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Remote
£75,000
Full-time or part-time (Home-based with regular travel across London // Open to part-time, min. 80%FTE)
Permanent
Job description
Little Village makes a big difference to families with babies and young children living in poverty across London. Via its network of baby banks and partners such as Family Hubs, community organisations and all of London’s maternity units, the charity passes on pre-loved goods from one family to another – clothes, toys and equipment – so that many more children have the essential things they need to thrive.
Families are supported through welcoming hubs or home deliveries, and connected into a wider network of support in community settings, while Little Village also raises its voice to highlight the realities of child poverty.
Little Village is entering an exciting new phase as it approaches its 10-year milestone and prepares to launch its next strategy. QuarterFive are partneruing with Little Villag to find a Director of Fundraising, Marketing & Communications to play a central role in shaping its future – leading how the organisation grows income, strengthens its brand and amplifies its voice. Sitting on the Senior Leadership Team, you will lead a newly integrated fundraising, marketing and communications department, driving a cohesive, high-performing function and building on strong foundations to deliver a more strategic, scalable and insight-led approach.
With an income base with high potential for growth and particular strength in high-value fundraising, there is significant opportunity to grow and diversify income further, while also increasing visibility and influence at a time when public awareness of child poverty is rising.
We are looking for a strategic and hands-on leader with a track record in delivering income growth. You will be motivated by impact and excited to help drive Little Village’s next phase, strengthening long-term income and increasing its influence.
This role is home-based with regular travel to Little Village hubs across London. Core hours: 09:30-15:00. Weekly or fortnightly team and SLT meetings in London plus other meetings as needed.
As Director of Fundraising, Marketing & Communications, you will:
- Lead and deliver an integrated fundraising, marketing and communications strategy aligned to organisational priorities
- Set and achieve ambitious income targets across multiple streams, including high-value philanthropy and partnerships
- Develop a more structured, data-informed approach to fundraising, including pipelines, forecasting and performance management
- Oversee brand and communications, ensuring a clear, compelling and consistent narrative
- Build and steward relationships with major donors, partners and senior stakeholders
- Act as a senior ambassador, raising Little Village’s profile and influence
- Lead and develop a high-performing, collaborative team
Essential skills and experience:
- A strong track record of developing and delivering successful multi-stream fundraising strategies, weighted towards high value income streams including major donors, corporates, and trusts and foundations
- Proven success in securing significant and multi-year funding
- Experience leading and developing high-performing teams
- Exposure to or interest in mass fundraising
- Strong financial, forecasting and pipeline management skills
- Expertise in working with senior stakeholders/volunteers, ideally including reporting to Committees and Trustee boards
- A successful track record of involvement in launching, managing, and evaluating campaigns
- Strong understanding of brand management, digital engagement, and integrated campaigns across multiple channels
- Understanding of digital transformation, including CRM/data integration, marketing automation, and analytics
- A data-informed approach, with experience using insight and systems to drive performance
- Excellent influencing, relationship-building and storytelling skills
Desirable:
- Experience leading an integrated fundraising and communications function within a frontline charity
- Experience of using Beacon CRM
- Lived or personal experience of the issues faced by the families Little Village supports
Diversity and Inclusion:
Little Village operates in London, one of the most diverse cities in the world. The charity are working towards a goal where their team fully reflects that diversity and difference in lived experiences and strongly encourage applications from under-represented groups including: people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, people with lived experience of poverty either personally or through family, experience of the care system, non-graduates and first-in-family graduates. As part of their commitment to fairer recruitment, all applications will be assessed without names and any protected characteristics.
As part of our commitment to increasing representation of people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, we are piloting a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) for this role, as a new approach to make our recruitment more equitable. If you identify as Black, Asian or other Minority Ethnic backgrounds and meet the essential criteria for the role, you can choose to opt in to the GIS. We will be aiming to offer everyone who opts into the scheme and meets the essential criteria a first stage interview/ assessment. See the applicant pack for further details.
Employee benefits include:
- 25 days per year annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for those working fewer than 35 hours per week)
- Team members are usually given time off between Christmas and New Year, which doesn’t come off your allowance
- Pension contributions matched by 3%
- A period of sick leave at full pay regardless of length of service
- Enhanced family friendly policies including Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave and Adoption pay, with a Fertility Policy designed to support employees during fertility investigations and treatment
- Death in Service benefit (x3 annual salary)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Rewards Gateway and Tickets for Good
Application Instructions
To apply, please upload your CV, making sure it reflects the essential skills and experience within the person specification. You can use the notes section to share any additional information. Suitable applicants will be contacted and given full support with the formal application process.
First round interviews (online): Thursday 21st May
Second round interviews (in-person): w/c 1st June
Organisation
Little Village
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Registered Charity
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Registered Charity
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To bring about change for children and families through the power of sharing, reusing and connecting
Posted on: 22 April 2026
Closing date: 07 May 2026 at 23:30
Job ref: EC
Tags: Communications, Fundraising, Marketing, Early Years, Human Rights, Strategy, Youth / Children, Corporate Fundraising, Direct / Supporters, Major Donor, Trusts / Foundations, Digital Fundraising, Governance / Management
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Our client is an education charity and social enterprise who celebrated its 25th Birthday in March 2025. Their ambitions for the future address some of the most pressing issues of our time: nature conservation, social cohesion and climate adaptation. The organisation’s work matters and to achieve their sustainable growth strategy, they will hire a new Director of Philanthropy and Prospectus is leading the search.
Director of Philanthropy
£80,000
Permanent
Location: Cornwall or London (with an expectation that the postholder will make regular visits to the Cornwall site)
The Director of Philanthropy will lead the major donor and individual giving strategy. This is a pivotal role in a growing team, responsible for securing transformational gifts from high-net work individuals and developing the organisation’s philanthropic culture at scale. You will develop a refreshed Patrons scale and forge powerful relationships that fuel the mission locally, nationally, and globally.
The postholder will be a senior leader with a proven track record in securing major donations and the effective management of relationships with high-net worth individuals. You will have extensive relationship building skills with strong knowledge on how to cultivate relationships to encourage philanthropic giving at the highest level required.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Ryan Burdock at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Organisation
Posted on: 22 April 2026
Closing date: 12 May 2026 at 23:30
Job ref: 194412
Tags: Fundraising, Conservation, Environment / Animal, Strategy, Major Donor, Grants
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Role: Director of Fundraising
Salary: £80,533.78 (gross) per annum inclusive of London Weighting, with a fixed sum allowance of £2,764.
Current employees in banding 53 will maintain their existing salary.
Location: Head Office- London
Duration: Permanent
The Labour Party is looking to recruit a Director of Fundraising. The post-holder will be responsible for leading the development and delivery of a strategic, multi-layered fundraising programme, maximising mid and high value income to support the organisation’s short, medium, and long-term electoral objectives. The postholder will align fundraising strategy with the political electoral cycle, ensuring sustainable income growth, effective donor engagement, and the financial resilience required to deliver Political campaign success at all levels.
The successful candidate will have:
• Experience working in a fast paced, high pressure environment, managing political risk
• Proven track record of success in project management, through the complete project life cycle, preferably in complex situations
• The ability to produce overarching fundraising strategies and to ensure their effective implementation
• Proven and successful experience of fundraising and income generation activity
The Labour Party’s standard working arrangement is that all employees based in headquarters in London/Newcastle attend their contracted office four days per week, Monday to Thursday. Home working is only authorised on Fridays.
The deadline for applications is 17 May 2026.
The Labour Party values equality and diversity, and welcomes applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy and maternity.
Organisation
Posted on: 21 April 2026
Closing date: 17 May 2026 at 09:47
Job ref: Director of Fundraising
Tags: Fundraising, Politics, Strategy
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Edgware (On-site)
£61000 - £71000 per year Robin Moss CEO, Alison Benjamin Director of Fundraising, Elly Head of HR
Permanent
Job description
Salary: £61,000 - £71,000
Contract: Permanent (0.8-1.0 FTE considered)
Location: London – Hybrid working
Closing date: 7th May
Benefits: 25 days holiday, Pension scheme, enhanced family leave, wellbeing day, kids holiday clubs, ongoing professional development
We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Fundraising, reporting to the Chief Executive, to join Unitas Youth Zone — an inspiring, ambitious and highly-regarded youth charity delivering life changing opportunities for young people across Barnet. Unitas is the largest provider of youth work in North London and was awarded Charity of the Year 2024 by The Barnet Group.
This senior leadership role offers the chance to shape and grow a high-performing fundraising function, with the ambition to deliver c.£2m per annum in income. You will work closely with an engaged Board, an actively involved Chair and a passionate executive team — with significant autonomy to lead, innovate and build.
As Director of Fundraising, you will lead the development and delivery of a diverse, donor-centred fundraising strategy, with relationship-based fundraising at its heart. You will personally manage a portfolio of major donors and corporate partners while leading and motivating a small, skilled fundraising and communications team.
To be successful as the role of Director of Fundraising you will need:
If you would like to discuss this role with us please contact us and quote the reference 2941AJ.
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
Location: London – Hybrid working
Closing date: 7th May
Benefits: 25 days holiday, Pension scheme, enhanced family leave, wellbeing day, kids holiday clubs, ongoing professional development
We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Fundraising, reporting to the Chief Executive, to join Unitas Youth Zone — an inspiring, ambitious and highly-regarded youth charity delivering life changing opportunities for young people across Barnet. Unitas is the largest provider of youth work in North London and was awarded Charity of the Year 2024 by The Barnet Group.
This senior leadership role offers the chance to shape and grow a high-performing fundraising function, with the ambition to deliver c.£2m per annum in income. You will work closely with an engaged Board, an actively involved Chair and a passionate executive team — with significant autonomy to lead, innovate and build.
As Director of Fundraising, you will lead the development and delivery of a diverse, donor-centred fundraising strategy, with relationship-based fundraising at its heart. You will personally manage a portfolio of major donors and corporate partners while leading and motivating a small, skilled fundraising and communications team.
To be successful as the role of Director of Fundraising you will need:
- A strong track record of securing significant income from major donors and/or corporate partnerships
- Experience of developing and managing fundraising strategies and pipelines
- Proven leadership or line management experience, with the ability to build and inspire teams
If you would like to discuss this role with us please contact us and quote the reference 2941AJ.
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
Organisation
Posted on: 20 April 2026
Closing date: 20 May 2026 at 08:44
Job ref: MP231866CT2038-2941AJb
Tags: Fundraising, Governance / Management
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Director of Fundraising - Back Up : London office / hybrid (2 days per week)
Salary: £72,000 - £80,000 per annum : Full time, permanent
Closing Date: Wednesday 13th May
Charity People is delighted to be partnering with Back Up, a national charity supporting people affected by spinal cord injury, to recruit their new Director of Fundraising.
This is a pivotal, senior leadership role at an exciting point in Back Up's journey. With income at £3.6m and plans to reach £5m by 2030, the Director of Fundraising will play a critical role in shaping strategy, driving sustainable growth and further developing Back Up's high-performing, values-led fundraising function.
About Back Up
Founded in 1986, Back Up exists to ensure that no one faces spinal cord injury alone. Every two hours, someone in the UK sustains a spinal cord injury. Back Up provides life-changing services including mentoring, wheelchair skills training, family support, residential courses and return to work. Their Limitless Ambition strategy (2025-2030) sets out bold plans to expand reach, deepen impact and strengthen the organisation for the future.
The role
- Salary: £72,000 - £80,000 per annum
- Full-time, permanent role
- Generous annual leave and pension
- Strong commitment to flexible working and inclusion
- Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) employer
- Hybrid working, 2 office days per week (Wandsworth, South London)
As Director of Fundraising, you will be a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, reporting to the CEO and leading income growth across a broad and diversified fundraising portfolio. You will:
- Lead delivery of Back Up's 2025-2030 fundraising strategy, growing income from £3.6m to £5m+
- Provide inspiring leadership to senior fundraising leaders and teams
- Strengthen fundraising systems, performance frameworks and governance
- Build strong relationships with trustees, the Fundraising Development Board, major donors, corporates, trusts and foundations
- Champion ethical, values-led and inclusive fundraising practice
- Use insight, data and innovation (including responsible use of new technologies) to improve performance and decision-making
This is a role for a strategic, credible leader who enjoys translating ambition into income and impact.
About you
You will bring a strong track record of leading and delivering significant fundraising growth, alongside:
- Senior leadership experience within fundraising
- Expertise across high-value income streams (corporate partnerships, major gifts, trusts/foundations,)
- Experience working with boards, senior volunteers and high-level stakeholders
- Strong strategic thinking, commercial acumen, financial awareness and communication skills
- A leadership style that is collaborative, values-driven and inclusive
- Alignment with Back Up's values and mission
Experience in health, disability or adjacent sectors is welcome, but not essential.
Location
Hybrid working, with offices based in Wandsworth, South London.
How to apply
To request a full application pack, please submit an application with your updated CV.
Key dates
- Closing date: Wednesday 13th May
- Invitations to interview: 18th May
- First stage interviews (online): 26th May
- Second stage interviews (in person): 2nd June
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with
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Posted on: 15 April 2026
Closing date: 13 May 2026 at 09:00
Job ref: 109826
Tags: Fundraising, Partnerships, Major Donor
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