6 Individual giving manager jobs in Westminster, Greater London

The British Academy – the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences - is seeking an Individual Giving Manager to join our Development and Fellowship Directorate, leading the development and delivery of the individual giving programme.

The role

The Individual Giving Manager is a critical role in expanding our supporter base as we prepare to launch the Academy’s 125th Anniversary Campaign in 2027.

The post holder will inspire potential donors to give to the British Academy. They will lead targeted appeals and multi-channel fundraising campaigns. They will also develop supporter journeys that connect donors with the impact of their gift and build long-term engagement with the British Academy.

We are looking for someone who enjoys communicating ideas into a compelling narrative. They will be creative and collaborative in their approach, bringing real momentum to the programme as it enters the next phase. They will also need to analyse individual giving data, using it to draw out giving trends, review engagement with donors, and identify milestone giving.

This role offers an amazing opportunity to take our individual giving programme to the next phase and to join an organisation at an incredibly exciting moment.  We are searching for applicants who have several years of individual giving experience and will bring strong knowledge around the principles of donor cultivation, acquisition and stewardship.

To find out more about the Academy, working with us, our terms and conditions and benefits, as well as to apply for this role, please visit our recruitment page via the Apply button.

Closing date: Noon on 7 October 2026.

Interviews: 29 October 2026 (may be subject to change).

We may close this role sooner if we receive a high volume of applications.  In these circumstances, we will give those who have shown interest 24 hours’ notice of the change of deadline.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, in line with our commitment to create a diverse and inclusive working environment, promote equal opportunity, and address under-representation. We will make reasonable adjustments to support disabled job applicants and offer an interview to those meeting the minimum selection criteria.

Take the next step in your fundraising career

Lauderdale House is looking for an experienced fundraiser who is ready for a role with more responsibility and the opportunity to help shape how fundraising develops across the organisation.

This is our first dedicated fundraising role, but you won't be starting from scratch. We have successful previous trust fundraising, established education and community programmes, previous individual donors and a large community of people with a long-standing connection to Lauderdale House.

Working closely with the Director, you'll help develop fundraising into a consistent and sustainable income stream, with a particular focus on Trusts & Foundations andIndividual & Legacy Giving.

You'll develop and manage a pipeline of trust and foundation applications, write compelling applications and reports, build relationships with funders and develop approaches to encourage longer-term support.

You'll also help establish our individual and legacy giving programme, researching and cultivating prospective donors, making fundraising approaches, developing donor stewardship and putting appropriate systems in place for donor data and Gift Aid.

Alongside this, you'll contribute to fundraising strategy, impact and evaluation, cases for support, fundraising communications, reporting and compliance.

About you

We're looking for someone with solid practical fundraising experience and a track record of securing income who is ready to take the next step in their career and possesses all or most of the following:

• a successful track record in fundraising relevant to this role, preferably in arts, heritage and/or community organisations;
• experience managing your own fundraising workload or portfolio with a good degree of independence;
• the confidence to use your judgement, make recommendations and move work forward without extensive day-to-day supervision;
• experience taking responsibility for fundraising targets or income goals;
• a strong understanding of fundraising trends, especially within the arts, heritage and community sectors;
• an understanding of the role of fundraising in organisational growth;
• knowledge of fundraising regulations, data protection, ethical standards and best practice;
• experience using CRM systems, databases or other tools for data mining and supporting prospecting;
• strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills and the confidence to develop relationships with funders, donors and prospective supporters;
• the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues who aren't fundraising specialists;
• excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• the ability to influence people and inspire trust;
• strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities;
• creative and lateral problem-solving skills and the ability to deal with the unexpected;
• a positive attitude and willingness to help where needed;
• confident use of Microsoft Office and the ability to learn other relevant software;
• excellent and accurate attention to detail;
• an interest in arts, heritage, education and/or community activity and the impact organisations such as Lauderdale House can have; and
• a commitment to equality and diversity.

You don't need to have previously been a Head of Fundraising or run an entire fundraising function. You might currently be a Fundraising Officer, Senior Fundraising Officer, Development Officer or similar and be ready for a role with more responsibility and scope to use your own judgement.

Above all, we're looking for someone who combines fundraising knowledge and real experience with initiative. You won't be expected to arrive knowing everything about Lauderdale House, but you should have enough fundraising experience to recognise opportunities, recommend a course of action and confidently take responsibility for delivering it.

About Lauderdale House

Lauderdale House is a Grade II* historic house in Waterlow Park, Highgate, brought to life as a busy arts, heritage, education and community centre. Around 80,000 people visit us each year, and in 2028 we will celebrate 50 years as an arts and education centre.

Salary: £37,818
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Holiday: 25 working days plus public holidays
Location: Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate N6 – on-site, not suitable for remote or hybrid working

How to apply

Please send your CV and a covering letter to Director Katherine Ives, with the subject ‘Application for Fundraising Manager’.

Your covering letter should explain why the role interests you and how your experience meets the essential requirements. We'd particularly like to hear about fundraising work you have personally been responsible for and examples of income you have successfully helped to secure.

Please also include contact details for two referees and let us know at what point they may be contacted. We will not contact referees without your permission.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Director Katherine Ives.

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

Application deadline: 9am on 5 October
First interviews: w/c 12 October
Second interviews: w/c 19 October

Heart Research UK is a national charity working to prevent, treat and cure heart diseases through research, education and community support. Every 5 minutes, someone dies from heart diseases in the UK, and they are determined to change this.

Public donations help fund lifesaving medical research, develop new treatments and support people across the UK to keep their hearts healthy. Now in the second year of their five-year strategy, they have ambitious plans to grow their income and make an even bigger difference.

We are looking for an experienced Individual Giving Manager to lead the development of their Individual Giving programme. With a proven track record in donor acquisition, supporter development and retention, you’ll have the opportunity to shape a programme with significant growth potential.

The Role

Reporting to the Director of Income Generation, you will develop and deliver the Individual Giving strategy, driving sustainable income growth and strengthening supporter relationships.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and delivering the Individual Giving strategy in line with wider fundraising and organisational objectives.
• Leading donor acquisition across digital and offline channels, including paid social, search, email, direct mail, DRTV, lottery, face-to-face and telemarketing.
• Identifying new products and propositions that meet supporter needs and generate sustainable income.
• Using data, audience insight and modelling to inform investment, testing and optimisation.
• Developing supporter journeys to maximise engagement, retention and lifetime value.
• Managing agency and supplier relationships to ensure maximum value from investment.
• Working collaboratively across fundraising, communications and data teams to deliver successful campaigns.
• Managing budgets, forecasts and financial performance.
• Ensuring activity complies with relevant legislation, GDPR, the Fundraising Code of Practice and Heart Research UK policies.

The Person

You’ll be an experienced Individual Giving professional with significant experience of managing and growing Individual Giving programmes, and a strong track record of successful donor acquisition across multiple channels.

You will have:

• Strong knowledge of Individual Giving best practice across acquisition and retention.
• Experience using data, insight and analysis to shape strategy and investment decisions.
• Confidence working with metrics such as ROI, CPA, CPL, attrition and lifetime value, ideally with experience of test-and-learn programmes.
• Experience managing fundraising agencies and external suppliers.
• Excellent project, campaign, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A good understanding of fundraising legislation and regulatory requirements, including GDPR and the Fundraising Code of Practice.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities while working both collaboratively and independently.

Most importantly, you’ll be passionate about building meaningful, long-lasting supporter relationships, motivated by continuous improvement and excited by the opportunity to contribute to ambitious income growth.

Why Heart Research UK?

This is an exciting time to join their growing team of 44 people. They offer a collaborative and supportive culture, with a clear ambition to achieve long-term, sustainable income growth.

The role can be based from the Leeds office on a hybrid basis or worked fully remotely, with colleagues working flexibly across locations.

Benefits include:

• 22 days’ annual leave, rising to 27 days after 5 years, plus bank holidays.
• Office closure for the 3 working days between Christmas and New Year.
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave.
• Pension scheme with employer contributions starting at 3%, with enhanced schemes after 2 and 4 years.
• 20 minutes of exercise time three times a week, separate from your lunch break
• Quarterly wellbeing sessions and health checks.
• Bike to Work scheme.
• Free access to an independent financial adviser.
• Reimbursement of eye test costs.
• Staff training budget for professional and career development.
• Membership of Fundraising Everywhere, providing access to additional fundraising training and development.

If you’re an experienced Individual Giving professional looking for an opportunity to shape strategy, drive sustainable income growth and make a genuine difference to people affected by heart disease, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply here, or get in contact with Leanne or Jen at Charity Horizons for more information.

Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format such as audio or video upload, or require any adaptations for your initial engagement with us, please contact either Jen or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this.

Please also be aware that we 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.

Harris Hill is delighted to be partnering with a fantastic national charity in their search for an Individual Giving Manager.

This is an exciting opportunity to build and scale the Individual Giving programme from an early stage, shaping propositions, channels and supporter journeys to drive sustainable growth.

As Individual Giving Manager, you will lead the development and delivery of the Individual Giving acquisition and supporter development programme. You will own acquisition targets and budgets, develop and optimise multi-channel campaigns, and build long-term supporter value through regular giving, retention, mid-value and legacy giving. You will use audience insight, segmentation and performance data to identify and engage priority audiences, develop compelling fundraising propositions and deliver targeted, personalised campaigns. You will also oversee effective supporter journeys, stewardship and care, ensuring audiences are engaged throughout the supporter lifecycle.

To be considered for this role you will need:

• Proven track record of delivering successful acquisition or Individual Giving campaigns that meet income or growth targets
• Experience managing multi-channel marketing or fundraising campaigns
• Excellent analytical and data interpretation skills
• Ability to translate insight into high-performing campaigns

If this role sounds of interest to you and you want to have a chat and review the full job description, please do contact Dominic at Harris Hill on [email protected] or call him on 0207 820 7332

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000

Permanent, full-time

Location: Leatherhead with hybrid working.

Deadline: Rolling

Application process: CV

Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

PWSA UK is looking for an individual who is experienced in individual supporter fundraising, capable of growing our income from our community network, individual givers including seasonal and capital campaigns. You will have the drive to make a difference for our stakeholders, be able to build strong supporter relationships at a distance and create compelling proposals that connect donors with PWSA UK’s mission and will enjoy working independently in a small team. 

About the role

This is a new role and you will manage and maintain a regular giving programme for new and existing supporters, developing tailored communications, proposals and engagement opportunities for the community that connect donors’ interests with PWSA UK’s mission. Working with colleagues, trustees and volunteers, you will support community fundraising, establish an effective individual giving programme using the CRM and increase the number of legacy pledges achieved over time

• Build and manage an individual giving programme.

• Support and build upon the community fundraising activity

• Develop persuasive campaigns, cases for support and donor communications.

• Maintain the CRM and utlise it to its full potential

• Keep accurate records, forecasts and pipeline reports.

About you

You will be an excellent communicator, careful researcher and organised fundraising manager, with experience in individual giving and community fundraising. You will be confident communicating with donors and senior stakeholders, handle sensitive information with discretion, and share PWSA UK’s commitment to supporting people with Prader-Willi syndrome.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to shape a new fundraising role within a specialist charity and help grow high-value support for PWSA UK’s work.