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ChildAid to Eastern Europe is a long-established Christian charity working with local partners across Eastern Europe to improve the lives of vulnerable children, young people, and families.
We are seeking an exceptional Director to lead the organisation into its next phase of growth and impact. Reporting to the Board of Trustees, you will provide strategic leadership, operational oversight and income generation to ensure the charity’s long-term sustainability.
This is a hands-on role, combining high-level strategy with day-to-day delivery. You will act as the public face of the charity, strengthen partner and donor relationships, and lead across fundraising, communications, operations and team development.
Key responsibilities
About you
We are looking for someone with:
Additional information
This role carries an occupational requirement for the postholder to be a practising Christian, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
Why join us?
Lead a respected charity with over 50 years of impact, shape future strategy and help transform the lives of vulnerable children and families.
ChildAid, a long-established Christian charity, works with local partners in Eastern Europe to improve the lives of children, young people & families
Help shape public narratives, amplify the voices and expertise of impacted communities, and support campaigns that drive systemic change in the criminal legal system.
We're looking for a Media, Communications and Campaigns Lead to join UNJUST and lead our media, internal and external communications, and campaigns activity. Working closely with the Executive Director and Research and Policy Lead, you'll develop and deliver strategic communications that support our organisational goals, increase visibility and strengthen our advocacy and campaign efforts.
This is a varied role where you'll manage media enquiries, develop relationships with journalists, create content across our digital platforms, support public campaigns and ensure our research, engagement and policy work is communicated effectively. You'll also help amplify the voices of lived experience through ethical, accessible storytelling and prepare key messaging and briefing materials for media and political engagement.
We're looking for someone with experience in media and communications, excellent written and verbal communication skills, confidence working with journalists, and a strong understanding of the role strategic communications plays in advocacy. You'll be organised, collaborative and committed to UNJUST's values, anti-racism and ethical storytelling.
UNJUST is committed to tackling systemic racism and discriminatory processes, policy and practices within the UK's criminal legal system. We work at the intersection of lived experience, research, law, advocacy and community power to expose the root causes of injustice, reimagine equitable systems and bring about transformative outcomes. Our work centres the voices of those most impacted and is guided by our values of realism, empathy, visionary thinking, activism, collaboration and trust.
Please send a CV and cover letter explaining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria of the person specification by Wednesday, 5th August, 6.00PM
Challenging discrimination within the Policing and the Criminal Legal System
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Communications Manager
This is a hands-on communications role at an important time for GBSS. You will help us plan, write and deliver clear, compassionate communications that make a real difference for babies and families.
Later this year, the results of the GBS3 trial are expected, with a likely UK NSC review to follow. This represents a significant opportunity to influence policy, improve care, and help prevent group B Strep infection in babies.
We are looking for an excellent communicator who can bring people and plans together, write well, keep work moving, and turn complex information into communications people can understand and use.
You do not need to arrive as a group B Strep expert. You will work with colleagues who bring expertise in policy, clinical evidence, fundraising, support services and digital content.
Key Information
Job title: Communications Manager
Reports to: CEO
Direct reports: Digital Content Specialist
Location: Hybrid (Haywards Heath) or remote within the UK
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Salary: £40,000–£45,000 depending on experience
Role Overview
The purpose of this role:
To help GBSS communicate clearly and confidently, through communications that are well planned, well written and delivered effectively.
· write and edit key communications
· hold communications plans for major campaigns and projects, working closely with the CEO and colleagues
· bring together communications across advocacy, fundraising, support services and digital
· line manage the Digital Content Specialist
· keep communications projects moving and delivered to a high standard
This role sits at the centre of a small team. It will suit someone who enjoys being hands-on and is happy to move between planning, writing, editing, coordinating and problem-solving as priorities change. The postholder will be expected to draft a significant proportion of GBSS's core communications content themselves.
Key Responsibilities
1. Communications planning and coordination
· Hold communications plans for major campaigns and projects, working closely with the CEO and colleagues to agree priorities, timings and outputs.
· Translate organisational priorities into clear communications actions and timelines, working with subject leads where needed.
· Manage communications workflows, deadlines and approvals.
· Use trustee and external advisers’ expertise as a helpful sounding board where appropriate.
2. Writing and content development
· Act as the lead writer and editor for key communications, including blogs, newsletters, supporter communications, campaign materials, website content, organisational updates, briefings and stakeholder communications.
· Edit and improve content produced by colleagues.
· Make sure communications are clear, plain English, compassionate, inclusive, accessible and accurate.
· Help translate complex clinical, policy and research information into communications that non-specialists can understand.
· Work from agreed policy positions and specialist input when drafting briefings, consultation-related materials or stakeholder communications.
3. Campaign delivery
· Coordinate communications for major campaigns and projects, including GBS Awareness Week.
· Work with colleagues to agree objectives, audiences, messages, outputs and timelines.
· Work with the Fundraising Manager on supporter communications, helping with copy, timing and consistency.
· Help paid activity fit well with wider campaign messaging.
· Keep campaign delivery on track and support evaluation and learning.
4. Messaging and consistency
· Help develop and maintain clear organisational messages.
· Help communications across channels fit together.
· Support colleagues to communicate sensitive or complex issues clearly.
5. Digital content leadership and line management
· Work closely with the Digital Content Specialist to agree priorities, plan content and support high-quality delivery across digital channels.
· Line manage the role, including regular feedback, support and development.
· Look at what is working across digital channels and use that insight to improve future content.
6. Media support
This role will support media activity through practical communications planning, drafting and follow-up.
This includes:
· drafting briefing materials, background notes, key messages and approved lines
· coordinating communications around media activity
· helping make sure follow-up content is delivered across relevant channels
7. Insight and continuous improvement
· Work with information and support colleagues to understand what families and professionals are asking and where communications could be clearer.
· Use audience insight, communications data and campaign results to improve future activity.
· Identify practical ways to improve communications processes.
Person Specification
Essential
· Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills, with strong attention to detail.
· Experience creating content across multiple communications channels.
· Experience planning and delivering communications projects or campaigns.
· Ability to explain complex, technical or evidence-based information clearly and accurately.
· Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
· Good judgement and sensitivity when communicating about emotionally complex, potentially distressing or sensitive issues.
· Experience supporting, guiding or managing others, whether colleagues, freelancers or suppliers.
· Ability to work collaboratively in a small organisation, including with senior colleagues and subject matter experts.
Desirable
· Experience in charity, health, policy, public affairs or another setting where complex or evidence-based information needs to be communicated clearly.
· Experience communicating about maternity, newborn care, patient safety, bereavement or similarly sensitive issues.
· Experience working with websites, email marketing systems and social media platforms.
· Understanding of accessibility, plain English and inclusive communications.
What you’ll help us achieve
You’ll help GBSS communicate more clearly, plan further ahead and deliver key campaigns well.
Interviews
interviews will be held between 17 and 20 August 2026.
Our mission is to stop group B Strep infection in babies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Role Overview:
The Talent Set are delighted to partner with our client on a fantastic Mass Participation Executive role. This position involves managing and developing virtual fundraising events, engaging supporters, and driving income to support the charity’s vital work.
Key Responsibilities:
Person Specification:
What’s on Offer:
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Job Title: Head of Communication and External Affairs
Reporting To: Director of Marketing and Communications
Salary Range: £55,000 to £60,000
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: London
Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Requirements: Felix can only employ applicants who currently have the right to work in the UK. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do ask questions regarding unspent criminal records.
We are Felix
We bring people together to rescue, repurpose, and share surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, turning an environmental problem into a social opportunity.
Together with 16 other independent charities, 18,000 volunteers, and thousands of partners, we are the UK’s food rescue network, supporting 1.5 million people across the country.
We‘re about fuller plates, fuller communities, and fuller lives.
Purpose of the Job
The Head of Comms and External Affairs will lead our narrative and steward our reputation at critical moment, following the merger of FareShare and The Felix Project to form the new Felix brand. The role will set the strategy and operating rhythm for a team of seven across media relations, internal communications and public affairs, ensuring Felix speaks with one clear, trusted and influential voice.
Reporting to the Director of Marketing and Communications and working alongside the Head of Brand Marketing who leads brand marketing and digital communication, the postholder will protect and build Felix's reputation, shape national and sector conversations on food redistribution, food waste and food insecurity, and help position Felix as a leading partner in the national endeavour to triple food redistribution in the UK.
The role will provide senior counsel to the CEO, Executive Team, trustees and senior leaders; lead high-quality media, stakeholder and parliamentary engagement; and ensure internal communications support colleagues, volunteers and partners through integration, change and growth.
Duties and Responsibilities
Recruitment timeline
We reserve the right to close advertisements early and we might assess candidates and arranging interview as applications come in, so please apply as soon as possible, to avoid missing out on this opportunity.
Due to the anticipated large number of applicants, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of your application, we regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful. Consequently, will not be able to provide feedback.
We deliver this surplus food to charities and schools so they can provide healthy meals and help the most vulnerable in our society.



George Watson’s College wishes to appoint a Senior Philanthropy Officer to lead the school’s individual giving and legacy fundraising initiatives, and support major programmes and campaigns. Develop strong relationships with donors and our alumni community to grow philanthropic income and long-term engagement.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Individual Giving
Lead the planning, execution and optimisation of individual giving efforts. Manage campaign setup, timelines, assets, and donor experience.
Monitor performance and analyse results to drive continuous improvement in participation, engagement, and revenue.
Collaborate with Admissions and Marketing, and other internal teams, to source and develop compelling content.
Along with the Head of Development, manage a fundraising communications calendar and play a leading role in content creation.
Collaborate with the Admissions and Marketing team to ensure website content, landing pages, and donation pages support digital giving goals.
Execute fundraising strategies in partnership with the Head of Development. Build, segment, code, and deploy emails to support giving campaigns and organisational priorities.
Manage a portfolio of donors linked to specific programmes and campaigns.
Legacies
Plan and deliver multi-channel legacy marketing campaigns (print, digital, events)
Build and maintain relationships with legacy pledgers and prospects
Deliver high-quality, sensitive stewardship to recognise and retain legacy supporters
Organise events and communications to engage legacy supporters
Produce compelling and sensitive legacy messaging and materials
Campaign/Programmes
Manage and grow the patrons programme, including recruitment, retention, and upgrades
Develop a clear donor journey, including benefits, communications, and recognition
Monitor performance against income targets and KPIs
Work in collaboration with Heads of the Creative Arts programmes to monitor and administer funds for maximum impact across the arts
Foundation Places and Enrichment Fund
Support impact reporting and administration of discrete aspects of our widening access programmes.
Manage application process to the Enrichment Fund, including managing enquiries, disbursements and liaison with Finance.
Any other duties related to these programmes as directed by senior staff.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
Essential:
Relevant degree, professional qualification or equivalent professional experience
Demonstrable experience in Individual Giving, Direct Marketing or Legacy fundraising, with an annual income return of 6+ figures
Proven track record of delivering successful multi-channel campaigns
Strong understanding of supporter journeys, acquisition and retention
Skilled in data analysis, performance tracking and forecasting
Proficiency with graphic design tools, experience with Canva would be an advantage.
Demonstrable experience with Raisers Edge, or similar CRM system
Ability to manage complex projects and programs and deliver to set KPI and timelines
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience with content writing, brand voice, and digital fundraising best practices.
Ability to build and foster relationships across business functions.
Understanding of charity law, GDPR and best practices in fundraising
Commitment to high level of professional standards
Genuine appreciation of George Watson’s College’s mission and the ability to communicate it
Desirable:
Fundraising or marketing qualification such as CIOF accreditation or CIM qualifications.
Event management experience
Experience of working in the education or charity sectors
Understanding of the Independent School sector
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will help shape the strategic direction and future growth of TCVS, working closely with the Chief Executive, Board of Trustees and senior colleagues to deliver our organisational ambitions.
You will:
You will also champion equality, diversity and inclusion, promote staff wellbeing and professional development, participate in the on-call rota, and undertake other responsibilities appropriate to this senior leadership role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Retail Manager – The Hangar
The Wisdom Hospice | Rochester, Kent £32,000 - £34,000 per annum (dependent on experience) 37.5 hours per week 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
This is no ordinary retail management role.
At The Wisdom Hospice, every sale helps fund exceptional hospice care for local people and their families. The Hangar is our flagship retail destination - a vibrant, large-format store that redefines what charity retail can be.
Forget traditional charity shops. The Hangar is a unique retail experience filled with high-quality donated stock, exciting discoveries, sustainable fashion, homeware treasures, and ever-changing displays. It is a destination for shoppers, bargain hunters, fashion lovers and supporters alike.
We're now looking for an exceptional Retail Manager to lead this thriving store and take it to the next level.
The Opportunity
This is a rare chance to put your own stamp on a high-profile retail operation while directly supporting a cause that changes lives.
We're looking for a creative, commercially-minded leader who can transform donated goods into compelling retail experiences, inspire customers to return time and again, and build a passionate team of staff and volunteers around a shared mission.
The successful candidate will have the vision to see opportunities where others see stock, the drive to exceed targets, and the people skills to create an outstanding customer experience every day.
What You'll Do
Drive Commercial Success
Bring Creativity to Life
Lead and Inspire People
Ensure Operational Excellence
About You
We're looking for someone who is as passionate about people as they are about retail.
You'll bring:
Experience in charity retail is highly desirable, but we would also welcome applications from talented commercial retail managers looking to move into the charity sector.
Additional requirements:
Why Join The Wisdom Hospice?
This is more than a retail management position.
It's an opportunity to lead a store with real purpose, inspire a community of supporters, and generate vital income that helps deliver outstanding hospice care across Kent.
You'll be joining an organisation that is passionate about its mission, ambitious about its future, and committed to finding the right person to help make The Hangar the premier charity retail destination in the region.
Apply Now
If you're a dynamic retail leader with commercial flair, creative vision and a passion for making a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply Now
If you're a dynamic retail leader with commercial flair, creative vision and a passion for making a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Join The Wisdom Hospice and help turn retail success into life-changing care.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Individual Giving Executive
Up to £27,000 + excellent benefits
Leatherhead, Surrey
Join Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity and play a vital role in ensuring our teams can support families facing the unimaginable, helping us make a real difference.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about inspiring people to support our work with seriously ill children and their families. As an Individual Giving Executive, you will play a key role in growing and retaining our community of supporters, ensuring they feel valued and engaged.
About the role:
Reporting to the Individual Giving Manager, and working closely with external partners, the Individual Giving Executive will play a key role in growing and retaining our community of supporters, ensuring they feel valued and engaged. The post holder will contribute to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of fundraising campaigns across multiple channels, including direct mail, digital, and telemarketing.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to develop expertise in direct marketing and individual giving fundraising, working on a variety of campaigns designed to attract, retain, and inspire donors.
You will gain hands-on experience in supporter communications, project management, and data-driven fundraising, helping to shape effective appeals and engagement strategies. Your creativity and attention to detail will help ensure our messages reach the right people in the right way, building lasting relationships with supporters.
Why join us:
We’re proud to be a Two-Star Best Companies Top 50 mid-sized organisation and a Top 10 Charity, and we’re committed to creating a great place to work. You will benefit from:
If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit our why work with us page on our website.
More information about us and our recruitment process can be found in our Candidate Pack on our website.
About us:
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of their time together, providing expert practical and emotional support where they need, it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that.
How to apply:
To apply please visit our website and apply online.
Closing date: 21 August 2026
Interview dates: Interview dates to be confirmed
Your covering letter should highlight why your application should be considered above others and clearly state how your experience matches the essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification.
Please disclose in your covering letter if you have used AI for any part of your job application.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful. If you require any adjustments during the interview process, please let us know.
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.
Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Location: Any of our King's Trust offices (flexible working with a minimum of 2 days in the office)
Interviews: TBC
We're looking for a curious, analytical and proactive Prospect Research Executive to join our Prospect Development team. In this role, you'll help power our fundraising by delivering high-quality prospect research, due diligence and supporter insight that enables our teams to build meaningful relationships with individuals, trusts, foundations and corporate partners.
You'll work closely with colleagues across the organisation to identify new opportunities, uncover valuable connections and provide the intelligence needed to support successful fundraising strategies. From producing prospect profiles and briefing documents to conducting due diligence and maintaining prospect pipelines, you'll play a key role in helping us grow support for young people across the UK.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys finding connections and turning information into actionable insight. You'll thrive in a collaborative environment and be motivated by using your skills to help create life-changing opportunities for young people.
You will thrive in this role if you are:
You will bring:
If you're excited by this opportunity and think you could make a difference, 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 Prospect Development Executives?
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 Prospect Development Executives!
Perks for working at The Trust!
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
PR and Policy Officer
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced PR and Policy Officer to help secure high quality media coverage as well as supporting policy development and political influencing work.
Position: PR & Policy Officer
Location: Bradley, Huddersfield/Hybrid
Hours: Part-time, 27 hours per week
Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 pro rata dependant on experience
Duration: Permanent
Benefits: Include 26 days paid holiday (rising to 30 days with service increments) plus 8 bank holidays, Personal Pension Scheme, Healthcare Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Awards Scheme, Company Sick Pay Scheme, Flexible working patterns
The Role
The role is critical to ensuring that the organisation is at the forefront of the debate on early years education and childcare.
Working with the PR & Policy Manager, you will take responsibility for monitoring media coverage, creating engaging content for press releases and news features, as well as supporting the Director of Policy and Communications with stakeholder engagement and policy research.
Responsibilities include:
About You
As PR and Policy Officer, we are looking for someone who will bring enthusiasm and creativity to the role. You will be educated to degree level or have gained equivalent experience working in a similar role. You will have outstanding communication skills, have experience of writing for diverse audiences (e.g. newsletters, social media content, briefing papers, press releases) and have excellent editorial and proofreading skills with consistent accuracy. You will also possess strong data analysis skills to draw results, trends and conclusions from qualitative or quantitative data sources.
To apply you will be asked to submit your CV along with a covering letter detailing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.
About the Organisation
The organisation is a national charity and membership association specifically for nurseries working in partnership with nurseries, local authorities, national government and a range of partners to develop an environment in which early learning and care can flourish.
The organisation is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and is actively opposed to discrimination in society.
You may have experience in areas such as PR Officer, Policy Officer, PR and Policy, PR and Policy Executive, Public Affairs Officer, Planning Policy Officer, Public Affairs and Policy Officer, Public Relations Officer, Planning Policy Officer, Public Relations and Policy Officer, Marketing Officer, Communications Officer, Marketing and Communications Officer, Marketing and Communications Executive, Marketing and Communications Assistant, Marketing and Communications Policy Officer, Social Media Officer, Digital Marketing Officer, Print Media, Broadcast Media, Media and Policy Officer, EYF.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client – Not For Profit People.
Help us achieve our vision that fewer people die by suicide.
We’re looking for a Social Media Manager to join the team for 12 months, covering maternity leave. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the social media presence for Samaritans.
You’ll lead a dynamic team in delivering impactful social media strategies across multiple channels. As part of the External Engagement team, you'll play a crucial role in shaping our online presence and driving connections with our audiences.
If you’re an experienced Social Media Manager, who is passionate about meaningful online engagement, then we’d love to hear from you.
Contract terms:
What you'll be doing:
What you’ll bring:
For full details, please see the Job Description and Person Specification
Why Samaritans?
At Samaritans, you’ll join a values-led organisation with a powerful mission. You’ll be part of a collaborative and supportive team where your voice matters, your expertise makes a difference, and your work helps save lives.
We offer flexible hybrid working, great benefits, and the chance to make a tangible difference in suicide prevention across the UK and Ireland. To find out more about Samaritans, please read our recruitment brochure.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the people we support and who support us. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels seen, heard and supported, at all levels of the organisation.
Apply now
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, we’d love for you to apply. You will be asked to upload your CV and a cover letter outlining your motivations for applying and your relevant experience. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know.
Applications close: 09:00am on Monday 27th July 2026
Interviews: w/c 3rd August
At Samaritans, human connection is at the heart of everything we do.
We do not use AI at any stage during the selection process. Your application will always be carefully reviewed by the recruiting manager or a member of the Talent Attraction Team.
We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to generate your application or interview answers. We want to hear your own ideas, insights, and writing style so your unique strengths can shine through. We recognise that some candidates may use assistive technology or tools to help with accessibility, structure or grammar.
We prevent suicide through the power of human connection. Connecting people in crisis with trained volunteers who will always listen.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Role Overview:
The Talent Set are delighted to partner with the client on a fantastic Senior Individual Giving Officer role. This position involves leading key fundraising campaigns, cultivating supporter relationships, and managing a small team within a diverse fundraising programme dedicated to making a positive impact.
Key Responsibilities:
Person Specification:
What’s on Offer:
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
We're looking for an organised, collaborative and effective individual to join our Development Team. You'll be an excellent communicator, confident building strong internal relationships, committed to providing exceptional supporter care, able to write compelling copy, and motivated by delivering high-quality administrative support that helps maximise our impact for animals.
You will join our existing Development Team, providing valuable support to make sure we maximise returns in already successful income streams, such as major gifts and individual giving. You will also be responsible for supporting the expansion of additional income streams, such as legacies, community and corporate. You’ll help us grow our supporter base and raise essential income to support our work with animals.
This is an exciting time to join a growing team and you’ll have the opportunity to develop and test new fundraising activities and shape our income now, and for the future.
The Humane League UK (THL UK) is a charity ending the abuse of animals raised for food by influencing the policies of the world's biggest companies, demanding legislation, and empowering others to take action.
Thanks to our effectiveness, The Humane League has been named Top Charity by the independent evaluator Animal Charity Evaluators for every rating period since 2012.
THL UK is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to furthering equity and inclusion, and we value diversity. We seek people from a wide range of backgrounds who will bring a fresh perspective to the team, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger.
We make employment decisions by matching our organisational needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, neurodiversity, age, or veteran status.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, demonstrating our commitment to recruiting, retaining, and supporting disabled people and people with health conditions, based on their skills and talent.
You can read more about how The Humane League UK is working on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on our website.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, please contact us via our website and we will be happy to discuss, via email or telephone, reasonable adjustments that you may require throughout the process.
Who you are:
As a fundraising generalist, you will be well organised, provide strong administrative support, give excellent supporter care, write strong copy and be able to coordinate content creation.
Ideally you will have fundraising experience across a variety of relevant income streams, although we are interested to hear from candidates who have relevant transferable skills.
You will be able to ensure good collaboration between the Development Department and other teams, such as Communications and Operations, to make sure we maximise our fundraising activity.
The role:
You’ll be working alongside a Digital Fundraising Lead, Philanthropy Lead, Head of Development and wider team of friendly communicators, campaigners and change-makers. Home-based, you will enjoy collaborating, as well as being able to work independently. As a self-starter, you enjoy seeing projects through from start to end and get a buzz from the fast-paced and varied charity fundraising environment.
You’ll join us in maximising the value of Engaging Networks, a digital communications and campaigning platform, alongside our new fundraising CRM, Beacon. Experience with these specific platforms, or experience of utilising other CRMs for fundraising success, is desirable.
Primary duties:
You will be responsible for continuing to grow our legacy programme, implementing the strategy developed by the Head of Development. This will include drafting copy and working with a designer to create evergreen legacy content, creating and maintaining content for our website, coordinating and drafting legacy communications and campaigns, managing legacy enquiries, thanking and stewarding legacy pledgers, and managing the legacy pipeline in Beacon.
You will support our community fundraising strategy. This will mean making sure we have the tools and information for supporters to fundraise for us, whether that be in memory of a loved one, delivering their own fundraising initiatives in aid of The Humane League UK, or through peer-to-peer fundraising. This will include responding to enquiries, thanking and stewarding community fundraisers, coordinating a small amount of external-facing content, creating evergreen content, such as a toolkit that fundraisers can use, creating and updating content for the website, and responding to opportunities that arise, which could include community speaking opportunities, or stalls at events.
You will support our corporate fundraising offering, ensuring we have the tools and information for businesses to support THL UK in a variety of ways. This will include responding to enquiries, thanking and responding to corporate donors and fundraisers, taking advantage of opportunities, promoting initiatives such as payroll giving, coordinating the creation of evergreen corporate fundraising content, such as a fundraising toolkit for businesses, and creating and updating content for the website.
You will support our Operations Team, who respond to fundraising email enquiries, and the Development Team, as well as the wider organisation, by coordinating and maintaining FAQs of the most common fundraising queries we receive. This will help consolidate this information in one place, making sure we are consistent, streamlined and efficient in our responses. You will also work with our digital team to find a way to make sure information is accessible to supporters to minimise incoming queries wherever possible.
You will be responsible for reviewing, investigating, reporting and responding to any fundraising complaints we receive, including escalating these where necessary.
You will complete due diligence on donors and donations where required. This will include desktop research, completing relevant forms and information in Beacon, and making sure relevant approvals are obtained before accepting donations or approaching new donors or funders.
You will coordinate essential thanking activities for key donors and supporters. This will include coordinating the design and printing of thanking cards, and other relevant stewardship materials or merchandise, to be utilised by those across the organisation, including to support our volunteers. You will also coordinate thanking campaigns (e.g. thanking monthly donors and major donors), which will involve collating recipient lists, getting cards designed and printed, and coordinating staff and trustees to sign and send.
You will provide vital administrative support for events, including our annual presence at conferences such as EA Global in London, as well as our own annual supporter event. This could include collating guest lists, staff registration, coordinating invitations and RSVP’s, managing room bookings, hotels and catering, coordinating staff and trustees, and completing risk assessments.
You will produce clear, accurate and engaging written communications, and coordinate the creation of content. This could mean drafting content for the website, drafting emails, building emails in Engaging Networks, or supporting our Digital Fundraising Lead with developing evergreen content to support our digital fundraising initiatives.
You will support our Digital Fundraising Lead to make sure our growing pool of monthly donors are thanked and stewarded appropriately, including utilising Beacon, automations and supporter journeys to make the most efficient use of our time.
You will support our Digital Fundraising Lead to deliver our digital fundraising strategy, by executing relevant aspects, which could include supporting specific campaigns, or building and maintaining fundraising related automations.
You will help us deliver effective fundraising training and induction materials, such as for new staff and trustee orientations. This could also include coordinating additional training materials, how-to-guides and supporting materials, that are essential in maintaining relevant fundraising knowledge at THL UK.
In addition:
Utilise our CRM: adding and updating supporter data, generating relevant reports, and analysing and evaluating data to inform campaigns and activities as required.
Working with Communications and the Digital Fundraising Lead to deliver activities for our donor recruitment and retention.
Work with the wider Development Team to input into our Development Strategy, as directed by the Head of Development, offering ideas and suggestions to help deliver the strategy and grow income across various income streams.
Liaise with and coordinate support from third-parties / external consultants where necessary, such as providing support for specific campaigns or projects, and / or providing fundraising materials.
Help us galvanise further support by lending your organisational skills to fundraising events.
Attending conferences and events.
Updating the wider team on fundraising progress.
Participating in team meetings including note-taking and facilitation.
Attending in-person workshops several times a year.
Help us make THL UK an inclusive workplace where employees and supporters are proud to be members of the movement.
Demonstrate commitment to creating a stronger and more effective animal protection movement through inclusion and belonging, recognising the need for all of us to do better for social justice on a personal and organisational level.
Perform any other duties assigned by the Head of Development.
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Hours:
As an organisation we work a four day work week. This is a full time position of 30 hours per week over Monday to Thursday.
Good to know:
You will have access to:
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The Process:
All applicants will be contacted within one week of the closing date to let you know if you have been successful in reaching the next stage.
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Fundraising Manager
Salary: £65,000–£70,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) or Part-time (30 hours per week considered, salary pro rata)
Location: Hybrid working between home and our offices at Great Portland Street and Kennington Lane, London
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Direct Report: Fundraising Assistant
About International Students House (ISH)
International Students House (ISH) is a unique charity in the heart of London's West End, bringing together students from across the world through affordable accommodation, social activities, welfare support and cultural exchange.
For over a century, ISH has been creating opportunities for young people from diverse backgrounds to live, learn and build lifelong international friendships. As we enter an exciting new phase of growth, we are investing in our fundraising capability to secure the long-term future of our charity and expand our impact.
We are now seeking an ambitious, strategic and relationship-focused Fundraising Manager to establish and lead our fundraising function.
The Opportunity
This is a newly created senior role offering the opportunity to shape the future of fundraising at ISH.
Working closely with the Chief Executive Officer, Board of Trustees and senior leadership team, you will develop and deliver a comprehensive fundraising strategy that grows philanthropic income and builds sustainable funding streams.
You'll lead on developing relationships with trusts and foundations, major donors, alumni, corporate partners and international supporters while creating compelling fundraising campaigns that inspire long-term engagement.
If you're an experienced fundraiser looking for the opportunity to build something meaningful and make a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
As Fundraising Manager, you will:
Develop and implement a 3–5 year fundraising strategy aligned with ISH's strategic objectives.
Build a diverse fundraising portfolio across trusts and foundations, major donors, corporate partnerships, alumni, community fundraising and international philanthropy.
Identify, cultivate and steward major donors and strategic partners.
Lead the development of compelling funding applications and grant proposals.
Secure significant income from trusts, foundations, government bodies and corporate sponsors.
Develop donor stewardship and recognition programmes that encourage long-term support.
Work collaboratively with Marketing, Alumni Relations, Events and CRM colleagues to deliver integrated fundraising campaigns.
Establish fundraising KPIs, monitor performance and report regularly to the CEO, Senior Management Team and Board of Trustees.
Manage and develop the Fundraising Assistant while fostering a collaborative fundraising culture across the organisation.
Ensure all fundraising activity complies with charity law, the Code of Fundraising Practice and data protection legislation.
About You
You will be a motivated fundraising professional with a proven track record of securing significant philanthropic income and developing successful fundraising strategies.
You'll bring:
Essential
Significant experience in fundraising, philanthropy or income generation.
Demonstrable success securing funding from trusts and foundations, major donors and/or corporate partners.
Experience developing and delivering fundraising strategies.
Outstanding relationship management and networking skills.
Excellent proposal and bid-writing abilities.
Strong financial awareness and project management skills.
Experience using CRM systems and analysing fundraising performance.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
A collaborative, proactive and results-driven approach.
Desirable
Experience within the charity, higher education or international education sectors.
Alumni fundraising experience.
Knowledge of UK trust and foundation fundraising.
Experience securing international philanthropic funding, particularly in North America.
Membership of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising or equivalent.
Fundraising qualification or professional accreditation.
Why Join ISH?
This is an exciting opportunity to build a fundraising function with significant scope for innovation and growth while helping transform the lives of students from around the world.
In return we offer:
Salary of £65,000–£70,000 (depending on experience)
Full-time or part-time working options
Hybrid working
25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service
Defined benefit contributory pension scheme
Vitality private health insurance (Senior Management Team)
Healthcare cash plan
£3 daily meal allowance for use in our catering facilities
Sage employee benefits platform
Interest-free annual travel loan (after probation)
Eligibility
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
Join Us
If you are an experienced fundraiser who is excited by the opportunity to shape a new fundraising function, build meaningful donor relationships and help secure the future of an organisation that has supported generations of students from around the world, we would love to hear from you.
Apply now and help shape the next chapter of International Students House.
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