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Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a Legacy Marketing Manager to help shape the future of our legacy fundraising programme. In this influential role, you will lead impactful marketing campaigns that inspire supporters to leave a gift in their Will, building long-term relationships and securing vital future income for children. Working within a high-performing team, you'll use insight, creativity and innovation to grow our legacy pipeline, maximise supporter engagement and deliver outstanding supporter experiences.
Legacy gifts play a transformational role in helping Save the Children create lasting change for children in the UK and around the world. As Legacy Marketing Manager, you will be responsible for delivering multi-channel campaigns and stewardship journeys that inspire action, deepen supporter commitment and grow future income. Working collaboratively with colleagues across Public Impact and the wider organisation, you will help ensure that more supporters choose to leave a lasting legacy for children, enabling our work to continue for generations to come.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About the Team
The purpose of the Public Impact Group is to build an active community of people in the UK who give money, time and take action to enable lasting change for children.
As Public Income and Engagement, we deliver sector leading opportunities for the UK public to create impact for children. Working closely with colleagues across Public Impact, we deliver a cohesive approach to public engagement that generates income, builds awareness, changes minds and opinions, prompts people to act, and builds deep relationships with supporters. Value exchange is at the heart of our approach.
About the role
The Legacy Marketing Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of the legacy marketing programme, including strategy implementation, campaign execution, budget management and performance against KPIs. You will deliver multi-channel marketing campaigns that help reach new audiences, as well as unlocking the great potential we have within our committed supporter base. You'll be skilled in delivering activity that acquires, converts, stewards and retains legacy supporters to ensure sustainable future income growth. You''ll have expertise in driving legacy consideration, growing supporter value, and growing and strengthening the legacy pipeline to achieve our targets.
Working closely with the Senior Marketing Manager, the Legacy Relationship Manager, and with colleagues across the organisation, you will be accountable for achieving agreed acquisition, conversion, engagement and future income objectives for the legacy marketing programme. You will lead, manage and deliver integrated marketing campaigns, supporter journeys and supporter stewardship across paid media, direct mail, email, telemarketing and events. You'll be data-driven and supporter-led, ensuring all activity contributes to a best-in-class supporter experience that builds lifetime value.
In this role, you will:
- Lead and be accountable for the delivery of multi-channel legacy marketing plans, achieving ambitious KPIs across consideration, conversion, retention and income. Use the most effective channel mix to ensure we target the right individuals with the right message at the right time.
- Work as part of a high-performing marketing team, delivering insight-led, data-driven campaigns and supporter experiences that respond to our audiences' needs and motivations, build trusted long-term relationships, and increase lifetime value.
- Lead and manage the planning, delivery and evaluation of legacy marketing and stewardship activity, including budgets, timelines, stakeholder management, creative development and performance reporting.
- Deliver and manage a programme of paid acquisition campaigns, across digital, press and audio, and support plans to diversify our marketing channel mix, optimising for ROI, CPA and CPC metrics.
- Deliver legacy marketing campaigns and supporter journeys across direct mail, email and telemarketing, ensuring a seamless supporter experience and achieving conversion and retention objectives.
- Deliver and manage a best-in-class legacy supporter experience, ensuring alignment across all supporter touchpoints, to deepen engagement, drive pipeline conversion and increase supporter lifetime value.
- Develop compelling fundraising content and creative that deepens engagement and inspires action across every stage of the marketing funnel.
- Manage content plans and develop marketing assets that inspire engagement and action.
- Proactively identify opportunities for innovation and audience growth.
- Analyse marketing performance and ensure data and insight play a pivotal role in decision-making, embedding a test-and-learn approach to optimise campaigns and ensuring learnings are shared and implemented across Public Income and Engagement.
- Work with Senior Marketing Manager to manage budgets, e.g. supporting expenditure and ROI planning, reporting and re-forecasting.
- Forge excellent relationships with key stakeholders across internal teams, including Marketing, Philanthropy, Community Fundraising, Volunteering, Retail and Supporter Care, championing legacy giving across the organisation and seeking integrated fundraising opportunities.
- Cultivate collaborative relationships with a range of key external partners, including marketing agencies, production companies and fulfilment agencies, and motivate and inspire these partners to deliver their best for Save the Children.
About you
To be successful, it is important that you have/are:
- Proven experience delivering legacy and/or fundraising programmes, with a track record of growing legacy pipelines, increasing conversion and maximising supporter lifetime value.
- Strong retention marketing experience, including developing multi-channel campaigns, audience planning and supporter stewardship strategies.
- Experience designing and optimising supporter journeys that enhance the supporter experience, deepen engagement and drive action.
- Experience delivering integrated marketing campaigns across direct mail, email, telemarketing, SMS and digital channels, including paid search, paid social, audio, print, press and DRTV.
- Strong analytical skills, with experience using data and insight to evaluate performance, optimise campaigns and inform decision-making.
- Excellent project management skills, with the ability to plan, prioritise and deliver complex projects on time and within budget.
- Experience managing external agencies and suppliers, including creative, telemarketing and fulfilment partners.
- Experience developing compelling fundraising and marketing content and creative to drive engagement and response.
- Experience managing campaign budgets, forecasting and reforecasting expenditure.
- Strong numerical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and focus on activities that deliver the greatest impact.
- Target driven and results focused.
- Innovative, able to adapt to changing situations and able to apply technical and professional expertise and work effectively with others.
What we offer you
We promote flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, and wellbeing both at work and beyond, and offer a wide range of benefits designed to reward your hard work and inspire you to help improve the lives of children every day.
Some of the benefits you can expect include:
- Generous Annual Leave – Starting at 27 days per year (pro rata for part-time employees) increasing with service up to 32 days, plus public holidays and our annual 'Save the Children Day'.
- Family Leave – Up to 39 weeks of maternity/adoption pay (including up to 21 weeks full pay) and paternity/adoption leave of 10 weeks full pay (plus statutory entitlement).
- Special Leave – Up to 10 days paid leave per year (pro rata) for urgent or exceptional personal circumstances, without using annual leave.
- Volunteer Leave – Up to 3 days paid leave per year to support volunteering and give back.
- Pension & Life Assurance – Helping you plan for the future with up to 7% employer pension contributions.
- Employee Discounts – Access thousands of deals across groceries, retail, tech, travel, fitness, and more.
- Health & Wellbeing Support – Including access to a 24/7 Virtual GP and Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling, eye care support, and seasonal flu vaccinations.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Location & Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but at times you will be required to come to your contracted office (usually between 2–4 days per month, depending on the needs of your role, team, or service). For many roles, this is likely to be the minimum required to deliver impact.
This will be discussed and agreed with your manager / team and we encourage candidates to discuss our ways of working in more detail at interview stage.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce, and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where structural inequality is actively addressed, and all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can thrive.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and are especially interested in hearing from people with diverse and intersecting identities such as lived experience of poverty, people of faith, people of colour, people with disabilities, with experience of migration and/or refugee status, care-experienced people, the LGBTQIA+ community and individuals with experience living in diverse families.
We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. We know that different voices working together will enable us to do our work better, improving the lives of children around the world.
Closing Date: 31st August 2026
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Universify Education is looking for a passionate and motivated Fundraising Officer to deliver the charity's fundraising activities and engage Universify’s community to enable the ongoing running of our transformative programmes. This is a great opportunity for someone experienced in fundraising to gain a deeper understanding of charity fundraising, finance, impact reporting and governance.
THE ROLE
As the Fundraising Officer, you will plan and deliver the charity’s income generation strategy, covering Trusts and Foundations, Individual Giving and Public Fundraising. You will work with the programme team to create integrated charity communications to increase awareness of the charity’s impact. You will also work in collaboration with the CEO on the charity’s financial management and governance.
There is flexibility within the role to try other aspects of the charity’s work, including programme delivery and working with young people. Please see our job description for further information about working at Universify.
THE CHARITY
Universify exists to create a fairer, more equal society where every young person can fulfil their potential regardless of their background. We work primarily with Year 10-11 students (aged 14-16) to increase their aspirations, improve GCSE attainment and to gain a greater understanding of post-18 pathways, particularly university, to make a more informed decision about their future. Our main Oxford programme includes a week-long residential in summer of Year 10, a 3-day GCSE-focused revision residential in the spring of Year 11, and regular online coaching.
Main Duties
- Plan and deliver the charity’s income generation strategy, including Trusts and Foundations, Individual Giving, and Public Fundraising campaigns
- Identify new opportunities and maintain a database of fundraising prospects
- Create funding bids, project budgets and grant reports
- Track and report on fundraising progress to the CEO and wider staff team, with development opportunities to report to the board of trustees
- Deepen engagement with existing stakeholders through stewardship
- Collaborate with the programme team to create and manage integrated charity communications to increase awareness of the charity’s impact
- Alongside the CEO, contribute to the charity's financial management including payments and payroll
- Support the team in one ad hoc function (based on candidate’s preferences and skills)
- Volunteer and tutor recruitment and onboarding, or
- Impact reporting and CRM maintenance, or
- Charity governance, filing duties, and financial management, or
- Safeguarding support.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Required skills and characteristics
- Clear communicator, able to adapt written communication to suit a range of audiences
- Ability to work independently, organise a pipeline of work and communicate progress to a team
- Ability to create and maintain relationships with a range of external stakeholders
- Able to think creatively and identify opportunities to raise funds
- Proactive, adaptable and self-motivated
- Basic understanding of trusts and foundations fundraising processes (prospecting, application cycles, stewardship)
- Basic understanding of project budgets and data analysis; attention to detail and accurate with handling information
- Works well in a small team and is interested in working in a small organisation
Required experience
We are looking for candidates with the following experience:
- Experience prospecting and writing bids in a charity or commercial setting
- Experience in stakeholder management and stewardship
- Experience working flexibly across multiple projects
- Experience in managing a large project independently; ready to take the initiative to deliver a project to a high standard
- Experience and confidence in using MS Office and Excel
Desirable experience and skills
Ideally, candidates would have experience in some of the following areas:
- Track record of fundraising success across multiple income streams and identifying new opportunities to raise funds
- Experience preparing fundraising budgets
- Experience in using Canva or other design tools
- Experience of using the basic functions of a CRM and a willingness to build this knowledge
- Previous experience working within the UK secondary education sector and knowledge of the UK university access and outreach sector
- Some data analysis skills
Please upload your CV to show the following:
1. Please provide all education and qualifications to date, starting with your most recent qualification and including pending qualifications. Please include School / College / University; Date obtained; Qualification Grade
2. Previous Employment and Voluntary Experience - please provide your full employment history, starting with your current or most recent employment, including explanations for any gaps. Please include Employer; Post Held and Key Responsibilities; Start and End Dates; Reason for leaving/ gap in employment
3. References - please provide details of two professional referees, one of whom should be your current/latest employer.
Universify is committed to educational equality - and that universities should be open to anyone with academic potential, regardless of background.



We’re seeking a dynamic individual to support Medair UK’s engagement with Trusts and Foundations in the United Kingdom. As an integral part of the team you will help enable support for Medair's life-saving work responding to conflict, disease, and disaster so that the world’s most vulnerable and hard-to reach people can live with dignity and hope.
As a good communicator with excellent written skills and strong attention to detail, you will have the ability to produce compelling funding applications and donor reports. You will be proactive, highly organised and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously. A confident relationship builder, you will enjoy supporting trusts and foundations to engage with Medair's humanitarian work. Whether through direct fundraising experience or transferable skills, you will understand how to communicate effectively with donors and support the development of long-term funding relationships. Comfortable using CRM systems and databases, you will combine creativity, strong administration skills and an understanding of what motivates charitable giving to help grow support for Medair's work.
Key Activity Areas
Lead Generation - Trusts and Foundations
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Support the identification and research of new Trusts and Foundations aligned with Medair's funding priorities, maintaining a pipeline of prospective funders.
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Manage a portfolio of small and medium-sized Trusts and Foundations, progressing relationships through the donor journey and supporting their ongoing engagement with Medair.
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Conduct prospect research and prepare donor profiles, briefing notes and background information to support fundraising approaches and applications.
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Work closely with the Head of Trusts and Foundations to identify opportunities to develop new funding relationships and increase support from existing partners.
Communications - Trusts and Foundations
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Prepare high-quality funding applications, letters of enquiry, cases for support and reports for Trusts and Foundations.
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Support the delivery of stewardship plans for Trust and Foundation partners, helping to ensure funders remain engaged with Medair's work.
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Build positive relationships with trust representatives through written communications, meetings, events and other engagement opportunities.
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Ensure all grants are acknowledged appropriately and that donor communications are delivered in a timely manner.
Planning, Monitoring and Pipeline Management
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Maintain accurate records of Trust and Foundation activity, applications, grants and contacts within Salesforce.
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Monitor application and reporting deadlines, ensuring all submissions are completed accurately and on time.
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Ensure grants are correctly allocated to Medair programmes and that funding information is recorded and tracked throughout the grant lifecycle.
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Support the monitoring of fundraising performance, pipeline progress and funding opportunities.
Social Media Support (15%)
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Working with the Marketing & Communications Manager to plan, create and schedule social media content across Medair UK's channels.
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Draft engaging social media copy and identify stories, programme updates and supporter content that help communicate Medair's impact to external audiences.
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Ensure all social media content is consistent with Medair's brand, values and communications guidelines.
Tasks common to all staff
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Act as an ambassador for Medair UK at all times when liaising externally and internally.
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Ensure consistent implementation of Medair brand across all relevant activities. Record information as necessary and comply at all times with requirements for handling personal / sensitive data.
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Contribute to the annual planning and budgeting cycle, providing appropriate input from your area of responsibility. Adhere to the Medair values and mission at all times.
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Activities and Events Officer
Are you passionate about helping older people stay connected, active, and engaged in their local community? Age UK Kensington and Chelsea is looking for an enthusiastic and organised Activities and Events Officer to support the delivery of a vibrant programme of activities, clubs, courses, trips, and events designed to reduce isolation and loneliness among older people.
In this rewarding role, you will help create welcoming and inclusive opportunities that enable older people to build confidence, form meaningful friendships, learn new skills, and maintain their independence.
Working closely with colleagues, volunteers and community partners, you will play an important part in planning and delivering activities that promote wellbeing, social connection, and a sense of belonging.
If you are confident and a people-focused individual with excellent organisational skills and a commitment to improving the lives of older people, we would love to hear from you!!
We are interviewing on a rolling basis, so pleae don't delay applying!
Unfortunately we're unable to respond to all unsuccessful applicants.
We believe that ageing should be about living well — staying connected, independent, and fulfilled at every stage of life.


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For nearly 20 years, Lively Minds has been proving that parents are the sleeping giants of early childhood development. With strong evidence and a national scale proof point in Ghana, we have shown that parent powered approaches delivered through government systems can transform children's lives at scale.
We are now at a pivotal moment. We have the evidence, the model and the momentum, and we need the funding, profile and influence to match our ambition. This is a rare opportunity to lead income generation and external voice for an award winning NGO entering an exciting new phase of growth. You will lead our fundraising strategy and direct engagement with Funders ensuring that we maximise all funding opportunities as we continue our strategic evolution. You will also shape a compelling external narrative that will help position Lively Minds as the definitive partner for governments strengthening their early childhood development systems.
If you are an exceptional fundraiser and communicator who is equally comfortable in a strategic conversation and writing a winning proposal, we would love to hear from you.
Read the full advert and apply below. Closing date: 3rd September 2026.
About Lively Minds
Lively Minds is an award-winning NGO with nearly 20 years of experience designing, testing and scaling early childhood development (ECD) solutions across the Global South. Our core idea is simple but radical: parents are the sleeping giants of ECD. Governments and donors have long overlooked parents, assuming that poverty and low literacy make them unable or unwilling to support their childrenʼs development. We have spent two decades proving otherwise. With RCT-backed evidence and a national-scale proof point in Ghana, we have demonstrated that parent-powered approaches, delivered through government systems, can achieve meaningful child development outcomes at scale.
Our 2026–2028 strategy marks a pivotal shift. Having demonstrated what is possible, we are now helping pioneer an innovative model of country-led sustainable scale. Rather than delivering programmes ourselves, we provide lean, time-limited technical advisory support to governments to help them integrate parent-powered ECD into their own systems, budgets and institutions. We are currently working with the governments of Ghana, Uganda, Oromia state (Ethiopia) and The Gambia in 2026, growing to six or more country engagements by 2028. Our ambition is to catalyse a sector-wide shift, positioning Lively Minds as the definitive partner for governments seeking to strengthen their ECD systems.
Our scale strategy rests on three interdependent pillars: fixed-term Technical Advisory partnerships with governments; the development of a modular radio model simple and affordable enough for governments to adopt and fund independently; and an advocacy and sector influence agenda designed to make parent-powered ECD the norm globally.
Purpose of the Role
Lively Minds is at a critical inflection point. We have the evidence, the model and the momentum. We now need the funding, profile and sector influence to match our ambition. The Director of Fundraising and Communications is a priority hire, created to provide the dedicated, experienced leadership that this moment demands.
The Director will own and drive Lively Mindsʼ income generation, building new funder relationships, managing and deepening existing ones, and ensuring the organisation has the pipeline, discipline and quality of engagement to meet and exceed its fundraising targets. Working in close partnership with the Founding CEO, who retains ownership of a small number of long-standing strategic relationships, the Director will take primary responsibility for securing the funding that makes the 2026–2028 strategy deliverable, and that opens the door to greater scale beyond it. We need to raise approximately £3.4m over the next 3 years to deliver our strategy. But our ambition is to exceed that target so we can support additional governments.
Alongside fundraising, the Director will provide strategic leadership to Lively Mindsʼ communications and advocacy work, ensuring that the organisationʼs external voice is compelling and that we are building credibility in the spaces where funding decisions are made. The Director will lead and provide strategic coherence to a small but outward-facing team, including Head of Partnerships and Advocacy Lead who are active on the international stage. Lively Minds is committed to thought-leadership and active external engagement, but equally committed to ensuring that communications resource is deployed with discipline and rigour. The Director will set a clear strategic filter for where the organisation shows up, what it publishes and who it engages: prioritising focus and quality over volume, and always asking whether external activity is building the relationships and reputation that ultimately drive income and/or systems change.
Lively Minds is a dispersed, remote organisation. The Directorʼs team the Advocacy Lead, Development Manager and Communications Officer - are internationally distributed. The ability to lead, develop and maintain high standards across a dispersed team is essential. The role requires regular travel to international conferences and events.
Key Responsibilities
Fundraising Strategy & Income Generation
- Own and deliver the multi-year fundraising strategy with clear priorities, targets, income streams and a disciplined pipeline to support the 2026–2028 strategy and future scale
- Steward existing funder relationships, turning strong partnerships into long-term supporters, advocates and connectors to new funding opportunities.
- Lead the shift towards Big Bet and catalytic funding, personally cultivating and negotiating high-value, multi-year partnerships and positioning Lively Minds for system-level scale
- Maintain a high standard of fundraising quality, pipeline management and forecasting, while coaching the team to produce compelling, sophisticated fundraising materials
- Build and continuously strengthen a diverse funding pipeline, identifying emerging opportunities, new funding markets and strategic partnerships that reduce concentration risk and support long-term financial sustainability
Communications, Brand & Advocacy
- Own and deliver Lively Mindsʼ communications and marketing strategy, balancing visibility and sector influence with the need to strengthen fundraising and systems-change objectives
- Partner closely with the CEO to shape and steward a coherent external narrative, brand and messaging framework across all audiences and channels
- Oversee high-quality core communications and fundraising materials, including cases for support, pitch decks, website content, proposals and donor reports
- Provide strategic communications expertise to Advocacy, Partnerships and MEL, ensuring evidence and learning are translated into compelling narratives and consistent external messaging
- Lead efforts to strengthen Lively Mindsʼ profile and thought leadership in the ECD sector, identifying opportunities for strategic media, events, publications and external platforms that reinforce its positioning and influence
Organizational Leadership&TeamDevelopment
- Contribute actively to SMT and organisational strategy, bringing funder intelligence, external perspective and communications expertise to strategic decision-making.
- Work closely with Finance and MEL to align fundraising targets, forecasting, budgets and evidence, ensuring proposals are credible, accurately costed and evidence-led
- Act as the organisationʼs communications subject matter expert, providing guidance and challenge to ensure high-quality, consistent external communications
- Lead and develop the Advocacy Lead, Development Manager and Communications Officer, fostering a team culture of quality, accountability, strategic clarity and continuous improvement
- Build strong cross-organisational collaboration, ensuring teams understand how fundraising, communications, advocacy and evidence work together to advance Lively Mindsʼ strategic priorities
Person Specification
Essential Experience & Skills
- 10+ years of significant senior-level fundraising experience within international development, education, philanthropy or a comparable sector
- Proven track record of securing major grants from foundations, institutional donors and high-net-worth individuals, alongside demonstrated experience securing or meaningfully progressing large-scale, catalytic funding from Big Bet philanthropy programmes such as the Audacious Project, Skoll Foundation or comparable funders. A strong understanding of what these funders look for and how to position an organisation compellingly within their processes is essential
- Exceptional fundraising writing skills, with the ability to personally develop compelling cases for support, funding proposals, award applications and pitch decks tailored to sophisticated impact funders. This is a hands-on role requiring both strong writing capability and the ability to coach others to consistently produce high-quality fundraising content
- Experienced in developing and owning a marketing and communications strategy, with a strong understanding of how to balance organisational visibility, thought leadership and sector influence with coherence, strategic focus and income generation
- Demonstrated ability to work closely with a Founding CEO to shape and steward the organisationʼs external narrative and brand. Comfortable working in a founder-led environment, providing expertise and constructive challenge while ensuring the organisation maintains a clear, consistent and coherent external voice
Desirable Experience
- Experienced fundraising for a technical advisory, systems change or government-facing organisation
- Knowledge of the ECD, education or early childhood sector and its funding landscape
- Familiarity with the Big Bang Philanthropy network or equivalent impact-focused funder communities
- Experience working alongside advocacy and partnerships teams, providing communications expertise and strategic coherence to their external activity
- Familiarity with the funding landscape for organisations operating in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Experience working remotely across multiple countries and effectively collaborating with cross-cultural teams
Behaviours & Ways of Working
- A doer, equally comfortable in strategic conversations and writing a funding proposal
- Sets a high bar for quality and clarity in all external communications and holds it consistently
- Builds a strong, trust-based partnership with the Founding CEO, provides honest challenge and operates effectively within a founder-led dynamic without losing their own voice or judgement
- Collaborative and cross-organisational. Invests in strong relationships with programme, MEL and finance colleagues, understanding that the best fundraising is grounded in organisational reality
- Calm and focused under pressure - able to manage competing priorities and maintain quality when the stakes are high
What We Offer
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- 25 days annual leave
- Health insurance
- Pension contribution
- Generous learning and development budget
- Flexible, remote working
Application Instruction
Interested candidates are encouraged to read the Job Description carefully before applying to ensure they understand the role and meet the required criteria.
To apply, please complete the pre-screening questions and submit your updated CV
PLEASE NOTE - Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Timeline
Closing Date: 3rd September 2026
Our Stance
Lively Minds operates a strict Safeguarding Policy and is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of children and vulnerable people. As part of our recruitment process, the suitability of successful candidates will be verified through appropriate background checks including professional references and police checks.
Lively Minds is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and to providing equal opportunities throughout our recruitment process. We want this commitment to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, experiences and perspectives.
We are committed to ensuring that recruitment decisions are based on merit, skills, experience and suitability for the role, and that all candidates are treated fairly and with respect throughout the recruitment process.
Job Title: Church Engagement and Events Officer
Responsible to: Senior Fundraising Manager
Salary: £29,706 – £31,908
Location: USPG, 5 Trinity Street, London, SE1 1DB
Hours of work: Full time – 35 hours per week (Minimum two days per week in the London office). Occasional weekend and evening work with time off in lieu. The post involves up to 20% travel within Britain and Ireland.Permanent contract.
The package also includes
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8% employer contribution to a pension
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25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and additional discretionary leave during the Christmas week
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Season Ticket Loan
USPG is the Anglican mission agency that partners with churches and communities worldwide in God’s mission to enliven faith, strengthen relationships, unlock potential and champion justice. You can find out more about our work by visiting our website.
The Job
Reporting to the Senior Fundraising Manager, this role sits within the Communications, Engagement and Fundraising team. The Church Engagement and Events Officer will play a key role in building relationships with churches, supporters and volunteers across Britain, Ireland and Europe, helping them engage more deeply with USPG's vision and mission.
You will lead the planning and delivery of USPG's events programme, including the USPG Conference, Founder's Day, In Conversation Dinners and the annual Carol Service, as well as supporting the organisation's presence at festivals, synods and other national events. Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you will help create inspiring and engaging experiences that raise awareness of USPG's global mission.
As the first point of contact for many church supporters, you will provide excellent stewardship, support and resources that inspire churches and communities to engage through prayer, giving and action. You will also contribute to the development of USPG's church engagement activity, helping to strengthen supporter relationships and increase engagement across the church year.
About You
You are a confident and proactive relationship builder with experience in planning events and working with churches, supporters, volunteers or Christian organisations. You are passionate about helping people engage with mission, justice and the global Church.
An organised and effective communicator, you can manage multiple projects and events, build strong stakeholder relationships and work independently while contributing to a collaborative team. You are comfortable engaging with clergy, church leaders, volunteers and supporters, and are motivated by USPG's mission and Christian ethos.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to develop a career in church engagement, events and supporter relations within a respected international mission agency. If you have the skills, enthusiasm and commitment to help churches connect with God's mission around the world, we'd love to hear from you.
How to apply
Please download and complete the attached application form and email it to HR as indicated on the document.
If you would like to discuss the role, please feel free to contact Natasha Bourne, HR Manager.
Closing Date: 31st August 2026
Provisional Interview Date: 8th September 2026
We bring people together from different parts of the global Church in mutually enriching conversation and profound encounters.

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About The Job
Contract: Permanent, full-time contract.
Hours: 35 hours per week (1 FTE)
Salary: £32,000 - £36,000
Location: Hybrid, anchored to the London Carers Trust office 1 day a week. Flexibility to work from other Carers Trust’s offices around the UK when needed.
This role is central to telling the stories that bring Carers Trust’s work to life and inspire people to engage with our mission. Through the creation of high-quality, engaging digital content across social media, video, web and written channels, the Digital Content Officer will help raise awareness of the challenges facing unpaid carers and demonstrate the difference that Carers Trust, our Network Partners and supporters make across the UK.
Working within the Marketing and Communications Team and closely alongside colleagues across the organisation, the postholder will develop and deliver compelling content that supports campaigns, fundraising, influencing and engagement activity. They will gather stories from carers and Network Partners, create and coordinate digital content across multiple platforms, and help ensure our communications remain creative, timely and audience-focused.
The role will also play an important part in ensuring the voices, experiences and achievements of unpaid carers are at the heart of Carers Trust's communications. By creating impactful and accessible content that informs, inspires and engages, the postholder will help strengthen public understanding, increase support for carers, and contribute to positive change for unpaid carers across the UK.
As the postholder you will:
- Work with Marketing and Communications colleagues to turn these stories into high-quality creative content for Carers Trust's online channels.
- Act as a brand guardian: maintaining consistent, on-brand content across digital channels in line with our brand guidelines, and providing quality control over social media requests from other departments.
- Manage bespoke content creation projects, providing regular updates on development and production.
Please download the attached recruitment pack to find out more.
Step into a high-impact temporary role where your organic social expertise will directly shape brand visibility and engagement over a focused 8-week period. You’ll join a collaborative team in a hybrid setup, working 1–2 days per week in the office to drive cohesive, on-brand social activity across key platforms.
About the Role:
This 8-week temporary position is responsible for planning, executing, and optimising organic social media activity to grow and engage the brand’s audience. You will manage content calendars, oversee community interactions, and ensure all social output reflects the brand voice and strategic priorities. Your work will provide clear insights and results that inform future social and content decisions.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop and refine an organic social media strategy aligned with brand and campaign objectives.
* Create and manage detailed content calendars across platforms, ensuring consistent and timely posting.
* Write and edit compelling copy tailored to Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, X and other relevant channels.
* Coordinate asset requirements with internal stakeholders to deliver cohesive, on-brand content.
* Monitor and manage community interactions, responding to comments and messages in line with brand guidelines.
* Implement platform-specific best practices to optimise reach, engagement, and audience growth.
* Track performance metrics and produce concise analytics reports with actionable insights.
* Adjust content and posting strategies based on data, audience feedback, and evolving platform trends.
Key Requirements:
* Proven experience managing organic social media channels for a brand or organisation.
* Strong track record in developing and executing social media strategies that drive engagement and growth.
* Demonstrated ability to plan and manage content calendars across multiple platforms.
* Confident copywriting skills for short-form, social-first content with clear CTAs and hooks.
* Solid understanding of platform algorithms, features, and best practices for Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and X.
* Experience in community management, including moderation and escalation processes.
* Proficiency in social media analytics tools and native platform insights.
* Ability to work effectively in a hybrid environment, including 1–2 days per week in the office.
Desirable Skills:
* Experience working within established brand guidelines and tone of voice frameworks.
* Background in storytelling and content series development for social channels.
* Familiarity with basic graphic or video editing tools to adapt assets for social use.
* Experience running small-scale tests and experiments to optimise content performance.
* Understanding of broader digital marketing channels and how social integrates within them.
Qualifications:
* Degree or equivalent experience in Marketing, Communications, Media, or a related field.
* Professional training or certification in social media marketing or digital marketing (preferred).
* Evidence of ongoing learning in social media trends, tools, and best practices (preferred).
If you’re ready to make a fast, measurable impact in a focused 8-week assignment, bring your organic social expertise and apply now.
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About Transform Justice
Transform Justice is a national charity working for a fair, open and compassionate justice system. We believe that evidence about what works to reduce crime and prevent reoffending should be at the heart of policy decisions and embedded into practice.
We work to promote change by generating research and evidence to show how the system works and how it could be improved, and by influencing practitioners and politicians to make changes to the justice system. Current projects include our FairChecks campaign for criminal records reform, our mass court observations programme CourtWatch London, and our work to reduce the unnecessary pre-trial imprisonment of children
The role
We are seeking a dynamic senior campaigns and communications officer to drive our public impact. You will lead communications for our high-profile FairChecks campaign for criminal records reform, coordinate our popular podcast, and elevate the digital presence of Transform Justice. This is a multi-faceted role combining grassroots movement-building, digital marketing, and creative content production.
The role is home-based and you will use your own equipment, so you will need to be able to work on your own with little day-to-day supervision. There is the option to work at an office in Old Street, London up to two days a week with other Transform Justice team members. The team also meets regularly online and for fortnightly in-person team meetings in London.
Key responsibilities
Campaigning
● Leading campaign communications for FairChecks
● Using Google Ads, social media advertising and media engagement to recruit new FairChecks movement members and promote various other projects
● Driving active supporter participation by designing direct campaign actions via Action Network
● Shaping the strategic direction of the FairChecks campaign and tracking progress
Producing content for newsletters and social media
● Drafting newsletters for various project mailing lists
● Overseeing the social media accounts for various projects
● Producing succinct social media copy, including story-based posts
● Designing basic graphics and video content using Canva, Premiere Pro or alternative
Managing websites and production of reports
● Managing the Transform Justice and FairChecks websites via WordPress
● Editing and proofreading reports, briefings and submissions
● Leading on visual design and production of reports using InDesign
Providing administrative support
● Organising meetings and assisting with podcast scheduling
● Preparing and sending stakeholder correspondence
● Inbox management for general and project enquiries
● Other reasonable duties as required
Skills and experience
Essential
● At least two years of work experience in a campaigns or communications role.
● Proven track record in digital campaigning, mass email communications, mobilisation, petitions or other digital actions.
● Demonstrable experience creating social media content, including proficiency in basic graphic design using platforms such as Canva.
● Strong attention to detail and proven ability to produce accurate work.
● Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in writing and adapt tone based on audience.
● Ability to work remotely with little supervision and use initiative to achieve your objectives, seeking advice and support when needed.
● Flexible, willing and enthusiastic to work on a range of different projects and tasks.
● Committed and driven to help achieve the aims of Transform Justice.
● Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
Desirable
● Experience using Action Network
● Experience using Canva
● Experience using WordPress
● Proficiency in InDesign
What we offer
● A collaborative, passionate, and supportive working environment.
● Flexible working hours and hybrid office options.
● Opportunity to buy extra leave days
● Enhanced maternity pay
● Opportunities for professional development and training.
Transform Justice is committed to fair recruitment and the inclusion of applicants with criminal records. This position is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. For this role, the disclosure of a criminal record is not required.
Location: Hybrid, London (3-4 days per week in the office)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Contract: Temporary contract, initially 4 months
Salary: £24.52 - £27.25 per hour (Plus holiday) FTE £44,753 to £49,738
Start Date: ASAP
We are delighted to be supporting a leading human rights organisation in the search for an experienced Head of Communications to join their team on an interim basis. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and deliver communications activity for a highly respected organisation working at the intersection of human rights, social justice, research and advocacy.
This role combines hands-on communications delivery with strategic leadership. The successful candidate will take ownership of day-to-day communications activity while providing expert advice on the future development of the communications function, helping shape the structure and priorities of a permanent team.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the organisation's communications function across digital channels, social media, website content and public engagement activity.
- Develop and deliver communications strategies to support major research projects, investigations, campaigns, films and other public-facing outputs.
- Build strong relationships with research and programme teams to identify and maximise communications opportunities.
- Oversee the promotion and public engagement strategy for exhibitions and key organisational projects.
- Create, edit and oversee compelling content for a range of audiences and platforms.
- Provide strategic communications counsel and act as a trusted adviser to the leadership team.
- Review existing communications processes, identifying opportunities to improve effectiveness, structure and impact.
- Monitor communications performance and recommend approaches to strengthen audience engagement and reach.
- Ensure communications activity maintains the highest professional standards and reflects the organisation's values and reputation.
Requirements:
- Significant senior communications experience gained within the NGO, human rights, advocacy, campaigning or social justice sectors.
- Demonstrable experience leading communications strategies and delivering high-profile public-facing campaigns.
- Strong understanding of the political, reputational and cultural sensitivities associated with human rights and advocacy work.
- Ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels, with a willingness to take a hands-on approach when required.
- Experience building credibility and influencing a wide range of stakeholders, including researchers, campaigners and senior leaders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
- Experience reviewing communications structures, processes or functions and making recommendations for improvement.
- A strong commitment to human rights, social justice and social change.
CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so if you're interested in the role, please apply ASAP with your CV in a Word format.
At Prospectus, we are committed to supporting you throughout your application journey. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on age, gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.
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This is an exciting role to take a small charity to the next level. As the sole salaried employee of Summer Hype, you will have real autonomy to shape how the charity operates, grows and deepens its impact. This is not a role for someone who wants to follow a rigid script — it is for a self-starter who sees the potential in a brilliant organisation and wants to be the person who helps it flourish.
Crucially, you will not be starting from scratch. Summer Hype has more than ten years of successful delivery behind it, a committed community of participants and leaders, and meaningful roots in Hackney. What we need now is someone to take everything we have built and unlock the next chapter.
Where we are heading
Our ambition is clear: we want to be reaching 100 or more young people in Hackney every year. To get there, we know we need to do more — more in-year engagement with our existing participants and leaders, more activities across the school holidays, and a deeper, more visible presence in the borough. We believe there is enormous untapped potential within Summer Hype, and this role exists to realise it.
Some of the directions we are excited to explore include:
• Increasing in-year engagement with current and alumni participants and leaders — social events, skills sessions, community activities
• Deepening relationships with schools and community organisations that already know and trust us
• Growing our profile across Hackney so that Summer Hype becomes a recognised and respected name in the borough
• Longer term, we want to explore expanding our residential offering to other school holiday periods, building on the success of our summer programme
The person who takes on this role will have the chance to shape what this growth looks like. You will report to a Board of Trustees who are committed to Summer Hype's future and will support your work. Beyond that, Summer Hype has a wider community of talented alumni, youth leaders and volunteers — people who genuinely care about what we do. One of the exciting challenges of this role is finding ways to bring that community into more regular, meaningful engagement throughout the year; they are an asset waiting to be activated.
While you will have a supportive Trustee team guiding you, you will need to be comfortable owning your work, making decisions and driving things forward. In return, you will have genuine freedom to shape what the role looks like and real scope to leave your mark on a charity that is ready to grow.
Key Responsibilities
Camp Delivery & Participant Recruitment
• Identify and build relationships with referrers (schools, youth clubs and community organisations) to recruit new participants, including attending face-to-face meetings and maintaining a proactive presence in the community
• Manage all communication with participants' families — from initial sign-up through to post-camp follow-up — ensuring every family feels genuinely connected to Summer Hype
• Coordinate all camp logistics including securing the venue, arranging transport, ordering materials, working with the leadership team to plan the weekly programme and manage resources
• Serve as the logistical support during the residential week, supporting the volunteer Heads of Camp and liaising with site staff, coaches and families
• Collect feedback and data from participants, families and referees, working with the Fundraising and Impact Trustee
Leader Coordination
• Manage the leadership application process and coordinate a team of youth leaders for the summer programme
• Plan and deliver pre-camp training weekends and writing weekends, including sourcing venues and external speakers where appropriate
• Organise ongoing team-building activities and social events to strengthen the Summer Hype leader community
• Ensure all DBS checks are completed and records are kept up to date
Community Building and Year-Round Programming
• Develop and deliver activities throughout the year for current and alumni participants, leaders and families — helping to build a thriving Summer Hype community beyond the summer
• Embed Summer Hype within the wider Hackney community by forging links with local organisations, businesses and community groups
• Seek opportunities for sponsorship, in-kind support and local partnerships to strengthen our presence in the borough
Governance & Administration
• Maintain accurate records and data management systems in line with our data protection and safeguarding policies
• Ensure relevant charity documentation is organised, current and compliant
• Support the Board of Trustees with reporting and governance requirements
We expect flexibility will be needed across the core responsibilities (set out above). Additionally, after an initial period, the role has potential to flex to include some or all of the below responsibilities, following agreement between the successful job holder and Trustees.
Fundraising & Financial Sustainability
• Research, write and submit grant applications; manage relationships with funders and attend grant meetings
• Identify and develop new income streams including local business partnerships and in-kind support
• Lead on fundraising campaigns, including coordinating matched-funding drives and supporter communications, working closely with the existing fundraising Trustee and volunteers.
• driving the campaign, liaising with the leaders for coordinated posts
• Be responsible for compiling the end of year report for Charity Commision/website
Communications & Digital Presence
• Keep the Summer Hype website and social media presence up to date and look for opportunities to make it a more engaging and informative resource. Trustees are open to creative ideas to strengthen Summer Hype’s social media presence.
• Send regular email updates to supporters and donors, nurturing those relationships over time
Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone who is energised by the mission of Summer Hype and excited by the challenge of building something. You don't need to have done every part of this role before — but you do need to be the kind of person who figures things out, takes initiative and cares deeply about young people.
Essential
• Experience in an operational, co-ordination or project management role (charity sector experience is welcome but not required)
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including confidence in building relationships with a range of stakeholders
• A genuine commitment to the mission of Summer Hype and to the young people of Hackney
• Self-motivated, proactive and comfortable working independently
• Experience using standard digital tools (email, spreadsheets, social media)
Desirable
• Experience of grant writing or fundraising
• Experience working in or alongside a youth, education or community organisation
• Familiarity with safeguarding requirements and best practice
• Experience managing or supporting social media accounts and digital communications
• Knowledge of the Hackney community or East London voluntary sector
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
St Barnabas with Christ's Chapel is a large, thriving, inclusive parish at the heart of Dulwich Village. This is an exciting opportunity for you to join our team in a central role that is key to the continued flourishing of our busy parish. This is a reconfigured and expanded role where you would have the opportunity to make a real difference to how we work together and implement our vision and mission priorities. In return we would offer you warm, collegiate, and engaged colleagues, both staff and volunteers.
This role is ideal for you if you a hands-on, collaborative, relational, and mission driven Christian professional who can balance operational excellence with a heart for people and community. As Operations Manager you will oversee the parish’s resources: people, buildings, IT, and finances, developing systems and structures that are effective, flexible, and culturally responsive.
PURPOSE:
● To work collaboratively with the Vicar, Wardens, PCC (church council), staff and congregation, supporting St Barnabas with Christ’s Chapel as we live out our vision and implement our Mission Action Plan (MAP).
● To help nurture a staff and volunteer culture rooted in mutual respect, honest communication and shared responsibility, supporting healthy rhythms of work and life.
● To be responsible for the management of the parish’s resources of people, buildings, IT, and finances. Developing effective, efficient, and flexible administrative processes, and robust and appropriate structures for leadership, management, and governance (including statutory compliance).
As a leadership role within a Church of England parish, there is an occupational requirement for the post-holder to be a Christian and enthusiastic about the vision and values of St Barnabas with Christ’s Chapel.
Full details of the role, benefits and the person specification for this exciting role can be found in the attached job pack.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Hello, we will assess your application against the criteria in our person specification, which is found in the attached job pack. Please tell us in your covering letter how you meet the requirements under each of the six headings. The more criteria you can show us that you meet, the stronger your application. But do not be put off from applying because you do not think you meet all of them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Every child deserves something wonderful to look forward to. At The Dream Factory, we create life-changing dreams for children and young adults aged 3–25 with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, severe disabilities and serious illnesses. We are looking for an experienced, ambitious and relationship-focused Fundraising Manager to help grow our income, strengthen supporter relationships and ensure we can continue making dreams come true for even more families.
We are recruiting for a Temporary Digital Communications Manager for an amazing climate charity. You will be responsible for developing, posting and promoting exciting and impactful content.You will have a solid track record of delivering high-quality content.
Hybrid or Remote Working, but the initial few weeks you will need to go into their London Office.
The Role:
In close collaboration with the wider Brand, Creative & Digital Content team, you will develop and maintain the organisations social media calendar, including drafting and scheduling content for delivery across multiple digital and social media platforms.
Ensure all content going out on all channels is of the highest quality and is accurate in order to protect the reputation of the charity and its network Co-manage the social media channels and live social coverage during major events.
Ensure that the voice across our digital channels is consistent and aligns with the charity's overall mission and the global communications strategy.
In close collaboration with colleagues from the wider Communications & Events department, tailor social media content for the purpose of increasing engagement.
Liaise regularly with colleagues across the organisation to mine great content and stories from cities acting on climate. Create compelling and cohesive stories to communicate to our online audiences throughout the year.
Help to meet and exceed goals for traffic and audience growth and community engagement.
Create toolkits for cities, partners and key stakeholders to communicate about events, announcements and campaigns.
The Candidate:
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present complex information in an engaging way to a variety of target groups.
Expertise in how to leverage different social platforms and community channels to drive growth, engagement, and organisational goals.
Proven experience in the development and production of creative and engaging social media content using Canva.
Experience in social media video editing on Veed/CapCut also desirable.
A deep understanding of all social media platforms, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube, and willingness to learn how to deploy stories across emerging platforms; knowledge of and interest in the use of digital media by different audiences.
Expertise with social media listening and scheduling tools like Sprout Social.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you haven't been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone, but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
Location: London, with a minimum of two days per week in the Haig House hub, Borough High Street
Salary: £53,381-£58,818 per annum (inclusive of London Supplement)
Contract: Permanent, full-time, 35 hours per week
The Royal British Legion is looking for an experienced and analytical Senior Acquisition Manager to lead its mass fundraising acquisition activity and drive sustainable growth across multiple channels.
This is a senior role at the heart of RBL’s acquisition strategy, responsible for bringing new supporters into the organisation and creating the foundations for long-term engagement and income. You will lead acquisition across digital, TV, face-to-face and wider campaign activity, ensuring channels work together to deliver a consistent supporter experience. Crucially, you will ensure acquisition is designed as the first stage of an ongoing supporter journey, with clear connections into Welcome, Retention and Growth and a shared focus on building lasting relationships with supporters.
Reporting to the Head of Acquisition and Development, you will define acquisition plans, set priorities and make informed decisions about investment, performance and future growth. Working closely with colleagues across Planning, Product, Digital, Brand and Fundraising, you will use data, insight and audience understanding to identify opportunities, optimise activity and continually improve performance. You will also work closely with colleagues across the wider supporter journey to ensure acquisition activity is coordinated with what follows, creating a cohesive experience from a supporter’s first interaction with RBL onwards.
You will also lead and develop a team of Acquisition Managers and Officers, creating clarity, supporting high performance and embedding new ways of working across the team. Strong stakeholder management will be essential, as you build effective relationships across RBL and with external agencies, while constructively challenging activity to ensure it delivers against wider fundraising objectives.
The ideal candidate will bring significant experience of developing mass fundraising or marketing strategies at scale, strong analytical and commercial skills, and a proven track record of managing teams in complex organisations. You will be confident working with substantial budgets, using data to inform decisions and translating organisational strategy into clear plans and objectives for your team.
This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of RBL’s mass fundraising, helping to attract and engage more supporters and generate the sustainable income needed to support the Armed Forces community.
Please download the candidate pack [PDF] for full details and how to apply.
Closing Date: Monday, 14th September
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