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Are you a dog lover who wants to make a difference through fundraising?
We’re looking for a Head of Mass Participation and Community Fundraising to lead the delivery of our exciting mass participation and community fundraising work, from sporting and challenge events to building community with local donors near our rehoming centres.
What does this role do?
As Head of Mass Participation and Community Fundraising, you'll:
- Lead the implementation of our exciting new community fundraising strategy, bringing our enthusiastic fundraisers across the country around a common goal that promotes our brand locally, embeds our work in local communities, and ultimately drives targeted income growth through donations and legacies,
- Lead the mass participation fundraising team to deliver a high-quality national event portfolio, generating income, amplifying the Dogs Trust brand and growing our national presence,
- Act as a link between directorate strategy and local delivery, ensuring delivery teams locally understand how their fundraising contributes to wider strategic goals and objectives,
- Collaborate with various other teams across Dogs Trust, from marketing and communications to rehoming centre teams, ensuring there is central alignment, and opportunities for collaboration are maximised.
This role can be based at any of our rehoming centres and will involve frequent travel to rehoming centres around the UK. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 25th June 2026, and will take place on Teams.
Could this be you?
To be successful in this role, you’ll have a proven track record in leading community fundraising teams, with the ability to drive performance to deliver income growth. You’ll need experience of managing people, ideally remotely, as this role looks after a large team working from all corners of the UK. You’ll be confident working closely with senior stakeholders, negotiating and influencing, as well as the ability to deliver effective change management, ensuring teams understand the strategic vision and are motivated to deliver it. Above all, you’ll be passionate about fundraising and the work we do, and the ability to champion the amazing work our mass participation and community fundraising teams do.
About Dogs Trust
We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.
To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you submit a personal statement explaining your interest and suitability for the role.
Dogs are incredibly diverse, much like the humans that love them! At Dogs Trust we value diversity, and we're committed to fostering an inclusive culture. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce helps us to achieve our mission. Our colleague networks give our people a voice, acting as vehicles for real and meaningful change within Dogs Trust. We truly want to see every candidate shine throughout the entire job application process, interview stages, and during their time with us. If there's anything on your mind or any adjustments you may need, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to support you every step of the way.
Thank you!
Are you looking to join a dedicated team working at pace to safeguard a nationally important heritage visitor attraction?
Birmingham Botanical Gardens has successfully secured over £18m against its £19.45m (RIBA3) capital investment project and has gathered significant momentum in its fundraising journey.
We are now heading into the corporate and individual giving phase of our fundraising strategy and are searching for a dynamic and successful Head of Fundraising and Development. Could this be you?
Job Purpose
The Head of Fundraising and Development will drive voluntary income and manage our fundraising and partnerships portfolio, supporting the stewardship of relationships with some of the UK’s biggest foundations and a range of corporate and individual supporters.
The role will manage new and existing relationships, prepare grant and awards applications and reporting, and evolve our corporate, public and individual giving to support the growth and diversification of our fundraising opportunities.
The successful candidate will be part of the Senior Leadership Team and demonstrate a strategic mindset and collaborative approach, alongside strong organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail. They must have experience in growing and diversifying income streams and converting new interest into long-term, sustainable, support.
Please visit our recruitment webpage for the full job pack.
We suggest that you read the full job description before applying. This can be found on the Birmingham Botanical Gardens website. If you have any questions, you can contact us before applying.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Head of Mass Fundraising.
Salary: £57,000 - £66,500 per annum depending on experience.
Location: Remote. (Must be based in the UK.)
Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week.
Benefits:
· 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service, and the option to buy or sell leave.
· Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
· Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
· Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
· Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts across 15,000 national retailers.
Why Action for Children?
Working here is more than a job. We are passionate about protecting and supporting children, young people, and families. All our departments work together to achieve the high standards that ensure more children are safe and happy.
A bit about the role
In this role of Head of Mass Fundraising, you will be strategically responsible for setting and managing Action for Children’s mass-fundraising portfolio through the leadership of an ambitious, insight-led Mass Fundraising Team. You will drive significant and sustainable income growth from the public, including across Individual Giving, Legacy Giving, Consumer PR, Celebrity Partnerships, and Integrated Campaigns and Products.
How you'll help to create brighter futures
· Lead and manage a high-performing team working across multiple disciplines.
· Develop and spearhead a multi-faceted mass-fundraising strategy, containing outstanding products and campaign moments that deliver significant sustainable income growth.
· Drive the delivery of significant income growth from individuals via Cash Appeals, Regular Giving, Campaigns and Legacy fundraising.
· Lead eye-catching, fundraising-focused Consumer PR and Celebrity activity as a key income-growth lever.
· Provide clear prioritisation, strategic direction and performance-focused leadership across the mass fundraising portfolio by setting stretch income targets, performance metrics, priorities and KPIs.
· Champion charity-wide collaboration, and influencing at senior level, to ensure mass fundraising is embedded across the organisation.
· Contribute to wider commercial planning and governance, preparing high-quality business cases, strategic plans, and performance reports for senior stakeholders.
Let's talk about you
· Must have proven experience of leading large-scale mass fundraising programmes in a complex organisation, with accountability for strategy, performance, and delivery, and with the credibility to influence at senior leadership level.
· Must have an established history of delivering significant income from the public through large-scale, integrated fundraising campaigns.
· Must have demonstrable experience of setting strategic direction and leading teams through audience-led delivery.
· Must have considerable experience leading and developing high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams.
· Must have strong commercial and financial acumen.
· Must have excellent creative nous and vision.
· Must have experience of working cross-organisationally, using persuasive communication, judgement and influencing skills.
Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.
We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates, as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
Want to know more about Action for Children?
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Closing Date: Thursday 11th June 2026 at 23.59pm
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Registered Charity
More than 1000
Our vision is that every child and young person has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.