The opportunity

Do you want to be part of a team which is helping to beat heartbreak forever?
 
Are you an experienced fundraiser now looking for a new challenge with one of the country's leading charities?

About the role

We're looking for an ambitious, confident and engaging Fundraising Manager to cover Bristol, Bath and Gloucestershire. This is a rare opportunity to cover a fundraising area which has great potential for growth, especially in the corporate sector.
 
In this role you'll:
• Recruit, manage, and support volunteer fundraisers within the community, helping them to reach their fundraising potential
• Identify, develop and steward new relationships with corporate supporters, fundraising groups and high potential individuals
• Inspire and bring out the best in our supporters, corporate partnerships and fundraising groups, engaging them to help us beat heartbreak forever
• Enable our supporters to achieve their ambitious fundraising goals
• Work with BHF colleagues and volunteers to unlock new opportunities

About you

The team combines experience from the private, public and third sector and we're looking for someone to join us with:
• Proven experience of meeting and exceeding targets and working to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Excellent ability to motivate, inspire and influence people
• Strong networking skills and proven ability to build long-lasting relationships
• Proven ability to track and report on income
• Flexibility and willingness to travel where needed to support events - with access to a car and able to work evenings and weekends as needed
• Previous experience of working remotely and you will need to be a self-starter

We want to build great relationships with our supporters and to help them achieve their fundraising ambitions which will allow us to fund research in to heart and circulatory diseases.

This is a rewarding and fast-paced role, in a regional home-based team. No two days will be the same as you'll be working with individuals, groups and corporates, supporting them with their fundraising ambitions.

 

About us

At the British Heart Foundation, we are focused on the urgent need to fund more research into heart and circulatory diseases like heart diseases, stroke, vascular dementia and the conditions that cause them, to find answers fit for 21st century challenges. We are independent, have more than sixty years of breakthroughs under our belts and we won’t stop until we beat heartbreak forever.

Interview process

Interviews will be held over MS Teams

 

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early. 

Fundraising Manager - Owned Events & Product

Location - Currently working from home, however, a working location will be agreed upon with the successful candidate - London based, regional office or home-based.

6-month fixed-term contract with a possibility of extending

Full time - 35hrs per week

£34,000 - £39,989 plus allowances (£3,664 pa London Waiting Allowance and £500 Home-based Working Allowance for homeworkers)

Charity People are excited to be recruiting for a Fundraising Manager to join a national children's charity in the Mass Participation Team, who is an expert in fundraising products, a true leader and skilled at growing and building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholder.

The Fundraising Manager will play a key role in managing and developing the Owned events and products portfolio, as well as ensuring growth in participation levels whilst increasing net income from each activity to maximise and grow income streams. They will also manage the expenditure budget for specific activities and work across the organisation with other teams to achieve fundraising objectives. Working hard to motivate their direct reports, they will lead, manage and motivate their team to drive product ideas forward and deliver a successful event portfolio.

Working with team members across the charity to form and develop strong strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support the charities innovation work, you must be able to deliver clear, inspiring pitches and project updates to a range of audiences in a confident way. They are also looking for someone with bespoke event and product management experience and project planning experience (including virtual events) as well as examples of working in a customer-focused environment such as fundraising, sales or marketing. You also must have line manager experience as you will be managing four direct reports.

If you are a highly experienced target-driven leader, who has a wealth of experience working with creative and market audience specialist agencies and suppliers, you can demonstrate leadership, management and team-building skills to support your team and who can contribute to an organisation's fundraising or income generations strategy then get in touch for further information by reaching out with your up to date CV asap.

We are looking to speak to strong candidates ASAP. If the charity gets enough applicants through they will close the role earlier so, please email back to hear more about the role.

Fundraising Development Manager (Trusts and Foundations)

This is an exciting time to join the Global Major Gifts team at Compassion in World Farming International and contribute to delivering our mission to end factory farming. With growing awareness of the impact of factory farming not only on animal welfare, but on human health and the environment, now is a unique moment to be raising money for Compassion’s work and bringing new supporters on board.

Annual income from major philanthropic partners has continued to grow over past years (we raised over £3m in the last financial year) and our global team has ambitious growth targets over the coming years.

In this role, you will manage a varied portfolio of Trusts and Foundations in the UK and internationally (excluding the US), including existing five and six figure donors. You will also be responsible for researching, cultivating, and applying to new supporters. In addition, you will manage our small to medium-sized Trusts and Foundations programme, developing effective communications to grow and steward this group efficiently and effectively. You will report into the International Head of Major Gifts and work in a dynamic and supportive team of seven major gift and trust fundraisers based in the UK and US.

Requirements:

• Track record of generating income from philanthropic sources to meet income targets.
• Ability to write persuasively (including compelling cases for support and funding proposals).
• Prospect research skills.
• Account management experience - ability to build strong funding relationships.
• An excellent team player, with great communication skills.
• Passionate about Compassion in World Farming’s International work.

Please complete the online application form to upload your CV and a covering letter.

About Compassion in World Farming International:

Compassion in World Farming International is a fast-growing and influential campaigning charity with decades of experience fighting factory farming: our award-winning undercover investigations have exposed the ugly realities of factory farms; our political lobbying and campaigns have improved the living conditions for factory farmed animals across Europe; our Food Business team is working with some of the world’s biggest food companies - retailers, producers and manufacturers - to drive humane-sustainable innovation.

Location: Flexible within the UK (with regular travel to our offices in Godalming, Surrey)

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

Hours: 37 per week

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum

Closing date: Monday, 5th April 2021
Interviews: Planned for week commencing 12th April 2021 (subject to change)

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Development Manager, Fundraising Manager, Fundraising, Trusts Fundraising, Foundations, New Business Development Manager, Business Development Manager, New Business, New Business Development, Corporate Partnerships, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector, etc.

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We say that we are all about life, which means that we are all about people. As Director of Fundraising and Marketing, you will bring that genuine empathy needed to understand why people will want to support our work, if only we ask them in absolutely the right way and at the right time.

Long-term partnerships are the foundation for all successful fundraising, and we are no exception. Careful cultivation of the individuals and organisations that support our work, is absolutely central to our ongoing success and it will be your number one priority.

You will be comfortable leading from the front, being a visible face of the organisation. You will be equally at ease alongside local volunteer groups who fundraise on our behalf, influential donors and major celebrities. When the ‘ask’ is needed, you will know how to craft it.

Apply now to join #TeamDemelza and be part of our passion and dedication to be there when we are needed the most.

Closing Date – Wednesday 31st March 2021

Initial Interview Date – w/c 12th April 2021

Please note this role will involve working remotely for a temporary period due to COVID-19.

Some of our vacancies receive high numbers of applications and we may close the vacancy early when we have reached a maximum number of applications. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Enhanced DBS Disclosure check may be undertaken dependant on role. Demelza is an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No 1039651. Demelza is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To see how we process your data, please visit our website and view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

The Fundraising Coordinator is an essential role within Restless Development’s small yet growing fundraising team. Responsible for raising unrestricted income through individual giving and community fundraising, and be the lead for our CRM database. Currently the vast bulk of financial support at Restless Development comes from multiyear restricted grants. To ensure we are reaching our aims of maintaining a balanced budget and sustainable growth, we are committed to increasing investment in the Fundraising team in London with a view to growing unrestricted income year on year. The Fundraising Coordinator is key to this, working closely with the Senior Philanthropy Manager, senior leadership, trustees and patrons to network with and cultivate new and steward current financial supporters.

We are looking for a passionate, self-driven individual with a desire to learn about philanthropy. The successful candidate will not require any fundraising experience. You’ll need to be passionate about what Restless Development do and be able to clearly explain and present that work and impact to our supporters. Restless Development will provide on the job training to support the successful candidate in this role. This role is part of a small team, so the successful candidate will be a team player who is willing to support the wider team whilst balancing their own workload. There’ll be the occasional late night at an event, and you could be expected to accompany supporters on a visit to see our work in action in Africa or Asia. Once this role is established, we are looking to invest in this area of the team so we are committed to the Fundraising Coordintor’s professional development.

We are looking for a relationship fundraiser with strong Direct Marketing experience who is a creative and dynamic self-starter to join this social welfare charity

The Role
You will focus on securing long term commitment from existing supporters but also generate new income.
Maximise income from existing supporters; relationship management, direct mail and cultivation events (online and in-person) to create more personalised supporter relationships.
Develop the mid value programme to build engagement and create a sustainable income channel.
Develop legacy income by promoting giving through Wills.
Support community fundraising groups.
Line management of Supporter Relationship Officer.

The Candidate
In this varied role you will get an opportunity to be involved in a number of different of income streams, they are particularly looking for candidates with a strong Direct Marketing background.
Proven track record and experience of working within a fundraising team with greater focus on relationship fundraising
Exposure to a range of Direct Mail, email and social media marketing techniques including multi-channel campaigns
Experience of data base targeting, segmentation, testing and response analysis
Proven experience of working to and exceeding targets and KPIs

IMPORTANT NOTE

Please apply ASAP to avoid missing out. the client may clsoe the role early if enough applications received.

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

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

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

I am delighted to be working with Hand in Hand International who is looking for an ambitious, confident Fundraising Manager to join their award-winning fundraising team.

Hand in Hand can help women beat the odds and succeed as entrepreneurs. The money they earn and the confidence they gain changes everything. Whole families and communities rise with them.

Since 2003, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, they've helped 3 million women launch small businesses that can stand the test of time. Some are smallholder farmers learning to stand up to climate change. Some are refugees starting a new life after running from conflict. Others are young women and girls with few opportunities starting to dream and plan for the future.

As Fundraising Manager, you will be required to grow income, securing five and six figure gifts from new and existing donors. You will need to have an entrepreneurial approach to fundraising and have a proven track record of securing gifts from corporates, major donors and/or foundations. Experience working in an international development charity would beneficial but not essential.
For further information on this role with details on how to apply please contact Natalie Lawford at Harris Hill via the apply button.

Reporting to: Head of Supporter Fundraising

Job purpose

• To plan, develop, deliver and review the calendar of Willow led events ensuring income, participation & retention targets are achieved.

• To deliver relevant fundraising campaigns & appeals that are suitable for the current fundraising environment and be prepared to adapt fundraising plans as needed.

• To be responsible for organising the calendar of Willow led events including but not limited to the following in person and virtual events:

  Virtual Challenge

  Annual Bike ride

  Abseil

  Run with Willow

  Overseas Trek

  Carol Concert

  Community Golf Days

  Bedtime story Walk

  Christmas Walk

• To ensure Willow continues to provide a consistently high level of supporter care for all event participants.

Key responsibilities

• To set and successfully meet the financial and non-financial targets set.

• To organise and deliver all Willow led Community Fundraising events.

• To lead the development of the Willow fundraising events programme ensuring income opportunities are maximised through event income and third party events including London Marathon.

• To effectively steward event fundraisers, developing relationships to maximise long term income opportunities for Willow.

• Identify and make recommendations for new fundraising events and activities to attract new event audiences.

• To be responsible for ensuring that all Willow led events are run safely with the health and safety of participants, staff and volunteers ensured. This will include conducting thorough risk assessments for all events, consulting with relevant authorities, keeping up-to-date with changes in legislation and introducing and regularly reviewing risk measures.

• To lead the planning of event fundraising projects, researching, identifying and developing new events and appropriate new third party events for Willow.To achieve this within agreed budgets and timelines.

• To participate in the overall development of an event supporter stewardship strategy and to implement this strategy across the event portfolio.

• To analyse all aspects of each events performance, reporting as required and utilising the results to improve practise.This includes evaluation of cost effectiveness, levels of potential and sustainability.

• To coordinate multimedia event participant recruitment campaigns working closely with the Willow Communications Team.

• To keep up to date with sector trends

• To keep up to date and comply with the Fundraising Code of Fundraising Practice, GDPR and any other relevant legislation, codes of practice and good standards.

• To regularly review health and safety arrangements and keep up-to date with relevant legislation and regulations relating to organising events.

• To undertake any other tasks reasonably required.

Person Specification

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification/experience
• Proven experience of successful relationship management

• Proven success at leading and delivering mass participation events

• Experience of working with Third Party event providers

• Up to date with latest developments in event fundraising

• Significant project management experience

• Hands on budget management experience

• Experience and confidence in team working across disciplines, with an ability to bring together both internal and external stakeholders to deliver projects to agreed objectives in a fast paced, constantly evolving environment

• Understanding and knowledge of the UK funding environment and good practice

• Extensive experience in analysing and reporting on fundraising activity and outcome.

Skills and Abilities

• Well organised with attention to detail and ability to lead others to achieve the same standards

• Outstanding project management with a proven ability to plan and manage activity that delivers complex projects on time, to budget, across multiple teams and achieving project goals.

• Ability to manage several projects and tasks at the same time and skilled at identifying and prioritising important activity

• Strong numeracy and ability to project and analyse campaign results.

• Excellent oral and written skills, with the ability to write, evaluate and proof audience and channel appropriate copy.

• Decisive and quick problem solver with the ability to adapt easily to change

• Innovative outlook and a willingness to suggest new ideas

• Strong fundraising database experience – preferably Raiser’s Edge

Other

• Willing to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends, as required in order to deliver fundraising events.

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) supports families and cares for children and young people with life threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.

Corporate Fundraising Assistant
Location: Milton Hospice, Cambridge / work from home
Hours: Full-Time 37.5 hours per week
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: circa £19,000 per annum

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support the Corporate Fundraiser in Cambridge. To assist with maintaining and developing relationships with existing corporate supporters and building a network of new supporters.

We are looking for a Fundraising Assistant with experience of:

• Meeting targets
• Being in a professional role; mixing with a variety of people in business and social situations.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Corporate charity experience (preferred)

This position will be based at our Milton hospice and will also include some home working.

Closing date: Wednesday 10th March
Interviews: Thursday 18th March

If you would like find out more about this position and to complete the online application process, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.

EACH is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications for all sections of the community. EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

No agencies please.

I am working on behalf of a leading children's charity who is looking for an experienced Fundraising Manager to join them for a 6-month FTC. Joining the mass participation/ owned events team, you will be required to lead a team of four event managers and ensure that new products are continually reviewed and evaluated, ensuring they become a sustainable source of income for the organisation.

To be considered for this role you will need to have:

A proven track record in events and new product development
Previous experience of working in a fundraising and/or marketing team
Previous line management experience
A strong relationship manager
Experience of contributing to an organisation income generation strategy.

Please get in touch with [email protected] for more information.

Salary - £32,732  

Hours - Full Time 

Contract - Permanent  

Location – Sheffield (with some home-working) 

We are delighted to be supporting Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice in their search for a Regional Fundraising Manager to join their successful and integral fundraising team. Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice care for children and young adults with life-shortening and life-threatening conditions. They currently support around 250 families both in their hospice and in family homes. Their wide ranging and bespoke support services include end of life treatment and care, respite short breaks, counselling, sibling support groups, music therapy, home visits and much more. 

Every penny raised by the fundraising team helps put smiles on the faces of the families in the hospice’s care and this role provides a real opportunity to lead the Regional Fundraisers as they raise the funds that make a difference to families who too often have nowhere else to turn. 

In your role as Regional Fundraising Manager, you will lead and develop a team of 6 to raise the invaluable funds for the hospice. This will include devising a strategy for income generation across key areas of fundraising including Events, Corporate and Community. You will plan an annual fundraising calendar of activity and campaigns in line with the fundraising strategy. You will work to agreed KPIs and objectives to build a strong fundraising strategy to support the overall income generation of the wider team. Taking the responsibility for corporate engagement you will both develop new relationships and nurture existing supporters.

To be considered for this role you will ideally come to us with broad fundraising experience across all areas of Fundraising particularly Corporate, Community and Events. You should be a confident line manager with experience operating at a senior strategic level and an exceptional knowledge of fundraising codes of practice, fundraising trends and sector legalities. This role presents a wonderful opportunity to join an environment that encourages staff to develop and flourish and as Regional Fundraising Manger you will play a pivotal role in raising invaluable funds to enable the hospice to continue it’s life-changing work.

This role is full-time and permanent and comes with a range of excellent benefits including 33 days annual leave. Due to the impact of Covid-19 the role is currently based from home, when it’s possible to return to the office, the hospice is based in Sheffield and the charity will offer a blend of office/home/remote working.

The recruitment for this role is ongoing, and the position will close when a sufficient number of suitable applications have been received. If you wish to express an interest in this role, please apply directly or contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons for more information.  

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy. 

We are delighted to be working with the Macular Society, looking for a Fundraising Manager (Legacy and In Memory) to join their wonderful team.

The Charity
Macular disease is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK, with around 300 people diagnosed every day. The Macular Society is the only charity determined to beat the fear and isolation of macular disease with world class research and the best advice and support.

This role can be worked remotely, with quarterly meetings in or around Hampshire although there is flexibility with this too. Four days considered.

The role
This role will work closely with the Head of Legacy and In Memory Fundraising and two Officers to grow future income from legacies and in memory donations.
The postholder will be responsible for legacy marketing through direct appeals, campaigns, publications and events.
They will also encourage donor engagement and loyalty through the excellent stewardship of legacy and in memory contacts.
They offer excellent development and there is the opportunity to grow into line management or immediately manage 1 or 2 people depending on experience.

The person
We're looking for an experienced fundraiser or marketing professional with a proven track record in securing gifts from legacies, in memory or individual giving, or with comparable direct marketing expertise.
Demonstrable experience in delivering projects to timetable and budget is essential, as are excellent communications skills, sensitivity in communicating with donors and the ability to build successful relationships with supporters and colleagues.
Experience of planning and implementing campaigns, using digital and social media for marketing purposes, organising events and strong IT skills including a knowledge of data analysis, would also be helpful.

IMPORTANT NOTE

The client will review applications on a rolling basis, please get in touch ASAP to not miss out!

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you haven't been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future. We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

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

Ella’s is looking for a fundraising professional with at least two years’ experience of researching, preparing and submitting successful grant funding applications and bids to trusts, foundations and statutory agencies. You will be working alongside our Head of Fundraising and Communications, but will be expected to take initiative to plan your own time and help drive forward this area of our fundraising. The ideal candidate would have experience in the not-for-profit sector and/or women’s services. You will need to have a positive and flexible approach to working in a small team.

Please note, we are looking for a freelance fundraiser who is able to commit to working with us for 22.5 hours per week for an initial period of six months, with the possibility of extending. 

Please download the application pack for more information about the role, Ella's and how to apply. 

Fundraising Campaign Manager
The Royal College of Surgeons
Salary - £29,887
Based in London, Home working currently due to Government guidelines

Charity People are delighted to be partnering with The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) to recruit a Fundraising Campaign Manager to come in and manage a range of exciting campaigns and appeals. The RCS are currently in a Fundraising Five Year Plan (2020-2025) with a major aim being to triple voluntary income to RCS England by 2025.

As Fundraising Campaign Manager, your role will involve managing a range of Campaigns and Appeals to drive supporter number and increase income. You will manage the direct marketing and digital marketing projects and will ensure that all campaigns and appeals items are prepared, launched, promoted, stewarded and closed to schedule, as well as assessing all new opportunities as they arise and exploiting them where appropriate and cost/time efficient.

You will also be involved with budgeting and forecasting, project management of direct marketing campaigns and campaign analysis along with planning launches and ongoing promotion of the campaign and appeals across all current and future RCS England media channels in close collaboration with the Head of Fundraising, and colleagues in the marketing, digital, social media and membership teams as well as across the RCS.

We are looking for someone who has experience in the following areas:

• Direct marketing and digital marketing
• Demonstrable track record of successful relationship management with external contacts, supporters and service providers, ideally in a fundraising context
• Experience and track record of excellence in managing projects from inception to completion with relevant record and archive keeping
• Demonstrable track record of building and managing fruitful and productive, mutually beneficial working relationships with internal colleagues
• Experience in assisting with the development of relationship management strategies, ideally within a fundraising contact
• Experience of writing engaging copy for a range of audiences with successful results
• Sound knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of programmes

Charity People are managing all applications for this role, interested applicants should send their CV to Ben Garner at Charity People in the first instance.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.