Director of fundraising and supporter engagement jobs

For 140 years, the Forces Employment Charity has proudly supported Service leavers, veterans, and their families in building successful civilian careers. We provide veterans with life-long, life-changing support, jobs, and training opportunities, regardless of circumstances, rank, length of service, or reason for leaving.​

By working for FEC, you will become part of a vibrant team living the charity’s values: Expert, Supportive, Passionate, Open and Honest, Resilient, and Collaborative.​

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Brief role description 

​​​The Senior Individual Giving Officer plays an integral role within the Fundraising team at the Forces Employment Charity (FEC). As part of the Marketing, Communication and Fundraising Directorate, you will be responsible for the delivery of the core elements of the individual giving programme, developing engaging products and activity across multiple channels to support income generation, identifying new audiences, optimising responses, growing the supporter base and contributing to the lifetime value of supporters.​​

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Interested? Want to know more about the Charity?​ Check out our website​

​​Eager to know more about the role? ​Have a look at the Job Description attached 

​​What’s in it for you? ​Check out our Benefits.​

​​Have we convinced you to apply? ​If so, submit your CV and Covering Letter by Tuesday 16 December 2025.

​Got questions about the role? Get in touch with the People Team 

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Please note: Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert; therefore, we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. 

​​​If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made The People Team aware before applying. ​

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff by fostering an inclusive, supportive environment where everyone, including those with disabilities, can thrive, develop, and achieve their full potential. We actively encourage applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds and ensure reasonable adjustments are made to support candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. ​

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process.

Home-Merton is seeking an inspiring and strategic Director to lead our trusted local charity through its next stage of growth and innovation. 

This is a rare opportunity to make a tangible difference for children and families — by strengthening our community presence, driving income generation, and ensuring every child gets the best possible start in life. 

 About Home-Start Merton – Making a difference to young families

We believe strong families make strong communities. 
Our trained volunteers provide emotional and practical support to parents of young children, helping them navigate the challenges of early childhood and family life. 

Operating across London borough of Merton, we are a small but vibrant, values-driven charity and part of the wider Home-Start network — one of the UK’s leading family support movements. 

Our Charity Director Role

As Director, you’ll be both strategic leader and hands-on advocate, driving our fundraising and partnership agenda while overseeing operational excellence. 

You’ll lead our talented team of employees, work closely with trustees, and represent our charity with energy and passion — ensuring we remain a visible and trusted voice for families across Merton. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead and inspire staff and volunteers to deliver high-impact family support services. 
• Oversee service delivery, safeguarding, and operational compliance. 

• Develop and implement a bold, diversified fundraising and income generation strategy. 

• Build and nurture relationships with funders, corporates, philanthropists, and community partners. 

• Act as a confident ambassador, raising the organisation’s profile locally and regionally. 

• Work closely with the Board of Trustees on governance, strategy, and long-term sustainability. 

About You 

You are: 

• Experienced in charity governance, financial management, and service delivery. 
• A proven fundraiser and relationship builder who can secure sustainable income across multiple sources. 

• A confident and inclusive leader who inspires and empowers teams. 

• Skilled in partnership development and community engagement. 

• Deeply committed to safeguarding, equality, and family wellbeing. 

Why Join Us? 

• Lead one of London’s most respected family charities. 

• Shape our strategy for growth and sustainability. 

• Join a passionate, values-led team and supportive board. 

• Enjoy flexible, hybrid working. 

How to Apply 

If you meet most but not all of our criteria and are passionate about giving children the best start in life we'd still like to hear from you.

Apply via CharityJob or reach out to our Chair for an informal conversation. 

Closing Date: Friday 12 December 2025

Home-Start Merton is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. 

BACKGROUND   

Magic Breakfast’s mission is to end child morning hunger in the UK now and for good. The latest research suggests that 2.7 million children are at risk of hunger, meaning one in five children don’t have enough to eat. When a child is too hungry to learn, they struggle to concentrate, absorb information, and manage their emotions, causing them to fall behind in their studies.

Magic Breakfast provides a nutritious breakfast to over 300,000 children and young people every school day. We work with schools in areas of high disadvantage, helping staff target children most in need without barrier or stigma.

We are now at an exciting point in our journey as we launch Nourishing Futures, our long-term strategy, which will scale our impact and redefine breakfast spaces not only as places to eat, but as places to thrive.

To support the delivery of this strategy, we are evolving our Business Development function with the creation of a new role – Head of Business Development. This role will enable continue growth and investment from public funding sources, whilst ensuring that we are able and positioned to capitalise on the growing number of commercial opportunities. It will also lead a move  towards more innovative and blended income models across England, Wales and Scotland.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the Business Development function as an innovation hub, proactively horizonscanningfor opportunities across public funding, commercial activity, and philanthropicgiving. Ensure the team can respond with agility and flex resources to pursue the moststrategic and sizeable opportunities, including blended income streams and complex,multi-strand bids or partnerships that span commissioning, corporate, and philanthropy.

• Coach, lead and support the Business Development team (BD Manager England &Wales, BD Manager Scotland, BD Executive), setting clear objectives, KPIs, and expectations for income growth and performance and ensuring a values-driven culture.

• Work collaboratively across the fundraising leadership team to ensure it operates as a cohesive, high-performing unit that acts with agility to plan, pivot and make strategic decisions that maximise opportunities and drive growth.

• Ensure compliance with procurement processes, contracts, GDPR, safeguarding, and relevant charity law, embedding ethical business development across the function and taking responsibilities for operationalising of and adherence to all of Magic Breakfast’s policies and processes.

• Drive growth in public funding by securing contracts with local authorities, devolved governments, health and education commissioners, multi-academy trusts, and other public bodies.

• Oversee the preparation of high-quality tenders, bids, and proposals, ensuring they are evidence-based, competitive, and strategically aligned.

• Identify and pursue complex, multi-strand funding opportunities that bring together commissioned income, philanthropy, and corporate support.

• Apply a strong understanding of Magic Breakfast’s goals, strategies, and business plan to inform Business Development activity, ensuring all initiatives are aligned with organisational priorities and contribute to long-term objectives.

•  Conduct annual planning and budgeting in partnership with the Director of Fundraising & Development, setting, measuring, and reporting against agreed KPIs.

Please see job description for reponsibilities. 

WHAT WE OFFER

At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to bring their whole self to work.

APPLICATION PROCCESS

Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, recruitment @ magicbreakfast. com

Shortlisting - w/c 1st December

Interview 1 - 8th December

Interview 2 - 15th December

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

IRC UK
IRC UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its global headquarters in New York. Our team in the UK works to raise profile, deliver policy and practice change, and increase funding to help restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Since 2021, IRC UK has also provided integration services directly to refugees in the UK. 

Job Overview
The External Relations (ER) department is comprised of three main but complementary functional areas: Private fundraising, Communications, and Advocacy. The main objective of the department is to enable the organisation to have the resources needed to continue serving  millions of people worldwide in places affected by war and disaster.

The Director of UK Philanthropy will provide leadership and strategic direction for individual high net worth fundraising activities focused on the UK market, ensuring the delivery of significant, multi-year resources for the IRC's global mission. The Director will also serve as the primary high-value fundraising partner to the UK Executive Director as they facilitate cross-team collaboration, accountability, and success among all private fundraising teams in the UK (Philanthropy, Global Corporate Partnerships, Foundations & Trusts, and Mass Markets). The Director will play a leadership role in IRC UK more widely as a member of the UK Senior Management Team (UKSMT). The UKSMT is collectively responsible for achieving the cross-functional goals of IRC UK’s strategy and actively fostering an inclusive workplace at IRC UK.

This role will be responsible for:
•  Leading a team of fundraising professionals focused on raising unrestricted and restricted contributions from High-Net-Worth Individuals.
•  Managing a personal portfolio of significant donors and partners focused on securing six and seven-figure commitments.
•  Facilitating cross-functional collaboration, ensuring strong coordination and accountability across all UK-based high-value fundraising teams as well as with other team leaders in the UK (e.g. Communications, Advocacy, and Programmes).
•  Serve as the high-value fundraising representative on the UK Senior Management Team, directing and progressing strategic goals in fundraising as well as advising on the wider management of IRC UK. 
•  Serving as the primary fundraising/partnerships contact for the IRC's UK Board, leveraging their networks and influence to advance the team's revenue targets.
•  Directly driving the UK Executive Director's engagement in fundraising and external partnership activities.
•  Interfacing closely with US-based and other international colleagues in External Relations to ensure global strategic alignment.

The Director will craft and implement comprehensive fundraising strategies for the UK market, mentor and guide the team to optimise the size and impact of gifts and ensure donor-centric fundraising practices are consistently deployed. This critical role involves developing and implementing strategies informed by bold revenue targets. 

Major Responsibilities

Fundraising and Partnerships
•  Manage a focused, complex portfolio of individual high-value prospects and supporters that results in increasing gifts at the six and seven-figure level.
•  Design and execute customised fundraising and partnership strategies for their personal portfolio, to maximise size and impact of gifts to the IRC.
•  Travel and meet with donors and prospects across the UK and occasionally internationally as required.
•  Achieve personal and team-wide goals and metrics related to visits, solicitations, gifts/pledges closed, and other critical key performance indicators.
•  Serve as the primary staff liaison and resource for the IRC's UK Board on all matters relating to philanthropy and partnerships, ensuring their engagement is maximised for fundraising impact.

Leadership and Management
•  Lead and directly supervise a team of approximately 3 individuals across the UK-based Philanthropy team, inspiring, motivating and challenging them through active mentorship and fostering an environment that supports new ideas and innovative approaches to donor relationship management.
•  Provide comprehensive thought leadership for the team's efforts towards increased financial revenue and other modes of private sector engagement that support the impactful delivery of the IRC's mission.
•  Partner with the Senior Director of International Philanthropy to develop a strategic plan, including setting annual goals and key outcomes for the team. This will include but is not limited to collaborating with the UK Board and Senior IRC leadership in identifying, cultivating, and stewarding donors through strategic engagement opportunities such as meetings and events.
•  Provide strategic oversight and manage collaboration between the UK-based leads of the Foundations and Trusts, Global Corporate Partnerships, and Mass Markets teams, ensuring strong coordination in executing comprehensive donor engagement strategies across the UK market. 
•  Collaborate as a peer with other UK leaders on the UK Senior Management Team, holding collective accountability for achieving the goals of the UK strategy and advising on the wider management of IRC UK to support those goals. 

Executive and Global Collaboration
•  Proactively drive the UK Executive Director's fundraising activities, including identifying and vetting high-level engagement opportunities, preparing briefing materials, and ensuring excellent donor/partner stewardship.
•  Interface and collaborate superbly with US-based colleagues in External Relations to ensure consistent messaging, coordinated prospect management, and alignment with global fundraising priorities.
•  Facilitate the deployment of IRC leaders (including the UK ED and global Executive Board and programme leadership) throughout the donor life cycle to qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward five, six, and seven-figure commitments.

Candidate Requirements

•  Significant demonstrable years progressive experience or proven background of non-profit fundraising experience and expertise in high-net-worth individual fundraising, and/or foundation/trust/corporate partnership development.
•  Demonstrated history of being an empowering and supportive manager to front-line fundraisers.
•  Outstanding communication skills, including writing, listening, verbal presentation, and speaking.

Preferred Experience & Skills
•  Consistent track record of securing 6 and 7+ figure gifts/partnerships from a complex portfolio of diverse donors and prospects, including qualifying prospects and upgrading donors.
•  Proven organisational leadership experience, for example on senior management teams. 
•  Experience in international organisational collaboration, including interfacing effectively with leadership and colleagues based in other countries.
•  Proven experience leading and directly supervising front-line fundraisers.
•  Experience in leveraging and managing a Board or high-level volunteer leadership for fundraising success.
•  Ability to develop creative and multifaceted donor strategy often carried out in partnership with programme staff or senior leadership.
•  Ability to navigate CRM systems.
•  Dedication to fundraising for international development, humanitarian, human rights, gender and racial equality, social justice, and migrant communities

Working Environment
•  IRC UK has a hybrid working policy. 
•  Occasional travel across the UK and internationally as required.

Job Title: Director of Fundraising

Full Job Description: Full details for this role, including a full job description and Benefits summary can be found on our website.

Location: Rugby, Warwickshire

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Responsible for leading the development and delivery of a bold and effective fundraising strategy and associated activities. Shapes and manages the Organisation’s vision, strategic plan, and creates a culture of innovation and dynamism with a clear focus on delivering results.

What We Offer:

• Enhanced annual leave, with even more added as your service grows
• Additional annual leave purchase options
• Core working hours 10:00am – 15:00 pm 
• Enhanced sick pay
• Life assurance
• Blue Light Card eligibility and access to generous discount schemes
• A supportive, purpose-driven team
• Access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead, motivate and develop the fundraising team, taking overall responsibility for meeting organisational income targets.
• Act as an ambassador for The Air Ambulance Service, ensuring its vision is reflected in fundraising strategies and team behaviours.
• Lead cross-organisation projects aligned with organisational strategy.
• Work with Communications and PR to deliver a clear communications plan that builds awareness and engagement across all fundraising audiences.
• Assess strategic risks and implement appropriate mitigation.
• Develop and maintain directorate policies, procedures and guidelines, supporting wider organisational reviews.
• Manage the directorate budget and provide timely reports to the CEO, Finance Committee and Board of Trustees.
• Set, deliver and monitor the fundraising business plan, ensuring objectives, KPIs and risks are effectively managed.
• Ensure full compliance with legal and regulatory fundraising requirements.
• Hold Annex A responsibility for the Gambling Commission Licence.

What We’re Looking For:

• Strategic level experience within the charity sector
• Strong track record of meeting fundraising targets in a senior fundraising role.
• Developing, innovating, and implementing strategy to generate income.
• An agile, innovating and flexible approach to delivering against the changing need
• of the organisation.
• Leading, managing and inspiring high performing teams.
• Strategic planning, budgeting and monitoring.

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Compliance Responsibilities

In addition to specific compliance requirements within your area of expertise, you also hold responsibility in your specialism for:

• Health & Safety and Environment
• Safeguarding
• Data Protection
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Quality

You are expected and encouraged to raise and escalate appropriately any potential breaches or areas for improvement regarding the above.

The role is subject to a Basic DBS check.

Environment

TAAS is an inclusive working environment where Equality, Diversity and Human Rights are guiding principles, individuals are respected and a value of having a diverse workforce is recognised. The recruitment, employment and development of people are based on qualifications, experience and competency to do the job, eliminating personal bias or prejudice.

As an organisation, TAAS are committed to ensuring the safety and welfare of children and vulnerable adults involved in any of our activities. Our commitment applies to all acting on our behalf, i.e., employees, contractors, volunteers, supporters, patient, donors and visitors, meaning that all have a responsibility towards safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom they have contact with. Any new staff starting with the organisation will need to be committed to Safeguarding, complete relevant Safeguarding training and report any concerns they may have. TAAS operate a safer recruitment process, as part of our Safeguarding policy, which includes identifying and rejecting anyone who may be a risk to vulnerable people. 

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for wildlife and social justice? Northumberland Wildlife Trust is looking for a dynamic Director of Engagement & Fundraising to help shape a Wilder Future across our region. This is your opportunity to join a forward-thinking charity at a pivotal moment, driving strategic change, growing support, and inspiring action for nature and climate.

Reporting to the CEO, this role forms part of the senior leadership team, which guides strategic development and activity towards achieving NWT’s mission. Key components include income generation from diverse sources, fostering widespread support from communities, partners and businesses, budgetary control, monitoring KPIs and ensuring successful outcomes for people, nature and climate.

You need to be driven and ambitious, demonstrate a clear belief in the work of The Wildlife Trusts.

The role is for 35 hours per week. NWT operates a flexitime system.

This salary starts at £49,890 per annum with a 5% pension contribution

The deadline for applications is 9.00 on 3 December 2025. An application form and full job pack can be found on our website. Please note CV’s will not be accepted. 

This is an exciting brand-new position within our growing Public Fundraising team supporting on our Individual Giving, Community Fundraising and Sports & Challenges programme. NB. We do not expect you to have experience in all three areas (Individual Giving, Community Fundraising and Sports & Challenges).

This role will contribute to the delivery of our Public Fundraising activity, helping to maximise income and create a great supporter experience for both new and existing supporters.

You’ll project manage fundraising activities and supporter journeys from start to finish, delivering them on time and in line with annual plans and budget. You will analyse and evaluate activity so that we can inform future plans and support the annual planning of the team’s activity.

You’ll have strong relationship-building skills and the ability to communicate effectively with our supporters across a range of channels, including mail, e-mail, telephone and face-to-face. You will also be able to work collaboratively with the Communications, Corporate, and Digital Engagement teams on a variety of projects.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to progress in their fundraising career or wanting to bring their experience and transferable skills into the charity sector.

Please apply directly via CharityJob including an up-to-date CV and a personalised cover letter (of no more than two A4 pages) detailing your suitability for the role as per the job description and person specification.

About Animal Defenders International
London–Los Angeles–Bogota–South Africa. Animal Defenders International (ADI) is a UK non-profit; with reg. charity Animal Defenders International Foundation & Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research; Animal Defenders International Inc.US (nonprofit), and Animal Defenders International South Africa, PBO (charity). ADI works for replacement of animals in research and testing; legal protection to end use of animals in entertainment; wildlife trade; farming; protection of our shared environment. When governments ban the use of all, or wild animals in entertainment, or wildlife pets, ADI provides support to remove and relocate the animals, emptying all circus cages in Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala. The ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa, is home to over 30 rescued big cats from circuses, illegal pet trade, zoos. 

Job Title: Director of Fundraising

Organisation: Animal Defenders International (ADI)

Location: London, Vauxhall SE11 (hybrid, remote and office)

Terms: Salary: £60-70,000/year, (commensurate with experience/qualifications). Permanent, full time. Benefits: Annual leave 20 days/year/national holidays/5 days office closure Christmas–New Year/Stakeholder pension.

Reports to: Senior directors (ADI President and Vice President)

About the Role and Objectives:

Developing and growing relations with supporters, donors, public, foundations, and corporate friends. Passionate and well organized, you will change the world for animals by ensuring every department’s work is fully funded – as well as the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa, home to our rescued lions and tigers. Duties:

• Production of annual fundraising and marketing plan: growing supporter base, increasing engagement and retention; sustained giving; digital and postal direct response; increasing donor engagement and retention; planned giving; special events/calendar dates; major gifts; foundation grants; corporate support; legacies, trusts, estates; new income research. Targets for annual, quarterly, income.
• Manages fundraising calendar, mailings, events, targets, tracking.
• Grant Applications, foundations, corporate: Identify, plan, approach, draft grant applications/letters of inquiry and collateral for foundations, trusts, corporate partnerships and gifts, major donor gifts, and other potential sources of income (collaboration with senior directors).
• Regular liaison with high donors, foundations, estates, corporate donors, sponsors.
• Reporting: income tracking, recommendations for new approaches, supervise production of data for quarterly reports. Weekly liaison with senior directors.

Publications, Social, Websites, Online & Print

• Drafting copy, editing, production; collaborates with public relations/senior directors
• Oversees production of print and online publications – liaison with external graphic designers (collaboration with public relations director)
• Websites – contribute content. New website project with public relations director
• Advertising, marketing, ADI YouTube channel – develop fundraising, marketing opportunities.
• Social media posts – contribute copy, graphics
• E-News alerts to supporters (collaboration with public relations director)
• Contributes development section to Annual Report
• Contributes development article for Rescuer (quarterly)
• Other contributions to publications as needed

Management, oversight, reporting:

• Management of UK Supporter Engagement Team.
• Oversight of Raiser’s Edge NXT, Engaging Networks, interface with financial database and records; liaison with Chief Financial Officer.
• Monitor, manage, daily: data entry, gifts, acknowledgements, income tracking, donor communications; distribution of newsletters; calls to action; appeals. Reporting.
• Monitor, manage: reconciliations, data manipulation, data-integrity projects, audits, segmentation, quarterly and other reports.
• Oversee planning, mailings, responses, data management.
• Monthly and quarterly reports: income, mailings, gifts, trusts, estates, corporate, other.

Who should apply:

You have the necessary skills and experience, with at least 4 years’ experience in fundraising planning and management for charities, including:

• Educated to degree level in a related field (or equivalent experience) (required).
• A successful track record in direct response campaign fundraising and marketing.
•  Excellent written English, you can demonstrate impactful and persuasive content for high donors, foundations, corporate support, supporters, social media, marketing and legacy promotion (required).
• You can plan and deliver programs for regular and planned giving, major gifts, estates, support from foundations, corporate support (required).
• Strong technical skills, data management, manipulation; MS Office suite, Excel/Google, other; competent with digital research (NB: ChatGPT not permitted for writing ADI product) (required).
• Strong Raiser’s Edge NXT and Engaging Networks skills (or similar); segmentation, creating lists and reports, data hygiene, audits (required).
• Some knowledge of social media tools, e.g. Canva, Photoshop, or other.
• Management of external vendors for direct response campaigns, production of merchandise catalogue and other sales, marketing, collateral.
• Ensures compliance with ADI’s language, policies, communications style guidelines, editing and publications authorization process (required).
• Skilled at organization and multitasking, you can successfully handle competing priorities and deadlines (required).
• Supporter Engagement culture: strong verbal and written communication skills, you can create a friendly, welcoming approach, for supporters with their donations and advocacy.
• Oversight and Management of staff and supporter relations (required):

o Create friendly, positive, service-oriented approach to help supporters donate and advocate for animals.

o Diligent processing/handling of donations, acknowledgements, correspondence, phone calls.

o Integrity and confidentiality in the handling of sensitive and confidential information

o Integrity of financial records with finance database; liaison with Chief Financial Officer.

• You are reliable, able to work both independently and collaboratively.

About Us:

ADI is Great Nonprofits Top-rated; Charity Navigator 4-star. Operating from London, Los Angeles, Bogota and South Africa. Exposes animal suffering and works for legal protection; replacement of animals used in research; ending the suffering of animals in entertainment; movies, advertising, circuses, sport. Wildlife trade, environment. Once animal circuses are banned ADI helps governments with implementation and relocation of the survivors to ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa: ADI has featured in CBS 60 Minutes, Animal Planet Discovery features and made award-winning documentary, Lion Ark (broadcast in over 40 countries).

ADI internal policy:

ADI is dedicated to ending the suffering of animals and works for their legal protection. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment, and a plant-based lifestyle is preferred. ADI is also committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background, age, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, physical ability or other.

Fundraising Manager

ABOUT THE ROLE

Hours of work: 30 to 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £38,870.89 FTE per annum (£31,096.71 actual salary for 30 hours)

Reports to: Director of Fundraising & Communications

Place of work: Hybrid, with 2-3 days per week in our Liverpool or Manchester office

Contract type: Permanent, Part time or Full time considered

Closing date: Midnight on Thursday 27 November 2025

Notes: This position does not offer visa sponsorship.

Main purpose of the role:

As a Fundraising Manager, you will:

• Support the Fundraising Team to deliver against their own individual objectives, and the strategic plans for the Fundraising & Communications Team;
• Coordinate efforts to maintain and build relationships with trusts, foundations, partners, regular donors, challenge event participants, and all those giving one-off donations;
• Work with the Director of Fundraising & Communications to develop a local fundraising approach with each L'Arche Community;
• Work directly with L'Arche Communities and project leads to agree funding propositions and ensure with internal and external stakeholders;
• Collaborate with leaders in communications and data and insights to ensure internal and external engagement efforts are aligned;

Key essential criteria:

• Experience of researching, engaging and developing relationships with funders, including trusts and foundations, resulting in significant funding;
• Strong project management and people skills;
• Experience in providing support to and collaborating with fundraisers;
• Experience of using a customer relationship management (CRM) database;

You can find more details about L'Arche on our website.

Discover what makes L’Arche a rewarding place to work—explore our employee benefits on our website.

A full job description and person specification can be found in the Recruitment Pack

To apply, please submit your CV and answer the questions from our online application form.

The closing date is: Midnight on Thursday 27 November 2025

First interviews will be held online week beginning 3 December; Second interviews (in person) will be held on 10 or 12 December in Liverpool.

We encourage you not to wait until the closing date to submit your application, as we may begin interviewing strong candidates before then.

We also reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive enough suitable applications.

Please also read our privacy notice for job applicants.

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Do you want to manage the fundraising strategy for the only charity dedicated to building a global community that supports board directors to advance climate and nature governance? 

Chapter Zero Alliance is at an exciting inflection point, supporting a high-impact chapter network active in over 70 countries through our programme: the Climate Governance Initiative. We are looking for a Senior Manager, Global Development to play a pivotal role in diversifying and growing our income, ensuring the long-term sustainability and impact of our mission. This is a unique opportunity to help us translate a critical global need into tangible, well-funded programmes that drive measurable change on corporate boards worldwide. 

Offer and Benefits 

• Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum 

• Contract: Permanent, Full-time 37.5 hours per week (0.8 part-time considered) 

• Location: Office-based / Hybrid within the UK (Central Cambridge-based office) 

• Annual Leave: 27 days, plus Bank Holidays and discretionary Christmas shutdown 

• Pension: Generous 8% employer pension contributions (no match required) 

• Wellbeing: Group life assurance, employee assistance programme and health cash plan 

The Role: Senior Manager, Global Development  

You'll bring significant development experience, strategic leadership and hands-on delivery to the identification, securing, and management of significant grants from philanthropic foundations, institutional donors, trusts, and statutory funders globally. You'll build and nurture high-value relationships, coordinate fundraising initiatives, and establish the robust infrastructure for effective grant management across our global network. 

Key Responsibilities - Drive Strategy and Deliver Impact 

• Fundraising Strategy and Pipeline Management: Contribute to the design of an ambitious global grant fundraising strategy and manage its implementation. You'll conduct market research, qualify new opportunities, and maintain a robust prospect pipeline to expand our existing funding base. This will involve the coordination and project management of outreach and engagement activities. 

• Proposal Development and Budgeting: Lead the creation of compelling, high-quality concept notes and multi-year funding proposals, aligned with funder priorities and including accurate, transparent budgets. 

• Donor Stewardship and Reporting: Be a key representative for Chapter Zero Alliance with funders, serving as a key liaison for funder-related operational queries. You'll work with the wider team to ensure timely and accurate narrative and financial reporting, managing communications to foster long-term engagement.

• Grant Management and Administration: Oversee our current funding portfolio, manage grant administration, collaborate with Finance on forecasting. 

• Internal Coordination: Facilitate and support our Development Working Group as well as manage core systems: CRM, funder contacts and documentation. Work closely with senior leadership, including the CEO, and project teams across our global network to align fundraising with programme delivery and provide critical performance analysis.

Who We're Looking For 

This role requires a dedicated fundraising professional with a proven track record of successfully securing significant grant funding. You're a strategic thinker and relationship builder with exceptional bid-writing skills and an innate ability to translate complex programme needs into compelling proposals. 

Essential Expertise 

• Significant experience working in institutional fundraising or partnership management within the non-profit or development sector. 

• Knowledge of the climate-related trust and grants sector internationally and in the UK. 

• Demonstrable track record of successfully achieving income targets (minimum six-figure funds, including multi-year grants) from philanthropic foundations, institutional donors, trusts or statutory sources. 

• Strategic relationship-building skills working with grant makers and partners. 

• Effective bid writing, delivering clear, persuasive, and well-structured proposals and reports tailored to align with grant priorities.

• Strong financial and strategic planning skills, including KPIs, grant compliance and reporting. 

• Sound understanding of the legal and regulatory framework governing fundraising within the charity sector, including the standards set by the Fundraising Regulator, the Charity Commission’s expectations around fundraising practices, and data protection obligations under GDPR. 

• Exceptional organisational and project management skills - you can navigate multiple deadlines and competing global priorities with ease. 

Desirable Skills That Will Set You Apart 

• Experience coordinating cross-departmental or cross-regional working groups. 

• A genuine passion for the global climate, development, or social impact sectors - understanding the urgency of our mission. 

• Experience using CRM/project management/fundraising databases. Core Competencies 

• Strategic thinking, planning and analytical skills, able to translate complex programme needs into compelling proposals. 

• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities. 

• Project management. 

• Able to balance short-term priorities with longer-term strategic activities. 

• High attention to detail and highly accurate. 

• Collaborative working style and proactive attitude. 

• Commitment to our mission, values, and ethical fundraising principles. 

The principles of diversity, inclusion, respect, responsibility and sustainability are at the heart of our charity. We want to support our people to balance their personal and professional lives and we believe our range of benefits encourages this. Nothing beats face time with our colleagues to promote creativity and collaboration; we’ve therefore adopted a blended working model of home and office arrangements.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to ensuring that all candidates are given the same opportunity to succeed regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability.

We have a legal responsibility to ensure you are eligible to live and work in the UK. 

Any information given will be processed for employment selection and statistical purposes in line with our Data Protection Policy. 

Interviews will be held during December and January.

Fundraising Specialist 

Location: Brighton (Hybrid working available) 

Hours: Part-time, 21 hours/week 

Salary: £18,000 pro rata (£30,000 FTE) 

Contract Type: Permanent 

Application Deadline: 30/11/25 

Contact: Sabina Karabasic 

About MindOut 

MindOut is a mental health service run by and for LGBTQ+ people. We work to improve the wellbeing of LGBTQ+ communities, reduce stigma, and promote a culture of positive mental health. We are a values-driven charity with a national reach and a strong reputation for impactful, inclusive services. 

The Role 

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Fundraising Specialist to help us grow and diversify our income streams. You’ll play a key role in securing sustainable funding to support our life-changing services, working closely with the Charity Director, Board of Trustees, and wider team. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic organisation and make a lasting difference in LGBTQ+ mental health. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Develop and implement fundraising strategies and campaigns. 

• Build relationships with donors, trusts, foundations, and corporate partners. 

• Manage donor platforms and systems (Donorfy). 

• Plan and deliver fundraising events and community engagement activities. 

• Support marketing and communications to amplify fundraising efforts. 

• Contribute to financial planning, reporting, and compliance. 

• Recruit and support volunteers for income generation activities. 

About You 

We’re looking for someone who: 

• Has lived or professional experience of LGBTQ+ identities and intersectionality. 

• Brings 5+ years’ experience in fundraising or equivalent transferable skills. 

• Has a proven track record of successful campaigns and donor engagement. 

• Is confident managing multiple income streams and stakeholder relationships. 

• Understands fundraising regulations and best practice. 

• Is highly organised, strategic, and collaborative. 

Why Work with Us? 

• Be part of a nationally recognised LGBTQ+ mental health charity. 

• Flexible hybrid working options. 

• Supportive and inclusive team culture. 

• Opportunities for growth and development. 

How to Apply 

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to equality, diversity, and anti-discrimination. Interviews will take place on the 8th of December and 9th December. 

We actively welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges, and from individuals who identify as LGBTQ+, people of colour, disabled, or from other underrepresented communities - your unique perspective and voice are valued here.

Employee Benefits include:

• 29 days annual leave + Bank Holiday
• One day off for your birthday each year
• Flexible working
• Hybrid working
• Access to our EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
• Up to 5% employer contribution towards your pension

This position plays a key role in growing income,inspiring participation and building new ways forpeople to support Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis.The Senior Fundraising and Innovation Manager will create and scale fundraising products, expand community and third-party participation and cultivate ideas that turn into measurable income. It is a role that combines strategy with action, identifying opportunities and testing them, through to launch, improvements, analysis and embedding
them into the APF fundraising portfolio.
The postholder will own an income target, lead fundraising product growth and manage a team with their own income responsibilities.

Success means more supporters raising more money, in more ways, with clear journeys and deeper connection to APF’s mission. This role will collaborate closely with the Senior Supporter Care and Campaigns Manager, and the
Senior Partnerships and Philanthropy Manager, as well as the Communications team, to ensure audiences receive seamless, coordinated journeys. Campaign planning, product launches and supporter stewardship will be delivered through collaboration and combined success measures to ensure fundraising activity is connected.

Further details can be found in the job description attached. 

The King’s Trust International (KTI) (formerly Prince’s Trust International) has been supporting young people worldwide since 2015. Founded by HM The King, our Royal Founding President, to tackle the global crisis of youth unemployment, our vision is that every young person should have the chance to succeed, and our mission is to empower young people to learn, earn and thrive.

Our programmes and interventions are now present in 20 countries within the Commonwealth and beyond, across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East. 

We are committed to amplifying the voices of young people on the global stage and putting their needs at the very heart of the design and delivery of our work. This complements global efforts to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those relating to quality education and decent work.

The King’s Trust International is committed to representing, at all levels, the global communities and young people that we serve.

This role will play a key part in the success of fundraising at The King’s Trust International, both through managing a small portfolio of both philanthropy and corporate donors and more broadly through supporting the fundraising of the wider team. This exciting and varied role will provide key stewardship, reporting and event support as needed to cultivate and progress our funding pipeline. The postholder will work collaboratively across both philanthropy and corporate teams, supporting existing activity as well as helping to establish new areas such as networks and corporate engagement products.

The King’s Trust International celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2025 and has run an exciting campaign to raise funds to kick start our new strategy to reach 1 million young people in our next decade. This role will be central to the activity as we start this next chapter, including stewarding and cultivating our new pipeline of campaign donors, providing event support, creating engaging communications, and prospecting across the team and senior leadership.

This is a great opportunity to fine tune the core fundraising skills required within the not-for-profit world and a fulfilling catalytic role within an innovative and impactful organisation. There is the possibility to specialise the remit of the role in future years in line with the needs of the charity.

About you

You will be a resilient, enthusiastic, self-starter with a strong understanding of the challenges facing young people, and the ability to deliver results under challenging and varied circumstances. Experience of fundraising and income generation with a sound understanding of the principles of meaningful engagement will enable you to successfully cultivate and steward a personal portfolio of prospects, funders or other clients with a demonstrable track record of your ability to influence and secure sustainable results. You will be a strong, persuasive and confident communicator, both orally and written and possess strong planning and organisational skills and the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse groups of people and with key senior stakeholders. Experience of MS Office and using remote and digital work tools (e.g. spreadsheets, project planning tools) accurately and with good attention to detail is essential.

Rights of Women (ROW) is looking for an organised, creative and innovative woman* to join our team as our Fundraising and Partnerships Manager. This is a key mid-level role, responsible for driving growth in our fundraising and supporting the diversification of our income streams to ensure the charity’s long-term sustainability.

You will combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery – balancing relationship-building, creativity, and strong attention to detail. You will have a proven track record in fundraising, particularly within corporate and individual giving, and be confident managing communications and donor engagement activities that inspire and retain supporters. You will be able to collaborate, communicate and inspire others to build further financial sustainability and resilience in a challenging funding landscape.

Working closely with the Director, the Senior Management Team, Trustees and the Fundraising and Communications Committee, you will lead on building and maintaining fundraising relationships, implementing a robust stewardship cycle, and enhancing ROW’s profile across England and Wales.

Your role will benefit from our current collaboration with an external communications agency, which focuses primarily on media engagement and broader publicity, providing support to amplify ROW’s profile. At the same time, you will have the opportunity to lead on fundraising-related communications, taking ownership of donor-facing content, including our regular newsletter, supporter updates, and campaign materials. This will involve producing engaging, creative, and mission-aligned content that informs, inspires, and strengthens relationships with supporters, while ensuring consistency with ROW’s values, tone and objectives.

This is an exciting time to join ROW, including the opportunity to help deliver a flagship fundraising event – a Legal Fundraising Dinner, developed in partnership with a volunteer committee and corporate supporters. This event aims to become a recurring highlight of our fundraising calendar.

You will be able to demonstrate a strong understanding and connection between your skills and those needed to raise vital funds within the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector including making supportive and appropriate connections with supporters who are survivors of VAWG.