Development and individual giving manager jobs

Senior Recruitment Consultant (Manager fast-track)

Location

Preston

Length of contract

Full time and permanent

Hours

37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

To be worked between 8am and 6pm (inc 30-minute unpaid lunchbreak)

Pay Scale

£34,000 per annum plus on target bonus

Responsible to

Operations Director

Holiday entitlement

Paid holiday entitlement of 28 days, plus 8 bank holidays

Plus a day’s leave on your birthday, plus a wellbeing day’s leave

The Role

The purpose of the role is to win vacancies and place ex-offender candidates into sustainable paid employment with local employers. Working towards a promotion to Manager within 6 months, you will then also provide leadership to the Preston office team, being responsible for the management and Recruitment Consultant responsibilities for 70% of your role.

Purpose

We place people with convictions into paid work, so they can build purposeful lives and see their families thrive

Mission

We do this by providing practical employment support, linking them to companies with good jobs

Vision

A  society  where  people’s  past  convictions  don’t  define  their  employment future

Duties and Tasks

There are four main areas of work, all of which are vital to achieving the key positive outcome for the individuals we support: sustained meaningful employment.

1. New Employer Engagement

Expanding our network of employers to generate a regular flow of job opportunities, allowing us to place our candidates into work.

This will require new business development and excellent ongoing relationship management. You will identify which jobs are most sought after by our typical candidates and which are more specialist or occasional opportunities. Equally, you will gravitate towards employers who demonstrate agility and responsiveness in their hiring processes. Your client contacts are more likely to be business owners, divisional managers and site supervisors than social value or EDI teams.

You will:

• Proactively approach local employers who are advertising paid jobs that could suit current candidates on our books, for example through online searching using keywords for skills and industry sectors, sending over candidate details with the goal of obtaining recruitment instructions and securing interviews.
• Speculatively approach organisations that are not currently recruiting but are likely to have suitable vacancies in the future that match the typical skillsets of our candidates.
• Maintain a follow-up database of active and prospective clients and take ownership of industry sectors or geographical areas, in consultation with colleagues, to avoid duplication and maximise reach.
• Visit employers to explain our services, answer questions around protocols for interviewing or hiring ex-offenders and gain a clear understanding of the workplace environment, travel routes and employer requirements.
• Select and submit candidates who you consider suitable for vacancies, advocating for each individual based on your knowledge of them, their references, and the positive changes and efforts you have witnessed.
• Be prepared to positively challenge employer assumptions where you believe reluctance to consider a candidate is unfounded.
• Disclose the candidate’s offending history and risk profile, emphasising their personal attributes and work strengths.
• Guide employers through the interview and hiring process in close consultation with the candidate.

2. Job Finder Support

Interviewing ex-offenders, offering one-to-one job coaching to help them into work and providing ongoing mentoring during their first 12 months of employment.

Ours is a face-to-face, holistic and wraparound service that culminates in our candidates finding good jobs that last, with a wide array of socially inclusive employers. Our job finder support can begin in custody and continue through the gate into the community, or start within the community. Typically, we work with an individual for between one and three months to establish work readiness and continue supporting them for up to a year after they secure employment. Many people remain in touch and return to us for subsequent jobs over a period of years, and we consider our door to always be open.

You will:

• Conduct one-to-one assessments with job-seeking candidates and, using your professional judgement, either accept them directly into our paid-work search services or refer them to partner organisations for pre-employability support where barriers such as substance misuse or homelessness remain significant.
• Work with candidates over several weeks and months as a job mentor, meeting regularly to support all aspects of their job search.
• Help craft effective CVs and disclosure letters, ensuring candidates understand the facts and disclosure obligations relating to their spent and unspent convictions.
• Check that candidates have the correct Right to Work documentation and arrange replacement birth certificates and National Insurance letters where required.
• Book candidates onto relevant third-party training courses, including CSCS cards, HGV driver training and renewable energy qualifications.
• Encourage candidates’ own job search activity, including teaching them how to use online job boards and supporting them to complete online application forms.
• Submit candidates for opportunities available through our network of inclusive employers and proactively seek additional vacancies on their behalf.
• Organise interviews, ensuring candidates have the means to travel and appropriate interview clothing, providing support where required.
• Follow up after interviews, helping candidates manage expectations, process outcomes and rebuild confidence where applications have been unsuccessful.
• Confirm job starts with both candidate and employer, ensuring candidates have access to any required workwear and support with travel-to-work costs.
• Provide practical support where needed, including food parcels, hygiene packs, pre-loaded SIM cards, clothing and utility top-ups.

In-Work Support

After employment begins, there can often be unforeseen challenges facing newly employed candidates, particularly recent prison leavers. These may be practical, emotional or lifestyle-related. The strongest opportunity to advocate for a candidate and help sustain employment comes from having built trusted relationships with both the individual and their employer.

You will:

• Advise employers on successfully onboarding new employees during their first few weeks and months in work.
• Help employers understand and accommodate any additional support needs, such as housing transitions, medical requirements or probation appointments.
• Be aware of and navigate any negative Google or media reporting about a candidate’s previous offending, including advising on measures to protect privacy and reputation where appropriate.
• Remain in regular contact with candidates during their first 12 months in employment through check-in calls and meetings.
• Record all candidate and employer interactions and outcome reporting on the Itris recruitment CRM database.

3. Management of the Preston Team (Within Six Months)

You will:

• Line manage and develop the Preston office’s Recruitment Consultants, Trainee Recruitment Consultants and Resourcer, leading by example across business development and candidate support activities.
• Run the Preston office efficiently and effectively, ensuring the charity can carry out its work and, alongside the Operations Director, help develop, agree and implement business, operational and annual plans.
• Identify appropriate methods for monitoring office performance and report regularly to the Operations Director on performance against business, operational and annual plans and budget expectations.
• Ensure the office is aware of best practice and consistently works to achieve this within the constraints set by the Trustees and available resources.
• Facilitate regular group clinical supervision sessions for yourself and all team members.

4. External and Internal Relations

You will:

• Maintain and extend a network of referral partners who can direct candidates to us for job finder support, including charities, Jobcentres, probation services and police teams.
• Cultivate these relationships through regular visits, communication and updates.
• Assist in developing the charity’s local public profile and foster positive relationships with government, statutory, voluntary, private sector and other external stakeholders.
• Monitor changes in the external environment that may affect the charity, proactively advising the Operations Director and taking appropriate action where necessary.

This is a non-exhaustive list of tasks and may be amended from time to time in line with the needs of the charity.

Our Interview Process

This vacancy will close on 6th September, with applications being shortlisted on 7th September.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend the first stage of our interview process on Tuesday 8th September, between 4:30pm and 7pm, at our new offices in Preston.

We want our recruitment process to give you the opportunity to get to know The Recruitment Junction (TRJ) just as much as it allows us to get to know you.

Rather than a traditional first interview, we will be holding a relaxed group recruitment evening with a ‘speed-dating’ style interview format. This is for applicants for all THREE DIFFERENT VACANCIES we’re hiring for, for the new Preston team.

The evening will begin with an introduction to TRJ from our CEO and Senior Leadership Team, giving you the opportunity to hear more about who we are, our values. the work we do and what it is like to be part of our team. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions in an open audience environment, allowing you to find out more about TRJ, our work and our organisation. Refreshments will also be provided.

You will then have a short, informal, face-to-face conversation with one of our hiring managers. This is designed to be a relaxed opportunity for us to learn a little more about you, while also giving you the chance to ask questions and decide whether TRJ is somewhere you would like to continue pursuing a career.

Following the first-stage event, we will invite successful candidates for a formal final interview.

Key dates:

• Applications close: 6th September
• Shortlisting: 7th September
• Stage One – Recruitment Evening: Tuesday 8th September, 4:30-7pm
• Stage Two – Formal Final Interview: Wednesday 16th September – time to be confirmed

We hope this approach creates a welcoming and informal first stage, giving you a genuine opportunity to learn more about TRJ, meet members of our team and decide whether we are a fit for each other.

Spear Stockton is a partnership between Spear and Stockton Parish Church!

The Spear Programme offers young people professionally recognised coaching, for free, to support them into sustainable work or education. They leave Spear equipped to thrive in work and life. For more information about the programme see the Work with us pack.

We're looking for a Centre Manager to work as part of the Stockton Parish Church team to oversee delivery of the Spear Programme.

Please see attached for full Job Specification 

About Spear Stockton

Stockton Parish Church (SPC) is an Anglican Church with an Evangelical Charismatic tradition in the centre of Stockton on Tees. SPC is a diverse worshiping community of around 200 people, a quarter of which are under 18. 

Their mission at SPC is: ‘for everyone to know who they are, whose they are, and the difference they are called to make in the world around them’. They launched a 5 year vision in January 2022 to see their worshiping community grow to 500 people and to plant 3 churches. As the 30th most deprived parish in the country, part of their vision is committed to the long-term transformation of Stockton, seeking the peace and prosperity of the town for generations to come. This is expressed through a number of initiatives and partnerships, including the development of the Spear Centre. Spear Stockton forms part of this wider strategy, supporting young people into work and education as a key contribution to the flourishing of the local community. 

Centre Manager Person Specification

• Passionate and committed to the vision, values, and purpose of SPC and Spear.
• Self aware and teachable with the ability to accept feedback and change working practices as a result.
• Experience in leading, motivating and developing others, including line management or informal leadership experience.
• Ability to use initiative to solve problems and make good decisions independently 
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage workload, prioritise effectively and deliver outcomes against targets.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Friendly, with the ability to build positive relationships and relate well to young people from a range of backgrounds

Key Information:

• Salary: from £27,088 - £31,691 
• Full- time or Part-time considered (29.6 hours per week, 4 days, Monday to Thursday)
• A relocation package may be available for the successful candidate, subject to 
  circumstances and agreement. 
• A DBS check will be requested in the event of a job offer
• The Spear Programme offers a rewarding opportunity to work with young people, but it requires a dedicated commitment. Due to the term-based nature of the programme (i.e. two consecutive 4-week programmes in autumn, spring and summer), we expect annual leave to be taken between, rather than during terms

Recruitment Process

Application Deadline: 14th September 

Informal Call

Short Administration Task

Assessment and Interview Day: Tuesday 29th September 

If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process please let us know.

When you click 'redirect to recruiter' you'll be re-directed to Stockon Parish Church's work with us page which will give you full details on how to apply and which forms to submit. 

Open Up Music exists to open up music to young disabled people. We’re looking for an ambitious Head of Development to build the income and support that will help more young disabled musicians flourish.

We work alongside young disabled musicians to tackle inequality, develop accessible instruments, commission new music and reimagine music education and performance.

Our programmes include the National Open Youth Orchestra, the world’s first disabled-led national youth orchestra; Open Orchestras, the UK’s largest network of accessible school orchestras; and Clarion, a digital musical instrument that can be played using the movement of an eye, head or finger.

About the role

This is an opportunity to shape the next phase of fundraising at a nationally recognised charity with a strong record of turning ambitious ideas into high-impact programmes.

You will join us from a position of strength. We have already secured more than 70% of our contributed income target for the coming academic year, and our Board has committed strategic investment to growing our fundraising capacity.

You will inherit a successful trusts and foundations programme, supportive trustees, established digital and CRM systems, and an organisation-wide commitment to fundraising. You will recruit and lead a small fundraising team, diversify our income and help shape Open Up Music’s future as a member of our Senior Management Team.

Key details

• Salary: £50,000, reviewed annually
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
• Location: Bristol, with the option to work from home for up to half of each week
• Annual leave: 28 days plus bank holidays
• Pension: 3% employer contribution
• Other benefits: Professional development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work Scheme
• Reports to: CEO

We understand that people have different circumstances and are open to discussing alternative working arrangements and job-share applications.

What you’ll be working on

• Leading the development and delivery of our fundraising strategy
• Recruiting, managing and developing a small fundraising team
• Protecting and growing income from trusts, foundations and corporate partnerships
• Developing individual giving, major donor fundraising, community fundraising and legacy giving
• Working with our Marketing and Communications team to create effective fundraising campaigns
• Building relationships with supporters, funders, partners and prospective donors
• Leading fundraising budgets, income forecasting, reporting and performance monitoring
• Helping colleagues and trustees play an active role in fundraising and donor stewardship

This job is for you if:

• You have significant fundraising experience and a strong record of securing contributed income
• You can manage and develop a varied fundraising portfolio
• You have led fundraising strategies, campaigns or programmes and turned plans into results
• You build strong, lasting relationships with funders, donors and partners
• You can recruit, support and develop staff and build a positive team culture
• You are confident managing budgets, forecasts, targets and fundraising data
• You can influence and work effectively with senior colleagues and trustees
• You share our commitment to equity, inclusion and ethical fundraising

Experience in music, the arts, education or disability is welcome, but it is not essential. We know that strong candidates may not meet every criterion, and we encourage you to apply if you believe your skills and experience are relevant.

How to apply

Please complete and submit both application forms included in the recruitment pack.

Closing date: Midnight on Tuesday 25 August 2026
Interview date: Monday 7 September 2026, in person in Bristol

We shortlist anonymously using candidates’ answers to our application questions. The panel will not see your name, pronouns, education or employment history until shortlisting has been completed.

We particularly welcome applications from Disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent people, people from the Global Majority, LGBTQIA+ people and people from working-class backgrounds. We offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Application materials are available in alternative formats, and we will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

This role is subject to an DBS check.

Cloudesley is recruiting a new permanent, part-time Finance Manager (2.5 days per week). This varied role includes regular financial management tasks, reporting, budget setting, liasion with property and investment managers and lawyers, as well as policy development and advising Trustees on strategic issues.

About Cloudesley

Cloudesley is an independent charitable trust that makes grants to people, organisations and churches in Islington of c. £ 2million per year. Our grants budget is split equally between our Health and Church Grants programmes.

In June 2025, Cloudesley’s total assets were £57 million and the annual gross income was £1.5 million. Currently, around half of Cloudesley's endowment is held in financial market investments managed by Cazenove, and the other half is in c. 90 residential properties on the Cloudesley Estate in Islington. To fund its work, the charity uses income and a prudent element of capital gains generated from both the investments and properties.

This is an interesting time to be joining Cloudesley as it continues to manage its finances to ensure it can support both current and future needs in Islington, implements its property strategy, and helps to respond to the multiple challenges facing people, organisations and churches in Islington.

Finance Manager role

This wide-ranging role includes:

• Administration of regular financial transactions, including relating to grants and the charity's property assets
• Preparation and monitoring of annual budget
• Production of management accounts and a variety of financial, investment and property reports
• Preparation of draft annual accounts and work with the auditor
• Working with the charity's investment and property managers
• Working with a range of external advisers and lawyers on property matters
• Developing and advising on financial and endowment strategies

Staffing, governance and history

Cloudesley has a small team of four permanent staff. Staff work on a hybrid basis, with part of each week spent at the charity's office in King's Cross.

The charity has up to 15 Trustees at any one time, and a single corporate Trustee, Richard Cloudesley Trustee Limited. The Board of Trustees meets three times a year, and the Finance and Endowment Committee and Grants Committee meet quarterly. 

The charity dates back to 1517, when Tudor yeoman and Islington resident Richard Cloudesley wrote his will and left two 'Stony Fields' to Trustees. 

The Individual Giving Assistant is responsible for managing the operational and reporting elements of our individual giving activities which include: online donations, legacies, our Name a Seat scheme, one-off donations from audiences and on-site visitor donations.

Please download the attached Job Description for a full overview of this role's responsibilities.

The annual salary stated is based on the Full-Time Equivalent (40 hours per week). If the job is part-time, the weekly hours will be stated within the advert.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.

We endeavour to keep job adverts open for at least two weeks for prospective applicants to apply. However, if we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early. Therefore, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible to ensure consideration for shortlisting.

Please note, applications sent via Email or 3rd party agencies will not be considered.

Need reasonable adjustments? Please contact us so we can help make the application process accessible to you. Be sure to include the job you are applying for and your full name.

Development Officer

Salary: £33,000
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: East London

An established philanthropic foundation and grassroots grant-maker is seeking a talented, relationship-focused Development Officer to support its ambitious fundraising plans and help increase the funding available to communities experiencing poverty and inequality.

Working closely with donors, businesses, charitable trusts, and other partners, the organisation connects philanthropy with grassroots community organisations that deliver vital support across East London.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to develop their career within fundraising while making a tangible social impact.

About the Role

Reporting to a senior fundraising lead and working closely with the Chief Executive and colleagues across the organisation, you will play an important role in developing supporter relationships and generating sustainable income.

You will have exposure to a variety of income streams and work alongside experienced senior colleagues, making this a particularly attractive opportunity for someone looking to broaden their fundraising experience.

Key responsibilities will include:

· Acting as a first point of contact for enquiries from prospective supporters and donors.

· Helping develop relationships with existing and prospective corporate, individual, public-sector and charitable trust supporters.

· Researching potential supporters and turning information into useful briefings and engagement opportunities.

· Supporting the development of compelling fundraising proposals, pitches and donor meetings.

· Helping deliver fundraising initiatives, sponsored activities and supporter events.

· Building strong relationships with corporate partners and supporting volunteering and wider engagement opportunities.

· Supporting wider fundraising activity and contributing to the organisation's income ambitions.

About You

You are likely to bring:

· Experience within fundraising or a related relationship-focused role.

· Strong relationship-building and communication skills.

· Confidence engaging professionally with a wide range of stakeholders.

· Excellent organisation and attention to detail.

· The ability to manage several priorities within a busy environment.

· A proactive, tenacious and personable approach.

· An understanding of fundraising, or the ability to quickly develop your understanding of how strong supporter relationships translate into sustainable income.

Above all, we are looking for someone who genuinely enjoys building relationships and is motivated by the opportunity to help generate more funding for communities experiencing inequality.

For someone looking to develop their fundraising career, the breadth of this position offers valuable exposure to multiple income streams, different types of supporters and experienced senior colleagues.

How to Apply

To view the full job description, please visit the Giving Back Recruitment website.

Click the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement explaining your interest in the opportunity and how your experience makes you suitable for the role.

For an informal and confidential discussion about the opportunity, or if you require additional support with your application, please contact Alex Williams at Giving Back Recruitment

Recruitment Timetable

Closing date: 27 August 2026
Interviews: 4 September 2026

Please note that the recruitment window may close earlier if sufficient suitable applications are received.

We’re looking for an ambitious, creative, and relationship-driven Corporate Partnerships Manager to research, develop, and manage high‑value corporate partnerships to generate sustainable income, deepen corporate engagement, and support the Trust’s purpose to secure nature’s recovery across Avon.

At Avon Wildlife Trust, we believe nature is essential to everyone’s future and we’re working to secure a thriving, resilient natural environment across Avon.

This role offers the opportunity to build meaningful, values-led collaborations that deliver impact for wildlife and people, while generating sustainable income to power nature recovery.

You’ll develop and manage a portfolio of corporate partnerships and a growing consultancy offer, connecting our ecological expertise with business ambitions. Through tailored partnerships, nature-based solutions, and innovative services, you’ll help organisations play an active role in nature’s recovery.

Full time, 37 hours per week, (could be 30 hpw for the right person)

Permanent

Closing date 11:59pm Monday 31st August 2026

Who are we?

Avon Wildlife Trust is the longest established charity working towards nature’s recovery across Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire.

We were established in 1980, and have a strong track record of creating, restoring, and protecting vital habitats for nature.

Our region has an amazing array of different habitats, and we are working across them all. From our urban roots to the breathtaking Levels and Moors, through magical woodlands and precious grasslands.

As the first urban Wildlife Trust, we are leaders in engagement and community organising for nature within our cities, helping to sustain vital green corridors and connecting people with nature within urban areas.

We’re supported by an active membership from across our region, and more than 350 volunteers, including our trustees, who share their expertise and time to help us achieve our goals.

We are part of a wider network of 46 Wildlife Trusts across the UK and work with many partners to protect our natural environment and secure a flourishing future for wildlife and people together.

Avon Wildlife Trust values diversity. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures. We also have robust child safeguarding policies, and this role requires two work references and an enhanced DBS check.

Benefits:

• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Life assurance
• Hybrid working
• Wellbeing support including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discounts and Cycle Scheme
• Wildlife Trusts Diversity networks
• Paid volunteering day
• Training and development
• One free AWT course day per year
• Minimum 33 days of holiday (25 annual leave + bank holidays) plus long service loyalty scheme
• The opportunity to make a real and positive difference to nature

We're growing our team and looking for an ambitious, driven, and relationship-focused Business Development Executive to join us.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in expanding the reach of our innovative fundraising platform, helping charities raise more through technology.

As a Business Development Executive, you'll identify and connect with potential charity partners, understand their fundraising challenges, and demonstrate how our platform can help them achieve greater impact. You'll build strong, long-term relationships, guide organisations through the sales journey, and contribute directly to our continued growth.

Working closely with our marketing and technical teams, you'll also provide valuable customer insights that help shape our products, refine our sales approach, and ensure we're delivering the best possible solutions for our clients.

If you're passionate about building relationships, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and want to make a real difference by supporting charities, we'd love to hear from you.

Application deadline: Sunday 30th August 2026, 23:59.

Interviews are expected to take place on Friday 4th September 2026, with an additional interview date on Tuesday 8 September 2026 if required.

For full job description and person specification, please see the attached documents.

Our values 

Tackling homelessness requires systemic and societal change. Person-centred support helps people achieve better outcomes. Evidence and learning guide better decisions. When communities have a voice and take action, we can build stronger futures together.  
 
Curiosity guides us to listen and understand the context, community needs and political environment. 

Creativity drives us to remain open-minded and tailor solutions with fresh thinking.

Collaboration is key; we build relationships to strengthen our mission.

Tenacity ensures that we pursue lasting change with determination and patience. 
 

Job Summary
As our Corporate and Community Partnerships Fundraiser, you will build meaningful relationships with businesses, community organisations and local people across Bristol, generating sustainable income and long-term support through corporates, community fundraising and events.

You will secure long-term, mutually beneficial income from the corporate sector across a range of disciplines and formats, including long-term partnerships, Charity of the Year, cause-related marketing and sponsorship. You will develop and secure new partnerships with Bristol's businesses, while nurturing and account managing existing partnerships.

Alongside this, the Fundraiser will grow support within the local community by developing relationships with organisations such as clubs, schools and faith groups. You will also encourage individuals, groups and organisations to support Caring in Bristol through community fundraising initiatives and events.

The Corporate & Community Partnerships Fundraiser will be responsible for researching key prospective sectors, companies and organisations, sector activities and the business marketplace, to compile lists of key targets, as agreed with the Public Fundraising Manager. You will develop and manage an ongoing pipeline of prospects, that have a clearly defined target outcome and value.

Personal Specification
We expect you to meet most of these criteria. However, we don’t expect you to meet every point and welcome applicants with transferrable skills and an ability to apply themselves in a new context.

Essential

• Proven experience securing fundraising income. Experience in corporate partnerships, community fundraising or events is preferred, although experience in other fundraising disciplines (such as trusts and foundations, major donors or individual giving) will also be considered.
• Excellent relationship and account management, networking and influencing skills, with the ability to inspire audiences and build and maintain strong partnerships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write compelling fundraising proposals and deliver persuasive presentations.
• Ability to tailor your communications to a wide range of businesses, community organisations and individuals across a variety of formats and channels (phone, email, in person, public speaking, presentations, meetings).
• Ability to identify and develop creative fundraising opportunities that maximise income and supporter engagement.
• Strong research and prospecting skills, with the ability to identify and prioritise new opportunities.
• Good organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage a variety of tasks and workload and the ability to monitor opportunities arising.
• Excellent IT, numeracy and analytical skills.

Desirable

• Proven experience in a relevant business, not-for-profit, social enterprises/start-ups or charity setting with a proven track record of securing income or partnerships from corporates and/or community and events.
• Experience developing bespoke sponsorship, partnership or fundraising proposals and solutions for businesses and community groups.
• A solid understanding of modern fundraising techniques, including digital engagement and interaction.
• Experience and/or knowledge of CRM systems, preferably Donorfy.
• Knowledge of Fundraising Regulations and best practice, Data Protection and GDPR.
• Experience of managing a budget.
• Experience of working with volunteers.

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Help shape the future of a globally recognised university as Durham builds towards its bicentenary and an ambitious fundraising campaign.

Location: Durham / Hybrid - At least two days on campus

Applications close: 9 a.m. Monday 24th August 2026

Who we are
Durham University is one of the world's leading universities, combining academic excellence, a distinctive collegiate community and a global network of more than 200,000 alumni and supporters.

As we approach our bicentenary in 2032, philanthropy will help us widen opportunity, support world-leading research, enrich student experience and invest in projects that benefit future generations through an ambitious fundraising campaign. The campaign will build on almost 200 years of achievement and create new opportunities for students, researchers and communities.

The Development and Alumni Relations Office sits at the centre of this work, building lifelong relationships with supporters and securing philanthropic investment.

About the roles

We are recruiting three Senior Development Managers to join our Major Gifts Team. There is one permanent opportunity and two 14-month maternity cover roles. Each postholder will manage a portfolio of alumni and supporters with the potential to make gifts of between £100k and £1m. You will identify, cultivate, solicit and steward donors, working closely with senior leaders, academics and colleagues across the University to develop compelling opportunities for support.

Although the roles share the same core purpose, each has a distinct focus.

• Senior Development Manager

This permanent position is a broad major gifts role working across Durham’s campaign priorities, who will also take a lead on legacies and planned giving, helping to develop this work across the wider team and dealing sensitively with wills, estates and executors where the University is named as a beneficiary.

• Senior Development Manager (Sciences)

This mat cover role will focus on the Faculty of Science, particularly Computer Science, Physics and Mathematical Sciences. It will also include student and graduate enterprise and enrichment activity connected to the Venture Lab.

• Senior Development Manager (Arts and Humanities)

This mat cover role has a varied portfolio that includes the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Libraries and Special Collections, alongside student enrichment opportunities across sport, theatre and music.

What we are looking for

We are seeking confident, relationship-led fundraisers who can manage a portfolio, build trust with senior stakeholders and move significant opportunities forward. You will bring experience of fundraising, stewardship, business development or another relevant client-facing environment, together with evidence of securing significant support or developing high-value relationships.

Higher education experience would be helpful, but it is not essential. We welcome candidates from charities and other values-led organisations who can demonstrate strong judgement, curiosity, initiative and the ability to communicate a compelling story.

Candidates may apply for one, two or all three roles. Please indicate your preferences in your application.

Please click on the link to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you will find full details of the roles and how to apply.

Applications for these roles close at 9 a.m. Monday 24th August 2026.

Salary: £27,456 - £31,500 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Full-time (35 hours per week)
Location: Abbey Wood, London – 3-4 days pw in the office
Closing date: 3rd August 2026
Benefits: Generous holiday entitlement, pension scheme, flexible working opportunities, excellent training and development and employee assistance programme.
The Community Hospice is looking for an enthusiastic and relationship-focused Individual Giving Fundraiser to join their dedicated Fundraising Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in growing individual giving income through engaging campaigns, supporter stewardship, regular giving and in-memory fundraising initiatives.
You’ll manage a varied programme of fundraising activity, develop meaningful supporter journeys, and build lasting relationships with donors who help make every moment matter for patients and families across the community. From delivering appeals and campaigns to coordinating in-memory initiatives and supporter events, you'll have the opportunity to make a tangible difference while working within a supportive and values-driven organisation.
To be successful as the Individual Giving Fundraiser you will need:

• Experience working in a supporter, customer or relationship-focused environment, with a strong commitment to building positive relationships and delivering excellent service.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create engaging communications and interact sensitively with a wide range of supporters.
• Strong organisational skills, with experience managing competing priorities, meeting deadlines and maintaining high levels of accuracy.
• Experience using databases or CRM systems to manage information and support relationship management activities.

If you would like to discuss this role with us, please contact us and quote the reference 3051AJ.
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, using extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates with the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, and you can read more about our commitment to diversity here: https://www.ashbyjenkinsrecruitment.co.uk/our-commitment-to-diversity/
We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.
If sufficient applications are received, the charity reserves the right to close the application period earlier than advertised.
 

Location: Manchester (Hybrid working - an expectation of 3-4 days each week in the office or out at external events/meetings)

1st stage interviews: 1st of September (over MS Teams)

2nd stage interviews: 7th of September (face-to-face in our Leeds Centre)

Join The King’s Trust as a Delivery Partnership Development Manager and play a pivotal role in expanding the partnerships that power life-changing opportunities for young people. Sitting at the heart of our Delivery Partnerships team, you will lead the development of high-quality, commercially viable partnerships across priority locations, ensuring we can reach more young people with impactful employability programmes. This is a highly visible role where strategy meets delivery: shaping local partnership plans, unlocking employer and training opportunities, and driving measurable impact at scale.

You will translate strategy into clear, deliverable plans and performance outcomes. Working closely with internal teams and external partners, you will identify growth sectors, build strong employer networks, and develop compelling partnership proposals and agreements. Your work will directly influence how effectively we connect young people to jobs, training and work experience, while maintaining strong standards in safeguarding, compliance, and inclusion.

We’re looking for a commercially minded, purpose-led leader who brings strong stakeholder management, analytical thinking, and the ability to turn insight into action. You will combine partnership development expertise with a genuine passion for supporting young people, alongside the confidence to influence others, deliver on key performance metrics, and produce results in complex environments. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on building relationships, creating opportunities, and driving tangible social impact.

This role will suit someone who:

• Has experience developing partnerships across employers, training providers or sector networks
• Brings strong commercial acumen, with the ability to build proposals, budgets and agreements
• Understands the barriers facing young people and is motivated to create meaningful change
• Is confident working with data, insight and labour market trends to inform decisions

If you want to combine leadership, partnership development and social impact in a role where your work directly improves young people’s futures, this is a powerful opportunity to do exactly that.

What happens next?  

Please submit a CV and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferable skills and motivation to work for The King's Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date. 

Why do we need Delivery Partnership Development Managers? 

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training.The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives, and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Delivery Partnership Development Managers! 

Perks for working at The Trust! 

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year 
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events, etc. 
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role 
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas. 
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). 
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave. 
• Interest-free season ticket loans 
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme 
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary) 

Location: Belfast - (Flexible working - 3 days a week in the office with some travel included to meet potential partners) - Access to a car helpful

Interviews: 1st interviews - Friday 28th August -  Via "Teams".2nd interviews - Friday 4th September - Face to Face in our Belfast office.

Help create opportunities that change young lives.

At The King's Trust, we believe every young person deserves the opportunity to build a brighter future. We're looking for a Delivery Partnership Development Manager to help make that happen by developing strong partnerships with employers and training providers that open doors to jobs, training and work experience.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of our delivery teams, connecting young people with employers who are committed to investing in future talent. If you're passionate about building partnerships, creating opportunities and making a lasting social impact, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll do

Working closely with colleagues across the Trust, you'll develop and manage employer and training partnerships that support young people into employment and learning opportunities.

You'll:

• Build and develop partnerships with employers, training providers and sector networks to create high-quality employment, training and work experience opportunities for young people.
• Work closely with local delivery teams to understand regional priorities and ensure partnership activity supports our place-based strategy and organisational goals.
• Identify new opportunities, onboard employer partners and monitor partnership performance, ensuring compliance with safeguarding, health and safety, and Trust policies.
• Collaborate with Delivery Partnership Development Managers across the UK to share best practice, maximise national partnerships and improve opportunities for young people.
• Capture partnership activity and performance data, using insights to demonstrate impact, support reporting and continuously improve our services.

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone who combines commercial awareness with a genuine passion for helping young people succeed.

You'll bring:

• Experience building partnerships with employers, training providers or other external stakeholders that deliver positive outcomes.
• A strong understanding of employment pathways, recruitment and the opportunities available to young people across different sectors.
• The ability to translate strategy into practical partnership plans that deliver measurable impact.
• Excellent relationship-building, networking and influencing skills, with the confidence to work collaboratively across a wide range of stakeholders.
• A commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, and creating opportunities that are accessible to all young people.

Why join The King's Trust?

For almost 50 years, we've helped millions of young people gain the confidence and skills they need to live, learn and earn. In this role, you'll play a vital part in building the partnerships that make those opportunities possible, helping young people overcome barriers and take positive steps towards employment.

If you're motivated by building meaningful partnerships and want your work to have a lasting impact on young people's lives, we'd love to hear from you.

What happens next?  

Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The King's Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date. 

Why do we need Delivery Partnership Development Managers? 

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training.The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Delivery Partnership Development Managers! 

Perks for working at The Trust! 

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year 
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc. 
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role 
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas. 
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). 
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave. 
• Interest-free season ticket loans 
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme 
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary) 

Job titlePhilanthropy Manager

Hours21 hours per week, worked over three days, preferably, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, but there can be some flexibility on this.

Salary£37,000 FTE. per annum. Actual pro rata salary per annum; £20,720.

ContractPermanent

Location Wildwood Drive, Worcester WR5 2QT

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The role

Are you an experienced relationship fundraiser with a passion for building meaningful connections and inspiring major gifts? Do you have the confidence to engage high-net-worth individuals and the strategic mindset to grow a new philanthropy programme? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

At St Richard’s Hospice, we’re launching an exciting new high-value donor programme and are looking for an ambitious Philanthropy Manager to lead its development. This newly created role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact by cultivating and stewarding relationships with major donors, helping to secure the funding that enables us to provide outstanding hospice care to our community.

Working closely with the Director of Business and Income Generation, you will develop and deliver a new major donor strategy, building long-term relationships with high-net-worth individuals and key influencers. You’ll work collaboratively with departmental colleagues to achieve income targets and to identify potential new partners and innovative ways to integrate high value donor involvement within the organisation.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys networking, relationship building and securing significant donations while helping to establish a new and exciting income stream.

What you’ll be doing;

• Developing and implementing a high-value donor fundraising programme.
• Identifying, researching and cultivating prospective major donors.
• Building strong, long-term relationships with supporters capable of making significant gifts.
• Creating bespoke proposals and stewardship plans that inspire transformational giving.
• Working with trustees and senior staff and to open doors and strengthen donor engagement.
• Planning and hosting exclusive cultivation and stewardship events.
• Using insight and data to manage donor pipelines, monitor performance and maximise fundraising opportunities.

About you

We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Excellent account management experience who is skilled in building rapport and developing relationships with a variety of different individuals, organisations, and groups simultaneously.
• Proven success in major donor or relationship fundraising, with experience securing gifts of £2,000 and above.
• Outstanding relationship management and networking skills.
• Experience developing and managing donor pipelines.
• Excellent communication, influencing and presentation skills.
• A strategic, proactive and results-focused approach.
• Significant knowledge of budget setting and management.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• A genuine passion for delivering exceptional supporter experiences.

What we offer

We offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits including;  

• Fantastic team where everyone is welcomed and empowered to give their best
• Supportive management – keen to develop you
• Generous annual leave (seven weeks including bank holidays)
• Benenden Healthcare offering diagnosis, treatment, 24/7 GP and mental health advice lines, discounts etc. or Cash plan giving cash back for day to day healthcare such as optical or dental costs
• Opportunities for flexible working
• Family friendly policies
• Fabulous subsidised on-site café
• Company enhanced sick pay (increased entitlement with length of service)
• Pension scheme and opportunity to continue NHS pension for clinical staff
• Free Will writing service

Interview date Week commencing 24th August 2026

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