Permanent contract

• Full time – 35 hours per week
• Salary: £31,305
• Based in Oxford, open for home-working (currently we are still predominantly working from home. The post holder could work from home 2-3 days per week).

As an equal opportunities employer, we particularly welcome applications from individuals from minority groups as they are currently underrepresented within our organisation. All appointments are made on merit of skill, experience and potential as laid down in the job description and person specification.

An exciting role has opened up in the Fundraising for Mission team as Individual Fundraising Lead. Reporting directly to the Director of Fundraising for Mission, the Individual Fundraising Lead will take the overall responsibility for fundraising from individual donors including developing the strategic framework as well as scheduling and managing the direct marketing activity of the fundraising team. This includes activity to develop engagement from existing supporters and activity to recruit new supporters to CMS.   

The Individual Fundraising Lead is a permanent, full time role (35 hours per week), with a starting salary of £31,305 per annum, and a generous pension scheme contribution. The role will be based at CMS House, Oxford.

It is essential that the successful candidate be educated to degree level or equivalent, and have experience of working in a direct marketing environment and a proven track record with individual donors, managing or coordinating projects, designing and delivering marketing campaigns and of using databases for marketing purposes. She/he will also have strong analytical and Microsoft Office skills, excellent written and oral communication skills and demonstrate high levels of individual initiative. It is also a requirement for this post holder to be a committed and practising Christian, committed to the CMS values and aims, which are detailed on the CMS website.

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications:

Midnight on Sunday 21 November 2021

Interviews will be held on Friday 03 December 2021 at CMS House, Oxford

We are looking for an experienced individual to manage and support all aspects of the donor journey from top-level subscriber to high-level donor. Maintaining and growing our pool of supporters across Scotland at all levels, your focus will be on top-level Subscribers, Members and Corporate Partners. The postholder also manages the RSNO legacy programme and the organisation’s annual appeal. A confident and self-motivated individual with excellent communication skills, you will excel at nurturing and developing high-level relationships and bringing supporters closer to our work. This role would suit someone with experience of running membership schemes, a meticulous eye for detail and an understanding of arts sector fundraising and events.

Our vision at The Charity for Civil Servants is to build a supportive community in which everyone has the chance to live their life to the full. We offer practical, financial and emotional support, always listening without judgement. We are at the start of our ambitious five-year plan to double the number of people we help to over 100k.
This is an exciting time at the Charity as we build a Fundraising team that will develop the strategies to drive income generation over the coming five years and beyond.
We are currently recruiting for a Head of Individual Giving and Legacy Fundraising to work as part of a dynamic senior leadership team. You will help to develop our regular giving and legacy fundraising strategy while leading and inspiring a dedicated team of fundraisers. The role will see you working with one of the biggest payroll giving income streams in the UK, seeking new and innovative fundraising opportunities and continuing to develop an inspiring loyalty programme. All in the context of working with a Civil Service at the forefront of delivering for the UK.

Head of Individual Giving and Legacy Fundraising Requirements:

If you are looking for a role that you can really make your own and drive forward ambitious new plans and ideas, then this role might be for you. To be successful you will have a strong background in growing individual giving programmes across a diverse range of channels, online and offline. You will have proven experience of implementing fundraising strategies with a significant income generation track record. You will have sound knowledge of fundraising regulation and an awareness of the regular giving landscape and the challenges it faces. You will also have a deep understanding of supporter journeys and how to ensure donor engagement is maximised. Finally, you will have excellent leadership skills to inspire and influence not only your team but your peers and colleagues.

About the Charity for Civil Servants:

The Charity for Civil Servants is one of the largest occupational charities in the UK. We help civil servants, past and present, when times are tough, listening without judgement and offering practical, financial and emotional support.

The Charity for Civil Servants are committed to building and developing a workforce which reflects the diversity of the civil service community that we support. We seek to ensure all job applications are treated fairly, with respect and without bias and we encourage applications from suitably experienced candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, or any other factor. Strictly no agencies.

Location: Flexible within UK

Hours: Full time 36 hours per week

Type: Permanent

Salary: £50,000 to £52,000 per annum

Closing date for applications is: 7th November

Benefits: include a health cash plan, life assurance, excellent pension, generous annual leave, and interest free loans for season tickets and our cycle to work scheme.

Due to the current situation with Covid-19, all interviews will be conducted remotely.

You may have experience of the following: Head of Individual Giving, Fundraising Manager, Senior Fundraising Manager, Fundraiser, Head of Fundraising, Senior Legacy Fundraiser, Project Management, Individual Giving, Project Manager, Business Development etc.

Ref: 104 008

Who are we?

​Recently named one of the Third Sector's ‘Best Charities to Work For’, we are committed to moving further, faster to accelerate change for everyone affected by a brain tumour. Brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 in the UK than any other cancer. We know that a cure can’t wait. By recruiting a team that ‘can’, we can and will find one sooner.

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Our exciting job role!

​As our Individual Giving Officer, you will be responsible for the delivery of a range of individual giving products with a core focus on the implementation and management of our lottery programme. You will also support the team to deliver appeals, legacy administration and supporter journeys.

​This role is full time - 37.5 hours, with some out of hours working. While contracted to our office in Fleet, Hampshire, our team supports a blend of office and home working. Some out of hours working is required.

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What we'd like from you:

​It’s simple – we’re looking for the people who ‘can’. We want the talented, the energetic and the ambitious. We need the inspired and the inspirational – the people who completely embrace our values, offer a great cultural fit and who are determined to make real and lasting change for our community. 

​According to the job description you should also be a talented and highly motivated individual with a experience of working in a marketing or direct marketing environment, with some knowledge of charity lotteries or raffles. You will be familiar working with multiple channels including mail, telephone and digital.

If this is for you, we’d love to hear from you!

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What we'd like to give you:

- Salary c.£24,500 (dependent on experience)

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays – (pro rata for part-time contracts)

- Generous pension contribution*

- Life assurance cover*

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Opportunities to volunteer at our internal events and activities and work with our amazing community

- Plus a brilliant culture to work in, a great team and lots of fun (and cake!)

*subject to qualifying criteria

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How to apply to join our amazing team:

​Please apply online attaching your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you want the role, what you would bring to the team and how your skillset and experience will enable us to make a real impact for those affected by brain tumours.

The Brain Tumour Charity particularly encourages applications from minority ethnic groups and underrepresented communities.

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Advert close date: 29 October 2021

First interview date and location: TBC

Second interview date and location: TBC

Please note, early applications are encouraged and interviews will commence before the closing date if and when suitable candidates are identified.

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More about us:

​Visit our website careers pages to find out more about our culture and what it’s like to be part of our amazing team.You should also check out our YouTube channel too.

Did you know that we were ranked 11th Best Charity to Work For 2020 by Third Sector? Oh yes, and crowned Third Sector’s Charity of the Year in 2018? Not to mention we have won a variety of other awards and have been ranked a top global organisation by renowned management consultants McKinsey! While we’re not boasting, we are particularly proud that our HeadSmart campaign scooped the NHS Innovation Award, a Third Sector Excellence Award and a Charity Times Award (well, maybe we’re boasting a little bit!).​

We process your data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation. For full details, please read our privacy policy for job applicants.

We are recruiting for an exceptional and experienced fundraiser to lead our Individual Giving Program which includes our lottery, cash appeals, regular gifts, in memoriam and legacies.

The postholder’s portfolio raises approximately £1.35 million each year and with support from your team, you will aim to increase this income to £1.5 million over the next three years.  You will devise and implement strategies to build an annual, multi-channel campaign schedule that includes a variety of acquisition, development and retention activity to achieve the annual income target.

Working closely with our Database and Insights Manager, you’ll be driven to continually test and learn from our activities and campaigns - ensuring our supporters continually feel inspired and engaged.

You’ll have a keen grip on your budgets and be skilled in lottery play acquisition, promotion and retention, running a regular giving programme, and have a creative flair to bring our stories to life in engaging appeals.

This is an exciting time to join ellenor as the past year has brought incredible support from individuals in our community, and we need your enthusiasm and expertise to deliver our varied programme.

This post is subject to DBS clearance.

An employer contributory pension scheme is available, and NHS Pension Scheme members can transfer in their pension.

We are working with a national health charity looking for an Individual Giving Assistant to support the Legacies and In Memory Fundraising Manager to deliver the charity’s Legacy and In Memory fundraising strategy.

The role also assists the wider Individual Giving Team and therefore supports the fundraising function overall.  You will have the opportunity to work on events, campaigns and lots more!

This role is the prefect opportunity for somebody looking to start a career in fundraising or marketing as you will have the opportunity to work alongside many of the fundraising functions, gaining varied experience.  The role promises to be fast paced and fun.

For this role, it’s important for you to demonstrate key experience in:

• Ability to be creative and innovative
• Ability to build strong and constructive working relationships with a diverse range of colleagues, supporters and stakeholders
• First class written and verbal communications, willing to speak confidently on the telephone

Salary: £20,520 (pro rata – includes Inner London Weighting)

Location: London based office with flexible working

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Lucy on 02030 062787 or email [email protected].

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.

Full Time, Fixed Term 12 Months (Maternity Cover)

This role can be based at either Boston Spa or St Pancras 

 Opportunities for hybrid home/onsite working

 The British Library is home to a world of discovery for researchers, writers, thinkers, artists, creatives and scientists alike. We have over 170 million items in our collection, from Magna Carta and Shakespeare’s first folio, to Beatles’ lyrics and Angela Carter’s archive. Our philanthropic supporters help us open up this world of ideas and inspiration for everyone. Their support enables us to share our collection as widely as possible by developing learning programmes for young people, supporting growing businesses, inspiring diverse communities, broadening our exhibitions and events and improving our physical spaces.

The Library is in the quiet phase of an ambitious multimillion pound fundraising campaign. Working as part of a dedicated and ambitious development team, the Individual Giving Manager will make a significant contribution to team targets, with a particular remit to expand the Library’s individual giving prospect pipeline, building relationships and devising creative strategies to unlock the potential of the Library’s Patrons programme, both nationally and internationally. You’ll also line manage the Individual Giving Officer and work closely together to build the Library’s lower value giving programmes, direct marketing, onsite giving and appeals. Managing your own portfolio, you will also have responsibility for the cultivation and stewardship of donors towards the Library’s legacy giving programme.

You will have significant experience of individual giving, and a proven track record of success in running successful regular giving programmes. You will also have experience of managing your own portfolio of donors, planning successful stewardship and cultivation programmes (including a varied and busy calendar of events) and skills in managing a donor or customer database (the Library uses Raiser’s Edge). You will be able to work on your own initiative, pro-actively identifying fundraising opportunities to meet the team’s stretching annual targets. A collaborative, determined, open and honest approach to align with the Library’s values and purposes will also be vital.

 As one of the world’s great libraries, our duty is to preserve the nation’s intellectual memory for the future and make it available to all for research, inspiration and enjoyment. At present we have well over 170 million items, in most known languages, with three million new items added every year. We have manuscripts, maps, newspapers, magazines, prints and drawings, music scores, and patents. We make our collections and programmes available to all. We operate the world’s largest document delivery service providing millions of items a year to customers all over the world. What matters to us is that we preserve the national memory and enable knowledge to be created both now and in the future by anyone, anywhere.

 In return we offer a competitive salary and a number of excellent benefits.  Our pension scheme is one of the most valuable benefits we offer, as our staff can become members of the Alpha Pension Scheme where the Library contributes a minimum of 20.6% (this may be higher dependant on grade. Another significant benefit the Library provides is the provision of a flexible working hours scheme which could allow you to work your hours flexibly over the week and to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3 month period. This is on top of 25 days holiday from entry and public and privilege holidays.

For further information and to apply, please visit the British Library Website, job reference :03829

Closing Date: 31 October 2021

Interview Date: week commencing 8 November 2021

LGBT Foundation has grown significantly over recent years and we have some exciting and new positions in our income generation team to enable us to sustain and grow our income to deliver on the Income Generation Framework.

As a new role for the charity, in a small but dynamic team, there is significant scope to grow and shape the individual giving programme. The post-holder will report to and work closely with Income Generation Manager – Self-Generated Income and the Fundraising Team.

The post-holder will:

- Develop and deliver the Individual Giving Strategy

- Explore and test new income streams

- Develop appeals, from concept to delivery, including direct mail, online and through social media

- Develop and manage supporter journeys, including effective donor stewardship of LGBT Foundation supporters to increase supporter engagement

- Oversee CRM and administrative systems for individual giving, as well as support the development of other income streams as appropriate.

We are taking positive action to encourage applications from people of colour (PoC) and other racially minoritised communities, trans, non-binary and/or older people (aged 50+), to improve the representation of colleagues from these communities in our staff team.

* Trans is an umbrella & inclusive term used to describe people whose gender identity differs in some way from that which they were assigned at birth; including non-binary people, cross dressers and those who partially or incompletely identify with their sex assigned at birth.

Salary: £24,061 (+10% Pension)

Special Terms: Full time, permanent

Reporting to: Income Generation Manager – Self-Generated Income

Closing Date: 9am on Tuesday 2nd November 2021

Fundraising Manager – Individual Giving

This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your individual giving fundraising skills to this highly effective and growing heritage charity. The Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust is a separate entity to the SVR Holdings Company who operate and run this much-loved attraction.  The Trust’s focus is to help secure the future of the Severn Valley Railway through donations, grants, and sponsorship.  The position of Fundraising Manager for individuals is key to our future success, understanding our donor base and creating a clear donor stewardship programme for the 15,000 donors we have.

In addition, you will create engaging fundraising asks, strong engagement processes and effective recruitment campaigns.  You will have the support of a Donor Care Officer to help deliver your plans.

You will be able to demonstrate your experience in creating and delivering effective donor stewardship plans to include single, legacy and in-memorial giving.  Access ThankQ database and Tessitura experience is desired.

We are seeking a resourceful, proactive team player who demonstrates initiative and takes ownership and responsibility for completing and finishing tasks, including setting and achieving targets.  You will naturally identify opportunities and maximise these for the benefit of the Railway.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust, taking the reins of individual giving fundraising.  This is your chance to join a passionate local charity that is committed to safeguarding the Severn Valley Railway. 

Overview

Post: Fundraising Manager, Individual Giving

Reporting to: Executive Director

Employer: Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust

Salary:  £30,000 to £35.000 FTE

Primary location: Number One, Comberton Place, Kidderminster

Hours: Part-time, 4 days per week (30 hours)

Holiday: 31 days (inclusive of Public holidays) FTE

Summary of Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your proven fundraising experience in individual giving to this driven and passionate heritage charity.  This position is a hands-on role and comes with line management of a part-time Donor Engagement Officer and 3 volunteers.  We envisage this area of the business growing as the successes of your initiatives are realised.  We have been extremely successful in our individual giving thus far, but it is time for a new experienced fundraiser to take it to the next level, focusing on both retention, uplift, and acquisition, whilst building a stronger fundraising volunteer base to assist you in delivering your plans. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Strategy & Development

• To increase income generated from individual giving fundraising activities.
• To create and execute a donor retention, uplift, and acquisition strategy.

·To lead on developing our CRM system, working with the Executive Director and Finance Manager to review the Trust’s CRM database and implement an Organisation wide CRM system.

• To manage the individual giving budget in line with objectives and KPIs, reporting to the Executive Director on income and expenditure and highlighting variances in a timely manner.
• To test, implement, monitor, and evaluate existing and new fundraising asks and channels to increase two-way engagement with donors.
• To develop and manage high quality supporter care including responsive and prompt thanking and updating our donors on the impact of their support.
• To develop a volunteer-base of fundraisers.

Direct Marketing

• To manage and deliver integrated online and offline campaigns.
• To manage the design, print and production of direct marketing activity, negotiating bought in services and ensuring invoices are in accordance with quotes.

Administration and Reporting

• To manage the Individual Giving budget and provide monthly updates to the Executive Director.
  • To keep accurate and up to date records of all activities, using ThankQ CRM database, extracting reports for the team as required, and maintaining high standards in customer care and record keeping.

Managing Relationships

• To provide management and guidance to the Donor Care Officer to ensure that KPIs and objectives are achieved, and a clear personal development plan is in place.
• To build strong internal working relationships with colleagues.
• Organise face to face thank you events for our supporters.
• To work with the SVR Holdings Marketing and Communications team to gain support and cross selling opportunities within the different SVR audiences.

Other

·Proactively ensure all materials produced are accurate and compliant with relevant GDPR protection and Gift Aid legislation.

·To undertake all activities in line with best practice standards and processes as set out by the Fundraising Code of Practice and industry regulatory bodies.

·To keep abreast of developments in individual giving and ensure charity compliance.

·To contribute to the Fundraising Team’s strategic planning and budget process.

·To carry out any other tasks as reasonably requested.

·To actively implement the principles of Equality and Diversity.

Person Specification

Educated to degree level and / or an accredited fundraising qualification such as Certificate or Diploma in Fundraising.

Experience

• Creating and implementing successful individual giving donor stewardship plans.
• Implementing donor segmentation, targeting, and positioning strategy.
• Proficient with fundraising CRM systems ideally ThankQ and Tessitura.  To include building, analysing, and reporting.
• Creating, writing, and delivering strong fundraising appeals across all platforms.
• Writing compelling cases studies.
• Legacy and in-memoriam fundraising.
• Managing income and expenditure budgets.
• Presenting to internal and external stakeholders.
• Managing and motivating staff.

Skills and abilities

• Outstanding verbal and written skills. Able to engage audiences using a range of communication tools.
• Exceptional analytical skills to be able to evaluate our donor base and create effective tiered donor stewardship plans.
• Significant direct marketing skills: devising and delivering social media and print campaigns.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and to secure resources and support from colleagues in different business areas.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills; confident and personable with the ability to manage and build strong relationships with key individual donors.
• Exceptional organisation and time management skills. Able to plan / prioritise own work and meet agreed deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and methodical approach to tasks.
• Competent use of MS Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Strong numerical / budgeting skills.

Attitude and Personal Qualities

• Motivated, task-orientated, and professional.
• Flexible, able and willing to respond to changing priorities.
• Strong team player with collaborative working style, who enjoys individual and team working.
• Willing to participate in all activities relevant to the role.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Commitment to GDPR and Fundraising Code of Practice.
• Commitment to the principles of Equality and Diversity.
• An interest in heritage railways.

As a volunteering organisation, we ask staff to volunteer 5 days per year to support our operational staff in the busy season.

SVR Family

The SVR Family consists of the three separate companies

1. Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) Plc (Company number 01046274) is a not-for-profit company limited by shares.  No dividend is paid to shareholders with all profit used to support the running of the Railway. It owns the infrastructure and assets of the SVR, employs the paid staff, and is responsible for the governance, operation, finance, planning, customer service and management of the SVR.

2. Severn Valley Railway Company Limited, (Company number 00906842), a company limited by guarantee, supported by a paid membership of 12,500 members and provides volunteer staff who assist in the operation of the Railway from a working volunteer membership pool of 1,700.

Both organisations are led by Helen Smith, Director and General Manager.

3. Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Limited, a company limited by guarantee (Company Reg, No.04341280) Registered with the Charity Commission (Reg.No.1092723).

The focus of the SVR Charitable Trust is to generate funds:

• To enhance, maintain and restore SVR rolling stock and infrastructure.
• To provide educational and interpretive displays for the SVR
• To provide educational and heritage skill training used in the restoration, repair, and operation of the SVR.

The Charitable Trust is led by Shelagh Paterson, Executive Director.

Our Staff

Volunteering

The Severn Valley Railway is run by a team of 150 full-time equivalent paid staff and 1,700 volunteers.  As part our commitment and recognition to our volunteers, we request that all paid staff give five volunteer days to the Railway every year, this may involve supporting key events, to include Santa Specials, Halloween, and Gala’s.

Our Objective

SVR is recognised as an outstanding visitor attraction, with great days out and inspiring events, all with consistently high standards of customer service. SVR provides an authentic heritage railway experience where you can let your senses take you on a journey through history, with learning opportunities in abundance.

The organisations to support this are professionally led, values-based, and commercially strong. While it may be old on the outside, on the inside, SVR uses 21st century technology to run its activities effectively. It is able to recruit, train and retain the Staff and Volunteers it needs, and brings in the wide range of Financial and other support required to develop further. SVR is known for having good and enduring relationships with its stakeholders, from the diverse local communities in which it sits, to the Loco and Rolling stock owners, the Regulators and Industry partners.  On a day-to-day basis the 3 key areas of Management focus for SVR are Safety, People and Heritage. In addition, SVR has an industry-leading approach to the issue of Sustainability.

We are looking for a confident, creative Individual Giving and Supporter Care Executive for a wonderful childrens health charity.

The Charity

An incredible childrens health charity with an income of c£4m ideally looking for someone to be office based in their new office near Monument.

The Role
To support the Senior Individual Giving manager to deliver outstanding stewardship to current individual givers who donate in the region of £600k.
To support the development and implementation of an integrated supporter marketing strategy across traditional and digital streams.
To implement strategies for email, search, display, paid social, telephone fundraising and other digital marketing channels.
To deliver outstanding donor care to supporters through prompt thanking, responding to enquiries and accurate data capture.
To create strategies for innovation to recruit new supporters through cash, regular giving and legacy channels.
Ensure that Gift Aid income is maximised.
Take lead responsibility on standing order and direct debit management.

The Candidate
Understanding of the principles of direct marketing and fundraising
Experience of financial data input and fulfilment for direct marketing
Experience of maximising the potential of Fundraising databases and software
Ability to work under pressure and manage a fluctuating workload
Working experience of Microsoft Office
Excellent standard of accuracy and attention to detail
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to build good rapport and relationships with donors
Flexible attitude with good team skills
Creative, innovative skills with a high degree of initiative

IMPORTANT NOTE

Interviews are scheduled for 3rd November so please get in touch ASAP to find out more.

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.

Title: Legacy and In Memory Development Manager - South

Salary: Up to £35,068 per annum (plus London Allowance of £3,500 if applicable)
Hours/Contract: Full time, 35 Hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Based: Head or Regional Marie Curie office (London, the South or Midlands)
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 14th November 2021
Interview date: W/C 29 November - location TBC

The Legacy and In Memory Giving team is responsible for raising awareness of gifts in Wills and ways to give in memory of a loved one, both externally to supporters and members of public, and internally to staff and volunteers.
This is an exciting time to be joining the team as we continue to grow and invest in these vital income streams. You will lead a regional team of Legacy and In Memory Leads and their Assistants across regions in the UK, responsible for the development of opportunities to engage and inspire - prompting awareness, consideration and action, whilst ensuring supporters continue to feel valued and engaged with the cause.

Together with your fellow Legacy and In Memory Development Manager, you will take a senior and influential lead to develop and grow opportunities to reach new and existing audiences, taking a place based and highly personalised approach that ensures the supporter and their motivation remains at the heart of everything we do.
With extensive experience of managing high performing teams, you will work closely with the wider Legacy and In Memory Giving department, and indeed everyone at Marie Curie, in developing inspiring and supporter focused approaches to Legacy and In Memory Giving.

If you're excited by this opportunity and believe you would make an excellent addition to our dedicated team, apply today and make a real difference!

What we are looking for:

- Superb people management and team building skills
- Significant team management experience, ideally in a fundraising or commercial setting
- Well organised with excellent communication skills
- A creative thinker and inspiration to bring others with you
- A passion for creating the very best supporter experiences possible
- Experience in budgeting, forecasting, KPI monitoring and analysis
- A born negotiator who is results driven
- Flexible with a hands-on approach
- A passion for our fantastic cause

What's in it for you:

- Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
- Continuous development
- Industry leading training programmes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible Working

For more information or an informal chat please contact Nigel Gorvett, Head of Legacy and In Memory Giving at

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory criminal record check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

We are pleased to be working with a well-known homelessness charity who are looking for a Legacy Officer to join their growing team. You will be joining an inspirational charity who are at the forefront of tackling homelessness. Your responsibilities will lie in supporting the Legacy and In Memory fundraising programme in order to meet income targets and managing your own case load within Legacy administration.

You will be vital in supporting and delivering on the Legacy and In Memory strategy, managing the online In Memory funds platform and funeral collections, as well as adding new Legacy notification onto the database. You will develop relationships with In-Memory and Legacy supporters, thanking them appropriately and timely, showing them the impact of their support through various forms of communication.

You will need:

• Demonstrable experience of working or volunteering in the charity sector
• Good level of legacy administration and marketing experience
• Strong project management and time management skills
• To be a confident user of IT, including Microsoft Officer and fundraising databases
• Confidence in building relationships with individual donors and credibly representing the charity

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Chloe on 02030 062787 or email [email protected].

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.

Multi-award-winning Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal works in partnership with Aardman Animations to support

Bristol Children’s Hospital and the region’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). We are seeking a talented individual to join our ambitious team to help deliver a multi-million-pound programme of investment in the children’s hospital and NICU.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fundraiser to join our growing fundraising team. The successful candidate will be responsible for helping to design and implement new supporter acquisition, retention and development plans with a focus on growing reach, engagement and income across Individual Giving.

The role will be responsible for maximising income through targeted communications both through online and offline channels. We know that data is the catalyst to a successful programme, so the successful candidate will have broad knowledge of Raiser’s Edge (or a similar fundraising database), as well as experience of growing the lifetime value of new and existing supporters and donors.

There will be the opportunity to lead on new projects, whilst working collaboratively with the talented fundraising and communications teams to develop the supporter experience, with the aim of building long term commitment to the charity.  The successful candidate will have experience in individual giving and will have bags of initiative as well as being a strong team player, able to work autonomously bringing new ideas and fresh energy to our strategy.

The candidate will share the team’s vision to grow and develop our income and supporter base across the wide portfolio of activity. You will bring imagination, resourcefulness and enthusiasm to help us realise our vision of continued income growth and income generation diversification.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including a pension scheme, medical benefits, and generous annual leave.  Flexible home working will be combined with visits to the Bristol based office. Grand Appeal HQ is located opposite the Bristol Children’s Hospital, close to the beautiful Bristol Harbourside and the range of shops in Cabot Circus.

The Grand Appeal offers a dynamic, supportive and rewarding workplace for over 40 staff. The bedrock of our organisation is its strong team culture in which all staff play an important part. If this sounds like the right workplace culture for you, you have the required skills and experience, and you are looking for a new challenge, get in touch.

Work for The Grand Appeal and you’ll do more than just a job. The work we do really makes a difference to sick children, their families and the staff who care for them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Together, we help save lives.

 Key tasks and responsibilities

• Analyse, plan and develop the current engagement programme for existing donors, to retain and re-activate supporters
• Develop new fundraising ideas as part of the Individual Giving programme to generate income, working strategically to target specific audiences to complement our existing activity
• Work collaboratively with the fundraising team to deliver a high-quality experience to all donors including where appropriate donor communications and marketing materials to drive forward the Individual Giving programme
• Work to measurable KPIs and income targets
• Work collaboratively with the Marketing and Communications team to maximise online and offline support and donor communications
• Brief and liaise with suppliers for direct mailing campaigns, reviewing and arranging approval from key staff ready for print
• Continually evaluate activity across Individual Giving income streams and respond to trends or challenges
• Responsibility for the operation of the Lottery and compliance with relevant legislation
• Use Raiser’s Edge database to analyse support and steward supporters, ensuring data entered is accurate. Help to implement new data reporting procedures to drive the success of the Individual Giving programme
• Contribute to the fundraising department activities, sharing new ideas and supporting income generation and promote positive team-working.
• Contribute to the legacy strategy working closely with the SMT.
• Understand data protection requirements for direct marketing including any changes to GDPR

Other tasks

• Keep abreast of governance requirements pursuant to all communications /marketing activity including but not limited to the Charities Act, Fundraising Regulator, Institute of Fundraising Code of Practice, Gambling Commission and General Data Protection Regulation
• Undertake mandatory training as required by the charity. 
• Carry out other tasks and duties as required, to support colleagues across the organisation

This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder and according to future changes/developments in the Charity. All job descriptions are non-contractual and give a sense of the broad scope of the role and so include a level of flexibility. Whilst they list some key tasks there will also always be tasks that arise, and which can be reasonably expected of the role. 

See our website for full person specification.

A great opportunity has arisen for a Fundraising Manager- Individual Giving for a fantastic heritage charity in order to increase income generated from individual giving fundraising activities.

Contract type: permanent, 4 days a week (30 hrs a week)
Salary: 30,000 to 35.000 FTE

Please Apply ASAP!

Key responsibilities:
To create and execute a donor retention, uplift, and acquisition strategy.
To lead on developing our CRM system, working with the Executive Director and Finance Manager to review the Trust s CRM database and implement an Organisation wide CRM system.
To manage the individual giving budget in line with objectives and KPIs, reporting to the Executive Director on income and expenditure and highlighting variances in a timely manner.
To test, implement, monitor, and evaluate existing and new fundraising asks and channels to increase two-way engagement with donors.
To develop and manage high quality supporter care including responsive and prompt thanking and updating our donors on the impact of their support.
To develop a volunteer-base of fundraisers.
To manage and deliver integrated online and offline campaigns.
To manage the design, print and production of direct marketing activity, negotiating bought in services and ensuring invoices are in accordance with quotes.
To manage the Individual Giving budget and provide monthly updates to the Executive Director.

Person specification:
Creating and implementing successful individual giving donor stewardship plans.
Implementing donor segmentation, targeting, and positioning strategy.
Proficient with fundraising CRM systems ideally ThankQ and Tessitura. To include building, analysing, and reporting.
Creating, writing, and delivering strong fundraising appeals across all platforms.
Writing compelling cases studies.
Legacy and in-memoriam fundraising.
Managing income and expenditure budgets.
Presenting to internal and external stakeholders.
Managing and motivating staff.
Outstanding verbal and written skills. Able to engage audiences using a range of communication tools.