We are looking for a dynamic, passionate, and creative Head of Individual Giving to join the fundraising team in this brand-new leadership role. You will build on the incredibly successful work the charity has done to date engaging new supporters and growing income in support of the brilliant work the RBLI does.

Post Head of Individual Giving
Location Aylesford, Kent
Working Hours Full time
Salary £60k
Holiday 25 days plus 8 Bank Holidays
Reporting To CEO

Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) is a much more just than a veterans' charity. With a social enterprise offering employment opportunities, veterans' housing, direct homelessness support and a dementia facility, RBLI supports the Armed Forces, people with disabilities and people who are unemployed. RBLI improves lives every day by inspiring those they help and supporting them to find work and lead independent lives.

As Head of Individual Giving, you will lead and manage the IG team, with responsibility for marketing, telephone, and digital campaigns, RBLI's Tommy Club, lotteries, legacy and In Memory donations. Joining at an exciting period of growth the role will expand all activity across this diverse area.

Working towards income and recruitment targets, you will lead new and ambitious acquisition activity as well as identifying ways to improve supporter journeys and retention and maximise the growing RBLI supporter and customer databases.

We're looking for a strategic and inspiring leader, with a strong track record in supporter acquisition and evidence of growing income and engagement. You'll be able to evidence delivering compelling creative appeals and experience of introducing outstanding donor stewardship programmes. You'll have a data-led approach and experience of delivering successful, multi-channel campaigns.

The role is based in Aylesford, Kent, with most of the team back in the office fulltime. There is parking on site and flexibility to work from home two days/ week. There's a generous pension scheme and a great, supportive working culture, where innovation and creativity is encouraged.

For lots more information and a confidential chat about this opportunity please get in touch with Philippa at Charity People.

To Apply

Please send a copy of your CV to Philippa at Charity People. If your profile fits with what we're looking for, we'll be in touch with lots more details and to arrange a phone or video call.

We are reviewing candidates on a rolling basis.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help ensure the application process works for you.

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

Package: Circa £55,000 per annum (dependent on candidate experience) plus 10% employer pension contribution, health care cash plan and a range of other sector-leading benefits

About Us

Help Musicians is a charity that loves music and for 100 years has been working hard to make a meaningful difference to the lives of musicians across the UK. We want to create a world where musicians thrive. 

A musicians’ life can be precarious with ups and downs throughout a career. Opportunities must be hard-won, whilst challenges come along all too easily, with unsteady income and physical and mental health concerns common issues to navigate. Musicians were hit hard during the pandemic, with thousands needing financial hardship support to make ends meet. As we look ahead, we are committed to helping re-build careers and reaching more musicians across the U.K to make a meaningful difference to the lives and careers of the individuals who bring such joy to all of us through their talent.

About the role

As an independent charity we rely on the generosity of donors to support our work and help those in need. The Head of Fundraising therefore is a vital member of the leadership team, developing strategy and plans to grow income and effectively steward supporters. You will have overall responsibility for public fundraising, leading, and inspiring a small but dedicated team focusing on individual giving, community fundraising, legacies and major gifts. With experience of bringing new ideas to life and delivering change, you will have experience of hitting and exceeding income targets across multiple strands of income. This role will offer the right candidate the opportunity to think creatively about how to widen our donor base, increasing engagement in the charity’s work from music lovers right across the U.K.

About you

We’re not looking for someone with experience in every aspect of the remit of this role; instead, you’ll possess an aptitude for setting public fundraising strategy and leading in the development of a multi-year plan to achieve goals. Applying your exceptional leadership skills to deliver through a high performing team and working collaboratively with others across the organisation to set campaigns, drive digital growth and demonstrate the positive impact the charity delivers to those who support us.

Who we want:

• Visionary – setting a path for the future and bringing teams with you
• A strategic do-er – plan it, deliver it, analyse it
• Empathetic – understanding the motives of supporters to deepen engagement and identify new markets

For full details of the role and how to apply please click apply and visit our website.

Deadline for applications: Monday 30th May, 9am

Interview dates: Thursday 9th and Friday 10th June
 

St George's Hospital Charity is an NHS charity that works across south west London supporting tens of thousands of patients, staff, and communities. As the star of “24 Hours in A&E,” the St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the best-known hospital trusts in Britain. St George's Hospital is also one of the country's largest teaching hospitals, with an international reputation for quality care and innovative treatment.

St George's Hospital Charity seek an experienced Individual Giving Manager to lead, in line with the charity's strategy, the development and implementation of a robust individual giving programme. You will evolve the current foundational work in the individual giving function and will have overall responsibility for delivering campaigns and reaching targets. You will work also peers in other fundraising disciplines and the excellent Director of Fundraising and Communications to ensure there is adequate resource and planning for fantastic individual giving campaigns to launch and be successful.

The selected candidate will have a proven track record in a range of individual giving channels and will have demonstrable experience of delivering a multi-channel direct marketing programmes. You will ideally have experience specifically in face to face fundraising and digital fundraising and will excel in an environment with lots of creative colleagues and new opportunities for fundraising success. Reporting to the Director of Fundraising and Communications, you will ideally have the ability to develop complex financials models and forecasts and enjoy working within an NHS charity setting.

If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Ryan Burdock at Prospectus.

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Bone Cancer Research Trust (BCRT) has one simple vision… a world where primary bone cancer is cured.

Do you want to join this leading charity and become part of the team that is fighting primary bone cancer and making a difference through research, information, awareness and support? If so, read on to find out more about the role that you could play in saving lives across the UK.

We are looking for an Individual Giving Manager to join the ambitious, growing and successful fundraising team at BCRT.

The Role

This is an exciting new opportunity to develop and deliver an annual programme of activity across all aspects of Individual Giving to attract new supporters, develop existing supporters and nurture them on a path towards Legacy giving. You will be required to:

• Develop and implement a multi-channel Individual Giving programme, comprising of direct marketing campaigns, appeals and stewardship communications.
• Work with the Database & Supporter Care team to analyse and segment the supporter base, developing appropriate supporter journeys and propositions that elicit increased giving and engagement.
• Prepare and manage the Individual Giving annual income and expenditure budget and prepare quarterly forecasts and monthly reports
• Oversee and manage all aspects of appeals, from creative brief, copywriting, print and fulfilment management through to digital promotional and thanking
• Develop a pipeline of Legacy giving, introducing Legacy-specific materials, campaigns, and messaging.
• Manage in memoriam and digital birthday fundraising – developing an onward supporter journey to encourage repeat giving.

The Person

We are looking for creative, energetic and imaginative fundraisers with a flair for creative writing and an ability to influence others! Ideally you will come to us with 2 years’ experience in a similar role, and knowledge and understanding of Legacy and Individual Giving fundraising. Perhaps most importantly, you should be a self-motivated team player with a shared passion for the work of Bone Cancer Research Trust.

This is a truly unique and exciting opportunity to join a flexible organisation who puts the wellbeing of its staff at the core. The role will be a blend of homeworking, office-working (Leeds) and travel across the region. By joining the BCRT you will become part of an ambitious team and creative culture with big aspirations and an exciting future ahead!

To register your interest please apply here, or for more information contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons.

Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format, such as audio or video upload, please contact either Charlie or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this.

Please also be aware that Charity Horizons use anonymous recruitment methods when submitting shortlists for all our roles and we only work with organisations that are happy to engage with us in this way.

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.

Individual Giving Manager
Children's Charity, Central London
£35,000

Our client is a leading national children's health organisation who are dedicated to supporting children with severe illnesses. With an excellent reputation, their conduct pioneering research and campaign to raise awareness.

We at Charity People are delighted to be partnering with this wonderful Charity to recruit an Individual Giving Manager. In what could be a career defining role, you will lead on the development and management of Individual Giving programmes and activities including; cash appeals, raffles, regular giving, digital acquisition & retention, supporter experience, legacy and in-memory giving working to reach the Individual Giving Team's income target. This role involves line management of two Individual Giving Officers.

We are looking for someone with strong experience in either marketing, direct marketing, individual giving and fundraising. You will have excellent project management experience including planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of campaigns, along with experience of managing external suppliers and agencies. We are happy to welcome applications from candidates from both the charity sector and the commercial sector.

Charity People are managing all applications for this role; interested applicants should send their CV 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.

Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with a fantastic charity dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer. The charity aims to improve survival rates across all types of childhood cancer and support children and their families to live better with and after treatment. A fantastic opportunity exists for an Individual Giving Manager to join the charity. As Individual Giving Manager, you will help oversee the strategy of the Individual Giving programme. You will lead on the development and management of Individual Giving programmes and activities including cash appeals, raffles, regular giving and digital acquisition & retention. This role involves line management of two Individual Giving Officers. It is a permanent full-time role based in London. Hybrid working.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will possess over two years demonstratable fundraising experience across Individual Giving. Candidates will also have experience of developing and feeding into Individual Giving strategies; implementing a test and learn approach into a programme for continued improved performance. Knowledge of budgets and experience of reporting financial performance against targets is required for this role. You will have project management experience including planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of campaigns. You will have an excellent proven track record of managing an integrated direct marketing programmes online and offline across a variety of channels. Experience of The Raiser’s Edge database would be an advantage however it is not essential for this role.

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis.

Do you imagine yourself developing and managing inspiring individual giving fundraising programmes for a leading human rights charity? Do you want to use your skills and experience to raise significant unrestricted income that supports LGBTQ+ people and communities? Are you creative in your thinking about how to generate new ways to engage support and increase giving to Europe's largest LGBTQ+ charity? If this is you, then apply to join our client as an Individual Giving Manager.

Our client is a human rights charity. They stand for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere. They imagine a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to be themselves and they can live their lives to the full.

Over the last 30 years, they have helped create transformative change in the lives of LGBTQ+ people in the UK. Their campaigns drive positive change in public attitudes and public policy. They ensure LGBTQ+ people can thrive throughout their lives by building deep, sustained change programmes with the institutions that have the biggest impact on them, whether they're learning, working, praying or playing sport.

Individual Giving Manager Responsibilities

As Individual Giving Manager, you would be a key part of a team of driven, passionate people who are working together to deliver their Free to Be Strategy (2021-25). For this role they are looking for a dynamic, passionate, well-organised person who can bring a really good practical understanding of how to manage projects within budget and on time, work closely with people in many different teams, from many different backgrounds, inside and outside the business, to create brilliant experiences for existing and potential supporters and raise money.

Their people make up a vibrant, dynamic community. Their of staff have a personal investment in the work they do, and they come from a wide range of backgrounds. They're proud of this diversity, and of their support for one another – in their teams, their network groups, and their friendships.

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Location: Farringdon
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Salary: £36,442-£40,000 in London, £34,942-£38,500 outside London

Closing Date:8 June 2022

You may also have experience in following: Fundraising Manager, Individual Giving Manager, Donor Management, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Business Development, Senior Fundraising Officer, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, Marketing Manager, Marketing Coordinator, Direct Marketing, etc.

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We’re Anthony Nolan and we save the lives of people with blood cancer who need a stem cell transplant.

We’re unique. Thanks to the incredible donors on our register, our pioneering research and our passionate fundraisers, we give the chance of life to three people a day.

But we won’t stop there. We want to be there for everyone who needs a transplant; from finding a match, through every step of a patient’s transplant journey. And together we can reach the remarkable day when we can save the lives of everyone with blood cancer.

And now we want you to join our lifesaving team. We are looking for a Senior Individual Giving Officer, Retention to join our Fundraising team.

Title: Senior Individual GIving Officer, Retention

Salary: £33,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 per week (standard Anthony Nolan working hours)

Location: Hybrid /remote working. Office in Hampstead, North London

This role will create and deliver supporter-centric and insight-driven retention campaigns to maximise the loyalty and income from our base of 30,000 individual giving supporters. Reporting to the Individual Giving Manager, you will develop and assess a range of supporter journeys and asks to best retain supporters across regular giving, raffle, lottery, cash giving and legacy - through digital, telemarketing and direct mail channels.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and grow the supporter retention and engagement programme within an agreed annual budget and calendar. The successful candidate will be an experienced direct marketing and digital project manager and collaborative team player. If you have excellent creative, analysis and project management skills across a range of channels with a detailed understanding of supporter engagement for mass audiences, we would love to hear from you.

Please check out the job description (attached here and on our website when you click to apply), as well as our FAQs & Additional Info page to read about our benefits, values and recruitment policy.

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone a chance of life.

Anthony Nolan is committed to equal opportunities & a living wage accredited employer

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

Are you the person to lead our exciting new fundraising plans, to enable people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions to live the life they choose?

Would you like a people focused role where you have a direct impact on how we fundraise as an organisation?

We are looking to recruit a new Head of Fundraising within United Response and this could be the new role you have been searching for.

About the role:

United Response is a leading charity supporting people with learning disabilities & mental health conditions. Renowned for our person centred approach we are committed to broadening our income sources in order that we can extend the reach of our exciting and innovative services.

You will be part of United Response’s wider Senior Leadership and will lead the full delivery of our Fundraising strategy in support of our new Long Term plan.

As a charitable organisation we are always looking for new and innovative ways to develop our fundraising propositions, to deliver impactful and sustainable services.

The Head of Fundraising is a new role, and will lead the team in building viable and exciting fundraising propositions and support the securing of income from a range of funding streams. You will work with our Fundraising Advisory Committee to develop our fundraising capabilities and capacity in line with our Long Term Plan

About you:

We are looking for someone with ambition and courage to step out of their comfort zone and use their creative imagination to lead our Fundraising team.

You will:

• Have experience within fundraising, ideally within Health and Social care
• Have experience of major donor, corporate, individual and legacy giving
• Be experienced in developing & delivering fundraising plans
• Have knowledge of current fundraising legislation including charitable/private provider market
• Have excellent communication skills
• Have great attention to detail
• Be motivated and enthusiastic
• Be computer literate

Westway Trust is seeking an experienced Head of Fundraising with a solid charity sector background to work closely with the Trust’s Board, Executive & Management teams and external partners to secure income for the Trust that can be used for the benefit of the communities in the North Kensington area.

You will be responsible for the development and effective delivery of Westway Trust’s Business Development and Fundraising position in the market and plan to increase and diversify our income, including our income from Trusts and Foundations, Commissioners and Donors.  You will also develop new fundraising campaigns and develop strong relationships with funders and commissioners and will ensure that impact, measurement and evaluation processes are embedded in all aspects of fundraising work.

You will be an energetic and enthusiastic individual who is committed to supporting and enhancing the lives of people in North Kensington.

To view the full job description and apply for the role visit Westway Trust website.

The application deadline is Sunday 29 May when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview.  However, we reserve the right to close the application early.  An early application is strongly recommended.

The Talent Set are excited to be working with Tommy’s to find their new Individual Giving Manager.

Tommy’s is the largest charity funding research into the causes of miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth. Providing information and support for parents-to-be to help them have a healthy pregnancy and baby.

We are looking for a highly skilled fundraiser to join Tommy’s ambitious Fundraising team and play a key role in our new Individual Giving & Engagement team. You will be part of a Fundraising team covering Individual Giving & Engagement, Trusts & Statutory, Philanthropy, Corporate Partnerships, Sporting Events, Community Events and Data.

*Tommy’s have a highly flexible working policy in place, asking people to be in their London office a minimum of 2 days per week*

Key responsibilities include:

• Planning – Work with the Head of to produce annual plans, budgets and KPIs for Individual Giving income generation including acquisition (cash appeals, regular giving, Facebook fundraising, Payroll Giving, Legacies, in memory) and retention (cash appeals, stewardship journeys). Contribute to overall Individual Giving & Engagement strategy and team development.
  
  Campaigns-
  • Manage the ‘always on’ digital individual giving activity.
  • Develop and deliver approximately quarterly regular giving and single gift campaigns using primarily digital channels to recruit, retain and upgrade supporters.
  • Ensure Individual Giving content is effective and up to date on all Tommy’s communication channels.
  • Work with marketing department to align fundraising activity with brand hero campaigns as appropriate.
• Stewardship – Together with the marketing team design, deliver and continually improve stewardship journeys for new and existing supporters that increase average values and long-term support.
• Legacy gifts – Be the first point of contact for legacy pledgers. Set in place a legacy programme of activities and touchpoints involving internal and external stakeholders.
• In memory gifts – work with the wider fundraising and marketing teams to develop in memory giving products and journeys.
• Payroll giving – Manage payroll giving agencies and all marketing collateral and administration to optimise income generation and profitability derived from this activity.
• Innovation & Product Development - Manage a continuous cycle of testing new channels and individual giving products, based on audience insight and sector trends
• External relationships –Negotiate contracts and account manage suppliers/agencies to maximise value and ROI for services and campaigns; ensure SLAs are met by suppliers/agencies and monitor their adherence to compliance and best practice to protect supporters and mitigate risks to the charity’s reputation.
• Internal relationships –Brief internal stakeholders on Individual Giving campaigns to ensure effective finance, data, supporter care and communications processes are followed. Identify opportunities to cross-sell Individual Giving campaigns across all existing audiences.

We are looking for someone with experience of:

• Income generation from Individual Giving campaigns (acquisition and/or retention) across a variety of offline and digital channels (3 year minimum)
• Developing campaigns (internally and/or with agencies)
• Matrix managing campaigns and objectives with internal and external stakeholders
• Developing and evaluating acquisition or retention campaigns and activity across a variety of offline and digital channels
• Project management to deliver acquisition or retention campaigns within agreed timescales and budgets
• Developing and delivering effective stewardship journeys for multiple audiences

Please apply as soon as possible to be considered, Heather Burch at The Talent Set will be conducting initial (informal) interviews ahead of shortlisting and will be able to provide further information on the role and interview process.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Please note any third-party CVs submitted to Tommy’s will be redirected to The Talent Set for review.

Individual Giving Officer -  Permanent

Full Time (37.5hrs per week) / Salary £28,000 - £30,000 per annum (dependent upon experience)

Are you a skilled direct marketer? Do you have experience of working across print and digital? Would you like to join a passionate and friendly Supporter Marketing team and help us deliver a successful fundraising strategy? We're excited to be looking for an Individual Giving Officer to support our work with children with brain injury and neurodisability

This role will require the successful candidate to be responsible for the operational delivery of the Individual Giving strategy, using proven fundraising techniques across print and digital to grow and diversify our programme, engaging with both new and existing audiences to support our work with children with brain injury and neurodisability.

You'll plan, manage and deliver impactful campaigns through the full creative process and will manage relationships with suppliers to ensure the delivery of results, alongside meeting compliance requirements; competent in setting-up processes needed to deliver accurate data and drive precise insights and analysis.

With experience of working in a collaborative environment, across a large and diverse workforce, you will be exceptionally organised with a high-level of attention to detail.  You will naturally possess excellent inter-personal skills, and an ability to consult and positively engage with key stakeholders across the organisation.

Hybrid working available

We offer a ‘Golden Hello’ of £1,000 for newly appointed employees, paid in three payments over twelve months, provided the eligibility criteria is met, further details available on request.

If you would like to discuss the role, please contact Lisa Flanagan, Senior Individual Giving Manager or the Recruitment & Compliance Team, where details are located on The Children's Trust website.

Closing Date: Friday 3rd June 2022

Interview Dates: TBC

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service. 

Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton and Epsom.

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including, adoption pay, time off for fertility treatment, enhanced paternity leave, paid carers leave, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms, time off for gender reassignment, and much more. We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service. Other benefits include: free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Coulsdon South train station to Tadworth Court; subsidised cafeteria; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an environment that is as unusual in its beautiful historic nature, as it is unique in its state-of-the-art facilities.

WR Fundraising Recruitment is delighted to be working with an inspirational national children’s literacy charity. This is a fantastic opportunity to join and lead their small yet dynamic fundraising team.

This is a rapidly growing charity with ambitious plans that is looking for an experienced fundraising professional to join as their Head of Fundraising. Someone capable of taking the lead on their various income streams, building on new and existing funder relationships and motivating the team to generate the funds needed to continue the important work that they do.

Head of Fundraising

Hybrid Working (3 days a week in office)

Full Time – Permanent

Bedfordshire

Salary - £43,000 - £48,000 per Annum

Duties will include:

• Working with the CEO to develop a fundraising strategy in line with the organisation’s objectives
• Being responsible for preparing income and expenditure budgets for the Fundraising department
• Researching and developing new sources of funding
• Managing key relationships with existing donors and grow these to become a sustainable long term income stream
• Being responsible for the growth and development of all income streams
• Managing and motivating the fundraising team

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of leading a team within the fundraising sector

• Experience of working within fundraising across multiple channels
• Experience of working to and achieving ambitious targets
• Experience of fundraising strategy development
• Excellent written skills with an ability to write compelling and informative bids and reports
• Strong interpersonal, networking and relationship building skills

To apply and for further information, please email a copy of your CV in the first instance.

WR Fundraising Recruitment are passionate about bringing together talented fundraising professionals with fantastic organisations. We’d love to hear from you if you are looking for a new fundraising opportunity.

Purpose of the Role

This is an opportunity for the right person to join the Refugee Migrant Centre (RMC) as its first Head of Fundraising. RMC is an established, award winning, regional charity, renowned for its work with refugees and migrants. You will shape its future fundraising strategy and make a positive impact on the lives of refugees and migrants.

For over 23 years, RMC has assisted thousands of refugees and migrants from 162 countries. It has helped to remove the barriers to integration, helping its clients become equal citizens, using a whole-person approach to the delivery of services from specialist legal advice through to education and employment programmes. 

The Head of Fundraising will join RMC at Senior Management level and will work closely with the CEO, Deputy CEO, Head of Services and other key managers. This is an exciting time to be joining the team, as RMC are strengthening and expanding its infrastructure following a period of growth in staff, activities and turnover (from £776k to £2.8 million in the last 5 years). 

We are keen to hear from candidates currently working in senior fundraising roles for third-sector organisations, who would relish the opportunity to lead RMC’s fundraising to assist the plight of refugees and migrants. 

Main Responsibilities

You will lead fundraising at RMC, taking an established fundraising capacity and developing it further, to deliver the charity’s ambitious future strategy.

In particular you will:

• develop a sustainable fundraising strategy to underpin RMC’s strategic plans and deliver its goals working with the Senior Management Team. The strategy should aim to accelerate income growth in a sustainable manner, exploiting both a wide range of existing fundraising sources and new income opportunities.

• increase fundraising across the mix of income streams, including trusts and foundations, private donors, corporate funders and statutory agencies. For this purpose, you will take the lead in writing and submitting high quality applications to a range of funders, and you will oversee fundraising events and appeals, including individual giving and legacy opportunities. You will need to ensure compliance with best practice in fundraising including use of data and confidentiality

• create cohesive fundraising marketing and communications to support RMC’s wider Marketing & Communications strategy developing compelling communications targeted at different audiences. 

• ensure effective measurement & evaluation, working with the Senior Management Team so that RMC’s impact measures are robust and can be effectively reported to funders.

• contribute to RMC’s overall strategic direction as an active member of the Senior Management Team and ensure that RMC’s fundraising efforts remain consistent with the charity’s strategic goals

Person Specification

You will be educated to at least degree level, have at least five years experience and a successful track record of delivering substantial results at a senior management level. You should be able to demonstrate skills and competency in the following areas: 

Strategic thinking and analytical skills to:

• develop big-picture strategy, place strategy in the wider context and identify its opportunities and threats; and • quickly and proficiently absorb new information and data to draw insightful conclusions. 

Strong planning and operational delivery to:

• translate strategy into deliverable operational plans;

• drive measurement & evaluation of core and programme activities;

• initiate new ideas but also adapt to existing processes and systems; and

• be well-organised, able to prioritise and have good attention to detail. 

Sound financial acumen to:

• understand basic financial principles, accounting and budgeting; and

• be able to build, track, forecast and report against fundraising budgets. 

Good communications skills to:

• represent RMC at high-level meetings with a broad range of stakeholders and funders;

• articulate complex ideas simply and effectively; and

• have excellent oral, written and presentational skills. 

Collaborative team player who:

• works effectively with colleagues to establish positive working relationships;

• is flexible and can adjust to changing priorities; and

• has a strong work ethic, is calm under pressure and has a can-do attitude 

Flexible working & benefits

Flexible working:

RMC is committed to providing a positive and flexible working environment for its staff. The role of Head of Fundraising is a full-time, permanent contract with a six-month probationary period and a mix of home and office working. A four-day week or compressed week may also be considered.

You would be required to work from one of RMC’s centres located in Wolverhampton or Birmingham at least one day a week. You would also need to attend meetings in person with colleagues and funders as required.

Staff benefits include:

• 25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays – annual leave increase with length of service

• 5% contribution to pension scheme

• Employee assistance programme/ physical and mental health wellness support

• Training and opportunities for advancement

Application Process

To apply, please email your CV and a covering letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how your skills and experience match the main responsibilities and person specification to Pam Gill, Deputy CEO  Candidates are welcome to have an informal conversation with us before applying. If you wish to do so, please e-mail

We will review applications on a rolling basis and contact you if you are shortlisted for interview, so please apply as soon as possible.

Further Information

Equal opportunities:

We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we will consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Other requirements of the role:

The successful applicant needs to have the right to work in the UK.

The post is subject to an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check).