Bespoke events fundraising manager jobs in birmingham, west midlands
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Supporting over 750 children and nearly 1,000 families annually, Acorns Children’s Hospice is a vital lifeline for families across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire during unimaginably difficult times.
Palliative care for children aged 0–18 is delivered at Acorns’ hospices in Birmingham (serving Birmingham and Warwickshire), Worcester (serving Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Gloucestershire), and Walsall (serving the Black Country and parts of Staffordshire and Shropshire), as well as in family homes and other community settings. Acorns’ holistic, tailored approach is designed to meet each child’s clinical, emotional, cultural, religious, and spiritual needs.
Trust and Foundation income is a cornerstone of Acorns’ fundraising strategy. Income is primarily unrestricted and multi-year – a reflection of the strong, long-standing relationships Acorns have built with funders. With a mix of small templated applications and large bespoke bids, trusts work is underpinned by thoughtful stewardship and a collaborative, well-resourced approach across teams.
We’re looking for an experienced Trusts fundraiser to provide maternity cover and hit the ground running. You’ll take on a robust pipeline and inherit relationships from a portfolio that includes multi-year partnerships with major funders such as Children in Need and John Martins.
Working closely with a highly experienced and supportive peer, you’ll enjoy a shared, balanced portfolio and the space to focus on great fundraising. With a responsive Data team, access to strong stories, and excellent internal buy-in, this is a rare chance to build on solid foundations and deliver high-impact work. We’re looking for someone with a proven track record in writing successful 5- and 6-figure bids, excellent storytelling skills, and confidence in translating data into compelling narratives.
As Fundraising Manager – Trusts and Foundations, you will:
- Take on a well-established portfolio of trusts and foundations with a combined value of c.£850K, delivering a mix of templated and bespoke applications
- Collaborate closely with a peer Trusts Manager, sharing responsibility for monthly submissions and stewardship
- Maintain and build relationships with existing funders, ensuring excellent reporting and donor care
- Work cross-functionally with the Data, Marcomms, Finance, and Care teams to develop strong cases for support
- Support joint cultivation and engagement events alongside the Philanthropy team
Ideal skills and experience:
- A strong track record of securing 5- and 6-figure grants from trusts and foundations, including multi-year funding
- Excellent written communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging across formats and word counts
- Comfortable managing and interpreting impact data, financial information, and project detail
- Highly organised and efficient, able to manage a busy workload with autonomy
- Collaborative and supportive team player with a donor-centred approach
Benefits include:
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (5 days holiday buyback scheme starting from April 2026)
- 7.5% employer pension contribution
- Life assurance scheme (2 x annual salary)
- Retail discounts (including the Blue Light card)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted gym membership
- Access to expert financial health and wellbeing support
Interviews for this position will be conducted on a rolling basis, so please apply ASAP.
Acorns are partnering with Laura Macnamara at QuarterFive for this appointment. To apply, please submit your CV (ensuring that it meets all/most of the person specification points on the advert above). PLEASE NOTE: A cover letter is not necessary at this initial application stage. Applications will be assessed by CV in the first instance, with suitable applicants being contacted to arrange a briefing & screening call. Candidates taken through to formal application stage will then receive detailed support with cover letter and CV.
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This new role is an exciting opportunity to drive the growth of Family Fund’s high value giving, helping more families raising a disabled or seriously ill child access the support they need.
As a key member of the fundraising team, you will play a vital role in securing transformational income from high-net-worth individuals building strong, lasting relationships that fuel our mission and increase our impact.
The role
As Philanthropy Manager, you will shape our philanthropic strategy, develop a new prospect pipeline and secure long-term support from individuals, family foundations, and wealth intermediaries.
You will work closely with internal stakeholders across the organisation, to identify funding priorities and opportunities for donors. You’ll ensure we develop and deliver a long-term philanthropy strategy, building and managing relationships with wealth managers, private client advisers and networks that can introduce and connect donors to Family Fund.
You will accurately record prospect and donor activity on our CRM system, maintaining clear pipelines and forecasts, and producing high-quality reports to monitor progress and impact.
About you
We are looking for someone who is passionate and committed to drive our philanthropy strategy forwards. You will be a brilliant communicator, able to influence and inspire, representing Family Fund externally as a compelling ambassador for our work. You will be results driven with a solid track record securing major gifts from donors and demonstrable success in building new relationships. You will be entrepreneurial and self-starting, with the confidence to build a new programme from the ground up.
About us
Family Fund is a great place to work for great people. We provide a challenging and rewarding working environment where every staff member can make their mark.
We’re growing our collaborative and ambitious Fundraising Team at Family Fund, with exciting roles that will play a key part in helping us reach more families raising a disabled or seriously ill child.
We’re also recruiting for:
Corporate Partnerships Manager (New Business) – to build strategic new corporate partnerships that support our mission.
Community and Volunteering Fundraisers – to drive local engagement and inspire community fundraising.
Each role offers the chance to make a real impact, working alongside passionate colleagues in a values-driven organisation. If you’re looking for a meaningful role where your fundraising expertise can truly change lives, we’d love to hear from you.
We are a values based organisation and we aim to show our values in all that we do. Read our staff stories here, and see how our staff display our values every day.
We commit to inclusion, equity and diversity and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. Family Fund is a Disability Confident Leader. We will invite to interview all disabled applicants who meet the requirements for the role. If you have a disability, and are happy to let us know, please highlight this in your covering letter. We have also signed the Armed Forces Covenant and we welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community.
How to apply
Please complete the online application and submit your CV and a covering letter telling us how you meet the requirements for this role. Your cover letter should be no more than two pages long.
For more information, please read and download the job description.
The successful candidate must complete pre-employment checks that meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. This includes a requirement to undergo a right to work check and employment history verification.
Information
Closing date: 01 August 2025
Interview dates: 22 August 2025
Registered Charity
101 - 500
Our mission is to improve the day-to-day lives of families on a low income, raising a disabled or seriously ill child, or young person.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Partnerships Manager (Corporate and Philanthropy)
Remote, with UK travel
4 days or 30 hours per week
£40,000 FTE, pro-rata £32,000
If you are imaginative, entrepreneurial, and able to persuade people and organisations to support one of the most important causes in the UK today, this could be the opportunity you have been waiting for. This is an outstanding opportunity to build your professional brand in a transformed organisation with ambitious plans for the future.
For more details see job description.
To apply, please send us a CV describing your achievements to date in your career. As we have an immediate need to fill this role, please give details of your availability to start date.
Shortlisted applicants will then be asked to submit a short PowerPoint presentation (no more than 10 slides), demonstrating both your understanding of the opportunities for AMR Action UK to partner with Corporates and with Philanthropic individuals/organisations, and why you are the right person for the role.
As we have an immediate need to fill this role please apply early as shortlisted applicants may be asked for their PowerPoint presentation and to interview quickly.
The closing date is 13th July 2025.
As we have an immediate need to fill this role, shortlisted candidates will be contacted to provide their PowerPoint presentation and to arrange an interview within short timescales.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.