Fundraising trustee jobs

About English Speaking Union (ESU)

The English-Speaking Union (ESU) is an international educational charity with a proud history dating back to 1918. Founded to foster global understanding and friendship through the power of communication, today we work with over 100,000 young people across more than 50 countries.

Our mission is simple but powerful: to give young people the speaking and listening skills they need to thrive in school, work, and society. Through our oracy training, debate programmes, and competitions, we help young people become confident communicators, critical thinkers, and active citizens.

At our heart is a belief that every young person, regardless of background, deserves the opportunity to be heard.

About the role

As Head of Fundraising, you will lead the creation and delivery of the ESU’s fundraising function, shaping strategy and building capability to generate long-term, sustainable income. This is both a strategic and hands-on role where your initiative and leadership will be key.

You will:

· Deliver and develop the ESU’s fundraising strategy with a focus on high-value giving.

· Cultivate relationships with major donors, trusts, foundations, and corporates.

· Support the Director General, senior leaders, and trustees in donor stewardship.

· Oversee legacy giving and grow individual giving programmes.

· Write compelling funding bids, cases for support, and proposals.

· Lead on systems, processes, reporting and budget management using Salesforce CRM.

· Collaborate with marketing, supporter services, and the education team to align communications and develop tailored funding opportunities.

This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who wants autonomy, variety, and the chance to make a lasting impact.

The role is offered on a part-time basis, working 3 days per week.

Who we are looking for

This role is perfect for an experienced, visionary fundraiser who’s excited by the challenge of building something new and making a meaningful impact. You’ll work closely with senior leadership, report to the Director of Global Engagement, and play a pivotal role in shaping the ESU’s long-term growth and impact.

You will have:

· A strong track record of creating or leading a successful fundraising function.

· Experience in securing major gifts from individuals, corporates, and trusts/foundations.

· Excellent relationship-building skills and experience working with senior stakeholders.

· Strong knowledge of fundraising regulations, GDPR, and best practice.

· Proven ability to meet financial targets and manage budgets.

· Outstanding written and verbal communication, with persuasive proposal writing skills.

· High levels of self-motivation, organisation, and independent working.

If you’re passionate about education, equity, and empowering young people to find their voice, this is your chance to make a difference at a pivotal moment in the ESU’s journey.

Benefits

Generous Company Pension 

28 days annual leave plus 8 days Bank Holiday

Employee assistance programme

Group Life Assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

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Railway Children is seeking a proactive and relationship-driven Events & Corporate Fundraising Officer to help grow income and deepen supporter engagement. You’ll play a key role in delivering exceptional experiences for event participants and corporate partners, helping to build long-term support for our mission to protect children at risk of life on the streets.

About Railway Children

We believe in a world where no child is left behind. Every year, thousands of children face danger on the streets and public transport networks. Railway Children works across the UK, India, and East Africa to intervene early, protect children, and create lasting change. Our partnerships with the rail industry and local communities help us reach children before harm occurs.

We’re proud of our inclusive, flexible, and values-led culture. With strong family values at our core, we offer a supportive environment where staff are empowered to grow and thrive.

Key responsibilities

• Support the planning and delivery of Railway Children’s events programme
• Provide excellent supporter care from registration through to post-event follow-up
• Build and maintain strong relationships with fundraisers, donors, and volunteers
• Research and identify new corporate partnership opportunities
• Support employee engagement initiatives and corporate fundraising activities
• Maintain accurate data and produce insightful reports to inform strategy

What we’re looking for

• Experience in supporter care, fundraising, or customer relationship management
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisation and time management abilities
• A collaborative, detail-focused, and values-led approach
• Confidence using CRM systems and analysing supporter data

What we offer

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service)
• Birthday leave and “Railway Children Day”
• 6% employer pension contribution
• Opportunities to visit our projects in the UK, India, and East Africa
• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working culture

To apply:
Please complete the application form on the Railway Children jobs webpage. Please note: we do not accept CVs, academic certificates, or covering letters.

The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple has an exciting opportunity for a Head of Development and Fundraising to join their dedicated team.

Location: London, EC4Y 9BT
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 gross per annum

Job Type: Part Time, Permanent
Working Hours: 22.5 hrs per week, 3 days per week

Closing date: 10am on 28th July 2025

About Middle Temple:

As one of the four Inns of Court, we are proud to provide support, education and accommodation to barristers at every stage of their careers. The Inn awards just over a million pounds in scholarships each year, with the majority going to students commencing the bar vocational training course, some to students doing a post-graduate law conversion course, plus smaller amounts for ad hoc overseas placements, essay prizes etc.

The Inn’s mission is to support the rule of law in the UK and overseas, especially Common Law jurisdictions, and carries this out by providing extensive education opportunities and support to its members across the world.

Head of Development and Fundraising – The Role:

In this part-time role (22.5 hrs p/w) you will be responsible for all aspects of fund raising for The Middle Temple and for the associated activity. You will generate the strategy, annual fundraising plan and then enact activity to achieve the objectives set in the plan.

We’d love to hear from you if you are an experienced fundraising practitioner who has built strategies and plans with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Head of Development and Fundraising – Key Responsibilities:

- To write the Middle Temple fundraising strategy and annual plan. Then, to enact the plan to achieve fundraising objectives

- To organise and run the annual calendar of fundraising activities, including appeals

- To manage the oversight of the Trustees of the Middle Temple charity and fund through regular meetings of these groups

- To manage, and keep updated, the fundraising databases and information sources required to enable the Inn’s fundraising

- Identify, cultivate and then apply to various funding sources, both internally and externally including grants and trusts

- Write funding applications where appropriate, monitor and track donations and keep financial records up to date

Head of Development and Fundraising – You:

- An experienced fundraising practitioner used to both creating strategies and plans as well as operating as a ‘hands on’ operator

- Experience of a similar working environment and/or understanding of the workings of other not-for-profit organisations

- Strong administrative experience, ideally in a fundraising role, dealing with the legal and administrative requirements of fundraising including the relationship management of donors

- Experience in managing the requirements of a charity including accounting, reporting and attending meetings of the Charity’s Trustees

- IT literate with experience of using databases (Salesforce and CiviCRM), Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel)

- Excellent communications skills (verbally and in writing) at all levels

Head of Development and Fundraising – Benefits:

- Generous Annual Leave Entitlements

- Life Assurance

- Employee Assistance Programme (online resources and access to confidential counselling services)

- Private Medical Insurance (including gym membership)

- Medical Cashback Scheme (e.g. for dental, optical)

- Generous Pension (12% employer contribution)

- Season Ticket Loans

- Access to a Range of Learning & Development Opportunities

- Opportunity to join our dedicated team and work in a beautiful, unique, and historical setting in central London

Application Process:

Middle Temple is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an environment that promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

Closing date: 10am on 28th July 2025

To submit your application for this exciting Head of Development and Fundraising opportunity, please click ‘Apply’ now.

About the role

Whether you're looking for an interim opportunity or a permanent role, we’re interested in hearing from experienced professionals who can hit the ground running and make an immediate impact.

This is an inspiring role for someone who wants to contribute to our success by providing strategic leadership and direction to the fundraising and communications functions supporting the Dementia Adventure business plan and charitable mission and objectives.

Managing a team of five across fundraising, communications, special projects and data management, the successful applicant will lead the development of partnerships and campaigns to raise funds for Dementia Adventure’s unique work to support people with dementia and their carers to have a more active and fulfilled life by getting outdoors and experiencing the benefits of nature. 

You will provide strategic leadership and direction for income generation through various fundraising disciplines and joint fundraising partnerships, ensuring the charity's diversification of funding and financial sustainability. Funding sources include major grantmakers, trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships, challenge events, and an individual giving campaign.

Hand in hand with leading fundraising, you will oversee the Communications team, supporting, developing and monitoring the communications strategy, associated budget, resources, systems, processes and operations. This will involve overseeing and directing a communications plan that promotes the work of Dementia Adventure to a broad range of audiences through various channels and campaigns, while also increasing online and social media presence.

Ideally, we would like the successful applicant to be able to come to the office in Essex at least once a week.

About you
We are looking for someone to join the charity’s Senior Leadership Team who will bring experience from their past successes and provide inspirational strategic leadership and direction to the fundraising and communications functions in support of the Dementia Adventure business plan, charitable mission and objectives. The successful applicant will have a strong, successful track record of fundraising and/or other forms of income generation in the charity sector, including management, with proven experience in meeting financial and non-financial targets. You should be able to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including trusts and grant givers, corporates, major donors and other individuals. In addition, you should possess a strong understanding of marketing and communication principles and practices, as well as digital marketing and social media. You should also be confident in engaging audiences sensitively with real-life stories to demonstrate impact and create a compelling case for support.

Dementia Adventure is an evidence-led, multi-award-winning national charity that helps people living with dementia and their carers enjoy the outdoors, connect with nature, and retain a sense of adventure. We look at what people can do, not what they can’t. Through supported holidays, learning, and tailored support, we promote well-being, inclusion, and resilience through fostering meaningful connections and renewed possibilities.

Battersea is embarking on a transformative journey with our Launchpad Programme - a major cross-organisational initiative to consolidate all customer and animal data into one integrated CRM system. As part of this ambitious project, we are creating new roles to support our teams as they contribute to programme activity.

Supporter-Led Fundraising has been identified as a major growth opportunity in our Income Generation strategy, and we have ambitious plans for it going forward. This contract role will independently manage the planning, development, and delivery of Battersea’s Supporter-Led Fundraising programme, as well as provide support to the wider Events and Supporter-Led Fundraising team on other projects.

We are looking for a Senior Events & Supporter-Led Fundraising Officer (DIY/Community), with experience in Supporter Led Fundraising programme development, who can hit the ground running to lead on the delivery of our ambitious plans.

What we can offer you:
In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources
• Generous pension contributions - up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans

We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Our hybrid working model:
We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.

Diversity and inclusion:
We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.

We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best.

More about us:
At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

Closing date: 27th July 2025*

Interview date(s): First round interviews: w/c 4th August 2025. Second round interviews: TBC

*All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

Join Molly Rose Foundation as our new Supporter Care Officer. We’re looking for a target-driven, ambitious and well-organised person, who is proactive, enjoys a varied role and wants to help create change and save young lives.

Molly Rose Foundation was founded following the death of 14-year-old Molly Russell. At Molly’s inquest, a coroner ruled harmful online content contributed to her death. That’s why we’re working to create a safer online world and to connect young people with the help and support they need to stay safe and well.

As Supporter Care Officer you’ll help to build our fundraising activities by working closely with the Head of Fundraising and Partnerships to grow, diversify and sustain our income generation. You’ll provide excellent care and guidance to our supporters and create plans to grow our activities across individual giving, challenge and community fundraising. We’re in the early stages of growth and this new role offers an exciting opportunity to help build a fundraising department from the ground up.

You’ll have some experience in fundraising and/or the charity sector and will be keen to develop your skills and work across multiple functions in a small, fast-moving team. Alternatively, you might be looking for an entry route into fundraising as a career path and have suitable transferable skills and a growth mind-set.

You’ll be excited by the challenge of helping to build our fundraising department from the start point, and driven by the opportunity to facilitate change that really counts in the long-term. We'll help to be the best you can be in this role and will provide a supportive and progressive environment for you to flourish in as the charity grows. 

We offer a competitive package that includes:

• 27 days annual leave plus 1 volunteering day, rising to 30 days holiday after three years’ service;
• Annual leave buyback scheme, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days;
• Employee pension scheme;
• £500 employee wellbeing budget;
• We welcome applications from diverse range of applicants as well as flexible working request

For more information, please read the detailed role descriptiong by clicking the file link below.

How to apply
Thank you for your interest in the Supporter Care Officer position. To proceed with your application, please send us your CV (no more than 2 x A4 sides) and a cover letter (no more than 2 x A4 sides) outlining your suitability for the role. Please try not to rely too heavily on AI as it makes your application less authentic. Additionally, we kindly ask that you complete the screening questions and equal opportunities form provided as part of the application process.

Please submit your application via the Charity Jobs website.

Application closing date: Wednesday 30 July 2025 (5.30pm)

Interview dates: Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 August 2025

About Park Lodge Project

Park Lodge Project is a dedicated charity committed to empowering young people and fostering safe, supportive environments where they can thrive. We provide a range of vital services, including educational and employment support, safe housing, ensuring every young individual has the opportunity to achieve their full potential. As a small but impactful organisation, we aim to deliver our life-changing work and drive positive change in young people's lives.

Job Purpose

This is a new role within Park Lodge Project. You will be responsible for researching and leading all fundraising bids, developing funding opportunities and working with service delivery colleagues to respond to opportunities. You will lead on all aspects of bid writing, including showcasing and reporting young people impact data.

You will work closely with the CEO and the Chair of the Fundraising Trustee Committee to support the strategy, development and delivery of identified opportunities. You will be the lead on organising key stakeholder events.

Closing date: 8 August

Interview date: 14 August

Are you a strategic thinker with a talent for planning, inspiring others, and driving positive change? Zetetick Housing is searching for an exceptional Fundraising & Communications Manager to play a key role in shaping the future of our charity.

At Zetetick, you’ll do more than run campaigns—you’ll develop and implement forward-looking strategies that grow our reach and impact. You’ll bring clarity and purpose to fundraising and communications planning, set clear objectives, and ensure that every initiative aligns with our mission to support adults with learning disabilities and autism.

This is a role for someone who thrives on both big-picture thinking and operational delivery. You’ll analyse results, report on progress, and adapt your approach to achieve ambitious goals. As the champion of our story, you’ll inspire stakeholders, nurture lasting relationships, and empower your team to perform at their best.

We offer a flexible, supportive working environment that values wellbeing and personal development, with generous holidays and a true sense of purpose. Based in Lewes but we have offices in Croydon, Uckfield and St Leonards and our remit covers London and the South East.

If you’re ready to plan for impact, lead with strategy, and help shape brighter futures, we want to hear from you.

Apply now to join a team that believes in doing good—and doing it well.

If you are imaginative, entrepreneurial, and able to persuade people and organisations to support one of the most important causes in the UK today, this could be the opportunity you have been waiting for. This is an outstanding opportunity to build your professional brand in a transformed organisation with ambitious plans for the future. 

To apply, please submit your CV on Charity Jobs describing your achievements to date in your career and email a short PowerPoint presentation (no more than 10 slides) outlining your motivation and experience to take on this role, to Holly Bell. Please also give Holly details of your earliest possible start date. 

Head of Supporter Led Fundraising

Ref: REQ004392

£65,874 a year

London, E15 2GW/Hybrid Working

1 in 4 of us in the UK are disabled and we are a diverse, proud, and vibrant community. We’re here to create an equal future with all disabled people. We campaign to transform attitudes to disability, tackle injustice and inspire action. We are creating a powerful movement of disabled people, allies, organisations and businesses.

Together we will be unstoppable. For more information please visit our website.

We are looking for a Head of Supporter Led Fundraising to join the senior fundraising leadership team at Scope.

This is a brand new role for Scope and will be responsible for developing and executing the vision and strategy for supporter-led fundraising, building and leading a new team to deliver income growth.

Your team will be engaging with all individuals who choose to fundraise on Scope’s behalf through community fundraising and challenge events.

Additionally, safeguarding and increasing legacy income through community events and robust stewardship will be an essential aspect of this role.

The role

As the Head of Supporter Led Fundraising, you will set the vision and strategy for supporter led fundraising at Scope:

· Operationalise the strategy delivering flexible and responsive supporter led fundraising activity for the long-term.

· Develop and lead a high-performing and collaborative supporter led fundraising team, coaching and motivating where needed.

· Focus on increasing net income while deepening public knowledge and engagement, and why disability equality is so important.

· Oversee the development and delivery of a portfolio of co-produced fully accessible and inclusive supporter led fundraising products.

· Build effective and positive working relationships with peers and colleagues across the charity including the Executive team and Board.

· Lead by example modelling Scope’s values and behaviours, focusing strongly on accessibility and inclusion.

· Responsibility for focusing on legal and regulatory compliance including hiring to new functions and model best practice in safeguarding and health and safety.

About you

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced fundraising leader, with experience of meeting and exceeding income targets.

You will:

· Proven track record with at least 5 years' experience in a relevant fundraising leadership role with demonstrable success in achieving targets.

· Experience in developing and leading teams in implementing fundraising strategies and growing income

· Extensive experience in leading teams and managing cross-departmental projects.

· Experience of developing and reporting against KPIs to senior leadership teams and trustees.

· Extensive income and expenditure budget management and reporting.

· Knowledge and understanding of the UK funding landscape and current fundraising compliance and best practice.

· Experience in digital fundraising and supporter engagement.

· Ability to build mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders.

· Experience in working with external agencies and internal creative teams.

Please give examples in your application to show how you have these skills.

We also ask you to share how you support Scope’s values and our goal of a fair and equal future for disabled people.

Our values are being pioneering, courageous, connected, open and fair

By living our values and trusting each other, we give our colleagues freedom and space to be creative, push boundaries and change minds.

Disabled candidates

We are a disability equality charity. We encourage applications from disabled people and people with impairments, conditions, and access needs. We want to create a workforce that is a true reflection of the communities we serve.

Scope will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the post. This is part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Offer an Interview Scheme. This was previously known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require adjustments through your journey with us, please email us via our website.

Find out more about asking for adjustments at interview.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At the heart of everything we do at Scope is Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

We encourage people of colour and other underrepresented communities to apply and join Scope. We believe that this will bring new ideas and help us work better. We know that a variety of perspectives and viewpoints will greatly support the work we do and help us to reach all communities. 

We want everyone to feel like they belong. We value each person as an individual. We will treat everyone with dignity and respect and we want to recognise all parts of a person's identity.

We are a disability equality charity. So, we will build a culture that is accessible and inclusive first. We will aim for the same high standards in all our work. We will listen, learn and keep improving.

You can find out more about our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on the Scope website.

Scope benefits

We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition. We offer a wide range of benefits including:

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Flexible, hybrid and remote working options
• Pay progression at 6 months and 2 years
• Company pension
• Excellent training and career development
• Strong colleague networks across disability, race and LGBTQ+
• Discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme and much more.

How to apply

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Closing date for applications: 11:59pm GMT, 31st July 2025.

Are you looking for a role where your skills can directly benefit families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people? 

We’re growing our passionate and ambitious Fundraising team and looking for two Corporate Partnership Managers to help us make a difference to even more families who need our support. 

These are exciting roles at the heart of our growth strategy and designed to build and deliver a powerful corporate partnerships programme that will generate vital income and create meaningful, lasting relationships with businesses across the UK who align with our values. 

The role

As a Corporate Partnerships Manager, you’ll proactively lead the way in securing high-value corporate support. You’ll identify and engage prospective corporate partners, create compelling proposals, deliver inspiring pitches and then manage long-term partnerships that deliver both income and impact. 

This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in new business development and who can spot the potential for partnership across all sectors from sponsorships and strategic giving to employee fundraising and volunteering. 

You’ll be a key player in shaping our corporate fundraising approach, working closely with colleagues across Fundraising, Programmes, and Communications to create partnerships that are exciting, innovative, and mission aligned. 

About you  

We’re looking for someone with: 

• Proven experience in corporate fundraising, sales, or business development, particularly in securing five- to six-figure multiyear partnerships. 

• Excellent communication skills and confident in creating high-quality proposals and delivering persuasive pitches to senior stakeholders. 

• A natural relationship-builder, with a track record of opening doors and maintaining strong, productive partnerships. 

• A creative and strategic thinker who can identify new opportunities, meet ambitious targets, and bring fresh ideas to the table. 

A genuine passion for our mission and the drive to grow support for families raising disabled or seriously ill children. 

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, equity 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

Please complete the online application and submit your CV and a covering letter telling us how you meet the requirements for this role. Your cover letter should be no more than two pages long.

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 requirement to undergo a right to work check and employment history verification.

Information

Closing date: 1 August 2025
Interview dates: 20 August 2025

We are looking for a passionate and ambitious Head of Fundraising to lead and grow our voluntary income. Your focus will span the full range of fundraising activities, from statutory and trust funding to developing and increasing income across major donor giving, legacies, corporate partnerships, and individual giving.

This role offers an opportunity to shape how we communicate our value to funders and supporters, build long-term partnerships that reflect our mission, and grow a culture of income awareness across the organisation. It is a fantastic opportunity for an existing Head of Fundraising, or someone who feels ready to take the next step in their career and play a key role in shaping the future of our fundraising strategy.

As Head of Fundraising, you will work closely with the CEO and senior leadership team to increase philanthropic support and voluntary income. You’ll lead our efforts to diversify and grow income streams – securing support from individuals, corporates, and other partners – with a focus on innovation, sustainability, and long-term impact. You’ll be part of an organisation where you can see the direct effect of your work on the services we deliver to keep children safe.

You will lead and support a small team, bring fresh thinking and strong relationship-building skills, and work closely with project leads to ensure our funding reflects real needs and delivers real impact. You will be able to combine strategic and commercial awareness, with hands-on delivery.

This role will give you the opportunity and responsibility to build on our successful fundraising and extend our appeal to new donors as well as maintain our existing supporters. You will need demonstrable fundraising experience and the ability to work confidently as a strategic thinker as well as a practical fundraiser. You will come with strong ideas and skills to implement them.

If you’re driven by making a difference – especially, in the field of child protection and want to bring your fundraising leadership to a mission that matters, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll get from us

We offer hybrid working, with a minimum of 2 days in the office after one month in the position, a NEST pension, 33 days’ annual leave rising to 38 days (inclusive of statutory bank holidays following qualifying period), up to 5 days’ learning and development per year, flu jabs, eye tests, charity discounts, an employee assistance programme and the option of Benenden medical cover. We are proud to partner with the Living Wage Foundation and be an accredited employer of choice.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the vulnerable adults, children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We believe in creating a positive environment where our differences are respected and each of us feels valued for our contribution. Showing respect and consideration to all is part of our values and at the core of our culture.

As an inclusive employer, all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or belief, age, socioeconomic background, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity and caring responsibilities, marital status, nationality and disability including invisible disabilities and neurodiversity. As part of our safer recruitment process, we actively remove bias from applications i.e. applications are anonymised prior to sharing with the recruiting panel and equal opportunity monitoring forms are removed from applications on receipt and retained by HR for analysis reporting.

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This new role is an exciting opportunity to drive the growth of Family Fund’s high value giving, helping more families raising a disabled or seriously ill child access the support they need. 

As a key member of the fundraising team, you will play a vital role in securing transformational income from high-net-worth individuals building strong, lasting relationships that fuel our mission and increase our impact.

The role

As Philanthropy Manager, you will shape our philanthropic strategy, develop a new prospect pipeline and secure long-term support from individuals, family foundations, and wealth intermediaries. 

You will work closely with internal stakeholders across the organisation, to identify funding priorities and opportunities for donors. You’ll ensure we develop and deliver a long-term philanthropy strategy, building and managing relationships with wealth managers, private client advisers and networks that can introduce and connect donors to Family Fund. 

You will accurately record prospect and donor activity on our CRM system, maintaining clear pipelines and forecasts, and producing high-quality reports to monitor progress and impact. 

About you

We are looking for someone who is passionate and committed to drive our philanthropy strategy forwards. You will be a brilliant communicator, able to influence and inspire, representing Family Fund externally as a compelling ambassador for our work. You will be results driven with a solid track record securing major gifts from donors and demonstrable success in building new relationships. You will be entrepreneurial and self-starting, with the confidence to build a new programme from the ground up.

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’re growing our collaborative and ambitious Fundraising Team at Family Fund, with exciting roles that will play a key part in helping us reach more families raising a disabled or seriously ill child.

We’re also recruiting for: 

Corporate Partnerships Manager (New Business) – to build strategic new corporate partnerships that support our mission. 

Community and Volunteering Fundraisers – to drive local engagement and inspire community fundraising.

Each role offers the chance to make a real impact, working alongside passionate colleagues in a values-driven organisation. If you’re looking for a meaningful role where your fundraising expertise can truly change lives, we’d love to hear from you. 

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, equity 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

Please complete the online application and submit your CV and a covering letter telling us how you meet the requirements for this role. Your cover letter should be no more than two pages long.

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 requirement to undergo a right to work check and employment history verification.

Information

Closing date: 01 August 2025
Interview dates: 22 August 2025

Are you a dedicated professional experienced in income generation and fundraising, seeking a rewarding opportunity to make a difference to the local community and beyond? This exciting new role as a Fundraising and Development Manager with Sharewear Clothing Scheme will put you at the forefront of our fundraising ambitions, as you lead, develop and deliver the charity’s income generation strategy across all income streams to ensure long-term financial sustainability, enabling the organisation to deliver its mission and impact. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will work alongside our passionate, hardworking employed team and work closely with the Board of Trustees to align income generation strategies with organisational priorities.

About us!

At Sharewear Clothing Scheme, our mission is to provide free clothing and bedding to people in need. As a registered charity, Sharewear Clothing Scheme has been working to alleviate clothing poverty by providing emergency clothing and bedding to those that need it across the East Midlands, South Yorkshire and surrounding areas since we opened our doors in March 2014. In that time, we have reached well over 20,000 people in need of our support. We operate in two ways, both on a referral basis, and an outreach basis. As a result of this model, we believe at Sharewear that we are the space where clothing poverty meets clothing waste. Our ultimate goal is to roll out our tried-and-tested model on a national scale and alleviate clothing poverty across the UK.

About the Role

Position: Fundraising & Development Manager

Location: Hybrid working between remote and from our base in Edwalton, Nottingham. This role may require some require flexible working, such as attending events that may be in evenings or weekends.

Hours: 25 hours per week (part-time), across Monday to Thursday

Salary: £32,000 pro rata per annum 

Key Responsibilities (see Job Description for full Role profile)

Strategic Income Generation: 

• Liaise with the Board to develop a multi-year income generation strategy aligned to Sharewear’s goals, ensuring a sustainable income from individual, corporate, legacy and trust donations, and  development of new income streams to enable growth.

Fundraising: 

• Oversee and deliver fundraising activities across individual giving, trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships, major donors, events and community fundraising.

• Write compelling and creative funding applications and partnership proposals to secure financial support. Work closely with the operations team in supporting funding applications and pitches where appropriate to bring funders closer to our work. 

• To inspire a culture of fundraising across the charity. Support staff and volunteers in promoting digital and social media engagement of fundraising. 

Develop Sustainable Relationships: 

• Represent the charity externally with stakeholders, networks, and partners, ensuring impactful storytelling and donor engagement, including in-person meetings, providing representation at events and in the media.

Business Development:

• Identify new income opportunities

• Confidence using social media to promote the organisation and it’s fundraising events, look for new opportunities and identify, research and contact potential supporters. 

• To undertake other duties as required commensurate with this post, such as travel as necessary for events and fundraising activities.

Essential Skills and Experience

• An experienced corporate or trust fundraiser, with a strong track record of securing funding, particularly from trusts and grants.

• Outstanding interpersonal and relationship-building skills with experience of relationship management within philanthropy, or a business development or client account management role. 

• Ability to think commercially - identifies and progresses opportunities for funding / organisational growth, innovation and collaborative working. 

• Experience in using social media and website platforms to promote fundraising activities.

• Willingness to get involved and go the extra mile.

• Results driven, with a proactive and autonomous approach to achieving targets and goals. 

• Collaborative and a team player.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience in a small to mid-sized charity.

• Experience working closely with trustees and board reporting.

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