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Senior Philanthropy Manager
Permanent
Full time (34.5 hours)
Split between home and our London Office
Salary: £54,000 - £59,000
About the Role
At Macmillan, we do whatever it takes to ensure everyone affected by cancer gets the best possible support today—and we’re committed to driving a revolution in cancer care for the future.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our ambitious Philanthropy team, a major growth area within the charity. In this role, you’ll play a pivotal role in bringing philanthropists into the heart of Macmillan, unlocking significant support to drive our ambitions for growth and impact - enabling us to tackle some of the most complex challenges facing people living with cancer, and reshaping the wider cancer care system for generations to come.
The role sits within our new-look Partnerships Directorate, created to build impactful, long-term relationships with philanthropists, corporate partners and healthcare leaders.
Join us at a pivotal moment – with a bold new strategy, exciting funding opportunities and a renewed sense of purpose, there’s never been a better time to make an impact.
We’re looking for a strategic and driven Senior Philanthropy Manager to lead on some of Macmillan’s highest-value philanthropic relationships. You’ll manage a portfolio of ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, securing 6- and 7-figure+ gifts that deliver life-changing impact for people living with cancer.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Cultivating and managing a portfolio of major donors, building long-term, high-impact relationships.
- Securing new business through strategic networking and cross-team collaboration.
- Creating bespoke cultivation plans and compelling donor communications.
- Leading senior stakeholder engagement and leveraging networks to deepen donor relationships.
- Delivering exceptional stewardship experiences that inspire and retain support.
- Supporting leadership in co-canvassing prospects with 7- and 8-figure capacity.
- Mentoring colleagues and contributing to a culture of innovation in major gift fundraising.
What We’re Looking For:
- Proven success in securing 6- or 7-figure philanthropic gifts or equivalent experience.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and gravitas to engage senior stakeholders.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication, with a flair for storytelling.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a results-driven approach.
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills across complex stakeholder groups.
- Experience working with senior leadership in a fundraising or similar environment.
- Excellent project management and CRM (ideally Raiser’s Edge) skills.
- A collaborative team player with a passion for Macmillan’s mission.
Who You’ll Work With:
- Principal and major gift supporters
- Senior volunteers, ambassadors, and Trustees
- Macmillan’s Executive Directors and Heads
- Service and Partnership teams
- Philanthropy advisors, family offices, and corporate partners
- Press, Policy, Advocacy, and Finance teams
What You’ll Achieve:
- A thriving portfolio of philanthropic donors and prospects
- A strong internal and external network to drive transformational giving
- Unique opportunities to engage and inspire philanthropists
- A step-change in philanthropy income for Macmillan
In return, we offer a range of benefits including:
- 25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options, increasing by 1 day every year of service up to 30 days
- Pension matched up to 7.5%
- 120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications
- Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm
- Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more
Recruitment Process
Application deadline: Wed 24th Sept 2025
First interview dates: Wc 6th Oct 2025 (TBC)
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.
At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer.



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Closing Date: 28 September 2025
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We're looking for a visionary leader to co-lead our work in England and at Westminster. Working alongside another Head of England & Westminster (mat leave cover), you'll oversee a team that:
- Works in partnership with others to ensure children and families have the day to day support they need – whether that's access to their local baby bank, a grant from Save the Children to help them get by, or support from organisations that can help them
- Campaign for an end to child poverty alongside children, young people and their families – regionally, nationally, and on reserved issues that affect children across the UK
You'll build a high-performing England & Westminster team, oversee our national influencing and hold senior stakeholder relationships, proactively secure funding for our work in England, and ensure our work in communities is impactful and connected to our influencing. The roles are also part of the Leadership Team responsible for our impact for children and families in the UK, and our Corporate Senior Leadership Team.
The role will work on influencing, communities and partnerships work so they can represent the entirety of what Save the Children does in England and at Westminster, with responsibilities clearly split with the other post. However, we are looking for the successful post-holder to have more of a community development and grant giving background as the current post holder has more of a policy / influencing one.
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
This part of the organisation influences debates, opinion, and policies in favour of children's rights. We use powerful evidence and thought leadership to build advocacy strategies that ensure governments know about the problems we have identified and the solutions. We work with children, families, campaigners, and partners across many organisations to secure change. We create and disseminate engaging media content about children's lives to shape debates, put pressure on decisionmakers and build public support.
The Head of England & Westminster is based in our UK Impact (UKI) department. The department is responsible for driving the delivery of the UK Impact goal in our strategy. Our vision is to make sure families in the UK have the money, services, and power to end child poverty. It's our mission to help build communities of people who care about children, listen to what's important to them and work together to make things better.
About the Role
In this role, you will:
- Lead and develop a high-performing team, creating a culture of trust, inclusion and growth.
- Drive delivery of our England and Westminster change strategy to reduce child poverty.
- Lead place-based approaches that strengthen local systems for children and families.
- Ensure national advocacy and local programmes work hand in hand, with children's voices at the centre.
- Build and influence senior-level relationships with government, funders, charities, media and opinion formers.
- Use political and policy insight to shape strategies in England and across the UK.
- Champion equality, diversity and inclusion across all areas of work.
- Act as a credible spokesperson, representing Save the Children UK externally, including in the media.
- Lead fundraising and innovative ventures that combine income generation with social impact.
- Play a key role in the collective leadership of the UK Impact department.
We are looking for someone with the following experience, competencies, and skills:
- Proven ability to set clear direction, effectively prioritise a large and complex workload, plan and implement change strategies, manage varied expectations and deadlines, and adapt plans when context change based on data, evidence and professional judgement.
- Significant experience of leading and line managing a high-performing, multi-disciplinary team including supervising, motivating and developing direct reports
- Ability to think and plan strategically, with evidence of securing significant practice and policy changes through the successful design and execution of integrated change strategies covering research, advocacy, policy and practice
- Ability to share and apply learning in order to continuously improve effectiveness, working within a collective impact framework
- Experience of holding a wide range of senior external contacts – including civil servants, senior ministers, parliamentarians, national decision-makers, media, funders - and evidence of influencing for impact
- Significant knowledge and understanding of the political, policy and practice sectors, frameworks and trends in England.
- Significant knowledge of equalities, diversity and inclusion, and how to apply this in order to maximise our external impact and strengthen our internal culture
- Understanding of the causes of child poverty and broad knowledge of the evidence about effective approaches to reducing and ending it
- Experience of building and sustaining relationships, partnerships and networks at a senior level, with individuals and organisations that result in securing new opportunities for the organisation and deliver results
- Experience of securing funding
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 all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". 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 are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT or in an LGBT family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
Are you ready to make a real impact every day? We're looking for a passionate and driven Fundraising Officer to join our dynamic Fundraising Team working from home, 37.5 hours a week.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in securing vital income for Victim Support through trusts, grants and corporate partnerships.
If you're someone who thrives on building relationships, crafting compelling proposals and contributing to meaningful change for people affected by crime and trauma, then we want to hear from you.
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting and retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards and benefits package including:
- Flexible Working Options: Including home working.
- Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
- Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
- Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
- Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
- Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
- Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
- Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
- Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
- Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
- Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.
About the role:
In this role, you'll lead on researching funding opportunities, crafting compelling cases for support and developing strategic proposals that align with both Victim Support's priorities and funder expectations. You'll collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to maximise income and embed fundraising best practices across the organisation. With the flexibility to work from home, this position offers autonomy, creativity and the chance to make a tangible impact.
We're looking for someone who is proactive, organised and an excellent communicator - someone who thrives on building relationships and driving performance.
Key skills and attributes we're looking for:
- Exceptional written communication with the ability to produce persuasive, well-structured proposals and reports with a strong attention to detail
- Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and take initiative to drive tasks forward
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to confidently engage with internal and external stakeholders
- Good research, enquiry and evaluation skills in respect of opportunities, organisations and prospective supporters
This role is home-based (within England and Wales) with some national travel and overnight stays. This role will attract London weighting allowance of £2,800 per annum if applicable.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website, and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Closing date: Monday 22nd September 2025
Interview date: Tuesday 30th September 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.
What is the opportunity
Balance is seeking a persuasive and positive role model to work with its leadership team and trustees to shape our quality and commercial development. The Quality and Development Manager will occupy a key role in supporting our growth, sustaining our quality standards and growing commercial and income generating activity.
This post is also regarded as development opportunity for a candidate looking to be part of the charity's long term succession strategy for middle and senior managers.
About your values and strengths
You are someone who strenths and values will align with the following attributes:
- You can think on your feet and are consistantly able to bring ideas to the table
- You understand the tension between quality and cost and how to resolve them
- You are able to build alliances and relationships that have sustainable benefits to the charity and its work
- You can exhibit confidence in your colleagues and mobilise their skills and knowledge to drive our quality standards
- You see problems as opportunities and a gateway to new ways of delivering our services and business development
What you can expect from us
- A charity that works hard to put its people, those who it supports and those who provide its services at the heart of what we do.
- A charity that takes its mission and values seriously in developing its services, operational approach and commercial relationships
- That supports and encourages its staff to participate as partners in our development as a business, our outcomes and the delivery of our values.
You can also expect
- A commitment to training and professional development to support internal progression in and beyond the charity.
- Inclusion in and a 3% employers contribution to the charity's pension scheme.
- Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days a year plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday.
- Access to a range of discount schemes including Blue Light Card
- Access to the charity's employee assistance programme.
- Access to travel card loan, and bike to work scheme.
The development of services that support the independence of vulnerable people with learning disabilities and/or enduring mental health needs and the

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary £31,500 - £33,570 per annum - subject to skills and experience
Hours of work 37.5 hours a week over five days (we wlcome flexible working requests)
Base Hybrid working for the foreseeable future, with attendance in the office
two days a week, including one day being a Thursday at our central office:
· Pears Building, Pond Street, London, NW3 2PP
Other office days may be worked from our other sites at:
· Barnet Hospital, Wellhouse Lane, Barnet, EN5 3DJ
· Chase Farm Hospital, 127 The Ridgeway, Enfield, EN2 8JL
The role
The trusts fundraising officer will report to the trusts dunfraising manager.
We are seeking an enthusiastic trusts fundraising officer to join our team to help deliver our ambitious plans for growth. This new role involves managing a warm portfolio of trusts and foundations and finding new prospective donors, submitting compelling applications and providing exceptional supporter experience.
You will be proactive and passionate about building strong relationships with charitable funders and have previous experience of securing gifts from trusts and foundations or institutional donors. Additionally, you will have experience of identifying and assessing new prospects and have excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as strong organisational abilities.
The role will offer significant scope for development, giving you the opportunity to grow your relationship-building, communication, and prospect research skills in a supportive, ambitious, and high-performing team.
The team
Our dynamic fundraising department generated £4.5m through donations in 2023/24, and we are now preparing for an ambitious multi-million-pound campaign in support of a ground-breaking cancer centre on the site of the Royal Free Hospital.
We pride ourselves on being a supporter focused and agile function, working at the heart of the charity to deliver impact for patients and staff across our hospitals.
Responsible for attracting and retaining donors, and delivering an outstanding supporter experience, the fundraising department comprises two teams which work closely together to achieve our shared objectives:
• Our philanthropy & campaigns team builds relationships with individual philanthropists, trusts, foundations, corporate organisations and intermediaries, giving or facilitating donations of £10,000 or more to the charity each year. They lead major appeal activity for the charity, currently focused on our forthcoming cancer campaign, and special events to support these activities.
• Our public fundraising team harnesses the support and energy of individuals and groups, helping them to give back in the way that works for them. This includes committed giving, in memory support, gifts in wills, and fundraising events and challenges.
• Our database and supporter care colleagues underpin and support the entire department.
Organisation
The Royal Free Charity stands at the threshold of its most important period of development.
Our vision is for everyone served by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL) to have access to world-leading healthcare, delivered by a thriving workforce, and driven by medical research that has a global impact. We support the 17,000 staff of the RFL and their two million patients across Barnet, Chase Farm, North Mid and Royal Free hospitals and more than 30 NHS services.
Through the services we provide, and the programmes and equipment we fund, we make a profound and immediate difference to patients’ experiences of care.
The recruitment process
To apply for this post please send your:
- CV (please include your last employer and dates of employment)
- Cover letter addressing how you meet the criteria set out in the job description and person specification,
Please note, that applications submitted without a cover letter may not be considered for this role.
Closing date for application: 2 October 2025,12 noon.
Interview date: Monday 13 October 2025
Please kindly note that we may close the job advert before the closing date if we receive a large volume of applications.
- You must be eligible to work in the UK
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may require during the recruitment process.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, the Royal Free Charity is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Royal Free Charity and act in line with our values of dedication, innovation, partnership, energy and respect.
Benefits:
Core benefits
· 25 days of paid holiday, plus three-day office closure rest period between Christmas and New Year, and UK bank holidays. This increases to 30 days leave after five completed years of continuous employment (all leave is pro rata for part time employees).
· A contributory pension scheme, where we match your 4% contribution towards your pension. If you choose to increase your payments into your pension scheme, we’ll match your contribution up to 9%.
· A sick pay package that offers one month’s full pay and one month’s half pay in any 12-month period if you’ve been with us for less than two years. This rises to two months’ full pay and two months’ half pay in any 12-month period after two years of continuous employment.
· Occupational maternity pay and paternity pay packages that provide more generous support than statutory pay alone.
· A flexible working policy to support our employees’ work/life balance.
Support for your financial wellbeing
As a member of the Royal Free family, you’ll be entitled to benefit from:
· Expert financial advice from our financial partner, the London Credit Union
· Savings on purchases with the Blue Light Card
· Our Death in Service benefit
Support for your health and wellbeing
· Subsidised gym, pool and classes at our Rec Club in Hampstead
· Secure bicycle parking and shower facilities at our Hampstead site
· Fortnightly guided meditation
· Free massage therapy from our complementary therapy team
· Menopause peer support group
· Employee Assistance Programme offering 24-hour access to free confidential advice and support on work and personal issues.
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Position
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our collaborative and high performing team, as we introduce the new role of Acquisition and Emergency Fundraising Officer. MSF UK has gone from strength to strength in the last few years andwe aim to continually improve and build on our success. This is a really exciting time to join MSF UK as we invest in fundraising and grow our team.
This role will support with the development and delivery of acquisition activity across multiple traditional and digital channels (including TV, printed media and radio), helping to increase income and recruit new supporters to MSF UK; both through one-off cash and regular giving. In the event of an emergency, this role will also support the team to deliver MSF UK’s rapid fundraising response.
The Acquisition and Emergency team work in partnership with several teams across the organisation as well as with external providers. This truly collaborative approach to delivering activity provides exciting opportunities to work with, and learn from colleagues across MSF.
This role sits within our passionate and hard-working Individual Giving Team. In 2024, Individual Giving raised around 73% of MSF UK’s total income (£83.2M). If you have experience and a passion for fundraising, exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills, can build strong relationships and thrive in a busy environment, you would be great fit for this role.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri
Duration: Permanent
Location: London - hybrid, minimum 2 days per week in office
Salary: £35,375.80 per annum
Job Purpose
This role is vital for our Acquistion and Emergency Fundraising Team to operate effectively and efficiently. The successful candidate will be an integral part of a high performing fundraising team, for an International Humanitarian cause.
The role requires an organised and proactive person to assist and support the Acquisition and Emergency Fundraising team to increase income and recruit new supporters; both through one-off cash donations and regular giving.
You will be specifically supporting with the delivery of high profile, multi-channel fundraising campaigns, supporting with sourcing and developing creative content, analysis and reporting and providing administrative support to the team.
This exciting role will also support with the quick activation of fundraising activity in the event of an emergency.
Please download the job description and person specification below for full details of the role.
Knowledge, skills & experience
- Experience working in the UK charity sector, in a fundraising capacity and/or direct marketing.
- Self-starter who has the confidence to introduce ideas and provide support across a wide range of projects, within a fast paced and demanding team, exercising good judgment, and using own initiative.
- Experience in project management.
- Excellent time management and planning skills with an ability to carry out different tasks simultaneously and prioritise time and resources accordingly.
- Experience in relationship management and liaising with external suppliers.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to build relationships with internal and external contacts.
- Ability to maintain accuracy, combined with excellent attention to detail.
- A systematic and organised approach with a proven ability to follow things through and meet targets in line with established schedules and deadlines.
- Responsible attitude to dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
- Flexibility to take on other related tasks combined with a willingness to learn.
- Excellent fluency in written and spoken English.
- Experience working across multiple teams to deliver objectives.
- Experience in the practical use of personal IT equipment and Microsoft Office 365 suite. The ability to effectively collaborate and communicate within a hybrid working environment utilising Teams, SharePoint, and One Drive.
How to apply
Please apply on our website by submitting a copy of your CV together with a letter of motivation (please upload as one document) by the closing date.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Application checklist
Please check that you have included the following in your application:
- An up-to-date CV
- Letter of Motivation, which is a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the key requirements of the role
Recruitment timetable:
- Closing date for applications: 22 September 2025. 10:00am (BST)
- Interviews: In-person interviews– Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th October
- Projected Start Date: November 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We're delighted to be partnering with The Queen’s College, University of Oxford to support their recruitment of a High-Value Giving Officer on a permanent basis.
The Queen’s College is one of Oxford’s oldest and most iconic institutions, beautifully located on the city’s historic High Street. Home to a vibrant academic community of around 330 undergraduates, 160 graduates, 45 Fellows, and a worldwide alumni network of nearly 6,500 contactable Old Members, Queen’s combines centuries of tradition with a bold vision for the future.
About the Role:
We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated High-Value Giving Officer to join their successful and growing Development & Alumni Relations team. You will lead on cultivating, stewarding, and securing major philanthropic support from Old Members and friends of the College, with a particular focus on legacy gifts of £25,000 and above.
This is a pivotal role within a team that has already helped raise over £40 million through the Access All Areas campaign—supporting student access, outreach (including our ground-breaking partnership with The Access Project), and the endowment of academic Fellowships.
You’ll be building on strong foundations. The alumni events programme is diverse, well-attended, and internationally recognised. The community is generous, engaged, and keen to support Queen’s vision. We now seek someone who can help us harness this enthusiasm into long-term, high-impact philanthropy.
Your Focus
- Lead Relationship Manager for a growing group of high-value donors and prospects, serving as their key point of contact within the College.
- Design and implement bespoke stewardship strategies that engage, inspire and recognise major donors—ensuring they feel a deep, personal connection to Queen’s.
- Take ownership of the Taberdars’ Society, the College’s long-standing donor recognition group and help evolve its role to celebrate both existing and future high-value supporters.
- Work closely with senior College figures, including the Provost, Bursar, Fellows, and academics, to align donor aspirations with strategic priorities.
- Collaborate with the wider Old Members’ Office to ensure a joined-up approach to donor cultivation, stewardship, and communications.
We’re seeking a confident and relationship-driven professional with:
- Experience in educational or non-profit fundraising, especially in managing donor pipelines and stewardship for gifts of £25K+.
- The tact and creativity to build long-term relationships and deepen donor engagement over time.
- A strategic mindset, able to forecast and manage a high-value giving pipeline in line with College priorities.
- Willingness to work collaboratively as part of a small, high-performing team, supporting alumni events and broader development initiatives as needed.
- Strong interpersonal skills, high emotional intelligence, and a genuine passion for education and philanthropy.
What Success Looks Like
- Growing year-on-year membership and engagement with high-value donors.
- Successfully stewarded gifts that reflect donor intent and deliver meaningful impact across Queen’s academic, outreach and student life.
- Thoughtful, timely communications with donors and prospects, including written correspondence, one-to-one meetings, and events.
- Maintaining accurate and detailed records in the College’s CRM system, enabling insightful reporting and forecasting.
Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
Fundraising Lead
Salary: 47,000 to 57,000 dependent on experience
Location: York, London, or remote ( North of England base preferred)
About The Role:
Are you passionate about unlocking potential? Can you drive high impact funding for STEM Education and build partnerships that transform lives?
We are looking for a results-oriented and dedicated Fundraising Lead, who will be:
- Seeking out new high value funders who share a passion for ensuring young people, wherever they are, have the access, skills, and knowledge in STEM to thrive.
- Building their own new business pipeline, as well as developing and closing 5, 6 and 7 figure partnerships with major companies.
- Responsible for the entire new business process, from seeking out new potential partners via our networks, or through research, to developing compelling proposals and pitches and closing deals.
- A strong networker and relationship builder, driven by targets and results.
- Capable of working closely with the account management team and other internal stakeholders, and adept at keeping accurate records to enable effective handover and forecasting.
About You:
Candidates will demonstrate our values: Sustainable – Innovative – Proactive
STEM Learning is looking for a candidate with high value fundraising experience, particular in corporate fundraising. Some experience of major donor fundraising would be beneficial as we look to build a philanthropy programme.
Our ideal candidate will show:
- Demonstrable experience of winning 5 and 6 figure partnerships with major blue chip companies.
- A strong understanding of current CSR and sustainability trends and issues and how that relates to charity partnerships.
- A mentality that is target driven and will be able to evidence a track record of hitting and achieving fundraising targets.
- Even if you do not have experience working in education or with young people, you are able to demonstrate a passion for the power of STEM and education to impact young peoples’ lives.
About Us:
STEM Learning’s vision is 'improving lives through STEM education’ by empowering young people with the skills and knowledge to thrive through effective teaching and learning.
We are proud to be the largest UK resource for supporting STEM teaching and learning through the provision of continuous professional development courses, resources, STEM Ambassador volunteers, online communities, and a wealth of other enhancement and enrichment activities. We do this in partnership with a wide range of organisations and individuals.
This role will pay a key part in generating the funds that will continue to deliver our impact led programmes.
Our York office is situated on the beautiful campus of the University of York with easy travel links into and out of the city.
Our Benefits:
- 30 days holidays plus bank holidays
- Access to a fantastic pension scheme
- A comprehensive employee assistance programme.
- Access to a voluntary staff benefits scheme including cycle to work loan scheme; health cash back plans; free eye tests; discounted vouchers and much more
- Excellent learning and professional development opportunities to enhance career development for all staff, at all levels, and all stages of their career.
Next Steps:
To apply please submit your CV and a cover letter explaining what interested you in the role and why you think you are our ideal candidate.
Closing date:
There is no closing date for this appointment; applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis so early applications are recommended. Please note the opening date of this position was 12/09/2025.
STEM Learning strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and are committed to employing teams with diverse abilities, skills, and experiences.
We foster a culture where every employee’s voice is respected and valued.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About CoppaFeel!
CoppaFeel! are the UK’s only youth focused breast cancer awareness charity, and we’re on a mission to get every 18-24 year old checking their chest. We educate people on the signs of breast cancer and encourage them to check their chests monthly, so that if they notice something unusual they are empowered to contact their GP and advocate for themselves.
We do this because when diagnosed early, breast cancer treatments are more effective and survival rates are higher. Early detection can save lives.
Breast cancer does not need to be detected late, and as long as we are here and continue to be supported by people like you, we will do all we can to make sure this doesn’t continue to happen.
The Role
As Head of Finance and Contracts, you’ll oversee all aspects of financial management and contractual compliance across the charity. This is a hands-on role where you’ll be responsible for managing and developing our small finance team, while also leading on budgeting, funder reporting and forecasting. Alongside this, you’ll oversee the organisation’s contracts ensuring we’re operating in line with best practice and regulatory requirements.
This is a hybrid role, with the expectation that you will attend the London office 2 days per week. .
Duties and Responsibilities
Leadership & Team Management
- Line manage the Finance Officer and Finance Assistant, providing guidance, support, and performance oversight.
- Actively participate in Leadership Team meetings, contributing to the development and achievement of strategic objectives.
- Support the development of the team structure, driving delivery, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Provide data-driven insights and strategic recommendations to inform long-term decision-making and business growth.
Financial Strategy & Reporting
- Lead the annual budgeting and reforecasting process, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
- Oversee monthly management accounts; meet regularly with Heads of Department to monitor spend and evaluate impact.
- Support with the preparation draft statutory accounts and coordinate audit queries.
- Conduct financial analysis, working with HoDs to assess ROI across key projects and income streams.
Operational Finance
- Manage VAT returns, ensuring compliance with
- Assess risk mitigation approaches to balance financial safeguarding with delivery of organisational objectives.
- Oversee monthly payroll processing in partnership with the payroll agent and resolve payroll queries.
- Ensure the overall smooth running of day to day finances, and finance policy adoption/ adherence.
- Reviewing and maintaining Cashflow and working capital documents.
Funding & Grants
- Provide financial oversight and input for grant and corporate funding applications.
Governance & Legal Oversight
- Attend Finance Committee meetings when necessary and support preparation of required reporting materials.
- Work closely with the Director of Operations and legal advisers to review contracts for grants, fundraising licenses, or procurement—particularly where risk or value is high.
- Oversee supplier, corporate partnership and grant contracts, where highly complex working with solicitors for advice
- Develop, implement, and maintain financial policies and procedures to ensure robust internal controls.
- Stay informed on changes to relevant financial, legal, and regulatory requirements affecting the charity sector.
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Essential
- Proven experience in charity finance, including budgeting, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage teams effectively.
- Strong knowledge of UK charity and company law.
- Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
- Experience in managing or coordinating audits, payroll processes, and implementing robust financial controls.
- High level of integrity, accountability, and strong attention to detail.
- Strong technical proficiency in financial systems and data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, accounting software).
Desirable
- Understanding of impact and ROI evaluation in a charity context.
- Experience supporting funding applications, particularly for grants and corporate partnerships.
- Experience working in a small charity environment, and creating new systems or processes.
Application information
Applications will close on 29th September 2025 with the aim to commence shortlisting test as applications come in and interviews on W/C 6th October.
CoppaFeel! reserves the right to close the vacancy early in the event that we receive a high number of applications before the closing date.
Main Benefits and Terms & Conditions
Annual Leave entitlement - 22 days and 3 days off at Christmas + public holidays, a day off for your birthday and for Kris’ cancerversary.
Benefits
- Wellbeing fund
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Self Space training and 1:1 therapy
- Core working hours 10am - 4pm
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Flex Friday; every other Friday off, with the flexibility of being available in the case of emergencies
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
At CoppaFeel! we support a diverse range of communities and we understand that diversity within our team is central and crucial to meeting the needs of the young people we exist to serve. We strongly encourage applications from Black, and people of colour, LGBTQIA+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, from men, and from those with a lived experience of cancer because we would like to increase the representation of these groups within the charity.
We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and make recruitment decisions by matching the charity's needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We recognise the value in encouraging a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge at the charity.
While the successful candidate will be selected purely on merit, in the event of a tie between two candidates with equal suitability, we may select a candidate with lived experience of the issues we are seeking to address through our work.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and we commit to offering an interview for all applicants with disabilities who meet our required criteria for the role. If you have any accessibility requirements or need any adjustments for the interview process please get in touch.
Communications and Impact Lead
Full time (part time will be considered)
Hybrid (with a minimum of 2 days in our office on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus)
Permanent contract
£43,000- £46,000 per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Do you want to make a difference to healthcare globally? Do you have skills and experience in Communications, Marketing and Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning? Come and join a brilliant team working from the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and with partners across the world.
For nearly twenty years, Cambridge Global Health Partnerships (CGHP) has been strengthening health systems across the world through education, reciprocal learning, and relationship building. CGHP uses a health partnership model - working with hospitals, governments and health organisations in Cambridgeshire and East of England region and in low- and middle- income countries (LMIC) to provide specialist expertise, support shared learning and encourage sustainable change. This is a two-way process involving NHS staff, trainees and students working with LMIC partners using a hybrid working model combining online working and exchange visits. CGHP is a charitable programme based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and is a linked charity to Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust.
We are recruiting for a Communications and Impact Lead who will lead these functions within CGHP and will be a member of the CGHP Senior Leadership Team. You will work at a tactical and strategic level with responsibility for increasing understanding of our impact and raising our profile to enable CGHP to achieve our strategic ambition. The role will ensure effective impact measurement, communication, promotion, marketing and engagement to support our goals. The role requires excellence measuring impact and communicating with people and groups on all issues and at all levels and. Creativity in communication to effectively tell our story will be key, as will confidence and understanding of monitoring, evaluation and learning.
We are looking for someone imaginative, creative, and dynamic with excellent organisational skills who can ensure that our impact is measured and recognised, and our story is heard. The position is the ideal role for someone who has a combination of skills and experience of communications, impact analysis and project management.
To see a full job description and person specification please visit our website
The closing date for applications is 28th September 2025, however we reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received or a successful candidate is found.
Application Process: Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are a good fit for the role by email
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We're an award winning charity running local learning centres based in the heart of the communities we serve. Our centres provide a high-impact education programme which includes practical learning support, pastoral care, and motivational and confidence-building activities for young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to enable students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to realise their ambitions and achieve their wonderful potential.
As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping 56,000 young people each year at its 44 learning centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, and we plan to scale-up our provision to 50 centres over the coming years.
We are looking for a Fundraising Officer (Philanthropy) to join our exceptional, talented and successful fundraising team, all of whom have a genuine passion and enthusiasm for our mission to support young people achieve their ambitions.
We have a fantastic and diverse range of philanthropic supporters - from key individual donors through to local community foundations and major philanthropic trusts. As part of the philanthropy team, you will play a key and varied role in growing and stewarding these partnerships - ranging from taking responsibility for your own portfolio of philanthropic supporters through to contributing to funding bids, writing compelling reports, and managing supporter engagement.
The role at a glance
Contract:
Permanent, full-time
Start date:
As soon as possible, as agreed with candidate
Working Hours:
09.00 - 17.30
We are a delivery organisation providing frontline educational services for young people. We are an organisation with team members at different stages of their career, including many in their first roles: We are committed to nurturing talent and providing a developmental culture for all. Our team works in-person 4 days per week (or 3 days for a 0.8 FTE staff member) with 1 day working from home.
Location:
This role will be based at our Head Office in London. The role will require frequent travel both within London and regionally.
Salary:
£30,950 (inclusive of London contribution of £2,700)
Annual Leave:
Full-time staff entitlement, pro-rated for part-time staff: 33 days (inc bank & public holidays) + 3 closure days (two in December and one in July) + additional length of service entitlement (one day per year of service, up to 5 days)
Staff Benefits
- Employer pension contributions of 6% (and up to 8% after two years)
- Year round ‘early finish’ Fridays at 4.30pm
- Summer working hours (finish at 1pm on Fridays for six weeks in the summer), pro-rated for staff joining after January in the same year
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to wellbeing and legal support
- Life Assurance scheme with Aviva including SmartHealth service with access to 24/7 online GP appointments
- Interest-free new starter loans of up to £1,000
- Cycle to Work Scheme and Travelcard Loan Scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and sick pay allowances
- Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year
Application deadline - 9am Wednesday 1st October 2025
Interview Day (in-person) - Wednesday 8th October 2025.. Please ensure that you are available on this date.
IntoUniversity provides local learning centres where young people are inspired to achieve.





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Sovereign Network Group (SNG) is a leading Housing Association, committed to providing quality, affordable homes and services within sustainable, successful communities. We're led by our values and driven by a strong sense of social purpose, placing our customers at the heart of everything we do.
We have an amazing opportunity to join the Community Foundation as Social Value Specialist on a permanent basis. You'll be based in one of our offices across SNG's operating area, ideally Wembley or Bristol as there will be a big focus on working with our London and Bristol based suppliers and community partners. You'll combine both home and office working to ensure a positive work/life balance. This role involves travel to other offices and events which will require some flexibility and ideally access to a car.
The Role
The Social Value Specialist will support SNG to embed impact measurement and social value into teams across the organisation, providing a central, efficient point of contact that leads on developing systems, processes and continuous service improvement.
You will engage with supply chain partners to ensure the delivery of social value in contracts and enable seamless customer service using digital platforms and relationships with community partners.
Connect with team members across the organisation to deliver impact reports and support in creating our annual ESG report.
The Social Value Specialist will report to the Social Value Manager.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, plan and implement a community investment evaluation and monitoring framework, in direct alignment with the community foundation strategy and strategy and the corporate plan
- Work collaboratively across the multi-disciplinary community investment directorate and with other internal teams in the customer directorate across localities to embed a framework for social impact and outcomes recording
- Support the Social Value Manager to provide regular social impact and environmental social, governance (ESG) reporting to the communities' leadership team and to senior management and board when required
- Develop and implement monitoring and evaluation methods and processes for Community Foundation projects and roll out good practice to colleagues and external partners so we can effectively demonstrate our Social Impact
- Lead and support internal teams and external partners in the upload of data such as KPIs onto impact measurement platform for the business, ensuring that information is accurate and easily accessible when required
- Demonstrate strong project management skills to lead and oversee project teams across SNG and with external partners that will bring in external funding
- Build and maintain excellent relationships with stakeholders, including funders, businesses, local authorities and national agencies as required by the Head of Service and managers
- Work closely with the communications team to enable a coordinated communications approach that raises the profile of SNG's work in communities
- Prepare and present written, financial and statistical reports to internal and external bodies as required and ensure funders requirements are met
- Demonstrate everyone safe and well everywhere, every day by making health and safety a primary consideration in your decision making
What we need from you
A good understanding of HACT's Wellbeing Valuation and Social Value Insight would be an advantage, but this is not essential. It would be great if you have some knowledge or experience of working in communities, supply chains and or, monitoring and evaluation.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent organisation and customer service
- Proactive and proven Stakeholder management skills with colleagues and external partners
- Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methods and techniques, including Theory of Change and Logic Models
- Ability to validate and impact assess, to escalate data issues as required
- Ability to inspire and activate, fostering great partnerships with suppliers to ensure social value is secured and delivered through our supply chain
- An understanding of social value in relation to the construction industry
- Storytelling skills to share social value activity and support others in understanding the impact of the Community Foundation
What you'll receive from us
We have some fantastic benefits at SNG, including:
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
- Company pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
- Flexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
- Private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover
- Wide range of training courses available to support your career development
We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG.
This is a great opportunity to join the team as we progress through an exciting period of change at SNG. We pride ourselves on having a relaxed, supportive and forward-thinking culture, working collaboratively to achieve success.
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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!
Sovereign Network Group (SNG) is a leading Housing Association, committed to providing quality, affordable homes and services within sustainable, successful communities. We're led by our values and driven by a strong sense of social purpose, placing our customers at the heart of everything we do.
We have an amazing opportunity to join the Community Foundation as Social Value Specialist on a permanent basis. You'll be based in one of our offices across SNG's operating area, ideally Wembley or Bristol as there will be a big focus on working with our London and Bristol based suppliers and community partners. You'll combine both home and office working to ensure a positive work/life balance. This role involves travel to other offices and events which will require some flexibility and ideally access to a car.
The Role
The Social Value Specialist will support SNG to embed impact measurement and social value into teams across the organisation, providing a central, efficient point of contact that leads on developing systems, processes and continuous service improvement.
You will engage with supply chain partners to ensure the delivery of social value in contracts and enable seamless customer service using digital platforms and relationships with community partners.
Connect with team members across the organisation to deliver impact reports and support in creating our annual ESG report.
The Social Value Specialist will report to the Social Value Manager.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, plan and implement a community investment evaluation and monitoring framework, in direct alignment with the community foundation strategy and strategy and the corporate plan
- Work collaboratively across the multi-disciplinary community investment directorate and with other internal teams in the customer directorate across localities to embed a framework for social impact and outcomes recording
- Support the Social Value Manager to provide regular social impact and environmental social, governance (ESG) reporting to the communities' leadership team and to senior management and board when required
- Develop and implement monitoring and evaluation methods and processes for Community Foundation projects and roll out good practice to colleagues and external partners so we can effectively demonstrate our Social Impact
- Lead and support internal teams and external partners in the upload of data such as KPIs onto impact measurement platform for the business, ensuring that information is accurate and easily accessible when required
- Demonstrate strong project management skills to lead and oversee project teams across SNG and with external partners that will bring in external funding
- Build and maintain excellent relationships with stakeholders, including funders, businesses, local authorities and national agencies as required by the Head of Service and managers
- Work closely with the communications team to enable a coordinated communications approach that raises the profile of SNG's work in communities
- Prepare and present written, financial and statistical reports to internal and external bodies as required and ensure funders requirements are met
- Demonstrate everyone safe and well everywhere, every day by making health and safety a primary consideration in your decision making
What we need from you
A good understanding of HACT's Wellbeing Valuation and Social Value Insight would be an advantage, but this is not essential. It would be great if you have some knowledge or experience of working in communities, supply chains and or, monitoring and evaluation.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent organisation and customer service
- Proactive and proven Stakeholder management skills with colleagues and external partners
- Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methods and techniques, including Theory of Change and Logic Models
- Ability to validate and impact assess, to escalate data issues as required
- Ability to inspire and activate, fostering great partnerships with suppliers to ensure social value is secured and delivered through our supply chain
- An understanding of social value in relation to the construction industry
- Storytelling skills to share social value activity and support others in understanding the impact of the Community Foundation
What you'll receive from us
We have some fantastic benefits at SNG, including:
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
- Company pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
- Flexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
- Private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover
- Wide range of training courses available to support your career development
We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG.
This is a great opportunity to join the team as we progress through an exciting period of change at SNG. We pride ourselves on having a relaxed, supportive and forward-thinking culture, working collaboratively to achieve success.
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Head of Fundraising and Development
Connect: North Korea is a fast-growing charity supporting North Korean escapees to build new lives after experiences of systemic discrimination, poverty, and trauma.
Our organisational income has grown consistently year on year since we registered in 2018. We now have a series of multi-year grants in place ensuring that 42% of our income for 2026 is already secured. But we are ambitious. We want to do more for our community, so we are looking for a new, dynamic Head of Fundraising and Development to lead and deliver income generation as we scale our work in the UK and globally.
This is a rare opportunity to lead a fundraising strategy and plan across all major income streams—trusts and foundations, individual giving, corporate partnerships, and major donors. This role is an exciting mixture of leadership complemented by day-to-day delivery. You’ll work closely with the CEO and across programme teams to map out our annual fundraising plan, craft compelling cases for support, develop funder relationships, and increase our funding base by 20% in 2026.
Position: Head of Fundraising and Development
Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer
Based at: Our offices in New Malden KT3 with some remote/home working. We will be as flexible as possible to accommodate the right candidate.
Contract: Permanent. Full-time (35 hours per week). Flexible hours/days possible whilst respecting core hours of 10am-4pm
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 + 5% eligible pension and gym membership
Benefits: 28 days holidays exclusive of public holidays. We also offer 2 additional days on top of this – 1 recharge day where the whole charity closes and 1 day in the week of a staff member’s birthday.
Role objective
Lead our efforts to grow and diversify CNK’s income across individual giving, trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships, and community fundraising. Diversity our income base by increasing our unrestricted income, ensure organisational sustainability by securing multi-year grants and growing individual and corporate donations and grow our annual income by identifying and building relationships with new donor
About you:
Are you passionate about helping others, interested in working with the North Korean community and excited about using your expertise in fundraising to increase our impact? We are looking for a very special candidate to join our small team: a person who knows what success looks like and the steps that need to be taken to get there. A person who rolls up their sleeves and gets stuck in, but most of all, a person who can build relationships - with our team members, our community, our donors and drive through positive change for the benefit of all.
General duties and responsibilities will be:
Work closely with Chief Executive to:
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Develop our five year organisational fundraising strategy and fundraising action plan for 2026.
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Draft fundraising targets and KPIs based on current income levels and our delivery plans for 2026
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Lead and coordinate all CNK fundraising activity from Trusts and Foundations, corporate donations and individual giving including identifying new funding sources, drafting applications, delivering individual giving campaigns and communicating with supporters.
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Recruit and support a team of volunteers who help with communications, social media content and community fundraising.
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Build relationships with major donors, corporates, charitable Trusts and Foundations and other institutional funders
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Attend networking events and meetings with potential donors
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Ensure all fundraising meets the Code of Fundraising Practice, safeguarding standards, GDPR compliant and CNK’s values;
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Report quarterly on fundraising progress to Chief Executive and Board of Trustees
To apply:
Please send CVs and cover letters addressed to Michael Glendinning. Applications are rolling until we find the right candidate.
We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability (physical or learning), LGBTQI+ or relationship status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, gender or social class.
Enabling escaped North Korean people to heal, grow, and live the lives they choose.

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Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week or part time 30 hours per week
Salary: £30,371 - £39,716 (pro rata for part time working)
Contract: Permanent (hybrid working)
Area of work: Predominantly in the west of our area (may be required to assist across other parts of the South East).
Are you passionate about connecting people with nature and empowering communities to protect rivers? Do you have experience delivering engaging volunteering and citizen science programmes that inspire real environmental action? Join us and play a pivotal role in restoring rare chalk streams, and other river habitats.
About the Role
SERT’s ambition is to reach as many people as possible in the South East, to teach and show them the importance of rivers in the environment, and how everyone can play a part in restoring them. We also want to be more reflective of the diverse communities who live in the South East, and build partnerships within these communities to reach a broader audience.
This role will lead the development and delivery of volunteering and community outreach activities that connect people with their local rivers. Activities will include practical volunteering such as river clean-ups, planting days, and invasive species control, as well as citizen science, guided walks, and community workshops.
About you
For this role we are looking for someone who is:
- A self starter who is able to research, approach and secure funds for developing your programme of delivery.
- Enjoys and has a demonstrable experience writing, organising and managing a programme for volunteers and communities.
- Enjoys seeking out new opportunities and funding as well as keeping your existing volunteers engaged.
- A people person, who is able to plan, organise and multi task. You can think on your feet whilst being adaptable to varying situations, always remaining calm.
- Deeply passion and understanding of our natural environment and enjoy outdoor activities.
About us
Working at the South East Rivers Trust is rewarding, fulfilling and fast-paced. We are a fast growing Trust looking to expand what we are able to offer our communities, to understand their natural environment, including rare chalk streams, within the South East of England. We collaborate with energy and professionalism, guided by our values of delivering high-quality work, using expertise and science, building strong relationships, and bringing positivity and integrity to everything we do. If this sounds like the right environment for you - we’d love to hear from you.
Please visit our website for more information.
How to apply:
You will need to email the following documents in (details are on our website) :
- Your CV
- a completed SERT Application for Employment - please specify if you are interested in full-time or part-time working.
- Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form (optional)
The deadline for application is 11:59pm on Sunday 21st September 2025. We reserve the right to close the recruitment early.
Interviews will be potentially w.c. 29th September 2025.
If you would like to discuss the position please visit our website for more information on how to do this.
Please note: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We do not have a sponsorship licence for overseas applicants.
All applicants must have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
We help rivers thrive again for communities and nature.




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