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Supporter Care and Engagement Fundraiser

We are seeking a motivated and organised Supporter Care and Engagement Fundraiser to help deliver an outstanding supporter journey for a national children’s charity.

Position: Supporter Care and Engagement Fundraiser
Salary: £27,285 per annum
Location: Remote, with options to work from offices in Cornwall, Derbyshire or London
Hours: Full time, flexible options may be available
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 17:00 on 20 March 2026

Early applications are encouraged as the organisation reserves the right to close the advert early should a suitable candidate be identified.

About the Role

This is a key frontline role within a driven and collaborative Fundraising and Communications team. You will play an essential part in delivering excellent supporter care, managing fundraising systems and strengthening engagement across the charity’s growing supporter base.

Working closely with the Supporter Engagement and Fundraising Manager, you will help deliver an ambitious fundraising strategy, ensuring supporters receive a positive, consistent and engaging experience at every touchpoint.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as the first point of contact for supporter enquiries via phone, email and post
• Managing the fundraising inbox and responding to requests from individuals and organisations
• Processing and recording donations accurately, including Gift Aid compliance
• Supporting personalised acknowledgement and stewardship of donors
• Maintaining and updating the CRM system, including The Raiser’s Edge
• Producing reports and supporting fundraising appeals through data segmentation and analysis
• Supporting individual fundraisers and challenge events participants
• Assisting with fundraising campaigns, appeals and donor events
• Contributing to the production of fundraising and marketing materials
• Identifying opportunities to improve systems and automate processes

You will also support the wider day to day operations of the Fundraising and Communications function, ensuring efficiency and sustainability.

About You

You will be confident working with data and CRM systems and motivated by delivering excellent supporter experiences.

You will bring:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in fundraising, events, business development or supporter care
• Experience of working with a donor database, ideally The Raiser’s Edge
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Office
• A proactive and positive approach
• The ability to work collaboratively within a small team

You will be highly motivated, compassionate and committed to providing a high quality service. A willingness to travel and work occasional evenings or weekends will be required.

About the Organisation

You will be joining a small but ambitious national children’s charity that supports young people facing significant challenges. The organisation provides life changing opportunities that allow children to step away from daily pressures and build confidence for a brighter future.

The team is friendly, collaborative and values driven, with a strong commitment to safeguarding, equality and reducing environmental impact.

You may also have experience in areas such as; Fundraising Officer, Supporter Care Officer, Individual Giving Officer, Donor Care Executive, Fundraising Administrator, CRM Executive, Events Fundraiser, Challenge Events Officer, Development Officer, or Supporter Engagement Officer.

If you feel you would be a strong fit for this role and share the organisation’s values, we would welcome your application.

Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client - Not For Profit People.

Job Description 

Job Title:Events Fundraiser

Directorate:Engagement & Fundraising

Team/Department (if specific):Supporter Management Team/ Philanthropy & Partnerships

Date Written/ Amended:Feb 2026

Context and Background

The NSPCC’s mission is to end cruelty to children. Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. We share it. It drives our Engagement and Fundraising team to get out there and bring in the funds we need to protect children and prevent abuse.

Within the Engagement and Fundraising Directorate, our aim is to maximise resources for the NSPCC’s mission by raising funds, providing the best possible supporter experience, and building long-term relationships between donors and our cause. To continue to deliver our mission we rely on the fundraising support of people across the UK for 90% of our annual income.

In a challenging fundraising environment, the need to keep children safe from abuse and neglect remains urgent. The Supporter Management team sits within the Philanthropy & Partnerships Department, established to steward and grow the NSPCC’s ‘High Value’ audience. This function delivers the research, propositions, communications and events that enable fundraisers to build rewarding, long-term relationships with our biggest supporters. 

In this role, you will work with colleagues to identify which events will most attract and motivate high value supporters. You will then design and deliver these, working with external stakeholders where appropriate. Through your work, you will be giving donors the opportunity to understand our work and the difference their support makes. And by doing that, you’ll help to keep hundreds of thousands of children safe. 

Job purpose

·To maximise income and support from high value prospects and donors through the delivery and promotion of innovative and high-quality engagement and stewardship events 

Key relationships - Internal

·Reports to the Engagement & Stewardship Manager

·Works closely with the Supporter Management team, Philanthropy & Partnerships colleagues

·Collaborates with colleagues across Strategy & Knowledge, Services, Communications and the CEO’s office

Key relationships - External

·Works with a range of colleagues from other charities and fundraising organisations to ensure our events remain competitive. 

·External suppliers

·Key volunteers and NSPCC representatives, and their staff

Main duties and responsibilities

·To manage and deliver a portfolio of engagement and stewardship events, coordinating all event logistics.

·To work closely with the Engagement and Stewardship Manager and the Stewardship Executive to ensure events are integrated with and complement the overall stewardship plan for supporters.

·To manage events budgets, ensuring adherence to financial constraints.

·To ensure that stewardship events are fit-for-purpose through regular evaluation and monitoring of delivery against objectives.

·To collaborate and support departments and teams using engagement events and stewardship in their fundraising by sharing best practice, audience insight, knowledge and contacts.

·To manage relationships with senior volunteers and key supporters in relation to engagement and stewardship events.

·To use creativity to develop a file of the interesting and engaging elements that constitute a successful event (e.g. interesting venues, excellent caterers, etc.).

Responsibilities for all Staff within the Engagement & Fundraising directorate

·To update databases and supporter information systems on a regular basis in line with Data Protection legislation and NSPCC policy and procedures.   

·To actively participate in regular department and team meetings, contributing to strategy, discussions and decisions which will be beneficial to the Directorate and wider NSPCC activities.   

·To adhere to all the NSPCC’s service standards, policies and procedures.    

·To evidence an understanding of and commitment to the demonstration of the NSPCC’s values.  

·To maintain an awareness of and comply with NSPPC data protection regulations.    

·To be responsible for personal learning and development, to support the learning and development of others and the whole organisation.   

·To work in a manner that supports equality, diversity and inclusion    

·To be pro-active in identifying ways to improve personal and team performance   

·To maintain an awareness of own and others’ Health and Safety and comply with the NSPCC’s Health and Safety policy and procedures.   

·To maintain awareness of NSPCCs safeguarding duties and comply with Safeguarding Code of Conduct.   

·To take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with NSPCC work to end cruelty to children, including securing updates on project and service developments and general NSPCC news.   

·A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.

Person specification

1.Experience of success in delivering results through managing engagement and stewardship events.

2.Well-developed ability to build, manage and develop relationships with individuals and teams, both internally and externally and to negotiate and achieve objectives through these relationships.

3.Ability to collect data from various sources, analyse findings, identify opportunities, evaluate their viability and present findings clearly in a way that meets desired outcomes.

4.The ability to plan, monitor and implement projects/ events/ initiatives to agreed deadlines, often with conflicting priorities and demands.

5.Proven ability to demonstrate initiative and creativity to achieve desired outcomes.

6.Ability to pay close attention to detail whilst not losing sight of overall objectives. Willingness to work flexibly in approach to work and/ or work time requirements

7.Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage projects, organise and plan own work and the work of others and establish clear priorities in order to meet agreed objectives and deadlines. 

8.Proficiency in using Raisers Edge or a comparable CRM package and Windows based software packages including word processing, spreadsheets, electronic mail and the internet.

9.Ideally, experience of working with high value fundraising. 

10.Experience of managing budgets, adhering to financial constraints, monitoring and forecasting income and expenditure, identifying possible shortfalls or overspends and taking timely and appropriate mitigating action.

Safer Recruitment

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. 

Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

The recruitment and selection of our people will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance. 

Our principles: 

·Always seek to recruit the best candidate for the role based on merit including their skills, experience, motivation and competencies. Our robust recruitment and selection process should ensure the identification of the person best suited to the role and the organisation. 

·Committed to diversity and equality of opportunity and will interview all applicants (internal and external) who self-declare at application as having a disability and who meet the minimum requirements in the person specification of the vacancy they are applying for.

·We will make reasonable adjustments at all stages of the recruitment process in order to enable successful candidates who declare disabilities to start working or volunteering their time with us.

·Any current member of staff or volunteer who wishes to apply for vacancies and is suitably qualified will be considered and addressed fairly and objectively based on their merit.

·As an organisation committed to safeguarding, we will ensure all under 18’s joining the organisation will have ongoing risk assessments to ensure their role and activities are safe and appropriate.

·All documentation relating to candidates will be treated confidentially in accordance with the GDPR legislation.

About you

Do you want to use your skills to make it possible for people with myeloma to live longer and better lives?  We are looking for someone with experience of delivering high quality supporter journeys and delivering fundraising projects and activities to join our Legacy & In Memory Giving team. Helping to grow income and supporting and delivering the Legacy & In Memory Giving fundraising strategy. 

You will have excellent communication, organisational and IT skills with good attention to detail and be able to follow procedures accurately.  Being successful in building effective relationships, self-motivated with the ability to manage a wide range of tasks under pressure and committed to making a difference is essential.

Previous experience of working in a cancer or healthcare charity, talking to bereaved and vulnerable supporters and using Raiser’s Edge or a similar CRM system would be an advantage but not essential.

About the role

The Legacy & In Memory Giving Fundraiser will help support and deliver the Legacy and In Memory Giving fundraising strategy.  You will have compassionate communication skills, especially when talking to supporters who are recently bereaved and you will develop and deliver outstanding stewardship programmes that offer support and drive retention.

This role requires using data and insight to help deliver the Legacy marketing programme, whilst also supporting the day-to-day Legacy and estate administration, dealing with solicitors, legal representatives and executors.  You will proactively develop In Memory Giving fundraising, maximising the fundraising products, channels and messaging already available, as well as identifying new opportunities that are suitable for the Legacy & In Memory audience.

The role will also include working with colleagues, maximising cross team collaboration and ensuring appropriate Legacy and In Memory stewardship across all fundraising specialisms.

About us

Myeloma UK is the only UK charity focused on the incurable blood cancer, myeloma and its related conditions.  We provide support and influence access to treatments, while researching a cure.  Thanks to life-extending treatments and support, today many people affected by myeloma are able to live longer and to live well.  Together, we support, so no one faces myeloma alone. 

We are committed to bringing together the best and brightest people to help us ensure that every person affected by myeloma has an empowered present and a hopeful future.

Our ultimate goal is to find a cure and make myeloma history. Until then, our mission is to help every person living with myeloma, live well, for as long as possible. We are committed to diagnosing myeloma earlier, discovering and sharing knowledge, transforming the patient experience and influencing positive change.

Our culture

Wellbeing and staff engagement are at the heart of our culture.  We offer employees a range of benefits including a pension salary exchange scheme, flexitime, flexible working which includes both home and hub-based office working, health plan, employee assistance plan and holiday purchase scheme. We are committed to providing learning and development opportunities for all our employees.

How to apply

If you think you would be a great fit for this role, get in touch and tell us more about yourself by sending the following:

1. A cover letter telling us more about you and what you think makes you a good fit for this role

2. A CV that sets out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements

Applications close on 9am on 16 March 2026 and interviews will be held w/c 23 March 2026

Myeloma UK is an equal opportunities employer and always welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of:

· sex

· race

· disability

· age

· sexual orientation

· gender reassignment

· religion or belief

· marital status

· or pregnancy and maternity

Please note, you will be asked to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK prior to interview selection.

About us

Wood Street Mission is a children’s charity helping children and families impacted by poverty in Manchester and Salford. 

We provide practical help to help meet children’s day-to-day needs and improve their life chances. We give clothes, bedding and baby equipment to struggling families, along with toys and books which are important for children’s wellbeing and development.

We support engagement in education by helping families with the costs of school uniform and run Book Roadshow events in schools to promote reading and improve children’s literacy. We work to raise awareness about child poverty and help thousands of children and their families every year.

We are looking to recruit a Grants and Trusts Fundraiser to join our growing team, as we take Wood Street Mission to the next level. You will be responsible for managing and delivering our Grants and Trusts income stream, developing long-term relationships with funders, and building on our small but successful track record. The Grants and Trusts Fundraiser is a pivotal role in helping us to accelerate our growth even further so we can help more children to thrive free from poverty.

The role is flexible between the office in Manchester and working from home.

Purpose of post

As the Grants and Trusts Fundraiser, you will be responsible for securing grants of varying sizes, translating the charity’s work across our five projects into compelling, high-quality applications for a range of audiences. Working collaboratively with the wider charity team, you will have a hands-on role in understanding our projects to ensure you can authentically convey our mission and our impact to funders. 

You will provide excellent care to existing and new supporters, ensuring reporting requirements are met and that funders are kept informed of how their support has enabled the charity to continue its work.

A key responsibility will be to contribute to and develop the Grants and Trusts fundraising plan. You will work to identify, secure and develop a robust pipeline of grant funders to maximise income and enable continued growth and sustainability of Wood Street Mission’s work. 

Main duties and responsibilities

1. To contribute to and develop the Grants and Trusts fundraising plan as agreed with the Fundraising Lead, to support the charity’s strategy

2. Meet agreed key performance indicators and to monitor and report on these targets

3. To keep up to date with funding policies and grant giving organisation news to inform the fundraising plan

4. To work closely with the Fundraising Lead and other members of the team to ensure a coordinated approach and excellent level of care for supporters, through appropriate and engaging communication methods

5. To research and develop new funders to support the achievement of fundraising targets

6. Frequently report on progress of Grants and Trusts fundraising to the Fundraising Lead

7. Work with the wider charity team to build a bank of individual stories and information for each of the five projects, to develop a Case for Support which can be adapted to different audiences

8. To work with the Fundraising Lead and the charity team to carry out a Full Cost Recovery exercise across all five projects, to provide a clear overview of the charity’s income and expenditure budget

9. Write comprehensive and persuasive applications to funders and prepare tailored presentations for a range of supporters

10. Build, nurture and account manage relationships with grant giving organisations, providing impact assessments, case studies and progress reports as required

11. Implement an effective stewardship process to maximise income and encourage long-term support, so funders feel appreciated and understand how their support has made an impact

12. Ensure grants are acknowledged promptly and reporting requirements are met within agreed timescales

13. To work alongside colleagues within the charity to identify potential grant funding opportunities and potential cross team working opportunities to ensure the charity maximises income across all income streams

14. Maintain up-to-date and accurate funder and volunteer records on the Beacon database, and to input data, donations and consent preferences, ensuring all data processing is GDPR compliant

15. To provide general administrative support to the Fundraising team

16. To represent Wood Street Mission as required at special events, and to proactively seek out new funding prospects and networking opportunities

17. To act as an ambassador for Wood Street Mission and promote the charity

18. To champion the Fundraising Regulator Code of Fundraising Practice, upholding a high standard of fundraising that is legal, open, honest and respectful 

Other areas and general work duties:

1. Work collaboratively on a daily basis with the wider charity team, including the Finance, Marketing, Administration and Project Development/Worker team

2. To support a safe working environment

3. To attend and participate constructively in staff meetings, supervision and appraisal

4. To implement Wood Street Mission policies and guidelines as set out in the staff handbook

5. To undertake training to develop knowledge, skills and confidence as agreed with your manager

6. To work flexibly and undertake such other work appropriate to the post as may be assigned by your manager. If evening and weekend event work may be required TOIL can be taken.

7. Other tasks and duties relevant to the role as required by the organisation

Personal Specification

Experience:

· Experience working in a fundraising or customer care environment

· Experience of working towards targets and with a wide range of stakeholders

· Experience of writing and developing funding applications, proposals and budgets

· Experience of delivering presentations to different audiences in a variety of settings

· Experience of using a CRM for data analysis and reporting

· Success in securing high-value trust and grants (Desired)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

· An excellent understanding of effective supporter care and stewardship

· A genuine interest in the issues of child poverty and an understanding of Wood Street Mission’s aims to tackle these issues

· Excellent interpersonal skills, capable of communicating with a diverse range of people with sensitivity, confidentiality and respect

· Excellent attention to detail, ability to keep clear and accurate records, and a desire to offer a high standard of service to our supporters

· Excellent organisation and time management skills, with an ability to work effectively under pressure and prioritise overlapping deadlines

· Excellent written and verbal skills, with the ability to communicate clearly with different audiences

· Excellent numeracy skills including the ability to track income, interpret accounts and present detailed financial information for supporters

· High IT proficiency with an excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook and social media platforms

· Ability to work proactively and autonomously, using your own initiative to overcome challenges and problem-solve

· A good team player who can work collaboratively and alongside with the wider team and volunteers

· A self-motivated individual with a drive to achieve targets

· GCSE Level Education including Maths and English

· Excellent understanding of all aspects of fundraising and a commercial awareness of fundraising trends in the UK (Desired)

· Knowledge of charitable grant giving organisations, funding policies, data protection and fundraising best practice (Desired)

· A good working knowledge of the Code of Fundraising Practice and the Charities Act (Desired)

ROLDA (Romanian League in Defence of Animals) is an international animal welfare charity working to improve the lives of dogs, cats and other vulnerable animals in Romania and beyond. Since 2006, ROLDA has rescued tens of thousands of animals, built shelters, delivered large-scale neutering programmes, supported partner rescuers, and driven education initiatives to address the root causes of animal suffering.

We are now seeking an experienced UK-based fundraiser to help grow individual giving, higher value support and legacy income, while working collaboratively with our colleagues in the US and Australia

This is a hands-on fundraising role focused on developing supporter relationships and growing income from individuals. You will play a key part in strengthening donor journeys, stewarding higher value supporters, promoting legacy giving, and supporting sensitive supporter communications.

You’ll be expected to work towards agreed income targets and contribute to the growth of sustainable UK fundraising, while helping align activity internationally.

This role suits someone who enjoys developing fundraising activity from the ground up, building supporter relationships, and working independently in a small charity environment — and who is genuinely motivated by bringing in income: someone practical, action-oriented, and comfortable turning plans into results.

Key Responsibilities

Individual Giving & Supporter Engagement

• Develop and deliver individual giving activity, supporting donor acquisition, retention and engagement
• Help design and improve supporter journeys and communications
• Draft compelling donor communications, appeals and fundraising materials

Higher Value Giving & Major Donors

• Support identification, cultivation and stewardship of higher value and major donors
• Build warm, authentic relationships with supporters
• Assist with donor meetings, follow-ups and personalised communications

Legacy Fundraising

• Support and grow ROLDA’s legacy programme
• Help develop legacy messaging and supporter materials
• Respond sensitively to legacy enquiries and supporter questions

Corporate & Community Fundraising

• Support the development of corporate and community fundraising activity in the UK, working collaboratively with other UK team members.
• Help identify and progress potential corporate partnerships, employee fundraising opportunities and community-led initiatives.
•  Provide fundraising support and materials to UK volunteers and supporters running their own events or activities.
• Contribute ideas and practical support to grow these income streams over time

Income Generation & Targets

• · Work towards agreed income targets and fundraising objectives
• · Contribute to fundraising plans and pipeline development
• · Track activity and results, reporting progress regularly

Communications & Representation

• Act as a key point of contact for supporter communications
• Help guide responses to sensitive supporter or public enquiries
• Provide fundraising input into communications and media responses when needed.

​Collaboration

• Work closely with fundraising colleagues in the UK, US and Australia
• Collaborate with leadership on fundraising priorities and strategy
• Share learning and insight across teams

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Strong experience in individual giving, including supporter engagement and retention
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly for donor communications
• Experience working towards income targets
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment
• Strong organisational and relationship-building skills
• Confidence handling sensitive supporter communications

Desirable:

• Experience with higher value or major donors
• Knowledge of legacy fundraising
• Experience working with international teams or charities.

Personal Qualities

• Highly organised and confident, with the ability to work across multiple teams and build positive relationships to gather information and move things forward.
•  Self-motivated and proactive
• Warm, professional and supporter-focused
• Comfortable working in a small, developing organisation
•  Passionate about animal welfare
•  Practical, resourceful and solutions-oriented

Contract Details

This role is offered on a freelance / consultancy basis (not PAYE employment). Initially 3 days per week, with potential to increase to full-time as fundraising grows.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements: We offer flexible work hours and the option to work remotely to support your work-life balance.

Professional development opportunities: Access to training programmes, workshops, conferences and mentorship opportunities to enhance your skills and advance your career.

Meaningful work: Join a team dedicated to making a real difference to animals in need and see the direct impact of your efforts.

Opportunities for leadership: Take on this leadership role and gain valuable experience and career growth opportunities.

Performance-related incentives may be available, linked to agreed objectives and fundraising outcomes.

Inclusive culture: Be part of a diverse and inclusive team that values and respects all members.

The Wave Project is seeking a Trust & Grant Fundraiser to help secure the income that powers our life-changing Surf Therapy programme, supporting over 2,600 children and young people each year with their mental health and wellbeing.

As part of an ambitious fundraising team generating £1.7m annually, you will manage and grow a portfolio of charitable trusts and foundations, securing grants ranging from smaller awards to significant six-figure gifts. You will develop compelling, impact-driven applications and reports that clearly demonstrate how funders’ support transforms young lives.

Working closely with the Head of Fundraising, you will strengthen existing funder relationships while building a robust pipeline of new prospects. Using digital fundraising tools and research platforms, you will identify and qualify new trust opportunities, combining data-led insight with creative engagement approaches.

This role is ideal for someone who is a strong writer, confident relationship manager, and proactive prospect researcher — motivated by the opportunity to expand access to Surf Therapy for children and young people who need it most.

We are looking for a part time Global Trust Fundraiser to join a small team and play a critical role in securing funding from diverse sources to support the charity with their innovative development initiatives.

The ideal candidate would bring senior-level fundraising experience from a similar role at an NGO, organisation, or charity with an established network of executive relationships in major foundations.

This is a remote working role.

The charity
A passionate international development charity, dedicated to to collaborating world wide to make a lasting social impact.

The Role
Relationship Management
Oversee the complete grant lifecycle, from initial lead to application to reporting and closeout.
Build and maintain relationships with current and prospective donors, program officers, and other key stakeholders.

Applications & Fundraising Development
Lead the development of high-quality grant proposals, ensuring proposals are compelling, well-written, and tailored to meet the requirements and priorities of each donor.

Events and Networking and Representation
Effectively convey the charity mission, vision, and programs to potential donors, organising fundraising events while overseeing teams of volunteers and probono partners.

The Candidate
Senior-level fundraising experience from a similar role at an NGO, organisation, or charity.

Extensive existing network of senior executives with major global foundations and organisations.

Proven track record of identifying and closing deals for 6 - 7 figure gifts.

IMPORTANT NOTE

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We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.