The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT) champions, funds and connects young people across the Commonwealth who are working hard to drive positive change in their communities. QCT is made up of a small, dynamic and highly passionate team working collaboratively with aligned values and an agile culture to bring the mission to life.

We are looking for an established fundraiser who will play a key role in building and delivering the fundraising strategy for QCT. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for an energetic and talented fundraiser who is passionate about social impact and keen to use their skills to connect supporters with a youth-focused cause.  The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in high value relationship fundraising from UHNWIs and/or companies. Experience in raising money internationally would also be an advantage.

Given the start-up stage of QCT, this is a flexible and dynamic role. The Head of Fundraising will focus on recruiting new supporters – both face to face meetings with prospects and preparing proposals and presentations. 

Please see the attached job description for more information.

To apply, please submit:

• A CV detailing your relevant experience and
• A covering letter of no more than two pages in length, showing any experience of the responsibilities outlined in the job description

Closing Date for applications: 1st November 2018

Posted on: 14th October 2019

Closing date: 1st November 2019

1st Interviews: 8th November 2019

2nd Interviews: w/b 11th November 2019

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.

Union Chapel is seeking an interim Head of Fundraising & Development to develop and drive forward the fundraising strategy for all areas of income generation for the organisation.  These include public sector funders, trusts and foundations, corporate sponsorships, philanthropic giving and membership schemes.

The ideal candidate will be a skilled communicator and networker; have demonstrable success in planning and raising five figure sums, a self-motivated approach to work and be confident in developing and managing a small team. A broad understanding of heritage, the arts and social justice projects, and substantial experience in a similar role are essential.

The current Head of Fundraising & Development is moving abroad in December, but will remain supporting Union Chapel’s fundraising efforts around the Sunday School remotely, as Project Consultant. This interim role will assist in the transition between the current Head of Fundraising and future appointments.

Are you an experienced fundraiser with a flair for securing income from trusts and foundations?

After a number of years with us, our Fundraising Manager is moving on to a new role as Charity Director with a large NHS hospital trust. We plan to replace her with an ambitious candidate who will build on her excellent work and bring about a step change in the amount of money we raise from grant makers.

About the role we’re offering

This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who already has some line management experience, or an ambitious fundraiser who is looking for their first management role. In particular, we’re looking for someone who has a proven track record of securing trust and grant income for capital and other projects, and the ability to significantly increase funding from this source. In addition, you’ll be responsible for the delivery of a comprehensive and cost-effective fundraising strategy, considering the whole suite of traditional and innovative fundraising techniques.

About Paul Strickland Scanner Centre

Based in the grounds of Mount Vernon Hospital, Paul Strickland Scanner Centre has been a pioneering, independent medical charity since 1985. Following an intense market research programme and stakeholder consultation, we recently rebranded and explicitly focussed our brand on cancer imaging, a field we’re an internationally recognised leader in and which is close to the heart of our patients.

Our business is providing CT, MRI and PET-CT scans for mainly cancer patients, and our scanners and other equipment are frequently updated to make sure our patients enjoy the highest quality care we can provide. We also support ground-breaking medical research to bring about breakthroughs in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of cancer.

All our staff are on NHS contracts, which means you will benefit from an excellent package, including regular opportunities for pay progression under the NHS Agenda for Change scheme, generous holiday allowance, flexible working and membership of the NHS pension scheme. This post qualifies for the NHS Outer London High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) of 15% (maximum payment of £4,743, which has been included in the advertised salary.

We take real interest in the development of our staff and pride ourselves on providing excellent training and development opportunities.

More information

We're only able to consider applications made through the NHS Jobs portal.

This is the single most exciting time to join Age UK, the charity helping older people who need us the most. We've launched a new charity strategy with a bolder approach to fundraising and more investment in this area than ever before.

That's why we've created this new Strategic Fundraising Manager role - to focus solely on developing restricted funding propositions to help grow income from high value funders including corporate partners, charitable trusts and national government bodies

You might have heard of some of high value fundraising successes - our current #DonateYourWords campaign with Cadbury, and award-winning programmes such Call in Time telephone befriending and our Lottery-funded One Digital programme that's helped over 20,000 older people get online.

We're looking for someone who can develop more innovative restricted funding propositions that reflect the needs of older people, the ambitions of Age UK and have the power to capture funders' imaginations.

As a Strategic Fundraising Manager you'll work closely with Charity Directors, colleagues in Services teams, Research and Influencing to understand their plans and ambitions. Your unique contribution will be to translate these into fundable programmes and propositions for Age UK's Partnerships and Philanthropy team to secure new income and partnerships.

As well as developing new concepts and budgets and producing well-written, high quality proposition overviews, you'll manage our proposition matching process and refresh our current suite of restricted funding propositions.

About you

* You will have experience developing high-value funding propositions in a like-for-like role, as corporate, trusts or statutory fundraiser or as a service-delivery manager.
* Your grasp of high value fundraising landscapes will be first class: you'll have a deep understanding of what high value funders are seeking from charitable programmes.
* Great communication and influencing skills will be essential to your success, ensuring you gain buy-in from colleagues across the charity, including Directors.
* You will need excellent copywriting skills and the ability to convert dense internal information into fundraising-friendly content for high value audiences.
* You'll be a good project manager with a natural ability to create processes that empower agile decision-making rather than slow things down.

What we offer in return

We welcome applications from candidates seeking full-time, part-time or condensed hours, and can accommodate some home working.

We can offer an excellent salary of up to £45,000 and great benefits including 26 days annual leave + bank holidays, excellent pension (we pay in up to 9%), Life Assurance, Healthcare Cashback Plan, Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to work scheme, flexible working and much more.

Additional Information

For a full list of benefits please click here https://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

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

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Head of Fundraising 

£58k+ pa + benefits

12 Months Maternity Cover

London or Johannesburg or Nairobi

(Local terms and conditions of employment of the Country Office will apply)

Where better to use your experience of successfully leading fundraising teams in the development sector to good use than with one of the world’s leading international NGO’s. We want you to become part of the global movement of people fighting for women’s rights, social justice and an end to poverty. Your challenge will be to provide overall leadership for our global voluntary funding strategy, inspiring our global fundraising community to deliver innovative approaches to income growth.

Join us and you will mobilise people and resources across the ActionAid federation to deliver highly innovative strategies and tactics to sustain and increase our global voluntary giving income. We will look to you to manage and develop relationships with key stakeholders as well as use your expertise to develop systems, processes, practice and culture across the organisation to ensure that we work to the highest standards. You will also design and implement the Global Fundraising Skills Share and other initiatives to increase our ability to grow and evolve our fundraising methods. You will ensure compliance as well as monitor and evaluate effectiveness of our global strategic fundraising investments too. Important will be the ability to provide oversight of the strategic direction for fundraising trends and their implications to ensure we continue to meet ambitious income targets today and in the future.

You will have operated at a senior management level within the fundraising sector and gained an extensive understanding of individual giving operations. You will also have significant experience within a large INGO, a record of overseeing the successful delivery of complex change projects and a solid understanding of fundraising regulation and best practice. Important too, will be a detailed awareness of key trends in voluntary fundraising.

Excellent at developing partnerships you will be a real team player who enjoys working in a collaborative way and delivering highly creative ideas. Good at managing stakeholder relationships, you will possess strong communication, diplomacy, coaching and presentation skills too. You will also be effective at developing high performing and highly motived teams.

If you have the right skills and experience, please send your CV and motivation cover letter to us via the link by Midnight Sunday 27th October 2019, in the subject line please write ‘Head of Fundraising – Your Name’. Interviews will take place on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th November 2019.

You are requested to highlight in the motivation letter how specifically you meet the criteria for this role. To be considered for this role, you must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in UK or in another ActionAid Country Office. 

If you do not meet all the essential criteria, please do not apply as we only invite candidates for an interview if they meet all of the essential criteria listed on the job description. In addition, your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria.

Due to high volumes of applications received, should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.

ActionAid is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community in particular women who are currently under represented in senior positions. We regret that agency candidates will not be considered.

Reg. Charity No: 274467

We are so delighted to be recruiting for the Head of Fundraising for this wonderful international development charity. This role will work closely with a Director of Fundraising who is truly inspiring, an amazing fundraiser and excellent leader. The organisation, despite being young already generates £1.2m from high value sources and they are looking to grow this in the next three years.

The role will oversee income from a variety of sources, with a particular focus on corporate, high-value donors and trusts. You will be responsible for building relationships with new donors, connecting them to projects across the globe.

This organisation has flexible working.

You will need:

• Strong experience of generating income across one or more of the high value income streams


• Ability to manage budgets and forecast


• An ambition to help communities across the globe and build long-lasting relationships with donors

Closing date: 5^th November

Salary: £48,000 - £55,000

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call me on 020 30 062787 or email [email protected].

We are looking for an experienced fundraiser who enjoys working in a small team and is passionate about changing the lives of children for the better. 

Job Title: Head of Fundraising
Salary:  £46,000 - £55,000
Location: Hammersmith Hospital, London
Hours: Full Time

Genesis Research Trust, founded by Lord Professor Robert Winston in 1978, funds life-saving research into female infertility, miscarriage, late pregnancy loss, preterm labour and stillbirth. We are based in the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology (IRDB) in Hammersmith and have strong ties to the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London, the largest collaboration of reproductive health researchers in the UK. We are a unique charity, positioned right at the heart of original, cutting-edge and up-to-date medical research, and servicing our extensive public community who have struggled and continue to struggle with infertility issues.

As part of the senior management team within this small friendly charity you will be responsible for the development and implementation of the fundraising and communications strategy. Central to this will be the production of annual fundraising plans including budgets and financial targets, and the development of a sustainable major donor programme.

This is a great opportunity to join. Why?

• Our IRDB building is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary
• We have more than doubled staff numbers in the last 12 months as part of our ambitious growth
• Our trustees are highly involved in our projects and strongly support our fundraising goals
• We run several successful events each year, including sports challenges, dinner receptions and conferences
• Our social media influence is expanding its reach
• Scientifically, we are consistently on the cusp of breakthroughs and have a strong track record of success
• We regularly welcome new major donors, trusts and other avenues of income

The successful candidate will have a track record of strategic fundraising at a senior level and experience of securing substantial income with major donors. You will need first rate persuasion and negotiation skills, coupled with an innovative approach to your work in order to be successful in this post.

Not only are we looking for someone who is ambitious for themselves, their team, and the wider charity, but also for our many beneficiaries i.e. women and their families that our work helps through vital medical research.

In short, this will be a great platform for a dynamic senior manager who enjoys being creative, strategic as well as hands-on. This is a role for someone who likes to develop and deliver fundraising and profile raising initiatives in a timely manner. This role will have a significant impact on our activities and play a vital role in our development as a charity helping save babies lives

Closing Date: Monday 19/10/2019

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply for this position, after reading the attached Job Description please click the apply button and attach your CV and covering letter, it will be sent automatically to us.

No agencies please.

icap is looking for a passionate and motivated person to lead our fundraising function. This is a vital role which enables us to provide much needed counselling and psychotherapy for the Irish community. You will be required to work 28 hours per week with an element flexibility based on the nature of the role. It is expected that you will attend all fundraising events, AGM and Conferences. If additional hours are worked, a time off in lieu system is operated.

icap is the only specialist British-based counselling and psychotherapy service supporting people from the Irish community who are experiencing emotional difficulties such as depression, anxiety and stress.  We are committed to providing therapy for people who find it hard to access help, including those on low incomes, those facing disadvantage or discrimination.

We are searching for an ambitious fundraiser looking to take a step up in role and responsibilities, to be our Head of Fundraising.

TalentEd is an education charity which partners experienced teachers with able and disadvantaged young people. We have worked with over 1300 disadvantaged pupils, delivering tailored tuition programmes to improve their academic attainment and future opportunities.

Position: Head of Fundraising

Location: London

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week – we are open to flexible hours, working from home and compressed hours.

Duration: Contract length12 months initially, with the expectation of becoming permanent thereafter

About the role:

Our fundraising activities allow us to offer significant discounts to schools for running our programmes while still covering our operating costs. Over the last year we have secured significant grants and investment, and we have clear, ambitious plans to grow. The Head of Fundraising will be critical to TalentEd’s success.

This new role will take the lead on fundraising at TalentEd, reporting directly to the CEO. You will have the opportunity to shape fundraising at TalentEd, and with time grow the team around you. The priority will be to grow support for the expansion of our core tuition programme.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Work with the CEO and Fundraising Trustee to refresh and expand our fundraising strategy
• Refine the existing fundraising systems and processes to build a fit for purpose fundraising operation
• Manage and enhance relationships with current trust, foundation and corporate supporters
• Build a strong pipeline of potential new supporters, and expand TalentEd’s network and relationships
• Submit high-quality proposals for funds, and secure significant new funding
• Produce cases for support, development plans and other fundraising reports and documents
• Manage and develop stewardship systems for all supporters, including recognition, employee engagement, publicity and events

About you:

You will be an ambitious self-starter with a strong track record of successful fundraising, crucially we want to hire someone looking to make a step up in responsibility. The ideal Head of Fundraising will have significant experience in Trusts & Foundations and be comfortable working independently and in close collaboration with colleagues.

Essential skills and experience include:

• Strong knowledge and experience of fundraising, ideally with trusts and foundations, covering both new business development and account management
• Conducting donor mapping and identifying potential new supporters
• Producing high quality funding applications and grant monitoring reports
• Evidence of securing large grants (£20,000+) or other forms of funding
• Experience of managing, delivering, and growing supporter relationships
• A highly developed persuasive writing style with experience of successfully writing professional bid and grant report documents
• Strong communication, presentation and project management skills, with exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent relationship management skills across a diverse mix of people and organisations

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Fundraising Manager, Senior Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants Fundraising, Trusts and Foundations Manager, Fundraising Innovation Manager, Deputy Head of Fundraising etc.

Civitas Recruitment are exciting to be working with a great charity focused social welfare and community development through the arts. The charity utilises (and is in the process of restoring) a historic listed building in central London for the continued use of the wider community. An opportunity exists for an experienced Fundraiser to join their team as Head of Fundraising for an initial six-month period. The role is likely to be extended or made permanent at the end of the contract.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will come with a wealth of fundraising experience and have knowledge and understanding of capital appeals and working with Heritage Lottery Funded projects. Prior experience of developing fundraising activities by utilising large public venues for events and programmes will also be an advantage. You will be a natural communicator who is able to engage with both internal and external stakeholders. Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach will be a prerequisite to working in this small yet successful team. You will also be well organised and be able to assist in devising fundraising plans and budgets with the finance teams. This is a great opportunity for those seeking to gain wider experiences and broaden their fundraising experience. Please do apply directly or enquire with Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD.  

ActionAid are recruiting for a Head of Fundraising Projects and Innovation to lead or support fundraising projects and drive forward our ambitious and exciting new innovation strategy.

ActionAid is an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. Our dedicated local staff are changing the world with women and girls. We are ending violence and fighting poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.

ActionAid are recruiting for a Head of Fundraising Projects and Innovation to lead or support fundraising projects and drive forward our ambitious and exciting new innovation strategy. 

The Head of Fundraising Projects and Innovation will directly manage or sponsor several projects, which at the moment include but are not limited to, our Child Sponsorship Modernisation project, Child Sponsorship Reform and developing ActionAid Thailand’s fundraising programme. These are fantastic projects to be involved with and will give the post holder the opportunity to work collaboratively with several members of the wider organisation.

Another key element of the Head of Fundraising Projects and Innovation role is to coordinate and oversee new markets for the Fundraising department and to lead on new market development work for Individual Giving.

We will also look to you to lead the implementation of and support the delivery of our new fundraising innovation strategy and programme. This is based on our feminist leadership principles of power sharing, inclusion and collaboration, and aims to make ActionAid UK a global leader in fundraising innovation, and create transformational sustainable income growth.

The role of Head of Fundraising Projects and Innovation is a varied and high-profile role within ActionAid UK; it is a fantastic opportunity for anyone with a background in strategy development around innovation and product marketing.

In order to succeed within this role, it is essential that the post holder has significant fundraising experience and a track record of delivering large, cross-organisational projects; along with extensive expertise and knowledge of programmes and project management.

We are keen to receive applications from those with a proven ability to manage projects simultaneously and often remotely.

It is important that you have demonstrable experience in both strategic development and operational delivery of innovation, which you ideally you have gained within a fundraising context.

If you have this skill set along with a passion to work within an organisation committed to working with women and girls living in poverty to enable them to change their lives for good, we are keen to receive your application.

ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.

ActionAid is committed to driving improvement through digital channels, tools and ways of working. We will ensure that we provide the technology and the training to enable all staff to perform their roles to the best of their abilities. In return, we ask that all staff are committed to continually improving their digital skills and knowledge within the working environment. Our recruitment processes will evaluate the digital skills of all applicants.  

Overall Purpose of Job

The Marfan Trust requires an experienced fundraiser with strong marketing and communications skills to develop, implement and manage an income generation and awareness raising strategy for the Trust across all communications media, including events. The strategy will be aimed at individual supporters, Corporates, HNWI’s (High Net Worth Individuals), Trusts and Foundations so that the Trust can meet annual and longer term fundraising targets in order to find better treatment for Marfan syndrome, while educating patients, doctors and the public about this potentially fatal heart disease.

The role will include supporter acquisition and retention of our 5,000 strong supporter database, as well as developing and increasing income opportunities and engagement from new and existing supporters and donors. The incumbent will also enable the Trust to become a membership organisation.

The post supports the chairman and trustees of this small national charitable organisation and is based at National Heart and Lung Institute, Guy Scadding Building, London SW3 6LY, where the leading UK clinical and research centre for Marfan syndrome is based, under the direction of Medical Director, Dr Anne Child.

The Marfan Trust

The Marfan Trust is the only Marfan charity in the UK that funds its own laboratory undertaking medical and analytical research so that more is known about Marfan syndrome and its management. The results of the Trust’s internationally recognised research enable doctors and surgeons to provide better treatment for patients in the short and long term. Over 18,000 people are affected by Marfan syndrome in the UK, with many more anticipated to be living with the condition undiagnosed. Our important work hopes to improve the treatment of patients and increase awareness of this condition. For more information, visit our website.

This is a very exciting time to join the Marfan Trust as it has recently moved offices and merged with another Marfan Charity and is looking to develop a new fundraising strategy for the enlarged Trust in which the Fundraising Manager will be instrumental in developing and launching.

Scope of the Role

The Fundraising Manager will work closely with Fundraising Administrator, scientific staff, patients, donors and the rest of the small Marfan Trust team to develop the scope of the Marfan Trust and increase income generation and awareness. The post holder is also expected to build strong relationships with all stakeholders. The Fundraising Manager will also be creative and have exceptional relationship management, sales, marketing and communications skills and be adept at copy writing, managing website content, databases, email systems and social media.

This position offers the opportunity to be an integral part of a new team, and to make a real impact on the charity’s work.

Some travel will be involved in fundraising events and some evening work is required to attend trustee meetings and fundraising functions. Chairman and trustees of the Trust are all affected with the condition, and medical training regarding Marfan syndrome and required terminology for communications will be provided.

Main Responsibilities

· Develop and implement a new overall income generating, fundraising and communications strategy for the Trust in collaboration with the team which will include events and transforming the Trust to a membership organisation

· Develop and implement programmes to build donor loyalty and increase donor retention levels, including strategies to convert one-time donors into regular givers, establishing a legacy programme and major giving programme

· Identify, approach and develop high-value relationships with (a) new donors (businesses, HNWI’s, foundations, Trust’s government bodies etc.) to increase donations and sponsorship and (b) media partners to further publicity

· Build on relationships with existing and new trust supporters, writing letters, appeals, other communications including reports and submitting further applications for funding

· Develop sponsor relationships

· Create, design, develop and manage all the Trust’s communications and PR on an integrated basis in line with strategy across all platforms and media (email, newsletters, mass paper mailshots, social media platforms, grant proposals, corporate giving etc.) including its twice-yearly newsletter

· Plan, write, implement and monitor fundraising and awareness-raising initiatives across all platforms and media

· Update and manage the Trust’s social media platforms

· Provide empathetic supporter care to donors, patients and all stakeholders on the phone, in writing and in person

· Manage the Trust’s website, keeping it current and converting it and its content to a new membership-based website

· Develop, implement and manage events (live and virtual) to support fundraising and awareness-building initiatives ranging from large donor/supporter events to small Christmas sales

· Manage and develop the Trust’s supporter database

· Work in partnership with the Fundraising Administrator, advisors and the whole team and report regularly to the Board of Trustees, attending quarterly Trustee meetings

· Network in order to develop and cultivate new opportunities for fundraising and represent the charity at meetings, conferences and events throughout the UK, sometimes at weekends and in the evening

· Identify and submit applications for prizes and awards that will raise the profile of the Trust

The Candidate will:

· Have experience of developing and running individual and corporate fundraising programmes, including retention and recruitment of high value donors, sponsors and supporters

· Have excellent copywriting skills and experience in writing communications for all media and different audiences

· Be able to creatively problem solve and think outside the box

· Have strong social media and digital marketing skills as well as good PR connections

· Be a self-starter with the ability to manage their own workload, prioritising work and hitting deadlines with minimal supervision, while also working as part of a small team

· Have experience of working with supporter database systems

· Have a working knowledge of the Fundraising Regulator and GDPR principles, and other relevant law and best practice guidance

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become deafPLUS’ Fundraising Manager. A position that will take the lead on the further development of deafPLUS’ fundraising initiatives (Trusts, Corporate, and individual donors) and fundraising strategy.

Key responsibilities include; Managing and leading the identification of, and approaches to, trusts, foundations and companies, Community and event fundraising, implementing our fundraising strategy, donor development (donor retention and legacies).

We are seeking a Fundraising Manager with excellent writing and research skills who can lead our approaches to trusts, foundations and companies. You will develop compelling cases for support based upon our existing and planned projects, and identify potential funders for each project. Excellent communication skills are essential and you should be able to demonstrate the ability to develop relationships with donors.

While at least one year’s experience of trust fundraising and evidence of fundraising success is desirable, we will accept applications from high calibre graduates with the right skills who are seeking a career in charity fundraising.