Grants jobs in accrington, lancashire
Job Description and Person Specification
Reporting to: Head of Trusts and Foundations
Location of work: Remote, with some requirements to travel to our London office (monthly team meetings + around 4 ad hoc days across the contract length)
Contract type: Full-time, 35 hours per week, although 3 or 4 days per week will be considered. The role may require occasional evening and weekend work.
Contract Length: Initial 6-month contract with potential to be made permanent.
Salary: £37,500
JOB PURPOSE
We are looking for a Trust and Foundations Manager to join our ambitious and friendly team, initially for a six-month contract. We are seeking to grow our funding partnerships, with a team focus on multi-year and £50,000+ grants. The successful candidate will have a particular focus on researching, cultivating and applying to new prospects. We are looking for someone with excellent writing and interpersonal skills to join our dynamic and passionate team to fight child hunger and unlock opportunities for the next generation.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
New business
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Prepare, compile and submit high quality funding proposals and budgets in accordance with timetables and application criteria, with a particular focus on larger, multi-year and project funding opportunities.
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Develop cultivation pathways for potential funders, including creating tailored engagement plans for high level donors, arranging school visits, attending key meetings (or briefing senior stakeholders) and delivering presentations to secure their support.
Account management
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Successfully manage relationships from your own portfolio of trusts and foundations, ensuring timely reporting and effective communications.
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Champion the interests of trusts and foundations across the organisation, ensuring grant conditions are met and project outcomes are achieved.
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Support the team to deliver strategic, multi-year partnerships and to steward key funders.
General
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Maintain accurate financial, performance and account management records via Salesforce.
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Work with the Head of Trusts & Foundations to support the forecasting of income from current and potential donors.
Please find attached our job pack
APPLICATION PROCCESS
Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, recruitment @magicbreakfast. com
Shortlisting - w/c 9th June
Interview 1 - 16th and 17th June
Interview 2 - 20th June
All interviews will be held online via Teams.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
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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!
A rare and exciting opportunity to support the fundraising and strategic development of a wide range of Charities in the UK, as part of a friendly and supportive consulting team.
Charity Fundraising Ltd provides a comprehensive range of fundraising, strategic consultancy and evaluation services to Charities and other not-for-profit organisations. Established in 2000, our services range from grant and contract bid writing and review, to developing fundraising strategies, developing M&E frameworks and undertaking project and programme evaluations. We also offer a range of strategic support, mentoring and training. We work with lots of amazing charities, both local and national, small and large, across the UK, covering themes such as: Homelessness; addiction; youth; community; disability; mental health; minoritised groups; medical conditions; heritage; environment and more.
We are seeking an exceptional fundraiser who can offer a strong track record of driving organisational growth in the voluntary sector. Multi-year experience in two or more of the following core service areas is essential:
- Achieving major grant funding from trusts, foundations, lottery distributors, public sector agencies or similar.
- Planning and developing successful contract tender submissions.
- Planning and developing successful fundraising strategies and action plans.
- Major Donor, Legacy or Corporate fundraising strategy and delivery
The role is varied and interesting - managing a portfolio of clients and supporting them directly or strategically with their fundraising, impact evaluation and organisational development. Our consultants are all employees and we work closely together as a supportive team, sharing and developing skills and knowledge. We anticipate the appointee may not hold experience across all core areas of our services. We will enable the appointee to focus on projects that play to their strengths and experience and provide further support and training as necessary.
Based from home (must be UK resident), with ad hoc client and team meetings/socials (all travel paid), mostly within England. All IT equipment provided. Full-time or part-time (minimum 0.8 FTE - 28 hrs).
Benefits include: 24 days paid annual leave (pro rata), 5% employers pension contribution, potential cash / annual leave bonus, CPD budget and paid CPD time + lots of opportunity to learn from our experienced consultant team.
Please note that applications will only be considered where the screening questions are fully completed.
Here's what some of our team say about working for Charity Fundraising Ltd:
"I don’t think I have ever worked with such a nice bunch of people, everyone has been very welcoming, supportive and just all round lovely"
"I really enjoy working for CF because I get to work independently with a diverse range of interesting clients, and am also part of a great, supportive team - best of all worlds!"
“Supportive and fun team; and great to learn new ideas from others fundraising skills, knowledge and expertise”
"I love being part of such a passionate, professional team and who prides itself on building close working relationships with each other and with our clients."
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Vision of adventure, a small outdoor charity based in the Lake District , is seeking an experienced fundraiser to join our team. We specialise in working with people with visual impairments facilitating outdoor adventures, social connection and access to specialist coaching. To achieve this the organisation partners visually impaired individuals with sighted guides for residential weekends focusing on: long walks, canoeing, climbing, tandem biking, and more. The team comprises five part-time workers, numerous volunteers, and the board of trustees. We all work remotely, use each others first names, and have flexible scheduling.
The role of a fundraiser is paramount to our continued sustainability. You will be solely responsible for our fundraising initiatives. The charity has a commendable track record of raising funds, and you will be expected to surpass these targets as a professional fundraiser. An engagement officer will support your role by gathering feedback and preparing draft funder impact reports.
You will have extensive demonstrable fundraising experience. You will be personable, be an excellent communicator , make appropriate use of information communication technology, and capable of managing your own time and workload.
We are open to applications that combine this role with that of the engagement officer, which is also advertised at this time.
The role may suit someone who may be stepping back from a busy office environment, have a disability, or caring responsibilities where the remote nature and flexible scheduling would be an asset.
Our vision is a world where everyone has equal access to adventure.





The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about using your experience gained from the construction sector to help community organisations to manage and develop assets, for the benefit of the wider community and the environment? So are we.
Do you have experience of supporting a wide range of land or building projects in the charity sector as well as strong people management skills and the ability to nurture, coach and empower people?
We are recruiting a Capital Projects Manager to join our capital projects team, who are responsible for working with our regional funding teams across England to deliver our strategy It Starts with Community and the ambitions of our England Portfolio. The role will advise, support and monitor the delivery of live projects alongside our Funding Officers and Managers working in across the Yorkshire & Humber, North East & Cumbria and North West.
When we support capital projects, by which we mean land, buildings and their improvement / refurbishment, we seek to reflect the needs of local communities and the environment. This means that we will fund a wide range of capital projects, from small scale modernisations to new community buildings or landscapes.
- You will be a key part of a small team providing grant making support to ensure that advice is given where it matters most across our regional teams.
- You will provide in-depth advice on land and building projects throughout the whole lifecycle of our grant making (pre-application, assessment, decision making, grant management and build, and learning).
- You will strive for continuous improvement in a capital grant making processes; working with colleagues from other teams to develop and update guidance and practice within the Fund.
- You will have strong attention to detail as you will be responsible for risk management, budget, decision-making and quality assurance activities associated with supporting the delivery of capital funding by Funding Officers.
- Your excellent people management skills will be important as you work with Funding Officers in England to nurture, inspire and empower them,
- Your project management skills will be equally solid, with an ability to delegate when necessary, and your decision-making will be informed by robust analysis and critical assessment. You will have a commitment to delivering excellent customer service and use feedback to improve what we do whilst also drawing on your own learning and experience.
Interview Date: 30 June, 1 July -face to face -Manchester
Location: Based out of one of our offices; Newcastle, Manchester or Leeds – this role is to support our Y&H, NE&C, NW regions
We have a hybrid approach to working, work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidate.
On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below:
Essential criteria
- BSc / BA qualification (or equivalent experience) in a construction, property management or another environment related discipline
- Experience of working in an advisory capacity within the field of construction and or community projects
- Experience of building capability and expertise in others and providing ongoing support and communicating technical issues in an accessible way.
- Experience of the full lifecycle of capital projects including planning, design, cost estimates, procurement, project and contract management, risk controls and relevant statutory legislation.
- Excellent communication skills and confidence to operate in all environments
Desirable criteria
- Experience of grant making in the charity sector.
- Experience of developing and managing budgets and projects.
- Experience or knowledge of the following would be useful: accessible environments, habitat creation or management, and energy conservation in buildings.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why the National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)
It starts with community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role supports AvMA’s Seven Pillars of Fundraising:
Supporter Care – Ensuring digital donors and fundraisers have an engaging, meaningful experience.
Organisational Commitment – Aligning digital fundraising efforts with AvMA’s strategic vision.
Responsibility – Maintaining ethical and transparent fundraising practices.
Growing Value – Increasing digital income through optimised supporter journeys and engagement. Strength – Building a scalable and sustainable digital fundraising model.
Leadership and Self-Leadership – Supporting volunteers and fundraisers in their digital engagement.
Diversification – Exploring new approaches to engage supporters and increase income.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop and implement a corporate and trusts fundraising plan that builds on AvMA’s existing pipeline.
- Utilise AI and digital tools to streamline prospect research, prioritise funders, and optimise fundraising efficiency.
- Identify and cultivate relationships with prospective corporate partners and trusts that align with AvMA’s mission.
- Write compelling funding applications and partnership proposals to secure financial support.
- Manage and steward relationships with corporate donors, grant-giving trusts, and foundations.
- Deliver high-quality stewardship, ensuring funders receive timely impact reports and updates.
- Provide insights and recommendations on long-term corporate and trust fundraising strategies.
Other:
- To undertake other duties as required commensurate with this post. To travel as necessary for events and fundraising activities
Person Specification
Essential:
- An experienced corporate or trust fundraiser, with a strong track record of securing funding.
- A confident relationship-builder, able to engage with potential funders and partners.
- Strategic and data-driven, with experience in using AI or digital tools to prioritise and streamline fundraising activities.
- A persuasive communicator, with excellent proposal writing and pitching skills. Results-driven, with a proactive and self-motivated approach to achieving income targets.
- Passion, commitment and drive to promote patient rights and follow the aims of AvMA.
- IT literate and confident with technological change.
- Able to identify opportunities to improve our data collection systems; an awareness of the power of social media and how to use it to promote AvMA’s work.
- Committed to principles of equal opportunities and diversity and inclusion.
About: All Ways Network (AWN) is a second-tier support organisation dedicated to empowering charities/not-for-profits (NFPs) that work with Muslim communities across the UK to become more fundable. We aim to enhance their capacity, sustainability, and impact through tailored support, resources, and strategic partnerships.
Position Overview: The Funder & Engagement Officer will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between funders and the charities we support. This position is responsible for enhancing funding awareness, establishing and nurturing strategic partnerships, and providing comprehensive support to our network of organisations. As this is a new position at AWN, we encourage applications from individuals who are confident in navigating new ground and keen to help define the role’s impact.
Key Responsibilities:
Fundraising Support:
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Provide personalised consultations to charities/NFPs we work with to develop and refine their grants and trusts strategies.
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Assist charities in identifying funding opportunities and preparing compelling grant applications.
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Organise and conduct workshops and training sessions on fundraising best practices, funder engagement, monitoring and evaluation, and grant writing.
Relationship Building:
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Establish and maintain strong relationships with a diverse range of grant funders
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Facilitate strategic partnerships between member charities, infrastructure groups, and funders.
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Represent AWN at relevant networking events, conferences, and meetings to promote the interests of our member organisations.
Resource Development:
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Create and disseminate practical resources, toolkits, and guides to support charities.
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Develop materials that highlight successful case studies and best practices within the sector.
Monitoring and Evaluation:
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Implement a robust monitoring and evaluation framework to assess the effectiveness of fundraising efforts and support provided.
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Collect and analyse data to track progress and make informed recommendations for improvement.
Communication and Reporting:
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Prepare regular reports on activities, outcomes, and impacts for internal and external stakeholders.
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Maintain clear and consistent communication with a network of service users/charities to ensure their needs are met and feedback is integrated.
Any other duties reasonably expected within the scope of the role
Qualifications and Experience:
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At least 3-5 years of experience in fundraising, grant management or not-for-profit management.
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Proven track record or strong knowledge of successful grant writing and fundraising initiatives.
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Strong understanding of the funding landscape and the unique challenges faced by charities serving Muslim communities.
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Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders.
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Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver effective training and capacity-building programs.
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Proficiency in using digital tools for remote work and virtual collaboration.
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Commitment to AWN’s mission and values, with a proactive and results-oriented approach.
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Excellent written skills.
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Comfortable in public speaking.
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Proactive in creating and developing this role. Can confidently work independently.
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Ideally the person should live in or the surrounding areas of London. We currently don't have an office space but we are forming a London team.
Benefits: Pension + 30 days holidays (including bank holidays and x2 days for Eid)
How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit a CV and a cover letter outlining their qualifications and experience by Monday 9th June 2025 at 5pm.
Interviews to be held in-person on Thursday 19th June 2025 in Central London. Successful candidates will be notified.
If you have any queries about the role, salary, remote work etc, please contact us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Fundraising Manager
Remote (with access to London office)
Full-time or Part-time considered
£35,000-£40,000
Do you want to use your fundraising skills to help fix the UK’s broken political system? Bamboo are partnered with Make Votes Matter, the movement for Proportional Representation, at a critical time for British democracy.
They’re a small, passionate team looking for a strategic and hands-on Fundraising Manager to power their new three-year strategy. Following the most disproportionate General Election in history, public appetite for electoral reform is growing—and we need your help to grow the resources that fuel their campaign.
Your Role
Working closely with the CEO, you’ll lead and deliver their fundraising strategy, with a focus on:
Individual Giving & Philanthropy:
- Build donor journeys and stewardship plans
- Run regular giving and crowdfunding campaigns
- Help grow base of mid- and high-value donors
Community Fundraising:
- Empower our network of local activists to fundraise for change
Grants & Institutional Fundraising:
- Research and write compelling grant applications=
Collaborative Strategy:
- Co-develop long-term fundraising plans across the organisation
Your Experience
Must-haves:
- Experience in individual giving, donor management, or crowdfunding
- Excellent copywriting and communication skills
- Comfortable with digital tools (e.g. Meta Suite, Google Analytics)
- Detail-oriented and organised
- A positive, can-do approach to small-team fundraising
Nice-to-haves:
- Experience in major donor fundraising or grants
- Knowledge of political campaigning or electoral reform issues
- Alignment with mission and values
Why Join MVM?
- Remote-first and flexible working
- 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays + Christmas closure
- Meaningful work with a movement for democratic change
- Inclusive and welcoming culture
Apply Now
Please click apply with your CV and a cover letter (max 2 pages).
You must have the right to work in the UK
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds—especially those underrepresented in politics and campaigning.
Background
People and communities around the world have the solutions to social injustice, authoritarianism, and the climate crisis. But repressive governments, corrupt corporations, and armed groups use violence and oppression to try and silence them.
By building resistance and resilience among those challenging unaccountable power, Open Voices supports a shared vision for a world where communities and ecosystems can thrive.
As a mission-driven nonprofit, we join forces with grassroots activists, community groups, and social movements at risk. Working together, we strengthen their physical safety, digital resilience, and collective wellbeing. As a social impact consultancy, we help high-profile nonprofits and foundations manage risk and care for their teams and partners.
This dual approach allows us to work at every level of civil society, from the grassroots to the global.
We have scaled to meet a 66% surge in demand for our support over the past two years, with our international team now responding to 11 new cases every week. Last year alone, we:
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Answered 575 calls for assistance across 100 countries.
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Delivered over 6,000 hours of mentoring and accompaniment.
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Trained over 1,000 activists in 112 holistic security workshops.
Whoever we partner with, we start with questions, not answers. Listening before speaking, understanding before acting. Together, we defend those who speak out.
We are expanding our diverse, inspired, and purpose-driven team. Will you join us as our new philanthropy coordinator?
Role description
As our philanthropy coordinator, you will play a key role in building new partnerships with philanthropists and high-net-worth individuals, with an immediate focus on the UK, US, and Europe. You will design and implement a comprehensive strategy to build a robust portfolio of individual donors, Family Foundations, Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) and other personal giving vehicles.
A proactive and thoughtful relationship builder, you will maintain long-term relationships and lead bold strategies to engage new audiences, including millennial and next-generation philanthropists. You will steward Open Briefing’s first global development board, working closely with our CEO and director of development to engage members around a dynamic programme of activities designed to make Open Briefing more fundable and findable.
Together with our director of development, you will drive forward a multi-year fundraising strategy to resource our work with activists and organisations on the frontlines of human rights, social justice, and environmental action.
Your primary responsibilities will include:
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Designing and executing our philanthropy fundraising strategy. Lead a strategy to identify, cultivate, and solicit high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) —including through Donor Advised Funds, Family Offices, Family Foundations, and other giving vehicles—with an immediate focus on the US, UK and Europe.
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Prospecting and donor acquisition. Manage HNWI prospecting, generate new leads, develop solicitation plans, brief senior leadership in advance of meetings, and coordinate cultivation and networking opportunities.
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Stewardship and relationship management. Build strong relationships with existing and potential donors through tailored stewardship plans designed to grow income over time. Manage donor tracking and communication systems.
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Nurture and grow our development board - Work alongside our director of development and CEO to identify and engage members and steward the Board through a 12-month action-orientated development campaign.
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Budget Management. Manage a programme budget for cultivation and stewardship events and activities.
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Collaboration and Communication. Work closely with our communications coordinator, director of development and programme teams in the production and dissemination of donor-relevant reports, updates and other content; and contribute to the conception and organisation of donor-facing online and in-person events.
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Team support. As a key member of our development and communications team, undertaken other duties as reasonably requested relevant to team and organisational goals.
Person specification
Essential
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You will have extensive experience managing a HNWI or major gift portfolio.
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You will have a proven track-record of personally securing four, five, or six-figure donations from HNWI and/or major gift donors in the UK, US and/or Europe.
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You will have experience working within a nonprofit focused on human rights, social justice, and/or environmental action.
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You will have excellent verbal communication skills, including English language skills, both spoken and written.
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You will have experience working with senior stakeholders and board members to support fundraising activities.
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You will have an ability to work both strategically and operationally.
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You will have creative thinking and problem-solving aptitude.
Desirable
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You may have experience working within a global nonprofit.
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You may have knowledge of the human rights, social justice, environmental justice, and/or international development funding landscape.
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You may understand grant-making and grant-management processes, especially with respect to private philanthropic funding, including family foundations, DAFs, and Family Offices.
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You may understand tax-efficient donation mechanisms in the UK, US, and across Europe.
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You may understand the trends in dynastic giving as well as emerging and next-generation philanthropists.
If you feel you meet some but not all of the criteria, we would encourage you to get in touch.
Terms and remuneration
This is a remote, home-working role. You will be contracted for 40 hours a week on a full-time, fixed-term contract. Flexible working is available and encouraged.
We are looking for someone who wants to embrace this pivotal role within our close-knit team and develop a long-term working relationship with us. You will be properly onboarded and continually supported by experienced and compassionate managers and colleagues. Your line manager will be our director of development, Vicky Nida.
In return for your time and dedication, we will offer you a remuneration package made up of fair pay, sector-leading benefits, and progressive leave policies, including:
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Salary of £46,900 per annum.
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7% employer pension contribution.
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Family private medical insurance.
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Employee Assistance Programme, including welfare counselling.
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Unlimited professional coaching.
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Enhanced annual leave of 25 days plus local public holidays.
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Additional leave days for annual closedown.
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Enhanced sick pay.
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Flexible working, including flexitime and remote and home working.
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Access to local coworking spaces.
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Support for climate action:
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Personal carbon emissions offsetting.
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Up to two additional leave days for sustainable travel.
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Up to two additional leave days for climate activism.
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Apple MacBook and peripherals.
If you are based outside the United Kingdom, you will be offered comparable compensation through our local employer of record, Remote. For parity, we contribute 4% above the local statutory requirements into the personal pension plans of staff members employed outside the UK. We will contribute 7% into the personal pension plans of staff members employed in counties where there is no local statutory provision.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Open Briefing values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all can be their authentic selves. We therefore encourage applications from all who meet the person specification and particularly from candidates who are from racialised communities and those under-recognised in our development team. This currently includes people of colour and people from countries in the global majority.
Please read our diversity, equity, and inclusion policy for more information. Our ethical and environmental policies are also available. And you may find our Vision, Mission, and Values statements of interest.
Open Briefing is a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory of the Charter for Employers Who Are Positive About Mental Health. We will make reasonable adjustments for disabled and neurodivergent people during the recruitment process and any subsequent employment. Please let us know in your cover letter how we can be the recruiter and employer you need us to be.
We have checked the text of this advert using the Gender Decoder tool.
Safeguarding
Open Briefing is dedicated to upholding the highest safeguarding standards, ensuring a culture of respect and protection for both our internal and external stakeholders. Our approach encompasses preventative measures and a strong response mechanism to any safeguarding concerns, guided by a survivor/victim-centred ethos. We enforce a strict no-tolerance policy towards any violations of safeguarding policies, ensuring that all concerns are addressed promptly and appropriately. Our safeguarding policy is available here.
How to apply
Please submit your application using our online form and note the following dates:
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Closing date: 30 May 2025
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Interviews: w/c 9 June 2025
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Desired start date: As soon as possible
Please let us know on the form if any of these dates are problematic and we will try to accommodate. The successful candidate will need to complete a reasonable vetting process before engagement.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Introduction to the Role
We are seeking a results-driven Development and Fundraising Officer to lead our grant applications, trust initiatives, and donor engagement efforts. In this international role, you will work closely with our team to create compelling proposals, coordinate fundraising events, and secure essential funding. Reporting directly to the Interim Director, you will play a vital role in shaping our fundraising strategy while working within a flexible, remote environment.
General Details
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Title: Development and Fundraising Officer
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Salary: £28-35,000 per annum based on experience and training
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Reporting to: Interim Director
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Contract: One-year renewable, Full-time (35 hours per week)
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Location: Remote
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International scope: Engage with international donors, trusts, and grant-making bodies
Core Responsibilities
1. Grant & trust applications
You will drive the research, development, and management of grant applications and trust funding. Your role involves identifying funding opportunities that align with Hong Kong Watch’s mission and preparing detailed proposals that secure essential resources for our projects.
2. Fundraising campaigns & donor engagement
In this responsibility, you will design and execute targeted fundraising campaigns and events. You will work to cultivate and maintain relationships with individual donors, trusts, and institutional funders, ensuring a consistent flow of financial support that underpins our advocacy and community work.
3. Coordination & communications
This responsibility centres on effective internal collaboration and external representation. You will coordinate with our communications teams to ensure consistent messaging, manage donor communications, and report on the impact of our fundraising efforts.
Key Tasks
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Research and application development:
Identify suitable grant opportunities, trusts, and philanthropic funding sources both in the UK and internationally. You will draft, refine, and submit proposals that reflect Hong Kong Watch’s strategic priorities, ensuring compliance with each funder’s requirements. -
Campaign strategy and event coordination:
Develop integrated fundraising campaigns in collaboration with our communications team. This includes planning virtual and in-person events, managing donor appreciation sessions, and ensuring that each campaign aligns with our overall mission and values. -
Donor relationship management:
Build and nurture relationships with a diverse range of funders. This task involves regular communication, organising meetings and presentations, and providing clear, detailed impact reports that demonstrate the effectiveness of our initiatives. -
Internal collaboration and reporting:
Work closely with the operations team to ensure that all fundraising efforts are fully aligned. You will attend monthly strategy meetings, coordinate updates, and produce comprehensive reports on campaign performance and donor engagement. -
Digital and social media integration:
Collaborate with the communications team to create engaging online content that supports fundraising efforts. This includes drafting newsletters, managing social media updates, and developing digital materials that promote events and initiatives. -
Monitoring, evaluation, and strategic review:
Continuously track key fundraising metrics and donor engagement levels. You will evaluate the success of fundraising initiatives, adjust strategies as needed, and prepare strategic reviews that inform future plans and objectives.
Essential Skills & Behaviours
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Grant-writing expertise:
Proven track record of researching, drafting and submitting successful grant and trust applications. -
Excellent written & verbal communication:
Able to craft compelling narratives and present confidently to donors, partners and colleagues. -
Relationship-building & stakeholder management:
Skilled at cultivating and maintaining donor relationships, with strong interpersonal presence. -
Project & time management:
Highly organised and able to plan multiple bids, campaigns and events to tight deadlines without oversight. -
Attention to detail & accuracy:
Meticulous in proposal compliance, budgets, reporting and data entry. -
Analytical & outcomes-driven:
Tracks fundraising metrics, evaluates impact, adjusts tactics to hit targets. -
Team-player & collaborator:
Works seamlessly with communications, operations and senior leadership to align messages and priorities. -
Self-starter & remote-working discipline:
Proactive, resourceful and able to manage your own workload in a flexible, home-based role. -
Cultural sensitivity & political awareness:
Strong understanding of Hong Kong’s human rights context and respect for diaspora communities.
Desirable Skills & Behaviours
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Language skills:
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Event planning & virtual engagement:
Background in coordinating both in-person and online fundraising events, webinars or galas. -
Digital fundraising & social media integration:
Know-how in peer-to-peer platforms, crowdfunding tools and integrating campaigns with social channels. -
Budgeting & financial literacy:
Able to draft, monitor and report against budgets for grant-funded projects and campaigns. -
Network in philanthropic/trust circles:
Existing contacts or familiarity with UK and international grant-makers, foundations and trusts. -
Human rights or advocacy sector experience:
Prior work in NGOs, think tanks or advocacy that demonstrates commitment to civil liberties. -
Strategic thinking & innovation:
Creative in identifying new funding streams and piloting novel campaign approaches.
What We Offer
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Competitive salary: £28-35,000 per annum
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Flexible working: Enjoy a remote working environment with one monthly in-person meeting in London if you are based in the UK
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International exposure: Engage with a diverse network of global donors, trusts, and philanthropic partners
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Professional development: Opportunities for training and growth in the field of international fundraising
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Collaborative culture: Join a dedicated team committed to making a tangible impact for Hong Kongers and their communities
Interviews
First-round interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, both before and after the application deadline.
About Twins Trust
Twins Trust is at the heart of the multiples’ community, supporting families with twins or triplets, influencing the healthcare system and campaigning on behalf of our community.
Multiple birth families face unique challenges and we’re there for them, every step of the way. With over 40 years’ experience, we tailor our services to our families’ needs.
Twins Trust has over 15,000 members who access our amazing community, information and courses and exclusive discounts.
High Value Partnerships Manager (Corporate and Trusts)
This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and talented fundraising team
We are looking for an experienced Trust and Corporate Manager - to be known as a High Value Partnerships Manager - to join our small and friendly fundraising team. You will be responsible for driving our strategy for fundraising from Corporate Partnerships and Trusts & Grants, both of which are already well-established income streams with lots of great potential. You will also use your experience to identify, attract and win new partnerships.
Contract: Permanent
Hours:30 hours per week (negotiable for the right candidate)
Flexibility: We are a flexible employer and most of our staff are juggling things (including caring for multiples!) We are great at making jobs work around life.
Salary: £35,000 - £37,000 (pro rata)
Reports to: Head of Development
Work location: Hybrid/remote. Office space in London Bridge, although entirely remote option is fine. Occasional travel to partner meetings will also be required.
Closing date: midnight on Sunday 1st June
Interview dates: First-round interviews will be virtual and take place in early June
Purpose of the role
- Accountable for winning and delivering partnerships with Corporates and Trust & Grants, with support from a Fundraising Officer
- Secure new partnerships that are vision-aligned, with a focus on multi-year grants/contracts
- Research and develop a strategy for growing our High Value income, whilst providing excellent relationship management, delivery and reporting to those we’re already working with
- Line manage a Fundraising Officer who will provide support to implement your fundraising strategy
- Work with the Head of Development and Senior Management Team to identify opportunities across the charity to fundraise for and demonstrate the impact of our work to partners
- Work with the Membership team to maximise opportunities with brands to offer discounts to Twins Trust's members
Ideal candidate
The ideal candidate will have experience in developing and implementing a strategy for High Value Partnerships. They will be able to demonstrate how they have researched and negotiated partnerships and/or submitted funding applications, providing excellent stewardship and creating meaningful partnerships that lead to long term support and therefore sustainable income.
Person specification
Essential
- Experience of creating and delivering a High Value strategy
- Experience of the full fundraising pipeline, including researching, cultivating and securing multi-year 5 or 6 figure donations from Trusts, Foundations or Corporate Partnerships (experience of both income streams a plus)
- Excellent relationship building skills up to a senior level
- Ability to project manage the delivery of partnerships including impact reporting
- Experience working in a CRM and analysing data to inform decision-making (Microsoft Dynamics experience a plus)
- Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
- Able to collaborate with a team of various disciplines or work independently as required
- Enthusiasm for the issues we work on
Desirable
- Line management or mentoring experience
- Working understanding of admin processes relating to fundraising
- The ability to demonstrate a commercial mindset
- An understanding of GDPR in relation to fundraising
Twins Trust is the only UK-wide charity dedicated to improving the lives and wellbeing of families with twins, triplets or more.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role Context and Purpose
Following recent and projected growth of the organisation, Gaddum is looking to recruit additional resource within the Central team to bolsters its support to the organisation ensuring delivers safe and high quality services.
The post holder, line managed by the Finance and Resources Director will join the finance team and play a crucial role in the day-to-day financial administration of the charity. You will also play a key role in improving our financial systems and process as we continue to grow. This is a 35 hours per week role, working flexibly and hybrid to suit the needs of the organisation and individual.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
General
• Ensure robust financial administration of all supplier payments and funder receipts including all entries into accounting system to relevant programme and project budgets and the subsequent filing of all payment documentation.
• To provide a professional and comprehensive service in dealing with finance queries raised by suppliers, customers and funders Accounts Payable
• Ensure goods and services invoiced have been ordered and charged in accordance with the approved purchase order • Raise regular BACs payments, ensuring all creditors are paid in accordance with internal policies
• Fulfilling orders and booking requests using company credit card on an adhoc basis
• Record all transactions on SAGE
• Reconcile the creditors account on a regular basis Accounts Receivable
• Ensure all invoices are processed in line with requests
• Record all receipts in SAGE
• Manage credit control function, ensuring that all debts are received in line with internal policies and procedures
Cash Management & Bank
• To oversee the distribution of petty cash when required and reconcile receipts
• Perform bank reconciliation on a regular basis and ensure all payment information is updated
• To support the Finance Assistant (Trust and Grants) in periods of absence
Other Duties and Responsibilities
• To meet regularly with Finance & Resources Director for supervisions
• Undertake additional duties within competence of post holds as required by the Finance & Resources Director
• Flexible approach to working patterns and in-office working days.
The details contained in this job description, particularly the principal accountabilities, reflect the content of the job on the date the job description was prepared. It should be remembered, however, that it is inevitable that over time, the nature of individual jobs will change; existing duties may be lost, and other duties may be gained without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Consequently, this job description may be revised from time to time.
All staff are expected to work within all Gaddum policies and procedures. This role is subject to a basic DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Asylum Matters is looking for a dynamic campaigner committed to upholding the rights of people seeking asylum in Yorkshire & Humber and across the UK at a critical time. Asylum Matters plays a significant role in working towards positive change for refugees and people seeking asylum. We are a small team based around the UK, working locally and nationally with an extensive network of partners to advocate for progressive change in the asylum system. We work with frontline organisations and people with lived experience across the UK on a range of issues that affect people in the asylum system. We co-lead the award-winning Lift the Ban coalition campaign, that brings together almost 300 organisations calling for the right to work for people seeking asylum. The Yorkshire & Humber Campaigns Manager also lead our Lift the Ban campaign Nationally, working with our powerful coalition to raise our collective voices and call for working rights for people in the asylum system.
We are a facilitator of collaboration and joint action. Our work helps strengthen collective advocacy on asylum reform and ensures it is informed by the reality on the ground. We became an independent charity in 2021 and have ambitious plans for the future as we seek to maximise the potential of our collaborative campaigning model and identify opportunities for change at local, regional and national levels, in a challenging external environment.
The successful candidate will work in partnership with local organisations and networks in Yorkshire & Humber to develop and implement strategies for achieving change locally and nationally. They will have experience of developing and delivering impactful campaigns that have achieved change. They will be an effective communicator, able to build strong partnerships and work collaboratively with partners. They will be proactive, able to spot influencing opportunities and quickly mobilise support to respond to them. They will have a commitment to the vision of a fairer and more effective asylum system, and to empowering and working with those with direct experience of it.
We are particularly keen to hear from people with lived experience of the UK asylum system, anyone with lived experience who meets the essential criteria will be granted an interview.
Candidate must have the right to work in the UK.
Please submit your current CV, plus a supporting statement that details how you have the experience to meet the essential criteria within the Job Pack attached. Failure to submit a supporting statement or cover letter that details how you meet each of the 8 essential criteria will disqualify your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In this key role, you’ll lead on engaging individual supporters, nurturing long-term donor relationships, and driving income from one-off and regular giving. You’ll bring creativity, insight, and a supporter-first mindset to help grow and steward our donor base during an exciting phase of our development.
Labour Behind the Label is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Individual Giving Fundraiser to plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate an ambitious and effective individual giving programme for individual donations, cash appeals and regular giving. You will be responsible for the coordination of these areas of fundraising across multiple channels, as well as the administration and stewardship required to ensure engaging supporter journeys.
The successful candidate is likely to bring a strong understanding of how we can recruit and retain supporters as well the latest digital trends and demonstrate creative and technical skills to deliver a digital fundraising strategy. You will be able to demonstrate a strong track record of boosting individual giving for small organisations, write compelling communications and have a particular flair for digital fundraising. You will collaborate with the team to optimise lifetime value from potential and current supporters. You will feel comfortable handling data sets and feel confident knowing how to make the most of data. You will be results driven and enjoy analysing your fundraising campaigns to ensure maximum success for the next.
Labour Behind the Label (LBL) supports garment workers' efforts worldwide to improve their working conditions, wages, and ensure their basic rights are respected. We do this through lobbying retailers, brands and political leaders; raising public awareness; promoting campaign action; and exploring legal possibilities for improving conditions.
Key areas
Fundraising
- Develop and implement LBL’s individual giving fundraising strategy (including one off, cash appeals and regular giving)
- Be responsible for driving up overall regular giving numbers
- Identify new ways to ask for funds; plan, implement and evaluate
- Manage one off appeals including our end of year Big Give appeal
- Manage LBL’s Challenge Events including the Six Items Challenge, Bath Half Marathon London Marathon and Brighton Marathon
- Be the first point of contact for supporters – send out materials if required and build relationships
- Create Meta ads where appropriate
- Oversee our grant fundraising pipeline by identifying new grant opportunities, tracking application deadlines, and coordinating with team members to ensure timely and strategic submission of high-quality grant proposals.
Communications
- Continue a regular giving strategy to generate growth in income and acquisition/retention numbers
- Continue to develop and implement a robust supporter journey
- Create social media assets for fundraising using Canva
- Social media use and update the website (including fundraising pages/posts and donation forms)
Database Management
- Manage the organisation’s database: Beacon
- Take a lead on ensuring data is properly processed, clean and useful for the team
- Manage data entry and updates on our CRM database to maintain up to date records on supporter contact information, attributes, relationships and donations
Other tasks
- Participate in team meetings
- Organisational management tasks as appropriate
- Represent LBL at meetings and events
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Title: Trusts & Foundations Advisor
Location: UK / Remote
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £40,000 per annum
About the role
Sightsavers’ Trusts and Corporate Partnerships team is excited to be expanding its team in response to growing demands and opportunities in the trusts & foundation sector. We are recruiting for two additional Trusts & Foundations Advisors to be key contributors to the development of Sightsavers trusts and foundations programme. They will play a crucial role in the successful recruitment and cultivation of new business, while also managing a portfolio of existing trust and foundation donors primarily based in the UK, U.S and Europe.
In this role, the Advisor will be instrumental in contributing towards the team’s annual income target and supporting additional planned growth in the coming years.
Responsibilities
- Manage and cultivate relationships with a portfolio of key trust and foundation donors for Sightsavers (up to 7-figure funding agreements) via proposals, mailings, reports, telephone or face-to-face meetings as appropriate, and coordinate donor visits, dealing with CEOs, Directors, and Trustees.
- Develop key external and internal relationships and donor engagement activities for the achievement of planned objectives with these donors.
- Research, identify, prioritise, and develop personalised engagement plans and donor strategies to cultivate new trust prospects in targeted global markets. Lead on cultivating relationships with CEOs, Directors, and Trustees, with the aim of establishing additional high-value funding relationships.
- Work proactively across the organisation, including cross-culturally, to coordinate, develop, and deliver a high standard of compelling project proposals and reports ready for submission to donors whilst ensuring excellent grant/contract management to existing donor relationships.
- Actively participate in the networks surrounding trusts and foundations, sharing information, insights, opportunities, and fundraising materials produced.
- Represent Sightsavers and/or support staff delegations at conferences and networks to engage with and cultivate new donor relationships.
- Contribute to team, departmental, and wider organisational systems development and initiatives.
This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.
Jobholder Requirements
Essential
- Relevant experience working in the charity sector, ideally in international development.
- Experience of long-term grant/contract management of significant funders/clients.
- Proven success in personally cultivating new relationships with prospective donors/clients and maintaining relationships with existing donors/clients.
- Demonstrative experience of excellent written skills, including proposals, bids, and reports for external audiences.
- Proven success in creating successful funding proposals.
- Knowledge of good fundraising practice.
- Experience of in-person networking at conferences or face-to-face meetings with senior trusts and foundations staff/board.
- Understanding of and interest in charity sector and international development issues.
- First-class presentation and writing skills, including preparation of proposals, project budgets, and reports with excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent IT skills, including Word and Excel, and experience of using fundraising databases.
- Capable of relating well to a wide range of people.
- Strong listening and negotiating skills.
- Research experience, including the development of engagement plans.
- Experience of in-person networking at conferences.
- Self-confidence with the ability to take the initiative, manage time effectively, and work to deadlines.
- Good analytical skills – can prioritise and plan opportunities based on available information.
- Highly collaborative approach.
Desirable
- Experience of Fundraising from the US market.
- Experience of writing for the US market.
Next Steps
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.
Successful candidates will be invited to participate in a virtual interview via Microsoft Teams, and we will also ask all candidates to complete a short task related to the responsibilities of the Trusts & Foundations Advisor role.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Due to project deadlines, we are keen to fill this role as quickly as possible. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and considered as soon as they are received. The closing date for applications is 1 June 2025. We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible, as early submissions will be reviewed promptly.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About the Role
Iswe is a social impact foundation exploring how to put people at the heart of political and social decision-making to address some of society’s greatest challenges.
Behind powerful democratic innovations is a need for robust financial systems. We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Finance Manager to oversee financial operations, manage reporting, and help us build strong systems as we grow.
You’ll work closely with senior leadership, external accountants, and funders to ensure that financial planning supports programme delivery and strategic goals. This is a key role for someone excited by the opportunity to help shape an ambitious and values-led organisation.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning and Management
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Lead day-to-day financial operations and controls
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Develop and manage financial reporting systems
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Produce monthly management accounts and forecasts
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Support budgeting and reforecasting processes
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Prepare the annual financial report with external accountants
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Ensure compliance with audit and reporting standards
Grants and Income
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Provide accurate forecasts and financial information for fundraising bids
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Track income from funders and issue/manage invoices
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Ensure clear reporting on restricted and unrestricted funds
Payments and Payroll
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Process payments to contractors, suppliers, and partners
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Oversee payroll payments
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Reconcile accounts and maintain accurate financial records in QuickBooks
Internal Systems and Support
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Refine internal workflows to improve clarity and timeliness of financial information
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Maintain up-to-date financial documentation, receipts, and records
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Support supplier management, compliance tracking, and finance-related admin
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Communicate financial insights to support internal planning and delivery
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Act as point of contact for accountants, funders, and financial stakeholders
Essential Skills and Experience
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Minimum 5 years' experience managing finances in a charity or non-profit
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Strong understanding of financial systems, reporting, and controls
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Experience managing day-to-day accounting and overseeing restricted/unrestricted funding
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Familiarity with grants management and funder reporting
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Strong communication skills with the ability to advise senior leadership
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Ability to build and manage funder relationships
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High attention to detail and accuracy
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Proactive and self-motivated; able to work independently
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Strong IT skills and experience with financial software
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Alignment with Iswe’s mission, values, and commitment to transparency and equity
Desirable
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Professional qualification (e.g. ACCA, CIMA, ACA)
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Experience using QuickBooks
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Experience working in a start-up or scaling organisation
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Knowledge of deliberative democracy, such as citizens’ assemblies
Salary, Benefits & Working Conditions
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Salary: £40–45k per annum, depending on experience
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Hours: Full-time, but open to part-time (minimum 4 days/week)
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Location: Remote, with flexibility around UK-adjacent working hours
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Leave: 35 days holiday plus UK bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time); 14 days medical leave
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Pension: Statutory employer contributions (currently 3%)
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Other: 6-month probation period. The right candidate will have the opportunity to shape this role and grow into a leadership position as Iswe develops
About Iswe
We believe that many of the crises we face today - health, climate, the cost of living etc - are symptoms of failing governance structures, and that putting people in the driving seat of decision-making will transform our futures for the better. Our work focuses on Citizens’ Assemblies.
Our team has decades of experience in democratic innovation. Projects include Global Assembly for COP26 and The Future Armenian. Iswe is a fast-growing foundation, dedicated to empowering citizens to play a leading role in the decision-making that affects their lives.
Our work is founded on strong values, including openness, transparency and humility. We believe that when ‘I’ (an individual) becomes ‘we’ (part of the collective), the results are transformational. We are actively working to build a healthy culture, rooted in care and characterised by being self-organising and self-reflective. We are committed to addressing the dynamics of oppression in ourselves and our work.
How to Apply
Please submit a CV and short cover letter outlining your interest in the role and relevant experience, via CharityJob.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the advert may be closed early if we find a suitable candidate.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.