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We’re Hiring: Mass Participation Events Manager
UK (Remote) | Full-time | £35,000
Closing date: 9am Monday 1 December 2025
Cerebra is the national charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with neurological conditions and their families. We provide vital research, support, and practical solutions that empower families facing complex challenges.
With an annual income of £3 million, we have ambitious plans to double our income by 2027, ensuring we can extend our impact, reach more families, and drive real change. To achieve this, we are investing in fundraising innovation, income generating ventures, and strategic partnerships, alongside enhancing our brand to increase our national recognition.
Our work is underpinned by our values ensuring that everything we do aligns with our mission to create a better world for children with neurological conditions.
Job Title:
Mass Participation Events Manager
Department/Responsibility for:
Mass participation events and schools fundraising programmes
Gross income budget of £295k for 2026
Recruitment and line management of further members of the team
Reports To:
Corporate & Philanthropy Manager
Purpose of the Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join an evolving and growing fundraising team with a new, ambitious strategy for income generation that the whole charity, senior management and Trustees are right behind.
The role itself is new as Cerebra looks to invest in and significantly grow and develop a new mass participation events programme (which includes schools fundraising products). You’ll work closely with the Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications who has a strong background in events and community fundraising.
You will lead the development of virtual/digital fundraising events, challenge/3rd party events, in-person owned events, DIY events and our relationships with schools. In time, you will build and foster relationships with other community organisations. You will be responsible for growing the team as the programme expands. Innovation and product development are key areas of work.
You will play key role in the Fundraising Marketing & Communications directorate and developing our fundraising, audience and supporter engagement strategy.
This is a challenging but well-supported role, where you can make a large, career-defining impact on Cerebra and the children and families that we serve.
Overall budgetary responsibility is approximately £295k of income for 2026, with considerable scope and ambition for improvement.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
1. New events programme
- Develop a multi-year events programme incorporating virtual/digital events, challenge/3rd party events, in-person own events and DIY.
- Project manage the delivery of the events in the programme to raise £295k in 2026.
- Develop multi-channel marketing plans for recruitment, focusing on key audiences.
- Develop multi-channel supporter journeys and top-class supporter experience to deepen engagement and increase income.
- Monitor, evaluate and report on income, expenditure, and supporter acquisition across the events programme and make decisions about where to invest time and resources, accordingly.
- Develop necessary assets, such as fundraising packs. Digital platforms, digital rewards and supporter groups.
- Work with the Corporate & Philanthropy Manager to offer events fundraising to corporate partners.
2. Innovation and product development
- Use data and insights to understand audiences and to innovate and develop new events from prototype and MVP onwards.
- Proactively research and identify opportunities to grow the portfolio, monitoring the market and sector trends and how they could be implemented at Cerebra.
- Constantly seek to iterate and improve events in all areas including marketing, supporter experience, delivery and fundraising.
- Create business cases and plans for each new event.
- Own and grow Cerebra’s own mass participation flagship event “Relay Your Way”.
3. Schools and community groups
- Develop a plan and products to engage schools with Cerebra fundraising.
- Work with the Marketing & Communications team to develop materials to support schools fundraising.
- Work with the Marketing & Communications and Contact Centre teams to recruit schools to take part in fundraising for Cerebra.
- Monitor and evaluate to scale successful schools fundraising products.
- Take learnings from schools fundraising to apply to other groups and organisations.
4. Culture & relationships
- Work to continue the development of a strong, person-centred, empathetic, supportive and inclusive culture at Cerebra.
- Build on excellent relationships between different teams and directorates for each teams’s and Cerebra’s overall strategic goals and objectives.
- Collaborate across departments to align partner activity with service delivery and communications.
- Contribute to strategic, organisational and cultural development.
- Champion innovation, growth mindset and learning from failure.
- Manage relationships with external stakeholders, partners and suppliers to ensure the best outcomes for Cerebra.
5. Budgeting, monitoring and forecasting
- Working with the team and Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications to set income and expenditure budgets for Events and Community.
- Monitoring and reporting on income and expenditure and KPIs throughout the year.
- Providing quarterly income and expenditure re-forecasts.
- Ensuring all relevant information is recorded in line with charity, fundraising and data legislation and best practice.
6. Line Management
- Carry out recruitment within the team in line with Cerebra’s practices and values.
- Provide effective, remote line management, support and performance management to direct reports to help them maximise their potential and effectiveness.
- Provide practical and person-centred coaching support to direct reports.
- Ensure there is a continual focus on learning and development and wellbeing.
We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), pension match up to 6%, £300 home-working allowance, company sick pay, organisational membership of Fundraising Everywhere learning and development platform and the opportunity to work for a cause that truly matters.
To apply, send your CV and a short cover letter (max 800 words) outlining why you’re a great fit.
Interviews:
- Online (Teams): Week commencing 8th December 2025
Join us in creating a better world for children with neurological conditions. Let’s do something extraordinary—together.
We are an equal opportunities employer. If there is anything you need to support you to take part in an interview please let us know.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Libraries Connected is seeking a Research and Evaluation Manager to join our newly formed Policy, External Affairs, and Research Team. This is a unique opportunity to shape and deliver impactful research and evaluation across the public library sector.
You’ll lead internal research and data projects, provide in-house evaluation for programmes, and manage external research partnerships—including with academic institutions. Your work will directly inform advocacy, communications, and strategic decision-making.
We’re looking for someone with strong research and analytical skills, experience in managing complex data, and the ability to translate findings into accessible outputs. You’ll be collaborative, detail-oriented, and confident working independently across multiple projects.
Our vision is an inclusive, modern, sustainable and high-quality public library service at the heart of every community in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Fundraising Development Executive / Swyddog Datblygu Codi Arian
Salary: £28,000
Working Hours: 35 hours per week with flexible working
Place of work: Home / Cardiff City Centre Head Office (1 day a week minimum Head Office working).
We provide you with the IT equipment you’ll need and for home working you’ll need to have a suitable working area
How to apply: Please email a CV & Cover Letter by the 27 November stating how your experience matches the person specification along with your motivation behind your application. Full details can be found on our Work with Us page on our website.
The Fundraising Development Executive job
An exciting fundraising admin job where your work has a direct impact to help people with cancer. You’ll be joining an experienced and passionate team of changemakers who generate income to support over 190,000 people in Wales living with cancer and beyond.
In this Fundraising Development Executive job you can expect to be doing things like:
Stewarding our individual giving supporters giving them first class service over the phone and electronically or running a supporter process yourself
Being a key player in the day to day running from start to finish of our Individual Giving fundraising projects such as Free Wills campaigns, Lottery, Payroll Giving, Individual Giving and annual raffles campaigns helping develop their growth
Keeping our database and admin systems running smoothly keeping data right and correct, your project plans completed and worked to in a timely way and regular reports ran, written and produced
Understanding and interpreting data to help guide individual giving work and help source corporate clients
To do well in this Fundraising Development Executive role you’ll be able to:
Creatively come up with ideas in the team and communicate them appropriately and seek input from others
Show you’re a solution finder, proactive and adaptable in your supportive style and collaborative way of working with people
Be technically capable using a computer and the internet and confident using the phone, computers and internet to communicate
Communicate confidently to a mixture of groups and individuals and have great interpersonal skills when it comes to working with others
Keep on top of things when it comes to organisation, deadlines, accuracy and delivering quality work
This is an important job where the work you do helps people affected by cancer when they need it most. So, if you could join us and make a difference at Tenovus Cancer Care we can’t wait to hear from you!
Your Staff Benefits
In return you’ll be part of a people orientated culture, make impact through a worthwhile cause and have Staff Benefits such as:
Holidays that increase with length of service
Your birthday off work once you’ve been here for 12 months.
Opportunity to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave per year
Occupational sick pay after completion of probationary period
Contributory pension scheme
A tailored induction and support programme to help you succeed and excel
An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering access to 24/7 confidential advice and support
The opportunity to participate in staff / volunteer activities to support the wider organisation
The opportunity to learn from, grow with, support and develop people who volunteer with US
About us
Around 20,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in Wales every year. We’re proud to support over 10% of those and we want to be there many more.
We give help, hope, and a voice to everyone affected by cancer. We understand how cancer can impact every aspect of life and how it affects families and friends too. Our wide range of services offer information, advice, and specialist support to people living with cancer, and their loved ones.
We’re committed to listening to the real experiences of people affected by cancer in Wales to drive the changes that make a difference.
More about US
At Tenovus Cancer Care we’re committed to making our workplace diverse and inclusive where everyone feels they belong and can be their authentic selves at work. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer who does not discriminate based on the Equality Act 2010’s Protected Characteristics. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and we will adjust our recruitment processes where we can to support people who wish to join us.
When our people talk about working here they’re proud to reflect our values. They’ll use words such as friendly, fun and welcoming to describe their experience and love our work culture around job flexibility. As well as it being a nice place to work for a good cause the staff benefits are good. On top of the above we’ve got a stylish Head Office in the heart of Cardiff and things to support you in and out of work like an interactive induction programme, an accessible Learning Platform, development opportunities and experienced managers. We also have a Staff Social Committee who organise regular get togethers!
Your Personal Data
We’re committed to being transparent about how we collect and use that data and to meeting our data protection obligations and you can find full details about this in our Job Application Privacy Notice here on our Work for us page on the Tenovus Cancer website.
Should you have any queries regarding the use of your personal data, please contact us
We are here for everyone affected by cancer We offer information, advice and specialist support to everyone who needs it.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role:Senior Consultant / Corporate Partnerships Manager – Royal Trinity Hospice
Reporting to:Head of Fundraising
Hours of Work:37.5 hours per week
Salary:£40,000
Location:Royal Trinity Hospice – Clapham, London (hybrid) 3 days onsite
Application:CV and a cover letter
ABOUT COMPTON
Compton is the UK’s leading fundraising consultancy - with seven decades of experience managing successful annual, capital, and legacy campaigns for charities and not-for-profit organisations. Our clients recognise Compton as ‘the trusted name in fundraising’, thanks to the transformational contributions we make. We are proud of our history and track record, and the ‘Compton Way’ continues to deliver extraordinary fundraising results, even in today’s challenging operational and economic conditions.
ABOUT OUR CLIENT – ROYAL TRINITY HOSPICE, CLAPHAM
Royal Trinity Hospice (Trinity) is the UK’s oldest hospice and serves a community of 950,000 in central and southwest London. Trinity delivers specialist end-of-life and palliative care at the Hospice and in the community as well as support and counselling services for family and friends. The Compton team deliver transformative funding results allowing the hospice to deliver outstanding care to patients and their families. Trinity is a key client for Compton, and we have a long record of success in generating income and sustainable growth across all income streams for the Hospice.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Currently corporate income at Trinity averages £150-200k per annum and incorporates a small local business supporters programme, corporate sponsorship of hospice events or services and several larger corporate partnerships. The Corporate Partnerships Manager is a newly created role and they will work to increase income from corporate and business partners over the next 3 years. They will develop a strategy for growing this important area of fundraising and execute it.
The successful candidate will build on what has been achieved to date to enhance our corporate offering, which will include engaging more businesses through the Local Business Heroes programme, working in partnership with other departments of the hospice to facilitate corporate volunteering and visits. They will work collaboratively with the Events Coordinator and Head of Philanthropy and Events to secure sponsorship for key events such as the RTH Gala Dinner, Dinner and Quiz, Opera at the Hospice, Light up A Life and others underpinning their financial success. In addition, we will look to the new Manager to enhance and develop our current offering. The Corporate Partnerships Manager will be supported by a small team of Fundraising Executives as required and report to the Head of Fundraising.
The successful candidate will:
·Lead on developing and implementing an ambitious corporate fundraising strategy for our client to increase income to £300k+ over the next three years.
·Manage and grow our existing corporate partnerships, retaining relationships where possible and increasing income.
·Improve both our promotion of corporate giving and the processes to steward corporate relationships.
·Manage and grow our SME programme Local Business Heroes with the support of the Fundraising Executives.
·Develop and deliver creative partnership plans, including stewardship, communication, and fundraising strategies.
·Identify and execute income generation, awareness, and volunteering opportunities with partners.
·Create and implement annual fundraising plans, coordinating with internal teams to support partner activities.
·Provide exceptional stewardship, fostering long-term relationships and new opportunities.
·Achieve and exceed financial targets, ensuring accurate income and expenditure tracking.
·Attend and support partner events, including occasional evenings and weekends as needed.
·Provide timely and accurate reporting and information for distribution to the client Executive team and Board.
·Develop and review regularly income and expenditure budgets and income forecasting.
·Collaborate with other fundraising colleagues (major gifts, events, trusts & foundations) to identify opportunities for corporate activity within the broader fundraising campaigns.
·Maintain excellent internal relationships with the Communications team, as well as the Hospice clinical teams and other stakeholders (volunteering, retail, etc).
·Collaborate with the Communications team to build and implement promotional strategies and thank corporate supporters.
·Support the wider Fundraising team providing support and participating in other duties where required.
Experience, knowledge, skills, and characteristics
Required:
·At least two years of corporate fundraising or corporate relationship management experience.
·A strong track record in managing corporate fundraising promotion and relationship management to achieve sustainable growth.
·An interest and understanding of the importance of corporate support for a local hospice or other charitable organisation.
·A passion for fundraising and aligning with a corporate’s CSR / ESG goals to create meaningful change.
·Excellent relationship management and donor stewardship skills, with the ability to engage with high-net-worth individuals and other key stakeholders.
·Experience of running a variety of campaigns, events or products and monitoring budgets.
·Excellent communication skills, and the ability to interact successfully with a wide and varied group of supporters and colleagues.
·Well-organised, and confident in planning and executing activities.
·Demonstrably able to manage time and priorities workload effectively.
·A proactive and results-driven attitude with the ability to adapt to changing circumstances and take initiative.
·A responsive and flexible approach to stakeholder’s needs and enquiries.
·Experience of using a database to manage supporters or clients and monitor income.
Desired:
·Evidence of consistently reaching and surpassing targets.
·Experience in managing corporate partnerships; successfully stewarding them to success, acquiring new partnerships, and achieving targets.
·Experience of writing engaging fundraising copy.
·Experience of line management.
·An understanding of, or experience of, working in a healthcare or hospice or charity setting.
·An interest in and desire to become a fundraising consultant at Compton and a career in fundraising consultancy.
Company benefits
Annual leave 25 days plus bank holidays (rising with experience)
Standard Life pension scheme with Company contributions starting at 3%
Life assurance paying a multiple of annual salary
Discretionary performance bonus
Compton conferences, workshops and other learning and development opportunities
Regular team socials
Employee Assistance Programme, offering free 24/7 support + counselling and advice
Potential to work across other Compton charity clients.
Applications and Interviews
Applications will only be accepted via Charity Job.
Interviews will be held w/c 15 December 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you ready to lead a meaningful programme that connects people’s memories and legacies with lasting impact?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Legacy Giving Manager to shape and deliver our legacy and in-memory strategy, inspiring supporters to see how gifts in Wills and donations made in remembrance can transform lives. This is a wonderful opportunity to lead a talented team, oversee high-quality campaigns, and ensure every supporter experience reflects our values.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and deliver the Legacy & In-Memory Giving programme, aligning it with the wider Individual Giving strategy
- Lead and motivate a dedicated team, supporting collaboration and professional growth
- Implement data-driven and audience-led legacy and in-memory marketing campaigns that grow pledger numbers and increase engagement
- Responsible for legacy case management and be the strategic lead for our legacy consultancy partner, ensuring compliance and efficiency
- Support the development and management of stewardship programmes for enquirers, pledgers and in-memory donors, providing sensitive and effective supporter care
- Embed a culture of legacy and in-memory giving increasing awareness and knowledge
- Support the delivery of events to inspire new supporters and strengthen relationships with existing ones
- Monitor performance, analyse results, and use insights to continually enhance the programme
About You:
- Experienced in developing and delivering legacy or individual giving strategies across multiple channels
- Proven experience of team leadership and line management
- Excellent communicator, able to build positive relationships with colleagues, agencies, and solicitors
- Experienced in donor stewardship, with an understanding of how to create meaningful supporter journeys
- Organised and proactive, able to manage multiple projects and deadlines with accuracy and care
- Ability to analyse data and apply insights to improve campaigns and outcomes
- Experienced in budget management, forecasting, and reporting
About Us:
Our vision is a world free from MND. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised, and addressed by wider society.
What We Offer:
- 28 days holiday, increasing to 33 days after 5 years, plus Bank Holidays
- Access to UK Healthcare, including dental, eyecare, health screenings, and therapies
- 24/7 GP access via phone and video
- Life assurance and confidential counselling helplines
- Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to Work, Buy/Sell Annual Leave)
- Access to Benefit Hub for discounts on everyday shopping
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Opportunities for training and personal development
- Hybrid working
The full job description and further information about working for the MND Association is available in the candidate pack.
Interviews will take place in January 2025.
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusivity. We work to remove barriers for everyone affected by MND, employees, volunteers, and stakeholders.
As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the role's requirements.
Hybrid Working and Flexibility: Expectation to attend the office 1 day per week, with flexibility to attend more when required. Monthly travel to Northampton is also expected as part of this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Can you help deliver iconic events and make a significant impact with the British Heart Foundation (BHF)? Are you able to bring events to life with creative stewardship and guarantee an unforgettable experience for our supporters?
About the role
We are seeking two passionate Senior Event Executive to drive the ongoing development of our event products. Your focus will be on continuous improvement, bringing compelling, supporter-focused products and propositions to life.
You will play a crucial role in managing major fundraising events with high participant volumes across our event portfolio.
These roles offer the chance to support the development and delivery of some of the largest and most enduring fundraising products in the charity sector. You will lead our sector-leading flagship events: one role will focus on the iconic London to Brighton Bike Ride, and the other on the London to Brighton Off Road and Bournemouth Pier to Pier Swim.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support end-to-end delivery of mass participation events and standout supporter experiences, meeting financial and engagement targets.
- Drive continuous improvement to ensure products are compelling and supporter led.Collaborate across teams to plan, deliver, and manage all event activities.
- Design and deliver innovative stewardship journeys that maximise supporter satisfaction and ROI.
- Track financials and KPIs, ensuring accurate CRM data integration.
- Partner with creative, digital, and customer service teams to boost engagement and event growth.
- Possibly line manage a Product Executive, fostering development and team success.
About you
As our ideal candidate, you bring relevant experience managing income generation products from start to finish, specifically within the context of product marketing, fundraising campaigns and/or fundraising events.
You are enthusiastic, proactive, and commercially aware, with a proven track record in delivering multi-channel customer journeys, managing, and executing projects, and presenting to both internal and external stakeholders.
With a solid understanding of marketing and/or fundraising (including insight, customer journeys and marketing communications), you are knowledgeable about content management systems and customer databases.
Your excellent communication, organisational, and analytical skills are complemented by your experience in budget management and your understanding of line management principles and practices.
Working arrangements
We currently have two opportunities available: one permanent contract and one fixed-term contract to cover a secondment until 5 May 2026.
This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.
There will be a requirement for flexible out of hours working to support occasional evening and weekend activity. You will be compensated for this with time off in lieu.
About us
When people affected by heart and circulatory diseases are in need, they turn to us. With our research we give people hope. With our expert advice and training, we give people knowledge and support. And with our campaigning we help build a healthier world for everyone.
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
Benefits
To find out more about the benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of our advert page.
Interview process
We are planning to conduct a single stage of interviews during the week commencing w/c 8 Dec 2025 which will be held via Microsoft Teams.
Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
Job title: Legacy Executive
Reporting to: Head of legacy Giving
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Royal Trinity Hospice, Clapham
About Compton
Compton is the UK’s leading fundraising consultancy - with seven decades of experience managing successful annual, capital and legacy campaigns for charities and not-for-profit organisations. Our clients recognise Compton as ‘the trusted name in fundraising’, thanks to the transformational contributions we make. We are proud of our history and track record, and the ‘Compton Way’ continues to deliver extraordinary fundraising results, even in today’s challenging operational and economic conditions.
Position vacancy
Trinity is the UK’s oldest hospice and serves a community of 750,000 in central and southwest London. Trinity delivers specialist end of life and palliative care at the hospice and in the community and support and counselling services for their family and friends. Their ability to deliver this outstanding care to patients and their families is reliant on the Compton fundraising team assigned at Trinity delivering ambitious funding results. Trinity is a key client, and we have a long record of success in generating income and sustainable growth across all income streams.
The Legacy Executive plays pivotal role in delivering exceptional fundraising services for our client Royal Trinity Hospice. You will be responsible for delivering excellent stewardship and supporter care – both of which are essential to achieving Trinity’s (and Compton’s) fundraising objectives.
You will inspire and support individuals in engaging with Legacy Giving, developing relationships that encourage a gift in their Will to Trinity. You will support in the development and management of legacy focused campaigns and products as well as exploring new opportunities for income growth.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Support the Head of Legacy Giving to identify, develop and maximise fundraising (and income) opportunities through fundraising products and events, and developing supporter relationships.
- Provide first class stewardship and donor care, ensuring donors and supporters feel supported and appropriately thanked.
- Manage general queries from internal departments and supporters
- Inspire new supporters while maintaining and developing existing relationships.
- Assist with the administration and management of Legacy products, such as Gifts in wills guide and free will schemes.
- Assist with developing marketing materials e.g. flyers, Mailchimps, newsletters etc. which adhere to brand guidelines.
- Assist with the planning and implementation of Legacy mailings and events.
- Ensure that effective administrative systems and procedures are maintained including accurate and up to date supporter records on the charity database - Raiser’s Edge.
- Initiate and maintain excellent internal relationships, such as with Fundraising colleagues, the
- Communications team, and the Hospice clinical teams.
- Collaborate as part of the wider Fundraising team providing support and participating in other duties where required such as attending events outside of normal working hours
- Work in a hybrid model of three days in the office and two days from home.
Experience, knowledge, skills and characteristics required (R) / desired (D):
- Understanding of the key components of hospice fundraising. (D)
- Proven ability to build strong relationships with individuals and organisations. (R)
- Experience in organising and promoting fundraising events. (D)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a commitment to outstanding supporter care. Ability to craft compelling fundraising copy. (R)
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks independently to meet deadlines and objectives. (R)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience using donor databases, ideally Raiser’s Edge. (R)
- Basic understanding of GDPR principles, especially around consent, data handling, and supporter communications. (R)
- Passion for delivering exceptional supporter experiences and continuously improving the legacy journey. (R)
Company benefits
- Annual leave 25 days plus bank holidays
- Non-contributory life assurance scheme
- Standard Life pension scheme with Company contributions starting at 3%
- Employee Assistance Programme
Applications will only be accepted via the Charity Job website.
We will be interviewing week commencing 15 December..
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Community Fundraising Delivery Manager - Fixed Term
Reference: SEP20252606
Location: Flexible in UK
Contract: 1-year Fixed Term
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £33,027.00 - £35,259.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Holidays, Pension and Life Assurance
What's the role about?
As part of the RSPB’s 2030 strategy, we need to inspire many more, and more diverse people to take action for nature. Community Fundraising is a crucial channel to activate financial support from new audiences, and the Community Fundraising Delivery Manager will be responsible for the delivery of our new portfolio of fundraising products and to ensure the Community Fundraising team is embedded into new ways of working.
The role will be responsible for the smooth running of the team’s systems and delivery of products, and the ongoing monitoring of best practices and compliance across the community fundraising operation. This is an exciting time to join a team that is redefining its income stream.
Key activities will include:
- Responsibility for the management and operation of current Community Fundraising team and contribution to the delivery of products that are in the delivery pipeline.
- Define, allocate and manage work and responsibilities to line reports in a fast paced and changing environment.
- Monitor and review the work of line reports against KPIS to deliver operational work and ensure budget and best practices are met.
- Contribute to development of expertise provided to the business, monitoring external developments identifying risks and opportunities in order to facilitate continuous improvement in delivery of the RSPB’s strategy.
- Work with other RSPB teams to embed existing and new processes and systems (such as CRM) to enhance efficiency and future-proof the ways of working of the team.
- Contribute to effective stakeholder management that facilitates collaborative external and internal relationships with appropriate stakeholders.
- Develop own skills and capabilities within Community Fundraising to achieve high performance, celebrating successes and promoting the RSPB’s values and positive culture at all times.
- Provide technical expertise and analysis of the external context within Community Fundraising products to ensure standards as well as priorities are developed in line with business need and industry trends.
- Contribute to the definition of and ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, organisational policy & frameworks and best practice fundraising standards within Community Fundraising.
- Responsibility for the management and operation of established Community Fundraising products and contribution to the delivery of new work.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
Essential knowledge
- Detailed knowledge and experience of onboarding new systems (such as CRM), best practices and methodologies relevant to the role.
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the operational requirement relevant to the role.
Essential skills
- Effective written and communication skills.
- Strong people management skills and the ability to work collaboratively with peers and colleagues through change.
- Competent user of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook 10.
- Ability to influence others.
- Financial skills, sufficient to track a fundraising budget against target.
Essential experience
- Experience of and ability to understand, conceptualise and interpret the technical requirements of staff, volunteers and other stakeholders.
- Experience of working independently and resolving unforeseen issues and challenges.
- Experience of planning and progressing work activities within industry guidelines or organisational policy, occasionally applying initiative and independent judgement.
Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
- Experience in Community Fundraising and/or the charity sector.
- Experience managing volunteers.
- Experience of remote management.
- Knowledge of the Fundraising Regulator’s guidelines.
The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.
Closing date: 23:59, Fri, 5th Dec 2025
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from w/c December 15th.
Interested?
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.
As part of this application process, you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
No agencies please.
The RSPB brings people together – people like you – to protect the things that matter to us all.

Drive sustainable high value income and strategic partnerships that prevent suicide
Are you a dynamic, strategic leader ready to transform long term high value income at one of the UK and Ireland’s most trusted charities? Samaritans is looking for an Assistant Director of Business Development to lead ambitious long-term growth, forge high-value partnerships, and develop sustainable fundraising streams so that together we can prevent suicide.
What you’ll do:
- Lead and inspire a high-performing team across corporate partnerships, trusts, philanthropy, statutory funding, and training programmes
- Set and deliver ambitious income generation strategies and targets that will continue to enable Samaritans to be there for all those who need support
- Build meaningful, lasting relationships with key supporters
- Create innovative fundraising products and partnerships that drive impact, engagement and change
- As a member of the Senior Leadership Group, support the deliver of the organisational strategy and maximise opportunities for growth and development
What we’re looking for:
A strategic, commercially minded leader with a track record of delivering high-value income and growth. A passionate story teller, you’ll also be curious and relish problem solving. You thrive on innovation, relationship-building, and inspiring teams. You can turn vision into results while remaining resilient and emotionally intelligent.
If this sounds like you, and you’re looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you.
Full outline of the role available in the Job description file.
The contract terms:
• Permanent contract
• £75,000 - £80,000 per annum with Benefits
• Our full time hours are 35 hours per week, but we are passionate about flexible working - talk to us about your preferences. Due to the nature of our work, occasional weekend working may be required with time off in lieu given.
• Hybrid working: Meeting in person and working collaboratively are things we value. This role is linked to our Ewell (Surrey) office with a blend of home working and option to work out of our London office as required.
About Samaritans:
You’ll join a values-led organisation with a powerful mission and a collaborative culture. We offer flexible hybrid working, excellent benefits, and the chance to make a tangible difference in suicide prevention across the UK and Ireland.
For further information about Samaritans, including our charity structure, values, employee benefits, and application process, please read our recruitment brochure. You can also visit our careers website to access this.
We recognise the enormous benefits and the social justice imperatives of ensuring diversity at every level of our organisation. Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. To ensure Samaritans is representative of those we support and who support us, we particularly welcome applications from disabled, racialised minority and LGBTQ+ candidates, as these people are under-represented at Samaritans.
To Apply and help Samaritans make sure fewer people die by suicide, please complete the application questions and submit your CV with a brief supporting statement. We kindly ask that you don’t rely on AI tools for your application answers, or to generate interview answers. We want to see your own unique ideas and writing skills. We want your application to stand out from the rest and showcase your own strengths.
Applications will close 9am Tuesday 25th November.
Interviews
All applicants will receive notification of the outcome of their application.
The selection process will be in two stages with virtual interviews taking place on the 1st and 2nd December. Those taken through to the second stage, will be invited to attend an interview in person at our offices in Ewell (Surrey) on Monday 8th December 2025.
Unfortunately, we may not be able to be as flexible as usual in offering an alternative date so please do hold these dates in your diary, if applying.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Community and Events Fundraiser
Full-Time | £27,000 – £30,000 | Hybrid (Southampton HQ + Home) | Charity: Friends of PICU
Make fundraising meaningful – Join us and help save lives.
At Friends of PICU, we’re dedicated to supporting the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at University Hospital Southampton, funding lifesaving equipment, providing family support, and enhancing care for critically ill and injured children. We’re looking for a Community and Events Fundraiser to lead and grow our community and events fundraising activities, inspire supporters, and make a lasting impact for families when they need it most.
The Role
As our Community and Events Fundraiser, you’ll be the driving force behind our community and event fundraising. You’ll build relationships with existing and new supporters, community groups, and corporate partners developing opportunities to raise income and awareness for Friends of PICU.
Working closely with our Operations Manager, you’ll deliver an annual calendar of exciting fundraising events, from local community challenges to large-scale campaigns, ensuring each activity connects people to our mission and delivers excellent supporter experiences.
This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) with hybrid working based partly at our charity office at University Hospital Southampton (2 – 3 days per week) and partly from home. Some evening and weekend work, plus travel across Hampshire and neighbouring counties will be required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Grow community fundraising by engaging with fundraisers, schools, faith groups, clubs, and small businesses.
- Build and nurture relationships, delivering exceptional supporter care and stewardship.
- Lead event fundraising – plan, deliver, and evaluate an annual calendar of fundraising events.
- Create inspiring fundraising materials and digital content.
- Promote events through social media and the website with engaging storytelling.
- Support corporate engagement and develop partnerships.
- Manage data, CRM records, and ensure accurate banking and reporting.
- Meet fundraising targets and contribute to budgets and reports.
- Represent Friends of PICU at community events and presentations.
- Support grant applications with evidence and stories from fundraising activities.
- Collaborate across the team, supporting operations, volunteers, and event logistics.
About You
You’re enthusiastic, confident, and driven by the difference your work makes. You’ll thrive in a busy, people-focused environment, balancing creativity with organisation. You’ll bring initiative, positivity, and a “can do” attitude to everything you do.
Essential Skills and Experience:
- At least one year’s experience in a fundraising role, meeting targets and increasing income.
- Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills.
- Confident in public speaking, networking, and representing a charity professionally.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Organised, able to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively.
- Experience using Microsoft Office and social media platforms.
- Understanding of fundraising principles, legislation, and GDPR.
- Ability to work flexibly, including evenings/weekends, and travel locally (car and full UK driving licence required).
- Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable working both independently and as part of a small team.
- Committed to equality, inclusion, and the values of Friends of PICU.
Desirable:
- Experience in event management and volunteer coordination.
- Knowledge of charity sector practices and Gift Aid processes.
- Experience using CRM databases.
Competencies:
- Relating and Networking: Builds positive relationships with supporters and colleagues, using empathy and humour appropriately.
- Persuading and Influencing: Inspires others, negotiates effectively, and promotes ideas with confidence.
- Delivering Results: Focuses on quality, productivity, and supporter satisfaction, consistently achieving goals.
- Creating and Innovating: Develops new ideas and approaches, driving improvements and change.
- Entrepreneurial Thinking: Adapts to new challenges and opportunities with creativity and commercial awareness.
- Coping with Pressure: Maintains professionalism and positivity under pressure, learning from feedback.
What You’ll Get:
- Salary range: £27,000 – £30,000 per annum, depending on experience.
- Flexible hybrid working between home and our Southampton base.
- Autonomy to design and lead your own events calendar.
- Support from a small, friendly, and passionate team.
- Real impact: See how your work directly improves care for critically ill and injured children, and their families.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your fundraising career and want to make a genuine difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Corporate Partnership Manager
Alton, Hampshire
(flexible/remote but with regular visits to the charity’s head office)
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
C£40,000-45,000 depending on experience
Over the last five years we have increased the number of individuals and organisation supporting the charity from 800 to more than 3,500 a year. The charity is set to build on this success and aims to continue this growth, so that we can reach more patients and provide additional support at a time when it is more critical than ever for kidney patients.
The Corporate Partnership Manager will play a key role in this growth. Our Corporate Partnership income has grown from zero in 2020 to c£2.3 million in 2025. It is a very exciting time to be joining the charity and our Fundraising team.
Primarily, you will be responsible for building engagement and driving new income via charity of the year partnerships, corporate partnerships, and employee fundraising. You will manage the Corporate Partnership Officer who is developing a growing portfolio of supporters across different sectors. You will also work closely with the Events Manager, Trust & Foundation Manager, Head of Fundraising and Director of Fundraising, Marketing & Communications as well as the wider Fundraising team to promote and support all opportunities to drive corporate income growth.
Alongside the Director of Fundraising, Marketing & Communications who takes a special interest in the charity’s Corporate Partnerships, you will be tasked with planning, implementing, and delivering the activities, programmes and processes required to grow corporate income from c£2.3m in 2025 to even greater levels over the coming years.
You will do this by stewarding the significant number of existing relationships and partnerships we already hold and maximising any opportunities that exist via our current partnerships and relationships. A key part of this role will require you to develop new opportunities and secure significant income (5-and-6 figure partnerships) through proactive engagement to and through our supporters, beneficiaries, networks, and contacts.
The right candidate will have a proven record of generating strategic partnerships that result in 5-and 6-figure corporate income, building strong and rewarding relationships, with stewardships skills that generate long term support for the charity. You will be a driven and enthusiastic fundraiser with experience of cultivating new relationships across a range of businesses and sectors.
The role will adapt and develop with the individual and offers huge potential for personal and career development.
What we offer
Working at Kidney Care UK is incredibly rewarding and you will see the life-changing impact that the charity has on kidney patients and their familie:
• Flexi-time – we are flexible about start and finish times, and flexible about your location.
• Annual and Christmas leave – we offer 25 days annual leave for full time employees plus bank holidays. We also close for three days between Christmas and New Year, and you don’t need to take this from your annual leave allowance.
• Pension – you’ll be eligible for and auto-enrolled into a pension scheme.
• Health cashback plan – ability to claim back a wide variety of routine medical treatments.
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to a wide variety of support including counselling, health resources and advice.
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Learning and development – you’ll be able to access the full benefits of our membership of Fundraising Everywhere and Charity Comms.
We are the UK's leading kidney patient support charity



Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Location: Hybrid or home working depending on location
Closing date: 19 November
Interview date: w/c 24 November
Are you looking for a role where your skills can directly benefit families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people?
Family Fund has an ambitious five-year growth strategy, which aims to expand and diversify our income to support the hundreds of thousands of families across the UK raising disabled or seriously ill children, experiencing an unrelenting squeeze – financially, emotionally and practically.
The role
Family Fund is seeking a dynamic Statutory Funding Manager to lead efforts to grow our income from government and statutory funders. This includes proactively identifying new funding opportunities linked to government policies and programmes, collaborating with operational teams to develop strong funding proposals, and building positive relationships with potential funders to support the organisation’s growth objective.
If you join us, you’ll be:
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Working with Directors to deliver a clear strategic view on areas of opportunity
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Proactively horizon scanning across the policy landscape by reviewing government papers, policy reports, consultations, etc. to identify opportunities where Family Fund can offer strategic solutions
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Working collaboratively with operations and research colleagues to ensure high quality, targeted and compelling proposals
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Cultivating and managing a network of peers and decision makers in government departments to accomplish objectives
About you
You’ll have a proven track record of meeting and exceeding income targets from statutory income sources, have significant experience or researching and writing tenders and the commercial ability to understand, set and meet financial targets.
To be successful in this role you will have a positive approach to business development and a detailed understanding of the statutory funding landscape and how policy development links to funding.You’ll need to have creative and lateral thinking skills to identify and expand on opportunities to meet government needs through the capacity and skills of the organisation.
We’re passionate and determined to connect with and support more families and are looking for an individual with a strong commitment to our vision and purposes.You will also need to be self-motivated, results driven and have a tenacious approach to securing income.
About us
Family Fund is a great place to work for great people. We provide a challenging and rewarding working environment where every staff member can make their mark.
We are a values based organisation and we aim to show our values in all that we do. Read our staff stories here, and see how our staff display our values every day.
We commit to inclusion, equality and diversity and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. Family Fund is a Disability Confident Leader. We will invite to interview all disabled applicants who meet the requirements for the role. If you have a disability, and are happy to let us know, please highlight this in your covering letter. We have also signed the Armed Forces Covenant and we welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community.
How to apply
When you’re ready to apply, complete the online application and submit a CV and a covering letter. Your letter will need to explain what skills and qualities you would bring to the team.
For more information, please read and download the job description.
The successful candidate must complete pre-employment checks that meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard. This includes a right to work check and employment history verification.
Our mission is to improve the day-to-day lives of families on a low income, raising a disabled or seriously ill child, or young person.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Reading, Hybrid
Hours: 37 per week
Salary: £37,132 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Campaign Closes: 28th November 2025
First Stage Interviews:8th and 10th December 2025
Second Stage Interviews: W/C 15th December 2025
Make-A-Wish UK is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Mass Participation Events Officer to lead the delivery of our flagship fundraising events, including the London Marathon, and to help shape the future of our mass participation portfolio. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment.
Essential Criteria
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in events fundraising or a related role.
- Proven experience of delivering events and supporter journeys.
- Strong project management and organisational skills.
- Experience of working with digital marketing and CRM systems.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Strong understanding of fundraising compliance and GDPR.
- Experience of account managing a wide variety of clients/supporters/customers
- Experience managing own workload, prioritising and responding to changing demands
- Experience of reporting on financial and KPI performance
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills with a keen eye for detail, ensuring data accuracy and a strong understanding of reports.
- Experience of working to and exceeding financial targets and KPIs, and being accountable for hitting set income targets or putting plans in place to mitigate income losses due to underperformance.
- Ability to work proactively and make data driven decisions, able to use initiative and plan and arrange own workload to meet set objectives.
Core Purpose:
The Senior Mass Participation Events Officer will play a pivotal role in the development and delivery of Make-A-Wish UK’s mass participation events portfolio, most notably the London Marathon, as well as other third-party and Make-A-Wish owned products (e.g. walks, runs, virtual events).
This position will lead on event delivery, support new product development, and coordinate marketing and supporter journey planning. You will work closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure seamless delivery, exceptional supporter experiences, and continuous improvement across the programme. This role is key to driving income growth, supporter acquisition, and retention through strategic planning and operational excellence.
This role sits within the Public Fundraising team who are responsible for individual giving, legacies, community fundraising, third party Mass Participation events, and owned fundraising products and events. The Public Fundraising team plays a vital role in contributing to our organisational strategic goal of developing sustainable sources of income.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy & Planning
- Support the development and implementation of multi-year plans for mass participation events across a broad range of markets, activities and products.
- Lead on the delivery of a range of third-party challenge events, owned products and virtual events, including recruitment and onboarding of new supporters, stewardship of supporters, budget management, event planning and logistics, volunteer management, and evaluation and reporting on events, taking learnings forward to improve future events. This role will primarily manage the London Marathon, which is our biggest third-party fundraising event, bringing in around 50% of all third-party events income.
- Contribute to the innovation pipeline by identifying opportunities for new products and enhancements and supporting the development of minimum viable products.
- Evaluate performance and identify opportunities for growth.
- Ensure plans are data-driven and aligned with organisational strategy.
- Work proactively to identify a pipeline of future support and new fundraising opportunities, varying across corporate teams, groups and associations, individual supporters and third-party activities, converting prospects into confirmed supporters to maximise income growth.
- Work to an agreed income target with the aim of exceeding and growing income. You will have responsibility and accountability for hitting financial targets.
Acquisition and retention of supporters
- Coordinate marketing plans for acquisition, working with the creative team and digital freelancer.
- Brief and manage asset creation for campaigns across digital and print.
- Liaise with the email specialist to support campaign delivery via Campaign Monitor.
- Build and optimise registration flows to ensure a seamless user experience.
- Develop and deliver automated, multi-channel supporter journeys to retain donors, maximise fundraising, and promote further engagement.
- Implement key milestones including welcome communications, fundraising support, and post-event stewardship.
- Align supporter journeys with the wish journey to deepen engagement.
- Implement key milestones of the supporter journey including welcome calls, race pack mailings, thank you mailings and fundraising chases.
- Maintain effective relationships with Make-A-Wish UK colleagues and supporters, maximising retention and long-term value, and identify cross-departmental opportunities where appropriate by working collaboratively.
- Effectively steward small and medium corporate teams, ensuring corporate partners participating in third-party Mass Participation events have an exceptional experience.
- Coordinate cross-functional input from brand, digital, supporter care and wishgranting teams to ensure integrated delivery of mass participation events.
Event Management and Delivery
- Lead planning and delivery of a portfolio of mass participation events, including logistics, budgeting, and on-the-day coordination.
- Act as operational lead for assigned events and products, making decisions on delivery approaches, resourcing, and supporter experience within agreed strategic parameters
- Provide informal mentoring and guidance to the Mass Participation Events Officer, supporting their development and ensuring consistency in delivery. Support the Officer with event logistics and delivery as needed.
- Maximise supporter engagement to meet income targets and KPIs at events.
- Develop project plans, marketing plans and supporter journeys for a portfolio of mass participation events.
- Attend Mass Participation events and represent Make-A-Wish in a professional manner. Be prepared to work some weekends and evenings where required.
- Lead on event day logistics including the management of staff and volunteers.
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Monitor fundraising progress and approve partner invoices in alignment with the team’s budget and coding structure.
- Monitor event performance against agreed KPIs including recruitment targets, fundraising targets, and average fundraising per head.
- Make data-informed decisions to optimise event delivery and supporter journeys, escalating strategic or high-risk issues to the Manager.
- Present results and learnings in monthly meetings with the wider Public Fundraising team and contribute to strategic reviews.
- Use learnings to feed into the ongoing development of the overall Mass Participation events strategy.
- Be accountable for set income and acquisition targets, continually monitoring performance against targets, using initiative to spot opportunities for improvement and areas of growth and acting on these opportunities.
Together, we create joy, happiness and magical memories through life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Grade: 3
Position type: Full time, 37.5 hours a week. Fixed term for 14 months - Maternity Cover (flexible working will be considered)
Responsible to: Head of Supporter Engagement
Direct reports: Rotary Engagement Officer, Rotary Marketing Officer, Community Marketing and Events Officer, Community Engagement Officer
Location: Truro, (Hybrid with a mix of office and home working) or Remote (UK only)
with occasional travel to our HQ in Truro, Cornwall
Role purpose:
At ShelterBox, we know that powerful storytelling, consistent communication, and unforgettable experiences are key to inspiring action and developing deep, long-term relationships. The Community and Events Manager plays a vital role in delivering a dynamic programme of community fundraising campaigns, events, and product innovations that connect people to our mission in meaningful ways.
Community is the team who inspire and support volunteers and fundraisers (the Rotary network, individuals, small businesses and groups) in taking action to help families who have lost everything to disaster. From giving school talks to undertaking 12-hour fitness challenges, selling homemade jam, and camping out in their garden - we believe each and every one of our fundraisers is an inspiration.
We are proud to be project partners with Rotary International, a global community of 1.2 million neighbours, friends, leaders and problem-solvers. The Rotary International (RI) and Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland (RGBI) relationships offer substantial income opportunities, but also enviable network opportunities that reach far beyond traditional community fundraising activity.
By leading on the management, development and evaluation of all aspects of the community fundraising strategy this role will help to grow ShelterBox income and reach across the UK and Ireland.
Who are we looking for?
ShelterBox is seeking a bright, motivated and proactive fundraiser who understands and is passionate about the value that our volunteers and different communities can bring to ShelterBox.
We are looking for someone to lead the Community team, a person who is able to juggle a busy workload with competing deadlines and someone who can be flexible and responsive when a major disaster occurs.
This role is responsible for leading on event and product innovations while supporting the team to develop best in class supporter journeys. We are looking for someone who has a vision for putting data at the heart of all decision making.
The individual should love working with people - be it the wider internal team, volunteers or fundraisers from across the country.
This is a key fundraising role and a great opportunity to inspire and engage with the wonderful supporters who enable ShelterBox to deliver its mission.
Duties will include but not be limited to:
- Deliver the community fundraising programme and continually monitor results, with particular focus on net income, Rotary engagement, supporter growth and the development of our volunteer network. Adjust and adapt plans accordingly.
- To set income and expenditure budgets for all community and events activity, monitoring industry and supporter trends, progress against budgets and reforecast income and expenditure as required.
- Set measurable KPIs for the Community and Events Team and objectively review the success and achievements against targets. Identify areas of risk and opportunity. Ensure contingencies are in place as appropriate.
- Strategically grow community income by identifying priority audiences and developing products/campaigns/communications to maximise the value of our existing supporters and to reach new ones. Ensure we remain relevant and future focused. To include the optimisation and mainstreaming of digital engagement.
- Continue to develop and test events, with the aim of growing our events portfolio, working closely with the Community Marketing and Events Officer.
- Embed evidence-based decision-making within the team, using insight and data to inform ways of working, and improving our use and adoptions of systems.
- Support team with stewarding high value community stakeholders, including the strategically important relationship with RGBI. Role model and support great relationship fundraising - leading by example to inspire high standards in the team.
- Lead the development of strategic plans to maximise our partnership with RGBI (including income, awareness and networking opportunities). Manage and support the Rotary Marketing and Engagement Officers to drive activity and performance. Work closely with the Rotary Partnership Manager to ensure plans and communications are aligned.
- Support Community Engagement Officer with the development and growth of our community volunteer network.
- Work with the Rotary Marketing Officer and Community Marketing and Events Officer to oversee the development of mass participation campaigns to engage target audiences (warm and cold) and grow income.
- Develop, deliver and evaluate major disaster plans for community audiences.
- Work across the team to review and develop 'donor journeys' in collaboration with the wider fundraising and Supporter Care team, ensuring an excellent supporter experience.
- Create an environment which supports the team to be confident in the contribution and development of new ideas for fundraising, ensuring we adopt a 'test and learn' approach through which people feel safe and supported to innovate.
- Ensure fundraising activity is carried out in accordance with current good practice and within charity law, managing contracts and agreements and providing advice to others.
- Represent the work of ShelterBox at events to members of the public and supporters, where necessary delivering presentations with occasional out of hours work required.
- Continue to develop a high performing team.
- Participate in the day-to-day work of the organisation - such as reporting, attending team meetings as required, and taking a flexible approach.
- Any other duties as may be reasonably required to ensure the smooth running of the Community and Events Team and wider Supporter Engagement Team.
Grade: 7
Salary: £25,310 per annum
Position type: Full time, 37.5 hours per week, Permanent (Flexible working considered)
Responsible to: Stewardship & Research Officer
Direct reports: N/A
Location: Remote (UK only) or based in our HQ in Truro (hybrid working, mix of office and home). Occasional travel within the UK will be required.
ROLE PURPOSE:
This role sits at the heart of our Philanthropy and Partnerships team and is essential to making ShelterBox's life-saving work possible. You'll help us build and nurture relationships with major donors, corporate partners, trusts, and foundations - ensuring every supporter feels connected, valued, and inspired by the impact they make.
No two days will be the same. You'll coordinate tailored communications, events, and stewardship activities that bring donors closer to our mission. You'll keep our systems and processes running smoothly and support everything from emergency appeals and prospect research to crafting compelling proposals and coordinating engagement opportunities. Every task you take on will help families receive emergency shelter when disaster strikes.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We're looking for someone enthusiastic, proactive, and passionate about making a difference. You'll thrive in a dynamic environment, enjoy working collaboratively, and take pride in delivering exceptional experiences for supporters.
This role is for you if you have strong organisation skills, and are comfortable prioritising tasks and meeting deadlines. We're looking for someone who is great at using their initiative and enjoys solving problems.
Our ideal candidate will have strong communication skills - both written and verbal - and will be comfortable with data and systems, including CRM management.
This is a perfect opportunity for someone looking to build their understanding of high-value fundraising, humanitarian work, and someone motivated by a desire to have a real and lasting impact.
DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
- Deliver exceptional stewardship: Support the creation and delivery of tailored communication and engagement plans that make high-value partners and supporters feel connected to ShelterBox and inspired to continue their support.
- Lead on donor communications: Coordinate, write, and design our monthly newsletter for major donors and partners, ensuring it is informative and engaging.
- Support emergency appeals: Assist in producing timely, compelling communications during emergency responses, connecting them directly to ShelterBox's impact.
- Prospect research: Work with the Stewardship and Research Officer to identify and research potential new partners and donors.
- Event coordination: Help plan and deliver engagement events for high-level audiences, ensuring memorable experiences for attendees.
- Corporate engagement: Assist the Corporate Partnerships Officer in delivering unique engagement products for corporate partners, such as our .
- Trust fundraising: Support the Trusts and Foundations Manager with writing proposals for smaller trusts, bringing ShelterBox's work to life for potential supporters.
- Data and CRM management: Keep our CRM database (Microsoft Dynamics) accurate and up to date, manage data cleaning, and ensure compliance with Data Protection regulations.
- Process improvement: Maintain and update team processes to ensure efficiency and best practice.
- Insight and reporting: Work with the Stewardship and Research Officer to gather and analyse data on fundraising performance and donor experience.
- Financial processes: Ensure finance and procurement tasks are completed accurately and on time.
- Compliance and learning: Stay up to date with fundraising legislation and codes of practice and seek opportunities for peer learning and development.
- Professional communication: Handle correspondence and communicate confidently with supporters by phone, email, and in person.
- Team collaboration: Provide general administrative support and foster strong relationships across the Philanthropy and Partnerships team and wider organisation.
- Represent ShelterBox: Act as an ambassador for our values and mission at all times.
- Other duties: Undertake reasonable tasks as required to support the team's success.


