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Farringdon, London/Home-based
Save the Children UK is looking for an experienced Face to Face Acquisition Manager to join our Direct Engagement team on a fixed-term contract until the end of March 2027 with intention to renew.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop one of our most important fundraising channels, driving sustainable income growth and inspiring long-term support for our work.
Working closely with agency partners and colleagues across Public Impact, you'll combine strategic oversight with operational leadership to drive performance, champion best practice in compliance and safeguarding, and deliver exceptional supporter experiences. Through innovation, insight and collaboration, you'll help grow a programme that enables lasting change for children in the UK and around the world.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About the Team
The purpose of the Public Impact Group is to build an active community of people in the UK who give money, time and take action to enable lasting change for children. We are building a distinctive modern cause that galvanizes the public to act with us.
As Direct Engagement we set the standard for brilliant, effective fundraising. We're passionate about the power of Face-to-Face (F2F) fundraising. Not only does it help secure vital, long-term funds for our life-saving work, but it also serves as a constant and effective way to positively engage the public with our cause.
Working with colleagues across Public Impact, we aim to sustainably increase the quality and value of our F2F programme by continually testing, learning and innovating.
About the role
As the Face-to-Face Acquisition Manager, you will manage Save the Children UK's F2F fundraising programme, supporting our agency partners to achieve outstanding results. Working with the Head of Direct Engagement and accountable for the day-to-day task management of two executives you will build strong relationships and drive ambitious results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment bringing both fundraising and operational expertise to the role.
You will provide a positive and safe working environment for the fundraisers that represent us, ensuring agreed standards and behaviours are met and that agencies are inspired to work on behalf Save the Children UK.
You will have a genuine passion for F2F fundraising and the drive and determination to make a difference to the sector as a part of the wider global F2F team.
In this role, you will:
About you
To be successful, you will bring:
What we offer you
We promote flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, and wellbeing both at work and beyond, and offer a wide range of benefits designed to reward your hard work and inspire you to help improve the lives of children every day.
Some of the benefits you can expect include:
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Closing Date: 31 August 2026
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Role Overview
The Talent Set are delighted to partner with an amazing health charity on a fantastic Content Officer role. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and managing engaging content that supports the organisation’s objectives, ensuring clear messaging across multiple platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Person Specification
What’s on Offer
Salary: £33,698
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
Job Summary:
Rape Crisis England & Wales is the national membership and accreditation body for a network of Rape Crisis Centres that provide specialist support for survivors of sexual violence and abuse. We work to promote the needs and rights of survivors and campaign for an end to all forms of sexual violence, abuse and exploitation.
Our Fundraising and Development Officer will support our daily fundraising operations. In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating contractor relationships, managing administrative tasks, supporting our governance arrangements, collating data and ensuring smooth communication across departments. You will play a key role in optimising processes, handling logistics, and assisting in the delivery of operational initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
The overall purpose of this role is to provide administrative and operational support across the fundraising department. You will work closely with the Head of Fundraising and Development to support donor recognition and stewardship, fundraising finance processes, and collate data for reporting against KPIs.
The key responsibilities of this role include:
Donor recognition and supporter care
• Thank Challenge event and one-off donors promptly, warmly, and accurately, within agreed turnaround times, tailoring acknowledgements by gift size, channel, and giving history.
• Administer donor recognition processes, including welcome journeys for new regular givers, milestone and anniversary acknowledgements, and recognition of mid-level and repeat donors.
• Respond to supporter enquiries by email, phone, and post in a professional and sensitive manner, escalating complex matters as appropriate.
• Handle sensitive gifts, such as in memory donations, with care and discretion.
• Support the stewardship of challenge event participants and community fundraisers, including fundraising materials, sponsorship processing, and thanking.
Individual giving and donation processing
• Record donations accurately and regularly on Salesforce, ensuring each gift is coded correctly by source, campaign, and restriction.
• Process payroll giving donations
• Maintain the Mailchimp donor database including uploading new donors
• Carry out regular reconciliations of donation income with Finance colleagues, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Administer regular giving, including setting up, amending, and cancelling regular gifts, and monitoring failed payments.
• Support the delivery of individual giving campaigns and appeals, with donation handling, data segmentation, and post campaign administration.
• Assist in processing and acknowledging occasional one-off donations received across all channels and platforms, including online giving platforms, direct debits, standing orders, cheques, and bank transfers.
Gift Aid
• Maintain complete and compliant Gift Aid declaration records for all eligible donors.
• Prepare and submit regular Gift Aid claims to HMRC, ensuring claims are accurate, maximised, and submitted on schedule.
• Keep an audit trail of claims and declarations in line with HMRC requirements, and support any related audit or compliance activity.
• Identify opportunities to increase Gift Aid uptake across giving channels.
Data and compliance
• Maintain accurate, up to date supporter records on the fundraising database, including contact details, communication preferences, and consent.
• Ensure all supporter data is handled in line with UK GDPR, the Fundraising Regulator's Code of Fundraising Practice, and RCEW policies.
• Run routine data hygiene tasks such as deduplication, returned mail processing, and preference updates.
• Produce simple reports on income and supporter activity to support team planning and reporting to funders and the Board.
General fundraising support
• Monitor and respond to email correspondence in the fundraising inbox
• Provide administrative support across the fundraising function as required, including trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships, and events.
• Maintain fundraising records, templates, and process documentation so that key tasks are well documented and consistent.
• Research potential donors and funding opportunities to support the organisation’s goals.
• Provide administrative support during grant application processes, including compiling documents and tracking deadlines.
• Coordinate logistics for fundraising events, including venue booking, catering, and invitations.
• Contribute to a positive, collaborative team culture and take part in team meetings and organisational activity.
• Undertake other reasonable duties consistent with the level of the role.
The post holder is expected to work collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders to promote the aims and values of Rape Crisis England & Wales. Therefore, this list is indicative only, not exhaustive. It is intended to reflect a range of duties the post-holder will be expected to perform but additional duties commensurate with the role may be required. The job description will be reviewed from time to time and may change in light of experience and changing circumstances, in consultation with the post-holder. We ask all employees to uphold our organisational values, support our mission and purpose, and to maintain respectful and collaborative relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
Person Specification
· A relevant qualification in Fundraising or a related field would be desirable.
· Proven experience in a fundraising role, ideally within a corporate, nonprofit, or government environment.
· Experience with fundraising activities such as donor relations, and materials preparation
· Strong ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met and operations run smoothly.
· Detail-oriented with excellent time management and prioritisation skills.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare reports, presentations, and donor correspondence.
· Ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership, team members, external stakeholders, and donors.
· Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
· Familiarity with donor management platforms (e.g., JustGiving)
· Experience with Salesforce would be beneficial
· Ability to approach challenges with a proactive and solutions-oriented mindset and make decisions based on data, policies, and best practices.
*Shortlisting will be based on the candidates’ ability to demonstrate the criteria in bold.
Personal Attributes:
Eligibility
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence of this will be required prior to appointment.
Additional Information
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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What is the overall purpose of the role?
At Youth Action Alliance, our mission is to support the personal and social development (their values, beliefs, ideas and skills) of the young people living in Kensington and Chelsea and neighbouring boroughs, enabling them to increase their resilience and skills in the present, and promote their ambitions for the future.
We are ambitious to grow, to continue supporting more young people and influence positive change. To do this we are looking to appoint a Support Youth Worker to work across two projects:
The role will cover the following projects:
Irish Traveller young people (Travellers project) 11-19 years old, including;
● Weekly workshop/sessions
● Targeted mentoring and support - helping them to stay in education, enrol in college, seek work opportunities, and access additional support services.
● Off-site holiday activities
● Outreach, detached work and networking
Please note, work may extend to ages 8–21, subject to funding.
Staying Connected project young people, 11-19 years old, including;
● Targeted one-to-one mentoring and support via face-to-face, online or via phone
● Group support delivery
● Personal action plans, including progressive pathways
● Off-site holiday activities
● Outreach, detached work and networking
Job responsibilities
● Support with the planning and delivery of an innovative, cohesive and progressive programme of delivery with a proactive approach for Travellers and Staying Connected (focusing on personal and social development skills), and budgeting to ensure smooth and effective delivery of the programme.
● Recruit, engage and support young people aged to participate in the programmes.
● Building and strengthening partnerships with local organisations, services, and stakeholders (such as schools, youth services, community groups, health providers, or charities)
● Adhere to the programme risk assessments as/when required and carry out regular health and safety checks.
● Develop promotional content and material for the projects and events (e.g. via social media, website, offline marketing etc.).
● Support young people into positive outcomes including Education, Employment and/or Training.
● Deliver one-to-one or group support sessions (via text message, email, telephone, virtually and face-to-face) to provide advice, information, guidance, mentoring and signposting to internal and external services (e.g. mental health and wellbeing services, YAA events).
● Create individual action plans with young people to capture their key aims and objectives at different stages of engagement.
● Support the organisation and delivery of trips and positive activities in line with provision delivery plans and/or requirements.
● Provide day-to-day operational and administrative management support of the programmes.
● Support the management of project budget sheets, recording expenditure and forecasting financial information for reporting purposes.
● Maintain an asset register for any equipment/assets associated with the programmes and ensure their safekeeping.
● Support the management of referrals to and from the programmes, including partner agencies such as Social Services, the Police, the Youth Offending Team (YOT), Alternative Provision and Schools.
● Record young people’s data, (Views) including membership information, case notes, session notes, registers, and case studies.
● Prepare reports for funding applications,collate monitoring statistics to evidence impact and engagement for reports and funding bids.
● Capture and evaluate young people’s journeys and progress through feedback, consultation, and creative methods to evidence impact and support future funding.
● Ensure youth voice shapes programme design and delivery, reflecting the needs and priorities of the community.
This job description cannot cover every task that may arise within the post at various times and the post-holder will be expected to carry out other duties from time to time which is broadly consistent with those in this document. This job description does not form part of the contract of employment.
Person specification
Knowledge and experience
● Certification and professionalism - Youth Work Qualified
● Experience in the charity sector, the voluntary sector, or community sector would be desirable.
● Experience working with children, young people and vulnerable adults
● Competent in the use of MS Word, Excel, and databases for recording and reporting.
● Excellent time-keeper and manages own time effectively to keep to deadlines
● Good communication skills, including literacy and writing skills (creative skills welcomed)
● Good interpersonal skills and some experience of engaging with a diverse group of young people, including the Irish Traveller community (preferred).
We empower young people to thrive through fun, inclusive activities, trusted support and opportunities to build brighter futures.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Bristol Office (Hybrid – minimum 2 days per week in the office)
Salary: £26,450 per annum (Band B), with a salary review after successful completion of a 6-month probationary period
Job Type: Fixed Term (12 months, with possible extension), Full time (37.5 hours per week)
The role:
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and organised individual to join our Development team as a Fundraising & Development Intern. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience across trusts and foundations fundraising, prospect research, donor stewardship and public fundraising campaigns.
You’ll help identify new funding opportunities, maintain our fundraising systems, support grant applications and contribute to fundraising activity that helps CSE deliver lasting impact. You’ll work closely with colleagues from across the organisation, developing valuable skills in development, relationship building, communication and project coordination.
By helping CSE secure sustainable funding, you’ll play an important role in supporting our work to tackle fuel poverty, address climate change and create a fairer energy system for everyone.
Specific responsibilities
An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:
To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.
About you:
Essential attributes for this role include:
Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.
Benefits:
CSE offer a range of other benefits including:
How to apply
To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our website and send it to our Jobs email.
Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification and job description.
The closing date for applications is 5pm on Sunday 13 September 2026.
Interviews are expected to take place 29th or 30th September 2026 (in person at our Bristol office), though this is subject to change.
If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.
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Our mission is to support people and organisations across the UK to tackle the climate emergency and end the suffering caused by cold homes.
Join Rays of Sunshine at an exciting stage of growth and help create unforgettable supporter experiences that bring joy and hope to seriously ill children.
We’re looking for an organised, proactive and people-focused Public Fundraising Executive (Community & Challenge Events) to join our ambitious Fundraising team and help support, develop and grow our Challenge Events programme, alongside delivering Community Fundraising activity.
This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who loves working with people, enjoys making things happen and wants to see the direct impact of their work.
With an initial focus on our expanded London Marathon programme, you’ll help recruit, onboard and support runners and challenge event participants, ensuring they feel motivated, informed and part of Team Sunshine throughout their fundraising journey.
You’ll also support the development and delivery of our wider Challenge Events portfolio, helping us strengthen existing events, explore new opportunities and grow participation and income across a varied programme of third-party and supporter-led events. You’ll work closely with colleagues and supporters to ensure each event is well planned, well promoted and delivers a brilliant experience from sign-up through to event day and beyond.
Alongside this, you’ll support our wider Community Fundraising programme, building relationships with individuals, wish families, schools, groups and local organisations, and helping them make the most of their fundraising.
You’ll play a hands-on role in:
We’re looking for someone with experience in fundraising, events, supporter care, community engagement, customer service or another people-focused role.
You’ll be highly organised, confident communicating with a wide range of people and comfortable managing multiple priorities. Most importantly, you’ll genuinely care about giving supporters a fantastic experience and helping them feel connected to the difference their fundraising makes.
Experience in Community or Challenge Events fundraising, particularly the London Marathon or another large-scale event, would be an advantage.
Why join Rays of Sunshine?
Rays of Sunshine exists to brighten the lives of seriously ill children and young people across the UK through our Sunshine in Hospitals programme, life-changing wishes and Wish Community.
We’re also incredibly proud to have been recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026.
Our latest employee survey found:
You’ll be joining a supportive, positive and values-led team where kindness, connection, empowerment, integrity and joy are at the heart of everything we do.
We brighten the lives of seriously ill children across the UK by granting wishes and providing ongoing support in hospitals and within the community
Harris Hill is delighted to be partnering with a leading charity to recruit an Events Coordinator (Challenges).
If you're passionate about delivering memorable fundraising events and enjoy seeing supporters achieve incredible fundraising milestones, this could be an exciting opportunity to take ownership of a varied portfolio of UK and international challenge events.
Based in Stanmore with hybrid working, you'll join a collaborative fundraising team where you'll coordinate challenge events from planning through to delivery, helping to create exceptional participant experiences while supporting the charity's mission to empower neurodiverse children, their families, and people with neurodevelopmental disabilities across London and the South East.
About you
Key details:
To find out more, please contact Dominic at [email protected]
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.
Location: Hybrid working between the Aldgate, London office and home
A great opportunity has risen for a Neighbourhood Development Officer to join our Services Directorate. It is a hybrid post, based in London, and will support our development and outreach work with the Bangladeshi communities.
Asthma + Lung UK is the only charity in the UK fighting for everyone with a lung condition, aiming for a world where everyone can breathe with healthy lungs. We fund cutting-edge research, provide advice and support for the 12 million people who will get a lung condition during their lifetime. We also campaign for clean air and for better NHS diagnosis and treatment.
You will lead the development and delivery of engagement programmes, educational initiatives, and training opportunities that increase awareness, build community capacity, and support the charity's strategic objectives. You will help build trust, increase awareness of respiratory health, encourage early intervention, and connect people with the support and services they need.
You will have some experience working or volunteering community-based health or wellbeing settings. You will have Bangladeshi (Bengali and/or Sylheti) as a first language, with good written and spoken English. You will also be a strong communicator with excellent engagement and relationship-building skills.
As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), membership of a health cash plan, employee assistance programme, cycle-to-work scheme, interest-free annual season Travelcard loan and pension scheme. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation committed to being the driving force behind the transformation of lung health.
The UK's lung charity fighting for your right to breathe
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Do you believe that great organisations are built by supporting great people?
We’re looking for an experienced and people-focused HR Officer to join our friendly and ambitious team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting people who make a real difference to people’s lives every day across North and West Kent.
As our HR Officer, you’ll work closely with managers across the organisation, providing proactive support throughout the employee lifecycle. From recruitment and onboarding to employee wellbeing, learning and development, policy implementation and HR administration, you’ll help create a positive and inclusive workplace where people can thrive.
What you’ll be doing:
We’re looking for someone who:
Why join us?
At North & West Kent Citizens Advice & Kent Law Centre, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking charity helping thousands of people find a way forward every year. You’ll join a supportive team, contribute to meaningful work and have the opportunity to make a real impact on the experience of our staff and volunteers.
For further information, please download the job pack on our website via the Redirect button.
How to apply
Please send your CV, together with a short covering statement explaining why you are interested in the post and how your experience meets the role requirements.
There is no closing date — we are accepting applications until the position is filled. Early applications are encouraged.
Prospectus are delighted to be supporting a lovely organisation that provide welfare and wellbeing support in their search for a Senior People and Engagement Officer. This is a permanent role sitting within a collaborative and forward-thinking People team, and offers £36,000, on a remote basis with some travel to the offices in London. This is a genuinely varied role, combining employee relations support with employee engagement, wellbeing, inclusion and culture-focused projects.
Working closely with managers and colleagues across the organisation, you'll provide guidance on a range of people matters including absence, disciplinary, grievance and organisational change, while also helping to deliver initiatives that improve employee experience, wellbeing and workplace culture.
You’ll bring solid experience in a HR or people-focused role, with a sound understanding of HR policies, procedures and employment law. You’ll also have some exposure to employee relations processes; you might have gained this through supporting investigations, note-taking or case administration or advisory work. You’ll have a passion for employee engagement, wellbeing and inclusion initiatives, with strong communication and stakeholder management skills. You’ll be confident, and have some experience of, presenting and facilitating discussions with a range of audiences.
We’re looking for someone who is excited by the opportunity to develop across a broad people remit.
What you'll be doing:
This role is primarily home-based, with occasional travel to a Central London office for team events, project work and business requirements. Applicants must be able to travel to London when needed.
At Prospectus, we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds and are happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you require assistance with your application, please contact Shannon Sanderson, the lead consultant for this role. Please note that applications and CVs sent directly by email cannot be accepted and must be submitted through the application link to ensure they are properly recorded and considered.
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The Talent Set are delighted to partner with a fantastic health charity on a Community Fundraiser role. In this position, the successful candidate will lead efforts to engage communities, organise events, and increase awareness and support for the organisation’s charitable objectives through inclusive and impactful fundraising activities.
Key Responsibilities
Person Specification
What’s on Offer
Salary: £31,000 per annum
Location/ Work Pattern: Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire - homebased with travel and team meetings
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
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What is the overall purpose of the role?
At Youth Action Alliance, our mission is to support the personal and social development (their values, beliefs, ideas and skills) of the young people living in Kensington and Chelsea, enabling them to increase their resilience and skills in the present and promote their ambitions for the future.
We are ambitious to grow, to continue supporting more young people and influence positive change. To achieve this, we are seeking to appoint a Lead Worker for the Irish Traveller cohort to develop and deliver an innovative and progressive project in a safe, industrious, and supportive environment, working primarily with this community.
The role will cover Lead and Support Worker positions across the following projects :
Irish Traveller young people (Travellers project Lead) 11-19 years old, including;
● Weekly workshop/sessions
● Targeted mentoring and support - helping them to stay in education, enrol in college, seek work opportunities, and access additional support services.
● Off-site holiday activities
● Outreach, detached work and networking
Please note, work may extend to ages 8–21, subject to funding.
Staying Connected project (Associate Lead) -young people 11-19 years old, including;
● Targeted one-to-one mentoring and support via face-to-face, online or via phone
● Direct liaison and programme planning and development Staying Connected Project Lead
● Group support delivery
● Personal action plans, including progressive pathways
● Off-site holiday activities
● Outreach, detached work and networking
Key Responsibilities
Programme Leadership & Delivery
Project & Partnership Management
Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
This job description cannot cover every task that may arise within the post at various times, and the post-holder will be expected to carry out other duties from time to time, which is broadly consistent with those in this document. This job description does not form part of the contract of employment.
This is a unique opportunity which merges two roles with the aim to uphold the standards of the organisations and create more access and opprotunities for young people across our services.
Person Specification
Essential Skills & Experience
Desirable
We empower young people to thrive through fun, inclusive activities, trusted support and opportunities to build brighter futures.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We have embarked on our 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.
Help shape the future of ending homelessness. This is an exciting time to join our Philanthropy and Development team.
We are in the private phase of a £30m campaign to acquire 100 homes, providing stable housing for people experiencing some of the most severe forms of homelessness – with philanthropy providing the seed capital to demonstrate that a different approach to housing is possible. At the same time, we are delivering a bold ten-year strategy that aims to see the beginning of the end of homelessness by 2034.
High Value fundraising – including philanthropy - will play a central role in making our vision a reality, giving fundraisers the opportunity to build relationships with philanthropists to advance some of the most significant and ambitious areas of Crisis' work.
We've invested in the foundations that help fundraisers succeed, including strengthened prospect research, stewardship and supporter engagement functions, enabling relationship fundraisers to focus on developing and growing high-quality donor relationships. You'll join a supportive and ambitious team with clear priorities, strong leadership and a genuine commitment to collaboration, learning and development. For someone who enjoys building meaningful partnerships, working strategically and helping to shape the future of high-value fundraising at Crisis, this is a particularly exciting moment to come on board.
About the role
As Senior Philanthropy Manager, you will build and manage a portfolio of high-value supporters, securing five and six figure gifts that help drive lasting change for people experiencing homelessness. You will develop meaningful, personalised relationships with donors and prospects, creating bespoke opportunities for engagement and inspiring long-term support.
Working collaboratively across Crisis, you will identify new funding opportunities, build a strong prospect pipeline, and develop compelling proposals and engagement opportunities that connect donors to our ambitious vision. We are bold in seeking new opportunities, collaborative in how we work across teams, impactful in our approach to fundraising, and equitable in ensuring every supporter can play a meaningful role in helping end homelessness.
About you
Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.
Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How do I apply?
Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. At least two members of staff score all applications.
Closing date: Tuesday 1 September 2026 23:55
Interview process: Competency-based interview + presentation task.
Interview date and location:
First round: Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 September via Microsoft Teams
Second round: Monday 14 September in person, London E1.
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About Us
For over 21 years, The Pickering Cancer Drop-In Centre has offered free, holistic support to anyone in our community affected by cancer through complementary therapies, talking therapies, art, and our supportive community.
In 2025 alone, we had 1,911 individual visits and 1,021 therapy sessions - entirely through the dedication of our volunteer team. We are currently renovating our new centre, and we want to use it to reach further into our community than ever before. This is the first paid role in our history.
About the Role
As our first Executive Director, you will be the single point of accountability between our Board of Trustees and the day-to-day operation of the Centre - working alongside our (voluntary) Centre Manager and (voluntary) Volunteer Manager to support their roles, not duplicate them. You'll lead our strategy delivery, guide the charity's move into its new home, and oversee a service redesign informed by a fresh programme of visitor, volunteer and community research.
About You
You already know how to do this job - you've held a senior, accountable position in a charity or comparable organisation and can bring that experience from day one. You're confident reporting to a board of trustees, comfortable getting things done, and able to win the trust of a highly experienced, long-standing volunteer team through competence and credibility, not authority alone.
Key Activity Areas
• Financial management – budgeting, financial controls, and reporting to the Board and Treasurer
• Governance & best practice – supporting trustees to discharge their statutory duties; maintaining the policy suite and risk register
• HR & people leadership – supporting our entire volunteer and therapist team; communication is key to our volunteers
• Fundraising – write and lead on a fundraising strategy, implement new funding streams and be the ‘face of Pickering’ – local networking will be essential
• Change management – leading the transition to our new centre and evolving service model with care and consultation
• Compliance – safeguarding, health and safety, GDPR, and other regulatory requirements
Qualifications - Desirable
All the below are not necessary qualifications but would assist with this role:
• CIPD qualification, or equivalent hands-on HR experience
• A recognised governance qualification (e.g. Chartered Governance Institute) or completion of a charity leadership programme or similar
• Financial management experience – a qualification would be useful but not essential
• Safeguarding lead training
Experience and Competencies — Essential
• Senior leadership experience with genuine authority and accountability in a charity or comparable mission-led organisation
• A track record of reporting to and working with a board of trustees or non-executive directors
• A track record of leading organisational change, with evidence it was genuinely adopted
• Sound financial literacy - budgets, management accounts, financial controls, dealing with auditors
• Working knowledge of safeguarding, risk management and regulatory compliance
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including board-level reporting as well as the ability to speak in public
• Experience making a leadership role pay for itself, through income generation, cost savings, or both
• A genuine, demonstrable commitment to Pickering's mission
Experience and Competencies — Desirable
• Fundraising experience across grants, trusts, community fundraising and corporate partnerships
• Experience within the cancer support, wider healthcare, or hospice sector
• Lived experience of cancer, personally or through supporting someone close to you
• Experience leading a refresh of a brand or a rebrand, service redesign, or physical relocation of services
• Familiarity with Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding local community
Safeguarding
This role involves working with adults who may be vulnerable by virtue of serious illness. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory reference checks before appointment, and will act as, or oversee, the charity's designated safeguarding lead.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Pickering is committed to equal opportunity for all and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. A copy of our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy is available on request.
How to Apply
Please apply by Sunday 6 September 2026. Interviews are expected to take place w/c 14 September 2026.
To ensure that everyone impacted by cancer in our community has the love, care, and support they need.
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