build and maintain collaborative relationships with internal teams and external partners, including our loyal fundraisers, to drive engagement and support for our cause.

We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:

• Competitive and attractive pension package
• Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and concessionary days) pro-rata
• On site café and restaurant
• Free membership to the Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave.

Job Description

WHAT IS START NETWORK? 

Our purpose is to be a catalyst for system-level change that improves the efficiency, effectiveness and ethics of humanitarian action. We do this by working as a network to develop, test & spread new ways of collaborating and resourcing locally-led crisis response and anticipation. 

Our current membership is made up of nearly 100 local, national and international NGOs based all around the world. We also support 10 national and regional hubs made up of civil society organisations and NGOs as our vehicle for devolving power, resources and accountability. 

OUR SOLUTIONS 

DECENTRAISLING & LOCALLY-LED ACTION: Shifting power and resources and decentralising decision-making to locally led networks and organisations. 

EARLY & RAPID FINANCING: Building a global financing system that reduces risk, anticipates, and acts ahead of predictable crises. 

COMMUNITY-LED INNOVATION: Incentivising innovative, locally led, and contextual solutions and learning from them together with people affected by crises. 

For more information about Start Network and what we do, please visit our website.  

 OUR VALUES 

WE PUT PEOPLE FIRST: Communities come first in our decision-making and programming. 

WE ARE BRAVE: We have great ambition and are willing to explore new things and take risks to achieve it 

WE OPERATE COLLECTIVELY: We leverage the value of working as a network, sharing risk and resources, and learning together. 

WE ARE INCLUSIVE: We see the value in diverse perspectives and work to remove the barriers that prevent voices from being heard. 

WE ARE OPEN: We work transparently and with integrity, building mutual trust in all levels of our work, from governance to programming. 

WE ARE ETHICAL: We behave and operate based on key principles of anti-racism, non-discrimination, and anti-colonialism. This is a work in progress. 

JOB PURPOSE 

This exciting role focuses on raising income for the Start Network and its global initiatives, including the Start Fund, Start Ready, innovation and the expansion of a locally led network. The postholder will be an experienced trusts and / or corporate fundraiser who wants a role focused on business and relationship development. They will be responsible for an exciting portfolio of existing and prospective funders (that give 6-7 figure grants), adopting a relational approach to fundraising. 

You will be responsible for carrying out prospect donor mapping, growing a fundraising pipeline, building relationships with prominent foundations and corporates in the humanitarian space, writing technical proposals as required, pitching to donors well-articulated concepts, and building fundraising capacity within the organisation. 

It is critical that the postholder is comfortable with developing new relations. We have grown a significant number of new donors within our Foundations and Corporates over the last few years, and we hope to continue the growth of the team in this exciting role, so proof of having grown an income stream is key.

Finally, the Senior Partnerships Officer will sit within a team of 3 focusing on strengthening and increasing the philanthropic portfolio and will work alongside the Partnerships Engagement Officer and will report to the Partnerships Manager. 

Fundraising Manager

We’re at an exciting stage of expansion and are looking for a passionate and driven individual to lead our income generation strategy. In this pivotal role, you’ll collaborate closely with the CEO and leadership team to shape and execute a dynamic plan that ensures sustainable growth and long-term impact.

Role Description

The role holder will be a confident natural leader able to clearly set out and communicate a compelling future income generation direction for TDS. Additionally, the role holder will be a critical thinker who utilises real time data and past and future trends to make informed decisions, analyse past and current results in order to identify emerging opportunities, and embraces a continuous learning mindset that values both successes and failures.

Role tasks

• Update and oversee TDS’ fundraising strategy, plans and related targets by consulting with and securing the support of our Fundraising group.

• Work closely with the CEO to explore new fundraising initiatives and then evaluate and monitor progress vs goals.

• Support the CEO in identifying, developing and writing bids and grant applications. • Identify, develop and maintain relationships with community and corporate partners that support fundraising, pay as you earn, gifts-in-kind and volunteer engagement.

• Oversee fundraising events and activities undertaken by community and corporate partners, groups and individuals.

• Inspire the TDS fundraising staff and volunteer team, fostering a culture of ownership and accountability for income generation.

• Drive a refreshed telemarketing campaign to identify, acquire and engage corporate partners.

• Manage a team of volunteer Fundraisers who will help to deliver against actions in the fundraising plan.

• Review, refresh and guide TDS’ external communication strategy.

• Working closely with the CEO to represent Together Dementia Support across agreed public events and platforms.

• Develop and maintain supportive relationships with the Board of Trustees and lead interactions with the Fundraising and Communications groups.

• Create a positive TDS supporter experience that encourages sustained engagement through good stewardship.

• Work in a manner that always facilitates inclusion and empowerment, particularly of people with dementia and their carers.

• Provide reports for the CEO and the Board of Trustees.

•Any other role-related tasks as required by the CEO.

Please visit our website to download the recruitment pack and find out how to apply. We can only accept applications that contain a CV and covering letter explaining how you fit the job specification.